PURDUE CS 307 FINAL PRACTICE PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ digital. Answer: No moving parts, purely computer
◉ Transistor. Answer: A solid-state switching device.
◉ digital electronics. Answer: electronics that function using
transistors that only recognize two states.
◉ Boolean Algebra. Answer: A mathematical notation for expressing
two-valued logical functions (AND, OR, NOT)
◉ energy harvesting. Answer: Store energy from the movements and
heat of the human body
◉ a programmable device. Answer: A device who's functionality
changes depending on the software
◉ Hardware. Answer: the physical parts of a computer
,◉ software. Answer: the programs and other operating information
used by a computer.
◉ Processor (CPU). Answer: interprets and carries out the basic
instructions that operate a computer
◉ Memory (RAM). Answer: a form of computer data storage. A
random-access memory device allows data items to be read and
written in approximately the same amount of time regardless of the
order in which data items are accessed.
◉ storage device. Answer: a piece of computer equipment on which
information can be stored.
◉ hard disk. Answer: a storage device that contains one or more
inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data,
instructions, and information
◉ Solid State Drive. Answer: a storage device that typically uses
flash memory to store data, instructions, and information
◉ input/output devices. Answer: devices that are used to input to a
computer (keyboard, mouse) or output (monitor)
, ◉ Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Answer: a specialized logic chip
that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data
such as shadows, textures, and luminosity
◉ Universal Serial Bus (USB). Answer: Standard for computer ports
that support data transfer rates of up to 12 million bits per second.
◉ Permanent Device Installation. Answer: Computer must be shut
down for device to be installed
◉ Temporary Device Installation. Answer: Device can be installed
while computer is on
◉ Configurable Computers. Answer: Computers are modular and
can be customized with software/hardware
◉ 32-bit processor. Answer: can process 32-bits of information.
◉ 64-bit processor. Answer: has 64-bit registers and processes 64
bits at a time
◉ Binary Arithmetic. Answer: The representation of all numbers by
just ones and zeroes. Binary addition produces carries
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ digital. Answer: No moving parts, purely computer
◉ Transistor. Answer: A solid-state switching device.
◉ digital electronics. Answer: electronics that function using
transistors that only recognize two states.
◉ Boolean Algebra. Answer: A mathematical notation for expressing
two-valued logical functions (AND, OR, NOT)
◉ energy harvesting. Answer: Store energy from the movements and
heat of the human body
◉ a programmable device. Answer: A device who's functionality
changes depending on the software
◉ Hardware. Answer: the physical parts of a computer
,◉ software. Answer: the programs and other operating information
used by a computer.
◉ Processor (CPU). Answer: interprets and carries out the basic
instructions that operate a computer
◉ Memory (RAM). Answer: a form of computer data storage. A
random-access memory device allows data items to be read and
written in approximately the same amount of time regardless of the
order in which data items are accessed.
◉ storage device. Answer: a piece of computer equipment on which
information can be stored.
◉ hard disk. Answer: a storage device that contains one or more
inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data,
instructions, and information
◉ Solid State Drive. Answer: a storage device that typically uses
flash memory to store data, instructions, and information
◉ input/output devices. Answer: devices that are used to input to a
computer (keyboard, mouse) or output (monitor)
, ◉ Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Answer: a specialized logic chip
that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data
such as shadows, textures, and luminosity
◉ Universal Serial Bus (USB). Answer: Standard for computer ports
that support data transfer rates of up to 12 million bits per second.
◉ Permanent Device Installation. Answer: Computer must be shut
down for device to be installed
◉ Temporary Device Installation. Answer: Device can be installed
while computer is on
◉ Configurable Computers. Answer: Computers are modular and
can be customized with software/hardware
◉ 32-bit processor. Answer: can process 32-bits of information.
◉ 64-bit processor. Answer: has 64-bit registers and processes 64
bits at a time
◉ Binary Arithmetic. Answer: The representation of all numbers by
just ones and zeroes. Binary addition produces carries
