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| What is the term used to refer to a class that consists of 1/2 classroom lecture and 1/2 home learning? |
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| What are the two different kinds of computers? |
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| Digital computers have discrete values and work by counting, while analogue computers have continuous values and work by measuring physical quantities. |
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| What is the difference between an analogue and a digital computer? |
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| Which kind of computers are most common? |
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| Accepting digitized input information |
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| What is the first step in the data interpretation process for digital computers? |
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| Processing the information according to a list of internally stored instructions (a program) |
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| What is the second step in the data interpretation process for digital computers? |
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| Producing the resultant output information. |
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| What is the third step in the data interpretation process for digital computers? |
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| What are some examples of input units? |
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| What are some examples of output units? |
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| Hard disks, floppy disks, and USB drives. |
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| What are some examples of secondary memory devices? |
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| CPU= Central Processing Unit, the "brain" of the computer. |
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| What does CPU stand for, and what is it? |
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| Random-Access Memory: the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible. |
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| What does RAM stand for, and what is it? |
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| Read-Only Memory: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
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| What does ROM stand for, and what does it mean? |
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| What is a fast, electronic calculating machine (device) that accepts digitized input info, processes the info according a list of internally stored instructions (called a program) and produces the resultant output info? |
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| RAM (Random-Access Memory) and ROM (Read-Only Memory) |
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| What are the two different kinds of memory in a computer system? |
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| What is another term for Random-Access Memory (RAM)? |
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| What is another term for Read-Only Memory (ROM)? |
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| Concerning memory, a computer typically has a much bigger amount of _____. |
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| Again concerning memory, a computer typically has a much smaller amount of _____. |
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| Both RAM and ROM support ______ _________. |
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| Sequential and Random Access |
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| What are the two different types of access mechanisms? |
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| What are some examples of some devices that use sequential access memory? |
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| It works in strict linear order with no "jumping around". |
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| Describe sequential access in computers. |
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| What are some examples of devices that use random access? |
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| It accesses things in a nonlinear, non sequential, random order. |
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| Describe Random Access Memory |
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| It is tangible (you can touch it) and it has physical properties (color, shape, texture, etc.) |
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| It is intangible and does NOT have any physical properties. It is programs and data for the programs. It is logic, ideas, concepts, and information. |
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| Hardware that has software firmly inscribed in it. (Remember the pen) |
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| Monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse, printer, fax machine. |
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| Give some examples of hardware. |
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| Hardware together make up the _________ ____________. |
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| Operating system, compilers, linkers, loaders, assemblers, interpreters, and editors. |
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| List the components that make up System Software. |
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