Exam 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts

Information is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

A(n)________ is a device that combines the functions of a printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine into one unit.

Laser printers are usually faster at printing in black and white than inkjet printers.

Processing is manipulating, calculating, or organizing data into information.

The operating system provides the means for users to interact with a computer.

A smartphone is a computer.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?

Flash drives plug into a(n)________.

Which port is the most common port used to connect input and output devices.

________ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored.

A(n)________ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system.

The ________ contains the central electronic components of the computer.

Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?

Display screens that respond to commands initiated with your finger or a stylus are called ________ screens.

CDs, DVDs, and ________ discs are examples of optical storage.

The area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is the ________.

A(n)________ is a computer that performs complex calculations very rapidly.

________ printers either melt a wax based ink on regular paper or by burning dots on specially coated paper.