CSCI1301: Midterm Exam Questions 100%
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What do computer systems consist of? - answerhardware and software
What is a computer's hardware? - answerthe physical parts of a computer
What is a computer's software? - answerprograms and data that give the computer instructions
and any relevant...
How is main memory usually measured? - answer✔in gigabytes (GB)
What type of memory is main memory? - answer✔volatile
What is volatile memory? - answer✔only stores data while the computer is on
What is auxiliary memory? - answer✔hard drives (HDDS and SSDS), USB flash drives, memory
cards, etc.
What is auxiliary memory also called? - answer✔secondary memory
How is auxiliary memory measured? - answer✔in gigabytes (GB) or terabytes (TB)
What type of memory is auxiliary memory? - answer✔nonvolatile (more or less permanent)
What is a bit? - answer✔binary digit with a value of 1 or 0
What is a byte? - answer✔8 bits
Where do bytes reside? - answer✔in main memory at a numbered location
What is an address? - answer✔a numbered location
How is data stored? - answer✔data is encoded and stored using 1s and 0s
What are files? - answer✔large groups of bytes in auxiliary memory
How are files organized? - answer✔into groups calles directories or folders
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