TEST 3

Ticket machines, ATMs, digital cameras, and robotics all use ______ operating systems.

embedded

Which type of user is most likely to use a RAID? home small business enterprise mobile

enterprise

A(n) ______ keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of RSIs.

ergonomic

Most current displays are a type of ______ display.

flat-panel

A(n) ______ key is a special key programmed to issue commands to a computer.

function

A(n) ______ is a virtual perimeter or boundary that disables certain apps or cameras in secure areas.

geofence

Motion input sometimes is called ______ recognition.

gesture

Optical discs store items by using microscopic ______ (indentations) and ______ (flat areas). dents/mesas bumps/smooths pits/lands holes/levels

pits/lands

The operating system sometimes is called the ______.

platform

In situations when a boot disk is required to restart a computer or device, the book disk is referred to as ______ media.

recovery

A(n) ______ is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and then translates the results into a form the computer can process.

scanner

Tape storage requires ______ access, which refers to reading or writing data consecutively.

sequential

Many software makers provide free downloadable updates, sometimes called a(n) ______ to users who have registered and/or activated their software.

service pack

What does a disk's form factor describe?

size

Original forms of data, such as time cards or order forms, are known as ______ documents.

source

The ______ process sends documents to be printed into a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer.

spooling

Which of the following does NOT typically use portrait orientation? letters reports spreadsheets books

spreadsheets

Some RAID levels use ______, which splits data, instructions, and information across multiple drives in the array.

striping

The area of the hard drive used for virtual memory is called a(n) ______ file.

swap

Label printers typically use ______ technology.

thermal

Your friend Margo is considering what type of display to purchase with her new desktop computer and she asks you for advice. You tell Margo that most monitors today have a small footprint. What does this mean?

they do not take up much desk space

When an operating system spends much of its time paging, it is said to be ______.

thrashing

A(n) ______ key is one that switches between two states each time a user presses the key.

toggle

You work part-time at a computer equipment store in the optical disc section. A customer asks about DVD formats. You tell her that a(n) ______ is a more expensive DVD format that has higher capacity and better quality.

Blu-Ray

______ is the operating system used by Amazon Kindle tablets.

FireOS

______ consists of ROM chips or flash memory chips that store permanent instructions.

Firmware

The banking industry almost exclusively uses ______ for check processing.

MICR

A File ______ performs functions related to displaying and organizing files.

Manager

______ transforms one video image into another image over the course of several frames of video.

Morphing

A group of two or more integrated hard drives is called a(n) ______.

RAID

______ consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them.

RAM

______ is the process of transferring items from a storage medium into memory.

Reading

Which display technology was developed by Apple, produces vibrant colors, and supports viewing from all angles?

Retina Display

A(n) ______ is a flash memory storage device that contains its own processor to manage its storage.

SSD

You have been chosen to be a teaching assistant at your school. A student comes to you with questions about storage devices. The student asks you which type of storage device is best to store the operating system and applications. You tell her that a(n) ______ is a good option.

SSD

The term hard drive refers collectively to hard disks and ______.

SSDs

A(n) ______ machine enables you to install a second operating system on a computer.

virtual

Power users often work with ______ because of its flexibility and capabilities.

UNIX

Thumb drive is another term for a(n) ______.

USB flash drive

Gracie is trying to decide between Windows or macOS for her new desktop computer. Since you have desktops that run both at home, she asks you for advice. She asks you what types of program are Safari and Edge. You tell her that these are ______.

browsers

You have been having issues with your printer, so you decide to learn more about how the printer works. You learn that by spooling documents to a(n) ______, the computer or mobile device can continue interpreting and executing instructions while the printer prints.

buffer

Two types of operating system user interfaces are graphical and ______.

command-line

Because of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, companies have faced new requirements for what?

data storage

A(n) ______ backup copies only the files that have changed since the last full backup.

differential

In the acronym ADA, the D stands for ______.

disabilities

A(n) ______ is a small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a specific device.

driver

All of the following are examples of desktop operating systems EXCEPT ______. Chrome OS Android UNIX Linux

Android

______ is the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold.

Capacity

Many scanners include OCR software. What does OCR software do?

Converts a scanned image into a text file that can be edited, such as with a word processing application

______ is a collection of unprocessed items, including text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

Data

A graphics tablet also is called a(n) ______.

Digitizer

On computers running macOS, the ______ contains icons used to run apps, display minimized windows, and access documents.

