COSC 1301- Exam 1 questions with
correct answers 100%
Pixels and dot pitch: - correct answer ✔✔determine the quality of displayed images and characters on a
monitor (softcopy)
"LCD" & "CRT" are acronyms associated with which hardware peripheral device? - correct answer
✔✔Monitors
Which of the following best describes a "service pack"? - correct answer ✔✔a compilation of software
patches & updates accumulated over time
Which of the following is the "technical term" representing the illegal duplication of software or
noncompliance with software license terms? - correct answer ✔✔software piracy
Which software license permits installing multiple copies onto several computers? - correct answer
✔✔site
The terms" compatible" or "clone" are in reference to what computer system? In other words, a clone is
cloned from what computer? - correct answer ✔✔IBM PC
What is the primary benefit of compressing or "zipping" files? - correct answer ✔✔to make files smaller
and thus quicker to transport over a network, compressed files also occupy les disk space.
The interface displayed below is an example of - correct answer ✔✔menu-driven (pull down menu)
The mouse: - correct answer ✔✔is the primary input device used in a GUI environment
The output displayed on a monitor is an example of: - correct answer ✔✔softcopy
, As per lecture definition, "peripheral" devices are NOT directly involved in processing, peripheral devices
belong to the "input", "output", and "storage" stages of the IPOS cycle. On the basis, which of the
following is NOT a peripheral device? - correct answer ✔✔CPU
Four types of "system" software were identified in the lecture outlines, which two load automatically
when the computer boots? - correct answer ✔✔device drivers and the operating system
The following is an example of what type of interface? It requires that the user carry a dialogue with the
computer. - correct answer ✔✔prompted
Who created the first computer? - correct answer ✔✔No one really knows, there were many
contributors. No one individual is credited
The "Windows registry" would be altered or modified during "both" the installing and uninstalling of
software. True or False. - correct answer ✔✔True
Two microcomputers' environments were identified in the lecture outlines. Which environment limits
the user to only the resources available on a single computer? - correct answer ✔✔stand alone
In regard to the "IPOS" cycle, which of the following is FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔printers produce a
softcopy output
The -------- was a computing device (not a computer - basically a large calculator) that followed the
direction or instructions provided by a human operator. The --------- introduced the concept of the "IPOS"
cycle. The IPOS cycle is comprised of the logical steps or phases involved in the operation of modern day
computing. - correct answer ✔✔Analytical Engine
------------ did not create a computer; through the design of the Analytical Engine, he devised the concept
of the IPOS cycle. - correct answer ✔✔Charles Babbage
Five separate computer classifications were identified in the lecture outlines. PCs and Macs belong to
what classification of computers? - correct answer ✔✔Micros or desktop
correct answers 100%
Pixels and dot pitch: - correct answer ✔✔determine the quality of displayed images and characters on a
monitor (softcopy)
"LCD" & "CRT" are acronyms associated with which hardware peripheral device? - correct answer
✔✔Monitors
Which of the following best describes a "service pack"? - correct answer ✔✔a compilation of software
patches & updates accumulated over time
Which of the following is the "technical term" representing the illegal duplication of software or
noncompliance with software license terms? - correct answer ✔✔software piracy
Which software license permits installing multiple copies onto several computers? - correct answer
✔✔site
The terms" compatible" or "clone" are in reference to what computer system? In other words, a clone is
cloned from what computer? - correct answer ✔✔IBM PC
What is the primary benefit of compressing or "zipping" files? - correct answer ✔✔to make files smaller
and thus quicker to transport over a network, compressed files also occupy les disk space.
The interface displayed below is an example of - correct answer ✔✔menu-driven (pull down menu)
The mouse: - correct answer ✔✔is the primary input device used in a GUI environment
The output displayed on a monitor is an example of: - correct answer ✔✔softcopy
, As per lecture definition, "peripheral" devices are NOT directly involved in processing, peripheral devices
belong to the "input", "output", and "storage" stages of the IPOS cycle. On the basis, which of the
following is NOT a peripheral device? - correct answer ✔✔CPU
Four types of "system" software were identified in the lecture outlines, which two load automatically
when the computer boots? - correct answer ✔✔device drivers and the operating system
The following is an example of what type of interface? It requires that the user carry a dialogue with the
computer. - correct answer ✔✔prompted
Who created the first computer? - correct answer ✔✔No one really knows, there were many
contributors. No one individual is credited
The "Windows registry" would be altered or modified during "both" the installing and uninstalling of
software. True or False. - correct answer ✔✔True
Two microcomputers' environments were identified in the lecture outlines. Which environment limits
the user to only the resources available on a single computer? - correct answer ✔✔stand alone
In regard to the "IPOS" cycle, which of the following is FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔printers produce a
softcopy output
The -------- was a computing device (not a computer - basically a large calculator) that followed the
direction or instructions provided by a human operator. The --------- introduced the concept of the "IPOS"
cycle. The IPOS cycle is comprised of the logical steps or phases involved in the operation of modern day
computing. - correct answer ✔✔Analytical Engine
------------ did not create a computer; through the design of the Analytical Engine, he devised the concept
of the IPOS cycle. - correct answer ✔✔Charles Babbage
Five separate computer classifications were identified in the lecture outlines. PCs and Macs belong to
what classification of computers? - correct answer ✔✔Micros or desktop
