CIS Exam 1

Megahertz abbreviation is ________.

MHz

The two most common audio file formats are WAV and ________

MP4

Inkjet printers are often sold ________ their production cost.

below

Blu-ray technology stores data using ________.

pits and lands that are read by a blue spectrum laser beam

The smallest image element is a(n) ________.

pixel

The term that describes how fast each pixel in a display is updated is ________.

refresh rate

Tiffany has purchased a new laptop. She noticed many unwanted programs came pre installed on her laptop. She wants to ________ the programs from her device so they do not take up storage space.

uninstall

CDs provide approximately ________ of data storage space.

700 MB

Lightning connectors and ports are used by which company?

Apple

How many bits equal a byte?

8

DVDs store data using ________.

a reflective coating that has pits and lands

Increased data transfer will be less likely to have errors if you use a ________ USB cord.

shorter

The component of a computer that allows data to be retained after power is turned off is referred to as ________.

storage

Which has the most storage capacity?

terabyte

The ________ is a separate processor (computer) on your computer that enhances your video.

Graphic processor (GPU)

All of the following are common ports that are included with laptop computers except ________.

MIDI ports.

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

Optical

The smallest controllable element of an image is called a(n) ________.

Pixel

An output device that uses light to display video or image output on a surface is called a ________.

Projecter

Most tablets and phones use ________ as their main storage device.

SSD

Because they have no mechanically moving parts, ________ provide extremely fast, efficient storage.

SSDs

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

UltraHD

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

Unicode

Combining a desktop's power with a clean look, ________ computers are popular with companies. However, their inability to expand makes them less popular with serious gamers.

all-in-one

A gigabyte equals approximately one ________ bytes.

billion

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

cache

E-mailing a file to yourself is an example of using ________ storage.

cloud

The fact that data on servers is nearly always backed up onto other servers gives ________ storage a major advantage over other data storage methods.

cloud

The number of bits of data describing each pixel in a display is referred to as ________.

color depth

A digital device that accepts input, processes and stores the input, and provides output is a ________.

computer

Devices with a separate system unit and a relatively large footprint are called ________ computers.

desktop

Which device carries a relatively large footprint and separate system unit?

desktop

The correct way to measure the screen size of a computer monitor is?

diagonally from one corner to the other

The art and science of creating output that provides information in the most useful manner is called ________.

ergonomics

Which of the following is a strength of the Linux platform?

free to download and use

A desktop computer's RAM is measured in ________ of data.

gigabytes

The visual image output created by the computer is called ________.

graphics

Josh is taking an Intro to Computers course and needs to use Microsoft Office to complete a variety of assignments. He has purchased the software, now he must ________ it so he can start his assignments.

install

A short (simple text) e-mail uses about one ________ of data.

kilobyte

Which of the following represents the least amount of storage?

kilobyte

A mobile hinged computer with an integrated keyboard that uses a full operating system is called a notebook or a ________ computer.

laptop

Lower range tones generally require ________ speakers.

larger

Because a metal platter is physically spinning, hard drives have ________ access times than solid state hard drives.

longer

Most desktop computers use ________ to store data.

magnetic hard drives

A million bytes of data equals one ________.

megabyte

One thousand kilobytes (KB) equals one ________.

megabyte

A megabyte equals approximately one ________ bytes?

million

Which of the following is a strength of the Android platform?

most widely used OS for smartphones and tablets

A storage device that uses lasers to read CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs is referred to as a(n) ________.

optical drive

Many manufacturers have made ________ optional equipment when purchasing a new laptop computer.

optical drives

An input, output or storage device connected to a computer is known as a(an) ________.

peripheral

Server banks have capacities measured in ________.

petabytes

Using cells of ionized gas to create images, ________ displays are actually becoming less popular.

plasma

A type of printer that is used to print large graphic images such as architectural drawings by mechanically moving a pen over a large sheet of paper is known as a ________.

plotter

What is the primary purpose of fragmenting your hard drive?

reduces the time it takes to find files on a hard drive

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

sampling

A computer that is highly mobile, has a smaller OS, and uses a touchscreen as the primary input method is called a ________.

tablet

Which of the following represent the highest amount of storage?

terabyte

Used in a variety of devices including ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, ________ allow for the input of data with the use of a stylus or finger.

touchscreens

CPU clock speeds of a personal computer range between ________.

2 to 4 gigahertz

Also known as additive manufacturing (AM), ________ printing sprays successive layers of material to create an object.

3-D

A typical laptop has a storage capacity of approximately ________

500 GB - 1 TB

Which optical drive media stores approximately 700 MBs of data?

CD

A site on the Windows operating system where you can uninstall programs, adjust settings, and manage tasks is the ________

Control panel

Printer manufacturers advertise the quality of their products by stating how many ________ they produce.

DPI

How is screen size measured?

Diagonally from a top corner to a bottom corner of a visible display

An application that navigates all of the files and folders on your Mac is the ________.

Finder

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

LCD

What manages hardware and software, supports the computer's basic functions, and runs programs?

Operating system

Which of the following is not a presentation software term?

Speaker Image

What is the most powerful computer type?

Supercomputer

The most common printers for printing receipts are ________ printers

Thermal

Toner

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

This type of connector is the most common type of connection to a Windows computer for peripherals (printers, monitors, storage devices etc.).

USB

The smallest unit of data storage is a ________.

bit

A refracted laser beam striking a photoreceptor from many different angles allows ________ storage to retain many bits of data in the same location.

holographic

The maximum number of bits per CPU instruction during one machine cycle is ________.

word size