Dock

______ pitch is the distance in millimeters between pixels on a display.

Dot

______ is the process of dividing a hard disk into tracks and sectors.

Formatting

Which of the following best describes the term, redundancy, as it pertains to enterprise businesses? If one hardware component fails or malfunctions, another can assume its tasks When hardware or software becomes obsolete and is replaced with newer models When employees unknowingly duplicate data entry in a database The use of external consultants who provide the same tasks as internal employees

If one hardware component fails or malfunctions, another can assume its tasks

Which of the following is NOT true about QR codes? QR codes store information in both a vertical and horizontal direction. QR codes can be read with a QR bar code reader or a QR code reader app on a smartphone. Most QR code reader apps show the address of the website that will be displayed. If the QR code directs you to a website displaying a form, enter your personal information to ensure your safety.

If the QR code directs you to a website displaying a form, enter your personal information to ensure your safety.

Which of the following is NOT true about SSDs? SSDs have slower access times than hard disks. Some computers have both a hard disk and an SSD. Defragmentation is not required. SSDs are quieter than hard disks.

SSDs have slower access times than hard disks.

You have been chosen to be a teaching assistant at your school. A student comes to you with questions about storage devices. The student asks you to explain speed of storage devices and memory. You tell her that all of the following are true, EXCEPT: Some manufacturers state a storage device's transfer rate because it affects access time. Optical discs are good options to store movies and music. The access time of memory is slow compared with that of storage devices. Transfer rates for storage are stated in KBps, MBps, and GBps.

The access time of memory is slow compared with that of storage devices.

Which of the following best defines what occurs when you partition a hard drive? The hard drive is divided into separate logical storage areas that appear as distinct drives. The hard drive resources are shared among multiple users and devices. The hard drive operates as both a client and a server. The hard drive is removed from the original computer or device and installed into another.

The hard drive is divided into separate logical storage areas that appear as distinct drives.

What does a GPU control?

The manipulation and display of graphics on a display device

Which of the following is NOT true about network security? The operating system on a network does not record unsuccessful sign-in attempts. A user account enables a user to sign in to a network or computer. Some operating systems allow the network administrator to assign passwords to files and commands. Permissions define who can access resources and when they can access the resources.

The operating system on a network does not record unsuccessful sign-in attempts.

What is meant by the term Plug and Play?

The operating system that automatically configures new devices as you install or connect them

Which of the following best describes paging? The process a computer goes through when dividing data into disk sectors The technique of swapping items between memory and storage When a computer or mobile device executes instructions The conversion of data into readable, usable information

The technique of swapping items between memory and storage

Which of the following is NOT true about command-line interfaces? A user types keywords or abbreviations to enter data and instructions. They require exact spelling, form, and punctuation. They give you less control to manage detailed settings than a GUI. The set of commands used to control actions is called the command language.

They give you less control to manage detailed settings than a GUI.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Creative Commons? To provide standard licensing options for owners of creative works To create a portal of low-cost or free art that can be used by others To provide accessibility guidelines for artwork used on the web To enact legislation to protect artists' work

To provide standard licensing options for owners of creative works

For what purpose is keylogging software used?

To store every keystroke in a file for later retrieval

Which of the following is NOT true about touch screens? Dragging is an example of a gesture. Touch screens require separate input devices. Multi-touch screens recognize multiple points of contact at the same time. Newer operating systems are optimizing their user interfaces for touch input.

Touch screens require separate input devices.

As it pertains to drives, which of the following best defines the purpose of a controller? Interact between the operating system and applications Support traffic on a small home network Prioritize actions within a CPU Transfer data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components

Transfer data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components

Which of the following is NOT true about voice input? Voice recognition is also called talk recognition. Speech-to-text features recognize spoken words and enter them into email or text messages. A voice recognition application allows users to dictate text and instructions by speaking into a microphone. VoIP enables users to speak to others via their Internet connection.

Voice recognition is also called talk recognition.

What is the difference between sleep and hibernate mode?

With sleep mode the computer is placed in a low-power state.

The ______ ratio defines a display's width relative to its height.

aspect

VoIP is a type of ______ output.

audio

In a multitasking operating system, ______ programs are running but not in use.

background

A gigabyte is approximately 1 ______ bytes.

billion

Credit cards are a type of ______ stripe card.

magnetic

SDHC and miniSD are examples of ______.

memory cards

The simplest RAID storage design writes data on two drives at the same time and is called ______.

mirroring

With a(n) ______ user interface, users interact with the software through ordinary, intuitive behavior such as touch, gesture, and voice.

natural

______ instructions remain on a storage medium until they are needed, at which time they transfer into memory.

nonresident