Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
100 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
AppleTalk, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP are examples of
|
networking protocols
|
|
|
A(n) ___ monitor can access 4 bit video when it operates at a resolution of 640x480 or less.
|
VGA
|
|
|
This is a computer encoding scheme designed to support all modern written languages of the world.
|
UNICODE
|
|
|
On a disk, a multi-sector unit is a(n):
|
cluster
|
|
|
TIFF is a popular cross-platform ___ file
|
graphics
|
|
|
A method of having high-speed data transfers between memory and I/O devices without the intervention of the microprocessor is:
|
direct memory access (DMA)
|
|
|
What document language do World Wide Web clients interpret to create the hypertext documents that make it so popular and easy to use with the Internet?
|
HTML
|
|
|
What does LAN stand for?
|
local area network
|
|
|
What high-level programming language was developed for the US Department of Defense?
|
Ada
|
|
|
A section of memory used to store an image to be displayed on a monitor is a(n)
|
frame buffer
|
|
|
This data backup method is used to remove files from a primary storage media to an off-line media when the files are no longer required by users.
|
archive
|
|
|
"Big Blue" is a nickname for what computer company?
|
IBM
|
|
|
What is the programming language created by Adobe Systems that is used with laser printers to describe the appearance of the page(s) to print?
|
PostScript
|
|
|
Dot matrix, line, and daisy wheel printers are examples of
|
impact printers
|
|
|
The federally sponsored program was initiated to encourage computer product manufacturers to create computers, printers, and monitors that reduce power consumption after a period of inactivity.
|
EPA Energy Star Program
|
|
|
When using floppy disks, what does HD stand for?
|
high density
|
|
|
What programs enable musicians to record keystrokes played on a synthesizer and then edit their performances in a variety of ways?
|
sequences
|
|
|
How is a microprocessor's chock rate expressed?
|
megahertz
|
|
|
Which of the following international computer software industry associations is a strong advocate of anti-piracy of software as well as the protection of intellectual property against copyright infringement?
|
SPA
|
|
|
___ operating systems are designed to allow users to complete several jobs in the time it took to finish one.
|
multitasking
|
|
|
What is the noise that occurs adjacent to the connectors at either end of a network cable?
|
crosstalk
|
|
|
What does LCD stand for?
|
liquid crystal display
|
|
|
Devices in a computer can get the attention of the microprocessor by causing a(n)
|
interrupt
|
|
|
What federal organization requires computer hardware o be classified as either Class A or Class B?
|
FCC
|
|
|
This data compression technique is commonly used with image and sound files because the methods used eliminate part of the data to create smaller files. Though information from the original image is missing, the differences between the decompressed and the original file are difficult to notice.
|
lossy compression
|
|
|
What is the process by which the data in a file is altered to a form that is unusable by others?
|
encryption
|
|
|
The device inside a computer provides the internal timer to synchronize events between system components.
|
clock
|
|
|
WORM is an acronym for:
|
write once, read many
|
|
|
In late 1978, Software Arts introduced the first spreadsheet software for PCs. What was its name?
|
VisiCalc
|
|
|
Which of the following best describes the techniques used to produce text in different printers?
|
font mechanism
|
|
|
Which of the following was one of the co-creators o DOS, the popular operation system for IBM and PC compatibles?
|
Bill Gates
|
|
|
Electronic mail services are commonly called:
|
e-mail
|
|
|
V.22, V.32, V.34, and V. 42bis are examples protocol definitions for what computer device:
|
modems
|
|
|
Which of the following is a way that two or more people can share an electronic workspace to develop or refine ideas using a computer connected to a network.
|
desktop conferencing
|
|
|
This type of input device is a hand-held control typically used with computer games and other applications requiring a pointing mechanism
|
joystick
|
|
|
___ is an array of bits, each corresponding to one dot on the page.
|
bitmap
|
|
|
What is the common language of mainframe, minicomputer, and personal computer database management?
|
SQL
|
|
|
The bus architecture EISA stands for
|
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
|
|
|
This visual technology transforms one image to another by creating a sequence of images that dissolve and warp into the destination.
|
morphing
|
|
|
In imaging technologies, OCR stands for
|
optical character recognition
|
|
|
___ is any program designed to enter a user's system without their consent or knowledge and interferes with normal operations, whether merely to display a message or to cause the loss of data.
|
virus
|
|
|
A method of manipulating the information in an image to improve visual quality or to analyze information contained within an image is
|
image processing
|
|
|
In November 1990, IBM introduced the XGA monitor. What does XGA stand for?
|
Extended Graphics Array
|
|
|
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stand for
|
Millions of Instructions Per Second
|
|
|
What kind of program has at least the following applications: word processing, data base, and spreadsheet?
|
integrated software
|
|
|
What is the concept of having two routes for data: one for the memory to the processor and the other for I/O?
|
dual bus
|
|
|
Who is credited with the development of the Analytical Engine?
|
Charles Babbage
|
|
|
The trend for microprocessors is towards RISC design. What does RISC stand for?
|
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
|
|
|
Most word processing program created since 1992 incorporate ___ features to allow the user to create more complex documents.
|
desktop publishing
|
|
|
Which of the following is considered the hardest part to design on a portable computer?
|
keyboard
|
|
|
what kind of input was used for ENIAC?
