SAM CH. 1

Trend where telecommuters often take their own computing devices when they go into the office

BYOD

Type of manufacturing where workers use computers on the shop floor to order parts from the warehouse to assemble a custom product

CAM

The first personal computer operating system was named ___________.

DOS, or Disk Operating System

System where instructors set up Web-based training sites for students to check their progress in a course and take practice tests

LMS

Type of communication where a company's computers can monitor assembly lines and equipment to keep them running safely and efficiently

M2M

Which type of disc is a type of storage media that consists of a flat, round, portable metal disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser?

OPTICAL DISC

Which of the following is NOT a popular programming language?

chrome

In which of the following mouse operations do you press and release the primary mouse button?

click

Which kind of device is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa?

communications device

Which of the following is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video?

data

Which of the following is an electronic version of a printed book, readable on computers and other digital devices?

e-book

Each employee or customer who uses a computer in a large business is which kind of user?

enterprise

What involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer?

green computing

A search engine returns a list of these, which are links to Web pages that match your search criteria.

hits

Readers develop and refine news reports by commenting on them and posting contributions.

hybrid web sites

Which of the following category of users works on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school?

mobile

Which of the following is a personal computer that users can carry from place to place?

mobile computer

The ______ determines whether you can run two programs at the same time or connect your computer to a network.

operating system

In which of the following mouse operations do you move the mouse until the pointer is positioned on the item of choice?

point

Which gesture displays a shortcut menu?

press and hold

A Web crawler, an indexer, a database, and a query processor are all components of this.

search engine

In which gesture do you quickly touch and release one finger one time?

tap

An operating system change that fixes bugs, improves security, or enhances features is called a(n) ________

update

Windows did not become popular until ___________ was released in 1992.

version 3.1

Which of the following is the term for known specific patterns of viruses?

virus signatures

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

windows explorer