CIST 1001 Final Exam Study Guide 100%
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social media - ANSWER enables people to connect and exchange ideas (twitter; facebook; instagram)
digital divide - ANSWER the difference between those who have access to the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the internet offer and those who dont
collaborative consumption - ANSWER coming together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently
autonomy - ANSWER the freedom to work without constant direction or control; what causes people to apply their free time in altruistic causes, for no money
data mining - ANSWER searching huge amounts of data with hope of finding patterns
crowdfunding - ANSWER asking small donations of a large amount of people using the internet (kick-starter)
bit - ANSWER is binary digit for short; each 0 and 1
byte - ANSWER is eight bits combined
types of bytes - ANSWER *kilobyte(kb)- approximately 1,000 bytes
*megabyte(mb)- about 1 million bytes
*gigabyte(gb)- around 1 billion bytes
*terabyte(tb)- around 1 trillion bytes
*petabyte(pb)- 1,000 terabytes
types of computers - ANSWER *smartphones
*tablets
*laptops
*ultra-books
*chrome-book
*desktop
*mainframe
*supercomputer
*embedded computer
whats on the motherboard? - ANSWER *RAM slots (memory
*ports *CPU socket
*expansion slots
what the motherboard contains? - ANSWER *nonvolatile storage
*expansion cards(adapter cards)
*sound card
*video card
*network interface card (NIC)
why was the internet developed? - ANSWER evolved from an early U.S. government funded
who created the web? - ANSWER Robert Cailliau and Tim Breners-Lee
hypertext transfer protocol - ANSWER (HTTP) allows files to be transferred to a web server; is what the web is based on
first internet web browser - ANSWER Mosaic browser
social commerce - ANSWER a subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products
cyberbullying - ANSWER talking in a threatening way to someone over the internet
application software - ANSWER software you use at home, school, and work
system software - ANSWER software that helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between application software and the computers hardware devices
productivity software application - ANSWER lets you perform many tasks that required for home, school and work
open source software - ANSWER is available for free with licensing and copyright restrictions
two types of system software - ANSWER *proprietary (commercial)- created by companies for profit and the sold *open source- available free of charge
device driver - ANSWER send communication between the device and the OS
steps in the boot process - ANSWER *step 1- activating BIOS- Basic input/output system is a program that manages the exchange of data between the OS
*step 2- performing the power-oneself-test(POST)- to ensure the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational
Accurate(RATED A+)
social media - ANSWER enables people to connect and exchange ideas (twitter; facebook; instagram)
digital divide - ANSWER the difference between those who have access to the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the internet offer and those who dont
collaborative consumption - ANSWER coming together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently
autonomy - ANSWER the freedom to work without constant direction or control; what causes people to apply their free time in altruistic causes, for no money
data mining - ANSWER searching huge amounts of data with hope of finding patterns
crowdfunding - ANSWER asking small donations of a large amount of people using the internet (kick-starter)
bit - ANSWER is binary digit for short; each 0 and 1
byte - ANSWER is eight bits combined
types of bytes - ANSWER *kilobyte(kb)- approximately 1,000 bytes
*megabyte(mb)- about 1 million bytes
*gigabyte(gb)- around 1 billion bytes
*terabyte(tb)- around 1 trillion bytes
*petabyte(pb)- 1,000 terabytes
types of computers - ANSWER *smartphones
*tablets
*laptops
*ultra-books
*chrome-book
*desktop
*mainframe
*supercomputer
*embedded computer
whats on the motherboard? - ANSWER *RAM slots (memory
*ports *CPU socket
*expansion slots
what the motherboard contains? - ANSWER *nonvolatile storage
*expansion cards(adapter cards)
*sound card
*video card
*network interface card (NIC)
why was the internet developed? - ANSWER evolved from an early U.S. government funded
who created the web? - ANSWER Robert Cailliau and Tim Breners-Lee
hypertext transfer protocol - ANSWER (HTTP) allows files to be transferred to a web server; is what the web is based on
first internet web browser - ANSWER Mosaic browser
social commerce - ANSWER a subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products
cyberbullying - ANSWER talking in a threatening way to someone over the internet
application software - ANSWER software you use at home, school, and work
system software - ANSWER software that helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between application software and the computers hardware devices
productivity software application - ANSWER lets you perform many tasks that required for home, school and work
open source software - ANSWER is available for free with licensing and copyright restrictions
two types of system software - ANSWER *proprietary (commercial)- created by companies for profit and the sold *open source- available free of charge
device driver - ANSWER send communication between the device and the OS
steps in the boot process - ANSWER *step 1- activating BIOS- Basic input/output system is a program that manages the exchange of data between the OS
*step 2- performing the power-oneself-test(POST)- to ensure the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational
