True or false: Computers process information (output) into data (input).
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False. Process data into information.
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True or false: Communications has become an essential element of the information processing cycle.
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True. |
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True or false: The two categories of software are system software and utility software.
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False. They're system software and application software.
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True or false: When a user starts a computer, portions of the operating system load into the computer's hard disk from memory.
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False. |
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True or false: Employees that telecommute have rigid work schedules that prevent them from combining work and personal responsibilities.
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False. |
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Some people refer to the series of input, process, output, and storage activities as the ___ processing cycle.
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Information |
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The ___ unit is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data.
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System |
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____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
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Memory |
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A(n) ___- device is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.
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Output. |
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A(n) ___ device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from a USB flash drive, for example.
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Storage. |
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A widely used communications device is a ____.
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Modem |
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True or false: The design of the ABC computer by Dr. John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in the late 1930's provided the foundation for the development of electronic digital computers.
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True |
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True or false: the first commercially available digital computer was the IBM PC.
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False. First was Univac.
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True or false: It was the UNIVAC I that was responsible for the public becoming increasingly aware of the devlelopment of electronic digital computers, when it predicted the outcome of the 1952 presidential election.
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True |
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True or false:Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston designed the first word processing program
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False |
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True or false: IBM was responsible for introducing the first minicomputer to be used for time-sharing systems.
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False. |
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Mauchly and Eckert are credited with having developed the ENIAC computer.
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True. |
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True or false: The first computer virus was spread by the Apple 2 floppy disc.
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True |
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What percentage of homes were said to have computers in 1996?
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1/3 |
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____ led in the development of the BASIC programming language
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Dr. John Kemeny
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____ is a characteristic of 4th generation computers.
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Large scale integration |
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___ was established as the predecessor of the internet.
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ARPANET |
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____ is an open source operating system, which gained wide acceptance among computer users.
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Windows Vista
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Microsoft's latest version of its operating system to ship is called ____. |
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Windows Vista
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Apple begins using the ___ microprocessor chip inside their macintosh computers. |
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AMD |
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True or false: A computer that stores and distributes newsgroup messages is called a newsreader.
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False. |
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Fixed wireless internet connections
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Use an antenna to communicate with a tower/ high speed/ use radio signals.
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True or false: JPEG is a format that expands graphics to increase their file size, which means the file takes up less storage space.
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False. |
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A cable __ allows access to high-speed Internet services throught the cable television network.
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Modem |
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The ___ consist of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.
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Web. |
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On a Web page, a(n) ___ is a small version of a larger graphic.
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Thumbnail |
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Streaming |
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The process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting.
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According to netiquette, internet users should assume the use of all capital letters is the equivalent of ___.
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SHOUTING! |
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