CMPE 3
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
1000
______ is most famous for making Central Processing Units (CPU's).
Intel
Which processor family is most likely found on recent gaming laptops (Gaming laptops require a lot of computational power)
Intel Processors
_______ software makes it possible to run multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the same server at the same time.
virtualization
A hexadecimal digit is a number in base ______
16
The number 5 in hexadecimal is ______ in decimal.
5
Which of the following represents the binary number 110100 in decimal?
52
Which of the following are examples of ASCII characters?
@, $, !
As a large corporate organization, which type of computer would you use for bulk data processing?
A mainframe computer
What does ALU stand for?
Arithmetic Logic Unit
What is typically the primary difference between smartphones and tablets?
Dimensions
A(n) _________ is a computer system which is part of a larger system which performs a dedicated function.
Embedded computer
On the first day of class, the instructor said his favorite color was
Green
On Friday, October 12, the instructor demonstrated:
How to make and upload a webpage
A _____ is a computer processor which incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit.
Microprocessor
_____ predicts that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years
Moore's law
A common hand-held input device used to move a cursor around a computer screen is called a
Mouse
A(n) _______ is a computer system which reads images of text from paper and converts them into a form a computer can interpret by using pattern recognition
OCR
A(n) _______ is an electronic scanning system where marks are read from specific fields such as check boxes on paper.
OMR
Which of the following most correctly defines the function of a supercomputer?
Processing speed
______ allow an electronic reader to automatically track and identify tags, which contain stored information, attached to objects using electromagnetic fields and radio waves.
RFIDS
The acronym ROM stands for
Read Only Memory
What is the primary difference between a laptop and desktop computer?
Size
_____ have no moving mechanical components
Solid State Drives (SSD)
On Wednesday, October 3, the instructor showed a video featuring:
The Monty Python "Spam" Video
The simultaneous communication process between a mainframe and several users is known as
Timesharing
Which of the following is considered to be the first general purpose computer?
UNIVAC I
In which country was the ARPANET developed?
USA
___ provide(s) standardized connections for a wide variety of devices (such as keyboards, mice, printers, digital cameras, and smartphones) to personal computers
USB
______ is a form of randrom access computer memory used to store image data for computer display hardware.
VRAM
Which of the following is not considered a Personal Computer (PC)
a mainframe
An Ultra HD screen has____
a total resolution of 3840 pixels by 2160
A theoretical test to determine whether a computer has achieved artificial intelligence was designed by:
alan turing
A web browser is an _______ used to browse ________.
application/the internet
If a piece of software designed to run on Windows XP can run on the latest version of Windows, we say the latest version of Windows is ____________.
backward compatible
_______ is the rate at which a computer's CPU executes instructions.
bandwidth
Binary is an example of what kind of numeral system?
base-2
In a desktop computer, hard drives or optical drives are typically held inside the computer using ______
bays
How many bytes are in a gigabyte?
billion
is a small block of very fast memory typically between 512 Kb and 2 Mb in size.
cache
The primary user interface of modern smartphones (such as iPhones or Android phones) is operated through the use of a
capacitive touchscreen
A ______ is a personal computer which stays in one location (e.g. office) due to its larger form factor.
desktop
The camera on a phone or laptop can be used to track a user's eye movements. Which of these is NOT one of the possible applications of this technology (as listed in the course reading):
detecting cognitive disorders, gathering marketing info for advertisers, measuring the user's intelligence
____ creates a sense of touch by applying forces, vibration, or motion to the user
haptic feedback
The most common color printers are ____
inkjet printers
Which are the most common input devices for a personal computer?
keyboards and pointing devices
A common hand-held input device used to move a cursor around a computer screen is called a
mouse
When a CPU has more than a single processor, it is called a __________.
multi-core processor
When you are using the Internet, you are ____ with other computers.
networking
________ is when several processes on a computer system are distributed across different processors and executed simultaneously, generally to speed up processing.
parallel processing
a pixel is a __
picture element or dot on a screen
______ is the total amount of time it takes to respond to a request for service on a display.
response time
A computer's primary storage can be likened to a person's
short term memory
The Amazon echo and Apple's Siri now use which input method?
speech recognition
These systems are helpful to people who cannot use their hands while they work:
speech recognition
One of the key advantages capacitive touchscreens have over resistive touchscreens is
the ability to register multiple touches at once
Accelerometers can be found in the following devices:
the nintendo wii remote, laptop hard drives, smart phones
The most common pointing device used on laptops is the
trackball
Which technology, after 1948, filled the role of vacuum tubes in computers?
transistors
