CSC 105 midterm Questions with Complete
Solutions
Desktop a personal computer designed to be in a stationary location, where all of its
components fit on or under a desk or table
Mobile Computer a portable personal computer, designed so that a user easily can carry it
from place to place
Laptop notebook computer
a thin, lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base
Handheld a computer small enough to fit in one hand
Embedded Computer a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger
product
- controlling the temperature and humidity
- monitoring your heart rate
- monitoring your house security system
, Server a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or
devices on a network
Mainframe a large, expensive, powerful server that can handle hundreds or thousands of
connected users simultaneously
- used by large organizations, such as banks and airlines, for big computing jobs
- communicate with mainframe through terminals
- multiple communications at one time through process of timesharing
Terminal a computer, usually with limited processing power, that enables users to send
data to and/or receive information from a server, or host computer
most retail stores use POS to record purchases, process credit or debit cards, and update
inventory
Supercomputer the fastest, most powerful computer - and the most expensive
- capable of processing many trillions of instructions in a single second
Solutions
Desktop a personal computer designed to be in a stationary location, where all of its
components fit on or under a desk or table
Mobile Computer a portable personal computer, designed so that a user easily can carry it
from place to place
Laptop notebook computer
a thin, lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base
Handheld a computer small enough to fit in one hand
Embedded Computer a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger
product
- controlling the temperature and humidity
- monitoring your heart rate
- monitoring your house security system
, Server a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or
devices on a network
Mainframe a large, expensive, powerful server that can handle hundreds or thousands of
connected users simultaneously
- used by large organizations, such as banks and airlines, for big computing jobs
- communicate with mainframe through terminals
- multiple communications at one time through process of timesharing
Terminal a computer, usually with limited processing power, that enables users to send
data to and/or receive information from a server, or host computer
most retail stores use POS to record purchases, process credit or debit cards, and update
inventory
Supercomputer the fastest, most powerful computer - and the most expensive
- capable of processing many trillions of instructions in a single second
