Exam 3: Hardware and Software

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What is hardware?

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Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

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____________ device is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

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Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

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Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

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Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

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What is a form of a stationary mouse on which the movement of a finger causes the pointer on the screen to move?

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A(n) ____________ device is equipment used to send information and receive it from one location to another.

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What is an input device?

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What is system software?

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____________ increases the cooperation and joint productivity of small groups of co-workers.

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What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams)?

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Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.

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____________ allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time.

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

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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.

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What organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?

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____________ access memory 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.

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What provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion?

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What is information technology?

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