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Final Exam It 101
Final Exam It 101
IT 101
Test I. Identification.
Answer the following question. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
Digital Compter
1. An electronic device which is capable of receiving information.
Hardware
2. All computing is based on the coordinated use of computer devices called __________.
CPU
3. Computer programs are driven by ____________.
Blaise Pascal
4. The man who builds the first digital computer in 1642.
Pascaline
5. This first mechanical calculator.
Data storage
6. Store and provides information very fast.
Input device
7. Provides the information and results of a computation to the outside world.
CPU
8. The control unit and ALU of the computer are together known as the ___________
CPU
9. The brain of computer.
Analog computer
10. Performs calculations, logical operations and comparisons.
29. Deals with orderly processing of individual instructions, these instructions are linked through
precedence constraints.
Barcode reader
30. An electronic device that can read and output printed barcodes to a computer.
Symbologies
31. There is no one standard bar code; instead, there are several different bar code standards called
______________________.
POSTNET
32. The standard bar code used in the United States for ZIP codes in bulk mailing.
Voice recognition
33. A computer software program or hardware device with the ability to decode the human voice.
Google Voice
34. A service that allows you to search and ask questions on your computer, tablet, and phone.
Booting
35. The process of loading the operating system.
Discrete speech recognition
36. The user must pause between each word so that the speech recognition can identify each separate
word.
Natural language
37. The speech recognition not only can understand the voice but also return answers to questions or
other queries that are being asked.
Speaker independent system
38. The voice recognition software recognizes most users’ voices with no training.
Operating system
39. Files that your operating system uses to run itself.
Secure attention key
40. A ______________ is when you restart the computer (by pressing ctrl + alt + delete)
Computer memory
41. Any physical device capable of storing data and instructions temporarily or permanently.
Cache memory
42. A very high-speed semiconductor memory which can speed up CPU.
Primary memory
43. Holds only those data and instructions on which computer is currently working.
Primary storage
44. The data and instruction required to be processed reside in main memory RAM (Random Access
Memory) is called _________________.
RAM
45. A volatile or temporary storage.
Secondary storage
46. Also known as external memory or nonvolatile.
USB Flash drive
47. A portable, flexible and removable storage media.
Hard disk drive
48. It has fixed amount of storage and they cannot be easily removed.
Optical disc
49. One of the most widely used optical formats
Operating system
50. developed to execute user programs and make solving user problems easier.
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-Art Williams