STUDY GUIDE for DC Fundamentals - Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The Web contains ____ of documents called Web pages.
a. billions
b. hundreds
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2. A(n) ____ is recorded audio stored on a Web site that can be downloaded to a computer or a portable media
player.
a. podcast
b. videoconference
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3. An increasing number of employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a
main office or school.
a. enterprise
b. mobile
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4. ____ refers to the use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.
a. CAM
b. CADD
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5. 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. mobile
b. desktop
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6. ____ computers usually use a Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X).
a. Apple
b. PC
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7. A(n) ____ is a miniature image that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object.
a. network
b. icon
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8. ____ is the process of setting up software to work with a computer, printer, and other hardware components.
a. Installing
b. Running
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9. What is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals/
a. Internet
b. cellnet
____ 10. A(n) ____ includes any company with fewer than 50 employees, as well as the self-employed who work from
home.
a. power user
b. small office/home office (SOHO)
____ 11. A(n) ____ is anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.
a. user
b. developer
____ 12. ____ is a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it.
a. Software
b. hardware
____ 13. A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on ____ media.
a. communications
b. storage
____ 14. With ____, users access account balances, pay bills, and copy monthly transactions from a bank’s computer
right into their own computers.
a. online banking
b. investing
____ 15. With a ____, you interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images.
a. graphical user interface (GUI)
b. voice oriented interface (VOI)
____ 16. ____ 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
b. Teleprocessing
____ 17. A(n) ____ system is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices.
a. utility
b. operating
____ 18. 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. government
b. finance
____ 19. A(n) ____ device is a computing device small enough to carry in a pocket.
a. integrated
b. mobile
____ 20. A ____ computer is a computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by
itself.
a. mainframe
b. personal
____ 21. When a computer connects to a network, it is ____.
a. online
b. off line
____ 22. A Web page can contain audio, video ____.
a. text
b. text and graphics
____ 23. ____ are the fastest, most powerful computers — and the most expensive.
a. Embedded computers
b. Supercomputers
____ 24. Many large companies use the words, ____ computing, to refer to the huge network of computers that meets
their diverse computing needs.
a. enterprise
b. online
____ 25. Through ____, health-care professionals in separate locations conduct live conferences on computers.
a. telemedicine
b. nuclear medicine
____ 26. ____ consist(s) of a computer’s electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data
needed by those instructions.
a. Memory
b. Transmission media
____ 27. Computer ____ entails having knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
a. literacy
b. illiteracy
____ 28. A(n) ____ computer is a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product.
a. embedded
b. handheld
____ 29. A(n) ____ program is a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks such as
Norton Antivirus Protection software.
a. utility
b. embedded
____ 30. A(n) ____ is someone who develops software or writes coded instructions that direct the computer to process
data into information.
a. user
b. programmer
____ 31. When a user starts a computer, portions of the ____ (of which Microsoft Windows) load into memory from
the computer’s hard disk.
a. operating system
b. podcast
____ 32. A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ____.
a. hardware
b. software
____ 33. A(n) ____ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that
can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future
use.
a. software application
b. computer
Matching
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
a. microblog
f. handheld computer
b. instant message
g. video message
c. smart phone
h. picture message
d. text message
i. game console
e. digital camera
j. netbook
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1. Twitter is an example
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2. A real-time Internet communication, where you exchange messages with other connected users
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3. A smaller, lighter version of a traditional notebook computer
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4. Another name for an Ultra-Mobile PC
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5. A short video clip sent to or from a smart phone or other mobile device
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6. A photo or other image sent to or from a smart phone or other mobile device
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7. A mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games
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8. A device that allows users to take pictures and store the photographed images digitally
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9. A short note sent to or from a smart phone or other mobile device
____ 10. An Internet-enabled phone that usually also provides personal information management functions.