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Row 1, Col 1 What is data? Distinct pieces of information usually formatted in a special way. So that the software application can do its job.formatted
1,2 A collection of data What is Information?
1,3 The pieces on a computer that you can touch What is hardware?
1,4 A keyboard is an example of this kind of device What is an input device?
2,1 A printer is an example of this kind of device What is an output device?
2,2 A measure of the output quality of a printer What is dot per sq. inch?
2,3 Converting information from one format to another What is processing?
2,4 Where the programs and files are stored What is storage?
3,1 A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order What is RAM?
3,2 Memory hardware that prevents addition to or modification of the data What is ROM?
3,3 A unit of frequency equal to one-thousandth of a hertz. What is MHz?
3,4 Eight of these make up a byte What is a bit?
4,1 1,024 (210) bytes. What is a KB?
4,2 1,048,576 (220) bytes What is MB?
4,3 1,024 megabytes (230 bytes). What is a GB?
4,4 1,024 gigabytes (240 bytes) What is a TB?
5,1 The standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman alphabet and typographic characters. What is ASCII?
5,2 Pages is an Apple program designed for Macintosh computers. It is not _____________ with Windows computers. What is Compatible?
5,3 The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters. What is OCR?
5,4 Optically sensing information encoded as a series of marks What is OMR?
Additional Questions!
What is the bar code? A series of vertical bars of varying widths
What is a baud? A unit of speed in data transmission equal to one bit per second
What is Verification and Validation? (Two words) What is the processes of checking that a product, service, or system meets specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose
What is Encryption and Decryption? Passwords are an example of
What is a firewall? At school, we use a _______ to secure our server
What is a virus? A computer program that is designed to replicate itself by copying itself into the other programs stored in a computer
What is a Trojan horse? A program that appears to be legitimate but is designed to have destructive effects
What is a worm? A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network
What is a logic bomb? A computer virus that remains hidden until it is triggered when certain specific conditions are met
What is a platform? A hardware and/or software architecture that serves as a foundation or base