Chapter 8 and 9 terms

Question 1

storage device that includes one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information

Answer 1

hard disk

Question 2

the process of transferring these items from a storage medium into memory

Answer 2

reading

Question 3

the process of transferring data, instructions, and information from memory to a storage medium

Answer 3

writing

Question 4

an internet service that provides storage to computer users

Answer 4

Cloud Storage

Question 5

a server that is placed on a network with the sole purpose of providing storage to users, computers, and devices attached to the network

Answer 5

NAS

Question 6

a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic that is capable of storing large amount of data and information at a low cost

Answer 6

tape

Question 7

a small sheet of film, usually about 4 x 6 inches, used to store microscopic images of documents

Answer 7

microfiche

Question 8

a 100 to 215 foot roll of film ussed to store microscopic images of documents

Answer 8

microfilm

Question 9

an operating system that 383 allows two or more programs or apps to reside in memeory at the same time

Answer 9

multitasking

Question 10

programs that are running in the foreground, that you are currently using

Answer 10

active program

Question 11

programs that are running, but not in use

Answer 11

background program

Question 12

a portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk, that the operating system allocates to function as additional RAM

Answer 12

virtual memory

Question 13

a program that assesses and reports information about various computer resources and devices

Answer 13

performance monitor

Question 14

errors in a program

Answer 14

bug

Question 15

the process of converting data that is readable by humans into encoded characters to prevent unauthorized access

Answer 15

encryption

Question 16

the operating system that a computer uses sometimes

Answer 16

platform

Question 17

the core of an operating system that manages memory devices, maintains the internal clock, runs programs, and assigns the resources, such as devices, programs, apps, data, and information

Answer 17

kernal

Question 18

the process of starting a computer or mobile device from a state when it is powered off completely

Answer 18

cool boot

Question 19

the process of restarting a computer or mobile device while it remains powered on

Answer 19

warm boot

Question 20

user interface with which you iinteract with menus and visual images by touching, pointing, tapping, or clicking buttons and other objects to issue commands

Answer 20

graphical user interface

Question 21

where multiple documents line up

Answer 21

queue