CH1 Flashcards
What type of Computer, also called a Notebook, has a Monitor that folds down to cover the Keyboard for Transport?
Laptop
What would be an appropriate use for a Supercomputer?
A. Playing Online Games
B. Running a high-volume Website
C. Tallying Census Results
D. Managing a large business’s accounting department.
C. Tallying Census Results
Which of these is a Workstation OS?
A. iOS
B. Windows Phone
C. Windows
D. Android
C. Windows
Which of these Operating Systems CANNOT run on a Desktop PC with an Intel Processor?
A. Linux
B. iOS
C. Google Chrome OS
D. Windows
B. iOS
What kind of OS Enables users to Interact with it using a Pointer and Graphics?
GUI (Graphical User Interface)
A Version of Linux Packaged with Addons and Utilities for a particular purpose is known as a?
Distro
A BlackBerry is a Type of Smartphone known for what distinctive feature that most other modern smartphones lack?
A. Graphical Screen
B. Internet Connectivity
C. Touchscreen
D. Hardware Keyboard
D. Hardware Keyboard
What OS is used on an iPad?
iOS
What kind of Network is used to Connect Individual Computers in a Single Physical Location?
A. WAN
B. LAN
C. Internet
D. Remote
B. LAN (Local Area Network)
Listening to Music using an Online Service like Spotify is an example of what?
A. Cloud Computing
B. Virtualization
C. Streaming Media
D. Telepresence
C. Streaming Media
You are running Virtual Machines on a Single Physical Server. The Server OS does not run any other applications and is dedicated to Virtualization. What type of Hypervisor is this?
A. Type 1
B. Type 2
C. Type 3
D. Type 4
A. Type 1 - Run directly on the Physical Hardware and are Dedicated to running Virtual Machines.
Type 2 - Hypervisors are NOT dedicated to Virtualization, they run within an existing OS that can do more than run Virtual Machines. Type 3 and Type 4 are NOT Valid Hypervisor Types.
Which factor distinguishes IoT devices from Standard Computing Devices such as laptops and smartphones?
They are Specialized Devices.
How are Information and Data different?
Information is Processed Data.
Acronym: CPU?
CPU = Central Processing Unit
Acronym: HDD?
Hard Disk Drive
Acronym: SSD?
Solid State Drive
Acronym: NAS?
Network Attached Storage
Acronym: FTP?
File Transfer Protocol
Acronym: SFTP?
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Acronym: HTTP?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Acronym: HTTPS?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL (Secure)
Acronym: LAN?
Local Area Network
Acronym: WAN?
Wide Area Network
Acronym: SOHO?
Small Office/Home Office
A SOHO Network uses a SOHO Router to Enable Local Computers to Communicate with one another and to Share a single Internet Connection among them.
Cloud Computing?
Describes Applications and Data you access online rather than on a Local PC. (Web Apps)
Virtualization?
Enables one physical computer to run an OS or Application (Called Hypervisor) that allows Multiple Virtual Machines (VMs) to share the underlying physical hardware. VM’s have their own OS and can all run concurrently if the underlying PC has enough hardware resources such as CPU power, Memory, and Storage.
Acronym: PoS?
Point-of-Sale Terminals
Acronym: VoIP?
Voice Over IP
Using the Internet as a conduit for Telephone Calls rather than using the standard telephone lines owned by a phone company. VoIP translates audio data into digital packets that can be sent on computer networks, just like any other kind of Network traffic.
What’s the Difference between Open-Source Software VS Commercial Software?
Open-Source Software is usually FREE (You may have to pay to License some software for business use.), but the important part is that Anyone can make Changes and Release this New Version to the Public. Commercial Software like Windows is Owned by a Company or Individual who retains All Rights to Make, Modify, and Sell It.
WAN Networks?
Two or more LANs connect to form WANs (Wide Area Networks). WANs are generally a collection of LANs in multiple buildings or multiple cities, which is why you’ll occasionally hear them described as Remote Networks. The best example of a Remote Network is - The Internet. A Worldwide Network of Remote Networks connected by a series of high-speed communication lines.
Describe the function of a Router?
Single computers and LANs connect to WANs such as the Internet through wired or wireless hardware devices - Called Routers. Routers send Network Communications OUT into the WAN.
Acronym: IoT?
Internet of Things
Specialized Devices that communicate data over the Internet, excluding standard Desktops, Laptops, Servers, Smartphones. Examples: Medical Devices used for Patient Monitoring, Security Camera/Doorbell Cams, Smart Cars, Baby Monitors, Home Appliances such as Refrigerators, among many others.
Processors?
Carry out or execute computations specified by the device’s programming.
Switches?
Computers in a wired LAN connect through network cabling and connection boxes called Switches.
Acronym: WAP?
Wireless Access Point
Computers on Wireless Networks connect through a special wireless connection box called WAP.
