CP 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

CP 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Convergence - Answers Process which several technologies with distinct functionalities evolve to form a single product. Globalization - Answers Worldwide economic interdependence of countries that occurs as cross boarder commerce increases and as money flows more freely among countries. RAM - Answers Temporary memory - Volatile Mainframe - Answers Large expensive computer, capable of processing data for hundreds of users. Digital data - Answers Text, numbers, graphics, sounds, idea that has been converted into discrete digits 1's and 0's. Analog data - Answers Represented using an infinite scale of values. Magnetic storage - Answers Stores data by magnetizing microscopic particles on the disk or tape surface. Serial processing - Answers Processing one after the other. Pipelining processing - Answers Start the processing of another while another one is still processing. Parallel processing - Answers Processes more than one all together. Rootkit - Answers Refers to the software tools used to conceal malware and backdoors that have been installed on a victims computer. Biometrics - Answers Use of physical attributes (fingerprints) to verify an identity. Bare metal restore - Answers Restores a computer in one single step. Access time - Answers Estimated time for storage device to locate data on a disk usually measured in milliseconds. Physical storage model - Answers Describes what happens on the disks and in the circuits. Phishing - Answers Email based scam. (virus) Node - Answers Each connection point on a network. Broadband wire - Answers TV and computer wires. Narrowband wire - Answers Network cables. Platform - Answers Combination of hardware and operating system. Utility - Answers System software that provides useful functions to keep the computer going. Bluesnarfing - Answers Spying Bluebugging - Answers Using devices through bluetooth. Upspeed - Answers Rate of data that is uploaded from your computer to the internet. Downspeed - Answers Rate of data downloaded to your computer. Voice band - Answers Converts the signals from your computer into audible analog. DSL filter - Answers Prevents voice band signals from interfering with DSL signals. DOCSIS - Answers Cable modem that blocks crossover traffic between subscribers. ICANN - Answers In charge of domain names and IP addresses. Grid computing - Answers A network of computers harnessed together to perform processing tasks. Communications port - Answers Doorway that allows a computer to exchange data with other devices. Port probe - Answers Uses automated software to locate computers that have open ports. Cookies - Answers Small chunks of data generated by a web server and stored in a text file on a computers hard disk. W3C - Answers In charge of HTML (website development). Web crawler - Answers program automated to methodically visit webpages. Keyword stuffing - Answers Unethical practice in which meta keywords are manipulated to gain high relevancy ratings. Cookie exploits - Answers An ad serving cookie can select and display ads that might interest you. Web bug - Answers 1x1 pixel usually graphic embedded into a web page or an email message. Sampling rate - Answers The number of times per second that a sound is measured during the recording process. Sound card - Answers Device that contains a variety of input and output jacks, plus audio processing circuitry. Speech synthesis - Answers The process in which machines produce sound resembling spoken words. Bitmap - Answers Consisted of a grid of dots. Lossless - Answers Reconstructing an original photograph. Lossy - Answers Sacrificing the original photo. Rendering - Answers Covers a wire frame with surface colour and texture. Ray tracing - Answers Adds light and shadows to a 3D image. Time shifting - Answers Recording something so you can watch it at another time. Place shifting - Answers Allows media that was originally in one place to be accessed at another place. Format shifting - Answers Converting files for a format suitable from one device to be suitable for another. Outsourcing - Answers Uses of components or labour from outside sources. Off shoring - Answers Relocating business processes to lower cost location in another country. Ergonomics - Answers The study of safe and efficient environments, particularly working environments. Market Channels - Answers Outlets through which hardware and software are sold, and are regulated by government agencies. UNIVAC - Answers The first successful computer. Authentication - Answers Only authorized users can access. Information system - Answers Collects, stores, and processes data to provide useful, accurate, and timely information. Organization - Answers A group of people working together to accomplish a goal. Business - Answers Any organization that seeks profit by providing goods and services. Non profit organization - Answers Accomplishes political, social or charitable goals that don't include amassing profit. Mission statement - Answers Describes the goals of the business and how they are going to achieve those goals. Organizational chart - Answers Depicts the hierarchy of employees in an organization. Structured problem - Answers An everyday, run off the mill, routine problem. Obtaining the best solution is known, the objective is clearly defined, and the information necessary to make make the decision is easy to identify. Semi- structured problem - Answers Has a known procedure for arriving at a solution; however, the process might involve some degree if subjective judgement. Also, some information regarding the problem might not be available.