ITSS 3300

Question 1

CPU

Answer 1

Speed measured in cycles – Example 3 GHz (Giga Hertz)

Multi-Processor Configurations

Question 2

Memory

Answer 2

• Main Memory - RAM
• Cache – Cache is temporary holding area
• L1 is usually part of the CPU chip itself and is both the smallest and the fastest to access. Its size is often restricted to between 8 KB and 64 KB.
• L2 and L3 caches are bigger and slower to access than L1. They are extra caches built between the CPU and the RAM.
• Other – Video, Communications, etc.

Question 3

Storage (volatile and non-volatile)

Answer 3

• Non-Volatile – Magnetic Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Drive (SSD), Thumb Drives, Optical Drive (CD/DVD), NVMe SSD
• Volatile – Cache and Main Memory

Question 4

IoT

Answer 4

Internet of Things

Question 5

BYOD

Answer 5

Bring Your Own Device

Question 6

Storage sizes (KB, MB, GB, etc.)

Answer 6

Kilobyte-1,024 bytes

Megabyte-1,024 KB = 1,048,576 bytes

Gigabyte-1,024 MB = 1,073,741,824 bytes

Terabyte-1,024 GB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

Petabyte-1,024 TB = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes

Exabyte-1,024 PB = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes

Zettabyte-1,024 EB = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 bytes Z

Question 7

Client/Server

Answer 7

Distributed computing model through Network and Web Applications (Thin/Thick Client)

Question 8

Operating System

Answer 8

Program(s) to “Direct” the Hardware what to do

Question 9

Virtual (machine, network, etc.)

Answer 9

Program(s) which simulate 1 or more additional physical computers in a single machine.

Question 10

User Interface

Answer 10

Program which manages presentation, input, and output with the user of the computer.

Question 11

Browser

Answer 11

a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying and navigating between web pages.

Question 12

FTP

Answer 12

File Transfer Protocol

Question 13

Network and Communications– Definitions (including LAN, WAN)

Answer 13

Two or more connected computers

Major components in simple network

◦ Client and server computers

◦ Network interfaces (NICs)

◦ Connection medium

◦ Network operating system (NOS)

◦ Hubs, switches, routers Software-defined networking (SDN)

◦ Functions of switches and routers managed by central program Types Of Networks

◦ Local area Networks (LANs)

◦ Wide area Networks (WANs)