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chpater 15 phy sci

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

hardware ? equipment that makes up a computer system
 

 2. 

pixel ? a sign that represents information such as a command dirction or a warning
 

 3. 

physical transmission ? a transmission of a signal using wires, cables or optical fibers
 

 4. 

code ? the smallest element of a disply image
 

 5. 

computer ? a set of rules used to interpret signals that convey information
 

 6. 

software ? equipment that makes up a computer system
 

 7. 

cathod ray tude ? a tube that uses an elctron beam to vreat a display on a phosphorescent screen
 

 8. 

modulate ? a set of rules used to interpret signals that convey information
 

 9. 

optical fiber ? a continous wve that can be modulated to send a signal
 

 10. 

Randon Access Memory (RAM) ? computer memory that can not be erased
 

 11. 

carrier ? a continous wve that can be modulated to send a signal
 

 12. 

signal ? a sign that represents information such as a command dirction or a warning
 

 13. 

atmospheric transmission ? a transmission of a signal using wires, cables or optical fibers
 

 14. 

digital signal ? a signal that can be represented as a sequences of discrete values
 

 15. 

analog signal ? a signal corresponding to a quantity whose values can change continuously
 

 16. 

Internet ? a continous wve that can be modulated to send a signal
 

 17. 

operating system ? a hair thing transparetn strand of glass or plastic that transmits signals using pulses of light
 

 18. 

telecommunication ? a communication method that used electromagnetic means
 



 
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