Final Exam Review

Chapter Vocabulary

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

Chapter 1

QUIZ
Match the key terms with the correct definition.
Input                Output                          Transistor                     Personal computer (PC)          
Microprocessor                        Hardware                     Software                                  Mainframe       
Server                                      Timesharing     

A. A computer designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
B. Physical parts of a computer
C. Information taken in by the computer
D. A.k.a. microcomputers- small digital computers based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
E. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform input to output
F. An electronic device that performs the same function as the vacuum tube by transferring electricity across a tiny resistor
G. Expensive, refrigerator-size computers used to do complex computing jobs
H. Technique by which mainframe computers communicate with several users simultaneously
I. Information given out by the computer
J. An integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

 

KEY
Input    C          Output     I                    Transistor   F                Personal computer (PC)   D   
Microprocessor   J       Hardware     B                         Software     E               Mainframe   G 

Server   A                    Timesharing H         

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Chapter 2

Vocabulary:

#	Term	Answer	Definition
1	ASCII	A	Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces.
2	Bay	B	The circuit board that contains a computer's CPU. Also called a system board.
3	Peripheral	C	a code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters, digits, and special characters.
4	Motherboard	D	An organized collection of related information stored in a computer- readable form.
5	Information	E	An external device, such as a keyboard or monitor, connected via cables to the system central processing unit.
6	Binary	F	An open area in the system box for disk drives and other peripheral devices.
7	File	G	The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also, the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer.
8	PC Card	H	Anything that can be communicated.
9	Parallel Processing	I	A choice of two values, such as yes and no or zero and one.
10	Compatible (compatibility)	J	A credit-card-size card that can be inserted into a slot to expand memory or add a peripheral to a computer; commonly used in portable computers. Sometimes called by its original name, PCMCIA.

Key: 1. C  2. F  3. E  4. B  5. H  6. I  7. D  8. J  9. A  10. G

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3
1.cathode-ray tube (CRT)
2.ergonomics
3.FireWire
4.flash memory
5.hot swap
6.liquid crystal display (LCD)
7.monitor
8.optical disk drive
9.sequential access
10.solid-state storage
11.universal serial bus (USB)

a. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely.

b. Flat-panels displays, once primarily used for portable computers but now replacing bulkier CRT monitors for desktops.

c. A high speed connection standard

d. Television-style monitors used as the output device for many desktop computers.

e. To remove and replace peripheral devices without powering down the computer and peripherals. Some modern interface standards such as USB and FireWire allow hot-swapping.

 f.A type of erasable memory chip used in cell phones, pagers, portable computers, and handheld computers, among other things.
g.Storage method that requires the user to retrieve information by zipping through it in the order in which it was recorded.

h.An output device that displays text and graphics onscreen.

i.A data path standard that theoretically allows up to 126 devices, such as keyboards, digital cameras, and scanners, to be chained together from a single port, allowing for data transmission that is much faster and more flexible than through traditional serial and parallel ports.

j.A disk drive that uses laser beams to read and write bits of information on the surface of an optical disk.

k.Storage, such as flash memory, with no moving parts. Solid-state storage is likely to replace disk storage in the future.

1 d
2 a
3 c
4 f
5 e
6 b
7 h
8 j
9 g
10 k
11 l

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Chapter 4

1) Software (Apps)     2) Shareware     3) Wizard     4) Serial Number     5) Command-line Interface	A) Tools that allow the user to communicate with the computer.   B) A text-based user interface, like "cmd"   C) A combination of numbers (or letters) that act as a key to allow access to a given software program.   D) Free-to-try software.   E) A utility that helps the user to perform certain tasks.
1) Operating System     2) Virtual Memory     3) UNIX     4) Formatting     5) Copyright	A) An OS for communicating with multiple users at the same time.   B) A law protecting forms of expression, such as writing, music, or computer programs.   C) Windows Vista, Mac OSX, Ubuntu   D) Using a hard drive to act as extra memory.   E) Dividing a disk into sectors and tracks, in effect erasing all the data

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Chapter 5

1)WYSIWY                                A. Personal Letters

2)Outliners                                  B. Adobe InDesign

3)HTML                             C. Portable Document Format

4)Spelling Checker                D. Arranging information

5)Mail Merge                   E. what you see is what you get

6)Groupware                         F. Compare to dictionary

7) Template                            G. Published on the web

8) Page Layout Software               H. Workgroup

9) PDF                            I. Professional Empty Document

1.spreadsheet software 2.function 3."what if?" questions 4.GIGO 5.modelling

a) Garbage in-Garbage out.   b) Software used for calculations and organization of numbers.   c)  Allows spreadsheets to simulate what would happen if one value was changed.   d) computer programs that create simulation/ models.   e) equations used in spreadsheet calculation.

 

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Chapter 6

Here is the power point for chapter 6

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