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Question 1

a wired or increasingly wireless PCI or USB device that connects a computer to a network

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NIC, Network Interface Card

Question 2

Microsoft's premier object-oriented, compiled programming language used with the .NET framework

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C#

Question 3

program that controls the base functionality of the computer such as video, harddrive, keyboard

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Basic Input Output System

Question 4

older device or application that continues to be used because of the high cost of replacing it

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Legacy System

Question 5

a measure of how easily programs can be moved to a new system without having to make any change

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Portability

Question 6

a newer bus type used mainly for graphic cards and running at speeds up to 16,000 MB/s

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Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

Question 7

The official name and standard for the commonly known JavaScript language

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ECMAScript

Question 8

A high-level, interpreted programming language developed by Guido van Rossum at CWI

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Python

Question 9

A high-level, compiled, object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Java

Question 10

a specialized coprocessor designed to handle graphical calculation such as 3D modeling and game

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GPU, Graphics Processor Unit

Question 11

a small laptop with less powerful components meant for surfing the web, reading email and other

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Netbook

Question 12

an "enhancement" to the C language providing object-oriented programming features

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C++

Question 13

USB

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Universal Serial Bus

Question 14

A programming language that support both procedural and object oriented programming philosophy

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multi-paradigm language

Question 15

Any computer processor of the CPU which assists the main processor by performing a task

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Coprocessor

Question 16

the evolution of devices towards common functionality

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Convergence

Question 17

a clear set of technical or quantitative requirements

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Specification

Question 18

a standard 32-bit bus running at 132 MB/s

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Pheripheral Component Interconnect

Question 19

a program that takes human readable code and turns it into machine readable code for running

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Compiler

Question 20

The main printed circuit board in a computer that carries the system buses, processors, memory

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Motherboard

Question 21

a Windows multiparadigm programming language developed by Microsoft and intended for beginner

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Visual Basic

Question 22

a software framework by Microsoft which executes code via a virtual machine

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Net Framework

Question 23

a high quality computer, typically with lots of RAM, plenty of CPU power and a high quality VGA

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Workstation

Question 24

a computer designed for use by one person at a time

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Personal Computer

Question 25

a specialized computer which connects two networks

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Router

Question 26

any programming language optimized for modeling real-world objects and concepts

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Object-Oriented Language

Question 27

a component which allows a computer to play and record audio

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Sound Card

Question 28

a physical or software device connecting and facilitating a network with a printer

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Print Server

Question 29

type of comp intended primarily for central distribution of data to other comp on the same net

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Server

Question 30

Rules governing the structure of a programming language

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Syntax

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