CIS 101 - 500 at RCBC Chapters 1 -3 Terms

Bits vs Bytes

Bits and Bytes both measure amounts of data. However, they are typically used in two different contexts. Bits, kilobits (Kbps), and megabits (Mbps) are most often used to measure data transfer speeds. ... The other important difference is that bytes contain eight bits of data.

The gap in Internet and technical tools access around the world is known as the ___________.

Digital divide

HTTP

Means HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

Spam

Unsolicited junk email sent indiscriminately in bulk, often for commercial purposes.

_______________ replaces perceived reality with a different world.

Virtual reality

URL

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), colloquially termed a web address,[1] is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI),[2] although many people use the two terms interchangeably.[3][a] URLs occur most commonly to reference web pages (http), but are also used for file transfer (ftp), email (mailto), database access (JDBC), and many other applications. Most web browsers display the URL of a web page above the page in an address bar. A typical URL could have the form: http://www.example.com/index.html, which indicates a protocol (http), a hostname (www.example.com), and a file name (index.html).

Embedded Chips

A common array for very-high-volume embedded systems is the system on a chip (SoC) which contains a complete system consisting of multiple processors, multipliers, caches and interfaces on a single chip.

Breadcrumb Trail

A list of pages that you have visited in a website; also called a path

Browser

A program that allows the user to find and view pages on the world wide web.

Blog

A series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web

QR

Abbreviation for Quick Response Code

Match each of the following domains to the site that would use it: 1. .com 2. .edu 3. .gov 4. .org 5. .ca Websites: A. Ontario Government B. Red Cross C. Apple D. Harvard E. White House

Answer: .com matches with C .edu matches with D .gov matches with E .org matches with B .ca matches with A

Match each of the following terms to its meaning: 1. Input Device 2. Peripheral Device 3. Output Device 4. Motherboard 5. System Unit A. Used to enter data B. Displays processed data C. Main circuit board containing the central electronic components of a computer D. External device that exchanges data with the computer through ports E. Case that houses the electronic components, power source, and storage devices of a desktop computer

Answer: input device matches with A peripheral device matches with D output device matches with B motherboard matches C system unit matches E

Boolean Operators

Are used to connect and define the relationship between your search terms. When searching electronic databases, you can use Boolean operators to either narrow or broaden your record sets. The three Boolean operators are AND, OR and NOT.

The _____________ is a collaboration of several museums that allows online visitors to explore over a thousand pieces of art through tools similar to Google Street View.

Art Project

B2B vs C2C vs B2C vs C2B

B2B refers to businesses that are focused on selling products or services to other companies are called B2B, or business-to-business. B2C is the type of commerce transaction in which businesses sell products or services to consumers.More recently, the term B2C refers to the online selling of products, or e-tailing, in which manufacturers or retailers sell their products to consumers over the Internet. C2C is a business model that facilitates the transaction of products or services between customers. C2B is in contrast with the more traditional business-to-consumer model, the C2B (consumer-to-business) model allows businesses to extract value from consumers - and vice versa. In the C2B model, businesses profit from the willingness of consumers to name their own price or contribute data or marketing to the company, while consumers profit from flexibility, direct payment, or free or reduced-price products and services.

Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?

BD

In B2B commerce, businesses buy and sell goods and services with ______________.

Businesses

The temporary storage place for previously visited websites is called the _________.

Cache or Temporary Internet Cache

E-mail ____________ are software programs such as Microsoft Outlook that run on your computer and download messages to your computer.

Clients

______________ results in leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative acts.

Cognitive surplus

Bike shares in major cities in which you use a smart phone to rent a bike are examples of ___________.

Collaborative consumption

Software vs. Hardware

Computer hardware is any physical device used in or with your machine, whereas software is a collection of code installed onto your computer's hard drive.

Crowdsourcing vs. Crowdfunding

Crowdsourcing is the sourcing of anything from a crowd. Crowdfunding is the sourcing of funds, or money from a crowd.

