MOD 2

Question 1

What do computers count in?

Answer 1

Binary

Question 2

0’s and 1’s can be sent around in ________ or _________.

Answer 2

parallel / serial

Question 3

What is ASCII?

Answer 3

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Question 4

What is the most common character encoding on the Internet?

Answer 4

UTF-8 (Unicode)

Question 5

Each 0 or 1 is called a _______.

Answer 5

bit

Question 6

Groups of eight 0’s and 1’s are called a __________.

Answer 6

byte

Question 7

What is the “brains” of the computer that runs instructions?

Answer 7

CPU

Question 8

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 8

Random Access Memory

Question 9

What does BIOS stand for?

Answer 9

Basic Input/Output System

Question 10

What provides power to all parts of the computer?

Answer 10

Power Supply

Question 11

What has “Non-volatile” memory?

Answer 11

Disk Drives

Question 12

Disks are formatted in ______.

Answer 12

Clusters

Question 13

What is space that can be used to hide data?

Answer 13

Slack space

Question 14

What is space not being used by the OS?

Answer 14

Unallocated space

Question 15

When you delete a file, what does the OS do?

Answer 15

erase the entry in the Master File Tablet

Question 16

Which organization stores every type of media for the US?

Answer 16

US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Question 17

Data on a network connection runs along a __________.

Answer 17

1-lane highway