BCIS 2610 EXAM 1 TFS 1-4 STUDY GUIDE
Digital Literacy - Answers -having a current knowledge and understanding of
computers, mobile devices, the internet, and related technologies
computer - Answers -Electronic device, operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified
rules, produce results, and store the results for future use.
Data - Answers -raw facts such as numbers or text
Hardware - Answers -device itself and its components, such as wires, cases, switches,
and electronic circuits
Software - Answers -The programs, applications that instruct the computer to perform
tasks. Software processes data into meaningful information.
Information - Answers -Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Vacuum tubes - Answers -cylindrical glass tubes that controlled the flow of electrons,
used in the 1st gen computers
Transistors - Answers -smaller, cheaper, and more reliable replacement for vacuum
tubes in 2nd gen computers
integrated circuits - Answers -Developed in the 1960s, packed the equivalent of
thousands of vacuum tubes or transistors into a silicon chip about the size of your
thumb
Microprocessor - Answers -The "brains" of a computer; a chip that contains a central
processing unit
Internet of Things (IoT) - Answers -An environment where processors are embedded in
every product imaginable (things), and these things communicate with one another via
the Internet or wireless networks.
Smart devices - Answers -A device that can communicate, locate, and predict; part of
the Internet of Things (IoT).
Embedded computer - Answers -A computer that functions as one component in a
larger product, and which has a specific purpose
Chip and Pin Technology - Answers -An improvement in card technology that stores
data on an embedded chip instead of a magnetic stripe.
Digital Literacy - Answers -having a current knowledge and understanding of
computers, mobile devices, the internet, and related technologies
computer - Answers -Electronic device, operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified
rules, produce results, and store the results for future use.
Data - Answers -raw facts such as numbers or text
Hardware - Answers -device itself and its components, such as wires, cases, switches,
and electronic circuits
Software - Answers -The programs, applications that instruct the computer to perform
tasks. Software processes data into meaningful information.
Information - Answers -Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Vacuum tubes - Answers -cylindrical glass tubes that controlled the flow of electrons,
used in the 1st gen computers
Transistors - Answers -smaller, cheaper, and more reliable replacement for vacuum
tubes in 2nd gen computers
integrated circuits - Answers -Developed in the 1960s, packed the equivalent of
thousands of vacuum tubes or transistors into a silicon chip about the size of your
thumb
Microprocessor - Answers -The "brains" of a computer; a chip that contains a central
processing unit
Internet of Things (IoT) - Answers -An environment where processors are embedded in
every product imaginable (things), and these things communicate with one another via
the Internet or wireless networks.
Smart devices - Answers -A device that can communicate, locate, and predict; part of
the Internet of Things (IoT).
Embedded computer - Answers -A computer that functions as one component in a
larger product, and which has a specific purpose
Chip and Pin Technology - Answers -An improvement in card technology that stores
data on an embedded chip instead of a magnetic stripe.
