Chapter 1 Flashcards
Website
A collection of Web pages usually belonging to an organization or individual.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
An Internet address, usually beginning with http://, that uniquely identifies a Web page.
Computer
A programmable, electronic device that accepts data input, performs processing operations on that data, and outputs and stores the results.
Netbook
A very small notebook computer.
Processing
Performing operations on data that has been input into a computer to convert that input to output.
Storage
The operation of saving data, programs, or output for future use.
Super Computer
The fastest, most expensive, and mos powerful type of computer.
Software
The instructions, also called, computer programs, that are used to tell a computer what it should do.
Internet
The largest and most well-known computer network, linking millions of computers all over the world.
Hardware
the physical parts of a computer system such as the keyboard, monitor, printer and so forth.
A mouse is one common input device.
True
Software includes all the physical equipment in a computer system.
False
A computer can run without an operating system if it has good application software.
False
One of the most common types of home computers is the midrange server
False
An example of a domain name is microsoft.com
True
The operation in which data is entered into the computer.
Input
A(n) _______ can come in a convertible or slate form.
Tablet
_______ is frequently used with servers today to create several environments on a single server that act as separate servers.
Virtualization
Electronic messages sent over the Internet that can be retrieved by the recipient at his or her convenience are called __________.
Electronic mail or e-mail
Allows access to resources located on the Internet.
Web browser
Supervises the running of all other programs on the computer.
Operating system
Enables users to perform specific tasks on a computer.
Application software
Allows the creation of application programs
Programming language
keyboard, scanner, mouse, digital cameras, DVD drive, microphone
Input Devices
monitor, speakers, printer
Output devices
Hard drive
Storage device
Modem
Communications device
CPU
Processing Device
The Internet is an example of a(an) ___________, a collection of computers and other devices connected together to share resources and communicate with each other.
Network
The starting page for a Web site is called the site’s __________.
Homepage
For the e-mail jssmith@cengage.com, jssmith is the __________ and cengage.com is the ________ name.
username, domain
Mention three differences between a desktop computer and a portable computer.
- portability
- hardware capacity
- functionality
List two reasons why a business may choose to network its employees’ computers.
n/a
If a computer manufacturer called Apex created a home page for the Web, what would its URL be like? Supply an appropriate e-mail address for yourself, assuming you are employed by that company.
http://www.apex.com
sstevens@apex.com