ODW CHAPTERS 1-4 review
Basic input/output system
BIOS stands for
Computer-assisted translation
CAT is an acronym for:
Pointing
A mouse is known as a _____ device that is able to detect motion in relation to the surface and provides an onscreen pointer representing motion.
In the deep Web
A typical search engine will not return links to databases or documents in this repository
Business-to-consumer
Amazon.com is an example of this type of electronic commerce company
USB ports
An output device is any device that displays, prints, or plays contents stored on a computer. Identify a device that would be considered an output device
Graphical user interface
GUI is an acronym for
The number of transistors on a chip will increase in an exponential manner with corresponding increases in processing speed and memory capacity
Gordon Moore, founder of Intel, created Moore's Law, which states that
Wi-Fi
This technology is used to access the internet using radio signals and its often found in places such as hotels and airports.
Intellectual property
This term describes "inventions; literary or artistic works; and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce."
Hypertext
This term describes text on a web page that is linked to another page
Platform
This term describes the hardware architecture that software runs on
Metasearch
This type of search engine searches keywords across several websites at the same time
Disk cleanup
This utility searches for unnecessary files and deletes them
Serial, USB, FireWire, and IrDa
Types of ports include
Keyboard
This is a type of peripheral that is used for input
Windows
This not a company that manufactures personal computers.
Linux
This operating system is a open source program
Skype
This service allows you to make voice calls over the internet.
Programmable device that calculates, assembles, processes, and stores data
A computer known as a:
Uses symbolic representations of data in the form of code.
A digital device
Top-level domain
In the address www.google.com, the.com is referred to as the
File allocation table (FAT)
In this table, the operating system keeps track of the physical location where a document is saved on a hard drive
USB ports
One of the advantages of using a computer over a device, such as a typewriter, is that computers allow users to store information and edit and update information. Types of storage mediums include external hard drives, hard disks, optical drives except
Computer science
Protecting against computer security threats and designing ways to handle data storage are jobs done by someone who has studied
Random access memory
RAM refers to:
When different technological systems evolve towards performing similar tasks
Technological convergence is
Gigabytes
The average computers hard drive capacity for data storage is measured in
...
The four parts of the information cycle are input, processing, output and
System software
The operating system and utilities are known as
Gigahertz
The speed of a processor is measured in
Tablet or cell phone touchscreens
There are many types of input devices. Some examples of input devices are keyboard, scanners, bar code readers, and
Driver
This is a small program needed by the operating system in order to communicate with a connected device such as a printer
The semantic web
Web 3.0 is also known as
Swap file
What is the name of the file the operating system uses when it moves data from random access memory to virtual memory
E-book reader
Which of the following devices has the most limited computing functionality ?
Processor
Which of the following is not a storage medium?
iWeb
Which of the following is not a web browser?
Mac Os X
Which of the following is not an operating system designed for mobile devices
Power supply
Which of the following is not included on a motherboard
Adobe acrobat reader
You will need to install this software in your computer in order to view a fire saved in PDF
Linux
____ is an operating system that is available in both a free version and in flavors that you can purchase
Information
_____ consists of raw facts that have been processed, organized, structured, or presented in a meaningful way.
Data
_____ it's raw facts or statistics.
