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Midterm COMP125 Part I
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An operating system is responsible for making sure processes get the memory they need.
True
False
2
A dual core (2 CPU) system is twice as fast as a single core system.
False
True
3
What was the original motivation for inventing the Internet?
To make a world wide web
To connect military computers
To provide streaming video
4
Computer Vision is now capable of placing images into an unlimited number of categories.
False
True
5
What makes a record unique in a database?
A primary key
A foreign key
A secondary key
6
SSD stand for Solid State Drive
False
True
7
A Hertz is one cycle per second.
False
True
8
What is Veracity ?
vast amounts of data generated
the accuracy of the data
9
Which of these companies has a strategy of differentiation?
Porsche
Ryan Air
Nissan
10
Which of the following best describes "sentiment analysis" as discussed in class?
Analyzing a web site to see if it provokes a good feeling or a bad felling
Analyzing text to determine if feedback is positive, neutral, or negative
Analyzing a face to see if somebody is happy or sad
11
What does HTTP stand for?
Hypertext Transmission Protocol
Hypertext Markup Language
12
Which of the following is a stateless protocol?
HTTP
SQL
ISP
13
When IBM Watson wins at Jeopardy, that’s an example of what is refered to as strong AI?
True
False
14
What does IS stand for?
Internet Of Thing
Information Systems
15
OS stand for Operation Security
False
True
16
A 64-bit bus passes how much data in one cycle?
1 bytes
3 bytes
4 bytes
8 bytes
17
What are the three V’s of Big Data that most other people talk about ?
Volume, Velocity, and Variety
Velocity, Variety, and Veracity
Volume, Variety, and Veracity
18
IT stand for....
Information Technology
Intelligent Technology
The movie
IT
19
What does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
World Wildlife Fund
20
Which is true of the so-called “networking effect”?
The more people use Internet, the more valuable it is to people
Faster networking is needed
Networks are now faster
21
CPU stand for Central Processing Unit
False
True
22
What do we call the set of operations a CPU recognizes?
Its instruction set
Its program
Its Op Code
23
What is Transforming ?
finding particular data
calculating new values of data
putting data in a particular order
24
1990s → Gaining competitive advantage ?
False
True
25
How many bytes is 32 bits?
2
4
32
5
26
What does API stand for?
Application Programming Interface
Application Intelligence
27
Which logic gate is used to add two numbers?
binary
XOR
28
When a program is interpreted it runs faster than when the same program is first compiled and then run.
True
False
29
Lynux is an application.
False
True
30
A DVD is a type of primary storage.
False
True
31
Memory management=function of the OS that is responsible for establishing the logical structure of files on a HD
False
True
32
What do ISPs do primarily?
Provide access to the Internet
Provide the ability to run a session on top of HTTP
Provide a connection-oriented protocol
33
sensor data ?
Google collects data on where you go
small device to track how many carscross the intersection
Facebook analyzes what you say to a friend in messenger.
34
What is a synonym for row in a relational database?
Record
Field
Column
35
Which of the following is an advantage to using an RDBMS?
Minimal data integrity
More redundancy
Less redundancy and inconsistencies in data
36
Which of the following is true about on premises versus cloud?
On-premises software costs more in the long term.
Cloud software can usually be bought from OPEX.
It’s easier for a low level manager to use on-premises software than cloud
37
Different operating systems have different strategies for scheduling processes.
True
False
38
Which of the following is a connection-oriented protocol?
TCP
HTTP
IP
39
Moore’s law states that ??? will double every eighteen months.
computing power
The processing power
40
In keyword analysis in a web page or document, what is meant by density?
If the word occurs in the title/subtitle, it is considered more prominent
The more the word occurs in titles, the higher it is on the density scale.
The percentage the word is used
41
URL stand for Uniform Resource Locators
True
False
42
In sentiment analysis, what is meant by polarity?
Whether the person is angry
Whether the person has a strong emotion
Whether the sentiment is positive or negative
43
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
A NFL Team
44
What does Op Code stand for?
Sponsored Operation
Operation Code
45
Which is true of the economics of information?
it is consumed by use
the production costs are low
distribution costs are negligible
46
1 Gigahertz is faster than 1 Megahertz
False
True
47
What is meant by strong AI?
An AI system that is intelligent in a variety of areas
A robot the gets back up when you kick it
An AI system that is more intelligent than humans in one area of expertise
48
What is Classification ?
finding particular data
placing information in categories
calculating new values of data
combining data from different sources
49
What’s a synonym for attribute in a relational database?
Row
Record
Field
50
Why are “Cookies” important?
