Exam 6: Essential Computer Concepts

CDs and DVDs are examples of optical storage devices._________________________

Harvey has started a new consulting business,and wants to outfit his new Windows 10 computer with a wide array of software to help him perform the tasks he needs.Harvey has purchased all the following software (among others).Which of these four programs is a different category than the other three?

The term GB stands for ____________________.

The Internet is the largest example of a ____.

The software that helps you navigate the web is called ____________________.

An inkjet printer's speed is measured in ____.

Because a computer can access ____ memory more quickly than RAM,frequently and recently accessed data and commands are stored there instead of in RAM.

Application software helps the computer user perform specific tasks,such as document production or database management._________________________

Linda and her mom want to start a company selling homemade brownies to large supermarket chains.To get started,they have created an office in the apartment above their garage.Their first goal is to network their two computers together as well as establish an Internet connection.Finally,they need to purchase a new printer for creating invoices and marketing materials. Linda and her mom only need their two computers and the printer networked together.They do not need ____.

ROM is known as volatile memory._________________________

USB drives can store up to ____ of data.

____ is space on Windows Live servers where you can store files in public or private folders,or in folders that you make available to only people you specify.

____ is a computer's ability to start and run more than one program at a time.

____ is a program that tracks a computer user's Internet usage and sends this data back to the company or person who created it,without the user's knowledge.

A computer interprets every signal as either "on" or "off," using numbers known as ____.