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COSC 2336 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Spam (C) - ANS unwanted or junk email is called ______.
A. spyware
B. malware
C. spam
D. adware
mining (D) - ANS the process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called
data _____
A. scaling
B. warehousing
C. diving
D. mining
virtual reality (C) - ANS _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
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false - ANS T/F: hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer
false - ANS T/F: Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing,
and automatic retrieval of information
data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized (D) - ANS what is the
difference between data and information?
A. they are essentially the same thing
B. data is numbers, information is words
C. data represents a process, information is the stored data
D. data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized
megabyte (B) - ANS which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
A. gigabyte
B. megabyte
C. terabyte
D. petabyte
embedded (A) - ANS _____ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside
inside other devices, such as a car.
A. embedded
B. tablet
C. netbook
D. desktop
screen resolution (B) - ANS the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as ______.
A. aspect ratio
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B. screen resolution
C. brightness resolution
D. contrast ratio
network interface card (A) - ANS a ______ enables your computer to connect to other
computers to the Internet.
A. network interface card
B. video card
C. controller card
D. sound card
volatile (D) - ANS RAM is a ______ storage location.
A. nonvolatile
B. permanent
C. peripheral
D. volatile
ergonomics (A) - ANS _____ is concerned with the design and arrangement of machines and
furniture to avoid uncomfortable or unsafe experiences.
A. ergonomics
B. occupational safety
C. repetitive strain prevention
D. positioning
kilobyte (10^3)
megabyte (10^6)
gigabyte (10^9)
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terabyte (10^12)
petabyte (10^15)
exabyte (10^18) - ANS Put in order of smallest to largest:
Exabyte
Terabyte
Kilobyte
Petabyte
Megabyte
Gigabyte
browser (D) - ANS software that enables you to display and interact with text and other
media on the web is a web _____.
A. agent
B. client
C. server
D. browser
client (B) - ANS a computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ______.
A. aggregator
B. client
C. surrogate
D. server
wiki (A) - ANS a ______ allows users to add, remove, or edit its content.
A. wiki
B. chat
COSC 2336 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Spam (C) - ANS unwanted or junk email is called ______.
A. spyware
B. malware
C. spam
D. adware
mining (D) - ANS the process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called
data _____
A. scaling
B. warehousing
C. diving
D. mining
virtual reality (C) - ANS _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
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false - ANS T/F: hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer
false - ANS T/F: Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing,
and automatic retrieval of information
data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized (D) - ANS what is the
difference between data and information?
A. they are essentially the same thing
B. data is numbers, information is words
C. data represents a process, information is the stored data
D. data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized
megabyte (B) - ANS which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
A. gigabyte
B. megabyte
C. terabyte
D. petabyte
embedded (A) - ANS _____ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside
inside other devices, such as a car.
A. embedded
B. tablet
C. netbook
D. desktop
screen resolution (B) - ANS the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as ______.
A. aspect ratio
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B. screen resolution
C. brightness resolution
D. contrast ratio
network interface card (A) - ANS a ______ enables your computer to connect to other
computers to the Internet.
A. network interface card
B. video card
C. controller card
D. sound card
volatile (D) - ANS RAM is a ______ storage location.
A. nonvolatile
B. permanent
C. peripheral
D. volatile
ergonomics (A) - ANS _____ is concerned with the design and arrangement of machines and
furniture to avoid uncomfortable or unsafe experiences.
A. ergonomics
B. occupational safety
C. repetitive strain prevention
D. positioning
kilobyte (10^3)
megabyte (10^6)
gigabyte (10^9)
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terabyte (10^12)
petabyte (10^15)
exabyte (10^18) - ANS Put in order of smallest to largest:
Exabyte
Terabyte
Kilobyte
Petabyte
Megabyte
Gigabyte
browser (D) - ANS software that enables you to display and interact with text and other
media on the web is a web _____.
A. agent
B. client
C. server
D. browser
client (B) - ANS a computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ______.
A. aggregator
B. client
C. surrogate
D. server
wiki (A) - ANS a ______ allows users to add, remove, or edit its content.
A. wiki
B. chat
