Final review

___ includes all the programs that allow you to perform specific tasks on your computer, such as writing a letter

Application software

Storage media are volatile

False

The external hardware components are located inside the main box or system unit of the computer

False

The lack of feedback is one disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning

False

The main circuit board inside the system unit is called the megaboard

False

The primary function of employee monitoring is to track employee productivity

False

The process of representing data in a form that can be understood by a digital computer is called decimal byte representation

False

The use of cookies provides no benefits to consumers

False

To create presentation graphics, database software is used

False

Using virtual memory is faster than just using RAM

False

When you issue the command for your computer to store a document on your hard drive, the application software must make sure that the specified hard drive exists

False

_____ is the type of direct connection most commonly used with smartphones and tablets to keep them connected to the Internet via a cellular network

Mobile wireless internet access

_____ refers to guidelines for online behavior

Netiquette

_____ is a scam that redirects traffic intended for a commonly used website to a spoofed website set up in an effort to obtain users' personal information

Pharming

____is used to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the tasks involved in a project, such as the construction of a building or the schedule for preparing a large advertising campaign for a client

Project management software

File compression programs reduce the size of flies so they take up less storage space on a storage medium or can be transmitted faster over the Internet

TRUE

For most software programs, the licensing agreement or terms of use agreement is usually displayed and must be agreed to by the end user at the beginning of the software installation

TRUE

Graphics software-also called digital imaging software- is used to create or modify images

TRUE

Large computers- such as high-end servers, mainframes, and supercomputers-sometimes use operating systems designed solely for that type of system

TRUE

Paragraph formatting changes an entire paragraph at one time, such as specifying the line spacing for a particular paragraph

TRUE

Spreadsheet templates are available to help uses quickly create common types of business documents, such as balance sheets, income statements, invoices, and purchase orders

TRUE

Using the Save As option on the File tab, before editing a document is a good idea, so you can return to the original version if needed

TRUE

in spreadsheet programs, when absolute cell references are used, formulas are copied exactly as they are written

TRUE

Unlike ASCII and EBCDIC, Unicode is a universal international coding standard designed to represent text based data written in any ancient or modern language, including those with different alphabets

True

File extensions should not be changed by the user because the operating system uses them to identify the program that should be used to open file

True

Fixed wireless internet access is similar to satellite Internet access in that it uses wireless signals, but it uses radio transmission towers instead of satellites

True

A collaborative Web page that is designed to be edited and republished by a variety of individuals is known as a _____

Wiki

Fourth generation computers witnessed the development of computer networks, wireless technologies, and the Internet

True

In addition to a keyboard, most computers today are used in conjunction with some type of pointing device

True

Like any document created with software instead of paper and pencil, word processing documents can be retrieved, modified, and printed as many times as needed

True

Once a file management program is open, you can look at the holfers and files stored on your computer.

True

One advantage of using a biometric access system is its very high accuracy

True

One reason advanced users may partition a primary hard drive is to be able to use two different operating systems on the same hard drive

True

Pipelining increases the number of machine cycles completed per second

True

Public domain software is not copyrighted; instead, the ownership rights to the program have been donated to the public domain.

True

SSDs are not subject to mechanical failures like magnetic hard drives, and are more resistant to shock and vibration

True

Security software protects devices against malware and other threats

True

Spyware is a possible privacy risk.

True

Storage devices are used to store data on or access data from storage media, such as DVD discs and flash memory cards

True

Storage devices can be internal (located inside the system unit) external (plugged into an external port on the system unit) or remote ( located on another computer)

True

System failure can occur because of hard problems, software problems or computer sabotage

True

Systems analysts design computer systems to be used within their companies

True

Technically the Internet is the physical network, and the Web is the collection of Web pages accessible over the Internet

True

The number of bits being transmitted at one time is dependent on the bust width

True

There are many stand-alone utility programs available as an alternative to the operating system utility programs.

True

To convert analog sound to digital sound, several thousand samples - digital representations of the sound at a particular moment - are taken every second

True

____programs are software programs that are distributed on the honor system

shareware

_____ are used to control access to facilities, devices, computer networks, company databases, Website accounts, and other assets

Access control systems

Rearranging the data on the hard drive so all files are stored in contiguous locations is called

Disk cleanup

As you work on your computer, the operating system continuously manages your computer's resources and makes them available to devices and programs when they are needed

FALSE

In a typical word processing program, as footer text is entered by the user that appears at the top of every page

FALSE

Most operating systems today use a text-based user interface

FALSE

Application service providers (ASPs) supply information that is available through the Internet

False

Embedded computers are computers that host data and programs available to a small group of users.

