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______Software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.

Application.

_____uses the cellular network to enable high speed Internet connections to devices with built in compatible technology, such as smart phones.

Cellular radio!

An output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.

Display.

Data conveys meaning to users, and information is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video. True or False?

False. Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video. Information conveys meaning to users.

Because it contains moving parts, flash memory is less durable and shock resistant than other types of media. True or False?

False. Flash memory contains NO moving parts making it MORE durable and shock resistant than other types of media.

Smaller applications, such as at home, typically use a powerful, expensive server to support their daily operations. True or False?

False. Smaller applications such as at home, sometimes use a high-end desktop as a server. Larger corporate, government, and internet applications use powerful, expensive servers to support daily operations.

The terms web & internet are interchangeable. True or False?

False. The terms, web and internet should not be used interchangeably. The web is a service of the internet.

A scanner is a light sensing output device. True or false?

False. A scanner is a light sensing INPUT device.

Screens for desktops cannot yet support touch. True or False?

False. Some screens for desktop can support touch.

A(n)____ is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device.

Input device.

Input devices

Keyboards, pointing devices, voice and video input, scanners.

____Consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions.

Memory.

Output devices

Printer, displays, speakers

Which of the following is not an example of an output device?

Scanner.

Electronics components in computers process data using instructions, which are the steps that tell the computer how to perform a particular task. True or False?

True

One way to protect your computer from malware is to scan any removable media before using it.

True.

Operating systems are a widely recognized example of system software. True or False?

True.

Smartphones typically communicate wirelessly with other devices or computers. True or False?

True.

You usually do not need to install web apps before you can run them. True or false?

True. Read page 27.

A(n)____ is a collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the content via their browser.

Wiki.

an internet capable phone that usually also includes a calender, an appointment book, an address book, a calculator, a notepad, games and several other apps (which are programs on a smartphone)

a smartphone

Term that describes the trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap.

convergence, means that consumers many need fewer devices for the functionality that they require.

Computers process ( ) input into ( ) output and often store the data and resulting information for future use.

data, which is a collection of unprocessed items which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video. Information, conveys meaning to users.

fixed disk

desktops and laptops often contain because a hard disk is not portable

___or digital book, is an electronic version of a printed book, readable on computers and other digital devices.

e-book.

a mobile device that is used primarily for reading e-books.

e-reader

VOIP

enables users to speak to other users on the internet

Social network, technology innovators:

facebook, twitter, mark zuckerber

named collection of stored data, instructions, and information

file

storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.

hard disk.

examples of storage media

hard disks, solid state drives, usb flash drives, memory cards, and optical disks.

Browser

is a software

solid state drive

is a storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data, instructions, and information

downloading

is the process of transferring content from a server on the internet to computer

thin, lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base.

laptop

A(n) ___ is a removable flash memory, usually no bigger than 1.5 inches in height or width, that you insert in and remove from a slot in a computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer.

memory card.

Memory

most memory keeps data and instructions temporarily

storage devices

often also function as a source of input and output because they transfer items.

set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer or mobile device hardware.

operating system

a photo or other image, sometimes along with sound and text, sent to or from a smartphone or mobile device.

picture message

computer that is dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network.

server

series of related instructions, organized for a common purpose, that tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

software

component that records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media

storage device

small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.

touchpad

FTP

users can transfer items to and from other computers on the internet.

A computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device

web server.

A computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device is a(n) ____.

web server.