Computer Science

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research ways to store blood

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test out possible drone models

mouse

input

What does Computer Engineer do?

Focuses on the connection between hardware and software

Where will you find the information?

Internet

What year did the HDMI cable make its appearance?

2003

Where will you find the information?

Phone Sensor (GPS)

What does a Computer Science person study?

Their curriculum focuses on programming and programming languages

What is the most basic form of software?

binary code

Which of the following represent examples of an algorithm? (Select all that apply).

A computer program, A cookbook recipe, A doctor's diagnosis (a list of what the patient needs to do)

What is the step by step procedure to solve problems called?

Algorithm

Which of the following properties are true about an algorithm? (Select all that apply)

Algorithms have a definite beginning and a definite end, Algorithms have a finite number of steps.

When plugged into your computer the AC adapter is used to convert the _____ current into the _____ current that will power your device.

Alternating, Direct

What is a peripheral device?

An external device that your computer can run without.

What is the master chip that controls all the other parts of the computer?

CPU

What part of the computer receives simple commands that tell it what circuits to use?

CPU

This career field is also interested in hardware, like in Information Technology, but unlike Information Technology this career field focuses on designing and creating the hardware.

Computer Engineering

This career field does some of the same things as Software Engineers, but this field is more focused on the process of improving.

Computer Science

_______________ emphasizes solving problems in digital hardware and the hardware-software interface while _______________ focuses on understanding, designing, and developing programs and computers. In other words, the first one focuses on the hardware and the second one focuses on software.

Computer engineering, software engineering

After reflecting on what makes a computer a computer, which of the following statements is the best answer for why a computer is a computer?

Computers processes information or solve information (or thinking) problems.

What problem are you trying to solve?

Define

What does Computer Science person do?

Develops a strong foundation based on mathematics and algorithms, especially for computer programming.

What does a Software Engineer do?

Develops and maintain large-scale software systems

Why would a business choose to have their systems use ethernet connections versus wireless connections?

Ethernet connections are more secure.

Like Software Engineering, this career field is also interested in managing large software projects but is more interested in the information that computer systems can provide to aid an enterprise in achieving its goals.

Information Systems

Specialists who work in this field develop and support an organization's computer technology and databases. They are often called computer analysts. Their job is important because they process the data from the company's systems in order to generate information that is useful for managing various operations.

Information Systems

This career field is also interested in hardware, like in Computer Engineering, but in a more applied way.

Information Technology

What does an Information Systems do?

Integrates information technology with business processes

Why did the HDMI connection grow in popularity?

It can handle both video and sound.

Matching

Matching items that are similar or when a certain action matches the condition for a response

What are some ways that computer science in general improves the quality of life and benefits society? (Select all that apply)

Meets daily needs by creating solutions to issues like poverty, unemployment, and inequality, Accelerates healthcare progress, especially in the discovery of new treatments and the development of new medical technology, Furthers education, especially through online classes and digital libraries, Expands communication through revolutionizing technologies that literally bring the world to our fingertips.

What are some ways that computer science in general improves the quality of life and benefits society? (Select all that apply)

Meets daily needs by creating solutions to issues like poverty, unemployment, and inequality, Accelerates healthcare progress, especially in the discovery of new treatments and the development of new medical technology, Furthers education, especially through online classes and digital libraries, and Expands communication through revolutionizing technologies that literally bring the world to our fingertips.

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What does an Information Technology person do?

Provides customer service with a focus on technology

How do your results compare to the goals you set while defining the problem?

Reflect

This career field has similarities to Computer Engineering, but this field is more focused on the connection between software and hardware.

Software Engineering

This particular field of computing deals with building and maintaining software systems.

Software Engineering

What does a Software Engineer study?

Students learn about software reliability and maintenance and focus more on the best techniques for engineering software applications.

When trying to power on a monitor, the power button can typically be found where on the monitor?

The bottom of the monitor

What does an Information Technology person study?

Their curriculum focuses on IT Fundamentals, Databse systems, System Administration and Maintenance

What does a Computer engineer study?

Their curriculum focuses on the theories, principles, and practices of traditional electrical engineering and mathematics ... ... and applies them to the problems of designing computers and computer-based devices.

What does an Information System person study?

Their studies combine business and computing coursework, and may have a computing focus or a management focus.

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You went to lunch and came back, but now your computer monitor is completely black. What do you need to do?

Try moving around and clicking the mouse a few times.

What does the abbreviation USB stand for?

Universal Serial Bus

Counting

When the computer counts something in order to determine an outcome

Sorting

putting things in order

What is the step by step procedure to solve problems called?

algorithm

Applying computer science to prediction can have a huge impact on the world.

avoiding catastrophes

Examples of algorithms

books, recipe, charting a route()computer, playing piano

Hard Drive

both

Router

both

USB drive

both

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create a plan to build a drone that could fly quickly over a long range

What problem are you trying to solve?

define

Computer scientists can easily get into direct applications that address societal issues like poverty, unemployment, climate change and more.

directly meeting needs

sends and receives messages to email clients on a person's computer

email server

A level playing field can be achieved when tools to build revenue and solve business problems are available to everyone.

empowering people who are often overlooked

Computer Science has made the whole world a very small place—available at your fingertips now.

expanding communication

If your current computer does not have enough USB ports to support your devices there is nothing you can do about it.

false

delivers files to other computers

file server

E-learning platforms and applications give students new tools to problem-solve and study, which has changed the academic world.

furthering education

Which of the following represent examples of an algorithm? (Select all that apply).

recipe, computer program, doctor's list

Computer science has power to improve and accelerate every field.

increasing healthcare progress

Game console

input

Keyboard

input

Scanner

input

Which one of the four things common to all computers tells the computer what do do through the keyboard, mouse or touch screen?

input

digital camera

input

microphone

input

webcam

input

Where is an Ethernet cable located

know this

Reflect

look at the process and ask if the solution was better or worse than the way blood had previously been delivered

Which of the following are considered to be peripheral devices? [Be sure to list ALL that apply]

mouse, printer, CPU, monitor

a computer that manages network traffic

network server

____1_____ manages _____2_____ that controls the computer's _____3_____

operating system, software, hardware

Speakers

output

Which one of the four things common to all computers converts digital information into images?

output

monitor

output

printer

output

Computer science as a tool for societal rebalance when it comes to gender identity, background, ethnicity and beyond.

paving the way for a more equitable world

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manages one or more printer

print server

Which one of the four things common to all computers deals with algorithms?

processing

How do your results compare to the goals you set while defining the problem?

reflect

Define

remote areas need blood fast, but blood is hard to store and hard to get remote places

Microphones and Speakers were not originally built into computers. This is why there were separate ports for them.

true