Exam 10: Hardware and Software Basics

An iPod has a single-purpose embedded operating system.

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

A ______________ computer is a computer that is operated by a single user who can customize the functions to match personal preferences.

What is the size of the internal electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another?

Graphics or Microsoft PowerPoint includes facilities for making a wide variety of charts and graphs and for adding titles,legends,and explanatory text anywhere in the chart or graph.

________________ removes any software that employs a user's Internet connection in the background without the user's knowledge or explicit permission.

Email provides email services for computer users,including receiving mail,sending mail,and storing messages.Leading email software includes Microsoft Outlook,Microsoft Outlook Express,and Eudora.

A(n)____________ device is equipment used to capture information and commands.

A personal computer is a computer that is operated by a single user who can customize the functions to match personal preferences.

Presentation graphics create and enhance charts and graphs so that they are visually appealing and easily understood by an audience.A full-featured presentation graphics package such as Lotus Freelance

Application software is used in computer appliances and special-purpose applications,such as an automobile,ATM,or media player and are used for a single purpose.

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?

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

_____________ memory is a small unit of ultra-fast memory that is used to store recently accessed or frequently accessed data so that the CPU does not have to retrieve this data from slower memory circuits such as RAM.

Random access memory (RAM)is the computer's primary working memory,in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-speed external data bus.

Text protect in Microsoft Word,prevents users from typing over existing text after accidentally hitting the Insert key.Launch the Insert Toggle Key program,and the PC will beep whenever a user presses the Insert key.

Spyware removes any software that employs a user's Internet connection in the background without the user's knowledge or explicit permission.

What is a CPU?

Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

What is the number of bits (0s and 1s)that can be processed by the CPU at any one time?