CITA 150 EXAM ONE--2023

A labeling program that helps you find devices that help to reduce energy use.

Number of clock cycles a CPU can perform per second; measured in Hz., MHz., or GHz.

The numeric system that only has two discrete states of off & on.

A 3D environment that can be interacted with making it seem like it is real.

To enter data one page at time, you should use what device?

A quick and easy way to increase the speed of your desktop computer.

A type of computer program that shares data between users to allow them to work together.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

A device that regulates current or voltage flow and acts as a switch or gate for electronic signals.

This means "picture element" and is a color or illumination on a display screen or dot of a graphic.

A small file used to track items you view online.

The business model that you use when you buy something from Price Chopper.

An assistive technology that converts text & pictures to speech or braille.

Using a network of remote servers to store & manage data rather than on a local server or computer.

A specially designed website that brings info. from diverse sources.

Volatile memory.

Which of these is NOT optical storage?

Today's processor speeds are measured in what?

A type of computer printing that recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper.

A device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal to synchronize all the internal components.

Computer instructions in firmware that controls input & output operations.

Saved as a coded file that is displayed through a browser.

Physical objects that can connect with other devices over the Internet.

This measurement is based on the bus speed and bus width; how fast data can travel on a bus.

The storage device that holds the operating system on a tablet.

A printer that uses a focused beam or light to transfer text and images onto paper.

The paths that data travels on from one internal component to another inside of your computer.

A communication protocol for devices less than 2 inches apart.

The design & use of machines to perform tasks that may have been done by humans before.

This type of system software is designed to help analyze, configure and maintain a computer.

A file that is used to perform various functions or operations on a computer; it is compiled.

Memory that is used to temporarily store data while it is being moved inside your computer

Fetch, decode, execute, store are the 4 steps of what?

An arrangement of computer components that uses a particular OS.

Relating to, using, or expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 as a base rather than 10.

A logical division of a hard disk that is treated as a separate unit by operating systems.

The gulf between those who have access to computers & those who don't.

A kind of memory that retains data only if there is a constant power supply.

A printer that produces characters by hitting pins against an ink ribbon to print closely spaced dots to create letters.

A part of a system that can detect its environment & sends that info. to a processor.

The first generation of computing languages.

The program that initializes the OS during startup.

This component of a computer is made up of the control unit, ALU, registers and cache.

How web servers find web pages on the web.

What do we see on the computer screen that helps us interact with hardware & software?

A legal right to print or publish material you create.