In bitmaps a bit can represent what?

Whether the pixel is black or white

What is the benefit of fitting more transistors onto one chip?

Less heat is produced, They perform faster, The more efficient they work, The faster they work

What are the components of software?

Data, application and user interface

What is software made of?

Various soft but solid materials

Why did they want to decrease the size of the transistors

To store more transistors on a smaller chip

What do computers do fundamentally?

They communicate, process and store information

What does a transistor make work?

Microwave, Camera, Laptop, Renewable power source

In the last 50 years, how have computers changed in what they do?

Only applications of computers have changed

Today most computers interfaces are graphical and two-dimensional. How about in the past?

UI were typically character based

In which way(s) are computers useful in processing information?

They are fast, accurate and can parallel process

What was the main objective in regards to transistors in the 60's

To decrease the size of the transistors

Which is not a benefit of databases:

They ease the printing and distribution of information

What is Gordon Moore's Law?

number of transistors on circuits doubles since invention

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1
What is meant when we say computers communicate information?
They transmit information to other devices
They read and write data from and to storage
All of the above
They receive input from users and give output to users
2
Which of these options is not classified as Non- Physical ICT Hardware
Software
Files
Radiowaves
Databases
3
In bitmaps a bit can represent what?
The position of a pixel
The colour of a pixel
The size of the bitmap
Whether the pixel is black or white
4
Binary Information is always stored in transistors
False
True
5
What is the benefit of fitting more transistors onto one chip?
Less heat is produced
They perform faster
The more efficient they work
The faster they work
6
What are the components of software?
Data, information, and knowledge
Hardware facing and user facing components
Operating Systems and applications
Data, application and user interface
7
In what ways have other user interfaces changed?
From static to dynamic
All of the above
From application based to user-centric
From detached to interactive
8
What is software made of?
Transistors
Various soft but solid materials
Java, C++, Python etc.
Information
9
Why did they want to decrease the size of the transistors
All of the above
To make them more durable
To manufacture them more efficiently
To store more transistors on a smaller chip
10
What computer component processes information?
Neither the CPU nor GPU
Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Both the CPU and GPU
11
What do computers do fundamentally?
They compute maths equations
They communicate, process and store information
They emit light and they get hot
They transform input into output
12
What does a transistor make work?
Microwave
Camera
Laptop
Renewable power source
13
In the last 50 years, how have computers changed in what they do?
Both the applications and fundamental operations changed
Only applications of computers have changed
Applications changed first then the fundamental operations
Only the fundamental operations of computers have changed
14
Today most computers interfaces are graphical and two-dimensional. How about in the past?
UI were similar but black and white
UI were typically graphical one-dimensional
UI were typically character based
UI were based on audio
15
In ASCII a C is represented as:
3
001100011
00030030
011
16
Information is typically stored in binary form (e.g. 0000101010)
No, many more common solutions
No, the decimal system is more popular
Yes for the time being
No quantum computing has changed that
17
As a component of software the application can describe
All of the above
How data is stored
How data is to be processed
How data is to be communicated
18
In which way(s) are computers useful in processing information?
They are accurate and can process information in parallel
They are really fast
They are fast and accurate
They are fast, accurate and can parallel process
19
What was the main objective in regards to transistors in the 60's
To increase the profit on the transistors
To increase the size of the transistors
To decrease the size of the transistors
To decrease the cost of production of transistors
20
Application often refers to
A computer program
All of the above
A use case of software
The procedures of software
21
The abbreviation Gb stands for:
Gigabyte ( 1 million bytes)
Gigabyte (1 million kilobytes)
Gigabit (1 million bits)
Gigabit (1 million kilobits)
22
Which is not a benefit of databases:
They ease the printing and distribution of information
They ease the storage of large quantities of information
They ease complex mathematical equations
They ease a quick and flexible retrieval of information
23
What is Gordon Moore's Law?
The transistor rate at which the integrated circuit performs
Net weight of a transistor is twice the mass of the circuit
number of transistors on circuits doubles since invention
The probability that a computer will yield a certain result

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