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44 Multiple choice questions

Definition 1 of 44
Random Access Memory, is a storage that allows stored data to be accessed in any random
order without physical movement of the storage media.

HARD DRIVE


CACHE

RAM

FIRMWARE OR SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Definition 2 of 44
File Allocation Table, is like a table of contents for the disk. It directs the read/write arm of the
hard drive to where data exists and accesses it.

WATER


PROTEIN

SWEAT

FAT

Definition 3 of 44
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, is a set of rules for transferring information
from one computer to another. They break up files into packets and passes them from one
comp to another

Ftp


Udp

Http


TCP/IP

,Definition 4 of 44
is non-volatile. saves information forever

disk storage


data backup

secondary storage


memory

Definition 5 of 44
is a way to store and organize a user's work represented by computer files to the memory of a
computer.

User management

File management


Operating system

Space management

Definition 6 of 44
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, standard that assigns numeric values to
letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other characters, microcomputers use this

Registers

ASCII coding scheme

Network

Data backup

,Definition 7 of 44
simply computers, or boxes (desktops, laptops,handhelds)

registers


microcomputers

mainframe

process

Definition 8 of 44
are pathways (or roads in our analogy) that transfer data and power between components
inside of a computer, and sometimes between computers. They are controlled by software that
enables them to connect peripheral devices like computer cards and printers

Bus lines

Ram

Network lines


Storage

Definition 9 of 44
a program file that contains specific information needed by the OS so that a specific brand or
model of device will function

network

device manager

operating system

device driver

, Definition 10 of 44
computing power doubles every 18 months

Nielsen's law


Operating system

Metcalfe's law

Moore's law

Definition 11 of 44
software in which the source code is made available to the program's users

network

open access

open source

operating system

Definition 12 of 44
is the knowledge that enables a person to understand a computing system and its relationship
to business.

Information competency

Computer literacy


Operating system

Computer competency

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