INF 104 Chapter 1 end of chapter quiz (COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING)

A portable personal computer. Also referred to as a laptop.

Notebook

_____ is a system of 24 satellites put into orbit by the US Department of Defense

Global Positioning System (GPS)

_____ such as smartphones and tablets are small computers we carry with us

Mobile Devices

A downloadable program that extends the functionality of a mobile device

Mobile application (mobile app)

What type of portable computer is the smallest

Netbook

A multiuser computer system that provides services, such as internet access, email, or file and print services, to client systems

Server

Computers in the traffic lights, at supermarket checkouts, and in applications are examples of _____ computers

embedded

A ____ is a complex, integrated circuit

microprocessor

A _____ is an example of convergence

smartphone

_____ is considered to be the first computer programmer

Ada Lovelace

A compact desktop computer with the system unit integrated into the monitor

All-in-one computer

A number system that has only two digits -- 0 and 1

Binary number system (base 2)

A unit of digital information that consists of 8 bits; used to represent a single character in modern computer systems

Byte

The unprocessed, or raw form, of information

Data

______ Share(s) the processing of a task across multiple computer systems

Distributed Computing

The study of the relationship between workers and their workspaces

Ergonomics

The connection of the physical world to the internet

Internet of Things (IoT)

A small microprocessor-based computer designed to be used by one person at a time

Personal Computer (PC)

What is the binary code that can represent more currently used language characters as well as mathematical and graphic symbols

Unicode

_____ resemble incandescent lights, give off a lot of heat, and are notoriously unreliable.

Vacuum tubes