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CISC 310 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Data - ANSWERSsymbols that represent people, events, things, ideas Information - ANSWERSdata presented in format that humans use Lossless compression - ANSWERSno data loss Lossy Compression - ANSWERSthrow away some data during compress...

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CISC 310 Final Exam Questions &
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Data - ANSWERSsymbols that represent people, events, things, ideas



Information - ANSWERSdata presented in format that humans use



Lossless compression - ANSWERSno data loss



Lossy Compression - ANSWERSthrow away some data during compression



Digital Audio File Formats - ANSWERSAAC, MP3, Ogg, WAV, WMA



Vector Graphics - ANSWERScan be resized better, less storage space, not as realistic, easier to edit



Resolution - ANSWERSwidth x height



Bitmap File Formats - ANSWERSBMP, RAW, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG



Video Formats - ANSWERSMPEG, WebM, AVI, MOV, ASF, VOB, Ogg Theora



Digital data can be _____________________________ that have been converted into discrete digits
such as 0s and 1s



A) Graphics, Sound, Video

B) Text and Numbers - ANSWERSall of the above (graphics, sound, vid, text, numbers)

,Digitization - ANSWERSthe process of converting information into digital data that can be manipulated by
electronic devices



A file name extension indicates the file format (True/False) - ANSWERSTrue



Numeric Data - ANSWERSnumbers that can be used in arithmetic operations



Binary Code - ANSWERS0s and 1s



How many bits does ASCII require for each character? - ANSWERSseven



All of the data stored and transmitted by digital devices is encoded as bits. (T/F) - ANSWERSTrue



Transmission speeds are expressed in _________________, whereas storage space is expressed in
__________________. - ANSWERSbits; bytes



digital audio - ANSWERSmusic, speech, other sounds represented in binary for use in digital devices



To conserve space, applications that require high-quality sounds use low sampling rates. (T/F) -
ANSWERSFalse (DO NOT require high-quality sounds= low sampling rates)



Most music for portable media players is stored in ___________________ audio file formats



A) Zipped

B) Compressed

C) Uncompressed

D) Lossless - ANSWERSB) compressed



Color depth - ANSWERSnumber of colors available in a graphic

,Instead of storing the color value for each pixel, vector graphics file contains instructions that a computer
uses to create the shape, size, position, and color for each object in an image (T/F) - ANSWERStrue



All bitmap graphics are photos (T/F) - ANSWERSFalse! Not all bitmaps are pics



Scanners and digital cameras produce vector graphics (T/F) - ANSWERSFalse; they produce bitmaps



3D graphics can be animated (T/F) - ANSWERSTrue



Lower resolution of vid: lower bit rate (T/F) - ANSWERSTrue



Transcoding digital videos doesn't cause a loss of quality (T/F) - ANSWERSFalse! It causes a loss of quality



IPOS model - ANSWERSinput, output, process, store



How to increase battery life and lifespan - ANSWERS1) charge when low battery

2) avoid totally discharging

3) remove device when fully charged

4) turn off if hot

5) disable unused apps that connect to Internet

6) airplane mode when no cell coverage



Operating Systems - ANSWERSWindows, Apple, Google



Software Applications - ANSWERSword processing, audio apps, spreadsheet



Digital Device Categories - ANSWERSsupercomputers, servers, mainframes, PCs, wearables



RAM - ANSWERSrandom access memory (temporary)

, ROM - ANSWERSread only memory (permanent)



ALU - ANSWERSarithmetic logic unit (math operations)



The speed of the microprocessor clock is measured in - ANSWERSGHz



Criteria for comparing storage options - ANSWERSdurability, dependability, speed, capacity, cost



Ways to store data - ANSWERSCloud, Optical, Solid State, Magnetic



Alternatives for Integrated Circuits - ANSWERScomputer chip, microchip, chip



Stored Program - ANSWERSinstructions of computing task can be loaded in computer's memory



multipurpose devices - ANSWERSswitch b/w programs (true)



semiconductor - ANSWERSconductor/insulator properties



Component systems are currently the most popular form factor for digital devices.(T/F) - ANSWERSFalse:
less common



battery life - ANSWERStime device can operate before must be recharge



Smartphones evolved from basic cell phones and PDAs (T/F) - ANSWERSTrue



smartwatch: multifunction devices that include camera, thermometer, compass, calculator, cell phone,
GPS, media player, fitness tracker (T/F) - ANSWERSTrue

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