CIS Exam 1 Test
A(n) ____ provider is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee.
Access
The ____ is firmware that contains a computer's startup instructions.
BIOS
A(n) ____ drive is the drive from which a personal computer starts
Boot
___ is the process of starting or restarting a computer.
Booting
A(n) ____ is application software that allows users to access and view Web pages.
Browser
All of the following are categories of users EXCEPT ___
Communication users
____ occurs when one consumer sells directly to another consumer, such as in an online auction.
Consumer to Consumer e-commerce C2C
A(n) ____ computer is a type of personal computer designed so the system unit, input devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.
Desktop
____ is a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the Internet
E-commerce
___ is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
A(n) ____ computer is a computer that continues to operate when one of its components fails, ensuring that no data is lost.
Fault-tolerant
With a(n) ____, users interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images such as icons.
GUI
With a ____, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands
Graphical user interface
A(n) ____ is someone who tries to access a computer or network illegally.
Hacker
The ____ is the core of an operating system that maintains the computer's clock, starts applications, and assigns the computer's resources, such as devices, programs, data, and information
Kernel
The purpose of memory ____ is to optimize the use of random access memory (RAM).
Management
The term ____ refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality.
Mulitmedia
Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus are ____.
Mulituser
____ is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet; that is, it is the conduct expected of individuals while online.
Netiquette
A(n) ____ computer is a portable, personal computer designed to fit on your lap.
Notebook
The latest version of the Macintosh operating system, Mac ____, is a multitasking operating system available only for computers manufactured by Apple
OS X
Linux is ____ software, which means its code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution.
Open source
A(n) ____ system is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources
Operating
Two types of system software are ___
Operating Systems and Utility Programs
The BIOS executes a series of tests, collectively called the ____, which check the various system components including the buses, system clock, adapter cards, RAM chips, mouse, keyboard, and drives.
POST
Each electronic document on the Web is called a Web ____, which can contain text, graphics, audio (sound), and video.
Page
The operating system that a computer uses sometimes is called the ____
Platform
___ means the operating system automatically configures new devices as users install them
Plug and Play
A(n) ____ is a Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location
Portal
A Web ____ is a collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server.
Site
____ consist(s) of a series of instructions that tells the computer what to do and how to do it.
Software
Two categories of software are ____
Software system and application software
A(n) ____ operating system is a complete operating system that works on a desktop computer, notebook computer, or mobile computing device.
Stand-alone
____ are the fastest, most powerful computers — and the most expensive
Supercomputers
___ software, such as operating systems and utility programs, consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices.
System
A ____ is malware that hides within or looks like a legitimate program, such as a screen saver.
Trojan Horse
A(n) ____ is a utility that removes a program, as well as any associated entries in the system files.
Unistaller
__ is the process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet.
Uploading
A(n) ____ interface controls how users enter data and instructions into a computer and how information is displayed on the screen.
User
The ____ consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.
Web
A ____ is malware that copies itself repeatedly, for example in memory or over a network, using up system resources and possibly shutting the system down
Worm
A Website is a ____
a collection of related web pages
People around the world use the Internet to ___
all of the above
A(n) ____ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future use.
computer
____ is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video
data
A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ____
hardware
Together, hardware, software, data, people, and procedures comprise a(n) ____ system.
information
____ conveys meaning and is useful to people
information
A(n) ____ device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer.
input
For ____ to work, both parties must be online at the same time, and the receiver of a message must be willing to accept messages
instant-messaging
The ____ is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
internet
Computer ____ entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses
literacy
Increasingly more employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school
mobile
A single user/____ operating system allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time
mulittasking
The ____ unit is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data.
system
A cross-platform program is one that runs ____
the same on multiple operating systems
A(n) ____ is anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.
user
