ISYS Chapter 1-7 – Flashcards
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Waiting to acquire new technology until it is proven is called what?
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being a follower
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Software sold as a collection are called what?
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software suite
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What computers process large amounts of data for mid-sized business?
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midrange computers
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What is the most important part of an information system?
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people
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Does the average businessperson need to be an expert in IT?
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no
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Running more than one application at a time is called what?
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multitasking
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What is the easiest and most basic way to share data?
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copy (or cut) and paste
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What are the largest and most powerful business computers?
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main frame
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What kind of software requires no human interaction?
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System
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Any task a computer performs is called what?
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process
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What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite?
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sharing data
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How is information represented on a monitor?
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GUI
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What part of the computer coordinates memory?
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Operating System
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A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what?
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Software
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What plays an important role when learning IT?
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attitude
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The table of contents of a hard drive is called?
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FAT (File Allocation Table)
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A common name for an operating system is what?
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platform
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The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what?
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Hardware
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Acquiring technoology when it is first introduced is called what?
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being a leader
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Desktop computers are considered what type of computer?
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Microcomputers
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What is the most important thing system software does?
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enables the operating system
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What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data?
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operating system
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In a DBMS what is a column called?
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field
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What is a clickable navigation element?
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hyperlink
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Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what
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one-to-many relationship
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What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF?
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works on any operating system
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Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software?
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Array Document Protocols
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Which software visually communicated a point?
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Spreadsheets
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Who invented the first web browser?
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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What differentiates system software from application software?
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Human intervention
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What technology has made presentation software more popular?
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business intelligence
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Where was WordPerfect originally developed?
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Brigham Young University
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What was the first web browser called?
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WorldWideWeb
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Which is not a peripheral device?
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NIC Card
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What software displays web pages?
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Browser
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Which is not word processing software?
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Apple Word Press Pro
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What company makes Acrobat?
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Adobe
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Which is the leading presentation software?
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Microsoft Powerpoint
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What software is designed to display on screen?
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Presentation software
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What application software features a "what-if" analysis?
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Spreadsheets
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Which software can provide a table of contents?
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Word Processor
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What software models financial information?
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Spreadsheets
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What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet?
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a cell
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In a DBMS what is a row called?
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record
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Connecting two or more computers is called what?
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Networking
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What software did Excel replace as the most popular spreadsheet?
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Lotus 123
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What is the most popular word processor in the world?
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Microsoft Word
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What does DBMS stand for?
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Database Management System Software
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What does PDF stand for?
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Portable Document Format
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What does the acronym BIOS mean?
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Basic Input/Output System
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Microsoft replaced menus with what?
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Ribbons
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A business computer authenticates a user based on what?
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login
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Loading a platform into a computer's memory is called what>
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Booting
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Powering up a computer for the first time is called what?
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cold boot
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A GUI unto its own is called what?
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Window
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What shows the last time a computer file was saved or created?
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Modification date
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What represents a user's specific preferences?
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profile
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Smaller files that represent larger files are called what?
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pages
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What is a small pictogram that launches an application?
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icon
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What contains groups of computer files?
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folders
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What program organizes a disk?
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defragmentation
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What button expands a window?
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Maximize
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Starting a computer loads system software to provide what?
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Operating system
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What compensates for operating system inadequacies?
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Patch fixes
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Disks have concentric bands called what?
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Tracks
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Files exchanged in and out of RAM are called what?
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swap files
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Restarting a computer is called what?
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warm boot
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What is the window a user is currently using?
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Active window
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What is the background display on a monitor called?
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Desktop
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This contains settings like screen savors, appearance, and personalization
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registry
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After a computer gets power, it searches for what?
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BIOS
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This is actually a technique of breaking up files
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Virtual memory
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What does the acronym GUI mean?
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Graphical User Interface
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Tracks are separated into wedges called what?
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Sectors
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What does Apple call a motherboard?
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logic board
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Data and information that enters a computer is called what?
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input
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A microprocessor's speed is measured in what?
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clock rate
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What is the main body of a computer called?
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system unit
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What is the main component of a system unit?
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motherboard
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A PSU converts Alternating Current to what?
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Direct Current
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Image and text scanners use a technology called what?
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OSR
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Where does the microprocessor reside?
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on the motherboard
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How are buslines measured?
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Width
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What coding scheme do most microcomputers use?
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ASCII
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Data and information that leaves a computer is called what?
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output
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What is the pen-like device that can "write"on a screen?
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stylus
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The programming on ROM chips is sometimes called what?
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firmware
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Is it important to know how the inside of a computer works?
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yes
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How many bits in a byte?
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8
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What tag can transmit through radio waves?
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RFID
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What are the pathways inside a computer called?
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buslines
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What is the chassis commonly referred as?
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the "box"
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What is the only real language a computer understands?
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machine code
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Which type of memory is secondary storage?
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hard drive
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What is considered the "brains" of the computer?
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microprocessor
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Physically, what is a motherboard?
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circuit board
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Many chips encased in one chip working together is what?
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RCIS
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Which type of memory is primary storage?
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RAM
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What determines a monitor's resolution?
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DPI
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What is another name for an OS?
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platform
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What are the set of rules to move data from one computer to another?
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TCP/IP
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Which operating system is free of cost?
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Linux
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What does MS/DOS stand for?
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Microsoft Disk Operating System
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What is the dominant OS in the operating system market?
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Windows
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What is the table of contents to a hard drive?
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FAT
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What is the world's largest network?
