Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

The "____________________" represents Internet-based services,such as applications and social media,that are available from computers and handheld digital devices.

-Using the diagram in the accompanying figure,discuss how the control unit processes an instruction.

Free source projects promote copying,free distribution,peer review,and user modifications._________________________

A set of computer programs that helps a person carry out a task is ____.

Jim has just purchased a new computer and it has made him think about how it works. He is particularly interested in how information is processed and stored in his computer. He has come to you for help. -Jim knows that a collection of preprogrammed activities is an instruction set.He wants to know what an instruction set is designed to do.You tell him it is designed to ____.

The term that refers to the form in which data is stored,processed,and transmitted is data ____________________.

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

Facebook and Twitter are examples of social networking options.

By 2011,Facebook had ____ million users.

All computers are case sensitive.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Unauthorized use and access to personal data

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

Digital technology has made it easy to produce copies of music with no loss of quality from the original._________________________

During the period from ____,computing was characterized by the Web,e-mail,multiplayer games,music downloads,and enormous software applications.

-The type of code that uses eight bits for each character is ____.

Mike and Andre are discussing how quickly technology changes. They are discussing how it seems devices are merging to create new products especially in the technology field. They understand this is a process called convergence. -Mike and Andre consider themselves average consumers when it comes to digital devices.In light of this,each of them could be expected to own more than ____ digital devices.

A group of computers linked together to share data and resources is a(n)____.

DIPs and PGAs are both shapes of integrated circuits._________________________

Trojans are computer programs that seem to perform one function while actually doing something else.

The digital revolution became a significant factor in the 1980s but ended in the 1990s when the "dot com" bubble burst.