CPS 100 • Introduction to Computers

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Final Exam


1
What is "resolution"?
2
Computer programs will sometimes test the truth of a statement, and perform different tasks depending on whether or not the statement is true. What is this called?
3
What do you call something which controls how data is kept on a storage device? (For example, how to store metadata or delete files)
4
What do you call the center of the operating system, the main controller which starts first on bootup and controls the hardware of the computer?
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What do you call it when you divide a volume into two or more parts?
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What is the protocol which decides how data packets are created?
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Who created the World Wide Web?
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Which of these is a wireless connection?
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Which of these is the fastest connection type?
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What do you call software which requests data on a network?
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*, +, >, &&, and == are all examples of what?
12
What word describes a device outside the main case, connected by a cable?
13
In Excel, what is the correct name for the small square
in the lower right corner of this rectangle?
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In Excel, SUM, COUNTIF, and CONCAT are examples of:
15
What is the measurement 320ppi measuring?
16
What software innovation did Douglas Engelbart invent?
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What is the popular name for IEEE 802.11?
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In Microsoft applications,
what is the part of the window shown
in the image at right, with the tabs and all the buttons?
19
What do you call a logical series of steps (instructions) to achieve a goal?
20
Trackpads, trackballs, and microphones are all examples of:
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What do you call a group of computers connected together in a single building?
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What do you call a billion computers connected together, communicating using TCP/IP and other protocols?
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The Internet...
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SMTP is:
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What is the name of the protocol for the World Wide Web?
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In the URL https://cps.luj.tokyo, what is cps?
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If an IP address begins with 10, 172, or 192, it is probably:
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2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7334 is:
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What cable is pictured at right?
(hold your cursor over the image to enlarge)
30
What cable is pictured at right?
(hold your cursor over the image to enlarge)
31
What is a way to give a command to a computer?
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What is the name for device designs which are shaped to fit the human body better?
33
How many bits are in the binary number 11111?
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What kind of operating system is shown at right?
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What kind of operating system is shown at right?
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What is the best way to find which CPU is fastest?
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There is a part of the CPU which processes program instructions.
If there are more of these in the CPU, it runs much faster. It is called:
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What is an example of a visual metaphor on a computer?
39
What is a program?
40
What do you call a program which displays web pages?

Extra Credit

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Who designed the first fully programmable computer?
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What is the name used for the type of math which represents mathematical logic, used in computers?
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How many MegaBITS are in 8 GigaBYTES?
44
What does FTT describe?
45
What do you call the system which translates domain names
into IP addresses? (three letters)
46
What is this?