Exam 1: Introduction to the World of Computers

The progression of input, processing, output, and storage is sometimes referred to as the ____________________ cycle or the information processing cycle.

Tablet computers are typically about the size of a notebook computer and are designed to be used with a digital pen / stylus or touch input.

Dr. Herman Hollerith's Punch Card Tabulating Machine and Sorter was the first electromechanical machine that could read slide rules. _________________________

____ are illustrations of faces showing smiles, frowns, and other expressions that are created with keyboard symbols.

Typically, individual users connect to the Internet by connecting to servers belonging to a(n) ____________________.

-The Windows ____ shown in the accompanying figure contains the following objects: Windows, Icons, Menus, Toolbars, Taskbar, Hyperlinks, Sizing buttons, and a Dialog box.

The background work area displayed on the screen for computers running Microsoft Windows is called the desktop. _________________________

Once you have an Internet connection, you are ready to begin programming the Web-that is, using a Web browser to view Web pages.

One trend involving servers today is ____________________, which means creating virtual (rather than actual) versions of a computing resource.

In the early 1980s, ____ were invented and computer use increased dramatically.

A ____ is loosely defined as a very small device that has some built-in computing or Internet capability.

The World Wide Web refers to one resource-a collection of documents called ____________________-available through the Internet.

Hollerith's machine was used to process the 1890 U.S. Census data and was able to complete the task in ____, instead of the decade it usually took to process the data by hand.

One online security problem is ____, in which someone else uses your identity, typically to purchase goods or services.

A ____ is a collection of hardware and other devices that are connected together so that users can share hardware, software, and data, as well as electronically communicate with each other.

Fourth-generation computers witnessed the development of computer networks, wireless technologies, and the Internet.

Conventional PCs are often referred to as ____ because the complete computer system fits on or next to a desk.

The physical parts of a computer are collectively referred to as ____________________.

Just as you can learn to drive a car without knowing much about car engines, you can learn to use a computer without understanding the technical details of how a computer works.

A personal computer (PC) or ____ is a small computer system designed to be used by one person at a time.