APSCP Unit 2 Exam With Correct Answers (A+)
Internet - ANSWER the global public network of independent and autonomous networks
that are governed by the Internet Protocol Suite.
World Wide Web (WWW) - ANSWER An Internet application that is based on the HTTP
protocol.
Protocol - ANSWER a system of rules that govern the behavior of some system.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - ANSWER the suite a
protocols that determine the behavior of the Internet.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - ANSWER the protocol that controls the behavior
of the Web.
Tim Berners-Lee - ANSWER He invented the World Wide Web (WWW).
Higher-level of abstraction - ANSWER Berners-Lee refers to the WWW as a
___________________ in the sense that the HTTP protocol uses lower level protocols, such
as TCP, to provide a set of tools that simplifies the handling of multi-media resources.
Open Standard - ANSWER a standard (such as TCP, HTTP) that is not owned or
controlled by a private entity. It stands in contrast to 'proprietary' materials', which are
owned or controlled by a private entity.
Chip - ANSWER an informal way of describing an integrated circuit (IC) consisting of
millions of tiny circuits.
, Computer - ANSWER a machine that processes information under the control of a
program.
General Purpose Computer - ANSWER a computer that can run many different
programs (e.g. a smartphone).
Hardware - ANSWER A computer's electronic and mechanical components that carries
out the instructions of a computer program.
High Level Language - ANSWER a programming language that is human readable (App
Inventor) and provides the programmer with easy to understand abstractions.
Machine Language - ANSWER a programming language that is directly readable by the
computer's CPU.
Motherboard - ANSWER houses the major electronic components of the computer.
Program - ANSWER a series of instructions that directs the computer.
RAM - ANSWER holds programs and data of the computer temporarily while power is
turned on.
Software - ANSWER the programs that direct the computer.
Special Purpose Computer - ANSWER A computer that has a fixed program prewired
into it (e.g. a calculator, a watch, a car's brakes).
Algorithm - ANSWER a detailed list of steps for procedures that can be expressed in a
programming language and then carried out by a computer.
Internet - ANSWER the global public network of independent and autonomous networks
that are governed by the Internet Protocol Suite.
World Wide Web (WWW) - ANSWER An Internet application that is based on the HTTP
protocol.
Protocol - ANSWER a system of rules that govern the behavior of some system.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - ANSWER the suite a
protocols that determine the behavior of the Internet.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - ANSWER the protocol that controls the behavior
of the Web.
Tim Berners-Lee - ANSWER He invented the World Wide Web (WWW).
Higher-level of abstraction - ANSWER Berners-Lee refers to the WWW as a
___________________ in the sense that the HTTP protocol uses lower level protocols, such
as TCP, to provide a set of tools that simplifies the handling of multi-media resources.
Open Standard - ANSWER a standard (such as TCP, HTTP) that is not owned or
controlled by a private entity. It stands in contrast to 'proprietary' materials', which are
owned or controlled by a private entity.
Chip - ANSWER an informal way of describing an integrated circuit (IC) consisting of
millions of tiny circuits.
, Computer - ANSWER a machine that processes information under the control of a
program.
General Purpose Computer - ANSWER a computer that can run many different
programs (e.g. a smartphone).
Hardware - ANSWER A computer's electronic and mechanical components that carries
out the instructions of a computer program.
High Level Language - ANSWER a programming language that is human readable (App
Inventor) and provides the programmer with easy to understand abstractions.
Machine Language - ANSWER a programming language that is directly readable by the
computer's CPU.
Motherboard - ANSWER houses the major electronic components of the computer.
Program - ANSWER a series of instructions that directs the computer.
RAM - ANSWER holds programs and data of the computer temporarily while power is
turned on.
Software - ANSWER the programs that direct the computer.
Special Purpose Computer - ANSWER A computer that has a fixed program prewired
into it (e.g. a calculator, a watch, a car's brakes).
Algorithm - ANSWER a detailed list of steps for procedures that can be expressed in a
programming language and then carried out by a computer.
