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1
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What is clock speed?

A

It is how fast a cpu can execute instructions

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2
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What is gigahertz?

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Clock speed is measured in ghz which is a unit of frequency that is equal to one billion cycles per second.

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3
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What are the 2 types of general purpose computers?

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One user at a time or multiple concurrent users.

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4
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What was the process which served hundreds of users at a time?

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Time sharing

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5
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MRP

A

Manufacturing Resources planning

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6
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What is a minicomputer?

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Better than micro computers
Worse than mainframe
Eg. Laptop Desktop phone etc

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7
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What are microcomputers?

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Worse than minicomputers
Small low cost

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8
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What is a terminal?

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Hardware used to enter, retrieve display Electronic data.

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9
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What are the 2 types of terminals?

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Dumb and smart

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10
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What is a dumb terminal

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Non programmable
Cannot do any processing on it’s own
It can not run programs only displays
Like a monitor

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11
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What is a smart terminal

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Programmable
Does some processing on its own
Sometimes has a disk drive for reading and writing files.

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12
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What is a phone generation

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It refers to the capabilities of the cellular networks.

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13
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What are the 5 phone eras?

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Brick
Candy bar
Feature phone
Smartphone
Touch

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14
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What are the 2 types of systems

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Front end and back end

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15
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What is front end system

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It is what the user interacts with.

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16
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What is back end

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Deals with databases and data processing

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17
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What is a distributed system

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It is a computing environment in which various components are spread across multiple computers on a network

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18
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What is parallel processing system

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It is the simultaneous execution of the same task on multiple processors to obtain results faster

19
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What is software

A

Computer programs that control hardware

20
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What are the types of software

A

System
Application
Specialized

21
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What is system software

A

It controls the hardware (operating systems)

22
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What is the 3 type of system software

A

OS
Utility programs
Middleware

23
Q

What is application software

A

Software to carry out a specific task eg. Word

24
Q

2 types of application software

A

Proprietary and off the shelf

25
Q

What is proprietary software

A

It is software designed for a specific application and owned by a company eg.
MS office
Adobe suites
Google suites

26
Q

What is off the shelf software

A

Mass produced software
Eg. Antivirus
Media players

27
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What is specialized software

A

Software for a specific task.

28
Q

What are the 5 types of networks

A

LAN
PAN
MAN
WAN
Internet
Extranet

29
Q

What is a PAN

A

Personal area network

Eg. Bluetooth hotspot

30
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What is LAN

A

Local area network

Connects devices together
Eg.
House or small office

31
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What is MAN

A

Metropolitan Area network
Connects campus or cities

32
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What is a WAN

A

Internet connects LANs

33
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What is intranet

A

Network where employees can share data.

34
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What is extranet

A

Controlled access for customers business partners etc.

35
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What is cloud computing

A

Software and storage is stored on the cloud as an internet service

36
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What are the 4 types of cloud computing

A

Public
Private
Hybrid
Autonomic

37
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What is public cloud computing

A

Public cloud service
Eg. AWS Microsoft azure google cloud

38
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What are the 3 types of public cloud computing

A

IaaS infrastructure as a service
SaaS software as a service
PaaS platform as a service

39
Q

What is IaaS

A

Virtual machine
Servers

40
Q

What is SaaS

A

Email
Customer relationship

41
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What is PaaS

A

OS
Programming language
Database

42
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What is private cloud computing

A

Cloud computing environment dedicated to a single company

43
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What is hybrid cloud computing

A

Uses both public and private

44
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What is autonomic cloud computing

A

Systems that manage themselves

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