Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

The set of computer programs that helps a computer monitor itself and function more efficiently is the ____.

What role does digital technology play in freedom of speech and democracy?

The above figure represents the instruction cycle. The third step is Box C and represents the ____.

The above figure represents the instruction cycle. The second step is Box B and represents the ____.

More than ____ percent of cameras sold today are digital.

A collection of preprogrammed activities such as addition, subtraction, counting and comparison is called a(n) ____.

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 thinks she might need a device that in addition to her appointment book she needs features such as email, Web access, a camera, and a GPS. You suggest she consider a ____.

Digital electronics use ____ to represent data.

An operating system is an example of application software.

A group of computers linked by wired or wireless technology is a ____.

The ____ houses all essential chips and provides connecting circuitry between them.

Hackers can guess your password by stepping through a dictionary. This process is called a dictionary ____________________.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-2 Mike and Andre are discussing how quickly technology changes. They are discussing how it seems devices are merging to create new products especially in the technology field. They understand this is a process called convergence. An example of an old form of convergence is ____.

In 1982, the percentages of households that had a computer was ____ percent.

Data transmission speeds are typically expressed as ____.

A compiler converts all statements in a program to object code in a single batch.

The ____ for an instruction specifies the data.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-2 Mike and Andre are discussing how quickly technology changes. They are discussing how it seems devices are merging to create new products especially in the technology field. They understand this is a process called convergence. A barrier to the rapid deployment of many products resulting from convergence is ____.

The ownership of certain types of information, ideas, or representations is intellectual ____________________.

MySpace and Facebook are examples of social networks.