Exam 22: Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

A desktop computer sits on, next to, or under a user's desk and is too large to carry around. The computer box is where the CPU, RAM, and storage devices are held with a monitor on top, or a vertical system box (called a tower) usually placed on the floor within a work area.

A network user license enables anyone on the network to install and use the software.

Describe the eight categories of computers by size.

Presentation graphics packages such as Microsoft PowerPoint include facilities for making a wide variety of charts and graphs and for adding titles, legends, and explanatory text anywhere in the chart or graph.

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

Disk image is software for data recovery and relieves the burden of reinstalling applications if a hard drive crashes or becomes irretrievably corrupted.

File and data recovery software retrieves accidental deletion of photos or documents.

Communication turns a computer into a terminal for transmitting data to and receiving data from distant computers through the telephone system.

What is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests?

ROM is nonvolatile, meaning it does not require constant power to function. ROM contains essential system programs that neither the user nor the computer can erase. Since the computer's internal memory is blank during start-up, the computer cannot perform any functions unless given start-up instructions.

A megabyte (MB or M or Meg) is roughly 1 million bytes.

What performs all arithmetic operations (for example, addition and subtraction) and all logic operations?

What software controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together?

Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a small handheld computer that performs simple tasks such as taking notes, scheduling appointments, and maintaining an address book and a calendar. The PDA screen is touch-sensitive, allowing a user to write directly on the screen, capturing what is written.

What enables a user to return to the previous operating system?

What is any software that employs a user's Internet connection in the background without the user's knowledge or explicit permission?

What is a complex instruction set computer chip?

A site license enables any qualified users within the organization to install the software, regardless if the computer is on a network. Some employees might install the software on a home computer for working remotely.

Memory stick is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium.

Identify the different computer categories and explain their potential business uses.