Exam 1: Introduction to the World of Technology

To contact people using the Internet, you most often use their ____.

Integrated circuits incorporate many transistors and electronic circuits on a single tiny silicon chip, allowing ____ to be even smaller and more reliable than  earlier computers.

There are application programs that help users write their own programs in a form the computer can understand using a programming language.

____ refers to typing your entire e-mail message or online post using capital letters.

A variety of problems have emerged from our extensive use of computers and related technology, ranging from stress and health concerns, to the proliferation of ____ and malware.

Mobile tablets are extremely powerful computers used for complex computations and processing. _________________________

Notebook computers (also called laptops) are about the size of a paper notebook and open to reveal a screen and keyboard.

Discuss the development and characteristics of second-generation computers.

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 stores digital photographs of houses she is previewing. She needs to be able to copy these to the computer at her office. What type of storage device should she use?

____ is typically free and virtually all ISPs used with personal computers include e-mail service in their monthly fee.

____ occurs when data is entered into the computer.

____________________ are traditional appliances with some type of built-in computer or communications technology.

A(n) display screen is a programmable, electronic device that accepts data, performs operations on that data, presents the results, and stores the data or results as needed. _________________________

Application programs can help users write their own programs in a form the computer can understand using a programming language such as Visual Basic, COBOL, C++, Java, or ____.

Access control at many businesses and organizations is provided by ____, which allow only authorized individuals to enter an office building, punch in or out of work, or access the company network via an access card or a fingerprint or hand scan.

Individual users connect to the Internet by connecting their computers or mobile devices to servers belonging to a(n) ____________________.

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

The first computers were powered by thousands of ____________________ that needed to be constantly replaced, required a great deal of electricity, and generated a lot of heat.

HTML is a(n) ____________________ or scripting language.

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