Chapter 2

Question 1

pathway composed of cables and connectors used to carry data from a computer’s peripheral devices

Answer 1

System Bus

Question 2

can transfer data to and from the memory of a computer or into or out of the cpu

Answer 2

data bus

Question 3

used by the cpu to specify a physical address for instructions, files, and other devices within the computer system

Answer 3

address bus

Question 4

used by the cpu to communicate with other devices within the computer system

Answer 4

control bus

Question 5

create programs to do specific tasks

Answer 5

programmer

Question 6

means writing programs

Answer 6

coding

Question 7

ascii?

Answer 7

american standard code for information interchange

Question 8

does not have a human brain and understand machine language

Answer 8

computer

Question 9

positive effects of ict?

Answer 9

improve access to education, easier access to information and communication, and security

Question 10

negative effects of ict?

Answer 10

reduced personal interaction and physical activity, job loss or increase in unemployment, and security

Question 11

ethical issues in ict?

Answer 11

plagiarism, exploitation, libel

Question 12

computer network systems?

Answer 12

personal, local, and wide are network

Question 13

methods of communication?

Answer 13

wired communication and wireless communication

Question 14

examples of wired communication? (not cont)

Answer 14

usb, firewire, ethernet cable, and hdmi

Question 15

wired communication cont examples?

Answer 15

vga, serial connector, parallel connector, ps/2, and audio jacks

Question 16

wireless communication examples?

Answer 16

wifi, bluetooth, and gps

Question 17

wifi acronym?

Answer 17

wireless fidelity

Question 18

gps?

Answer 18

global positioning system

Question 19

often limited to an individual person and their personal devices

Answer 19

personal area network

Question 20

connection in which a group of computers and other devices share a common communication line

Answer 20

local area network

Question 21

connects more than 1 LAN and is used for larger geographical areas

Answer 21

wide area network

Question 22

how computer impact everyday life?

Answer 22

education, banking, workforce industry, electronic commerce, and hospitals

Question 23

combination of instructions data and programs to do a specific task

Answer 23

computer software

Question 24

introduced with the improved internet speed being made available to consumers

Answer 24

online application software

Question 25

known as OS, it is the most important software, it manages the memory and instructions, has the ability to control harware and software application

Answer 25

system software

Question 26

available for organizations such as data collection and analysis (marketing industry)

Answer 26

online productivity tools

Question 27

consists of programs that are designed to perform specific task for users

Answer 27

application software

Question 28

tools that offer blogging and websites through online tools

Answer 28

content management system