T01 computer concepts

The four basic functions of a computer are to 1-accept data input 2 - process data into information 3 - present output 4 - provide ____

Storage

Which of the following two devices displayed has the greatest storage capacity? The dell or mac

The Dell

Checking the hard drive on a device running Windows 10 can be done using the ______ app.

This Pc

The _____ coding language uses 8 bits to represent a byte of information.

ASCII

The depiction of image data on a display or output device is called

Graphics

The output of a computer that creates a visual image is called

Graphics

The port/connector combination that is used for nearly all high -definition television or computer monitor connections for video and audio is

HDMI

The physical parts of a computer such as the system unit like the tower unit shown) or a monitor are referred to as computer

Hardware

Which of the following terms refers to the physical parts of a computer system?

Hardware

A unit of frequency representing one cycle per second

Hertz

Because they have no moving parts, solid state costs tend to be

Higher

A multicore processor has the ability to execute two or more sets of instructions at the same timeThis is called

Hyperthreading

A two-in-one computer combines a large tablet computer with a (usually) detachable

Keyboard

Three devised of computers are:

Laptop, smartphone, desktop

____ connector is commonly used for musical instruments.

MIDI

Fetch, decode, execute, and store are steps of the ____ cycle

Machine

A Desktop computer will typically use a for most internal storage.

Magnetic hard drive

A laptop typically has _ RAM than a smartphone.

More

A laptop typically has angle RAM than a smartphone

More

High-Definition ______ Interface is a standard interface for audio video connectivity which allows for the transmission of high definition audio and video signals .

Multimedia

The actual number of pixels (resolution) in a monitor is called ______ resolution

Native

Which 3 of the following are common types of servers?

Network server, web server, file server

Select two characteristics of a solid-state drive (SSD) .

No moving parts, extremely fast

When a computer is shut down, the information in the memory (the RAM, the caches, the registers) is

Not saved

IP, FTP , HTTP, and HTTPS are all acronyms that describe different

Protocols

The instructions needed to boot-up a computer, such as the basic input/output system (BIOS), are typically stored in

ROM (read only memory)

A type of interface that enables communication between digital devices, allows data transfer, and for devices to be electrically charged is called Universal _______ Bus.

Serial

Which two of the following are computers?

Smartphone Gaming conole

The amount of bits a processor can work with at any given time is referred to as ______ size?

Word

Devices that integrate the computer case (chassisand system components into the monitor, but have an external keyboard and mouse are called computers

All-in-one

A high-speed storage area usually located directly on the CPU called

Cache

A high-speed storage area usually located directly on the CPU is called

Cache

In addition to the RAM, modern processors temporarily keep frequently accessed data in a

Cache

The smallest element of an image is called a _____ and usually composed of _____ colors.

Pixel, 3

A hardware component that keeps data and Information when the device is not powered is called a _____ device.

Storage

Hard drive _________ is the amount of storage you have available to save data and information.

Capacity

A digital device that accepts Input, processes data into Information, stores data, and provides output is a

Computer

Which of the following are characteristics of a traditional hard drive?

*read/write head to detect magnetic charges. *Uses magnetic charges to store data. *Has physically spinning platters.

Personal computer CPU clock speeds range between

1-4 gigahertz

Which two of the following items are commonly included when you purchase a Windows PC laptop computer with a solid state hard drive?

An operating system and Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Lightning connectors were developed by

Apple

Smartphones owe much of their popularity and computing flexibility to

Apps (applications)

As you use your hard drive new files will be deleted and added. This can create a slower, more disorganized hard drive. To speed it up you may want to _____ your hard drive. This process reduces unused disk sectors.

Defragment

Screen size is measured _______ across the monitor

Diagonally

Memory, such as RAM or cache, is and has no moving parts.

Electronic (solid state)

Small computers that are a component of other devices are called _____ computers.

Embedded

Most tablets have solid-state drive (SSD) capacities measured in terabytes (TBs)

True

Many computers today use bits to represent a character. which is a coding scheme using at least 16 bits to represent a character

Unicode

Which three of the following are commonly associated with laptop computers?

Full operating system, Integrated keyboard , monitor , Mobile

A computer system in a network that is shared by multiple users is called a

Server

Data from the hard drive reaches the CPU than data from the RAM.

Slower

Which of these devices has the least (RAM) ?

Smartphone

Devices allowing the retention of data, when your computer has been shut down, for future use are called

Storage

Wi-Fi uses the _____ protocol.

802.11

Some computers use _____, an 8-bit coding scheme to represent charactersSome computers use in a binary format

ASCII

A protocol commonly used to transfer large files from one server to another on the Internet is the

File transfer protocol (FTP)

The graphics adapter inside a digital device is also called the _____ card

Video

Represented by either a or 1,a _____ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.

Bit

Sometimes called a convertible laptopa type of laptop that has a removable or concealed keyboard as well as a touchscreen so that it can be used as a tablet is called a(n) ____

2-in-1

Popularized with transistor radios in the 1950s, this connector is still used with many (non-Apple) cell phones today. It is a:

3.5 mm connector

The loading of an operating system into the main memory of a device is called the _____ process.

Boot

What are the three factors that impact processor speed are

Bus width

Data flows between different parts of the computer via

Buses

A digital device that accepts inputprocesses and stores the input, and provides output is a

Computer

The computer that can be found inside a digital watch (not an is referred to as a(n) ____ computer. It has a real time operating system.

Embedded

Memory, such as a computer's RAM

Holds data and programs being used by the processor

Put the steps of the information processing cycle in the correct order:

Input, process, output, storage

The largest chip designing and manufacturing company in the world is

Intel

The small amount of memory, located within the CPU itself, is referred to as _____ cache.

L1

In an all-in-one computer, such as the one pictured in the image, the motherboard is housed behind the

Monitor, screen, or display

The system unit of a computer houses the computer's main circuit board. This circuit board, which holds the CPU, is called the

Motherboard

Bus _____ is measured in bitd. 64-bit bus can transm is measured in bits. A 64-bit bus can transmit 64 bits of data.

Width

Which computer component found on the motherboard (magnified in the image) is often called the brains of the computer?

CPU

The amount of space a device takes up on a desk or table is referred to as its

Footprint

Which three of the following colors are used to create pixels in most output devices?

Green, blue, red

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

Laptop

The devices shown in the image (IPod, Chromecast, Roku, etc.) are referred to as Personal _____ Players

Media

Popular in the 1990s, the blue port in the image is used to connect computers to monitors or televisions. It is a(n) :

VGA

While not designed to solve complex technical formulas, a computer that is more powerful than a server computer, and used by organizations to process large numbers of transactions simultaneously is called a:

Mainframe