MST Midterm Exam

Question 1

Electronic device that manipulates.
information or data.

Answer 1

Computer

Question 2

Any physical component of a computer
system that contains a circuit board,
Integrated Circuits (ICs), or other
electronics.

Answer 2

Hardware

Question 3

Keyboard, mouse,
touchpad, scanner, digital
camera, microphone, joystick,
graphic tablet, webcam

Answer 3

Input Devices

Question 4

Monitor, headphones/speakers,
projector, printer,

Answer 4

Output Devices

Question 5

Main part of a desktop
computer

Answer 5

System Unit (Tower)

Question 6

The System Unit Case

Answer 6

Chassis

Question 7

Gives instructions and command to a
computer.

Answer 7

Software

Question 8

A set of instructions that directs a
computer’s hardware to perform a task.

Answer 8

Software Program

Question 9

Computer software package that
performs a specific function
directly for an end user or, in some
cases, for another application.

Answer 9

Application Software

Question 10

Designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs. An example is Operating System or Drivers

Answer 10

System software

Question 11

Manages all other programs in
a computer.

Answer 11

Operating System (OS)

Question 12

Comes from the name of a Persian
author, Abu Ja’far Mohammed ibn Musa
al Khowarizmi

Answer 12

Algorithm

Question 13

Sequence of computational steps that
transform the input into the output.

Answer 13

Algorithm

Question 14

Helps us to determine which algorithm is
most efficient in terms of time and space
consumed.

Answer 14

Analysis of Algorithms

Question 15

Basis of communication in IT. It is also the set of computers that are connected so
that they can share information.

Answer 15

Computer Networks

Question 16

2 Popular Computer Network Architecture

Answer 16

ISO Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
IBM’s Systems Network Architecture (SNA)

Question 17

Each device is connected to its left and right peers only, creating a linear structure.

Answer 17

Interconnectivity

Question 18

A network can be a private network that belongs to a single autonomous system and can be public that can have accessed by ll.

Answer 18

Administration

Question 19

It may be spanned across a whole building, whole city multiple cities or provinces, and may be the
whole world.

Answer 19

Geographical Span

Question 20

It has various types such as Client Server, peer-to-peer, or hybrid, depending upon architecture.

Answer 20

Network Architecture