|
punched cards
|
|
|
The central point of a network that uses a star topology is a(n):
|
hub
|
|
|
A trend in the computer software industry is to create ___ software which emphasizes object-based compound documents for increased application interoperability.
|
component
|
|
|
___ is a personal computer in a network used to run applications and enter data
|
workstations
|
|
|
In 1949, a Cambridge University team developed the world's first large scale computer designed to store its own programs. What was its name?
|
EDSAC
|
|
|
These types of computers contain multiple processors (sometimes hundreds or thousands) working together on the same problem.
|
parallel computers
|
|
|
This technology provides an electronic world which lets a user navigate and view a three-dimensional realm in real time with six degrees of freedom (6DOF).
|
virtual reality
|
|
|
What is the memory range of erasable optical disks?
|
500 MB to 1 GB
|
|
|
What was the first computer in the US built for commercial applications?
|
UNIVAC
|
|
|
In computer telecommunications BBS stands for:
|
Bulletin Board Systems
|
|
|
What type of program is a task based scheduling tool for planning and tracking the interrelated expenditures of time, resources, and money?
|
project manager
|
|
|
What is defined as the number of cycles (in millions) that a microchip performs in one second?
|
clock speed
|
|
|
Where was ENIAC created?
|
Univ. of Pennsylvania Moore School of Elec. Eng.
|
|
|
Machine language is another name for
|
binary code
|
|
|
What are the carefully conceived sequences of words, letter, numbers, abbreviated mnemonics, and symbols used to create a sequence of instructions for the computer to execute?
|
programing languages
|
|
|
What is the memory range of a CD-ROM?
|
600 MB to 700 MB
|
|
|
Who earned himself the nickname "The Wizard of Chippewa Falls" for his development of supercomputers?
|
Seymour Cray
|
|
|
In programming, what is a set of instructions used repeatedly and designed to form part of larger segments, or routines, within a program?
|
subroutine
|
|
|
___ programming languages are ones that approximate human languages and can create more than one instruction with a single statement.
|
high level
|
|
|
VLBus, ISA, PCI, EISA, and MCA are examples of
|
bus architectures
|
|
|
What programming language was developed by John Kememy and Thomas Kurtz in Hanover, New Hampshire, and has been a favorite with computer hobbyists ever since?
|
BASIC
|
|
|
How many bits are in a byte?
|
8
|
|
|
In its simplest form, a computer has two parts. What are they?
|
CPU and memory
|
|
|
A(n) ___ is a power conditioning and supply system that affords protection against short-term power outages.
|
uninterruptable power supply
|
|
|
Pascal was created in the late 1960s in an effort to improve on ALGOL. Who developed the popular computer programming language?
|
Niklaus Wirth
|
|
|
What kind of error is a 'syntax' error in computer program?
|
language error
|
|
|
What is a small, fast memory unit that temporarily holds data in transit between the CPU and the main memory?
|
cache
|
|
|
What does VGA stand for?
|
Video Graphics Array
|
|
|
In 1965, Ulrich Steinhilpher, an IBM employee in Germany, coined a term for the electronic manipulation of words: Textverarbeitung. Translated to English this means:
|
word processing
|
|
|
What is the only language a computer understands?
|
binary code
|
|
|
A(n) ___ converts the Mnemonics of the assembly language directly into binary sequences of machine code.
|
assembler
|
|
|
What type of computer network can be configured such that each node can act as both a client and a server to the other nodes of the network?
|
peer-to-peer
|
|
|
___, founded by Finis Conner and Alan Shugart, introduced the first 5.25 inch hard disk drive in 1979. The company still exists today and is one of the major hard disk drive manufacturers in the world.
|
Seagate Technology
|
|
|
A group of related bytes stored on a magnetic tape is known as a(n)
|
record
|
|
|
What is the program that converts a high level programming language into machine code?
|
compilers
|
|
|
What type of memory can be manipulated by a memory management software to look and act like conventional memory for computers using MS-DOS or a compatible operating system?
|
expanded memory
|
|
|
Vector processing is measured in
|
megaflops
|
|
|
In what decade was the floppy disk introduced?
|
1970s
|
|
|
What part of the computer mediates the flow of information into and out of the computer?
|
port
|
|
|
What part of a 3.5 inch disk is engaged by the disk drive's mechanism in order to rotate the disk?
|
hub
|
|
|
What part of computer is the internal pathway for information?
|
bus
|
|
|
Since World War II, virtually all computers have been designed under the concept of the von Neumann computer. What are the three basic parts of a von Neumann computer?
|
memory, CPU, connecting pathway
|
|
|
What term describes the way that a computer is designed to handle data and perform calculations?
|
computer architecture
|
|
|
The size of data operations that an 80386, 80486, and 68040 processors compute at is
|
32 bit
|
|
|
Which of the following is the fastest computer?
|
supercomputer
|
|
|
A(n) ___ is a step by step plan of action.
|
algorithm
|
|
|
What is the unique space of each cell on a semiconductor memory chip?
|
address
|
|
|
What type of port has the bits of information stream in one after another along a single path?
|
serial
|
|
|
What is the basic unit of semiconductor memory?
|
cell
|
|
|
What is a graphical representation of the steps of a program?
|
flow charts
|
