Exam 10: Hardware and Software Basics

____________ image is software for data recovery and relieves the burden of reinstalling applications if a hard drive crashes or becomes irretrievably corrupted.

_______________ management software contains course information such as a syllabus and assignments and offers drop boxes for quizzes and homework along with a grade book.

__________________ service provider licenses specialty software paid for on a license basis or per-use basis or usage-based licensing.

Personal information management software contains course information such as a syllabus and assignments and offers drop boxes for quizzes and homework along with a grade book.

A(n)____________ is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

Which license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time?

What is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs,music,photos,email,and includes many features of a PDA?

What provides nonvolatile memory for a range of portable devices including computers,digital cameras,MP3 players,and PDAs?

Random access memory is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power.

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

Operating system software controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together.When using Excel to create and print a graph,the operating system software controls the process,ensures that a printer is attached and has paper,and sends the graph to the printer along with instructions on how to print it.Some computers are configured with two operating systems so they can dual boot- provide the user with the option of choosing the operating system when the computer is turned on.

What is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second?

A _____________ is an electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept,manipulate,and store data.

A computer is an electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept,manipulate,and store data.

______________ enable the user to navigate the World Wide Web.The two leading browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

What is a computer that sits on,next to,or under a user's desk and is too large to carry around?

What is equipment used to capture information and commands?

Secondary storage consists of equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage.

What is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time?

Cathode-ray tube (CRT)is a _________ tube that uses an electron gun (cathode)to emit a beam of electrons that illuminates phosphors on a screen as the beam sweeps across the screen repeatedly.