Exam 5: Discovering Computers: Introduction to Computers

With a handheld game console, the controls, screen, and speakers are built into the device.

Due to slowly changing technology, the distinction among categories of computers is always clear-cut.

Most major corporations use supercomputers for daily business activities.

A computer's size, speed, processing power, and price determine the category it best fits.

Explain in detail at least three disadvantages of using computers.

A(n)____ is an informal Web site consisting of time-stamped articles in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order.

With a ____, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, you interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images.

A USB flash drive, like the one in the accompanying figure, is a portable storage device that can hold about 4 billion characters but is small and lightweight enough to be transported on a keychain or in a pocket.

A(n)blog is recorded audio stored on a Web site that can be downloaded to a computer or portable media player such as an iPod.

A(n)____ system is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices.

A server is a handheld Internet-enabled device.

Some ____________________ computers are industry-specific computers that often are used by mobile employees, such as parcel delivery people.

____ is/are a main component(s)on the motherboard.

____ is/are (a)commonly used input device(s).

An increasing number of employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a main office or school.

A(n)____ computer is designed so the system unit, input devices, output devices, and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.

A category of user, called a ____ user, requires the capabilities of a powerful desktop computer, called a workstation.

____ are a type of system software.

Employees who telecommute have rigid work schedules so that they cannot combine work and personal responsibilities.

The accounting department in a large business uses desktop publishing software to prepare marketing literature.