CH 05
CH 05
CH 05
CH 05
CH 05
100
_______ provides platform for supporting all information systems in the business.
IT Infrastructure
100
Binary utilizes _______ to convert normal characters to binary code
Base2 Math
100

The 16-bit coding includes the coding scheme of _____.

UNICODE (International Languages)
100
_____ provides temporary storage where data resides while it is being processed or manipulated.
Registers
100
What are the ten types of computers?
1) Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), 
2) Tablet,
3) Netbook, Laptop,
4) Desktop,

5) Workstation,

6) Minicomputer,

7) Mainframe
8) Servers

9) Supercomputer
10) Grid Computing

200
The IT Infrastructure is composed of these 5 components:
1) Computer Hardware,
2) Computer Software,
3) Data Management Technology,
4) Networking and Telecommunications Technology,
5) Technology Services
200
A ____ is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process.
Bit
200
The actual hardware component that interprets and executes the program (Software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) or "Mircoprocessor"
200
A small black of memory used by the processors to store those instructions used most recently or most often. It is incorporated into the microprocessor's design, right on the CPU chip.
L1 (Internal) Cache Memory
200
This type of computer is designed as a mid-range computer that is specifically optimized to support a computer network, sharing files and resources, and provides hardware platform for ecommerce.
Servers
300
_____ consists of the PHYSICAL devices associated with the computer system; technology to support system activities of input, processing, output, and storage.
Hardware
300
A group of 8 or 16 bits representing one natural language character.
Byte
300
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) or "microprocessor" has these four components.
1) Control Unit,

2) Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU),

3) Registers,

4) L1 (Internal) Cache Memory

300
Speed is how fast a computer can process an instruction.  It is measured into the 7 fractions of second:
1) Micro (1 millionth),

2) Nano (1 billionth),

3) Pico (1 trillionth),

4) Femto (1 quadrillionth),

5) Atto (1 quintillionth)

6) Zepto (1 sextillionth),

7) Yocto (1 spetillionth)

300
A more sophisticated computer used for tasks requiring extremely rapid and complex calculations with thousands of variables and millions of measurements.
Supercomputer
400
The 6 components of computer hardware include:
1) Central Processing Unit (CPU),

2) Primary Storage,

3) Secondary Storage,

4) Input Devices,
5) Output Devices,

6) Communication Devices

400
There are two types of Binary Coding which are _____ and _______.
8-Bit and 16-Bit
400
The _______ interprets software instructions and tells the other hardware devices what to do based on the software instructions.
Control Unit
400
The time it takes to process one instruction (fetching, decoding, retrieving, and storing) that can be measured in fractions of seconds or terms of how many instructions can be executed in 1 second is know as _____.
Machine Cycle Time
400
The power of geographical remote computers connected into single network to act as a "virtual supercomputer"
Grid Computing
500
_____ is the language that all computers use.
Binary or "Machine Language"
500
The 8-bit coding includes these two coding schemes of _____ and ______.
1) ASCII (Micro),

2) EBCIDIC (Mainframe)


500
The _____ performs all arithmetic operations, logical operations, and storage and retrieval operations.
Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU)
500
Processor configuration includes these three processors:
Single, Multiple (Co-Processor), Multicore
500
The three types of processing configurations are:
Centralized (mainframe) , Decentralized (LANs), Distributed.
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