_____________ is a representation of a fact, a figure, or an idea and can be a number, a word, a picture, or even a recording of sound.

Data

RAM vs ROM chips

Data in RAM is not permanently written. When you power off your computer the data stored in RAM is deleted. ROM is a type of non- volatile memory. Data in ROM is permanently written and is not erased when you power off your computer.

Using data collected at register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of ____________.

Data mining

Dual core processing chips

Dual-core refers to a CPU that includes two complete execution cores per physical processor. It has combined two processors and their caches and cache controllers onto a single integrated circuit (silicon chip).

True or False: A Virus is electronic junk mail?

False

True or False: Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing, and automatic retrieval of information?

False

True or False: The area that holds all of the instructions the computer needs to start up is the RAM?

False

True or False: Zipcar is an example of ownership?

False

Mastery is defined as ______________.

Feeling confident and excited about learning new skills

Multimedia

Field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.

Joysticks and steering wheels are examples of ___________ controllers.

Game

The Witness Project hopes to stop ____________ abuses throughout the world.

Human Rights

The web is based on __________ Protocol.

Hypertext Transfer

_____________ is a wireless transmission standard that lets you connect mobile computing devices to peripheral devices over short distances.

IFTTT aka If This Than That

Thermal vs Laser vs Inkjet printers

Inkjet printing - works by precisely placing extremely tiny droplets of ink onto paper to form an image. Dpi (droplets per inch) is a common acronym that you will see in reference to inkjet printers. Laser Printing - The drum inside of the printer is positively charged by a wire or roller with an electrical current running through it. As this drum is revolving, a laser is projected onto the drum to take away the positive charge in certain places. After this occurs the printer then puts a positively charged toner (black powder) on the drum. This positively charged powder will stick to the parts of the drum that are now negatively charged due to the help of the laser. Thermal printing - Thermal printers do not use ink to print. A special paper, fittingly called thermal paper, needs to be used with thermal printers. Thermal paper is coated with certain chemicals that make the paper change color when heated. A roller will feed the thermal paper over the thermal print head. Where the print head heats the paper is where the image will show up.

All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT:

Knowing only how to use your computer for e-mails

LCD

LCD (liquid crystal display) is the technology used for displays in notebook and other smaller computers. Like light-emitting diode (LED) and gas-plasma technologies, LCDs allow displays to be much thinner than cathode ray tube (CRT) technology.

The length of time it takes for a processor to request, locate, open and deliver information stored in RAM is measured in ____________.

Nanoseconds

The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known as all of the following, EXCEPT ___________.

Path

Crisis Mapping

Real-time gathering, display and analysis of data during a crisis, usually a natural disaster or social/political conflict (violence, elections, etc.).

______________ is the set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do.

Software

A desktop computer's ___________ is the case that houses the main components of the computer PLUS peripheral devices.

System Unit; Tower

______________ printers either melt a wax based ink on regular paper or by burning dots on specially coated paper.

Thermal

The World Wide Web was based on protocol developed by ____________.

Tim Berners - Lee

True or False: The FDA has approved digestible microchips which contain sensors that transmit information about the patient to the doctor.

True

Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality

Virtual reality creates a completely new environment which is completely computer generated. Augmented reality, on the other hand, enhances experiences through digital means that offer a new layer of interaction with reality, but does not seek to replace it. AR offers a limited field of view, while VR is totally immersive. Unlike VR, an AR user is constantly aware of the physical surroundings while actively engaged with simulated ones. Virtual reality typically requires a headed mount while augmented reality is far less demanding

Volatile vs Nonvolatile storage examples

Volatile memory is also called as temporary memory as it will hold memory temporarily. Non Volatile Memory : A device which can hold data in it even if it is not connected to any power source is called Non Volatile Memory. The typical examples for Non Volatile Memory are your Hard drives and flash drives.

Social Media

Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

The concept of the Internet was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense as a network that ____________ in event of an attack.

Would not be disrupted easily