CIS 105 UPDATED EVALUATION 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Output - ✔✔major function; the actual displaying of the information or processed
data
✔✔Storage - ✔✔major function; dating the information for later use
✔✔RAM - ✔✔type of primary storage; Random Access Memory; temporarily stores the
programs and data with which the CPU is interacting
✔✔Cache Memory - ✔✔type of primary storage; a small unit of ultrafast memory built
into or near the processor that stores frequently or recently accessed program
instruction or data
✔✔ROM - ✔✔type of primary storage; Read-Only Memory; a type of nonvolatile
memory in which instructions are prerecorded and not erased when the system is shut
down
✔✔EPROM - ✔✔Electronically Programmable Read-Only Memory
✔✔Primary Storage - ✔✔active, temporary, volatile, faster, less capacity
✔✔Secondary Storage - ✔✔hardware that retains the programs and data even when
the power is disrupted or turned off; passive, permeant, slower
✔✔Hard Disk - ✔✔type of secondary storage; random access high-capacity, high-speed
dive where programs, data and processed results are stored
✔✔CD-ROM - ✔✔type of secondary storage; standard for storing read-only computer
data on optical compact discs
, ✔✔CD-R - ✔✔type of secondary storage; optical storage media that is a "write-once"
technology
✔✔CD-RW - ✔✔type of secondary storage: an optical storage media that allows data
that has been saved to be erased or written over
✔✔System Software - ✔✔the collection of programs written and configured to provide
the infrastructure, basic services, and hardware control that let other programs function
properly
✔✔Application Software - ✔✔a set of integrated programs that directs the computer's
hardware to perform a task for the user
✔✔Productivity - ✔✔type of application software; word processing, spreadsheet,
database, presentation
✔✔Media and Graphic - ✔✔type of application software; audio/video editing, image
animation creation
✔✔Internet Based - ✔✔type of application software; e-mail, web browsers, internet
messaging
✔✔Home and Educational - ✔✔type of application software; personal finance, games,
tax preparation
✔✔Software Upgrading - ✔✔describes the process of keeping your version of an
application current with the marketplace
✔✔Freeware - ✔✔software given away for free that you cannot turn around and sell it
for profit
✔✔Shareware - ✔✔marketing method that permits a user to have a set period of time in
which to "try before buying"
✔✔Software Suite - ✔✔a collection of individual, full-featured, stand-alone programs
that are bundled and sold together
✔✔Integrated Software Applications - ✔✔a single program that manages an entire
business or set of related tasks
✔✔User Interface - ✔✔part of the OS that facilitates your interaction with the computer
and the programs you use
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Output - ✔✔major function; the actual displaying of the information or processed
data
✔✔Storage - ✔✔major function; dating the information for later use
✔✔RAM - ✔✔type of primary storage; Random Access Memory; temporarily stores the
programs and data with which the CPU is interacting
✔✔Cache Memory - ✔✔type of primary storage; a small unit of ultrafast memory built
into or near the processor that stores frequently or recently accessed program
instruction or data
✔✔ROM - ✔✔type of primary storage; Read-Only Memory; a type of nonvolatile
memory in which instructions are prerecorded and not erased when the system is shut
down
✔✔EPROM - ✔✔Electronically Programmable Read-Only Memory
✔✔Primary Storage - ✔✔active, temporary, volatile, faster, less capacity
✔✔Secondary Storage - ✔✔hardware that retains the programs and data even when
the power is disrupted or turned off; passive, permeant, slower
✔✔Hard Disk - ✔✔type of secondary storage; random access high-capacity, high-speed
dive where programs, data and processed results are stored
✔✔CD-ROM - ✔✔type of secondary storage; standard for storing read-only computer
data on optical compact discs
, ✔✔CD-R - ✔✔type of secondary storage; optical storage media that is a "write-once"
technology
✔✔CD-RW - ✔✔type of secondary storage: an optical storage media that allows data
that has been saved to be erased or written over
✔✔System Software - ✔✔the collection of programs written and configured to provide
the infrastructure, basic services, and hardware control that let other programs function
properly
✔✔Application Software - ✔✔a set of integrated programs that directs the computer's
hardware to perform a task for the user
✔✔Productivity - ✔✔type of application software; word processing, spreadsheet,
database, presentation
✔✔Media and Graphic - ✔✔type of application software; audio/video editing, image
animation creation
✔✔Internet Based - ✔✔type of application software; e-mail, web browsers, internet
messaging
✔✔Home and Educational - ✔✔type of application software; personal finance, games,
tax preparation
✔✔Software Upgrading - ✔✔describes the process of keeping your version of an
application current with the marketplace
✔✔Freeware - ✔✔software given away for free that you cannot turn around and sell it
for profit
✔✔Shareware - ✔✔marketing method that permits a user to have a set period of time in
which to "try before buying"
✔✔Software Suite - ✔✔a collection of individual, full-featured, stand-alone programs
that are bundled and sold together
✔✔Integrated Software Applications - ✔✔a single program that manages an entire
business or set of related tasks
✔✔User Interface - ✔✔part of the OS that facilitates your interaction with the computer
and the programs you use
