Exam 1: Introduction to Computers

Kiosks can be the hardware used by mobile users.

All of the following are widely used input devices except the _____.

One type of system software is a(n) ____ program, which allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually related to managing a computer.

A(n) _________________________ is a computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself.

All IT applications should have readily available documented procedures.

With a(n) ____, users write on the screen or issue instructions to a Tablet PC, for example, by tapping on the screen.

Breakthroughs in surgery, medicine, and treatments seldom result from scientists' use of computers.

Many publishers make the content of magazines and newspapers available online.

Most major corporations use _____ for business activities.

Figure 1-2 When a computer connects to a network, such as that pictured in Figure 1-2, the computer is _________________________.

Windows Vista is one of Microsoft's utility programs.

Standard _____ use a handheld controller(s) as an input device; a television screen as an output device; and hard disks, CDs, DVDs, and/or memory cards for storage.

Hundreds of thousands of people today use podcasts to publish their thoughts on the Web.

Increasingly more employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a main office or school.

Hardware requirements for a small office/home office (SOHO) user include game consoles.

Explain the difference between the Internet and the Web with a detailed explanation of what each is.

The application system provides a means for users to communicate with the computer and other software.

The _________________________, which contains billions of documents called Web pages, is one of the more popular services on the Internet.

Together, hardware, software, data, people, and procedures comprise a(n) _________________________.

Applications requiring complex, sophisticated mathematical calculations use supercomputers.