Exam 1: Introduction to Information Technologyhardware, Software, and Telecommunications

The _______________ is a group of programs that manages and organizes the resources of the computer.

An electronic device that can accept data as input,process it according to a program,store it,and produce information as output is called a/an _________________.

_______________ is changeable,temporary,volatile memory.

Information technology includes the use of computers,communications ______________,and computer literacy.

The embedded computer is a single-purpose computer on a _______________ of silicon.

__________________ are used in business for input/output intensive purposes,such as generating pay checks or processing medical insurance claims.

Transmission over networks is governed by sets of technical standards or rules called _______________.

A tiny ____________ can be put into a human being and can dispense medication among other things.

_______________ refers to the programs-the step-by-step instructions that tell the hardware what to do.

_______________ devices take data that humans understand and input it into the computer in digital form of ons and offs,ones and zeroes that the computer can process.

In a digital computer,all information including text,music,animation,graphics,smell,and sound is represented by combinations of ones and zeroes,called _______________ or bits.

_____________________ can take complex mathematical data and create simulations of epidemics,pandemics,and other disasters.

_______________ or firmware contains basic start-up instructions,which are burned into a chip at the factory;you cannot change the contents.

_______________ are the largest and most powerful computers at any time.They are used for weather forecasting and scientific research.

The physical components of a computer are called _______________.

_______________________ identifies people by their body parts.It includes fingerprints,handprints,face recognition,and iris scans.

The term _______________ includes knowledge of computers,the Internet,and computer literacy.

A/An _________________ manipulates data,doing arithmetic or logical operations on it.

_______________ is a wireless technology that can connect digital devices from computers to medical devices to cell phones.

_______________ are the second largest computers at any time.They are used for input/output intensive operations like generating payroll.