Exam 17: Understaning Essential Unit Concepts

Which of the following is NOT shown in the accompanying figures?

What temporarily holds programs and data while the computer is on and allows the computer to access that information randomly?

The devices shown in the accompanying figure are all ____ devices.

An input device is any hardware peripheral that communicates the results of data processing.

Database management software allows you to create illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and charts that can be projected before a group, printed out for quick reference, or transmitted to remote computers.

Which of the following is NOT a personal computer?

Phishing is a broad term that describes any program that is designed to cause harm or transmit information to others without the computer owner's permission. 

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-1 Christina is a salon owner in Baltimore, Maryland. She wants to create a list of all her clients in order to send them information about new promotions at the salon. She needs to purchase software to help her accomplish this. She also needs to track monthly expenses for her salon and needs software to do this as well. What type of software should Christina purchase to create and manage her collection of customer data?

Protocols in data communication establish the countries with which data can be exchanged.

A hard disk is a type of magnetic storage device.

Which of the following is a personal computer?

Expansion cards plug into electrical connectors on the motherboard called expansion ____.

A device driver is a computer program that makes communication possible between your computer and one of its peripherals.

In the accompanying figure, each of the components connected by wires is called a ____.

Special high-speed memory located on or near the microprocessor is called ____________________.

A(n) system resource is any part of the computer system, including memory, storage devices, and the microprocessor

Discuss the use of the following ways to use the Web to get your work done: searching for information, communicating with others, telecommuting, and cloud computing.

Visual Basic, C, C++, and Java are all examples of computer programming ____________________.

If you are working on a budget and save the spreadsheet on your hard drive, it is called a(n) executable file

____________________ memory is created and used by most computers when the amount of RAM needed exceeds the RAM available.