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1
All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
printers.
hard disk drives.
CD drives.
floppy disk drives.
2
____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
Software
A processor
Memory
An instruction
3
All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:
keyboard
printer
mouse
scanner
4
When place on an animal can be use to record and track in a dtabase all of the animals mvements
PPS
GPS
POS
RFID
5
____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
Storage
A process
Software
Information
6
The components that process data are located in the:
output devices
system unit
input devices
storage component
7
The term bit is short for:
binary digit
binary number
megabyte
binary number
8
____________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.
Hardware
An application
A device
A peripheral
9
A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
gigabyte
kilobyte
byte
megabyte
10
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
hackers
identity theft
spam
viruses
11
The binary language consists of ____________ digit(s).
1,000
8
1
2
12
The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:
platforms
applications
utility
storage devices
13
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.
present
output
store
input
14
Computers use the ____________ language to process data.
processing
binary
representational
kilobyte
15
Which of the following is an example of an input device?
printer
CD
speaker
scanner
16
The ____________, also called the brain of the computer, is responsible for processing data.
central processing unit (CPU)
RAM
memory
motherboard
17
A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
kilobyte
megabyte
gigabyte
terabyte
18
____________ bits equal one byte.
One thousand
Two
One million
Eight
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
storing the data or information
gathering data
analyzing the data or information
processing data into information
20
____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size range from 1 to 100 nanometers
Computer forensics
Nanoscience
Microelectrodes
Artificial intelligence
21
Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
application software
platform software
operating system software
system software
22
A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
data mining
POS
data conversion
data selection
23
The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
storing
programming
processing
organizing
24
Apple Macintoshes and PCs use different ______to process data and different operating systems.
storage devices
methods
CPUs
languages
25
The CPU and memory are located on the:
storage device
output device
motherboard
expansion board.
26
DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.
broadband
network
slow
wireless
27
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:
mainframe
client
network
supercomputer
28
Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
open
proprietary
experimental
in the public domain
29
____________terminals are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
Data
Point-of-sale (POS)
Sales
Query
30
Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
multimedia
words
characters
numbers
31
_________ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
Mainframes
Laptops
Servers
Supercomputers
32
Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses.
supercomputers
clients
laptops
mainframes
33
A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
gigabyte
kilobyte
bit
megabyte
