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CPT 101 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? - answerThe Altair 8800 was born in 1975. How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' - answer$395 The Altair had no... - answermonitor or keyboard The Altair was NOT - answeruser-friendly Who wrote the program for the Altair? - answerBill Gates and Paul Allen In 1993, the web browser _______ was introduced. - answerMosaic Mosaic allowed users to view ____________ on the web, causing Internet traffic to increase by ____%. - answermultimedia; 350 In 1994, a team launched the _____________ web browser. - answerNetscape In 1995, Microsoft introduced _______________ __________________, a browser that integrated web functionality into Microsoft Office applications, and ____________________, the first Microsoft OS designed to be principally a GUI OS. - answerInternet Explorer; Windows 95 What does BASIC stand for? - answerBeginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code When was BASIC introduced? - answer1964 _________ was a language that beginning programming students could easily learn. It became very popular and the key language of the PC. - answerBASIC Bill Gates and Paul Allen used BASIC to write their program for the ________. - answerAltair BASIC led to the creation of ____________, a company that produced computer software. - answerMicrosoft Who wrote the OS program for the IBM PC? - answerBill Gates at Microsoft in 1980 Microsoft developed MS-DOS for ____ computers. - answerIBM Eventually, virtually all PCs running on the Intel chip used ____________ as their OS. - answerMS-DOS _____ allowed users to interact with the computer more easily. - answerGUI (graphical user interface) Until GUI, users had to use complicated command- or menu-driven ______________. - answerinterfaces ________ was the first company to take full advantage of the GUI, but the GUI was not invented by a computer company. - answerApple In 1971, Intel Corporation introduced the _______________ chip, a small chip containing millions of transistors. - answermicroprocessor The microprocessor functions as the CPU, or brains, of the computer. Computers that use a microprocessor chip are called ___ generation computers. Over time, Intel and Motorola became the leading manufacturers of microprocessors. - answer4th 1st generation of computers - answerused vacuum tubes for memory, including UNIVAC 2nd generation of computers - answerused transistors 3rd generation of computers - answerintegrated circuits 4th generation of computers - answerused microprocessor chip What gives access to networks and the internet? - answera connectivity port Ethernet ports transfer data up to ___________ Mbps. - answer10,000 What connects headphones, microphones, and speakers to the computer? - answerAudio ports What is needed to attach a monitor to a desktop computer or add a second display to a laptop? - answerVideo port What is a compact audio-video interface that allows both HD video and digital audio to be carried on one cable? - answerHigh-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) Binary language consists of 2 digits: - answer0 and 1 Each 0 and 1 is a binary digit, or bit for short. ___ binary digits (or bits) combine to create one byte. - answer8 In computers, each letter, number, and special character consists of a unique combination of ___ bits. - answer8 Files can contain thousands or millions of bytes. Names include: - answerkilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes What is the most common monitor? - answerLiquid crystal display (LCD). This is also called a flat-panel monitor. It is light and energy efficient What is more energy efficient and has better color accuracy and thinner panels than LCD monitors? - answerLight-emitting diode technology (LED) What displays use organic compounds that produce light when exposed to an electric current? - answerOrganic light-emitting diode displays (OLED) Unlike LCDs and LEDs, OLEDs do not require a backlight, and therefore draw less _________ and have a thinner ____________. - answerpower; display What is located inside the system unit and contains the central electronic components of the computer, including the CPU and many circuit boards that help the computer to function? - answerThe Motherboard What does the motherboard include slots for? - answerexpansion cards, which provide additional functionality Sound cards connect: - answerspeakers and a microphone Video cards provide: - answerconnections for the monitor Network interface cards enable your computer to: - answerconnect with other computers and provide high-speed internet connections RAM stands for - answerrandom access memory RAM stores: - answerinstructions and data RAM is much faster than other forms of storage. It is erased when you turn OFF the computer, so it is ____________ storage. - answervolatile To save data more permanently, save it to the _______ _______ or another permanent storage device. - answerhard drive ROM holds: - answerthe instructions needed for startup ROM is a _____________ storage, which means the data isn't erased when the power is turned off. - answernonvolatile