Exam 9: The Computer Industry and Careers

The Tabulating Machine Company, incorporated in 1896, changed its name to IBM in 1924.

Microsoft is located near Seattle, Washington and Dell is just outside ____.

____, the prototype for first-generation computers, contained about 18,000 tubes.

Graduates of two-year programs usually find employment as entry-level ____.

Industry analysts often use market share as a gauge of a company's success.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of working from home?

A(n)____________________ is an experimental device that designers must further develop before mass production and distribution.

The figure shown above is a manual calculator called an algorithm .

The ____________________-generation computers used transistors instead of vacuum tubes.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)police the business practices of the IT industry.

____ focuses on computer architecture and how to program computers to make them work effectively and efficiently. With this degree, you might get a job as a programmer.

Computer hardware and software are sold through outlets called marketing channels .

When attaching your resume to an email message, it is best to use the ____ format that can be read by a variety of word processing programs.

A manual calculator implements algorithms by itself, without any help from you.

Transistors sparked a revolution in the entertainment industry by providing a small, power-efficient technology for portable radios.

Compiling data from the 1880 census took ____ years.

The first commercially successful minicomputer was introduced by DEC in ____.

Although China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and the U.S. are the biggest computer hardware-producing countries by dollar value, the IT industry remains dominated by ____.

Define ethics and explain the term "professional ethics."

The ____ focuses on protecting the intellectual property of members and lobbies for a legal and regulatory environment that benefits the entire IT industry.