Exam 1: Information Technology,The Internet,and You

To be an effective and efficient computer user,you need to recognize the role of information technology in your personal and professional life.

Describe secondary storage.Compare and contrast hard disks and solid-state storage.

The most common input devices are the mouse and the keyboard.

Software is another name for a program or programs.

System software includes all of the following except:

RAM will retain data when the computer is turned off.

The type of media that uses laser technology to store data and programs is ________.

Which of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?

A microcomputer that is smaller,lighter,and less powerful than a notebook,and which has a touch-sensitive screen,is called a ________.

Which of the following computers is also referred to as a server and is used to support end users for things such as retrieving data from a database or providing access to application software?

Software is another name for ________.

A financial budget would typically be created in what type of data file?

________ is the component of the information system that is described as the equipment that processes data to create information.

Solid-state storage uses rigid metallic platters to store data using the magnetic charges on the disk's surface.

System software might be described as end-user software.

Application software is "background" software which helps the computer manage its own internal resources.