A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
1.data mining
2.data selection
3.POS
4.data conversion
A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a n
1.version
2.patch
3.tutorial
4.FAQ
A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
1.megabyte
2.byte
3.kilobyte
4.gigabyte
A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
1.gigabyte
2.kilobyte
3.megabyte
4.terabyte
A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
1.kilobyte
2.bit
3.gigabyte
4.megabyte
A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
1.PSS
2.POS
3.inventory
4.data mining
After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:
1.data
2.output
3.input
4.the process
All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:
1.scanner
2.mouse
3.keyboard
4.printer
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
1.hackers.
2.spam.
3.viruses.
4.identity theft.
All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
1.hard disk drives.
2.printers.
3.floppy disk drives.
4.CD drives
All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except
1.worksheet
2.cell
3.formula
4.virus detection
Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems.
1.languages
2.methods
3.CPUs
4.storage devices
A_is approximately one billion bytes
1.kilobyte
2.bit
3.gigabyte
4.megabyte
Computer uses the ____ number system to store data and perform calculations.
1.binary
2.octal
3.decimal
4.hexadecimal
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.
1.present
2.input
3.output
4.store
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to__data.
1.present
2.input
3.output
4.store
Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
1.multimedia
2.words
3.characters
4.numbers
Computers use the ____________ language to process data.
1.processing
2.kilobyte
3.binary
4.representational
DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.
1.network
2.wireless
3.slow
4.broadband
In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:
1.eight bytes
2.eight kilobytes
3.eight characters
4.eight bits
Which of the following statements is true concerning?
1.Virtual memory is the space on the hard drive where the operating system begins to store data when it becomes memory-bound
2.Accessing data from RAM is a slower than accessing data from virtual memory
3.When it is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the RAM file
4.If a computer is memory-bound, adding more RAM will not solve the problem
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
1.network
2.mainframe
3.Supercomputer
4.client
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:
1.network
2.mainframe
3.supercomputer
4.client
Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses.
1.supercomputers
2.clients
3.laptops
4.mainframes
Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:
1.robotics.
2.computer forensics.
3.simulation
4.forecasting.
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ____________ software to work together.
1.management
2.processing
3.utility
4.application
Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
1.proprietary
2.open.
3.experimental.
4.in the public domain.
The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:
1.robotics.
2.simulation.
3.computer forensics.
4.animation.
The components that process data are located in the:
1.input devices
2.output devices
3.system unit.
4.storage component
The CPU and memory are located on the:
1.expansion board
2.motherboard
3.storage device
4.output device
The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:
1.digital divide.
2.Internet divide
3.Web divide
4.broadband divide
The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
1.programming.
2.processing.
3.storing.
4.organizing.
The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:
1.platforms
2.applications
3.programs
4.storage devices
The term bit is short for
1.megabyte
2.binary language
3.binary digit
4.binary number
The term bit is short for:
1.megabyte
2.binary language
3.binary digit
4.binary number
The ____________, also called the “brains†of the computer, is responsible for processing data.
1.motherboard
2.memory
3.RAM
4.central processing unit (CPU)
Which of the following is an example of an input device?
1.scanner
2.speaker
3.CD
4.printer
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
1.gathering data
2.processing data into information
3.analyzing the data or information
4.storing the data or information
Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together?
1.virtual private network
2.internet
3.intranet
4.extranet
Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
1.application software
2.system software
3.operating system software
4.platform software
_are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.
1.Drives
2.Drive bays
3.Modems
4.Platforms
_is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off:
1.The Network Interface Card (NIC)
2.The CPU
3.RAM
4.ROM
__ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
1.An instruction
2.Software
3.Memory
4.A processor
_______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly
1.Servers
2.Supercomputers
3.Laptops
4.Mainframes
_______ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.
1.Hardware
2.A device
3.A peripheral
4.An application
_______ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
1.A process
2.Software
3.Storage
4.Information
_______ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
1.Nanoscience
2.Microelectrodes
3.Computer forensics
4.Artificial intelligence
________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.
1.Nanoscience
2.Nanotechnology
3.Simulation
4.Artificial intelligence (AI)
____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.
1.POS
2.RFID
3.PPS
4.GPS
____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
1.Data
2.Point-of-sale (POS)
3.Sales
4.Query