Exam 10: Hardware and Software Basics

A __________ computer is portable enough to fit in a purse or pocket and has its own power source or battery.

Megahertz is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

A(n)________________ user license enables anyone on the network to install and use the software.

Software upgrade occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program.

What is application software?

A ___________ 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 to perform functions such as clicking on a link while visiting a website.

A tablet is a pen-based computer that provides the screen capabilities of a PDA with the functional capabilities of a laptop or desktop computer.

What software can remove software that is no longer needed?

What computer has a flat screen that uses a mouse or fingertip for input instead of a keyboard?

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

_______________ software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

Read-only ____________ is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power.

What enables a user to return to the previous operating system?

What is software?

Multitasking allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time.Multitasking is used when creating a graph in Excel and simultaneously printing a word processing document.

What is equipment used to see,hear,or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests?

A(n)____________ user license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time.

What provides additional functionality to the operating system?

Crash-proof software helps save information if a computer crashes.

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?