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Chapter 1 Flashcards

The Impact of Technology in a Changing World

1
Q

What does Web 2.0 does?

A

Allows easy content contribution

Facilitates easy connections with others

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2
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Cognitive Surplus

A

Combination of leisure time and tools to be creative

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3
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Four Function of the computer?

A

Input
Process
Output
Storage

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4
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Explain input

A

Gather data

Allows entering data

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5
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Explain Process

A

Manipulates
Calculate
Organize data

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6
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Explain Output

A

Display data and information

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7
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Explain Storage

A

Save data and information

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8
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What is Bit

A

Is a binary digit

0 or 1

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9
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What is Byte?

A

Unique combination of 8 bits of 0s and 1s

Example: kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte and petabytes

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10
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Types of Computer

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Mainframe
Supercomputers
Embedded

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11
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List some input devices

A 
Keyboard 
Mouse
Microphone 
Scanner 
Camera
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12
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List few Output Device

A

Monitor
Printer
Speaker

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13
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Types of Monitors

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LCD- Liquid Crystal Display
LED- Light emitting diode
OLED- Organic light emitting diode

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14
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Types Of Printers

Expound on each

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Inkjet- affordable, high-quality color, Fast and. quite

Laser- fast, high quality and expensive

All in one printer

Plotter- large image

Thermal

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15
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The MotherBoard consists of:

A 
CPU
ROM, RAM and Cache
Slots for expansion cards
Sound/video cards
Network interface card (NIC)
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16
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What is RAM?

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RAM
random access memory
Store instructions and data
Temporary storage (volatile)
17
Q

What ROM?

A

Read only Memory
Store start up instructions
Permanent storage
Nonvolatile

18
Q

What is CPU

A

Central Processing Unit
Other wise know as the Processor
Brain of the computer
Billion task per second

Measured in Hertz (Hz)

19
Q

System Software

A

Operating systems fundamentals
What the operating systems does
Starting your computer

20
Q

What are the two types of software?

A

Applications Software

System Software

21
Q

What are the operating systems basics?

A

The operating system

Utility programs

22
Q

What the operating system does?

The User Interface

A

Enable the user to interact with the computer

23
Q

Types of interfaces

A

Comand-driven interface
Menu-drive interface
Graphical user interface (GUI)

24
Q

What is Utility Program?

A

A program for carrying out a routine function

25
Q

Example of Utility Program

A

Disk Clean up - remove unnecessary files

Task manager- provides info on programs

Disk Defragmenter- allows faster access to files

26
Q

What are applications Software?

A

Like Apps

Microsoft etc

27
Q

What is the difference between crowdsourcing and crowdfunding?

A

Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services by soliciting contributions from a large group of people
Example Wilipedia

Crowdfunding is the sourcing of fund from a crowd (money)

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