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internet
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Which operating system is open-source?
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Linux
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Which memory helps decrease the time it takes to access memory?
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CPU Cache
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What function stores and organizes a user's work in computer files?
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File Manager
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TCP/IP breaks file into what?
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packets
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Can an embedded operating system be modified?
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no
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What program unclutters a hard drive?
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defragmentation
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Who sold IBM MS/DOS?
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Gates and Allen
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Who can modify Linux?
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Anyone
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What kind of operating system does an iPhone use?
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embedded
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Who developed the earliest Mac OS?
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Steve jobs and Wazniak
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What is a common name for a hierarchy of directories?
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folder
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Which memory coordinates, tracks, allocates other memory?
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Virtual
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Which is not a major OS business?
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Borland System Platform
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What is it called when a computer performs a task?
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process
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Is an OS system software or application software?
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system
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Which memory quickens the implementation of computer programs?
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registers
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Who stared Linix?
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Linus Torvalds
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Name a primary storage with no physical movement that can be accessed in any order.
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RAM
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What storage device is reel-to-reel?
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Magnetic tape
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What coding scheme is used by most microcomputers?
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ASCII
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Physical items like desks, computers and tractors constitute what in business?
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Tangible property
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What is the capacity of cloud storage?
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unlimited
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What plan is for a future business catastrophe?
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Disaster Recovery Plan
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Which storage device is a series of stacked platters?
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RAID
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How many bits in a byte?
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8
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How many Kilobytes are in a Megabyte
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1,024
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A read/write head on a spinning desk is like what?
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A record player arm
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What is meant by the variety of ways a computer can save data and info?
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computer memory
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When data is no longer needed on a daily basis, how is it backed up?
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Archived
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operating systems have their file management systems modeled after what>
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filing cabinets
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What storage device is read sequentially?
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Magnetic Tape
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What coding scheme do mainframe computers use?
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EBCDIC
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In computing, what is best described as where the user works?
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primary storage
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What storage device is considered the slowest?
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magnetic tape
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What is the newer version of FAT?
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NTFS (New Technology File System)
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What is bigger than a Yottabyte?
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Brontobyte
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In computing, what is best described as where the user stores their work?
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secondary storage
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what coding scheme is used for Japanese and Chinese computers?
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Unicode
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What is the table of contents for a disk drive?
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FAT
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What was the storage capacity of a floppy disk?
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1.44mg
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What is considered the "brains" of the computer?
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microprocessor
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What coding scheme do most microcomputers use?
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ASCII
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Data and information that leaves a computer is called what?
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output
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What is the main body of a computer called?
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system unit
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What is the main component of a system unit?
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motherboard
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Who manages EPEAT?
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GEC
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When was the Energy Star founded?
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1992
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How many of EPEAT's criteria are required for certification consideration?
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23
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What is the problem with NCAR's climate models?
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Extremely unreliable
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Another term for acceptance of an acknowledged problem is what?
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diffusion
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Where are EPEAT criteria listed online?
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epeat.net
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Which PC mode uses the least amount of power?
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standby mode
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How many total criteria in EPEAT?
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51
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Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to take their products back when they are no longer useful?
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end of life management
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Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to make their products last longer?
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Product Longevity / Life Cycle Extension
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Environmentally friendly computer systems are called what?
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green PCs
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What is the work arrangement that allows an employee to work from home?
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telecommuting
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Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to design products that can be upgraded with common tools?
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product Longevity / Life Cycle Extension
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What is it called when heat cannot escape into space?
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Greenhouse effect
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What measures a human's impact on the environment?
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carbon footprint
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What policy promotes efficient energy use in PSUs?
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80 plus
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What informs consumers of percentage of renewable / bio-based plastic content
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material selection criteria
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The practice of using computing resources efficiently and reducing waste is called what?
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green computing
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What is EPEAT's highest designation?
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gold star
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Which EPEAT criteria require manufacturers to adopt sound corporate environmental policies?
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corporate performance
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Who funded EPEAT?
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EPA
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Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organization?
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CIO (chief information officer)
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How many of EPEAT's criteria are optional?
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28
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Which EPEAT criteria require adoption of Energy Star specification?
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energy conservation
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What document(s) is based on the idea that business can become environmentally friendly?
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green business plan
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CIO
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Chief Information Officer
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Who takes care of technology and budget
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CIO
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GEC
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Green Electronics Council
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Who manages the EP?
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the GEC
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ROM
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Read Only Memory
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Is the ROM primary or secondary memory?
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secondary
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What device is secondary?
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hard drive
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TCP/IP
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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Who does the communication rules so that computers can talk to one another
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TCP/IP
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RAM
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Random Access Memory
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Is the RAM primary or secondary memory?
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primary
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface
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BIOS
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Basic Input/Output System
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What's the very first thing that a computer looks for when it's booting up?
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BIOS
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BI
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Business Intelligence
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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What's the standard code that individual computers use?
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ASCII
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EBCDIC
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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What is the standard code used by large business?
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EBCDIC
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What is the code used for Chinese and Japanese?
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UNICODE
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OLE
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Object Linking and Embedding
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What's another way to share info other than copy and paste?
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OLE (object linking and embedding)
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NTFS
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New Technology File System
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FAT
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File Allocation Table
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What creates a table of contents?
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FAT
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PDF
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Portable Document Format
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CMOS
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Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
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What has time and programming instructions?
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CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor)
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TOC
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Table of Contents
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What has 51 total requirements?
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EPEAT
