Exam 10: Hardware and Software Basics

Application software also supports a variety of useful features, one of which is multitasking.

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams)?

A disk image organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way.

Encrypt data protects confidential information from unauthorized eyes.

Memory sticks provide nonvolatile memory for a range of portable devices including computers, digital cameras, MP3 players, and PDAs.

What software organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?

Adaptive computer devices are input devices designed for special applications for use by people with different types of special needs.

A tablet computer has a flat screen that uses a mouse or fingertip for input instead of a keyboard. Similar to PDAs, tablet PCs use a writing pen or stylus to write notes on the screen and touch the screen to perform functions such as clicking on a link while visiting a website.

The central processing unit (CPU)(or microprocessor)is the actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software)instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together.

A desktop computer portable enough to fit on a lap or in a bag and has its own power source or battery.

What is a type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly?

Memory cards contain high-capacity storage that holds data such as captured images, music, or text files.

A common type of minicomputer is a server and is used for managing internal company applications, networks, and websites.

What software controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together?

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

A workstation is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs, music, photos, email, and includes many features of a PDA.

What is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable?

What occurs if the system is failing and will load only the most essential parts of the operating system and will not run many of the background operating utilities?

Utility systems are customized by using the control panel, which is a Windows feature that provides options that set default values for the Windows operating system.

Magnetic medium is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials.