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CIS 100.
FBU CIS Newton.
Question | Answer |
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What does ALU stand for? | Arithmetic logic unit |
What does CU stand for? | Control unit |
What are the two types of memory? | Internal/ external |
What does RAM stand for | Random Access memory |
What does ROM stand for? | Ready only Memory. |
RAM is used to store what? | Application programs and Data. |
True or False, Ram can be overwritten? | True. |
What does ROM hold? | The boot sequence for the computer |
A single binary digit (0 or 1) | Bit |
8 bits (representing a single letter, punctuation mark, Digit. ) | Byte |
How much does 1 kilobyte hold? | approx. 1 paragraph |
How much does 1 megabyte hold? | Approx. 1 small book. |
How much does 1 gigabyte hold? | Approx. 10 yards of books |
How much does a 1 terabyte hold? | Approx., 1000 encycopiedas. |
The process of moving programs and/or data into and out of temporary storage to simulate existence of more memory. | Virtual Memory. |
The space Virtual Memory uses is called? | Paging file |
What are the two main types of processors? | 'Intel' and 'AMD" |
What is the speed of a processor? | Cycles per seconds (hertz). |
What does WAN stand for? | Wide Area Network |
What does LAN stand for? | Local Area Network |
Access point is connected to what? | Modem |
The modem is connected to what? | Router. |
What is a Router? | Small computer that sorts out connections wirelessly or through cables. |
What is something that a computer must have? | System Software |
What are the three main operating systems? | Windows, Lion (mac), Unix (linux) |
What are the three network topologies? | Bus, Ring, Star |
Messages are transmitted in what? | packets. |
a situation where in two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. | deadlock |
security software is an example of what? | An utilities |