DDA Exam Comprehensive
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
2D - Answer: having height and width
3d - Answer: having height, width, and depth
Graphic Design - Answer: The art of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines,
books, etc.
CPU - Answer: Central Processing Unit; the brain of the computer.
RAM - Answer: Random Access Memory
HDD - Answer: Hard disk drive. A disk drive that has one or more platters and a spindle.
SSD - Answer: The type of hard drive that has no moving part, so they are more efficient, run
with no noise, emit little heat, and require little power
on board graphics - Answer: Graphic chip included on the motherboard or cpu
Dedicated graphics card - Answer: A separate board dedicated to graphics, plugs into the
motherboard
, monitor - Answer: display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays
them on a CRT screen
graphics tablet - Answer: An input device that can use a stylus to hand draw. It works like a
pencil on the tablet and uses a USB port.
printer - Answer: A machine that prints characters or other images on paper
scanner - Answer: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for
data input to a computer
digital camera - Answer: a camera that takes and stores photographs as digital files
camcorder - Answer: An appliance that both captures moving images and stores them on tape
virtual reality - Answer: A computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real
world or an imaginary world
augmented reality - Answer: A combination of our normal sense of the objects around us with
an overlay of information displayed.
Operating System (OS) - Answer: System software that provides an interface between the user
or application program and the computer hardware.
word processor - Answer: A software application used for creating and manipulating text-based
documents.
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
2D - Answer: having height and width
3d - Answer: having height, width, and depth
Graphic Design - Answer: The art of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines,
books, etc.
CPU - Answer: Central Processing Unit; the brain of the computer.
RAM - Answer: Random Access Memory
HDD - Answer: Hard disk drive. A disk drive that has one or more platters and a spindle.
SSD - Answer: The type of hard drive that has no moving part, so they are more efficient, run
with no noise, emit little heat, and require little power
on board graphics - Answer: Graphic chip included on the motherboard or cpu
Dedicated graphics card - Answer: A separate board dedicated to graphics, plugs into the
motherboard
, monitor - Answer: display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays
them on a CRT screen
graphics tablet - Answer: An input device that can use a stylus to hand draw. It works like a
pencil on the tablet and uses a USB port.
printer - Answer: A machine that prints characters or other images on paper
scanner - Answer: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for
data input to a computer
digital camera - Answer: a camera that takes and stores photographs as digital files
camcorder - Answer: An appliance that both captures moving images and stores them on tape
virtual reality - Answer: A computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real
world or an imaginary world
augmented reality - Answer: A combination of our normal sense of the objects around us with
an overlay of information displayed.
Operating System (OS) - Answer: System software that provides an interface between the user
or application program and the computer hardware.
word processor - Answer: A software application used for creating and manipulating text-based
documents.
