IC3 Certification Pratice Computing Fundamentals

IC3 Certification Pratice Computing Fundamentals What is the biggest advantage of using a notebook? ️portability Game System ️Include an embedded computing chip that enables an individual to play interactive games with viedo techonology. What are some features of a cellular phone? ️Email, text messaging, paging What does ROM stand for? ️Read only memory What does RAM stand for? ️Random Access Memory How does RAM function? ️It only works when the computer is on and the information "vanishes" when the computer is turned off. What is the abbrivation for Hertz? ️Hz Binary numbers are written as.... ️1s and 0s What uses a magnetic tape to store information? ️Tape Drives Whia is an optical writer drive also known as? ️Burner Drive What is designed to read a flat, circular disc commonly referred to as a CD or DVD? ️Optical disc drives What technology was developed by lomega Corporation? ️Zip Drive What is a USB Flash drive considered as? ️a type of removable media systems What is ISP? ️Internet Service Provider What can be set as a disk array? ️Network Drives What enables communication between the user and the computer? ️I/O devices What input device allows you to send information to the computer? ️Keyboard What executes a typed command or a selected option from a menu? ️Enter Key What toggles the scrolling display of data on the screen? ️Scroll Lock Key What stops or freezes the computer? ️Ctrl key + Pause Key What is generally used for connecting printers and have been replaced by USB? ️Parallel Port What is generally used for connecting mouse devices or modems? ️Serial Port You will need this if you wish to connect your computer the number of devices that exceeds the number of ports your computer has. ️Hub What does the term "computer software" refer to? ️Everything that makes a computer run, that includes the OS, programming software, and application programs. The computer software code is based on a set of rules called: ️Algorithms What allows you to create, edit, and save documents? ️Word processing applications What performs mathematical calculations, produce "what-if" analyes, and display graphs, charts, and diagrams? ️Spreadsheets What can you obtain from different sources, but you can also create your own or customize picture files to use in various media? ️Graphics what does .tiff stand for? ️Tagged Image File Format