Exam 1: Why Study Computers and Digital Technologies

____________________ science is an area of computer science that applies the combined power of computer hardware and software to solving difficult problems in various scientific disciplines.

Automation involves utilizing computers to control otherwise ____ actions and activities.

Information avalanche is the common term used to describe a state in which the amount of information available overpowers one's ability to manage and use it.

A(n) ____________________ is a computer station that provides the public with specific and useful information and services.

Employers expect graduating college students to be as fluent with computers and digital technology as they are with the English language.

Advanced machines and computers have enabled medical research scientists to use protein ____ to map the entire human genome.

"Smart machines" is a branch of AI that empowers computers to control mechanical devices to perform tasks that require a high degree of precision or are otherwise tedious, monotonous, or hazardous for humans.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of data stored on a computer, organized to meet users' needs.

Products usually have ____ Product Codes (UPCs) on them that can be read by scanners.

____ refers to the tangible components of a computer system or digital device.

Instead of a polygraph, computers can be used to "read" a voice, to detect the stress produced by lying, and to produce a ____.

While media players, PDAs, digital cameras, handheld games, and GPS handsets still exist, they are gradually being replaced by multifunction ____ phones.

Susan is writing a report on the evolution of mobile technologies and is establishing a timeline. -Another entry on the timeline was when the first digital camera was introduced by Sony in ____.

Residential VoIP services, sometimes referred to as ____________________ phones, are becoming popular with home users who are interested in low phone bills and added features such as receiving voice mail alerts via e-mail.

An online ____ network provides Web-based tools for users to share information about themselves and to find, meet, and converse with others.

Netbooks are small, inexpensive, ultra-portable notebooks designed primarily for Web applications and lightweight productivity applications.

Smart phones combine PC, ____________________, media, and cell phone capabilities in a single handset.

When describing a computer's platform in terms of hardware, what would it include? What are the two reasons a platform is important?

____ computers can be found at the heart of systems used by security experts, such as airport screening devices, metal detectors, and bomb detection devices, as well as the radar guns used to catch speeders.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Telecommunications network that connects two or more computers for the purpose of sharing data, hardware, and software resources