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CMPE3 Chapters 1-3
UCSC CMPE3 Midterm 1 Chapters 1-3
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2012

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Charles Babbage
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Who was instrumental in designing the first mechanical computer that would eventually become the modern day computer?
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Paradigm Shift
Definition
Computers have changed the way humans go about their day-to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as a(n):
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Web Browsers
Definition
Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called:
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Protecting Intellectual Property
Definition
When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her Web site, the ethical issue of ________ is at issue.
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World Wide Web.
Definition
WWW means:
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Univac 1
Definition
This computer correctly predicted that Presidential candidate Eisenhower would be elected:
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Artificial Intelligence
Definition
Tasks that have traditionally been performed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part of the software that is known as:
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Contain thousands of microprocessors
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Supercomputers:
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UNIVAC
Definition
The first general-purpose commercial computer was known as the:
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Server
Definition
When multiple users sharing data and hardware resources need access to one application, a ________ is necessary.
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Integrated Circuit
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Due to a need for smaller and more powerful computers, the ________ was invented and replaced the transistor-based computers by the mid-1960s.
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California
Definition
The Silicon Valley, where numerous microprocessor manufacturing companies are located, is in:
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Industrial Age
Definition
The time in our history in which large masses of the population moved from farms to factories was the:
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Biodigital Technology
Definition
The future could bring the emergence of ________, computer chips embedded within human bodies.
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Laptop Computers
Definition
Probably the fastest growing segment of the PC market is the area of:
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ARPANET
Definition
This experimental network developed by the U.S. government, scientists and others eventually became the Internet?
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Silicon Chips
Definition
Vacuum tubes are eventually replaced by:
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Relatively high price and upgrade difficulties
Definition
A negative aspect of a laptop computer is:
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Cache
Definition
The storage area for the next likely data or instruction to be processed, preventing bottlenecks and slowing of the system, is known as:
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Peripheral Devices
Definition
The input, output, and storage devices are known as:
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Definition
ASCII stands for:
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Communicating information to the outside world
Definition
Producing output involves:
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ASCII
Definition
The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is:
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Itanium
Definition
The ________, by Intel, is a 64-bit processor.
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Primary storage
Definition
RAM is also known as:
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Random Access Memory
Definition
RAM stands for:
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Mice and keyboards
Definition
The most common input devices include:
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Timing device that produces electrical pulses to synchronize the computers operations
Definition
The clock of a computer system is the:
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Peripherals
Definition
External devices such as printers, keyboards, and modems are known as:
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Video Monitor
Definition
The primary output device for computers is a:
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Microprocessor
Definition
The CPU is also known as the:
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Multi-core processors
Definition
By putting multiple CPUs on a single chip, chip makers have created:
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256
Definition
In ASCII, ________ characters can be created.
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Registers
Definition
The CPUs ALU contains:
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There are two possibilities: on and off
Definition
Binary means:
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Central Processing Unit
Definition
CPU stands for:
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MS-DOS
Definition
__________ is the early operating system developed by Microsoft.
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Reflected light
Definition
In comparison to a traditional mouse, a newer type of mouse uses ____________ to detect movement.
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Pressure
Definition
A touchpad responds to:
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Mouse
Definition
The pointing device that comes built in to a laptop computer can be any EXCEPT a:
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Trackball
Definition
Which input device resembles an upside-down mouse?
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UPCs
Definition
Bar-code readers use light to read:
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Scanner
Definition
A ___________ is used to create a digital representation of a printed document or photograph.
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Optical Character Recognition
Definition
OCR stands for:
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Videoconferencing
Definition
If employees reside in different parts of the country and need to meet monthly, useful computer technology would be:
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Must be trained to recognize individual voices
Definition
A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it:
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Diagonally
Definition
The display size of a monitor is measured:
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Picture element or dot on a screen
Definition
A pixel is a:
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Ergonomics
Definition
The science of creating work environments that are safe and efficient for workers is known as:
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Randomly
Definition
How is a magnetic disk drive read?
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750 MB
Definition
Zip disks can hold up to ____________ of information.
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Tower
Definition
A tall, upright computer with relatively more expansion slots and bays is known as a(n):
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Having a modem and/or network connection to communicate with other computers
Definition
Connectivity for a new computer means:
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Optical Mark Reader
Definition
A standardized test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a(n):
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FireWire
Definition
___________ is a high-speed connection developed by Apple.
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