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| RAM is considered to be memory, not storage | true |
| a paradigm shift is a change in computer technology | false |
| in windows 95,windows can be moved by dragging the menu bar | false |
| QWERTY keyboards were named on the basis of keyboard letters | true |
| first-generation computers used transistors | false |
| DIMMs are used to increase RAM | true |
| the next generation of computers after the generation using integrated circuits used vacuum tubes | false |
| information overload is the burn-out of the bus lines | false |
| in windows 95,minimized windows are placed on the task bar | true |
| WYSIWYG means"why you see is what you get" | false |
| what is the new AMD K8's nickname? | SLEDGEHAMMER |
| what company builds the most powerful computers in the world? | CRAY RESEARCH |
| Initializing a blank floppy disk is the process of creating three components onto a clean surface | these components are,tracks, sectors,and a file allocation table |
| what is the main hazzard that can affect the health of a floppy disk? | magnetism |
| 7 TB | = 7000 GB |
| 25,000 K | = 25 MB |
| 8.6MB | = 0.0086 GB |
| what is meant by 600 MHz? | 600 million beats per second |
| slide the card into a | slot |
| At one end of the card is a | port for connecting to a peripheral |
| Another name for a card is | daughter board |
| You have several cards in your computer,along with many chips,which are all connected to the | motherboard |
| Connecting these parts are wires called | busses |
| L1- Cache | found on CPU; backside cache;area first searched for instructions |
| L2-Cache | seperate chip; SRAM; no need to be refreshed |
| Unicode represents 65,000 characters. How is this possible? | Use a 2- byte code |
| Ways of increasing computer speed | RISC,move circuits closer together,or parallel processing |
| Applications are | Software used for a specific purpose |
| The automatic placing of words that don't fit on the next line is called? | word-wrap |
| When automation of a job requires less skill to do that job, then this process is known as: | de-skilling |
| metal shutter | protects the wafer when disk not in use |
| liner | sweeps dust from wafer/ reduces friction |
| cookie or wafer | information is stored magnetically |
| The study of working conditions affecting people is termed; | ergonomics |
| How do optical disks differ from removable cartridges in terms of their technology for storing data? | Optical disks use lasers to access and write data. Removable cartridges have information stored magnetically |
| A computer understands a '0" and"1" | As bits |
| 8 of these bits in a sequence would be termed | bytes |
| Name the guest who demonstrated the"guts" of the computer | Roger Hall |
| The Dvorak keyboard has been dsigned to be egonomically sound. What did they have in mind when they invented the QUERTY keyboard? | To slow typist down |
| Wher did the name QUERTY come from? | First letters of top row of keyboard |
| Laser | technology similar to a copy machine |
| dpi | A measure of resolution |
| LCD | display screen on laptops |
| Plotter | automated drawing tool |
| dot-matrix | Uses small pins to produce print |
| resolution | Distinquish between dots |
| ink-jet | Sprays ink |
| pixels | small black and white dots |
| Hard copy | The printed version |
| SAVE AS can be usedto save a document for the first time but what is the real purpose of this command? | To save an original document under a new name or to a different location |
