Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

Data becomes ____ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use.

The type of computer that is considered one of the fastest in the world is a ____________________.

A ____ is a microprocessor-based computing device.

The ____ is a command word for an operation such as add, compare or jump.

Worldwide economic interdependence of countries that occurs as cross-border commerce increases and as money flows more freely among countries is ____________________.

Digital technology has changed the way we view privacy.

One thousand bytes is a ____.

Key factors in making electronic devices increasingly smaller and less expensive include ____.

In a computer most processing takes place in ____.

Identifying a person by personal attributes such as fingerprints or retina patterns is called ____________________.

An electronic component that can be programmed to perform tasks is a ____.

A mainframe computer specializes in compute-intensive problems.

____ can be directly executed by the processors's circuitry.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-1 Karen is trying to get organized and one of her issues is that she has too many electronic devices. She wants to reduce the number of devices and still maintain the same degree of functionality. Karen needs an appointment book and is considering one that is digital. You suggest she consider a ____.

The first digital computer was developed for conducting the census.

Free source projects promote copying, free distribution, peer review and user modifications.

A ____ is a series of characters that becomes a person's unique identifier.

The ALU uses registers to hold data that is being processed.

Symbols that represent facts, objects, and ideas are ____________________.

A term that refers to the gap between people who have access to technology and those who do not is the digital ____________________.