Chapter 1 Concepts

Keyboards, monitors, & printers are all examples of which of the following?

Peripheral devices

Considered volatile or temporary memory

RAM

Not a permanent storage medium

RAM

Permanently stores the set of instructions that the computer uses to activate the software that controls the processing functions when you turn the computer on?

ROM

Spyware

Secretly gathers info from a computer & sends it without the user's permission

The computer that originates a message to send to another computer is called the:

Sender

The programs & data routines that a computer uses to perform tasks are called:

Software

Operating System

Software that allocates resources, manages storage space, maintains security, and controls I/O

Virtual Memory

Space on the computer's storage devices that simulates additional RAM

What are the technical details about each hardware components called?

Specifications

A website that's been set up to look exactly like another website, with the intention of convincing customers to enter their personal information, is a ___________ site

Spoofed

RAM

Temporarily holds data & programs while the computer is on

Space on the computer's storage devices that simulates additional RAM?

Virtual memory

Server

Computer on a network that acts as the central storage location for programs & data used on the network

Is the data path between the microprocessor, RAM, and the peripherals?

Data Bus

The transmission protocol between a computer & a peripheral device is handled by a:

Driver

Acts as a locked door on a computer?

Firewall

To display graphics, a computer needs a monitor and a:

Graphics card or graphics processor

Commands

Input instructions that tell the computer how to process data

A ________ consists of connected computers & peripheral devices that are located relatively close to each other.

LAN

Expansion Slot

Location on the motherboard into which a controller card for a peripheral device is inserted

Hard Disk

Magnetic storage media that is usually sealed in a case inside the computer

Would not be considered a personal computer?

Mainframe

Which of the following is a pointing device that allows you to control the pointer by moving the entire device around on a desk?

Mouse

Any device connected to a network is called a:

Node

What do you call each 1 or 0 used in the representation of computer data?

A bit

Database

A collection of information stored on one or more computers organized in a uniform format of records and fields

What is a megabyte?

About a million bytes

SSD

Based on flash memory & intended as a replacement for a traditional hard disk drive

What part of the computer is responsible for executing instructions to process information?

CPU

When data, applications & resources are stored on servers rather than on users' computers, it is referred to as:

Cloud computing