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Essential DefinitionsEssential Definitions

This category will display definitions of IT Essential This category will display definitions of IT Essential concepts. Teams must tell what concept is being defined.concepts. Teams must tell what concept is being defined.

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Component IdentityComponent Identity

This category will describe a component and the team This category will describe a component and the team must name the component being described.must name the component being described.

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PeripherPeripherentientialal Treatment Treatment

This category will describe a peripheral and the team must This category will describe a peripheral and the team must name the peripheral being described.name the peripheral being described.

A peripheral is an external device used for inputting, A peripheral is an external device used for inputting, outputting, or storage.outputting, or storage.

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This category will deal with computer cases and power.This category will deal with computer cases and power.

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A: What is aA: What is a Personal Digital AssistantPersonal Digital Assistant ?

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A: What is aA: What is a PixelPixel??

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A: What isA: What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ??

Static electricity that can be transferred from your body to electronic components in the computer.

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A: What isA: What is HertzHertz ??

Unit of frequency measurement commonly Unit of frequency measurement commonly associated with computer processing associated with computer processing

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A: What is an A: What is an Operating SystemOperating System??

Set of computer programs that manages the hardware of a computer and controls the resources on a

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A: What is aA: What is a Device DriverDevice Driver??

Specialized software that interprets the Specialized software that interprets the output of a device so it can be understood output of a device so it can be understood

by other devices.by other devices.

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A: What is aA: What is a ModemModem ??


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Device that converts digital computer Device that converts digital computer signals into a format that can be sent signals into a format that can be sent and received over analog phone linesand received over analog phone lines

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A: What is aA: What is a Network Interface Card (NIC)Network Interface Card (NIC) ??

Device that enables a computer system to Device that enables a computer system to exchange information with another system exchange information with another system

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A: What is aA: What is a Central Processing Unit (CPU)Central Processing Unit (CPU) ??

Considered the nerve center of the computer Considered the nerve center of the computer system and is responsible for processing all system and is responsible for processing all

of the data within the machine.of the data within the machine.


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A: What is A: What is Random Access Memory (RAM)Random Access Memory (RAM) ??

Volatile system memory for the operating Volatile system memory for the operating software, applications, and data that are software, applications, and data that are

currently in use. Higher quantities of this currently in use. Higher quantities of this allow the user to run multiple programs.allow the user to run multiple programs.


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A: What is aA: What is a HarddriveHarddrive ??

The main storage device used by servers, The main storage device used by servers, desktops, and laptops.desktops, and laptops.


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A: What are A: What are SpeakersSpeakers ??

Audio Output Device PeripheralAudio Output Device Peripheral

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A: What is a A: What is a PrinterPrinter ??

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A: What is aA: What is a KeyboardKeyboard ??

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A: What is aA: What is a Monitor / CRT Monitor / CRT ??


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A: What is aA: What is a USB / Flash / Thumb / Jump drive USB / Flash / Thumb / Jump drive ??

Miniature digital storage peripheral.Miniature digital storage peripheral.


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A: What is aA: What is a surge suppressorsurge suppressor ??

Designed to remove high voltage spikes Designed to remove high voltage spikes and surges from a power line protecting a and surges from a power line protecting a

computer system from damage.computer system from damage.

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A: What is anA: What is an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)??

Provides backup power from a battery inside the device Provides backup power from a battery inside the device to a to a computer system without interruption. It can only power the computer system without interruption. It can only power the

computer system for a short period of time and provides the user computer system for a short period of time and provides the user with sufficient time to properly shut down a computer system .with sufficient time to properly shut down a computer system .


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A: What A: What is ais a Desktop CaseDesktop Case??

Case that provides easy access to interfaces Case that provides easy access to interfaces and drives but occupies valuable desk space.and drives but occupies valuable desk space.


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A: What is aA: What is a Tower CaseTower Case ??

Case with 3 or more bays that can either be Case with 3 or more bays that can either be used on the desk or sit beneath the table.used on the desk or sit beneath the table.


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A: What is a Power Supply / (Rectifier)Power Supply / (Rectifier) ?

Component that converts AC current to Component that converts AC current to DC current used by a computer.DC current used by a computer.


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A: What is aA: What is a Word ProcessorWord Processor??

Program designed to perform page setup, Program designed to perform page setup, paragraph and text formatting.paragraph and text formatting.


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A: What isA: What is ASCII CodeASCII Code ??

Represents letters, characters, and Represents letters, characters, and numbers with Bits.numbers with Bits.


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A: What is A: What is DynamicallyDynamically ??

How components are assigned (automatically)How components are assigned (automatically)

by default in new operating systems.by default in new operating systems.


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A: What isA: What is BinaryBinary ??

A numbering system with only 2 possible A numbering system with only 2 possible values per digit.values per digit.


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A: What is aA: What is a BrowserBrowser ??

A GUI-based hypertext client application used to A GUI-based hypertext client application used to access hypertext documents and other services access hypertext documents and other services

located on servers throughout the internet.located on servers throughout the internet.

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General VS IndustryGeneral VS Industry

This category is about software that is considered Industry This category is about software that is considered Industry specific software or General software.specific software or General software.

All questions will be… All questions will be…

““What is General” or “What is Industry”.What is General” or “What is Industry”.

If the first team to buzz in gets the answer wrong the other If the first team to buzz in gets the answer wrong the other team automatically gets the points.team automatically gets the points.

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All answers have multiple part questions. Each part is worth All answers have multiple part questions. Each part is worth the questions value. The team may choose how many parts to the questions value. The team may choose how many parts to commit to answer. If the team is unsuccessful in answering to commit to answer. If the team is unsuccessful in answering to their commitment, the other team may fulfill the commitment their commitment, the other team may fulfill the commitment

for all of the points. If the team chooses to answer all parts and for all of the points. If the team chooses to answer all parts and they are successful they will receive double the points gained.they are successful they will receive double the points gained.

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This category involves measurements.This category involves measurements.

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Component SupremacyComponent Supremacy

This category is the sequel to Component Identity.This category is the sequel to Component Identity.

It will describe a component and the team must name the It will describe a component and the team must name the component being described.component being described.

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Unit of measure that most early sticks Unit of measure that most early sticks of RAM came in for size.of RAM came in for size.

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Unit of measure consisting of eight bits, Unit of measure consisting of eight bits, not to be confused with a 4 bit nibble.not to be confused with a 4 bit nibble.


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Unit of measure of most high end Pentium Unit of measure of most high end Pentium and AMD processor speeds.and AMD processor speeds.

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Unit of Measure typically describing large Unit of Measure typically describing large server storage capacity.server storage capacity.

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A: What is a A: What is a MotherboardMotherboard ??

A large circuit board used to connect the electronics and circuitry required which

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A: What is A: What is RAM / Memory CardsRAM / Memory Cards??

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A specialized computer that often contains A specialized computer that often contains duplicate or redundant parts so that is is duplicate or redundant parts so that is is

accessible at all times by the users. It’s primary accessible at all times by the users. It’s primary function is to provide services to clients.function is to provide services to clients.

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A: What is aA: What is a Network ApplicationNetwork Application??

Designed to run over the InternetDesigned to run over the Internet or other or other network. It has two components, one that network. It has two components, one that

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A: What is a A: What is a Local ApplicationLocal Application??

A program, such as a word processor, that is stored on the hard disk of the computer.

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Devices that are dynamically recognized Devices that are dynamically recognized by the operating system upon installation.by the operating system upon installation.

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QuestionA: What is a Tape DriveTape Drive. ?

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Typically encountered only in Typically encountered only in the server environment.the server environment.

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