BTE 210 FINAL EXAM-
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hardwareks-kscorrectksanswers-
theksphysicalkscomponentsksofksakscomputerkssystem;ksyoukscankstouch,kssee,ksandksfeel
softwareks-kscorrectksanswers-
akssetksofksmachineksreadableksinstructionsksthatksdirectsksakscomputer'sksprocessorkstoksperfor
mksspecificksoperations;ksdevelopedksbykswritingksinstructionsksinksprogrammingkslanguage,kscr
eatingksaks"program"-ksthatkscontrolkstheksoperationksofksthekshwksandksprocessingksofksdata
computerkssystemks-kscorrectksanswers-
hwkswhichksoperatesksunderksthekscontrolksofksakssw;kscomputerkshwksandksswksrequirekseachksoth
erksandksneitherkscanksbeksrealisticallyksusedkswithoutkstheksother
centralksprocessingksunitks(CPU)ksorksmicroprocessorks-kscorrectksanswers-
carriesksoutkstheksinstructionsksofksakscomputerksprogramksandksitksiskstheksprimarykscomponentkst
hatksexecutesksthekscomputer'sksfunctions;kspresentksinkseverykscomputerkssystem;kstheksmoreks
processingkspowerkstheksfasterksthekscomputerkssystemkswillksproduceksoutput
ex-ksIntel,ksAMD,ksMICRON,ksetc.
mainksmemoryksorksrandomksaccessksmemoryks(RAM)ks-kscorrectksanswers-
storesksinstructionsksandksdataksthatksisksneededksbykstheksCPUksnow;kspresentksinkseverykscomp
uterkssystem;ksvolatileks(non-
permanent)ks;ksperformsksextremelyksfastksreadksandkswriteksfunctions;ksalwaysksinsidekscomput
erkssystem
secondaryksstorageks-kscorrectksanswers-
requiredkstokspermanentlyksstoreksprogramsksandksdata,ksthatksiskspassedkstoksmainksmemory,ksw
henksCPUksrequiresksthem;ksnon-
volatile;ksstoresksmoreksthanksmainksmemoryks(althoughkscheaperksbyksGb)
types:kshardksdrivesks(hardksdisk)ks-
ksprincipalksmeansksofksdataksstorageksonksmostkscomputers;ksopticalksdrives;ksflashksdrives
inputksdevicesks-kscorrectksanswers-hwksthatksreceivesksdataksfromksusers
ex:kskeyboards,ksmouse,ksjoystick,kstouchpad,ksstylus,ksbiometricksscannerks(fingerprint),kstrac
kball,ksmagneticksstripksreaderks(ATM/POS),ksbarcodeksscanners,ksscantron,ksRFIDksreader,ks.
etc
outputksdevicesks-kscorrectksanswers-
hwksthatksconveysksinfokstoksaksuserksorksanotherkscomputer
,ex:ksmonitors,ksscreens,ksprinters,ksplotters,ksspeakers,ksprojectors,ksetc.
systemkssw:ksoperatingkssystemks-kscorrectksanswers-
theksmainkssystemkscontrolksprogram;ksrequiredksinksALLkscomputers;kssupervisesksoverallksope
rationsks(allocatesksCPUkstimeksandksmainksmemorykstoksprograms);ksprovidesksinterfaceksb/twe
enksanyksotherksswksandksthekshw
ex:ksiOS,ksAndroid,ksWindows,ksMacksOSksX,ksLinux
graphicalksuserksinterfaceks(GUI)ks-kscorrectksanswers-
interfaceksthroughkswhichksaksuserksinteractskswithkselectronicksdeviceskssuchksaskscomputers,ks
hand-
heldksdevicesksandksotherksappliancesksthroughksicons,ksmenusksandksotherksvisualksindicatorks(
graphics)ksrepresentationskstoksdisplayksinfoksandksrelatedksuserkscontrols;ksrepresentationsksar
eksmanipulatedksbyksakspointingksdeviceksi.eksaksmouse,kstrackball,ksstylusksorksfingerksonkstouchks
screen
systemksswks-kscorrectksanswers-
security,ksdatabaseksmanagementkssystems,ksprogrammingkslanguages
securityks-kscorrectksanswers-Symantec;ksmcafee
databaseksmanagementkssystemsks-kscorrectksanswers-oracle;ksmsksaccess;ksibmksdb2
programmingkslanguagesks-kscorrectksanswers-python;ksc++;ksr
applicationkssoftwareks-kscorrectksanswers-
akssetksofksoneksorksmoreksprogramsksdesignedkstokscarryksoutksoperationsksforksaksspecificksapplic
ation
enterpriseksresourceksplanningks(ERP)kssystemsks-kscorrectksanswers-
providekscommunicationksamongksfunctionalksareasksinksaksbusinessks(i.e.-kssales,kshr,ksetc.)
