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CIS 105 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CIS 105 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 44
Random Access Memory, is a storage that allows stored data to be accessed in any random
order without physical movement of the storage media.
HARD DRIVE
CACHE
RAM
FIRMWARE OR SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Definition 2 of 44
File Allocation Table, is like a table of contents for the disk. It directs the read/write arm of the
hard drive to where data exists and accesses it.
WATER
PROTEIN
SWEAT
FAT
Definition 3 of 44
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, is a set of rules for transferring information
from one computer to another. They break up files into packets and passes them from one
comp to another
Ftp
Udp
Http
TCP/IP
,Definition 4 of 44
is non-volatile. saves information forever
disk storage
data backup
secondary storage
memory
Definition 5 of 44
is a way to store and organize a user's work represented by computer files to the memory of a
computer.
User management
File management
Operating system
Space management
Definition 6 of 44
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, standard that assigns numeric values to
letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other characters, microcomputers use this
Registers
ASCII coding scheme
Network
Data backup
,Definition 7 of 44
simply computers, or boxes (desktops, laptops,handhelds)
registers
microcomputers
mainframe
process
Definition 8 of 44
are pathways (or roads in our analogy) that transfer data and power between components
inside of a computer, and sometimes between computers. They are controlled by software that
enables them to connect peripheral devices like computer cards and printers
Bus lines
Ram
Network lines
Storage
Definition 9 of 44
a program file that contains specific information needed by the OS so that a specific brand or
model of device will function
network
device manager
operating system
device driver
, Definition 10 of 44
computing power doubles every 18 months
Nielsen's law
Operating system
Metcalfe's law
Moore's law
Definition 11 of 44
software in which the source code is made available to the program's users
network
open access
open source
operating system
Definition 12 of 44
is the knowledge that enables a person to understand a computing system and its relationship
to business.
Information competency
Computer literacy
Operating system
Computer competency
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