Exam 22: Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

A workstation computer is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time.

The arithmetic-logic unit includes instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions.

Desktop publishing increases the cooperation and joint productivity of small groups of co-workers.

Memory sticks provide nonvolatile memory for a range of portable devices including computers, digital cameras, MP3 players, and PDAs.

What is a computer designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment?

What is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power?

What is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials?

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

Which licenses specialty software paid for on a license basis or per-use basis or usage-based licensing?

What is a small handheld computer that performs simple tasks such as taking notes, scheduling appointments, and maintaining an address book and a calendar?

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

Random access memory (RAM) is the computer's primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-speed external data bus.

What is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM) that is compact and portable?

What is equipment used to capture information and commands?

Which license enables any qualified users within the organization to install the software, regardless if the computer is on a network?

Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

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

A personal computer is a computer that is operated by a single user who can customize the functions to match personal preferences.

List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

What contain high-capacity storage that holds data such as captured images, music, or text files?