Introductory Computer Concepts I

Question 1

it is the study of computers, including their design, operation and their use in processing data into information

Answer 1

Computer Science

Question 2

the systematic study of algorithmic process that describe and transform __________, their theory, analysis, design, efficiency, implementation, and application

Answer 2

information

Question 3

theoretical computer science has its roots in __________, where there was a lot of discussion of logic

Answer 3

mathematics

Question 4

computer science combines both the __________ and __________ aspects of engineering, electronics, information theory, mathematics, logic and human behavior

Answer 4

theoretical and practical

Question 5

computer science began with ________ in 1642 and _________ in 1812

Answer 5

pascal, babbage

Question 6

who made the pascaline calculator

Answer 6

blaise pascal

Question 7

who made the analytical and difference engine

Answer 7

charles babbage

Question 8

george boole created what logic?

Answer 8

boolean logic

Question 9

this guy made the von Neumann Architecture

Answer 9

John von Neumann

Question 10

he made the turing machine and the concept of computability

Answer 10

alan turing

Question 11

consists of people, procedures, software, hardware, communication networks and data resources that collects, transforms, and disseminates information in organization

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information systems

Question 12

are end users who use computers to make themselves more productive

Answer 12

people

Question 13

this specify rules or guidelines for computer operations

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procedures

Question 14

provides step-by-step instructions for computer hardware

Answer 14

software

Question 15

what are the two major kinds of software

Answer 15

system software and application software

Question 16

it enables the application software to interact with the computer hardware

Answer 16

system software

Question 17

it is not a single program, but rather a collection of programs

Answer 17

system software

Question 18

examples of system software (3)

Answer 18

operating system (OS), utilities, device drivers

Question 19

it allows end users to accomplish one or more tasks everyday on a computer such as writing a letter, sending an email, making a poster or downloading a web page

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application software

Question 20

application software can be categorized as either (2)

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basic applications, specialized applications

Question 21

these application software is called general-purpose or productivity application

Answer 21

basic applications

Question 22

these application software includes thousands of other programs that more narrowly focused on specific discipline and occupations

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specialized applications

Question 23

example of specialized applications

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graphics programs, audio and video software, multimedia programs, web authoring programs, ai programs, etc.

Question 24

the equipment that processes the data to create information and are controlled by software

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hardware

Question 25

types of computers (4)

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supercomputers, mainframe, minicomputer, microcomputer

Question 26

are largest, fastest, most powerful and most expensive computers that is used primarily for scientific applications and are mathematical intensive workstations

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supercomputers

Question 27

mainframe is used in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, and petroleum industries (etc.) (T&F?)

Answer 27

false, used in supercomputers

Question 28

computers which have multiprocessing and multiprogramming capabilities and they are composed of many computers that is powerful enough to support several hundred users simultaneously at remote terminals

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mainframe

Question 29

minicomputers can also be called as

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midrange computers

Question 30

these are similar to mainframes but smaller in scaling and it can accomodate remote users but slightly less storage and processing is slower compared to mainframe

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minicomputers

Question 31

these are computers which are workstations

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microcomputers

Question 32

microcomputers uses the RISC microprocessors. what is RISC?

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reduced instruction set computer

Question 33

types of microcomputer

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desktop computer, laptop, tablet pc, handheld computers (cellphone)

Question 34

microcomputer hardware incluedes (4)

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system unit, input/output, secondary storage, communication

Question 35

consists of unprocessed facts including text, numbers, images and sounds

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data

Question 36

four common types of files

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document, worksheet, presentation, databae

Question 37

allows computers to share information and connect to the internet

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connectivity

Question 38

a revolution that is expected to dramatically affect the way we communicate and use computer technology

Answer 38

wireless revolution

Question 39

communication system connecting two or more computers

Answer 39

network

Question 40

this is the largest network in the world

Answer 40

internet

Question 41

provides a multimedia interface to the numerous resources available on the internet

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web

Question 42

computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the internet, that provide help and understanding to the user

Answer 42

information technology

Question 43

decimal system represents the daily number system ranging from ____ and has the base of _____

Answer 43

0-9, 10

Question 44

binary system is used for __________, accepting 0 and 1 value only and has the base 2

Answer 44

computer representation

Question 45

is a group of 3 bits and has the base 8 that ranges from 0-7

Answer 45

octal system

Question 46

is a group of 4 bits which uses the base 16 system counting from 0-9 followed by letter a-f, which represents 10-15 in decimal number system

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hexadecimal system

Question 47

defines a set of values used to represent quantity

Answer 47

number systems

Question 48

this is determined by the number of digit symbols in the system

Answer 48

base, or radix