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| An optical mouse tracks movement by using ___. | laser light |
| Which came first--mouse or keyboard? | keyboard |
| Another name for a handheld computer is a(n)___. | PDA |
| Text and drawings can be entered on a Tablet PC using ____. | a digital pen |
| With speech recognition software, you can ____. | enter text and give commands to a computer |
| The most important software on a computer is the ____. | operating system |
| Which software controls the rest of the software programs and allows the computer to perform basic functions? | operating system |
| Digital information is stored numerically in ___. | ones and zeroes |
| A computer's hard drive___. | stores software programs and documents, is built into the computer, and can be modified by the user |
| You can organize documents on a computer by sorting them into ___. | folders |
| What is an e-portfolio? | a collection of your best documents and projects |
| Examples of computer hardware: | monitor, mouse, keyboard, motherboard, central processing unit, video card, memory chip |
| Examples of computer software: | operating system,word processor, database, internet browser, instant messaging, MP3 file, spreadsheet |
| One model of a computer mouse uses a rubber ball to track movement (True or False) | True |
| Software programs turn a computer user's commands into instructions that tell the computer how to perform a task (True or False) | True |
| PDAs do not have an operating system (True or False) | False |
| Programs on Palm OS may not work on a PDA with Windows CE (True or False) | True |
| A file extension is part of a file's name. (True or False) | True |
| A file's extension identifies which software program will open the file (True or False) | True |
| Speech recognition software completely prevents users from any possible overuse injury (True or False) | False |
| A CD-ROM can be read and modified (True or False) | False |
| A CD-R records data, but once recorded, data cannot be erased. (True or False) | True |
| Data is stored, erased, and replaced on a CD-RW disk (True or False) | True |
| The cost of computers rises at the same rate as the amount of storage they provide (True or False) | False |
