CSE 3 Midterm Study Flashcards

CSE 3 2025 Midterm

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was programmed using

Punched cards

_____ is a character encoding system that can range from 7 to 32 bits which represent text and symbols used in a wide variety of languages worldwide.

Unicode

Processing information involves ____

 

Performing arithmetic or logical operations on binary data

When you are working on an unsaved document on a PC, where is the document temporarily saved?

RAM

Before web browsers, the primary draw the internet held for the general public was

Email

When a CPU has more than a single processor, it is called a __________.

multi-core processor

What technology made it possible for computers to become small enough to fit on a person's desk (and later in a pocket)?

Transistors

Silicon Chips were eventually replaced in computers by

Nothing, yet

This was the first general-purpose computer for sale to the public

UNIVAC

What is the advantage of using parallel processing instead of serial processing?

Processing is generally faster

A hexadecimal digit is a number in base ______

16

Which technology, after 1948, filled the role of vacuum tubes in computers?

transistors

Which of the following is the standard (decimal) version of the binary number 1011?

11

When you are using the Internet, you are ____ with other computers.

networking

The number 5 in hexadecimal is ______ in decimal.

5

Most Desktop computers are modular, meaning

individual components can be swapped out with parts from different manufacturers

Adding two inputs is a(n)

Arithmetic operation

With microprocessors, The integration of a whole _____ onto a single chip or on a few chips greatly reduced the cost of processing power

CPU

In 1939, Konrad Zuse created this programmable electronic computer

The Z1

Which of these is not a secondary storage device?

RAM

VRAM is a type of _______.

dynamic computer memory used for video

In the 1984 Sony vs. Universal Studios case, the Supreme Court ruled that

Recording broadcast television for later viewing was legal.

The Amazon echo and Apple's Siri now use which input method?

speech recognition

How long does an author's copyright last?

life + 70y

______ is a form of randrom access computer memory used to store image data for computer display hardware.

VRAM

SOPA and PIPA were proposed legislation defeated in January 2012. If passed, these laws would have:

Blocked internet domains if they provided access to copyright infringing materials.

Allowed lawsuits against websites that facilitated communication about copyright infringement.

Removed copyright-infringing websites from search results.

(ALL OF THE ABOVE)

The most common pointing device used on laptops is the

touchpad

Which printer uses ink cartridges?

inkjet printers

The length of patent protection is _______ copyright protection.

Shorter than

To combat filesharing, the recording and film industries have used:

Audio and video watermarking.

Lawsuits or other legal threats.

 Automated takedown notifications.

(ALL OF THE ABOVE)

A(n) _______ is an electronic scanning system where marks are read from specific fields such as check boxes on paper.

OMR

___ provide(s) standardized connections for a wide variety of devices (such as keyboards, mice, printers, digital cameras, and smartphones) to personal computers

USB

______ was a gifted computer programmer and "hacktiviist" who helped develop both Reddit and the RSS web service.

Aaron Swartz

What is the difference between OCR and OMR?

OCR recognizes a pattern while OMR simply recognizes the presence of a mark.

____ is a disk drive that uses laser light to read from or write to optical discs

An Optical disc drive (ODD)

_____ have no moving mechanical components

Solid State Drives (SSDs)

Which of the following is a QR code most likely used for?

a link to a website on an event poster

A(n) ______ is a type of display technology which uses liquid crystals in the video panel.

LCD

The camera on a phone or laptop can be used to track a user's eye movements. Which of these is NOT one of the possible applications of this technology (as listed in the course reading):

All of these answers are possible applications of eye tracking

Which of the following does copyright not protect?

The idea of a love story set in outer space