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Test 1 Review © R. Craig Collins, 2005/6

Test One comes from the Terms web page, and is a short (30 minute), unforgiving test with some matching, multiple choice, and some fill in the blanks; but, if you fill this review out, and really learn it, you'll ace the test.
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PS, The first part of the final will include the same information as Test 1.

I also suggest you Log into D2L, chooses Quizzes, then choose to take the Practice Test.

Define the following:
1. Bit

2. Byte

3. Data

4. File

5. Hardware

6. Icon

7. Information

8. Kilobyte

9. Megabyte

10. Megahertz (focus on the hertz)

11. Program

12. Software

13. User Interface

What are the three components of the computing system? Remember, YOU, the user are part of the system.
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What are components of the computing model? Name hardware examples for each.
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What are the four functions of a computer?
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24. What does “computer proficiency” refer to?

What do the following abbreviations stand for?
25. I/O

26. CPU (see also Chap 1, p. 3)

27. DOS

28. CRT

29. PDA or UMPC (see also Chap 1, p. 10-12)

30. ROM (What does it stand for, how does it behave?)

31. RAM. (see also Chap 1, p. 3) (What does it stand for, what is another term for RAM? How does it behave? Why is it important to computing?

32-33. Short Essay
How will this class help you in your chosen field