Exam 1: Introduction to the World of Technology

Conventional personal computers that are designed to fit on or next to a desk are often referred to as ____.

Spam  refers to harmful programs that can be installed on our computers without our knowledge. _________________________

Consumer ____________________ are small self-service computer-based stations that provide information or other services to the public, including those used for ATM transactions and bridal registries.

Embedded computers are computers that host data and programs available to a small group of users .

____________________ are being used with increased frequency in text messaging and e-mail exchanged via mobile phones to speed up the text entry process.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-1 Sarah is a busy real estate agent with a growing clientele. She is looking to purchase a new computer and software so that she can keep track of her client's accounts, access the Internet from anywhere in the city, and touch up photos of real estate properties. Sarah has hired a programmer to create a Web page for her business. What type of programming language will the programmer most likely use?

Satellite communication (more commonly called s-com) is the process of exchanging electronic messages between individuals over a network-usually the Internet.

____ refers to guidelines for online behavior.

The term ____ refers to the programs or instructions used to tell the computer hardware what to do.

An e-mail address consists of a(n) username , followed by the @ symbol, followed by the domain name for the computer that will be handling that person's e-mail (called a mail server). _________________________

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

Unlike mainframe computers, which typically run multiple applications simultaneously to serve a wide variety of users,____________________ generally run one program at a time, as fast as possible.

Hybrid notebook-tablet computers are also called convertible tablets or  ____.

Information processing is a vital activity today for all computer users, as well as for businesses and other organizations.

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

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

A personal computer or PC, originally called a ____, is a small computer designed to be used by one person at a time.

In addition to the four primary computer operations, today's computers almost always perform ____ functions.

The ____________________ used with a computer determine the tasks that the computer is able to perform.

Storage devices are used to store data on or access data from storage media, such as DVD discs and flash memory cards.