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In the late 1940s, what invention helped computers become more widely used?

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Transistors

used by businesses, science and engineering

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Storage devices include all of the following EXCEPT:

recordable CD, RAM, hard drive, DVD drive

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RAM

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What are some examples of Inputs?

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Keyboard, Mouse, Microphone, Camera

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the colors in CRT video include all except:

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Yellow

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What handles communication between the CPU and the disk drive(s)?

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The operating system

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What is the platform-neutral programming language that can run on Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX?

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Java

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What are some examples of outputs?

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Printer, Monitor, Plotter, Speakers.

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To have a page number and chapter title appear at the bottom of every page, create a:

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footer

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What is the term for how text appears on a page?

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formatting

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What type of font looks fine on a monitor but is not smooth when printed?

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Bitmapped font

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All EXCEPT ____________ can squeeze music files to a fraction of their original size.

AAC, MP3, WAV, P2P

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WAV

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Computer-aided instruction (CAI) software is:

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Educational Software

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The movie player which plays the most movie formats is:

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VLC

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A logical structure that controls the order in which instructions are carried out is known as a(n):

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Control Structure

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3 Typs of storage

for MOBILE

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Tape, Disk, Solid State

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5 Processing Systems

For MOBILE

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CPU, FPU, Neural Processing, RAM, GPU

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4 Communication Hardware

For MOBILE

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Modem, NIC, WiFi, Bluetooth

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7 Sensors

for MOBILE

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Proximity, GPS, Accelerometer, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Barometer, Magnetometer

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CPU Development

what is ARM?

MOBILE PPT.

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Designs (architectures & instruction sets) Licensed for Phones & Tablets

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What is the Major difference in CPU Development (MOBILE)

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Low Power

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When did the creation of Low Power Chips start?

MOBILE Genesis

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Starts in the 90s

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Types of Screen (3 types)

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LED (Light Emitting Diode), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and OLED Screen

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CPU Structures

What is a ALU?

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Arithmetic-Logic Unit.
Place where calculations are preformed.

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Cpu Structures

What is a cache?

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Temporary memory
Used to speed up the CPU

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What is the main use of the opperating sytem?
Controlls the hardware
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# Operating system What are the 5 componets?
Device Drivers – BIOS etc DOS – Disk Operating System UI – User Interface Communications – link to the outside world Security – Account management & access
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What is Intranet?
network which exists inside an organization usually private.
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What are the 3 wired computer hardware for communications?
MODEM NIC Wired- the connection
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What are the 3 Wireless Computer hardware for communications?
Wi-Fi Bluetooth Infrared
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# Communications Terms What is Bandwidth
the amount of data which can be transferred per second
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# Communications Terms What is a Portal?
Access point to the internet
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What are the 3 computer hardware for Communications?
Wired, Wireless, Cellular
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What is NIC?
Network Interface Card - wired standard is ethernet
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What are the 5 types of Networks?
1. WAN - wide area network (internet) 2. MAN - Metripolitan Area Network 3. LAN - Local Area Network 4. PAN - Personal Area Network (phones) 5. HAN - Home Area Network | PANs and Han actually a LAN
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What are the 4 Network Hardware?
1. Hub - dumb repeater 2. Switch - smart repeater 3. Router - smart repeater / firewall 4. Bridge - used to connect different networks
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How did the internet start?
US Department of Defense project in the late 1960s
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What year was the Internet Concept described in Science Fiction?
1950s
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# Web address: (https)://mtroyal.ca.com/degrees What is http?
Hypertext transfer protocol : a set of rules for sending and receiving hypertext
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# Web address: (https)://www.mtroyal.ca.com/degrees What does www stand for
world wide web - a set of rules , protocol
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# Web address: (https)://www.mtroyal.ca.com/degrees what does the (s) in https stand for?
Security - its secured, coded
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# Web address: (https)://www.mtroyal.ca.com/degrees What does .ca or .com mean?
Primary domain , the last thing used before the dash ## Footnote Know the basic geographical locations ( .uk, .eu, .ca, .com, .jp (japan), .de (germany) .co (company) for example .co.ca
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# Web address: (https)://www.mtroyal.ca.com/degrees What does index.htm mean?
name of the file that appears / becomes on the page
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# Web address: (https)://www.mtroyal.ca.com/degrees What does ( :// ) mean?
this is the path from the folder to the file
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What are the four phases of technology?
1. Introduction 2. Growth 3. Maturity and stabilization 4. Decline
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# The Cloud What is Cloud Storage?
Files are stored on the internet * Often used for back-ip * If connection goes down - no access to your files ## Footnote e.g google drive
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# The Cloud What is Cloud Computing?
Computing is done on the internet and files usually stored on the internet * if no connection - cannot do any computing ## Footnote e.g google docs
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# Security What is the biggest threat security wise?
User Behaviour
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# Security What are the challenges of the internet age?
* Computer limitations * Threats * Coping with threats * Security
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# Fundamental Computer Security Why is Perfect Security not possible?
1. Computer does exactly what it is programmed to do 2. Computer can only do what it is programmed to do
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# Security What are some examples of threats | (Not comprehensive)
* Denial of Service * Hackers * Keyloggers * Phising * Pharming * Social Engineering * Ransomware
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# Security What are two types of Malware Threats?
1. Viruses (generic) 2. Spyware (gathers information)
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What is AI Programmed by?
IBM - International Business Machines
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# Machine Learning - deep fakes what does GANs stand for?
Generative adversarial networks - uses authentic photos to create falsified photo or movie
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# Excel What is absolute addressing?
An absolute reference in Excel is a reference that cannot be changed when copied, so you won't see changes in rows or columns when you copy them.
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# Excel What is relative addressing?
Relative references change when a formula is copied to another cell.
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# Database What does FMP stand for?
File Management programs - can only be open and manipulated one file at a time
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# Database What does DBMS stand for?
Database Management Systems - can have multiple files open simultaneiously and manipulate information across all these files
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# Sound What are the audio files that are sampled?
.mp3 and .aac | Digitized sound
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# Sound What audio files are full quality/versions?
.wav - windows standard .aiff - apple standard
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What audio files are synthesized sound?
MIDI - musical instrument digital interface Digital equivalent of sheet music
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# Sound What are the Four dominant record companies
1. Universal 2. Sony / BMG 3. Warner 4. EMI
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# Patents What does SEP stand for?
Standards Essential Patents
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# Patents What does FRAND stand for?
Fair, Reasonable, and Non- Discriminatory
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# Patents What are the Two Types of Patents?
Standards Essential Patents - SEP : Used for Patents which others must use because they are central to the technology // Because others have no choice these must be licensed on FRAND terms Strategic Patents - May or may not be licensed to others, but there is no obligation to license // Others cope with these by creating ‘work arounds’, the find another way to give similar functionality

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