Advanced Topics In Computer Science Test 1

• What is a trend?

  Tendency or inclination towards something
• What makes a trend? (at least 3 points and explain)

  - Innovation

  - Market demands

  - Regulatory landscape

  - Collaboration and Open Source communities

  - Global events and challenges

  - Environmental considerations
• What are some computing trends? (at least 3 points and explain)

  - AI and ML

  - IoT and Smart Devices

  - Big Data and Augmented Analytics

  - Cloud and Edge Computing

  - 5G and smarter networks
• What is AI?

  Ability for machine to act intelligently through applying a rule or calculation (algorithm) to data for

  - Problem solving

  - Pattern identifying

  - Predict outcomes
• What is ML?

  Needed for AI to learn from data and improve on interpretations

  
  

  "Machine" includes computer, smart phone, software, robot
• Challenges of AI? (at least 2 points and explain)

  - Regulation

  - Privacy concerns

  - Lack of explainability

  - Data issues
• What is IoT?

  Everyday Devices that are:

  - Connected to the internet

  - Gather Data

  - Transfer Data
• Benefits of IoT? (explain)

  - Home Automation

  - Healthcare
• Challenges of IoT? (explain)

  - Privacy

  -Security
• What is Big Data?

  Exponential explosion in amount of data generated in this digital age
• What is unstructured data?

  Increasing digital footprint brought new types of data beyond spreadsheets and database entries

  - Video

  - Photo

  - Text
• What is Augmented Analytics (AA) ?

  Ability to automatically work with and generate insights from data. Solution to large amount of unstructured data being generated
• How does Augmented Analytics work? (4 points)

  AA involves using AI & ML to:

  - Gather data

  - Prepare and clean data

  - Build unbiased analytical models

  - Generate and communicate insights
• What are the benefits of Big Data & AA? (3 points and explain)

  - Informing business decisions

  - Better understanding customers and trends

  - Creating additional revenue
• What is the challenge of Big Data & AA?

  Data protection
• What is cloud computing?

  Delivery of computing services (servers, storage, databases, networking) over the internet
• What is edge computing?

  Computing and data storage is brought closer to where it is needed. This is done by leveraging processing power of devices.
• Examples of cloud computing (at least 3 points)

  - Amazon (AWS)

  - Google (GCP)

  - Microsoft (Azure)
• Examples of edge computing (at least 2 points)


  - Online games played on local console

  - Vehicles that have collision sensors
• What are the benefits of edge computing? (at least 4 points)

  - Leveraged in smart city concepts

  - Popular in environments where little to no access to online services

  - Manufacturing plants use edge analytics to understand equipment operation

  - Manufacturing plants use edge analytics to predict maintenance
• Challenges of cloud computing (at least 3 points and explain)

  - Cost

  - Security

  - Reliance on third-party for data security and service continuity
• What is 5G and smarter networks?

  Fifth Gen of cellular network technology
• What does 5G give us? (at least 2 points)

  With help of other network innovations:

  - Much faster and more stable wireless networking

  - Ability to connect more devices and enable richer and varied streams of data
• Benefits of 5G and smarter networks (at least 3 points)

  - Advanced services like streaming high-definition video and cloud gaming

  - Enabling an autonomous world (self-driving cars)

  - Facilitating better healthcare (telemedicine)
• Challenges of 5G and smarter networks (at least 2 points and explain)

  - Security and privacy

  - Legislation of cyberlaw
• What is connectedness?

  Network of physical objects that are embedded with technologies like sensors and software to communicate with other devices and systems over the internet
• What enables connectedness? (4 points)

  - The Internet

  - Web Sockets

  - Cellular networks (5G Protocol)

  - Edge computing devices
• What is the 5G Protocol?

  Set of rules and standards that dictate communications between devices on a 5G network.
• What are some features to the 5G Protocol? (5 points and explain)

  - Faster Speeds

  - Greater Capacity

  - Enhanced Security

  - Lower Latency

  - Improved Reliability
• Benefits of 5G Protocol (4 points and explain)

  - Improved Connectivity

  - Enhanced User Experience

  - Increased Efficiency

  - New Business Opportunities
• What are the 2 classifications of Edge Computing devices?

  - For development (general purpose tailored for dev use i.e. Dev Kits)

  - For production (deployed for commercial use i.e. Industrial Control Systems)
• What are the 2 categories for Dev Kits?

  - Micro-controllers, good for single focus task (Arduino)

  - Single board computers, good for multi-tasking (Raspberry Pi)
• What are Micro-contollers?

  Low-cost computing devices with basic sensors and actuators
• What are Single board Computers?

  Small Computing devices with all elements of a complete computer and are programmable in any language
• What are the main selling points for a Rasberry Pi

  - Usability for beginners

  - Ecosystem

  - Community
• What is GPIO?

  General Purpose Input Output is the power behind Raspberry Pi. It allows connection to the outside world through input/output pins that are controlled with code.
• What are two python packages to access GPIO?

  - RPi.GPIO (standard)

  - GPIO Zero
• What does Zero refer to in GPIO Zero

  Zero boilerplate or setup code
• What is the software used to design Raspberry Pi circuits?

  Fritzing
• What are sensors?

  Gather, deploy then transmit information from physical world to cloud via WI-FI, Bluetooth, 5G, etc. i.e. water levels, air temperature and traffic patterns