CIS 101- Test 1

A(n) ________ is a silicon chip ,developed in the 1960s, that contains large numbers of tiny transistors.

A(n) ________ is a chip that contains the central processing unit of a computer.

Specialized computers found in items such as gas pumps, traffic lights, and home appliances are known as ________ computers.

________ Law predicts that the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit will double every 2 years.

A compact desktop computer with an integrated monitor is called a(n) ________ computer.

When technology recedes into the background it is sometimes called invisible computing or ________.

A(n) ________ is a light, inexpensive computer designed primarily for Internet access.

The process of distributing a task across a group of computers is called ________.

Computers convert data into information using ________.

A small microprocessor-based computer is a(n) ________.

The integration of technology on multifunction devices, such as smartphones is called ________.

A(n) ________ is a type of notebook that allows the user to use a stylus or pen to write directly on the screen.

The ________ is considered to be the brain of the computer.

The main circuit board of of a computer is the ________.

CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs are examples of ________ discs where lasers are used to store data on the discs.

A printer is an input device.

An optical drive is not a small, portable, solid-state drive that can hold up to 128 GB of information.

________ is a short-range wireless technology used to connect many types of peripheral devices.

________ cards or, "expansion cards", plug directly into expansion slots on the motherboard, allowing you to connect additional peripheral devices to a computer.

The most common types of ports found on computers today are ________.

A(n) ________ processor consists of two or more processors that are integrated on a single chip.

RAM is an example of ________ memory, that is information stored here will be lost when the computer is turned off.

A MB of storage can hold about ________ pages of plain text.

A megabyte (MB) is equal to ________ bytes.

In Windows Explorer, the ________ button allows you to change the way the file list objects are displayed in the file list area.