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| The invention of the ________ has had the greatest impact on computers |
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| Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called |
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| In the late 1940s and 1950s, what invention helped computers become more widely used by businesses, as well as in science and engineering? |
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| The time period in which there was a shift from an industrial economy to an economy based on the value of information is known as the: |
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| Tasks that have traditionally been performed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part of the software that is known as: |
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| Due to a need for smaller and more powerful computers, the ________ was invented and replaced the transistor-based computers by the mid-1960s |
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| contain thousands of microprocessors |
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| What invention, developed in 1948, replaced vacuum tubes? |
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| A keyboard and screen that has little, if any, local processing power is known as a: |
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| perform repetitive calculations and tasks |
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| The first computers were designed to: |
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| The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as: |
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| Computers grew out of a human need to: |
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| The future could bring the emergence of ________, computer chips embedded within human bodies |
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| Extra-light, notebook computers are sometimes known as: |
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| When multiple users sharing data and hardware resources need access to one application, a ________ is necessary |
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| Computers that once occupied full rooms, but are now approximately the size of a refrigerator, are used by large organizations and known as |
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| physical parts of a computer system |
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| Units that work together in the CPU include all EXCEPT: |
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| Storage devices include all of the following EXCEPT: |
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| The part of the CPU that instructs the bus unit to read instructions stored at a certain memory address is known as the: |
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| The memory that stores the computer[image]s date, time, and calendar is the: |
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| A byte can represent any number between 0 and: |
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| If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored: |
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| The binary system uses the power of: |
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| 1,024 bytes of data is a: |
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| A computer[image]s clock speed is measured in: |
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| The CPU is also known as the: |
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| A bit can have two values: |
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| communicating information to the outside world |
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| Producing output involves: |
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| The input, output, and storage devices are known as: |
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| a Pentium 4 chip can handle processing previously done by a Pentium III |
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| Backward compatibility means that: |
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| The Monty Python "Spam" sketch |
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| On Thursday, September 30, the instructor showed a video featuring: |
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| The ____________ is the most common input device |
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| repetitive-stress injuries |
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| The traditional QWERTY keyboard has been shown to cause: |
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| In comparison to a traditional mouse, a newer type of mouse uses ____________ to detect movement |
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| The pointing device that comes built in to a portable computer can be any EXCEPT a: |
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| A standardized test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a(n): |
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| optical character recognition |
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| A PDA is a handheld ____________ computer |
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| Speech recognition software |
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| must be trained to recognize individual voices |
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| A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it: |
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| For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it must first be: |
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| The display size of a monitor is measured: |
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| closer together the pixels |
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| The higher the resolution of a monitor, the: |
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| picture element or dot on a screen |
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| An advantage that impact printers have over nonimpact printers is that impact printers: |
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| If a user wants their computer to accept microphone input, it must have: |
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| The science of creating work environments that are safe and efficient for workers is known as |
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| Input and output secondary storage devices include all of the following EXCEPT: |
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| Unlike optical storage, magnetic tape is: |
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| How is a magnetic disk drive read? |
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| ___________ are a type of erasable, reliable, and compact memory that is a viable alternative to disk storage |
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| A tall, upright computer with relatively more expansion slots and bays is known as a(n): |
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| What is it called when you can remove and replace devices without turning off your computer? |
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| add hardware devices without opening the box |
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| The ____________ of a computer monitor refers to the total number of pixels displayed on the screen |
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| If a user enjoys playing music, the computer must include a(n) ____________ |
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| ____________ is a type of erasable memory chip that is low-energy, quiet, and portable. |
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