Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

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. -When adding two numbers,Jim knows that each number is going into its own register and the control unit provides the instructions such as add.He wants to know where the result of the add goes.You tell him it goes to ____.

A(n)____________________ is a type of computer that is considered one of the fastest in the world (at the time of construction).

Digital devices can use ____ as a code to represent character data.

-The accompanying figure represents the instruction cycle.The second step is Box B and represents the ____.

Data transmission speeds are typically expressed as ____.

-The ____ from an instruction specifies the data.

An ordinary personal computer that is connected to a network is a ____.

A powerful desktop computer used for high-performance tasks is a ____.

A(n)keylogger is a form of malicious code._________________________

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

In terms of an authentication protocol,the phrase 'something a person is' refers to a(n)____.

A machine language instruction has two parts,the op code and the ____________________.

A term which can refer to a person who manipulates computers with malicious intent is ____.

____ computing provides access to information,applications,communications,and storage over the Internet.

-The binary number 10 represents ____ in the decimal number system.

-____,as shown in the accompanying figure,can be directly executed by the processors's circuitry.

-The accompanying figure represents the instruction cycle.The third step is Box C and represents the ____.

A problem a hacker can cause after breaking into your computer might be ____.

Are handheld devices computers?

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