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CGS 1060 Study Guide Final Questions
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Which .term .is .used .to .refer .to .all .of .the .physical .parts .of .a .computer .system? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .har
dware

Software .that .allows .you .to .do .word .processing, .send .e-
mails, .or .play .games .is .commonly .referred .to .as .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .application .programs

Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .an .operating .system? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .Microsoft .Windows

A .mainframe .computer .is .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .an .extremely .fast, .expensive .computer .with .a .large .data
.capacity .that .is .typically .used .by .huge .companies.


A .computer .that .serves .other .computers .by .running .important .software .and .storing .important .data .
is .called .a .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .server

What .piece .of .computer .hardware .is .often .referred .to .as .the ."brains" .of .the .computer? .- .Answer .✔
✔ .- . . .CPU

Which .of .the .following .components .would .NOT .be .considered .a .peripheral .device? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . .
.motherboard


At .the .lowest .level .of .processing, .computers .represent .data .and .instructions .using .a .series .of .binary
.digits, .1's .and .0's. .An .individual .binary .digit .is .known .as .a .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .bit


A .kilobyte .is .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .1024 .bytes

A .string .of .8 .binary .digits .is .known .as .a .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .byte

A .removable .USB .flash .drive .with .a .capacity .of .4096 .megabytes .has .an .equivalent .storage .capacity .
of .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .4 .GB

Which .type .of .memory .contains .the .instructions .necessary .for .the .computer's .basic
.input/output .system .
(BIOS) .which .is .used .to .load .essential .data .when .the .computer .is .turned .on? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .ROM

Which .type .of .memory .stores .any .programs .and .data .that .are .currently .in .use .by .the .CPU .that .will .
be .lost .when .the .computer .is .switched .off? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .RAM

,Which .unit .of .measurement .is .equivalent .to .one .billion .bytes? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .gigabyte .(GB)

What .unit .of .measure .is .used .when .describing .the .speed .of .a .computer's .CPU? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .he
rtz

To .increase .the .performance .of .your .computer .and .the .number .of .programs .it .can .effectively .run .at
.one .time, .you .may .want .to .increase .the .size .of .the .computer's .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .RAM


Which .of .the .following .would .be .considered .an .input .device? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .mouse

A .display .monitor's .screen .is .composed .of .tiny .square .units .called .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .pixels

Of .the .different .types .of .computer .storage, .which .would .you .expect .to .have .the .most .capacity? .- .A
nswer .✔✔ .- . . .hard .disk

What .is .the .name .for .the .piece .of .software .that .manages .the .hardware, .application .programs, .and .
provides .a .graphical .user .interface .to .the .user .of .the .computer? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .operating .system

Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .considered .an .operating .system? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .Microsoft .Word

How .many .digits .is .the .binary .language .comprised .of? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .two

What .type .of .software .is .used .to .scan .for .malicious .programs .that .may .be .residing .in .your .compute
r's .hard .disk .or .memory? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .antivirus

The .enclosure .that .contains .most .of .the .components .of .a .computer .is .commonly .called .the: .- .Answ
er .✔✔ .- . . .system .unit

Memory .that .requires .electrical .power .to .retain .data .is .referred .to .as .being: .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .volati
le

What .is .the .top-level .domain .for .the .Uniform .Resource .Locator .
(URL) .given .as .http://angel.irsc.edu .? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . ..edu

The .Internet .is .best .described .as .a: .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .a .global .network .of .networks

What .is .the .protocol .prefix .for .the .Uniform .Resource .Locator .
(URL) .given .as .http://angel.irsc.edu .? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .http://

The .set .of .communication .rules .that .the .browser .will .use .when .connecting .with .the .web .site .you're
.trying .to .access .is .known .as .the .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .protocol .prefix


Text .or .images .on .a .web .page .that .when .clicked .on .take .you .to .another .web .page .are .called .- .Ans
wer .✔✔ .- . . .hyperlinks

A .network .infrastructure .that .provides .access .to .users .and .end .devices .in .a .limited .area .such .as .a .h
ome, .school, .office .building, .or .campus .is .called .a: .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .LAN

, The .feature .known .as .tabbed .browsing .allows .you .to .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .have .multiple .web .pages .op
en .at .the .same .time .inside .the .same .browser .window

Which .area .of .the .web .browser .window .displays .the .URL .of .the .current .web .page .you .are .viewing?
.- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .address .bar


You .know .your .mouse .is .hovering .over .a .hyperlink .when .the .mouse .pointer .changes .shape .to .a .- .A
nswer .✔✔ .- . . .hand

Two .popular .broadband .Internet .technologies .include .cable .Internet .access .and: .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .D
SL

What .kind .of .cable .is .used .to .connect .your
.cable/DSL .modem .to .your .broadband .router .or .a .computer .to .your .broadband .router? .- .Answer .✔
✔ .- . . .Ethernet .patch .cable

A .web .address .comprising .of .three .parts, .the .protocol .prefix, .domain .name, .and .top-level .domain .is
.often .called .a .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .URL


What .term .best .describes .a .company .who .provides .access .to .the .Internet .for .their .customers? .- .An
swer .✔✔ .- . . .ISP

______ .contain .the .rules .that .govern .the .communication .process .and .define .how .messages .will .be .t
ransmitted .and .received. .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .Protocols

Which .protocol .allows .for .the .dynamic .translation .of .a .domain .name .into .the .correct .IP .address? .- .
Answer .✔✔ .- . . .DNS

Much .like .a .telephone .needs .a .unique .phone .number .in .order .to .communicate, .a .computer .must .b
e .assigned .a .unique .______ .in .order .to .communicate .on .the .Internet. .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .IP .address

Which .command .can .be .typed .in .at .a .Window's .command .prompt .to .identify .the .computer's .Intern
et .address .information? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .ipconfig

Which .protocol .is .used .to .securely .transmit .web .page .information .between .the .client .and .the .web .
server? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .HTTPS

Which .of .the .following .protocols .is .NOT .associated .with .the .transmission .or .reception .of .email? .- .A
nswer .✔✔ .- . . .DHCP

Google .and .Bing .are .examples .of .what .kind .of .software .system? .- .Answer .✔✔ .- . . .web .search .engin
e

Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .a .good .practice .in .combating .being .a .victim .of .computer .fraud? .- .An
swer .✔✔ .- . . .Send .your .username .or .password .via .email .only .when .the .request .comes .from .your .IT
.department.

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