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Chapter 2: The Visible Computer Flashcards

1
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Who is the father of the computer?

A

Charles Babbage

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2
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What 3 Components make up a modern computer?

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Hardware, Operating System, Applications

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What does the operating system enable you to do?

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Enables the end user to control the hardware to tell it what to do.

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4
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What is the difference between a UI and a GUI?

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A UI enables the user to control the hardware by typing in commands and a GUI allows the user to control the hardware by adding graphics the user can interact with.

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What are applications?

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Applications allow the user to do specialized tasks.

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6
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What is the computing process?

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Input –> Processing –> Output

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Input devices?

A

Keyboard, mouse

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Processing devices?

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CPU and GPU along with auxiliary supporting devices such as ram

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Output devices?

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Display, speakers

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10
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Data storage?

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Takes volatile data stored in ram and puts the data onto a more permanent medium such as a HDD

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Network Connection?

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Mode in which computers connect to other computers

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What are the common OS functions?

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  • Provides a method for applications to communicate with hardware (bit version of hardware determines the OS that can be supported)
  • Creates a UI which is a visual representation of the computer for the end user to use
  • Run, use, and shutdown programs
  • Add, move, and install programs
  • Provides a means to secure the system from threats
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13
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What are compatibility concerns

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Whether an application can run on that OS or an OS can run on a piece of hardware etc…

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14
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What is the transparency feature in windows 7 called?

A

Aero

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15
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What does a right click open? (Windows 7)

A

Context Menu

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16
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What is the Windows 8 interface called?

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Metro UI

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17
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What did windows 8.1 bring back?

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A start button

18
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In Windows 8.1 what pops up when you put the cursor in the top or bottom right of the screen?

A

The charms bar

19
Q

What angle was Windows 10 built for

A

To remove unwanted features of windows 8 and to integrate left out features from windows 7. Mostly all of windows 7 features with a metro UI look.

20
Q

What is the taskbar called on a mac

A

The “dock”

21
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What does the mission control button do

A

displays an overview of open applications windows and more

22
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What feature in mac enables multiple desktops

A

Spaces

23
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What are the UI’s in different Linux distros called

A

Desktop Environments (DE’s)

24
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What’s the normal file structure

A

Drive (disk) –> folder –> subfolder –> subfolder

25
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What is the pairing of application with file extension called?

A

File Association

26
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What is the default folder in windows that programs will install into?

A

C:\Program Files\User

27
Q

64-bit Widows creates what 2 folders

A

C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)

28
Q

What is file explorer on mac called

A

Finder

29
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What folder does Linux user as the User folder

A

Home folder

30
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What are the tech launch points for windows 7

A

Command line, Control Panel, and System Tools

31
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How do access system tools

A

Start –> All programs –> Accessories –> System Tools

32
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What is character map

A

copy different Unicodes for specific symbols

33
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What does the dir command in windows do

A

displays files and folders in the directory you are located in

34
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What are the tech launch points for windows 8/8.1

A

Control Panel, Administrative tools, CLI

35
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What are the tech launch points for windows 10

A

Control Panel, Settings, CLI, Powershell

36
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What are the tech launch points for Mac

A

System preferences, Utilities folder

37
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How do you access system preferences?

A

Apple logo top left then system preferences

38
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How do you access the utilities folder?

A

Top bar –> Go –> Utilities

39
Q

How do you access terminal in Linux

A

ctrl alt T

40
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Gnome 3 All settings how to get to it

A

arrow top right then settings button

41
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What menu in a KDE distro of linux is like the start menu in windows

A

Kickoff Menu

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