Mid Term July 15 Flashcards
Output Devices
Speakers, Printer, iPhone Screen, Monitor, Headphones
Input Devices
Mouse, Stylus,Keyboard,Microphone,iPhone Screen,Scanner,
TV Remote Control
Processing Devices
Motherboard, RAM, CPU, CD Rom, DVD Rom, Hard Drive
Storage Devices
Blu-Ray Disk, Floppy Disk, RAM Hard Drive
What are the four main functions of the OS?
Control Hardware, Provide User Interface, Manage Resources, and Run Applications
Name three different types of OS’s
Windows, Linux, Mac OS
RAM
Random Access Memory
GUI
Graphical User Interface
CPU
Central Processing Unit
Windows Aero Theme. How do you do the following? Aero Snap Aero Shake Aero Flip Aero Peek
Left Click Top Bar + rag to left or right
Left Click Top Bar + Shake
Cntrl + Windows + Tab
Windows + Space Bar
How do you display help?
F1
How do you redo an action?
Cntrl + Y
What button do you push to rename the selected item?
F2
How do you select all items in a document or window?
Cntrl + A
How do you close the active item, or exit the active program?
Alt + F4
How do you switch between open items?
Alt + Tab
How do you cycle through programs on the task bar by using Aero Flip 3-D?
Cntrl + Windows + Tab
How do you refresh the active window?
F5 or Cntrl R
How do you cancel the current task?
Esc
Windows 7 Starter is for?
Netbook home use and basic computer functions
What is Widows 7 Premium for
Basics plus entertainment
What is Windows 7 Professional for
Basics, Premium and for work to connect to networks and network printers
What is Windows 7 Ultimate for
Includes all features of Starter, Premium, Professional plus Bit Logger and 35 language packs
When did the internet come online?
December 1969
When did the WWW come online
December 1991
What is the difference between OS & Applications
OS: programs coordinate resources, provide an interface between users and computer, run applications.
Applications: End User software like word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
URL
Uniform Resource Locators
F1
Help
What are properties
Things you use to describe a file. Example: Name, Date Modified, Type, Size, (top of the screen) More details expand from the bottom.
What is a bit?
A binary digit such as 0 or 1
0 Means off
1 Means on
What is a byte?
8 bits or 1 Character
Every space counts
KB
1,000 Bytes
Thousands
MB
1,000,000 Bytes
Millions
GB
1,000,000,000 Byte
Billions
TB
1,000,000,000,000
Trillions
How many pixels are in 1 KB
4
Why would you use Libraries in Windows 7?
Makes searches faster because they index