INSY 2303 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) - ANSWERSA code that represents characters as a series of 1s and 0s.
Most computers use this code to represent text, making it possible to transfer data between computers.
Binary - AN...
WAN (Wide Area Network) - ANSWERSAn interconnected group of computers and peripherals that
covers a large geographical area. (Internets the worlds largest)
LAN (Local Area Network) - ANSWERSAn interconnected group of computers and peripherals located
within a relatively limited area. (campus)
PAN (Personal Area Network) - ANSWERSAn interconnected group of personal digital devices located
within a range of about 30 feet.
Handshake - ANSWERSA process where a protocol helps two network devices communicate.
(Negotiations of protocols)
Operating System (OS) - ANSWERSThe software that controls the computer's use of its hardware
resources: memory and disk storage space
, (required for computer to work)
Compression (zipping) Types - ANSWERSdata compression (recodes the data in a file that. contains fewer
bits)
lossless compression (reconstruct it into its original state)
lossy compression (throws away some of the original data during the compression process)
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - ANSWERSspecifies a standard way to store music data for
computers.
Music composition software with MIDI support makes it easy to place notes
sampling rate - ANSWERSthe number of samples taken per second when sound is recorded
Image compression - ANSWERSany technique that recodes the data in an image file so that it contains
fewer bits
Vector Graphic (Math) - ANSWERSset of instructions for creating a picture (floor plans, engineering
diagrams, and spreadsheet charts)
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - ANSWERSthe brain of the computer
form factor - ANSWERSthe size and dimensions of a device or components (circuit boards and system
units)
system unit - ANSWERSthe part of a digital device that holds the system board
Server - ANSWERS"serves" data to computers in a network.
ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) - ANSWERSCPU logic circuits that perform basic arithmetic (add, subtract,
multiply and divide).
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