Csc-155 Test 1 Review

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A set of computer instructions designed to solve a specific problem is referred to as a?

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Program

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A set of step-by-step prodcedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n)?

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Algorithm

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Machine Language uses...?

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Numeric Codes

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What is not a typical programming language used today?

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Machine Language

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The World Wide Web has been around for how long..?

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since the 1990's

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Vaccum tubes were eventually replaced by what?

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Integrated Circuits

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Who developed the microprocessor?

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Intel

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Who's law predicted that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chop of the same price would roughly double every two years?

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Moore

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Extra-light notebook computers are sometimes known as...?

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Laptops

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Special-purpose coputers use silicon chips that have the progam etched into them. this hybrid of hardware and software is called...?

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Firmware

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How is the World Wide Web Different from the internet?

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It is a vast tract of the internet and makes the internet accessible to just about anyone.

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Computers have changed the way humans go about their day-to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as
a(n)....?

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Paradigm Shift

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The three major catagories of software are?..

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System Software, Software Applications, and Utility Programs

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What software is responsible for the locations of all programs and files in a computer's file system?

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Operating system

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Windows explorer is an example of...?

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File management

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what type of menu offers choices based on what object you have selected in a program?

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Context-Sensitive Menu

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Processing information involves....?

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Accepting information fromt he outside world, communication with another computer, and performing arithmetic or logical operations on information that is input

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Hardware components are?

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Physical parts of a computer system

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The primary output device for computers is a?

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Video Monitor

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The hardware device commonly referred to as the "brain" of the computer is the..?

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CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored where?

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In the RAM (Random-Access Memory)

Front 22

the smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a?

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Bit

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Binary means....?

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there are two possibilities, on and off

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A byte can represent any number between 0 and?

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256

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what replaced MS-DOS?

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Microsoft Windows

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The most common pointing input decive is the..?

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Mouse

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what resembles an upside-down mouse?

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a trackball

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a smartphone is what kind of handheld input device?

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Multi-touch

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For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it first must be..?

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Digitized

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the technology that recognizes individual characters on a printed page, so they can be stored and eventually edited, is known by the acronym..?

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OCR

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a ____ printer also known as a MFP combines a scanner, laser or inkjet printer, and a fax modem into one device

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Multi-function

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A magnetic disk, hard disk, or floppy disk uses what kind of access?

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Random

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_____ recognition software is invaluable for people with disabilities who are unable to use their hands

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Speech

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In relation to a computer's monitor, DPI stands for____

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Dots per Inch

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Carpal _____ syndrome is a painful affliction of the wrist and hand that results from repeating the same movements over long periods.

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Tunnel

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Gigahertz is a measure of the computer's clock speed and is a measure of ____ of clock cycles per second

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Billions

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____ is a coding scheme that supports 100,000 unqiue characters, more than enough for all the major world languages

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Unicode

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Computers store important start-up information on chips that are commonly known by the acronym___

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CPU

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Computer users can customize their computers by inserting special-purpose circuit boards called _____ cards.

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Expansion

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A ____ is a binary digit.

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Bit

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_____ applications combine audio, video, graphics, text, and interactivity all into one application

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Desktop Publishing

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____ law is the prediciton by a chairman of Inte int he 1960's that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chip of the same price would double approximately every 18 months

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Moore's

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A web _____ is a program that allows access to the WWW (World Wide Web)

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Browser

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Slots and ___ enable the CPU to communicate with the outside world Via Peripheral devices

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Ports

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Information on computers is ____, which means it can be make up of two values.

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Binary

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A ____ CPU can (with the right software) divide the work load between processors, assigning multiple cores to labor-intensive tasks such as photo or video editing.

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Multicore

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Legally the definition of ____ property includes the results of intellectual activites in the arts, science, and industry.

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Intellectual

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To save a previously saved file to a different location or with a different name, you use the ___ menu option.

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Save-As

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When the operating system requests an application progeam to be executed, it is temporarily stored in memory, also known by the acronym __

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RAM