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What is the:
-The software that manages the cpu -the core of the operating system - it directs other programs not in memory to perform task that support application programs |
-The Kernel
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What is the components of the processor that directs and coordinates most operations in the computer?
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The control unit
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What is a series of cells in a rectangle
Its measured by top left corner: bottom right hand corner |
Range
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what is the black box in the bottom right hand corner in a selected cell used to drag down cell info to multiple cells?
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Fill Handler
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what is the primary text code system most widely used & is stored as 1 byte or 8 BITS?
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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what is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process
-BIT is the acronym |
Binary Digit
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Small, high-speed storage locations in a process that temporarily hold data and instructions.
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Register
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What is the main circuit board of the computer?
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The Motherboard
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what makes users more productive/ assist them with personal task?
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Application Software
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How to write out 1 character of data
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1 BYTE [B]
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How to write out 1million characters of data
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1 MEGABYTE [MB]
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what is a 16 bit coding scheme that has the capability of representing more than 65,000 characters and symbols?
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Unicode
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What is the area of memory that stores the contents of frequently used data or instructions?
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Cache
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What performs arithmetic comparisons and other operations?
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The Arithmetic Logic Unit
(ALU) aka (The queen) |
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________ allows various devices both inside and attached to the system to communicate with each other.
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BUS
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__________ is a type of interface that allows a user to interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images, such as icons.
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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________ is the number of bits that a processor can interpret and execute at a given time.
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Word size
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What do you call the intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet?
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Cell
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what counts the number of cells within a range that meet a given condition?
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COUNTIF
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What is the difference between alpha numeric and numeric data?
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Numeric means Numbers
Alphabetic means Letters Alphanumeric is the combo of both |
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Why is it better to use CELL Addresses in formulas as opposed to using hard-coded data?
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because it means that if you change the value in a particular cell, the formula will automatically
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what is the name of the function that i would use to perform a search in a vertical table?
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VLookup
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What is the format for the MID function? How is it used?
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=MID(target cell, starting postition, #of characters to extract)
-used to remove such unwanted characters |
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What does the pointer need to look like before i can "drag and drop" a range of cells or even just a cell?
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FOUR HEADED ARROW
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What does the pointer look like when positioned over the home ribbon and column header in EXCEL 2007?
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home ribbon- white single headed arrow pointing in upward left direction
column header- black single headed downward pointing arrow |
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what does the floating cursor need to look like before i can use the fill handle?
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thin black cross
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what is the difference between absolute cell referencing and relative cell referencing?
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absolute- uses a constant in a formula when cell is fill handled downward
relative- adjusts formula relative to its new location when its fill handled downward |
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Where is the quick access toolbar located?
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in the top left corner next to the windows button it portrays icons
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Using cell address in formulas is called?
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Cell referencing
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