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Grammar
GUI Terminology
Abbreviations
Digital Devices
Digital Media
100
Is "research" a countable or uncountable word?
uncountable
100
What does GUI stand for?
Graphical User Interface
100
PIN
personal identification number
100
Name five computer peripherals.
(answers will vary)
100
Name three advantages of digital cameras over film cameras.
answers will vary
200
Choose the proper verb form: We __________ many topics since the beginning of class. (to review)
have reviewed, NOT "reviewed"
200
In most Windows OSs, what does the taskbar show?
Open programs
200
RAM
random access memory
200
Name two advantages of ink-jet printers over laser printers.
(answers will vary)
200
What does a codec do?
compress/decompress
300
Fix the errors in the following sentence: If you would save your files in WAV format, then you run out of hard drive space quickly.
save - will run; saved - would run
300
Name two ways in which typical Windows and Mac GUIs are different.
Dock vs. Taskbar; Menu bar placement; Wastebasket vs. Recycle Bin, window sizing toggle placement; etc.
300
CDROM
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
300
What is the function of RAM?
Provides temporary memory, contributes to overall speed
300
What does MIDI stand for?
musical instrument digital interface
400
Fix the errors in the following sentence She calls the support line, if her router would stop working.
She would call the support line if her router stopped working. She will call the support line if her router stops working.
400
Some programs allow users to choose from different "skins." What do skins do?
Change the appearance of the program
400
MPEG
Motion Pictures Experts Group
400
Google recently announced it would stop producing its first wearable tech. What was the product called?
Google Glass
400
When a WAV is converted to an MP3 file, what parts of the sound signal are lost/removed?
Very high and low frequencies not audible to the human ear
500
Name the three ways to fix a run-on sentence
Divide it into two sentences, add a conjunction, add a semicolon
500
Instead of a GUI, Unix operates with a...
command line interface
500
ENIAC
electronic numerical integrator and computer
500
What is the difference between monitor size and monitor resolution?
Resolution can be changed - pixels and ratios; Size refers to unchangeable hardware dimensions
500
YouTube content creators get paid according to a mathematical formula based on advertising. What is this formula called?
CPM - cost per mil