2021 EAST Semester Test Terms

In what year was the "@" chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?

1972

Popular computer brands like Apple, Dell and Microsoft started their offices from which place?

A Garage

What is a raster file?

An array of sampled values known as pixels.

'.MOV' extension usually refers to what kind of file?

Animation/movie file

'.MPG' extension usually refers to what kind of file?

Animation/multimedia format file

Who is said to have created Windows PC?

Bill Gates

Which part of the computer fetches, decodes, and executes the programming instructions?

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

'DB' computer abbreviation usually means?

Database

What application programs are used to organize, store, and modify data in computers?

Database Management Systems

What does EAST stand for?

Education Accelerated by Service and Technology

What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

Field

Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?

Flash

'Adobe Photoshop' and 'PaintShop Pro' are examples of which type of applications?

Graphics Software

What was the name of the first IBM computer?

IBM 5150

What sort of address is the unique number that identifies a computer on the Internet?

IP address (Internet Protocol address)

'.JPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

Image

Which company invented the USB port?

Intel Corporations

What is the full-form of famous computer company IBM?

International Business Machines

What is a vector file?

Is an image file that can be made infinitely large without losing quality.

Which input device is used to enter letters, numbers, and other characters into a computer?

Keyboard

What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?

LAN (Local Area Network)

'.xls' is a file extension used in which application?

MS Excel

What is the name of Apple's desktop operating system?

Mac OS

What is the name of the device that performs both input and output functions in a computer?

Modem

Which output device is used to display information in visual pictorial form?

Monitor

Which computer hardware device performs the functions like click, point, drag, or select.

Mouse

'VLC media player' and 'Windows media player' are what type of programs?

Multimedia

'OS' computer abbreviation usually means?

Operating System

PNG vs. JPEG

PNG is lossless compression meaning there is no loss in quality each time it is opened and saved again.

In what type of application we can add slides, text, images, graphics, and videos?

Presentation Software

'Laser', 'Dot Matrix' and 'Inkjet' are types of which output computer devices?

Printer

Which programs are used to translate high-level language into a machine language code?

Programming language translators, assemblers, compilers, and interpreters.

Which information storage is used to store short-term running programs and data in a computer?

RAM (Random Access Memory).

Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?

Remote control

What does SD card stand for?

Secure Digital Card

What type of applications are available to users on a trial basis only for a limited period of time?

Shareware

What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?

Sort

What type of computer applications have an intersecting area called cells and can perform calculations with formulas and functions?

Spreadsheet

Which two people co-founded Apple Inc. in 1977?

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

'.TMP' extension usually refers to what kind of file?

Temporary File

What is the full form of UPS?

Uninterruptible Power Supply

What does the acronym USB stand for?

Universal Serial Bus

What is an SD card used for?

Used to read and write large quantities of data in a wide range of mobile electronics, cameras, smart devices and more.

What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.

WAN (Wide Area Network)

'Firefox', 'Chrome', and 'Safari' are what type of computer software?

Web Browser

Who are the founders of HP?

William Hewlett and David Packard

What type of application is MS-Word?

Word Processor

'.MP3' extension usually refers to what kind of file?

audio file

'.MP4' extension usually refers to what kind of file?

audio/video file