COS 104 Midterm
Terms
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- pc
- low-cost, typewriter-sized, microprocessor-based computers
- toll booths, check out counters, pallets
- uses for RFID technology
- contained hundreds of transistors (faster)
- why were transistors replaced with integrated circuits
- high-level language
- makes it possible for scientists, engineers, and businesspeople to solve problems using familiar terminoogy and notation rather than cryptic machine instructions
- QWERTY
- on this keyboard, letter placement was chosen to reduce typing speed, making it less likely that typist would hit two keys at the same time ad cause the machine to jam
- political
- does it concentrate or equalize power
- TCP/IP
- allows information to be broken into packets and then sent across the network
- it's free
- what's the advantage of open-source in third world countries
- motherboard
- where do you find the CPU and main memory in a computer
- port (Firewire and USB)
- a socket that enables information to pass in and out of the system
- it used the Internet instead of telephone lines
- what is unique about using a telephone with VoIP
- bandwidth
- the amount of traffic that can pass through a line of communication at once
- True
- 24-bit color depth = true color
- True
- CPU with a clock speed of 3.2 gightz can perform tasks twice as fast as a processor that runs 1.5 gightz
- Skype, email, web browsers
- require a network to use
- led to developing the silicon chip
- significance of sputnik launch
- spam
- term originating from creators of "...The Holy Grail," meaning unsolicited junk email
- True
- he display quality of a monitor is determined in large part by the monitor's resolution and color depth.
- network
- any system of two or more computers that are linked together
- Unicode
- needed to replace ASCII because it allows 65,000 characters instead of 256
- Linus, OsX, and Windows
- three most commonly used operating systems
- massively multiplayer online role playing games
- MMORPG stands for
- machine language
- uses numeric codes to represent the most basic computer operations
- metaphysical
- what aspect of our inner self does it reflect
- flash memory
- a type of erasable memory chip that can serve as a reliable, low-energy, quiet, compact alternative to disk storage
- router
- hardware devices or software programs that route messages as they travel between networks.
- Apple's logo
- name one thing protected by trademark
- Mb
- correct abbreviation for the term megabit
- 802.11g
- which has a longer signal range: 802.11g or bluetooth
- embedded system
- a system containing a processor that typically cannot be reprogrammed, like components in the dashboard of a car, or the electronics on a coffee maker
- LCD screen
- example of something protected by a patent
- practical
- who does it benefit
- system software
- a class of software that includes the operating system and utility programs, handles these details and hundreds of other tasks behind the scenes
- VPN
- electronic "tunnel" through the Internet that uses encryption and other security measures to keep out unauthorized users and prevent eavesdropping
- supercomputer
- fastest, most powerful computers made; used in simulated crash testing, oil exploration, computer animation and medical imaging
- predictability, homogeneity/expense, bugs
- what are the advantages and disadvantages of one company (Microsoft) dominating 90% of the PC industry with its OS and software applications
- MS_DOS
- Bill Gates planned to make money by licensing.....to manufacturers of PCs
- mainframe
- room sized machines with price tags to match; used by banks or airlines; industrial strength in climate controlled rooms
- True
- The access time for most memory is faster than the access time for a hard disk
- copyright
- almost all commercially marketed software is protected from duplication by
- integrated circuits
- reliable, sized, speed, efficiency, cost trumped the vacuum tube
- Moore's law
- every 18 months, computer chips become twice as fast while the price stays the same.
- maps, search, shopping, mail, video, chrome
- interesting features of Google
- backbone
- data is transmitted long-distance between networks on a collection of common pathways known as the
- ergonomic keyboard
- place the keys at angles that are easier on your arms and hands without changing the ordering of the keys
- founded microsoft
- Bill Gates and Paul Allen
- silicon chip
- replaced the transistor
- resolution
- number of pixels in columns and rows on a screen
- ecological
- what are its effects on the land
- piracy
- around the world, software developers lose more than 50 billion annually due to
- True
- thumb drives are made of flash memory
- EULA
- when you install software on a computer you must agree to these terms
- digital millenium copyright act
- DMCA stands for
- bit
- smallest amount of information a computer can process is a
- I uploaded the Publisher file from my computer to Moodle
- Which statement is correct: I uploaded the publisher file from my computer to Moodle or I downloaded the Publisher file from my computer to Moodle
- false
- mainframe computers are no longer in use
- motherboard or bus
- the CPU and main memory are both connected to the
- server
- computer that provides other computers connected to the network with access to data, programs, or other resources.
- laptop
- personal computer designed to be carried around
- 53
- What numerical value does 00110101 represent?
- IBM will never be interested in an electronic computing machine
- IBM told John Atanasoff
- a byte
- a group of 8 bits
- social
- does it serve community
- San Jose
- nicknamed Silicon Valley
- open-source software
- is free software which you can edit
- Apple
- what computer company did Steve Jobs help start?
- global positioning system
- GPS, helps you find directions in your car
- True
- there is a virtual sweatshop for MMORPGs: True or False
- software applications
- enable users to control computers without having to think like programmers do
- moral
- what values does it foster
- protocol
- rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer, or between two computers
- False
- a geostationary satellite travels counter-clockwise around the earth
- RAM
- when you are working on a program on your computer, where is it temporarily stored?
- your bank acount is out of date
- describe a phishing scam
- Linux
- developed by Linus Torvalds
- 802.11g
- which wireless signal transmits data at a faster rate: 802.11g or 802.11b
- analog signal
- a continuous wave
- algorithm
- a set of step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task
- True
- Ethernet is one of the most popular network architectures used today
- compiler
- translates English words created by a high-level programming language into the zeros and ones recognized by a computer
- aesthetic
- how does it affect the quality of life
- software license
- legal agreement, includes limitations on your right to copy disks, install software on hard drives, and transfer information to other users
- vacuum tube
- was replaced by the transistor in 1948
- Liquid Crystal Tubes and Cathode Ray Tube
- what is the difference between LCD and CRT moniters
- 150 feet
- how many feet does a Bluetooth signal reach
- shut down Napster
- What the RIAA use DMCA to do
- Windows OS
- name one thing protected by copyright
- ethical
- what other technologies might it make possible
- providing wi-fi
- one use for a router
- founded apple
- who are steve jobs and steve wozniak
- Bluetooth technology
- makes possible for PCs, handheld computers, an mobile phones to communicate with each other, regardless of their operating systems
- vocational
- what is its impact on craft
- hard drive
- where are programs on your computer stored when they're not being used?
- 1957
- year of sputnik launch
- digital signal
- a stream of bits