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Choose 10 out of the 16 questions below to answer, each response must be a minimum of three sentences

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Choose 10 out of the 16 questions below to answer, each response must be a minimum of three sentences.

 

1. Discuss what storage devices are: including an explanation of storage media, USB flash drives, and hard disks in your answer.

 

2. Explain in detail at least 3 advantages of using computers.

 

3. Explain in detail at least three disadvantages of using computers.

 

4. Define in detail each of the following computer categories: server, mainframe, and supercomputer.

 

5. Discuss what a broadband connection is, and how it differs from a dial-up connection, and review the types of broadband connections.

 

6. Define at least seven of the different types of web sites, giving examples wherever possible and defining all relevant terms.

 

7. Outline the guidelines for evaluating a web site.

 

8. Explain what a chat room is and what IM is.

 

9. Discuss FTP, including all relevant terms in your explanation.

 

10. Define the following five categories of software: packaged, custom, web-based, open source, and shareware.

 

11. List 5 different HTML tags and explain their purpose (explanations must be in complete sentences).

 

12. List the advantages/disadvantages of hand coding a website vs. using an online editor to make a website.

 

13. Explain what the motherboard is, and use the following terms in your answer: chip, integrated circuit, and transistor.

 

14. Discuss a recent computing development and how it will affect our society moving forward.

 

15. Discuss a comparison of personal computer processors.

 

16. Discuss why developing logical skills is so important.