Computer Hardware and Security

30 cards   |   Total Attempts: 189
  

Cards In This Set

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Question 1
Mainframe
  • Large
  • Expensive
  • Supports many users and may programs, simultaneously
  • Used for managing large amounts of data
Question 2
Supercomputer
  • Specialized uses
  • Few programs
  • Very rapid ability to perform complex calculations
Question 3
Embedded
  • Specially designed chip that resides in another device
Question 4
Input
  • Gather data
  • Enter data
Question 5
Process
  • Manipulates
  • Calculates
  • Organizes
Question 6
Output
  • Displays data and information
Question 7
Storage
  • Saves data and information
Question 8
Data
  • Sounds
  • Text
  • Images
  • Video
  • etc.....
Question 9
Information
  • Organizing and presenting data
Question 10
Binary
  • The Language of Computers
  • Combinations of 0s and 1s
Question 11
ASCII
  • Most widely used
  • Each character is a unique 8-bit code
  • 256 unique codes for 26 letters, 10 digits, special characters
Question 12
Unicode
  • 2 byte code
  • Supports more than 100,000 unique characters
  • Now includes Emojis
Question 13
Inkjet Printers
  • Heats and sprays ink onto page
Question 14
Laser printers
  • Toner sticks via static cling, and is ‘ironed’ onto paper
Question 15
Cybercrime
  • Criminal act through the use of computers, networks, and the Internet