Digital Planet Tomorrows Technology and You ch. 1 quiz
terminal
A bank teller or a travel agent will most likely use a____, which is a combination of keyboard and monitor with little, if any, local power.
handheld device
A computer small enough to fit into a shirt pocket or purse is a: notebook subnotebook handheld device mainframe
personal digital assistant
A handheld computer known as a PDA stands for personal digital assistant. personalize digital assistant planned digital associate practical digital associative
terminal
A keyboard and screen that has little, if any, local processing power is known as a: supercomputer. mainframe. timesharing device. terminal.
portable computer or subnotebook
A light-weight, flat-screen, battery-powered computer that can be carried in a briefcase is known as:
The relatively high price and upgrade difficulties
A negative aspect of a laptop computer The low price, thus low quality. The relatively high price and upgrade difficulties. Their non-profitable because they all weigh at least ten pounds. The unlikelihood that the same high quality software can be loaded on a portable
Server
A network computer that contains software and data for other computer is a
microprocessor
A single silicon chip is called a
desktop publishing
A___application can be used to prepare polished, visually exciting publications.
PDA
A___can also have cell phone capabilities.
network application
A___is a door into a world of online communication
xbox 360
A___is a playing console which has internet connections.
web browser
A___is a program that allows access to www
Internet
An experimental network backed by the U.S. government eventually involved into the____.
Spreadsheets
Applications that are designed to do calculations, such as the expenses of a student or sales of a business, are known as: Databases. Tax software. Spreadsheets Word processors
privacy
Computers can threaten our___, our security, and perhaps our way of life.
Paradigm shift
Computers have changed the way humans go about their day-to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as a: Paradigm shift Industrial revolution within a country. shift in traditions. counterculture.
mainframe computers
Computers that once occupied full rooms, but are now approximately the size of a refrigerator, are used by large organizations and known as: terminal personal computers mainframe computers supercomputers
integrated circuit
Due to a need for smaller and more powerful computers, the____was inventd and replaced the transistor-based computers by the mid-1960s. keyboard RAM chip vacuum tube integrated circuit
electronic mail
Email stands for____
Subnotebooks
Extra-light, notebook computers are sometimes known as: Workstations. Notebooks. Subnotebooks Laptops
Z1
First general- purpose commercial computer was known as the Z1 ENIAC Difference Engine Analytical Engine
personal digital assistance or pdas
Handheld computers arr referred to as____
spreadsheets
If you work with numbers, you will probably use____
establish connection between the handheld device and a computer.
In regard to a handheld device, a docking cradle allows a user to: conect three or more handheld devices together into a network. Hook up handheld devices to opticle drives such as a CD or DVD. Lock the handheld device into a secure location because of the high risk of theft. Establish connection between the handheld device and a computer.
world wide web
In the early 1990s, the Internet transformed into a multimedia environment known as
transistors
In the late 1940s and 1950s, what evention helped computers become more widely used by business, as well as in science and engineerig
Information age
In the___, most people earn their living working with numbers, words, and ideas.
Increase
Internet usage in this country will dramatically change___in the future.
Server
Is a computer that provides software and other resources to computers over a network. Server Workstation Mainframe Supercomputer
Silicon chip
Is the technological advancemet that made it possible for computers to become as small as they are today Repeater Vacuum tube transistor Silicon chip
networks
Many digital devices are connected together by
create personal Web sites
One of the purposes of MySpace is to: play games create personal Web sites hear music videos post photographs
embedded
Over 90% of the world's microprocessors are found in___computers
personal computer
PC stands for; personal comprehension. personal computing. personal computer. personal calculations.
personal computer
Pc sands for___
laptop computers
Probably the fastest growing segment of the Pc market is the area of; supercomputer workstations laptop computers Macintoshes
web browser
Programs such as internet explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called: Hypertext. Networks. Internet. Web Browser.
