Chapter 1

Question 1

Website

Answer 1

A collection of Web pages usually belonging to an organization or individual.

Question 2

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Answer 2

An Internet address, usually beginning with http://, that uniquely identifies a Web page.

Question 3

Computer

Answer 3

A programmable, electronic device that accepts data input, performs processing operations on that data, and outputs and stores the results.

Question 4

Netbook

Answer 4

A very small notebook computer.

Question 5

Processing

Answer 5

Performing operations on data that has been input into a computer to convert that input to output.

Question 6

Storage

Answer 6

The operation of saving data, programs, or output for future use.

Question 7

Super Computer

Answer 7

The fastest, most expensive, and mos powerful type of computer.

Question 8

Software

Answer 8

The instructions, also called, computer programs, that are used to tell a computer what it should do.

Question 9

Internet

Answer 9

The largest and most well-known computer network, linking millions of computers all over the world.

Question 10

Hardware

Answer 10

the physical parts of a computer system such as the keyboard, monitor, printer and so forth.

Question 11

A mouse is one common input device.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Software includes all the physical equipment in a computer system.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A computer can run without an operating system if it has good application software.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

One of the most common types of home computers is the midrange server

Answer 14

False

Question 15

An example of a domain name is microsoft.com

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The operation in which data is entered into the computer.

Answer 16

Input

Question 17

A(n) _______ can come in a convertible or slate form.

Answer 17

Tablet

Question 18

_______ is frequently used with servers today to create several environments on a single server that act as separate servers.

Answer 18

Virtualization

Question 19

Electronic messages sent over the Internet that can be retrieved by the recipient at his or her convenience are called __________.

Answer 19

Electronic mail or e-mail

Question 20

Allows access to resources located on the Internet.

Answer 20

Web browser

Question 21

Supervises the running of all other programs on the computer.

Answer 21

Operating system

Question 22

Enables users to perform specific tasks on a computer.

Answer 22

Application software

Question 23

Allows the creation of application programs

Answer 23

Programming language

Question 24

keyboard, scanner, mouse, digital cameras, DVD drive, microphone

Answer 24

Input Devices

Question 25

monitor, speakers, printer

Answer 25

Output devices

Question 26

Hard drive

Answer 26

Storage device

Question 27

Modem

Answer 27

Communications device

Question 28

CPU

Answer 28

Processing Device

Question 29

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.

Answer 29

Network

Question 30

The starting page for a Web site is called the site’s __________.

Answer 30

Homepage

Question 31

For the e-mail jssmith@cengage.com, jssmith is the __________ and cengage.com is the ________ name.

Answer 31

username, domain

Question 32

Mention three differences between a desktop computer and a portable computer.

Answer 32

1. portability
2. hardware capacity
3. functionality

Question 33

List two reasons why a business may choose to network its employees’ computers.

Answer 33

n/a

Question 34

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.

Answer 34

http://www.apex.com

sstevens@apex.com