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Introductory Computer Concepts I Flashcards

1
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it is the study of computers, including their design, operation and their use in processing data into information

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Computer Science

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the systematic study of algorithmic process that describe and transform __________, their theory, analysis, design, efficiency, implementation, and application

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information

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3
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theoretical computer science has its roots in __________, where there was a lot of discussion of logic

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mathematics

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computer science combines both the __________ and __________ aspects of engineering, electronics, information theory, mathematics, logic and human behavior

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theoretical and practical

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5
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computer science began with ________ in 1642 and _________ in 1812

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pascal, babbage

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who made the pascaline calculator

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blaise pascal

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7
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who made the analytical and difference engine

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charles babbage

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george boole created what logic?

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boolean logic

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this guy made the von Neumann Architecture

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John von Neumann

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10
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he made the turing machine and the concept of computability

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alan turing

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consists of people, procedures, software, hardware, communication networks and data resources that collects, transforms, and disseminates information in organization

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information systems

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12
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are end users who use computers to make themselves more productive

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people

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13
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this specify rules or guidelines for computer operations

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procedures

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14
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provides step-by-step instructions for computer hardware

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software

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15
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what are the two major kinds of software

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system software and application software

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16
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it enables the application software to interact with the computer hardware

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system software

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17
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it is not a single program, but rather a collection of programs

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system software

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18
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examples of system software (3)

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operating system (OS), utilities, device drivers

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19
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it allows end users to accomplish one or more tasks everyday on a computer such as writing a letter, sending an email, making a poster or downloading a web page

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application software

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20
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application software can be categorized as either (2)

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basic applications, specialized applications

21
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these application software is called general-purpose or productivity application

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basic applications

22
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these application software includes thousands of other programs that more narrowly focused on specific discipline and occupations

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specialized applications

23
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example of specialized applications

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graphics programs, audio and video software, multimedia programs, web authoring programs, ai programs, etc.

24
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the equipment that processes the data to create information and are controlled by software

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hardware

25
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types of computers (4)

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supercomputers, mainframe, minicomputer, microcomputer

26
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are largest, fastest, most powerful and most expensive computers that is used primarily for scientific applications and are mathematical intensive workstations

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supercomputers

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mainframe is used in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, and petroleum industries (etc.) (T&F?)

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false, used in supercomputers

28
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computers which have multiprocessing and multiprogramming capabilities and they are composed of many computers that is powerful enough to support several hundred users simultaneously at remote terminals

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mainframe

29
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minicomputers can also be called as

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midrange computers

30
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these are similar to mainframes but smaller in scaling and it can accomodate remote users but slightly less storage and processing is slower compared to mainframe

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minicomputers

31
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these are computers which are workstations

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microcomputers

32
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microcomputers uses the RISC microprocessors. what is RISC?

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reduced instruction set computer

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types of microcomputer

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desktop computer, laptop, tablet pc, handheld computers (cellphone)

34
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microcomputer hardware incluedes (4)

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system unit, input/output, secondary storage, communication

35
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consists of unprocessed facts including text, numbers, images and sounds

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data

36
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four common types of files

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document, worksheet, presentation, databae

37
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allows computers to share information and connect to the internet

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connectivity

38
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a revolution that is expected to dramatically affect the way we communicate and use computer technology

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wireless revolution

39
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communication system connecting two or more computers

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network

40
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this is the largest network in the world

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internet

41
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provides a multimedia interface to the numerous resources available on the internet

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web

42
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computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the internet, that provide help and understanding to the user

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information technology

43
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decimal system represents the daily number system ranging from ____ and has the base of _____

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0-9, 10

44
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binary system is used for __________, accepting 0 and 1 value only and has the base 2

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computer representation

45
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is a group of 3 bits and has the base 8 that ranges from 0-7

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octal system

46
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is a group of 4 bits which uses the base 16 system counting from 0-9 followed by letter a-f, which represents 10-15 in decimal number system

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hexadecimal system

47
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defines a set of values used to represent quantity

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number systems

48
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this is determined by the number of digit symbols in the system

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base, or radix

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