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28 Cards in this Set
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Name some application software
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Word
Excel Acess Powerpoint |
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Name system software
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utility programs
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A computer system works on a..?
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binary code
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What is Arpanet?
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The first internet
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What is Darpanet?
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another name for arpanet
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What is Defragmentation?
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process of reducing the amount of fragmentation in the files . it is said to be continuous
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What is ASCII?
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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What is EBCDIC?
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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Name the types of backup?
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Son- today
Father- 1 day Grandfather- 2 days |
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How many bytes in a sector are on a disc?
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512
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When turning on a computer it goes to what memory?
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ROM
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What is a hard disk made up of?
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one or more platters
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What is memory?
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Electronic componets that store instructions, data, and results. Measured by the number of bytes available for storage
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bits are represented by?
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0 & 1 binary digit
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What is RAM
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Random Acess Memory
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What is ROM
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Read Only Memory
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What is RAID?
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redundant array of independent disks connecting to a single unit
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What is Data?
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Raw unorganized information
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What is information?
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Organized Data
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What are the two main components of a computer?
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Processor
Memory |
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What is the motherboard
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the main circuit board in a system unit
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What is a byte?
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8 bits grouped together as a unit can represent up to 256 characters
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What is Cache?
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Helps speed computer processes by storing frequently used instructions and data
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what is acess time?
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Amount of time it takes processor to read data from memory
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What is a parallel port?
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system taht connect more than one bit of data at a time
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What is a pixel ?
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Smallest element in electronic image
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What is SCSI?
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small computers system interface
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What is hard disk?
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high capacity storage
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