COMPUTER SCIENCE MODULE 1
EXAM DEFINITIONS/CONCEPTS
Computer Literacy - Correct Answers -is the ability to use computers and related
technology efficiently
Hardware - Correct Answers -the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a
computer or other electronic system.
Software - Correct Answers -the programs and other operating information used by a
computer.
Megabyte - Correct Answers -a unit of information
Pixels - Correct Answers -a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of
many from which an image is composed.
Icons - Correct Answers -is an image that represents an application, a capability, or
some other concept or specific entity with meaning for the user.
ASCII - Correct Answers -(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the
most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. 128 possible
characters are defined.
Binary numbering system - Correct Answers -is a way to write numbers using only two
digits: 0 and 1. These are used in computers as a series of "off" and "on" switches.
Google Glass - Correct Answers -is a headset, or optical head-mounted display, that is
worn like a pair of eyeglasses. It was developed with the mission of producing a
ubiquitous computer. Displayed on a Smartphone.
Tablet PC - Correct Answers -a computer that accepts input directly onto an LCD
screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.
Notebook - Correct Answers -a laptop computer, especially a small, slim one.
, Smart Phone - Correct Answers -a cellular phone that performs many of the functions of
a computer,
System Unit - Correct Answers -The primary computer equipment.
CPU - Correct Answers -is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes
referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the
CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.
Motherboard - Correct Answers -a printed circuit board containing the principal
components of a computer or other device
Mainframe Computer - Correct Answers -are computers used primarily by large
organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and
consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning and transaction processing.
Super computer - Correct Answers -a particularly powerful mainframe computer.
Hardware suites - Correct Answers -is intended to provide common computing
platforms and global logistics support for hardware purchased by Marine Corps
Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).
Crackers - Correct Answers -is an individual with extensive computer knowledge whose
purpose is to breach or bypass internet security or gain access to software without
paying royalties.
Hactivists - Correct Answers -a computer hacker whose activity is aimed at promoting a
social or political cause.
Proprietary software - Correct Answers -is software that is owned by an individual or a
company (usually the one that developed it).
Digital shadow - Correct Answers -is a trail of visibility that can be found within the
Internet and other digital records.
Spam - Correct Answers -irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a
large number of recipients.
Personal computer ethics - Correct Answers -is set of moral principles that regulate the
use of computers.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Correct Answers -is a law created to protect
the privacy of children under 13.
U.S. Telecommunications Act - Correct Answers -is to let anyone enter any
communications business -- to let any communications business compete in any market
against any other.
EXAM DEFINITIONS/CONCEPTS
Computer Literacy - Correct Answers -is the ability to use computers and related
technology efficiently
Hardware - Correct Answers -the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a
computer or other electronic system.
Software - Correct Answers -the programs and other operating information used by a
computer.
Megabyte - Correct Answers -a unit of information
Pixels - Correct Answers -a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of
many from which an image is composed.
Icons - Correct Answers -is an image that represents an application, a capability, or
some other concept or specific entity with meaning for the user.
ASCII - Correct Answers -(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the
most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. 128 possible
characters are defined.
Binary numbering system - Correct Answers -is a way to write numbers using only two
digits: 0 and 1. These are used in computers as a series of "off" and "on" switches.
Google Glass - Correct Answers -is a headset, or optical head-mounted display, that is
worn like a pair of eyeglasses. It was developed with the mission of producing a
ubiquitous computer. Displayed on a Smartphone.
Tablet PC - Correct Answers -a computer that accepts input directly onto an LCD
screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.
Notebook - Correct Answers -a laptop computer, especially a small, slim one.
, Smart Phone - Correct Answers -a cellular phone that performs many of the functions of
a computer,
System Unit - Correct Answers -The primary computer equipment.
CPU - Correct Answers -is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes
referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the
CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.
Motherboard - Correct Answers -a printed circuit board containing the principal
components of a computer or other device
Mainframe Computer - Correct Answers -are computers used primarily by large
organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and
consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning and transaction processing.
Super computer - Correct Answers -a particularly powerful mainframe computer.
Hardware suites - Correct Answers -is intended to provide common computing
platforms and global logistics support for hardware purchased by Marine Corps
Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).
Crackers - Correct Answers -is an individual with extensive computer knowledge whose
purpose is to breach or bypass internet security or gain access to software without
paying royalties.
Hactivists - Correct Answers -a computer hacker whose activity is aimed at promoting a
social or political cause.
Proprietary software - Correct Answers -is software that is owned by an individual or a
company (usually the one that developed it).
Digital shadow - Correct Answers -is a trail of visibility that can be found within the
Internet and other digital records.
Spam - Correct Answers -irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a
large number of recipients.
Personal computer ethics - Correct Answers -is set of moral principles that regulate the
use of computers.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Correct Answers -is a law created to protect
the privacy of children under 13.
U.S. Telecommunications Act - Correct Answers -is to let anyone enter any
communications business -- to let any communications business compete in any market
against any other.
