CGS2060 Test 1 Study Guide Questions from Quizzes 2 6 answers in italics and parenthesis Chapter 2 The Internet and the World Wide Web 1 2 3 Internet enabled mobile device such as smart phones use a special type of browser called a micro browser Spam is an unsolicited email message or newsgroup article sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once FTP file transfer protocol is an internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet 4 An E mail program used to create send receive forward store print and delete e mail messages The W3C sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet 5 6 A cable modem allows access to high speed internet services through cable television network 7 Fixed wireless Internet connections use radio signals are high speed and use an antenna to communicate with a tower 8 The components of a domain name are separated by periods 9 Streaming is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow which allows users to access and use a file while it is transitioning 10 The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses government agencies educational institutions and individuals 11 Dial up access takes place when the modem in a computer uses a standard telephone 12 Each electronic document on the Web is called a Web page which can contain text line to connect to the Internet graphics audio sound and video Chapter 3 Application Software AutoCAD 1 Which of the following is an example of computer aided design software Autodesk 2 Most spreadsheet software include what if analysis tools where users can ask questions and change certain values in a spreadsheet to reveal the effects of those changes 3 A dialog box is a window that provides information presents available options or 4 requests a response Application software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and or assist them with personal tasks 5 Spreadsheet software is software that allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations on the data 6 Multimedia authoring software allows users to combine text graphics audio video and animation into an interactive application 7 A cell is the intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet 8 A database is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval and use of that data 9 A query is a request for specific data from a database 10 Distance Learning DL is the delivery of education at one location while the learning takes place at other locations 11 Presentation software allows users to create visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas messages and other information to a group 12 A software suite is a collection of individual programs sold as a single package Chapter 4 The Components of the System Unit 1 Bluetooth technology is an alternative IrDA that uses radio waves to transmit data 2 A multi core processor is a chip with two or more separate processor cores 3 The wider the bus the the fewer number of transfer steps required and the transfer of between two devices data 4 ROM chips called firmware contain permanently written data instructions or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured In the machine cycle steps executing is the process of carrying out commands 5 6 The system or motherboard board is the main circuit board of the system unit 7 A USB hub is a device that plugs in a USB port on a system unit and contains multiple USB ports in which users plug cables from USB devices 8 An ExpressCard module is a removable flash memory device about one half the size of a PC card that adds memory communications and multimedia capabilities to computers Word size is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time 9 10 A processor contains small high speed storage locations called registers that temporarily hold data and instructions 11 Preventive maintenance of your computer requires a few basic products including anti static wrist bands lint free wipes and screen cleaning solutions 12 On gigahertz GHz equals one billion ticks of the system clock per second Chapter 5 Input Input is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer 1 2 The ADA requires any company with 15 or more employees to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of physically challenged workers 3 The cursor is a symbol on the screen usually a blinking vertical bar that indicates where the next character typed will display 4 A flatbed scanner works in a manner similar to a copy machine except it creates a file of the document in memory instead of a paper copy MICR magnetic ink character recognition is used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing 6 During a video telephone call both parties see each other as they communicate over the internet OMR optical mark recognition is a technology that reads hand drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles 8 The goal of ergonomics is to incorporate comfort efficiency and safety in the design of 5 7 items in the workplace 9 A retinal scanner works similar to an iris recognition system but instead scans patterns of blood vessels in the back of the retina 10 An artist can create drawings and sketches by using a pen or cursor on a graphics tablet which is a flat rectangular electronic plastic board 11 Resolution is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device 12 An biometric identifier is a psychological or behavioral characteristics such as fingerprints hand geometry facial features voice signatures and eye patterns Chapter 6 Output on paper 1 An alternative for blind users is a Braille printer which outputs information in Braille 2 A monitor is a display device that is packaged as a separate peripheral 3 4 Professionals in the desktop publishing and graphic art fields commonly use Postscript earbuds or earphones are audio output devices that rest inside the ear canal because it is designed for complex documents with intense graphics and colors 5 The disadvantage of a multifunction peripheral is that if the device breaks down you use all four functions 6 The XGA video standard has a typical resolution of 1064x768 7 The Magnifier enlarges texts other items in a window on the screen 8 The SVGA video standard has a typical resolution of 800x600 9 In Windows instead of using a monitor the blind users can work with voice output via Windows Narrator 10 The SXGA video standard has a
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