Who was instrumental in designing the first mechanical computer that would eventually become the modern day computer?

What machine was used to crack Nazi military codes?

What is the name of the rule or law that predicited the power of silicon chips (the CPU) would double about every 18 months?

____________ is the prediction by a chairman of Intel in the 1960’s that CPU power would double approximately every 18 months.

What company developed the microprocessor?

____________ developed the microprocessor

Where is Silicon Valley located?

The Silicon Valley, where numerous microprocessor manufacturing companies are located, is in:

San jose, California

California

Mainframe Computers

Mainframes and Supercomputers

What are the attributes of supercomputers?

Supercomputers:

Faster at calculation-intensive work, constructed out of thousands of microprocessors

contain thousands of microprocessors.

Probably the fastest growing segment of the PC market is the area of laptop computers

What is a PDA?

A handheld computer known as a PDA stands for..

1-What are programs such as Internet Explorer that serve a navigable windows into the web called?

2-Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called:

Events and ideas that radically change the way people work, live, and think is known as...?

Computers have changed the way humans go about their day-to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as a

The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as?

same question on the book/test

When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her Web site, what is the ethical issue involved?

When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her Web site, the ethical issue of ____________ is at issue

Copyrights violated

protecting intellectual property

Stealing digital property

What are computer chips embedded within human bodies known as?

The future could bring the emergence of ____________, computer chips embedded within human bodies

implants

biodigital technology

What does processing information involve?

Processing information involves:

What are hardware components?

Hardware components are:

What component is known as the "brain" of the computer?

The hardware device commonly referred to as the “brain” of the computer is the

Microprocessor, CPU

CPU

What is another name for CPU?

The CPU is also known as the

microprocessor

microprocessor

What is RAM also known as?

RAM is also known as:

What is the smallest unit of information a computer can process and understand?

The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a

a bit

What does binary mean?

Binary means:

two numbers

there are two possibilities: on and off

A byte can represent any number between 0 and     ?

A byte can represent any number between 0 and

255.

what is 1024 bytes known as?

1,024 bytes of data is a:

What is 1,000 megabytes known as?

Approximately 1,000 megabytes is a:

What is a motherboard?

The motherboard is the:

What is Linux?

Linux is a(n):

open-source software. anyone can use it or sell it as long as it remains open to improvement

operating system

What is it known as when two processors are employed in a computer?

When two processors are employed in a computer, it is known as:

Dual processors

parallel processing.

What is it known as when multiple CPUs are put on one chip?

By putting multiple CPUs on a single chip, chip makers have created:

What popular CPU family includes Celeron, Centrino, and Xeon?

Popular CPU families including Celeron, Centrino, and Xeon belongs to which family

Intel

Pentium

RAM stands for....

Information stored in RAM is considered volatile, which means what?

it is referred to as volatile memory becuase information stored there is not held permanently

not held permanently, only temporarily

input devices

peripherals.

What was the early operating system developed by Microsoft?

____________ is the early operating system developed by Microsoft

Microsoft BASIC

MS-DOS

What are RSI's and what causes them?

What is the wheel on a mouse used to do?

The wheel located between the two standard buttons on a mouse is used to:

scroll up/down on pages

scroll

What are bar-code readers used to read?

Bar-code readers use light to read:

uses light to read universal product codes and inventory codes

UPCs

What is OCR and what is it used for?

OCR stands for:

Optical character recognition.
software that locates and identifies printed characters embedded in images

optical coding recognizer

can interpret voice data into words understood by a computer

____________ can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer.

Speech recognition software

 How is the display size of a monitor measured?

The display size of a monitor is measured

What is a pixel?

A pixel is a:

Picture elements: tiny dots that compose a picture

picture element or dot on a screen

What are attributes of how data is written and read from magnetic tape

Unlike optical storage, magnetic tape is:

magnetizes binary numbers onto the tape, whic is easily read

Magnetizes binary numbers onto the tape, which is easily read. It can store large amounts of information in a small space at a relatively low cost.

Answer 2nd Q: sequential.

a type of erasable, realiable, and compact memory that is a viable alternative to disk storage.

___________ is a type of erasable, reliable, and compact memory that is a viable alternative to disk storage.

flash drive

Flash memory

What is it called when you can remove and replace devices without turning off your computer?

Hot swapping

hardware is worthless without______?

Hardware is worthless without ____________, the real controller of a computer

software

a high speed connection developed by Apple known as?

___________ is a high-speed connection developed by Apple

fire wire

FireWire

What is used to create digital representation of a printed document or photograph?

A ___________ is used to create a digital representation of a printed document or photograph.