CGS Midterm

Popular Personal Media Players (PMP's) include which two of the following devices?

Apple iPod and laptop

The processor directly houses the ________ cache.

L1

Select the characteristics of a plotter.

-prints large graphic displays -mechanically moves a pen over a large sheet of paper

The boot process consists of how many steps.

4

What is the minimum amount of RAM you should have on a laptop?

4 GB

capacity of up to 50 GB (per side)

Blu-ray

A wireless short-range transmission protocol is called ________.

Bluetooth

The PDLC's coding phase uses which of the following languages?

C++

capacity of up to 700 MB

CD

On a cable, the connector is the end that connects to a port.

Connector

Select the characteristics of audio output.

Converts electrical impulses into air movement Digital devices use digital-to-analog converters

capacity of up to 8.5 GB

DVD

Choose the desktop computer features. Desktops allow for relatively easy upgrade and expansion. Desktops are often used in offices since they do not need to be mobile. Desktops are useful for those who need a computer they can walk around with. Desktops use a full OS

Desktops allow for relatively easy upgrade and expansion. Desktops are often used in offices since they do not need to be mobile. Desktops use a full OS

This type of analysis or walking stride identification is valuable because it can be used at night or through walls with infrared cameras or even with satellite imagery.

Gait analysis

Which chip and manufacturing company is the largest in the world?

Intel

Who are the three biggest computer processor manufacturers?

Intel, AMD, Nvidia

Which of these programs, by parsing XML documents, makes information more readable for programmers?

JSON

An object-oriented programming language used by Android phones and tablets to write apps is ________.

Java

The programming language ________ makes it much quicker to create websites and web pages.

JavaScript

To speed up the programming process while producing dynamic web pages, select the program that utilizes tiny programs called scripts.

JavaScript

memory located directly on the processor itself

L1 cache

memory located adjacent to the processor

L3 cache

Most laptops, tablets, and smartphones use a(n) ________ display.

LCD

Select the input devices often found with a point-of-sale system.

MICR and QR code reader

Digital music devices are connected to computers using ________ ports.

MIDI

A commonly used short-range wireless technology used for data transfer and electronic payments is called ________.

NFC

Common types of servers include Network server. File server. Web server. graphic server.

Network server. File server. Web server.

Choose the SSD characteristics.

No moving parts and extremely fast

Though currently expensive, curved and paper-thin displays are possible using ________ display technology.

OLED

start point or finish point (shape)

Oval

largest memory of a computer, connected to the processor via the front side bus

RAM

extremely small amount of memory (measured in bits) located throughout the processor

Register

Apple developed ________, a programming language for Mac OS and iOS writing software because Objective-C was hard to write.

Swift

the type of port commonly found on Mac laptops

Thunderbolt

________ programming is a programming design that breaks a issue into a sequence of functions.

Top-Down

allows for data transfer between devices and for devices to be electrically charged

USB

Select the three main ways of detecting and recording fingerprints.

Ultra sonic, optical, capacitance

Today, many computers use ________, a coding scheme that uses at least 16 bits to represent a character.

Unicode

Television displays with resolutions of at least 3840 x 2160 pixels are referred to as ________.

UtraHD

Smartphone cameras work by focusing incoming light onto what type of array that captures images?

active pixel scanner

A bus is a channel over which information flows. A bus has two parts: the ________ and the ________?

address bus; data bus

AJAX stands for ________ JavaScript and XML.

asynchronous

Reasons to purchase a tablet computer include business workspace. families. gamers. portability.

business workspace. families. gamers.

Including RAM, modern processors keep frequent and temporary accessed data in ________.

cache

relatively small amount of memory (measured in kilobytes or megabytes)

cache

Most touch pads use ________ to sense when a finger has moved across the pad.

capacitance

features of a traditional hard drive.

contains platters, contains read/write heads, stores data magnetically

There are almost always errors after the code has been written. The PDLC's fourth step involves finding and correcting these errors in a process. This process is called ________.

debugging

decision point (shape)

diamond

memory used to increase a hard drive's efficiency

disk cache

RAM is ________ and has no moving parts.

electronic (solid state)

The machine cycle consists of which four steps?

fetch, decode, execute, store

Select the traits that are currently used for biometric identification.

fingerprints, iris, stride

After the problem has been clearly defined, the third step in the PDLC is to create the plan or algorithm. This plan is usually written as a ________ and is written in an ordinary language, such as English.

flowchart

Rank the following from fastest to slowest. The fastest should be on top. kilohertz megahertz gigahertz hertz

gigahertz megahertz kilohertz hertz

A program that can be used to turn a single line of C# into a machine language without the complete program being compiled is called a C# ________.

interpretor

Because of their compact size, touch pads are most often used with ________ computers.

laptop

A(n) ________-oriented assessment operates well when inputs can readily be put into distinct categories or classes.

object

Using reflective material to store data that can be read using a laser is called ________ media storage.

optical

process or procedure (shape)

parallelogram

a slot or hole that matches the cord or expansion card being connected to the port

port

The initial phase in the program improvement life cycle is "Defining the ________."

problem

input or output point (shape)

rectangle

The accuracy of a digital recording is determined by the device's ________ rate.

sampling

Choose what all-in-one computers actually mean. stationary device have a large monitor usually touch screen monitor scaled-down operating system

stationary device have a large monitor usually touch screen monitor

Common names for a USB drive include? nail drive thumb drive flash drive jump drive

thumb drive flash drive jump drive

To create an image with a laser printer ________ is(are) drawn to the drum.

toner

If you purchase a new graphics computer game or a new photo/video editing software for your desktop computer, you may want to purchase a new ________ card.

video

The technology that uses cameras, microphones, displays, speakers, and software to allow users to both see and hear each other is called ________.

video confrencing