Understanding User Interfaces and Data

What does a User Interface (UI) include?

• Only the hardware components of a computer

• All the parts of a computing system that you use to operate the computer

• Only the software components of a computer

• The internal components of a computer

What is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?

• A type of user interface that uses only text

• A type of user interface that uses icons and symbols on a screen

• A command-line interface

• A hardware interface

What is a Command-Line Interface (CLI)?

• An interface that uses icons and symbols

• An interface that uses only text to operate a computer

• An interface that uses voice commands

• An interface that uses touch gestures

What does troubleshooting involve?

• Randomly trying different solutions

• Taking a systematic, or step-by-step, approach to solving errors

• Ignoring the problem

• Replacing the hardware

What is debugging?

• Installing new software

• Finding and correcting "bugs" or errors within a program

• Upgrading hardware components

• Writing new code from scratch

What are Information Processors?

• Devices that store data

• They take information and make it easier for us to use

• Machines that print documents

• Tools for creating graphics

What does radar use to detect the presence of or distance from an object?

• Sound waves

• Frequency

• Light waves

• Magnetic fields

What does lidar use to measure the distance to a target?

• Sound waves

• Radio waves

• Laser light

• Infrared light

What is data?

• Organized information with meaning

• A collection of unorganized figures, words, and numbers

• A type of software

• A type of hardware

What is information?

• Data that has been organized to have meaning

• Random numbers and figures

• A type of computer program

• A type of hardware component