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Computer Terminology
Questions and answers about different terms related to computers, as well as computer language that is popularly used today.
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What are the Types of ROM chips?
Small in size it contains full electronic circuit within it and also circuit intergrations factors differ from one chip to another
What is Automated Data Processing?
it support the business owners with the payroll,human resource management wit all business sizes
The point and click format that modern operating systems use is called a?
GUI, pronounced "gooey"; This stands for "Graphical User Interface" Another term you may hear used in connection with this is "WIMP". (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers)
There are 1,000 kilobytes in a single megabyte, and there are 1,000 megabytes in one gigabyte. Knowing this, you can find the answer by taking 8 times 1,000 which equals 8,000 megabytes. Then take 8,000 times 1,000 which equals 8,000,000 kilobytes.
How do you check cache memory in computer?
To check a computer's physical memory, depending on your version of Windows, you can usually just go to the search bar (click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen and/or keyboard; the search bar is on the menu) and type in RAM; it will show a list of options; click on "Show haw much RAM is installed" or something similar. This is the amount of physical memory you have.
What is the difference between data and information in DBMS?
Data is raw, unprocessed information. In and of itself it may not mean much.
Information, on the other hand, is processed data that has meaning.
Examples:
Data: A person's age, a person's gender, or the color of a car. Individually, it means not much.
Information: If a program takes the above data and processes it, now the results take meaning. Example: A 25 year old man likes to drive a red car.
What does cc mean on an email?
It stands for "carbon copy", which refers to the idea that someone else is receiving (being copied on) the email/mail. Carbon copies were literally used back when physically mailing something to someone. The copy (cc) that someone would receive was literally a carbon copy of the original document or writing. Nowadays in emails the term "cc" is still used, but simply to notify others of who is being copied or also receiving the message.
Bcc stands for Blind carbon copy and if you send an email to person 1 and then send a blind copy to person 2 then person 1 wont know that you sent the copy to person 2.
8 bits = 1 byte, 1024 bytes = 1 Kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte, 1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte. Or as most humans look at it 1billion bytes equals a gigabyte. 1024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte 1024 terabytes = 1 petabyte and 1024 petabytes = 1 exabyte.
That would be the CPU (central processing unit). If you mean carry out operations and is the "nest" for all the components then the motherboard would be.
Difference between microprocessor and macroprocessor?
· Difference Between :-
§ micro processor is a integrated circuit on a chip while macro processor is a program,
§ macro processor is a software entity while micro processor is a hardware entity.
§ Macro processor reads all files and scans for certain keywords while microprocessor performs arithmetic and logic operations.
Give three codes for alphanumeric characters?
ASCII, or the American Standard Code for the Information Interchange, is the name of a character-encoding scheme based on the English alphabet. Codes in ASCII represent text in computers and communication devices that use text.
UTF-8 is another coding system and has recently become the dominant character coding type for the World Wide Web.
Example:
In UTF-8, the four character string "I♥NY" is encoded (shown as hexadecimal byte values): 49 E2 99 A5 4E 59.
What is the difference between a computer device and a computerized device?
- computer device is a generic name for any device connected externally to a computer: e.g. printer, terminal, modem, tape drive, disk drive, punch card reader/punch; they are usually accessed by the computer through I/O ports or I/O channels
- computerized device is any device built with one or more embedded computer(s) "hidden" inside it to control it instead of traditional mechanical, hydraulic, electronic analog, or electronic digital logic control mechanisms; they are everywhere today: e.g. typewriter, car, airplane, toaster, microwave cooker, telephone, television set, radio, vending machine, parking meter, hearing aid, traffic light, calculator, cash register, gas pump, electric toothbrush, smart bomb, smart landmine, blood pressure meter, home weather station, automatic scooping cat litter box.
Sometimes a computerized device is also a computer device: e.g. computerized laser printer is a printer computer device, computerized Wi-Fi router is a network router computer device.
It all depends area to area, for some areas Qwest can be the best provider of cheap broadband, while in other areas Comcast can be a better choice for them. Also,package deals are usually much cheaper.
Gb are bigger. Gb means roughly 1000000000 bytes. Kb means roughly 1000 bytes. (Roughly because in computer terminology 1000 and 1024 sometimes get used interchangeably.)
There are two factual correct answers to this question.
The reason is that there are two methods of calculating this which both are correct.
In computers the chips use a binary numbersystem. The reason behind is that pure logic is either Yes or NO. Computers are made to make use of electricity as logic answers. A switch is either ON or it is OFF. Electricity or no electricity.
8 switches (One Byte) can represent any number from 0 to 255, a total of 256 different states combined. In computers we use multiples of 8 switches in order to make memorychips.
Kilo mean 1000 but since 1000 is not a multiple of 8 we go to the closest number that is a multiple of 8 and still not less, so we end up with 1024.
1024 Bytes is commonly known as one KiloByte
following this, One MegaByte will be 1024 KiloBytes.
and again, One GigaByte will be 1024 MegaBytes.
and again, One TerraByte will be 1024 GigaBytes.
The Industry is divided between makers of Memorychips and makers of Harddisks.
The memorychips follow the system described.
The harddisks follow the standardization of 10 digit system.
One byte is 8 bits. One Kilobyte is 1000 Bytes.
One MegaByte is 1000 KiloBytes.
One GigaByte is 1000 MegaBytes.
One TerraByte is 1000 GigaBytes.
In other words..
If you are talking about Memorychips with the capacity of 300 Gigabytes, that would be 307200 MegaBytes.
If talking about HardDrive Capacity, then it would only be 300000 MegaBytes.
Todays operatingsystems still count Harddrivecapacity as they count memorycapacity and they will tell you that a 300 Gig formatted harddisk only have the capacity of approx 285-290 gigabyte.
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ANSWER: 307199.999999999 MB
What is a small text file stored on the hard drive that contains user names and passwords?
A small text file that a web server stores on a computer is called cookie . A cookie is like a cache like when you login to a site cookie is what stores your id password. A cookie is deleted automatically after a fixed duration.
First of All ROM stands for READ ONLY MEMORY the role of ROM in computer is to store all the Information about any computer hardware such as the processor speed, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives etc. It is a permenant memory which contains also BIOS (basic input output system) configuration and settings.
What is FTP and what is it used for?
File Transfer protocol is a protocol associated with the transfer of information on the Internet between client computers and file servers. Files may be transferred, downloaded, and uploaded individually or in batch form.
The answer is either 1000 MB = 1 GB or 1024 MB = 1 GB, depending on the context. In the context of RAM, usually the powers of 2 are used and in the context of communication usually the powers of 10 are used. This ambiguity has existed for many years. Fortunately, there is an effort underfoot to use the terms Mebibyte (MiB) and Gibibyte (GiB) for the powers of two.
What does it mean when a computer it booting?
Booting is the process where a computer performs all the activities required to be ready to use. The boot process typically includes reading the BIOS to identify hardware, read from the hard drive to activate the operating system, and running all the start-up programs to ensure all parts of the computer are ready for your use.
USB's are called Jump drives in America and you can transfer your work from one computer to another or just store it on the USB.
How do you convert 544 megabytes to minutes?
For mp3 music, decent enough bit rates call for about 1 meg per minute. So 544 megabytes of storage will provide about 9 hours of music.
