CGS 2060 Winston quizzes/midterm
Data flows between different parts of the computer via - ✔✔buses
Devices with a separate system unit and a relatively large footprint are called _____ computers -
%
✔✔desktop
The maximum number of bits per instruction that a CPU can process during 1 machine cycle is called
- ✔✔word size
The average tablet computer has a ____ hard drive than the average desktop computer - ✔✔smaller
0
One ___ represents a letter, symbol, or number (one character) of information - ✔✔byte
Personal computer CPU clock speeds range between _______ - ✔✔2 to 4 gigahertz
0
What is equal to one cycle per second? - ✔✔Hertz
If you buy a new computer game that emphasizes graphics, or new photo/video editing software for
your desktop computer, you may want to purchase a new ___ card. - ✔✔Video
1
Blue ray
DVD
CD - ✔✔50GB
8.5
700 MB
Hertz
Bus width
Megahertz
gigahertz
bus - ✔✔one cycle per second
The amount of data that can be transmitted over a channel at a given time
one million cycle per second
one billion cycles per second
a channel over which information flows inside a computer
This type of analysis or walking stride identification is valuable because it can be used at night or
through walls with infrared cameras or even with satellite imagery - ✔✔Gait analysis
, For
Command shift+3
command A
command F
command S - ✔✔Mac
%
screenshot
select all
find
save
Today's computer keyboard was named after Sir Wesley Reginald Qwerty, inventor of the typewriter -
0
✔✔false
input devices found at point of sale - ✔✔Bar code or UPC reader, keypad, UPC scanning wand
Using reflective material to store data that can be read using a laser is called ___ media storage. -
0
✔✔optical
A combination input and output device that allows users to interact with large computer displays that
is sometimes found in classrooms is called an interactive whiteboard or a ___. - ✔✔smartboard
1
An input, output or storage device connected to a computer is known as a(an) _____ . -
✔✔peripheral
Apple Pay uses _____ for payment transfer - ✔✔NFC
In general, game controllers can be interchanged between different types of gaming consoles. -
✔✔False
If it can be answered as either yes or no, or true or false, the question is called ___ . - ✔✔binary
A 3rd generation programming language that allows BASIC to be used with the advantages of a
graphical user interface is ___ Basic. - ✔✔visual
Converting a task into commands that a computer can use to perform the task is called ___ . -
✔✔programming
Purchasing the necessary software for the system is part of the system ___ step in the SDLC
process. - ✔✔development
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