CIS 141: Rommety

Linux is increasingly being used with both mainframes and supercomputers.

True

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

True

PHOLED technology is especially appropriate for use on mobile devices, consumer electronics, and other devices where power consumption is an important concern.

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

The most common flat-panel technologies include liquid crystal display (LCD), various types of light emitting diode (LED), ____, and e-paper.

gas plasma

The Windows Action Manager lists all the program and processes currently running on a computer.

False

The number of digital photos that can be stored in a camera at one time depends only on the capacity of the card being used.

False

In practice, the difference between system and application software is not always straightforward.

True

CRT monitors use ____.

analog signals

Windows ____ was released in 2012.

8

____ is a Linux-based operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance.

Android

Touch screens allow the user to touch the screen with his or her finger to select ____ or otherwise provide input to the device associated with the touch screen.

Commands

During the 1980s and early 1990s, ____ was the dominant operating system for microcomputers.

DOS (Disk Operating System)

LCD displays use layers of organic material, which emit a visible light when electric current is applied. _________________________

False

One-dimension (1D) barcodes contain data only vertically.

False

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

False

Optical marks are characters specifically designed to be identifiable by humans as well as by an OCR device.

False

Uninstall utilities are designed to delete temporary files (such as deleted files still in the Recycle Bin, temporary Internet files, temporary installation files, and so forth) in order to free up disk space.

False

____ are designed to scan flat objects one page at a time.

Flatbed scanners

____ form images by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto the page, one printed line at a time.

Ink-jet printers

A ____ typically rests on the desk or other flat surface close to the user's computer, and it is moved across the surface with the user's hand in the appropriate direction to point to and select objects on the screen.

Mouse

____ refers to the ability of an operating system to have more than one program open at one time.

Multitasking

One of the most common 2D barcodes, the ____ code represents data with a matrix of small squares.

QR

A display device is the most common form of output device.

True

Folders can contain both files and other folders (called subfolders).

True

The documents waiting to be printed are said to be in a(n) print queue, which designates the order the documents will be printed.

True

The graphics tablet is typically connected to a computer via a USB port.

True

The term phosphorescence refers to a process that results in much more conversion of electrical energy into light instead of heat. _________________________

True

The video card or the integrated graphics component determines the graphics capabilities of the computer.

True

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

True

Windows 10 replaces older mobile versions of Windows, including ____ and Windows RT, as well as older embedded versions of Windows.

Windows Phone 8

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

backup

A ____ is an optical code that represents data with bars of varying widths or heights.

barcode

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

disk defragmentation

A(n) ____ uses a printhead consisting of pins that strike an inked ribbon to transfer the ink to the paper.

dot-matrix printer

Display devices can be ____ displays, in which each pixel can only be one of two colors, such as black or white.

monochrome

All programs and data located in RAM are divided into fixed-length ____ or variable-length segments, depending on the operating system being used.

pages

Most operating systems include security features, such as an option to download and install ____ automatically from the operating system's manufacturer on a regular basis.

security patches

A ____ is a large screen computer either built into a table or designed to be used on a table that allows multi-touch input from multiple users.

table PC

Dean has been using computers for some time now, but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs. In order to better maintain his computer, he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs. Andrea advises Dean to remove unnecessary programs from his computer by using a(n) ____ utility.

uninstall