Chat with AIExam 1: Introduction to Computers
____ refers to the use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.
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Discuss what storage devices are, including an explanation of storage media, USB flash drives, and hard disks in your answer.
(33) VerifiedA computer keeps data, instructions, and information on storage media. Examples of storage media are USB flash drives, hard disks, CDs, DVDs, and memory cards. A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media. Drives and readers/writers, which are types of storage devices (Figure 1-3), accept a specific kind of storage media. For example, a DVD drive (storage device) accepts a DVD (storage media). Storage devices often function as a source of input because they transfer items from storage to memory. A USB flash drive is a portable storage device that is small and lightweight enough to be transported on a keychain or in a pocket. The average USB flash drive can hold about 500 million characters. You plug a USB flash drive in a special, easily accessible opening on the computer. A hard disk provides much greater storage capacity than a USB flash drive. The average hard disk can hold more than 160 billion characters. Hard disks are enclosed in an airtight, sealed case. Although some are portable, most are housed inside the system unit.
Some desktop computers are powerful enough to function as a server on a network.
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Some portable devices, such as digital cameras, use memory cards as the storage media.
(26) Blogs are a popular way people verbally share information on the Web.
(34) More than 95 percent of colleges offer some type of distance learning classes.
(41) Examples of _____ include engineers, scientists, architects, desktop publishers, and graphic artists.
(40) When a computer is purchased, it seldom has any software preinstalled on its hard disk.
(34) Many large companies use the term, ____ computing, to refer to the huge network of computers that meets their diverse computing needs.
(38) With weights that exceed 100 tons, desktop computers can store more than 20,000 times the data and information than an average supercomputer.
(43) At a(n) _________________________, users can create an online photo album and store their electronic photographs.
(31) A(n) _________________________ is a freestanding computer, usually with a touch screen, that some large businesses place in public locations.
(28) In _____, people can communicate with multiple users at the same time - much like a group discussion.
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Figure 1-1 A pod is a miniature image as that shown in Figure 1-1 that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object.
Figure 1-1 A pod is a miniature image as that shown in Figure 1-1 that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object. (30) Verified (34) A(n) _________________________ is a type of personal computer designed so the system unit, input devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.
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