Exam 1: Why Study Computers and Digital Technologies

Mrs. Sweeney is teaching her Media Today class about the different types of computer systems. She decides that providing an example of each type will have the biggest impact on her class. -The second example Mrs. Sweeney gives the class is that of a computer system making recommendations based on a patient's symptoms. This is an example of a(n)____.

Prior to the introduction of PCs, employees used ____, desktop computers with a keyboard and display but little else, to connect to a mainframe and access data.

Through a process called ____, cell phone Internet subscriptions can be shared with notebook computers.

Viruses can turn your computer into a "____" computer that spreads viruses, spyware, and spam to others over the Internet without you suspecting a thing.

Computers have been widely used for producing music using Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI).

Notebook PCs are portable personal computers that provide a touch-sensitive display on which you can write and draw. _________________________

The ____ model tablet PC converts between notebook PC and tablet by allowing the display to be opened, rotated, and then closed so that the display is on the outside.

A computer-based information system (CBIS) makes use of computer hardware and software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures to manage and distribute digital information.

Susan is writing a report on the evolution of mobile technologies and is establishing a timeline. -As Susan's timeline moves into the 21st century, she notes that the Nintendo DS portable gaming device was released in ____.

Transaction Transfer System is an information system used to support and record transactions such as a customer purchasing a product or a business paying an employee. _________________________

The ____, short for World Wide Web, is an Internet service that provides convenient access to information through hyperlinks.

While portable MP3 players have been available for some time, it was the ____ slick design and marketing that brought it to the attention of the general public.

-The cell phone in the accompanying photo is a(n) ____ phone.

Susan is writing a report on the evolution of mobile technologies and is establishing a timeline. -Susan notes that SMS texting on cell phones arrived first in ____ in 1993.

Expert systems, a branch of AI, automates tasks that are carried out by human experts-tasks that can be well defined and are typically tedious, monotonous, or hazardous to the human expert. _________________________

A ____ model tablet PC is lighter than convertible models and allows you to connect to a larger display, keyboard, and mouse through a docking station.

Mark Weiser, who coined the expression ubiquitous computing, refers to this as the age of "invisible technology," when technology "recedes into the background of our lives."

A bit (short for ____________________ digit) represents data using technologies that can be set to one of two states, such as on or off, charged or not charged.

Software engineers design and develop new software applications to meet a wide variety of needs. _________________________

Peter has just joined a mid-sized toy company and is in charge of maintaining the company's servers. -Peter also discovers that the company has a(n) ____ server that manages the printing requests for a printer shared by multiple users on a network.