AWS Data Center Tour: Uncovering Cloud Computing

Question 1

Which of the following are examples of an output from a computing system?

Accepted Answer

Video plays on the screen, audio comes out of the speaker

Question 2

__________ is a network of computer networks and connects users and devices from around the globe.

Accepted Answer

The Internet

Question 3

_______ allows the storage and processing of data to happen elsewhere instead of on an individual computer.

Accepted Answer

Cloud computing

Question 4

Every device on the internet is assigned a number as an address.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What do you think URL stands for?

Accepted Answer

Uniform Resource Locator

Question 6

Every device connected to the internet is assigned a number called a(n) _____ so data knows where to go.

Accepted Answer

IP Address

Question 7

Is Dr. Nashlie in the cloud right now?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 8

A DVD is an example of which computing component?

Accepted Answer

Storage

Question 9

Instead of entering numbers, people enter an easy to remember address called ____, like Amazon.com, to visit a website.

Accepted Answer

URLs

Question 10

The total length of underwater cables that the internet runs through can ____.

Accepted Answer

wrap around the Earth about 32 times.

Question 11

Hard drives are an example of ____ and allow people to save information for later use.

Accepted Answer

storage

Question 12

Businesses can store information on servers in ___ so people can access data in the cloud.

Accepted Answer

data centers

Question 13

When you enter a URL, a protocol called ___ matches the URL to the IP address so the computer knows where to send data.

Accepted Answer

DNS (Domain Name System)

Question 14

Computing devices follow a set of rules called ___ to determine how data is transmitted.

Accepted Answer

protocols

Question 15

How big was the first programmable computer?

Accepted Answer

As long as a semi-truck trailer

Question 16

What do you think moves faster than electricity?

Accepted Answer

light

Question 17

____ are made of tiny glass tubes that allow information to be sent to and from data centers using light waves.

Accepted Answer

Fiber Optic Cables

Question 18

A student enters 32 x 58 on their computer&#x27;s calculator. The computer must ___ what to do before displaying an answer.

Accepted Answer

process

Question 19

The first computer with storage was available in 1956. It had enough storage to hold ____.

Accepted Answer

1 or 2 songs

Question 20

Someone attending online class types words into the chat and speaks into a microphone. These are example of computer __.

Accepted Answer

inputs

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