CIS 100

What is not a current use of computers in the military? correct answer: Using RFID tags to avert potential crises like epidemics Artists interface with technology often, but cannot yet correct answer: use computers to generate images that respond to the environment. People who do not read emotion easily in others hope for new progress in the field of correct answer: affective computin A necessary ingredient for a digital home is a correct answer: Network Automotive technology req...

attribute correct answer: the characteristics of the field, including size or length, data type, indexed, etc. authentication correct answer: security process in which the identity of a person is verified auto number correct answer: a data type that automatically generates a unique key for any record. this begins with the number "1" and begins with the first record behavioral targeting correct answer: uses information about a person's behavior to inform businesses and marketers s...

Computers are correct answer: ubiquitous - they are all around us Binary counting system uses only two digits: correct answer: 0 and 1 Data correct answer: A collection of raw facts and figures Comprised of text, numbers, dates, etc. Examples: XYZ 55 05/05/05 500 Information system (IS correct answer: ): components that work together to process data and produce information Information correct answer: Data presented in a context - it has meaning, purpose, and is valuable to o...

Discuss how the speed of storage devices and memory is defined. correct answer: When you turn on a computer or mobile device, it locates the operating system on its storage medium and loads the operating system into its memory (specifically, RAM). When you issue a command to run an application, such as a browser, the operating system locates the application on a storage medium and loads it into memory (RAM). When you are finished using the application, the operating system removes it from R...

Which is NOT an event associated with the beginning of the Internet? A. TCP/IP protocol was developed that allowed different computers to communicate with each other B. The first e-mail program was written by Ray Tomlinson C. A was one of the first websites on the Internet D. The US Department of Defense creates ARPA correct answer: C What do you need if you want to read, send, and organize e-mail from any computer connected to the Internet? A. An e-mail server B. An e-mail client ...

1. What are the 5 components of a computer? correct answer: CPU, bus, memory, storage, input and output 2. What are the similarity and differences between a pc and a mobile device? correct answer: Differences: Form factor, a mobile device you can carry with you and a PC is a stationary device. Similarity: They both have an operating system; they both have the 5 components of a computer. 3. What is a server? correct answer: In a client server environment, the server is the computer that...

What do you call the commands that tell the computer what to do? correct answer: Programming Which of the following is a proper name for a stick of RAM? correct answer: DIMM Where do you connect an anti-static wrist strap? correct answer: To a handy metal part of the case What sort of connection does a typical network interface card have? correct answer: RJ-45 Modern keyboards connect to which of the following ports? correct answer: Mini-DIN and USB Which end of the USB cable...

Being ________ means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations. Select one: a. computer savvy b. technology literate c. computer competent d. computer literate correct answer: d. computer literate The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called: Select one: a. HALO animation. b. computer forensics. c. robotics. d. RFID simulation. correct an...

The top three operating systems for personal computers are correct answer: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux The _____ of the operating system enables the user to communicate with the computer system. correct answer: user interface For perfoming common tasks, Windows 8 has special shortcuts called correct answer: charms The process of optimizing RAM storage by borrowing hard drive space is called ________. correct answer: virtual memory More than 50% of smartphones use an op...