ex:kssap,ksjdksEdwards,ksquickbooks,kssage
transactionksprocessingkssystemsks(TPS)ks-kscorrectksanswers-
supportkstheks"realkstime"ksmonitoring,kscollection,ksstorage,ksandksprocessingksofksdataksfromkst
heksorganization'sksdaykstoksdayksoperations
ex:ksATMs,kstimeksandksattendanceks(Kronos),ksFedexksorksupsksdelivery,ksdormksentrance
inter-organizationalkssystemsks-kscorrectksanswers-
automatedksinfokssystemskssharedksbyksmoreksthanksoneksorganizationksandksallowingksinfoksflo
wksacrossksorganizationalksboundaries,ksimprovingksprocessesks
supplykschainksmanagementks(Walmart)
softwarekslicensingks-kscorrectksanswers-
mostkscommercialkssoftwareksiskscopyrighted;kscopyrightkslaws;ksproofksofkspurchase;kscan'tksbe
ksresold
, dematerializationks-kscorrectksanswers-increasingkscomplexityksofkssw
open-sourcekssoftwareks-kscorrectksanswers-
softwareksmadeksavailableksinkssourcekscodeksformksatksnokscostkstoksdevelopersksandksusers;ksso
urcekscodeksalwaysksavailablekstoksgeneralkspublickswithksrelaxedksorksnon-
existentkscopyrightksrestrictions;ksoftenksdevelopedksinksakspublic,kscollaborativeksmanner
augmentedksrealityks-kscorrectksanswers-akstypeksofksinteractive,ksreality-
basedksdisplayksenvironmentksthatkstakesksthekscapabilitiesksofksakscomputerksgeneratedksdispla
y,kssound,kstextksandkseffectskstoksenhancekstheksuser'sksrealksworldksexperience;kscombinesksre
alksandkscomputer-
basedksscenesksandksimageskstoksdeliverksaksunifiedksbutksenhancedksviewksofkstheksworld;ksprim
aryksobjectiveksiskstoksprovideksaksrichksaudiovisualksexperienceksemployingkscomputerizedkssim
ulation
ex:kshealthcare:ksveinviewer,ksaugmedics;kseducation,ksmarketing:ksaurasma,kshouzz
virtualksrealityks-kscorrectksanswers-computer-
generatedksenvironmentsksorksrealitiesksthatksareksdesignedkstokssimulateksaksperson'sksphysica
lkspresenceksinksaksspecificksenvironmentksthatksisksdesignedkstoksfeelksreal;kspurpose-
ksallowkspersonkstoksexperienceksandksmanipulatekstheksenvironmentksasksifksitkswerekstheksrealksw
orldksi.e.-kstokscompletelyksimmerse
serversks-kscorrectksanswers-
akscomputerksthatksisksdedicatedkstokscarryksaksspecifickstaskks(processing)ksandks'serves'kstheksre
sultkstoks'client'kssystems,ksthroughksnetworks;kswheneverkscomputersksshareksresourceskswithks
clientksmachineskstheyksareksconsideredksservers;ksex:kssupercomputers,ksmainframes,ksmidra
ngeksorksdistributedkssystems
fatksclientks-kscorrectksanswers-
desktop,kslaptop;ksmoreksprocessingkspower/memory/dataksstorage,kslessksdependencyksonkss
erver,ksrunsksmoreksswksinksofflineksmode
thinksclientks-kscorrectksanswers-
mobile,kswearable,ksembedded;kslimitedksprocessingkspower,kslessksmemory/dataksstorage,ksv
erykslightksweightksequipment,ksveryksdependentksonksserverkstoksrunkssw/networkks(internet)ksde
pendent
computerksnetworkks-kscorrectksanswers-
twoksorksmorekscomputingksdevicesksconnectedkstoksoneksanotherkstoksestablishkscommunicatio
nksandksshareksresources;ksusesksakscommonksnetworkksprotocolks(Ethernet/TCP/IP)kstoksshare
ksinfoksandksresourceskswithkseachksother;ksnetworkkstransmissionksmediumksmayksbeksfiberksopti
cs,ksmicrowave,ksinfraredksorksevenkscommunicationkssatellites;ksareakscoveredkscouldksexpan
dksfromks1ksroomkstokstheksworld;kscomprisedksofkshwksandksswksdevices
