Google IT Flashcards
The most prevalent encoding standard used today.
UTF-8
RGB or red, green, and blue model is the basic model of representing colors
RGB model
To take a relatively complex system and simplify it for our use
Abstraction
A series of steps that solves specific problems
Algorithm
The oldest character encoding standard used . It represents the English alphabet, digits, and punctuation marks
ASCII
A group of 8 bits
Byte
The communication that a computer uses, also known as base-2 numeral system
Binary system
A device that stores and processes data by performing calculations
Computer
Is used to assign our binary values to characters so that we as humans can read them
Character encoding
The overarching discipline that covers the practice of coding and hiding messages from third parties
Cryptography
In the decimal system, there are 10 possible numbers you can use ranging from zero to nine
Decimal form- base 10 system
The growing skills gap between people with and without digital literacy skills
Digital divide
The use of digital technology, like computers and the internet, to store and process data into useful information
Information technology
one of the largest an open source operating systems used heavily in business infrastructure and in the consumer space
Linux OS
Allow transistors to do more complex tasks, like deciding where to send electrical signals depending on logical conditions
Logic gates
This means the developers will let other developers share, modify, and distribute their software for free
Open source
Allows computing to go mobile
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Punch cards
A sequence of cards with holes in them to automatically perform calculations instead of manually entering them by hand
Connects the CPU to the MCC and sends over the location of the data, but not the data itself
Address bus
The most common interface that hard drives use to connect to our system
ATA
The most common form factor for motherboards
ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended)
What does ATX stand for?
Advanced Technology eXtended
It means older hardware works with newer hardware
Backward compatible
Software that helps initialize the hardware in our computer and gets our operating system up and running
Bios (Basic Input Output Services)
What does Bios stand for?
Basic Input Output Services
Refers to the practice of allowing people to use their own personal devices for work
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
What does stand BYOD stand for?
Bring your own device
The assigned stored location for recently or frequently accessed data; on a mobile app it is where anything that was changed or created with that app is stored
Cache
One full charge and discharge of a battery
Charge cycle
It decides how components talk to each other on our machine
Chipset
When you send a voltage to the clock wire
Clock cycle
The maximum number of clock cycles that it can handle in a set in a certain time period
Clock speed
When you send or receive data, it sends a voltage to this to let the CPU know it can start doing calculations
Clock wire
Central processing unit
CPU
A series of pins that connect a CPU’s processor to the PC’s motherboard
CPU sockets
