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COSC 2336 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
spam (C) - unwanted or junk email is called ______.
A. spyware
B. malware
C. spam
D. adware
mining (D) - the process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is
called data _____
A. scaling
B. warehousing
C. diving
D. mining
virtual reality (C) - _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
false - T/F: hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer
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false - T/F: Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing,
processing, and automatic retrieval of information
data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized (D) - what is the
difference between data and information?
A. they are essentially the same thing
B. data is numbers, information is words
C. data represents a process, information is the stored data
D. data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized
megabyte (B) - which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
A. gigabyte
B. megabyte
C. terabyte
D. petabyte
embedded (A) - _____ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside
inside other devices, such as a car.
A. embedded
B. tablet
C. netbook
D. desktop
screen resolution (B) - the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as
______.
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A. aspect ratio
B. screen resolution
C. brightness resolution
D. contrast ratio
network interface card (A) - a ______ enables your computer to connect to other
computers to the Internet.
A. network interface card
B. video card
C. controller card
D. sound card
volatile (D) - RAM is a ______ storage location.
A. nonvolatile
B. permanent
C. peripheral
D. volatile
ergonomics (A) - _____ is concerned with the design and arrangement of machines
and furniture to avoid uncomfortable or unsafe experiences.
A. ergonomics
B. occupational safety
C. repetitive strain prevention
D. positioning
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kilobyte (10^3)
megabyte (10^6)
gigabyte (10^9)
terabyte (10^12)
petabyte (10^15)
exabyte (10^18) - Put in order of smallest to largest:
Exabyte
Terabyte
Kilobyte
Petabyte
Megabyte
Gigabyte
browser (D) - software that enables you to display and interact with text and other
media on the web is a web _____.
A. agent
B. client
C. server
D. browser
client (B) - a computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ______.
A. aggregator
B. client
C. surrogate
COSC 2336
COSC 2336 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
spam (C) - unwanted or junk email is called ______.
A. spyware
B. malware
C. spam
D. adware
mining (D) - the process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is
called data _____
A. scaling
B. warehousing
C. diving
D. mining
virtual reality (C) - _____ replaces perceived reality with a different world.
A. variable reality
B. alternate reality
C. virtual reality
D. augmentative reality
false - T/F: hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer
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false - T/F: Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing,
processing, and automatic retrieval of information
data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized (D) - what is the
difference between data and information?
A. they are essentially the same thing
B. data is numbers, information is words
C. data represents a process, information is the stored data
D. data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized
megabyte (B) - which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
A. gigabyte
B. megabyte
C. terabyte
D. petabyte
embedded (A) - _____ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside
inside other devices, such as a car.
A. embedded
B. tablet
C. netbook
D. desktop
screen resolution (B) - the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as
______.
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A. aspect ratio
B. screen resolution
C. brightness resolution
D. contrast ratio
network interface card (A) - a ______ enables your computer to connect to other
computers to the Internet.
A. network interface card
B. video card
C. controller card
D. sound card
volatile (D) - RAM is a ______ storage location.
A. nonvolatile
B. permanent
C. peripheral
D. volatile
ergonomics (A) - _____ is concerned with the design and arrangement of machines
and furniture to avoid uncomfortable or unsafe experiences.
A. ergonomics
B. occupational safety
C. repetitive strain prevention
D. positioning
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kilobyte (10^3)
megabyte (10^6)
gigabyte (10^9)
terabyte (10^12)
petabyte (10^15)
exabyte (10^18) - Put in order of smallest to largest:
Exabyte
Terabyte
Kilobyte
Petabyte
Megabyte
Gigabyte
browser (D) - software that enables you to display and interact with text and other
media on the web is a web _____.
A. agent
B. client
C. server
D. browser
client (B) - a computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ______.
A. aggregator
B. client
C. surrogate
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