False

Microsoft Office is available for uses of all operating systems

False

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a technology used primarily by the banking industry to facilitate check processing

False

Performance based exams cannot be administered and taken online

False

Printers produce soft copy

False

RFID tags need to be within line of sight of a reader

False

ROM (read only memory) also called main memory or system memory is used to store the essential parts of the operating system while the computer is running

False

Repeated threats or other malicious behavior that poses a credible threat of hard carried out online is referred to as phishing

False

With a DVD the storage medium and the storage device are permanently sealed together to form one piece of hardware called a fixed media storage system

False

With rewritable optical media, the laser permanently alters the disc surface

False

A _____ is a security system that essentially creates a barrier between a computer or a network and the Internet in order to protect against unauthorized access

Firewall

_____ coordinates activities related to the Internet's naming system, such as IP address allocation and domain name management

ICANN ( internet corporation for assigned names and numbers)

_____ is an online tool designed for delivering news articles, blogs, and other content regularly published to a website

RSS

There are a number of special web pages called _____ available to help you locate what you are looking for on the Internet

Search sites

A graphics tablet is also called a digitizing tablet

True

A mainframe computer is a powerful computer used in many large organizations that need to manage large amounts of centralized data

True

A strategy that is sometimes used with keywords is the wildcard approach

True

Automating the data entry process is referred to as source data automation

True

Computer literacy is knowing about and understanding computers and their uses

True

Early computers required programs to be written in machine language

True

Similar to the way an IP address or domain name uniquely identifies a computer on the Internet, a _____ uniquely identifies a specific Web page

Uniform resource locator (URL)

____ memory allows you to use more memory than is physically available on your computer.

Virtual

Today, the standard term for placing telephone calls over the Internet or any other type of data network is _____

VoIP

_____ refers to driving around an area with a WiFi enabled device to find a WiFi network in order to access and use it without authorization

War driving

Creating a _____ means making a duplicate copy of important files so you can restore those files if needed

backup

Creating a(n) _____ means making a duplicate copy of important files so that when a problems occurs, you can restore those files using the copy

backup

Chrome OS is the first

cloud operating system

A _____ is a collection of computers and other devices that are connected in order to enable users to share hardware, software, and data as well as to communicate electronically with each other

computer network

___ refers to using a personal computer to combine and manipulate text and images to create attractive documents that look as if they were created by a professional printer

desktop publishing

A fraud or scam carried out through the Internet is a form of _____

dot con

Small programs called____ are used to communicate with peripheral devices, such as monitors, printers, portable storage devices, and keyboards

drivers

Online shopping and online investing are examples of _____

e-commerce

A _____ is a collection of an individual's work accessible through a website

e-portfolio

A(n) ____is named, preprogrammed formula, such as to compute the average of a group of cells or to calculate a mortgage payment amount

function

___allow the user to issue commands by selecting icons, buttons, menu items, and other objects- typically with a mouse, pen, or finger

graphical user interfaces

When data is processed into a meaningful form, it becomes _____

information

____ are programs designed to play audio and video files

media players

A personal computer or PC originally called a _____ is a small computer designed to be used by one person at a time

microcomputer

The ____ boots the computer, launches application software, and ensures that all actions requested by a user are valid and processed in an orderly fashion

operating system

A ____ is a question, or, in database terms, a request for specific information from the database.

query

Bryan has just started an internship in which he uses a database frequently. The database contains information about the company's employees. Bryan's supervisor senses that he is anxious about using the database and drops by to give him a short tutorial. The supervisor explains that each employee's information forms a separate___

record

The most common type of database used with personal computers today is a____

relational database

The term _____ refers to the programs of instructions used to tell the computer hardware what to do

software

Related software programs (such as a group of graphics programs, utility programs, or office-related software) are sometimes sold bundled together as a___

software suite

____-consists of the operating system and utility programs that control your computer and allow you to use it

system software

The means by which an operating system or any other program interacts with the user is called the____

user interface

Word processing programs use a feature called___, which means the insertion point automatically moves to the beginning of the next line when the end of the screen line is reached.

word wrap