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Unit 1 - Digital Literacy Flashcards

1
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Defined as any part of your computer that you can physically touch.

A

Hardware

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2
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What are the four categories of hardware on a computer:

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1) Input device
2) Output device
3) System Unit (Processing)
3) Storage Unit

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3
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This devices acts as the ‘brain’ of the computer

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CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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4
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A Mouse, Keyboard, Webcam, Microphone, Touchscreen, and scanner are what exactly:

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Input Devices

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5
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The Motherboard, ROM, Network Card, Video/Graphics Card, and CPU are what exactly:

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System Unit (Processing)

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6
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RAM, USB Flash, Hard Drive (External), Hard Drive (Internal) are examples of what:

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Storage Units

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7
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A projector, Headphones, Monitor, Printer and Speakers are devices known as:

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Output Devices

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8
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Sound and Videos are examples of what?

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Output

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9
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A mouse and Microphone are examples of what?

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Input

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10
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This makes the computer work. All data and instructions have to pass through it. It takes in raw data, performs tasks called for by the software and communicates with the rest of the computer through the motherboard.

A

Processor (or CPU)

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11
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The switches inside a microprocessor are called this:

A

transistors

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12
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The three basic or primary functions of the microprocessor are:

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fetch, decode, execute

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13
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Computers can only use these numbers to execute binary calculations. What are the numbers?

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1’s and 0’s

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14
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Information in the computer can only be represented by 1s or 0s is called this:

A

Digital Information

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15
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1s and 0s are the only two numbers you need to represent the flow of this:

A

electricity

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16
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The dot on the score board is one picture element, also known as a:

A

pixel

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17
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The scoreboards computer receives this type of

command telling it which pixel to light up in which location

A

binary command

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18
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What is the smallest unit of information called?

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a ‘bit’

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19
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This software controls the overall activity of a computer.

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Operation Systems Software (or OS)

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20
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There are two main types of software; what are they called?

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operating systems and applications

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21
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This software is designed to allow users to perform a specific task such as calculate numbers, enter text or play a game

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application software

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22
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Word, Pages, Google Docs and Word Perfect are examples of this type of application software:

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Word processing software

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23
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Excel, Numbers, Google sheets, Lotus and Quattro Pro are examples of this type of application software:

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Spreadsheet software

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24
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Microsoft Access and FileMaker Pro are examples of this type of application software:

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Database software

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25
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What are the six major types of Operating Systems Software today?

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1) MS-Dos (obsolete)
2) Windows
3) UNIX
4) Linux
5) Mac OS
6) Android

26
Q

PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote and Prezi are examples of this type of application software

A

Presentation software

27
Q

Publisher, PageMaker and Canva are examples of this type of application software

A

Desktop publishing software:

28
Q

Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are examples of this software

A

Graphics software

29
Q

What is the most popular web-browser in the world today?

A

Google Chrome

30
Q

True or false: Without software, computers cannot function!

31
Q

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Minecraft, Call of Duty Fortnite are examples of what software

A

Entertainment Software

32
Q

A visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows, icons and menus is known as this:

A

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

33
Q

Documents Icon, My computer icon, recycle bin and task bar are found on what?

A

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

34
Q

Computers that are connected together to share data is known as this:

A

Networking

35
Q

What is the largest computer network in the world today called?

A

The Internet

36
Q

Each digital device has it’s own THIS that connects it to the internet.

A

an ‘IP Address’

37
Q

What device connects us to the internet?

38
Q

What device connects the modem and sends that information from the modem to all the digital devices in our house?

39
Q

What is the most used Productivity Software Suite in the world today?

A

Microsoft Office

40
Q

What are the 8 benefits to using Microsoft Office?

A

1) Universal Software
2) Used by over 1.2 billion people
3) Access anytime and anywhere
4) Given online support
5) Easy to use
6) Multi-purposeful
7) Secure (great security)
8) Many tutorials

41
Q

An object on a computer that contains data or information is called this:

A

A file or files

42
Q

What are the 5 types of storage devices today?

A

1) Magnetic Storage Devices
2) Optical Storage Devices
3) Flash Memory Devices
4) Online and Cloud
5) Paper Storage

43
Q

What storage device is considered the smallest in terms of the size of information it can store:

A

Paper Storage

44
Q

What storage device is considered the largest in terms of size for information we can store individually?

A

Magnetic storage devices (Portable Hard Drives)

45
Q

A tape cassette, floppy disk, hard drive and zip diskette are examples of this type of storage:

A

Magnetic storage devices

46
Q

A Blu-ray disk, CD-Rom disk or DVD-Rom disk are examples of this type of storage:

A

Optical storage devices

47
Q

OMR and punch cards are examples of this type of storage

A

Paper storage

48
Q

Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, icloud and any type of video or audio network media are known as this type of storage:

A

Online or Cloud storage

49
Q

USBs, memory cards and ScanDisk cards are examples of this type of storage:

A

Flash Memory Devices

50
Q

Which storage device has replaced most magnetic and optical media as it becomes cheaper because it is the more efficient and reliable solution

A

Flash Memory Devices

51
Q

True of False: both human brains and computers are affected by viruses

52
Q

Norton Utilities and Bitdefender Total Security are examples of this application software:

A

Utility Software

53
Q

Why is a waffle maker different than a computer

A

It does not have a processor

54
Q

True or false: a specific program can work on every operating system without any changes.

A

FALSE (Each operating system has its own set of parameters to work - the program has to be adjusted to work on that operating system).

55
Q

True or False: You should use special characters (Like ! or ?) when creating a file name

A

FALSE (Keep it simple, date it first, use underscores to attach file names).

56
Q

This is an electronic device that manipulates information or “data”. What is it called?

A

A computer

57
Q

What are the two brands of computers?

A

PC and Mac

58
Q

This device serves information to other computers in an office setting.

59
Q

How many “managers” are in an operating system?

A

Four (Process Manager, File Manager, Memory Manager, and Device Manager)

60
Q

True or False: You should be consistent with your file naming

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