Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

Password management functions include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

____ tools cloak a person's identity online.

-The accompanying figure represents two types of chip carriers.The one on the left is a ____.

Because of increased versatility,a videogame console is now considered a personal computer.

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

At one time, minicomputers were smaller,less expensive,and less powerful computers that were able,nevertheless,to support multiple users and run business software._________________________

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Part of the microprocessor that performs arithmetic operations

An area where data can be left on a permanent basis ismemory._________________________

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

A ____ attack uses password-cracking software.

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

Initially sales were slow for the personal computer because of ____.

The ____ phase of the digital revolution materialized in the 1990s when the Internet was opened to public use.

A(n) account manager stores user IDs with their corresponding passwords and automatically fills in login forms._________________________

The expectation that a person's information will not be collected or divulged without permission is ____________________.

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

In a computer,most processing takes place in ____.

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

-A compiler like the one shown in the accompanying figure converts all statements in a program to machine language in a single batch.

A special-purpose microprocessor that is built into the machine it controls is a(n)____________________.