Exam 5: Essential Computer Concepts

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 has pictures on her flash drive of the types of brownies for sale. To copy the pictures to her computer, she plugs the flash drive into her ____ port.

A(n) ____ is like a locked door on your computer.

Describe how you can protect your information by using passwords (include a brief discussion of strong passwords).

An inkjet printer's speed is measured in ____.

The most popular printers for business use are ____ printers.

Harvey has started a new consulting business, and wants to outfit his new Windows 8 computer with a wide array of software to help him perform the tasks he needs. -Lastly, Harvey wants to store many of his files in "the cloud." He is trying to access SkyDrive, but it's not working. What is the most likely reason?

LCD monitors require a backlight.

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. -You could call the network that they have established a(n) ____ network.

Re-recordable DVDs come in two formats, ____________________ and DVD-RW.

The Internet is the largest example of a ____.

MATCHING -Prevents other computers on the Internet from accessing your computer

Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular ____ program.

____ are instructions to a computer on how to process data.

A(n) ____ stores data as a trail of tiny pits or dark spots on its surface.

MATCHING -The number of pixels a monitor can display

A(n) ____ connects one computer to other computers, enabling you to share data and resources with others.

Worms and Trojan horses are specific types of firewalls. _________________________

Spreadsheet software creates a ____, composed of a grid of columns and rows.

The five essential components of data communications are a sender, a receiver, a channel, a protocol, and a medium.

____ technology is the same as that used in digital watches, or the time display on a microwave oven.