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ComputersCIS101

PARTS OF COMPUTER/SYSTEM

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WHAT IS A COMPUTER? PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CAN INPUT, PROCESS, OUTPUT, STORE DATA
WHAT IS DATA? DATA IS A SINGLE FACT OR IDEA, WORD, NUMBER, SOUND OR PICTURE
WHAT IS INFORMATION? DATA THAT HAS BEEN PROCESSED SO IT CAN BE PRESENTED IN AN ORGANIZED & MEANINGFUL WAY
TYPES OF COMPUTERS? hint: MESS MICROCOMPUTERS, MAINFRAME COMPUTERS, EMBEDDED COMPUTERS,SUPERCOMPUTERS,SERVERS
GIVE EXAMPLES OF MICROCOMPUTERS DESKTOP, NOTEBOOKS, TABLETS,MOBILE DEVICES,PDA, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS,SMART PHONES
NAME THE 4 MAJOR TYPES OF MICROCOMPUTERS DESKTOP, NOTEBOOKS, TABLETS, MOBILE DEVICES (PDA'S, SMART PHONES, HAND HELDS)
WHAT IS A SERVER? SPECIALIZED COMPUTERS THAT MANAGE NETWORK RESOURCES THRU THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE, THEY PROVIDE DESTOP COMPUTERS WITH ACCESS TO THE NETWORK
WHAT ARE MAINFRAME COMPUTERS? AIR TRAFFICE CONTROL HAS ITS OWN MAINFRAME.LARGE COMPUTERS FOUND IN BUSINESS/COLLEGES WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY USE COMPUTER TO PROCESS DATA, AND STORE VAST AMTS OF DATE
WHAT ARE SUPERCOMPUTERS? LARGE, POWERFUL COMPUTERS THAT PERFORM SPECIALIZED TASKS, RUN FEWER PROGRAMS, VERY FAST
WHAT KIND OF TASKS DO SUPERCOMPUTERS DO? TRACK WEATHER PATTERNS AND MONITOR SATELITES
WHAT ARE HARDWARE DEVICES? THEY ARE THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER TO INCLUDE THE SYSTEM UNIT AND PERIPHERALS
WHAT IS THE SYSTEM UNIT? THE TOWER, BOX, CONSOLE
WHAT ARE PERIPHERALS? MONITOR, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, PRINTER, SCANNER
WHAT IS INSIDE THE SYSTEM UNIT? MICROPROCESSOR CHIP OR CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) A CHIP ON MOTHERBOARD
WHAT DOES THE CPU DO? IT IT THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER, IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING COMMANDS & TASKS THAT THE COMPUTER PERFORMS
NAME THE 2 MAJOR PARTS OF THE CPU? CONTROL UNIT - OBTAINS INSTRUCTION FROM MEMORY, INTERPRETS & EXECUTES THEM, COORDINATES ACTIVITY OF COMPONENTS ALU - ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT PERFORMS ALL THE ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC FUNCTIONS, SORTS DATA NUMERICALLY AND ALPHABETICALLY
NAME SOME COMMON BRANDS OF CPU'S PENTIUM, CORE-DUO, CELERON
NAME 3 CHIP MANUFACTURERES INTEL, AMD, MOTOROLA
NAME 3 THINGS THAT AFFECT PROCESSING POWER CLOCK SPEED (MEGA OR GIGAHERTZ), HYPERTHREADING (MICROPROCESSOR THAT CAN ACT LIKE 2 PROCESSORS), DUAL-CORE OR MULTICORE (2 OR MORE PROCESSORS, MULTITASKING, LOWER HEAT
NAME 2 TYPES OF MEMORY ROM (READ ONLY MEMORY)PRERECORDED CHIP, & BOOT PROGRAMS CRITICAL INFOR LIKE START UP RAM (RANDOM ACESS MEMORY)NOT STORAGE
NAME 3 TYPES OF STORAGE MAGNETIC, OPTICAL (CD, DVD), FLASH (CARDS OR DRIVES OR STICKS)
NAME SOME KINDS OF PORTS? SERIAL PORTS, USB PORT, FIRE WIRE (DIGITAL VIDEO), ETHERNET OR MODEM PORT
NAME 3 SPECIAL PURPOSE PORTS MIDI PORT - CONNECT ELECTRONIC MUSICAL DEVICES IrDA PORT - USED FOR DEVICES LIKE PDA'S, KEYBOARDS, MICE, PRINTER WIRELESSLY USING INFRARED LIGHT , WAVES, ** BLUETOOTH IS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY USING RADIO WAVES
NAME 2 INPUT DEVICES KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
NAME 4 OUTPUT DEVICES MONITORS, PRINTERS, SPEAKERS,MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES SUCH AS ALL IN ONE PRINTER, SCANNER, FAX
NAME 3 OPERATING SYSTEMS MICROSOFT WINDOWS, MAC OS, LINUX
WHAT ARE UTILITY PROGRAMS? THEY HANDLE TASKS INVOLVED WITH MANAGEMT AND MAINT. OF YOUR SYSTEM, EX: FILE MGMT, DISK CLEANUP, DISK DEFRAG, SYSTEM RESTORE
WHAT IS LAN? LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WHAT IS WAN? WIDE AREA NETWORK
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF LAN INTERNET AT HACC, COMPUTERS AT HOME OR IN SMALL OFFICE OR BUSINESS
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WAN THE INTERNET
NAME SOME PRODUCTS WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTERS MICROWAVE, DIGITAL CAMERA, PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT, AIRBAGS AND ANTILOCK BRAKES
WHAT IS A FIREWALL? KEEP THE BAD GUYS OUT
WHAT IS A VIRUS? MALICIOUS BIT OF CODE, WHEN SOMEONE SENDS A PROGRAM TO SCREW UP YOUR COMPUTER OR EXPLOIT A WEAKNESS IN YOUR COMPUTER
WHAT IS PHISHING? EMAIL THAT MASQUERADES AS A BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SCAM YOU OR AS A HOAX
WHAT IS SPYWARE? SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO CAPTURE PERSONAL INFO AND SEND IT ELSEWHERE,
GIVE EXAMPLES OF SPYWARE ADWARE TRACKS INTERNET BROWSING, POPUP BLOCKER,COOKIES TRACK WHAT WEBSITES YOU VISIT
WHAT IS GUI GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
WHAT DO NETWORKS DO?` ALLOWS SHARING OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, RESOURCES INCL PRINTERS, SCANNERS, IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AND DATA SHARING
NAME 2 TYPES OF SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOFTWARE - OPERATING SYSTEMS AND UTILITY PROGRAMS APPLICATION SOFTWARE - PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW YOU TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS AND USE THE COMPUTER IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY, DATABASE, SPREADSHEET, PRESENTATION
NAME THE 4 BASIC COMPUTER FUNCTIONS INPUT, PROCESS, OUTPUT, STORAGE
EMBEDDED COMPUTERS DEFINE SPECIAL PROGRAMMED MICROPROCESSOR TO PERFORM A SET TASKS & MAY HAVE LITTLE OR NO INPUT NEEDED
WHAT IS USB PORT UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORT
WHAT IS A NETWORK CONSISTS OF 2 OR MORE COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH PERIPHERALS, EACH DEVICE IS A NODE
IDENTIFY SAFE COMPUTER PRACTICES USE ANTISPYWARE,ANTIVIRUS, FIREWALLS, PROPER PASSWORDS, LOAD UPDATES AND PATCHES FOR SOFTWARE, WATCH FOR PHISHING
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