Applications
Software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as: Hardware. Networked software. Shareware. Applications.
firmware
Special-purpose computers use silicon chips that have the program etched into them. This hybrid of hardware and software is called: network. firmware. specialized software. embedded.
contain thousands of microprocessor
Supercomputers: are smaller in size and processing capailitty than mainframe computers. are common in the majority of U.S. households. contain thousands of microprocessors. are rarely used by reserchers due to their lack of computing capacity.
Artificial intelligence
Tasks that have traditionally been performed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part of the software that is known as: Artificial intelligence. Networking. Artificial knowledge software. Networking knowledgeable software.
timesharing
The communications proocess between a mainframe and several users simultaneously is known as: timesharing networking serving processing
biodigital technology
The future could bring the emergence of____, computer chips embedded within he human body. bio-electronic imaging. Human-scanning technology. Digital-assistant human-existence technology. Biodigital technology.
digital divide
The gap between information technology "haves" and "have not" is called the___
microprocessor
The invention of the____has had the greatest impact on computers. CPU RAM chip microprocessor monitor
Moore's Law
The name of the rule or law that predicted the power of silicon chips(the CPU) would double about every 18 months is the CPU doubling rule. Moores Law the Intel Law Smith's Law
California
The siliconn Valley, where numerous microprocessor manufacturing companies are located is in: Oregon California Texas Washiington
multimedia
The software that combines audio and video with text and graphics is called___
industrial age
The time in our history in which large masses of the population moved from farms to factories was the: Agricultural age. Paradigm shift. Industrial age. information age.
Information age
The time period in which there was a shift from an industrial economy too an economy based on the value of information is known as the: Paradigm shift. Agriculture age. Industrial revolution. Information age
industrial revolution
The___ushered the industrial age
photographs
Users post_____on the Flickr Website Songs photographs movies music videos
world wide web
WWW means world wide web world wide wonder world wide wizard
transistors
What invention, developed in 1948, replaced vacuum tubes silicon wafers transistors the cpu RAM
What utility do you use to transfer files and exchange messages. Email. WWW. Web Browser. Hypertext.
Protecting intellectual property
When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her web site, the ethical issue of_____is at issue. Protecting intellectual property. protecting privacy. Using private university property for personal gain. All of these answers are ethical issues related to this action.
workstation
When a user has access to a high-end desktop computer with a large amount of processing power, he or she is using a: server workstation supercomputer terminal
server
When multiple users sharing data and hardware resources need access to one application, a______is neccessary. mainframe server supercomputer workstation
Myspace
You can create your own personal web page using____.
Intel
_______developed the microprocessor. Intel IBM Microsoft Apple
supercomputers
____are the most powerful of all computers.
Flickr
____is an online community to share Photos.
artificial intelligence
____is the branch of computer science that explores the use of computers in task that require intelligence.
Moores Law
____is the prediction by a chairman of Intel in the 1960's that CPU power would double approximately every 18 months.
applications
___are the software tools that transform general-purpose computers into special-purpose tools.
quantify
computers grew out a human need to do shopping quantify surf the Internet buy the computers
internet
experimental network developed by the U.S. government, scientist and others eventually became the internet Networks. ARPANET World Wide Web Internet
perform repetitive calculations and task
first computers were designed to perform repetive calculations and tasks. compose music. use punch cards. assist the U.S. government with defense.
The internet is text only; the WWW incorporate mulitimedia.
how are the World Wide Web and the internet different? they aren't different; they are two different names for the same thing. the internet is text only; the www incorporates multimedia. the internet is pprimarily used by businesses; the WWW can be used by home users. the WWW is faster than the more archaic internet.
Colossus
machine was used to crack Nazi Military codes IBM PC Univac I Macintosh Colossus
Univac I
this computer correctly predicted that Presidential candidate Eisenhower would be elected ENIAC IBM Univac I ABC
Integrated Circuits
vacuum tubes are eventually replaced by laptops integrated circuits mouse calculating machines
Bill Gates
was instrumental in designing the first mechanical computer that would eventually become the modern day computer Charles Babbage Bill Gates John Atanasoff Presper Eckert
