Ch 9 CSC

VAR *

A ____ combines commercially available products with specialty hardware or software.

mechanical calculator *

A calculator that implements instructions autonomously is a(n) ____.

Napier's Bones *

A device consisting of several rods divided into ten squares, each labeled with two numbers, with the rods positioned according to the numbers in the calculation, is a(n) ____.

web portfolio

A hypertext version of your resume is called a ____.

technician *

A manufacturing ____ participates in the fabrication of computer chips, circuit boards, system units, or peripheral devices.

technical writer *

A person who creates documentation for large programming projects is a ____.

computer programmer *

A person who designs, codes, and tests computer programs is a ____.

beta testing *

A set of software tests conducted by a team of off-site testers is called ____.

algorithm *

A step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated is a(n) ____.

two *

A vacuum tube can have ____ state(s).

systems analyst *

A(n) ____ investigates the requirements of a business or organization, its employees, and its customers in order to plan and implement new or improved customer service.

data security *

Advantages of telecommuting include all the following EXCEPT ____.

Apple and Several Linux vendors

After Microsoft's share of the total personal computer operating system market, the remaining share is taken up by ____.

high-speed connections *

All of the following are essential for secure business data transmitted over the Internet EXCEPT ____.

prototype *

An experimental device that typically must be further developed and perfected before going into production is called a(n) ____.

science **

Careers in computer ____ focus on computer architecture and programming computers to make them work effectively and efficiently.

engineering *

Careers in computer ____ focus on the design of computer hardware.

traverse carpal ligament

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition whose effects are made worse by keyboard use. The accompanying figure represents a hand. Box B indicates the ____.

carpal bones

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition whose effects are made worse by keyboard use. The accompanying figure represents a hand. Box C indicates the ____.

Fourth

Computers characterized by their use of microprocessors are ____-generation.

second *

Computers characterized by their use of transistors are considered ____ -generation.

first *

Computers characterized by their use of vacuum tubes are considered ____-generation.

population growth and amp; business globalization *

Factors affecting the success of the IT industry include: ____.

90% *

Microsoft's share of the total personal computer operating system market is about ____.

chief information officer *

Most IT departments are headed by a ____.

1970's mainframes

Punched cards were used in ____.

IBM *

The U.S. Census Bureau held a competition to find a way to tabulate the 1890 census. The Hollerith Tabulating Machine won. The company is now known as ____.

USA patriot *

The ____ Act enhances the authority of law enforcement agents to prevent various terrorist acts such as monitoring electronic communication without a warrant.

homeland security *

The ____ Act establishes an agency to monitor threats to the communication infrastructure.

electronic communications privacy *

The ____ Act extends telephone wiretap laws by restricting government agents and unauthorized third parties from tapping into data transmissions without a search warrant.

computer fraud and abuse *

The ____ Act makes it a criminal offense to knowingly access a computer without authorization.

second *

The birth of the software industry was a result of high-level languages developed for ____-generation computers.

COLOSSUS *

The electronic device used to decode messages encrypted by the Germans was the ____.

PC-DOS *

The first IBM PCs used ____ as an operating system.

UNIVAC *

The first commercially successful digital computer was the ____.

ABC *

The first electronic computer to use vacuum tubes instead of switches was the ____.

de Colmar's Arithmometer *

The first mass-produced mechanical calculator was the ____.

alpha testing *

The first phase of testing generally carried out by the software publisher's in-house test team is called ____.

all of the above *

The following are marketing channels for computer hardware and software: ____.

ENIAC *

The general-purpose electronic computer designed to calculate trajectory tables for the U.S. Army was ____.

abacus *

The type of manual calculator first used in ancient Rome, Greece, India, China, and Japan is called a(n) ____.

nouns *

To get maximum exposure for your resume in an online job database, you should focus on ____.

all of the above *

When sending a resume by email, the resumes should be in ____ format.

Lenovo

Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard and ____ lead the pack, each with close to 15% market share.

1 trillion *

Worldwide, consumers spend more than $____ on information technology each year.

all of the above *

____ are a segment of the IT industry.

information systems *

____ degrees focus on applying computers to business problems.

information technology *

____ degrees focus on the computer equipment and software used by businesses.