INSY 2303 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
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What is the first stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Old clunky
main frame computers, that only government agencies and big
businesses had access to (1950s-1960s)
What is the second stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓During the
mid to late 1980s personal pc's came into society; pc's you would own in
your house
What is the third stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Laptops;
portable pc's
What is the fourth stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Smartphones
and other tiny computers we can store in our pocket, carry, hold and use
in our hands
The _________________ is an ongoing process social, political, and
economic change brought about by digital technology, such as
microchips, computers, and the Internet. Ans✓✓✓digital revolution
The ________________ is a collection of linked documents, graphics,
and audio that can be accessed over the Internet. Ans✓✓✓web
(www=world wide web)
,Without the web, the ______________ would be like a library without
any books. Ans✓✓✓internet
__________________ provides access to information, applications,
communications, and storage over the internet, instead of only on local
hard disks. Ans✓✓✓cloud computing
_________________ is the process by which several technologies with
distinct functionalities evolve to form a single product.
Ans✓✓✓convergence
A ____________ is a collection of data, typically 8 _________ that
represents a single character. Ans✓✓✓byte, bits
Bits are abbreviated as "___" and bytes are abbreviated as "___".
Ans✓✓✓b, B
___________ data is text, numbers, graphics, or sound represented by
discrete digits, such as 1s and 0s. Typically devices that uses data in 2
states. Ans✓✓✓digital
___________ data is represented using an infinite scale of values, more
moving parts involved. Ans✓✓✓analog
, The process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photos, or
music, into digital data that can be manipulated by electronic devices is
called ____________. Ans✓✓✓digitization
A ________________ is a 0 or 1 used in the digital representation of
data. Ans✓✓✓bit
______________ refers to any techniques that recodes the data in a file
so that it contains fewer bits. Ans✓✓✓data compression
________________ provides a way to compress data and reconstitute it
into its original state. Ans✓✓✓lossless compression
_______________ throws away some of the original data during the
compression process. Ans✓✓✓lossy compression
Compression is also known as _____________ and the software used to
compressing data is referred to as a compression ____________ or a
____________. Ans✓✓✓zipping, utility, zip tool
The number of pixels in an image, usually expressed as horizontal pixels
x vertical pixels: Ans✓✓✓image resolution
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the first stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Old clunky
main frame computers, that only government agencies and big
businesses had access to (1950s-1960s)
What is the second stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓During the
mid to late 1980s personal pc's came into society; pc's you would own in
your house
What is the third stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Laptops;
portable pc's
What is the fourth stage of the digital revolution? Ans✓✓✓Smartphones
and other tiny computers we can store in our pocket, carry, hold and use
in our hands
The _________________ is an ongoing process social, political, and
economic change brought about by digital technology, such as
microchips, computers, and the Internet. Ans✓✓✓digital revolution
The ________________ is a collection of linked documents, graphics,
and audio that can be accessed over the Internet. Ans✓✓✓web
(www=world wide web)
,Without the web, the ______________ would be like a library without
any books. Ans✓✓✓internet
__________________ provides access to information, applications,
communications, and storage over the internet, instead of only on local
hard disks. Ans✓✓✓cloud computing
_________________ is the process by which several technologies with
distinct functionalities evolve to form a single product.
Ans✓✓✓convergence
A ____________ is a collection of data, typically 8 _________ that
represents a single character. Ans✓✓✓byte, bits
Bits are abbreviated as "___" and bytes are abbreviated as "___".
Ans✓✓✓b, B
___________ data is text, numbers, graphics, or sound represented by
discrete digits, such as 1s and 0s. Typically devices that uses data in 2
states. Ans✓✓✓digital
___________ data is represented using an infinite scale of values, more
moving parts involved. Ans✓✓✓analog
, The process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photos, or
music, into digital data that can be manipulated by electronic devices is
called ____________. Ans✓✓✓digitization
A ________________ is a 0 or 1 used in the digital representation of
data. Ans✓✓✓bit
______________ refers to any techniques that recodes the data in a file
so that it contains fewer bits. Ans✓✓✓data compression
________________ provides a way to compress data and reconstitute it
into its original state. Ans✓✓✓lossless compression
_______________ throws away some of the original data during the
compression process. Ans✓✓✓lossy compression
Compression is also known as _____________ and the software used to
compressing data is referred to as a compression ____________ or a
____________. Ans✓✓✓zipping, utility, zip tool
The number of pixels in an image, usually expressed as horizontal pixels
x vertical pixels: Ans✓✓✓image resolution
