COSC 2336 FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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,virtual reality (C) - ANS _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
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
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,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
B. screen resolution
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, 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.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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,virtual reality (C) - ANS _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
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
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,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
B. screen resolution
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, 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.
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