Exam 1: Information Technology, the Internet, and You

Mobile devices, also known as _______ computers, are the smallest type of microcomputers and are designed to fit into the palm of one hand.

_______ is the component of the information system that is described as the equipment that processes data to create information.

Which of the following is not an example of a document file created by a word processor?

The most common input devices are the mouse and the keyboard.

Increased use of mobile or wireless communication devices and cloud computing has been termed the _______ revolution.

_______ are secondary storage devices that use laser technology.

A financial budget would be created in what type of data file?

This hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

Application software is "background" software which helps the computer manage its own internal resources.

What is application software? Describe the two categories of application software.

The four types of personal computers are: _______ computers, laptop, tablets, and mobile devices.

Describe the four types of files.

Insurance companies are most likely to use personal computers to process information about millions of policyholders.

_______ use rigid metallic platters to store programs and very large data files.

_______ are all about making people (end users) more productive.

System software might be described as end-user software.