Exam 5: Discovering Computers: Introduction to Computers

A(n)____________________ computer is a personal computer you can carry from place to place.

Consumer electronics, office machines, and automobiles all can contain ____________________ computers.

Through ____, health-care professionals in separate locations conduct live conferences on computers.

With online investing, the transaction fee for each trade usually is much more than when trading through a broker.

You interact with a program through its user interface.

Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include ____.

Another approach to learning about computers is to study how they are used today, which means learning about the categories of users.Which of the following types of users is the most likely to have an e-commerce Web site?

A hard disk provides much less storage capacity than a USB flash drive, like the one shown in the accompanying figure.

The term ____________________ refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information, allow users to modify the Web site contents, and/or have software built into the site for users to access.

Investors often use ____ investing to buy and sell stocks and bonds - without using a broker.

Applications requiring complex, sophisticated mathematical calculations, such as applications in aerospace and automotive design, use desktop computers.

Offering the convenience of one-handed operation, a(n)____________________ is an Internet-enabled telephone.