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Lap 2 Activity Sheet
Lap 2 Activity Sheet
DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Plagiarism
It is an act of theft in which a person copies another person's ideas, words, or writings, etc. and pass them off as his or
her own. Those who committed such action may lead to serious legal and ethical defilements.
2. Speed
In the system unit, operations get done through electronic circuits. When data, instructions, and information drift along
these circuits, they travel at incredibly fast speeds most computers bring out billions of operations in a single second. The
world's fastest computer can perform trillions of operations in one second.
3. Minicomputer
is a multi-user computer capable of supporting from 10 to hundreds of users simultaneously.
4. Supercomputer
is an extremely fast computer that can perform millions of instructions per second. Below is a
picture of NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer that has245, 536 CPU cores and a total memory of 935 TB.
5. Smartphone
are hand-held telephones which can do things that computers can do, including browsing and
6. Workstation
is a powerful, single-user computer. A workstation is like a personal computer, but it has a more
powerful microprocessor and a higher-quality monitor.
7. Blog
A blog is a combination of two words-web and log. It works the same way as pen and paper would but privacy
becomes irrelevant given that a blog post can be seen by anyone online. A person who writes blogs is called a
blogger. Most recently, blogs have evolved into microblogs and video blogs
8. Exploitation
It is an in which one deals with a person dishonestly, unethically, and dishonorably, in order to take advantage of the
latter's works and/or resources. This leads to unlawful actions.
9. Mainframe
is a powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of users
simultaneously.
10. Libel
It can either be an insult, slur, or slander. Either written or spoken or even through actions, it may lead to libel if the
accusation is not true and without any piece of evidence.
GEN ED EL 3 - LIVING IN THE I.T ERA LAP 2- ACTIVITY SHEET ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
B. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Is anyone who communicates and interacts with a computer or makes use of the information it generates.
A. User C. Speed
B. Reliability and consistency D. Accuracy
2. It is like a personal computer but it has a more powerful microprocessor and a higher quality monitor.
A. Mainframe C. Supercomputer
B. Minicomputer D. Workstation
3. It is one of the ethical issues in ICT that occurs when a person copies another person’s ideas, words, or writings,
and pass them off as his or her own.
A. Exploitation C. Piry
B. Libel D. Plagiarism
4. This occurs when a person deals with another person dishonestly, unethically and dishonorably, in order to take
advantage of the latter’s work and/ or resources.
A. Exploitation C. Piracy
B. Libel D. Plagiarism
5. It is period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought
through industrialization, to an economy based on information computerization.
10. Is a powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
A. Mainframe C. Supercomputer
B. Minicomputer D. Workstation