Computer Science (correct answers)
Computer Functions correct answers Input, Output, Process, Storage
Input correct answers gathers data, allows users to input data
Output correct answers displays data and information for user
Process correct answers manipulates, calculates, and organizes data into information
Storage correct answers saves data and information for later use
data correct answers representation of fact, figure, or idea
information correct answers data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful
fashion
Bit correct answers Binary digit = 0 or 1
Byte correct answers 8 bits
Input Devices correct answers devices used to input enter data and instructions into a
computer
Output Devices correct answers devices used to get information out of the computer
Examples of Input Devices correct answers keyboard, mouse, microphone, stylus,
scanner, camera
Examples of Output Devices correct answers monitors, printers, speakers and
earphones
Motherboard correct answers main circuit board that contains the central electronic
components of the computer
Components of Motherboard correct answers CPU, ROM, RAM and cache, Slots for
expansion cards
RAM correct answers stores instructions and data, series of several memory cards or
modules, temporary (volatile) storage
ROM correct answers stores startup instructions, permanent (non-volatile) storage
Drive bays correct answers Internal - internal hard drives
External - house CD/DVD drives/notebook expansion attaches external drive via USB
port
, Optical Storage correct answers CDs, DVDs,Blu-ray discs
Connecting Peripherals correct answers Ports (side or back)
Power Controls correct answers power supply transforms wall voltage to voltages
required by computer chips
Cold boot correct answers powering on your computer from a completely turned off
state
Internet origin correct answers ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency
Network)
World Wide Web correct answers subset of internet
common protocols enable computers to talk to each other
special links enable navigation
computer-internet relationship correct answers client and server (ask and receive/give)
Web 2.0 correct answers Describes evolved type of Web interactions between people,
software and data
Social Web, user is participant
E-commerce correct answers Business to consumer (B2C)
Business to business (B2B)
Consumer to consumer (C2C)
URL Parts correct answers protocol//domain name(Top-level domain or TLD)/path or
subdirectory
http://www.nytimes.(com)/pages/cartoons
Boolean operators correct answers AND, NOT, OR
Search Engine correct answers - spider collects data on web
- search engine organizes the data into large databases
- search engine software searches indexed data pulling out relevant info
software correct answers set of instructions that tells computer what to do
types of software correct answers Application Software
System Software
System Software correct answers helps run the computer
coordinates instructions between application software and hardware
Computer Functions correct answers Input, Output, Process, Storage
Input correct answers gathers data, allows users to input data
Output correct answers displays data and information for user
Process correct answers manipulates, calculates, and organizes data into information
Storage correct answers saves data and information for later use
data correct answers representation of fact, figure, or idea
information correct answers data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful
fashion
Bit correct answers Binary digit = 0 or 1
Byte correct answers 8 bits
Input Devices correct answers devices used to input enter data and instructions into a
computer
Output Devices correct answers devices used to get information out of the computer
Examples of Input Devices correct answers keyboard, mouse, microphone, stylus,
scanner, camera
Examples of Output Devices correct answers monitors, printers, speakers and
earphones
Motherboard correct answers main circuit board that contains the central electronic
components of the computer
Components of Motherboard correct answers CPU, ROM, RAM and cache, Slots for
expansion cards
RAM correct answers stores instructions and data, series of several memory cards or
modules, temporary (volatile) storage
ROM correct answers stores startup instructions, permanent (non-volatile) storage
Drive bays correct answers Internal - internal hard drives
External - house CD/DVD drives/notebook expansion attaches external drive via USB
port
, Optical Storage correct answers CDs, DVDs,Blu-ray discs
Connecting Peripherals correct answers Ports (side or back)
Power Controls correct answers power supply transforms wall voltage to voltages
required by computer chips
Cold boot correct answers powering on your computer from a completely turned off
state
Internet origin correct answers ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency
Network)
World Wide Web correct answers subset of internet
common protocols enable computers to talk to each other
special links enable navigation
computer-internet relationship correct answers client and server (ask and receive/give)
Web 2.0 correct answers Describes evolved type of Web interactions between people,
software and data
Social Web, user is participant
E-commerce correct answers Business to consumer (B2C)
Business to business (B2B)
Consumer to consumer (C2C)
URL Parts correct answers protocol//domain name(Top-level domain or TLD)/path or
subdirectory
http://www.nytimes.(com)/pages/cartoons
Boolean operators correct answers AND, NOT, OR
Search Engine correct answers - spider collects data on web
- search engine organizes the data into large databases
- search engine software searches indexed data pulling out relevant info
software correct answers set of instructions that tells computer what to do
types of software correct answers Application Software
System Software
System Software correct answers helps run the computer
coordinates instructions between application software and hardware
