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Final Review.

Explore the history and advancements in computer technology, from the first computer language to modern innovations like cloud computing and driverless cars. Learn about key figures, hardware, and networking protocols.

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Final Review.

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  1. Final Review. Check all other class content since the Mid Term to be on this test

  2. To no longer have to program using machine language, who invented the first computer language? Grace Hopper

  3. As part of the process of getting personal computers into the home, IBM used an ______ approach, taking components off the shelf and assembling them into a PC, rather than building one from scratch. Open architecture

  4. The key to “cloud computing” is • Storage and processing on remote servers

  5. What does the text say, among the options available, is the fastest broadband service to the home? • Fiber optics / fiber

  6. FTTH means ---, FTTN means ------ • Fiber to the Home; Fiber to the Node

  7. _____ can be defined as “the blending of computers and wireless telecommunications technologies in automobile use."   • Automotive telematics

  8. In automotive telematics, V2V stands for ------- • Vehicle to vehicle

  9. Mobile Internet access in cars is made possible by network connectivitythrough ------ • Cellular services

  10. In discussing driverless cars, the chapter says as of mid-2016 the ______ is most prominent. • Which? Apple Car, Google Car, Tesla Model S, Project Titan, ‘Alexa-Car’ – see chapter

  11. Numbers unique to a computer connected to the Internet, like 129.1.2.169, is called the computer's ---- address. • IP / Internet Protocol

  12. Ralph H. Baer, who developed the first home video-game system, died 12/6/14 at the age of 92. We heard this semester of his 1972 patented design that was licensed as the -----, the first home video game system. • Magnavox Odyssey

  13. The ability for the various early computer networks to 'talk' to each other was solved by the ------protocol (and 'was a key innovation in the development of the ARPANET’). • TCP/IP

  14. Started by former disgruntled Atari engineers, ----- was the first independent video game publisher. • Activision

  15. In the URL http://faculty.tamuc.edu/tdemars/RTV151.html -- what is the TLD? • ‘top level domain’ – it’s the .edu as would be .com, .gov etc.

  16. In the URL http://faculty.tamuc.edu/tdemars/RTV151.html -- what is the web server? • Faculty (the item preceding the domain name)

  17. In the URL http://faculty.tamuc.edu/tdemars/RTV151.html -- what is the folder that exists on the web server? • tdemars (the item immediately following the TLD)

  18. The Internet system of URLs and Internet addresses is managed by: • ICANN

  19. The -------- is a term that refers to the 'haves' and the 'have-nots', or those who have certain new computer technologies and those who do not. • Digital divide

  20. The next several are from Chapter 11 (until you see a slide marking the start of Chapter 13): By 2018, a ______ may be the only computer for many users. • smartphone

  21. The device created by _________ for the 1890 census was the first practical use of a “computer.” • See Chap. 11 • Herman Hollerith

  22. Why is Hollerith important? • He was the founder of the Tabulating Machine Company that was amalgamated (via stock acquisition) in 1911 with three other companies to form a fifth company, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company later renamed IBM. Hollerith is regarded as one of the seminal figures in the development of data processing.

  23. The first general-purpose computers emerged at the end of World War II in the form of the 30-ton______, the “electronic numerical integrator and computer” that could count to 50 in a second. • See Chap. 11 • ENIAC

  24. GUI stands for ______; the company that created the first PC-based GUI; the company that brought the first PC-based GUI to PCs for sale to the public. • See Chap. 11 and videos • Graphical User Interface / XEROX / Apple

  25. The most important piece of hardware on a computer is the • See Chap. 11 • Microprocessor also known as CPU

  26. The miniaturization of computers began in earnest after December 1947, when scientists perfected the first ___; Nearly a decade later, in September 1958, Texas Instruments engineers built the first ____ • See chap. 11 • Transistor / integrated circuit

  27. SSD stands for _____; these use ____ memory, just like a ‘thumb drive’ • Solid state drive; flash

  28. ______ connects your computer to remote storage on the Internet, but the storage is available only when a computer is online. • See Chap. 11 • Cloud storage

  29. The ---- of a computer controls a computer’s “look-and-feel,” stores and finds files, takes input data and formats output data, and interacts with RAM, the CPU, peripherals, and networks. • See Chap. 11 • OS / operating system

  30. Regardless of PC manufacturer, ______ remains the leader in computer chip sales, making chips used in 80% of PCs. • See Chap. 11 • Intel

  31. ______ is the new name of a well-known company, now as a conglomerate with subsidiaries that include its software business, its Nest line of networked home devices, venture capital, and fiber optic cable operations in a growing number of cities. • See Chap. 11 • Alphabet

  32. ALSO – go to the questions listed on then course outline. Looking up answers? They’re mostly in order of the book chapter. Use this plus weekly notes as first review. • Chap. 12 next

  33. The _____ refers to the developing connection of objects and devices through computer-based networks. • See Chap. 12 • Internet of Things

  34. In order to have an IP address for every object on the Internet, we made a shift from the shift from IPv4 addresses (32-bit numbering system) to _____. • See Chap. 12 • IPv6

  35. Of the two types of connections devices in the IoT can have, a _____ connection uses RFID tags tags—essentially “smart” chips that contain a small amount of information identifying the object. • See Chap. 12 • Passive (in comparison to active connections)

  36. RFID stands for _______. • See Chap. 12

  37. PAN stands for ____, MAN for ____, LAN for _____, WAN for _____ • Chap. 12 and notes • Personal / Metropolitan / local / wide

  38. Chapter 12 says another development for IoT is a special set of operating systems designed specifically for IoT devices, with an example being ____OS architecture, that has complete memory protection for applications as well as OS components, including device drivers and core system files. • See Chap. 12 • Microkernel

  39. One protocol with IoT includes M2M protocols, where M2M stands for …. • See Chap. 12 • Machine to machine

  40. The biggest obstacle to implementing IoT technology in many of these systems as described in the book is ______ • See Chap. 12 • $ $ $

  41. _________ is the man credited with developing the World Wide Web. • Timothy Berners-Lee

  42. DSL stands for _______ .. Is DSL a: (a) phone company technology, (b) cable company technology, c) satellitedeliveredtechnology, (d) BPL technologyor (e) all ofthese? • Digital subscriber line / see Chapter 19

  43. As noted in Big Data chapter—kilobyte (thousands), megabyte (millions), gigabyte (billions), terabyte (trillions), petabyte (quadrillions), exabyte: (Quintillions of bytes); Zettabyte (Sextillions of bytes), Yottabyte: Septillions of bytes. • You should know kilo up to peta…

  44. At the time of the writing of this chapter, FCC defined broadband as connectivity with speeds greater than or equal to ___ Mbps download and __ Mbps upload. Mbps stands for __MBps stands for _____ • 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps / • see Chap. 19

  45. VOIP _____, IPTV ______.FTTN _____ FTTP _____ • See Chap. 19

  46. ___ is the cable company Internet technology, using a standard called “data over cable service interface specifications” • DOCSIS

  47. What does the chapter say, among the options available, is the fastest broadband service to the home? • See Chap. 19 • fiber

  48. What does the chapter say, among the options available, is the most popular technology for home networking?  • See Chap. 19 • Wireless (WiFi)

  49. What was the first social networking site designed specifically to connect individuals with each other?  • See Chap. 22 • SixDegrees

  50. _____ was the first SNS to allow members to customize their profiles using HTML. • See Chap. 22

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