CIS 141 Midterm

One reason advanced users may partition a primary hard drive is to be able to use two different operating systems on the same hard drive.

True

Systems analysts design computer systems to be used within their companies.

True

Users do not have to be concerned with how files are physically stored on a storage medium.

True

A type of sensitivity analysis (called what if in Microsoft Excel) involves having the spreadsheet compute the amount a constant value would need to be in order for the result of a particular formula to become a specified amount. ________

False

The CPU—also called the microprocessor or just the board—does the vast majority of the processing for 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 storage medium being used.

False

To create presentation graphics, database software is used.

False

The original first-generation cell phones were ____ and designed for voice data only.

Analog

Computer programmers are the people who use a computer to obtain information.

False

Display devices are used to select and manipulate objects, to input certain types of data (such as handwritten data), and to issue commands to the computer. _________

False

Most operating systems today are designed for either 16-bit or 32-bit CPUs.

False

Most printers today are impact printers.

False

Once images are inserted into a document, they cannot easily be copied, moved, deleted, or otherwise modified.

False

Printer output is a type of soft copy.

False

With a CD, the storage medium and the storage device are permanently sealed together to form one piece of hardware called a fixed-media storage system.

False

The file management program incorporated into Windows 8 is ____.

File Explorer

Digital still cameras most often use ____ cards for storage.

Flash memory

___ have begun to replace ROM for storing system information, such as a PC's BIOS.

Flash memory chips

____ satellites travel at a speed and direction that keeps pace with the earth's rotation, so they appear (from earth) to remain stationary over a given spot.

Geosynchronous

Virtually all personal computers come with a(n) ____ that is used to store most programs and data

Hard drive

One online security problem is ____, in which someone else uses your identity, typically to purchase goods or services.

Identity Theft

CD-ROM discs and DVD-ROM discs are ____ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products.

Read-only

One of the most common painting programs is ____.

Microsoft paint

A(n) ____ is a medium-sized computer used to host programs and data for a small network

Midrange Server

Two of the most common types of communications hardware are ____ and network adapters.

Modems

Plasma displays use a layered technology like LCD and ____ and look similar to LCD displays.

OLED

A ____ is a question, or, in database terms, a request for specific information from the database.

Query

Most network cards contain a port that accepts a(n) ____, which looks similar to a telephone connector but is larger

RJ-45 Connector

____ programs are software programs that are distributed on the honor system.

Shareware

____ refers to typing your entire e-mail message or discussion group post using only capital letters.

Shouting

A common RAID technique is disk mirroring, in which data is written to two duplicate drives simultaneously.

True

A graphics tablet is also called a digitizing tablet.

True

A graphics tablet is typically connected to a computer via a USB port

True

A network, in general, is a connected system of objects or people.

True

A personal area network (PAN) is a network of personal devices for one individual, such as his or her portable computer, mobile phone, and printer.

True

GPS receivers are commonly used by individuals to determine their geographic location while hiking and to obtain driving directions while traveling.

True

While the memory used for disk caching can be a designated portion of RAM, today's hard drives typically use a disk cache consisting of memory chips located on a circuit board inside the hard drive case.

True

____ are utility programs that search for documents and other files on a user's hard drives.

search boxes

The means by which an operating system or any other program interacts with the user is called the ____.

user interface