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cs200-chapter1-homework
multiple choice
identify the choice..media.
a. communications
c. reception
b. storage
d. reading
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CS200-Chapter1-Homework
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Computer ____ entails having knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
a. literacy
c. legitimacy
b. intimacy
d. infancy
2. A(n) ____ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that
can accept data, manipulate the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for
future use.
a. input device
c. output device
b. computer
d. both a and c
3. A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ____.
a. software
c. output
b. storage media
d. hardware
4. ____ consist(s) of a computer’s electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data
needed by those instructions.
a. Memory
c. Storage
b. Transmission media
d. Communications media
5. A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on ____ media.
a. communications
c. reception
b. storage
d. reading
6. A(n) ____ is anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.
a. texter
c. user
b. developer
d. decoder
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7. When a computer connects to a network, such as the one in the accompanying figure, it is ____.
a. linked
c. resourced
b. inline
d. online
8. The ____, which is pictured in the accompanying figure, is a worldwide collection of networks that connects
millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
a. Web
c. Internet
b. Telnet
d. Newsnet
9. The ____, which is one of the more popular services on the Internet, contains billions of documents called
Web pages.
a. World Wide Web
c. Newsnet
b. Telnet
d. Web server
c.
d.
video
all of the above
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____ 10. A Web page can contain ____.
a. text and graphics
b. audio
____ 11. A(n) ____ is an informal Web site consisting of time-stamped articles in a diary or journal format, usually
listed in reverse chronological order.
a. blog
c. chat
b. podcast
d. videoconference
____ 12. A(n) ____ is recorded audio stored on a Web site that can be downloaded to a computer or a portable digital
audio player.
a. blog
c. chat
b. podcast
d. videoconference
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____ 13. ____ is a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it.
a. Hardware
c. Appware
b. Software
d. A podcast
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____ 14. With a ____, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, you interact with software using text, graphics,
and visual images.
a. command line interface (CLI)
c. menu driven interface (MDI)
b. graphical user interface (GUI)
d. voice oriented interface (VOI)
____ 15. As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____ is a miniature image that represents a program, an
instruction, or some other object.
a. server
c. icon
b. processor
d. network
____ 16. When a user starts a computer, portions of the ____ (of which Microsoft Vista, shown in the accompanying
figure, is an example) load into memory from the computer’s hard disk.
a. application software
c. graphical user interface (GUI)
b. operating system
d. podcast
____ 17. A(n) ____ system is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices.
a. operating
c. utility
b. director
d. management
____ 18. A(n) ____ program is a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually
related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs.
a. embedded
c. utility
b. maintenance
d. server
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____ 19. ____ is the process of setting up software to work with a computer, printer, and other hardware components.
a. Installing
c. Executing
b. Running
d. Entering
____ 20. A(n) ____ is someone who develops software or writes the instructions that direct the computer to process
data into information.
a. director
c. programmer
b. program manager
d. user
____ 21. A ____ computer is a computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by
itself.
a. mainframe
c. terminal
b. personal
d. mainline
____ 22. ____ computers use a Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X).
a. Apple
c. PC-compatible
b. PC
d. All of the above
____ 23. A(n) ____ computer, as shown in the accompanying figure, is a portable, personal computer small enough to
fit on your lap.
a. handtop
c. PDA
b. desktop
d. notebook
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____ 24. As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____ device is a computing device small enough to carry in a
pocket.
a. integrated
c. mobile
b. desktop
d. encapsulated
____ 25. Resembling a letter-sized slate, a(n) ____ is a special type of notebook computer that allows you to write or
draw on the screen using a digital pen.
a. mainframe
c. PPA
b. Tablet PC
d. hotspot
____ 26. ____ are the fastest, most powerful computers -- and the most expensive.
a. Embedded computers
c. Mainframes
b. Supercomputers
d. Mobiles devices
____ 27. A(n) ____ computer is a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product.
a. smart
c. embedded
b. handheld
d. integral
____ 28. A(n) ____ includes any company with fewer than 50 employees, as well as the self-employed who work from
home.
a. small office/home office (SOHO)
c. enterprise user
b. home user
d. power user
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____ 29. An increasing number of employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a
main office or school.
