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| A _______ is a mechanical device that is used to store, retrieve, and manipulate information ( called data) electronically. | Computer |
| The physical components, or parts, of the computer are called ____________________. | hardware |
| ____________ are additional compunds besides the main parts like printers and scanners. | peripherals |
| All of these are input devices except: | Monitor |
| The _______ _______ is device that reads and writes data to and from a round magnetic pltter, or "disk". | hard drive |
| A ___________ stands dor a single character of data. | byte |
| Which of the following are types of storage devices: | CD, hard drive, digital video drive, magnetic tape |
| Which of the following are types of output devices: | monitor, printer, modem |
| The______ ______ is a device into which you slide a closed laptop that becomes the desktop computer. | dock station |
| _____________ is information entered into and manipulated in a computer. | Data |
| There are two types of memory. | Ram, Rom |
| The speed of a computer is measured by how fast the drives turn to reach information to be retrieved or to save data. The measurements in __________ (MHz) | Megahertz |
| How have computers opened the world of communications? | First within offices LANs (local area networks that link computers within a facility via wires) and, later, via the Internet. |
| A ___________ is a set of mathematical instructions to the computer. | Program |
| ___________ is the collection of programs and other data input that tells the computer how to operate its machinery, how to manipulate, store, and output information, and how to accept the input you give it. | Software |
| Which two basic categories does software fit into: | Systems software and Application software |
| A __________ is a group of computers that are hardwired( hooked together with cables) to communicate and operate together. Network software manages this flow of information. | Network |
| You need to perform certain maintenance regularly on computers. They are: | Scan new disks for viruses, scan and check hard drives to see for corrupted files, Optimizing, check a floppy disk. |
| When you use equipment that belongs to your school, a company for which you work, or others, the following ethical guidelines apply: You must: | Not copy any software program. |
| A __________ _________ of some online services is for someone to pretend to work for the service and ask for your access code or password, which controls your service account. Never give this out to anyone online because the person can use it and charge a great deal of costly time on to your account. | common scam |
| What is the most popular job? | Programmers |
| Which one of the following is an emerging technology: | Telefone communication with an e-mail |
| Which one of the folling is a trend in the computer industry: | RAM today is increasing exponentially. |
