CGS1060C FINAL EXAM

Input devices - Answer- Any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing you to interact with control. ex. Keyboard, Mouse. Input - Answer- User entries or activities that tell the computer what to do. Output devices - Answer- Any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate data processing carried. ex. USB flash drive, printer/scanner. Output - Answer- The processed results that a computer sends to you. Processing - Answer- The ability of a computer to perform actions based on instructions from the user or a program. Storage - Answer- The ability of a computer to hold or remember the information it processes. Hardware - Answer- The physical devices that make up a computer system. Software - Answer- One or more computer programs that are packaged together for a unified purpose. Computer Program - Answer- set of instructions that directs the computer to perform a variety of tasks. Operating System - Answer- Software that manages the flow of data between hardware components and allows the user to communicate with the computer. Supercomputers - Answer- The largest and most powerful type of computer in the world, they are ideal for handling large and highly complex problems that require extreme calculating power. Virtual Reality - Answer- An experience where humans can interact with realistic environments that are simulated by computers. Augmented Reality - Answer- an interactive experience of a real-world environment whereby the objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated Cloud Computing - Answer- the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. Popular Cloud Storage services - Answer- Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud.