ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
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Disadvantages of the Coud Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
Gordon Moore Who founded intel?
Moore's Law Computer power doubles every 18 months
Mainframe Computers Massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous amounts
of bulk data and information
Mainframe Computers TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and transactions?
Super Computers What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on?
IBM and Amdahl Who are big mainframe makers?
,ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
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Big Blue What is IBM's nickname?
Midrange Computers Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but
do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale
Microcomputers Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as "computers" and sometimes just
referred to as "boxes."
Microcomputer What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) A collection of computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
Data per Inch (DPI) Determinant of a monitor's resolution
, ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
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Booting Loading the platform into the computer's memory
Cold Boot Powering a computer for the first time
Warm Boot Restarting a computer
Process What is it called when a computer performs a task?
System Software What kind of software requires no human interaction?
Memory Management The operating system's coordination of a computer's memory which
includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual memory
Random Access Memory RAM
RAM Primary storage that allows data to be accessed in any order without physical movement of
the silicone media
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Disadvantages of the Coud Requires internet connection
Don't know where your information is actually being stored
Gordon Moore Who founded intel?
Moore's Law Computer power doubles every 18 months
Mainframe Computers Massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous amounts
of bulk data and information
Mainframe Computers TAMU has 2 kinds of what hardware for payroll and transactions?
Super Computers What kind of hardware are TAMU student files on?
IBM and Amdahl Who are big mainframe makers?
,ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
100% Correct
Big Blue What is IBM's nickname?
Midrange Computers Less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers, but
do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale
Microcomputers Smaller than mainframes and midrange computers
So common that they are most commonly referred to simply as "computers" and sometimes just
referred to as "boxes."
Microcomputer What type of a computer is a desktop?
Operating System (OS) Often called a platform
Operating System (OS) A collection of computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly
Data per Inch (DPI) Determinant of a monitor's resolution
, ISTM 210 - Exam 1 (Phinney) With Solutions
100% Correct
Booting Loading the platform into the computer's memory
Cold Boot Powering a computer for the first time
Warm Boot Restarting a computer
Process What is it called when a computer performs a task?
System Software What kind of software requires no human interaction?
Memory Management The operating system's coordination of a computer's memory which
includes cache, RAM, registers, and virtual memory
Random Access Memory RAM
RAM Primary storage that allows data to be accessed in any order without physical movement of
the silicone media
