Test bank for Cognition Exploring the
Science of the Mind updated version grade
A+
Bit - answers single 0 or 1 digit
Byte - answers eight 0 or 1 digits
Output Devices - answers Monitor, speakers, printer
Input Devices - answers Mouse, keyboard, microphone
Hardware - answers The physical (tangible) parts of a computer
Software - answers Programs on the computer
Operating systems - answers iOs (ipad or iphone), linux, Windows10, Windows8,
MacOS--all these are examples. An OS software helps a computer to boot up and run
the other programs.
Presentation Software - answers PowerPoint is an example of presentation software.
Very useful for teaching a large group
Random Access Memory- RAM - answers runs programs, primary memory
Processor - answers Brain of the computer. Speed measured in Hertz or mHz
hard drive - answers storage built into the computer- usually magnetic
CPU - answers Brain of the computer- speed measured in Hertz
The World Wide Web (WWW) & Internet - answers Two different things- Internet is
bigger, and includes the Web
Data - answers Raw numbers-- not analyzed or as useful
Turing - answers A _____________ Test is a way to test whether something you
communicate with is a computer or a person.
Information - answers Numbers that have been analyzed- more useful
Computers -are they smart? - answers No, they just follow directions
, What digits are used in binary system? - answers 0 and 1
size of electronic storage-
smallest to largest (bit-tera) - answers bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
Binary - answers Numbering system a computer uses
Algorithm - answers The steps to solve a problem
What base 10 number does the string 00010 represent? - answers two
Computer - answers Machine that (1) receives input, (2) processes information, (3)
gives output and can (4) store or save files.
Web 2.0 - answers Interactive websites-- movement fueled by social media
Problem Solving Process - answers Understand the problem, Plan the solution, carry
out the plan, review and discuss solution.
Sorting - answers Putting things into an order. Common algorithms: Selection Sort,
Quick Sort, Bubble sort
Recursion - answers Breaking a problem into parts
Browser - answers Software used to view pages on the Web
Search engine - answers Special type of web page that finds other pages using
keywords
iteration - answers To repeat or loop
Computational Thinker - answers Someone who can think through problems the way a
computer does- or can set a problem up in a way a computer can solve it
Minimal spanning tree - answers Fewest number of connections to link all locations in a
graph
node - answers a location on a spanning tree
Seventeen in Binary - answers 10001
troubleshooting/debugging - answers Going through a program to fix errors.
reinitializing - answers Moving back to the starting position
broadcast - answers Sending a signal
Science of the Mind updated version grade
A+
Bit - answers single 0 or 1 digit
Byte - answers eight 0 or 1 digits
Output Devices - answers Monitor, speakers, printer
Input Devices - answers Mouse, keyboard, microphone
Hardware - answers The physical (tangible) parts of a computer
Software - answers Programs on the computer
Operating systems - answers iOs (ipad or iphone), linux, Windows10, Windows8,
MacOS--all these are examples. An OS software helps a computer to boot up and run
the other programs.
Presentation Software - answers PowerPoint is an example of presentation software.
Very useful for teaching a large group
Random Access Memory- RAM - answers runs programs, primary memory
Processor - answers Brain of the computer. Speed measured in Hertz or mHz
hard drive - answers storage built into the computer- usually magnetic
CPU - answers Brain of the computer- speed measured in Hertz
The World Wide Web (WWW) & Internet - answers Two different things- Internet is
bigger, and includes the Web
Data - answers Raw numbers-- not analyzed or as useful
Turing - answers A _____________ Test is a way to test whether something you
communicate with is a computer or a person.
Information - answers Numbers that have been analyzed- more useful
Computers -are they smart? - answers No, they just follow directions
, What digits are used in binary system? - answers 0 and 1
size of electronic storage-
smallest to largest (bit-tera) - answers bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
Binary - answers Numbering system a computer uses
Algorithm - answers The steps to solve a problem
What base 10 number does the string 00010 represent? - answers two
Computer - answers Machine that (1) receives input, (2) processes information, (3)
gives output and can (4) store or save files.
Web 2.0 - answers Interactive websites-- movement fueled by social media
Problem Solving Process - answers Understand the problem, Plan the solution, carry
out the plan, review and discuss solution.
Sorting - answers Putting things into an order. Common algorithms: Selection Sort,
Quick Sort, Bubble sort
Recursion - answers Breaking a problem into parts
Browser - answers Software used to view pages on the Web
Search engine - answers Special type of web page that finds other pages using
keywords
iteration - answers To repeat or loop
Computational Thinker - answers Someone who can think through problems the way a
computer does- or can set a problem up in a way a computer can solve it
Minimal spanning tree - answers Fewest number of connections to link all locations in a
graph
node - answers a location on a spanning tree
Seventeen in Binary - answers 10001
troubleshooting/debugging - answers Going through a program to fix errors.
reinitializing - answers Moving back to the starting position
broadcast - answers Sending a signal
