CGS1060C FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CGS1060C FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS


Input devices - Answer ✔✔ - Any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing you to
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interact with control. ex. Keyboard, Mouse.
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Input - Answer ✔✔ - User entries or activities that tell the computer what to do.
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Output devices - Answer ✔✔ - Any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate
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data processing carried. ex. USB flash drive, printer/scanner.
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Output - Answer ✔✔ - The processed results that a computer sends to you.
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Processing - Answer ✔✔ - The ability of a computer to perform actions based on instructions from
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the user or a program.
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Storage - Answer ✔✔ - The ability of a computer to hold or remember the information it processes.
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Hardware - Answer ✔✔ - The physical devices that make up a computer system.
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Software - Answer ✔✔ - One or more computer programs that are packaged together for a unified
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purpose.
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Computer Program - Answer ✔✔ - set of instructions that directs the computer to perform a variety
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of tasks.
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Operating System - Answer ✔✔ - Software that manages the flow of data between hardware
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components and allows the user to communicate with the computer.
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Supercomputers - Answer ✔✔ - The largest and most powerful type of computer in the world, they
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are ideal for handling large and highly complex problems that require extreme calculating power.
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Virtual Reality - Answer ✔✔ - An experience where humans can interact with realistic environments
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that are simulated by computers.
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Augmented Reality - Answer ✔✔ - an interactive experience of a real-world environment whereby
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the objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated
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, Cloud Computing - Answer ✔✔ - the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the
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Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
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Popular Cloud Storage services - Answer ✔✔ - Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud.
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Wifi - Answer ✔✔ - The most popular standard for wireless networking; also called "802.11".
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Bluetooth - Answer ✔✔ - A short-range wireless technology used in devices such as hands-free
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systems.
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NFC (near field communication) - Answer ✔✔ - A wireless technology that lets your mobile device
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communicate over very short distances, such as when paying for goods on wireless payment devices.
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Central processing unit (CPU) - Answer ✔✔ - The main processor of a computer. It is responsible for
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organizing and carrying out instructions to produce a desired output.
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How to identify a CPU in a computer ad - Answer ✔✔ -
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Random access memory (RAM) - Answer ✔✔ - type of memory that temporarily stores the data and
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programs that a computer is currently using.
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Hard Drive - Answer ✔✔ - The primary storage device of a personal computer.
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Example of external drives - Answer ✔✔ - USB port
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Solid state drive - Answer ✔✔ - A small and fast type of hard drive that uses flash memory instead
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of the more traditional magnetic technology.
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Examples of Solid Sate Drive - Answer ✔✔ - USB flash drive and Memory Card
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USB flash drive - Answer ✔✔ - small storage stick that plugs into a USB port
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Memory Card - Answer ✔✔ - (tiny and flat) are used to store data in tablets, smartphones, and
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devices such as digital cameras and digital photo frames.
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Byte, KB, MB, GB, TB - Answer ✔✔ - Common storage units
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Kilobyte

Megabyte

Gigabyte

Terabyte - Answer ✔✔ - Common storage units (smallest to biggest)
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Biometrics - Answer ✔✔ - The measurement of patterns or characteristics found in the human body.
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3D printer - Answer ✔✔ - A printer that can create a three-dimensional object made of various
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materials.
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