a. enterprise
c. mobile
b. SOHO
d. power
____ 30. Examples of power users include all of the following
except
____.
a. sales representatives
c. desktop publishers
b. engineers and scientists
d. architects and graphic artists
____ 31. A category of user, called a(n) ____ user, requires the capabilities of a powerful desktop computer, called a
workstation.
a. power
c. SOHO
b. mobile
d. large business
____ 32. Each employee or customer who uses a computer in a large business is a(n) ____ user.
a. SOHO
c. mobile
b. enterprise
d. power
____ 33. Many large companies use the words, ____ computing, to refer to the huge network of computers that meets
their diverse computing needs.
a. online
c. enterprise
b. strategic
d. management
____ 34. ____ is a work arrangement in which employees work away from a company’s standard workplace and often
communicate with the office through the computer.
a. Telecommuting
c. Telescoping
b. Teleprocessing
d. Telephering
____ 35. With ____, users access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions from a bank’s computer
right into their own computers.
a. online investing
c. neural networks
b. online banking
d. All of the above
____ 36. People access ____ Web sites to file taxes, apply for permits and licenses, pay parking tickets, buy stamps,
report crimes, apply for financial aid, and renew vehicle registrations and driver’s licenses.
a. education
c. industry
b. government
d. finance
____ 37. Investors often use ____ investing to buy and sell stocks and bonds without using a broker.
a. dynamic
c. managed
b. database-driven
d. online
____ 38. Through ____, health-care professionals in separate locations conduct live conferences on computers.
a. aeromedicine
c. telemedicine
b. holistic medicine
d. nuclear medicine
____ 39. ____ refers to the use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.
a. CAD
c. CAM
b. PCX
d. USB
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____ 40. A(n) ____ computer is designed so the system unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit
entirely on or under a desk or table.
a. desktop
c. mobile
b. encapsulated
d. handheld
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 41. Computers process output (information) into input (data).
____ 42. You insert and remove an external hard disk from the computer or a device connected to the computer.
____ 43. A USB flash drive like the one in the accompanying figure is a portable storage device that can hold about 4
billion characters but is small and lightweight enough to be transported on a keychain or in a pocket.
____ 44. A hard disk provides much less storage capacity than a USB flash drive like the one shown in the
accompanying figure.
____ 45. A Web page is a collection of related Web sites.
____ 46. You interact with a program through its user interface.
____ 47. Application software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its
devices.
____ 48. When you buy a computer, it usually has some software preinstalled on its hard disk.
____ 49. Once a program is in memory, the computer can carry out, or execute, the instructions in the program.
____ 50. A computer’s size, speed, processing power, and price determine the category it best fits.
____ 51. Due to slowly changing technology, the distinction among categories of computers is always clear-cut.
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____ 52. The most popular type of mobile computer is the desktop computer like the one in the accompanying figure.
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____ 53. You can often connect a device like the one shown in the accompanying figure to a personal computer to
exchange information.
____ 54. Mobile devices like that shown in the accompanying figure usually store programs and data permanently on
memory inside the system unit or on small storage media such as memory cards.
____ 55. A handheld computer like the one in the accompanying figure is a computer small enough to fit in one hand
while you operate it with the other hand.
____ 56. With a handheld game console, the controls, screen, and speakers are built into the device.
____ 57. A server is a handheld Internet-enabled device.
____ 58. Applications requiring complex, sophisticated mathematical calculations, such as applications in aerospace
and automotive design, use desktop computers.
____ 59. Most major corporations use supercomputers for daily business activities.
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____ 60. SOHO users often have basic business software and also are likely to use other industry-specific types of
software.
____ 61. The accounting department in a large business uses desktop publishing software to prepare marketing
literature.
____ 62. Employees who telecommute have rigid work schedules so they cannot combine work and personal
responsibilities.
____ 63. Students use software to assist with learning or to complete assignments.
____ 64. With online investing, the transaction fee for each trade usually is much more than when trading through a
broker.
____ 65. Breakthroughs in surgery, medicine, and treatments seldom result from scientists’ use of computers.
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