Cookies provide a connectionless protocol
Cookies allow you to create sessions in HTTP
Cookies are a language similar to Java
51
If you have five electronic switches how many numbers can you represent?
102
32
90
5
52
Which of the following data is structured?
An email message
A Word document
Information on students in a relational database
53
Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of an operating system?
To make the computer convenient to use
To make the computer hardware operate in an efficient manner
To compile programs so they run much faster
54
Sorting is placing information in order
False
True
55
In keyword analysis in a web page or document, what is meant by prominence?
The percentage the word is used
The more frequently a word occur, the more it is considered prominent
If the word occurs in the title/subtitle it is considered more prominent
56
File management = function of the OS that makes sure the computer can interface with different kinds of printers
False
True
57
Memory Management ?
Providing processes with the memory they need
Loading applications into primary storage
Give each process time with the CPU
Using device drivers to manage different devices,
58
What does I/O stand for?
Input/Output
Memory management
User interface
File management
59
Why are “Cookies” important?
Cookies provide a connectionless protocol
Cookies are a language similar to Java
Cookies allow you to create sessions in HTTP
60
What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext Markup Language
World Wide Web
Hypertext Transmission Protocol
61
How high can you count with four bits (give me the exact number)?
15
112
9876
4
62
What is Variety ?
vast amounts of data generated
the different types of data we now use - images, text, audio, video, etc
the speed at which data is generated
the accuracy of the data
63
Velocity → the speed at which data is generated
True
False
64
What is RAM?
Data storage that can be read but not changed
Data storage that allows you to access any memory location exactly as fast
Data storage that used to be provided by hard disks
65
ISP stand for Internet Service Providers
False
True
66
I/O Management ?
Providing a logical view of the information
Using device drivers to manage different devices
Give each process time with the CPU
To provide users a way to interact with the machine,
67
Searching is finding particular data
False
True
68
When source code is compiled, the result is a set of commands that can be directly understood by a CPU.
True
False
69
SQL stand for Structured Query Language
True
False
70
What does IoT stand for?
structured data
unstructured data
Internet of Things
Big Data
71
RDBMS stand for Relational Database Management System
True
False
72
WWW stand for World Wide Web
False
True
73
When were the first electronic computers produced?
During the 1950s
During the 1960s
During the 1940s
During the 1970s
74
What does HDD stand for?
Hard Disk Drive
High Definition Multimedia Interface
75
What do you need to form a many-to-many relationship between two tables in a relational database?
A secondary key
Nothing. It’s automatic.
A junction table
76
What is meant by deep learning?
Learning from patterns of patterns, patterns of patterns, and so on
Learning philosophical matters and repeating them
Learning how to recognize a single person among a large crowd
77
Which company makes the robot Asimo?
Samsung
Yamaha
Honda
Apple
78
HEP has to run at least one of each type of server and operating system.
True
False
79
What does ISP stand for?
International School of Paris
Internet System Protocol
Internet Service Providers
80
What happened during 1980s ?
Improving personal productivity
Gaining competitive advantage
Automating repetitive tasks
81
Which of the following is the best example of unstructured data?
A picture of a person
A person’s last name
A person’s birth data
82
When Automating repetitive tasks appeared ?
1960s
1990s
1980s
83
What is Aggregation ?
putting data in a particular order
finding particular data
combining data from different sources
calculating new values of data
84
What base do people count in?
10
2
9
5
85
AI stand for Artificial Intelligence
False
True
86
Which of the following information attribute refers to the fact that the information should be recent?
timeliness
frequency
currency
87
Activity Data ?
Google collects data on where you go
Facebook analyzes what you say to a friend in messenger.
88
4 Megabytes is exactly 4 million bytes
True
False
89
About how much data is unstructured?
80%
10%
60%
45%
90
Which of the following is the best definition of a process?
A program that has been loaded into RAM to be run
A procedure used by an operating system
A program that has been compiled for a given CPU
91
Which of the following is NOT a kind of relationship you can have between two tables in a relational database?
Two-to-many
One-to-many
Many-to-many
92
USB stand for Universal Serial Bus
False
True
93
HTTP stand for Hypertext Transmission Protocol
True
False
94
IP stand for Internet Protocol
True
False
95
Which of the following aspects of Big Data is most affected by increasingly fast processors?
Veracity
Variety
Volume
96
HTML stand for Hypertext Markup Language
False
True
97
When you turn off the computer, which of the following types of storage will loose all its data?
SSD
HDD
RAM
98
An OS= establishing a directory structure, users can create directories and files and navigate around directories/files
False
True
99
A web browser interprets HTML code.
True
False
100
ICT Stand for Information and Communication Technology
False
True
