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Binary system |
The communication that a computer use is also known as a basic-2 numeral system |
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How do you group binary |
We group binary into 8 numbers or bits |
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Bit |
A bit is a binary digit |
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What is a group of 8 bits called |
A group of 8 bits is a byte |
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Character encoding |
Assigns are binary values 2 characters so that we as humans can read them |
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Ascii table |
Ascii Is the oldest Character table in bindery |
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What is the 1st character in the ascii binary table |
The 1st character in the ascii binary table a lowercase a-- maps to 01100001 in binary |
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How many values does a byte have |
A byte only has 256 values |
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Logic gates |
Allowed our transistors to do more complex tasks like decide where to send electrical signals depending on logical conditions |
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Abstraction |
To take a relatively complex system and simplify it for or use |
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The 4 systems of a computer are |
Operating system - software system - hardware layer - user |
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Hardware Layer |
Made up of the physical components of a computer |
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Operating system |
Allows hardware to communicate with the system |
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Software layers |
How we is human interact with our computer |
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User |
The person that interacts with the computer |
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Binary values |
128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 0 Values were theres a one added together to give you a letter on ascii table |
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Ascii table |
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What is the brain of our computer that does all the calculations and the data processing |
CPU |
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What is the name of the computers short term memory |
Ram |
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What holds all of our data which includes all of our music pictures and applications |
Hard drive |
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What is the name of the body of Circuitry of the computer that connects all of the pieces together |
Motherboard |
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What is the term for the instructions that tell the computer what to do |
Programs |
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M c c |
Memory controller chip |
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What are the 3 different types or cashe levels in A CPU |
L1 - L2 - L3 |
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Which cashe level is the smallest and fastest cashe |
L1 |
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What is the term for the maximum number of clock cycles that it can handle in a certain time period |
Clock speed |
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Chip sets sockets There are 2 different CPU sockets what are they |
LGA - Land grid array PGA - Pin grid array |
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There are lots of types of ram and the one does commonly found in computers is - - |
DRAM or dynamic random access memory |
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There are different types of memory sticks that the ram chips can be put on the more modern dimm sticks would usually stands for dual inline memory module will have different sizes of pins on them |
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SD RAM |
Synchronous DRAM |
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What is the term for external devices we can make to our computers that add functionality like mouses keyboards and monitors |
Peripherals |
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What gives us the ability to increase the functionality of our computer |
Expansion slots |
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What is the most common form of motherboard |
ATX - advanced technology extended |
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What is the name of the smaller form of motherboard |
ITX - information technology extension ITX are smaller than ATX |
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What are 3 types of USB Universal serial bus |
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Mb |
Is megabyte or unit of data storage Not to be confused with Mb/S which is megabit |
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Mb/s |
Is megabit per 2nd which is a unit of data transfer rate not to be confused with Mb which is a megabyte or unit of data storage |
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Operating system |
The whole package is that manages our computer resources and lets us interact with it |
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What are the 2 main parts of a operating system |
The kernel and the user space |
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The kernel |
The kernel optimized as memory usage and make sure other applications have enough memory to run |
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I/O management |
Anything that can give us and input or that we can use for output of data |
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What are the main functions of the kernel |
File management process management - memory management - I/O management |
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Will write that a to our hard drives in the form of |
Data blocks |
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Block storage |
Improves faster handling of data because the data is not stored as one long piece and it can be access quicker |
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File extension |
The appended part of a file name that tells us what type of file it is uncertain operating systems .jpeg |
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Process |
A program that executing like our Internet browser or text editor |
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Program |
Is an application we can run Like Chrome |
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Time slice |
A very short interval of time that gets allocated to a process for CPU execution |
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Kernal |
Creates processes effectively schedules them and manages how processes are terminated |
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Vital memory |
The combination of hard drive space and ram that acts like memory that our processes can use |
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I/O devices |
Devices that perform input and output |
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When troubleshooting or solving a problem with is so machine is usually some sort of hardware resource deficiency |
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Shell |
I program that interrupts text commands and sends them to the OS to execute |
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Logs |
Files that record systems events on our computer just like a system diary |
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BIOU/UEFI |
I love level software that initializes our computer hardware to make sure everything is good to go |
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Post |
Power on self test |
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Boot loader |
I small program that loads the operating system |
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Your operating system in use by an organization have a lot to do with the applications as systems they need to run |
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Virtual machine - VM |
Is a virtual copy of a real machine |
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The Internet |
Your physical connection of computers and wires around the world |
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The web |
The information on the Internet |
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Ip and Mac address |
When you send or receive data through a network you have to have both and IP and a Mac address |
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Network stack |
A set of hardware or software that provides the infrastructure for a computer |
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TCP |
Transmission control protocol |
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Ip |
Internet protocol |
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HTML |
Hypertex markup language |
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URL |
Uniform resource locator |
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ICANN |
Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers |
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DNS |
Domain name system |
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Network address translation-NAT |
That's organizations use one public ip address as many private ip address within the network |
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Globalization |
The movement that lets governments businesses and organizations communicate and integrate on a International scale |
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IOT |
Internet of things |
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COPPA |
Children's - online - privacy - protection - act |
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Coding |
Translating one language to another |
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Scripting |
Coding in a scripting language |
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Scrips |
Bailey use perform a single or limited range task |
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Programming |
Coding in a programming language |
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Programming languages |
Special languages that software developers used to write instructions for computers to execute |
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Copy right |
Use when creating original works |
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Application software |
Any software created to fulfill a specific need like text editor Web browser or graphic editor |
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System software |
Software used to keep are core systems running like operating system tools and utilities |
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Firmware |
Software that is permanently stored on a computer component |
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Assembly language |
Allows computer scientist to use human readable instructions assembled in to code that the machine could understand |
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Compiled programming languages |
Uses human readable instruction then sends them through a compiler |
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Script |
The script is run by terpander's which interprets the code into CPU instructions just in time to run them |
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Software bug |
An error in software that causes unexpected results |
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Git |
A version control system that helps keeps track of changes made to files and directories |
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exe |
I follow is dejan found in windows for an executable file |
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Automation |
Makes processes work automatically |
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Troubleshooting |
The ability to diagnose and resolve a problem |
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IT support is about working in these service of others always try to create a positive experience for the user |
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Root cause |
The main factor that's causing a range of issues |
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And IT support you work with users to fix acknowlege I and improve how people use it to accomplish is you need to develop a trust between you and the user |
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