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CS Midterms (2) Flashcards

1
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What are apps that you install on your computer’s hard drive?

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local apps

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What runs from a removable storage device such as an external hard drive or flash drive or from the cloud?

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Portable apps

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What is an app written for a specific operating system and installed on a computer or mobile device?

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native app

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What do you need to install if you have an Android phone or an iPhone?

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platform specific

If you have an Android phone, you need to install the Android version of your app; if you have an iPhone, you need to download the iPhone version of your app.

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What means the app is optimized for display in a browser on a mobile device, regardless of screen size or orientation?

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a responsive design

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What development tools allow developers to build apps that work on multiple platforms?

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cross-platform

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What lets you use your mobile device to make online purchases of goods and services?

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Mobile commerce, or m-commerce

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What are security measures that define who can use a program or app?

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Access controls

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What is distributed online for a monthly subscription or an annual fee?

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Software as a service (SaaS)

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What is typically optional and usually involves submitting your name and other personal information to the software manufacturer or developer?

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Registration

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What technique do some software manufacturers use to ensure that you do not install the software on more computers than the number for which it is legally licensed?

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Activation

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What specifies the number of devices on which you can install the product, any expiration dates, and other restrictions?

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license agreement

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What can prevent or repair problems, provide additional functionality, or address any security or other issues?

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Updates

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What are updates that address a single issue called?

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patches

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What are new releases of the program or app and may require an additional fee to enable the upgrade to install?

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Upgrades

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What are apps for personal use that you may use to create documents, develop presentations, track appointments, or stay organized?

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Productivity apps

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17
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What is to make a change to the contents?

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edit

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18
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What do they change in a project to alter the appearance of its text and objects?

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format

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19
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What are the files you create called?

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documents

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20
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What displays an insertion point, a blinking vertical line to mark your place?

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screen

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21
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What is a named collection of formats that are stored together and can be applied to text or objects?

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A style

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How do you refer to a cell in a worksheet?

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cell address

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What is a collection of related worksheets contained in a single file?

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workbook

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What are computation rules to calculate values using cell references, numbers, and arithmetic operators?

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formulas

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What refers to the information necessary for a formula or function to calculate an answer?

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arguments

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What is a predefined computation or calculation, such as calculating the sum or average of values?

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function

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What is used to highlight cells that meet specified criteria?

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conditional formatting

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What is an overall template for a presentation formatted with a theme, customized title and text fonts?

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slide master

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What is a display or delivery of the content of your presentation?

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slide show

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30
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What is a database that consists of a collection of tables where items are organized in columns and rows?

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relational database

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In a relational database, how is data organized?

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tables of records

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What is the area called where each piece of data in a database is entered and stored?

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field

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33
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What are a collection of records for a single subject?

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Tables

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What is a screen used to enter data into a database?

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form

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35
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What extracts data from a database based on specified criteria?

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query

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36
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What is a user-designed layout of database content?

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report

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37
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What is a collection of individual related applications available together as a unit?

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productivity suite

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38
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What refers to the use of technology by a company’s employees to meet the needs of a large business?

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Enterprise computing

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What are 3-D objects composed of lines that can be rotated to view from many angles?

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wireframe drawings

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What is an image you can see, store, and manipulate on a computer?

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digital graphic

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41
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What are devices such as cameras, musical instruments, and video projectors?

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analog devices

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What is the process of changing data into a form that computers and other digital devices can use?

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digitizing

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43
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What converts the analog sound waves into digital sound?

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sampling

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44
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What quality of an audio file is also determined by its bit rate?

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bit rate

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45
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What refers to the organization and layout of data in the file?

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File format

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46
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What assigns colors to the smallest picture elements, called pixels?

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Bitmap graphics

Also called raster graphics.

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47
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What consists of shapes, curves, lines, and text created by mathematical formulas?

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Vector graphics

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48
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What do you need to play music files you download or record yourself?

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sound card

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49
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What come in a range of sizes, some as small as an inch or two in height and width?

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micro speakers

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What is created as a digital file from the start using electronic instruments called synthesizers?

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synthesized music

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What enables a device or software to identify the words and phrases you speak and then convert them to a format the device can read?

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Speech recognition

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What is a video that is shared millions of times over social media in a short period called?

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viral video

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What is software that encodes and usually compresses data for storage and then decompresses the data for playback?

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codec

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54
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What bundles the video, audio, codec, and other parts (such as subtitles) into a single package?

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container

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55
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What let you create simple vector images?

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Drawing apps

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56
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What is a circuit board that lets your device process video?

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video card

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57
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What do most laptops, tablets, and smartphones come with?

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media player

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58
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What means you receive the audio or video content on your computer from a server?

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stream

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59
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What is content such as television shows where the original media file is stored on the media distributor’s server?

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on-demand content

60
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What is content that is sent out live, as it happens, and is available only once?

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live video streaming

61
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What is a form of data input in which computers interpret and digitize spoken words or commands?

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Natural language processing

62
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What occurs when the program or app stops functioning correctly?

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crash

63
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What refers to the steps you take to identify and solve a problem?

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Troubleshooting

64
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What is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware, software?

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digital security risk

65
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What do state-sponsored attackers use to launch computer attacks against their enemies?

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nation state actors

66
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What is the process of sifting through Big Data to find the important questions that will yield fruitful results?

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Data mining

67
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What are the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices, information systems?

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Technology ethics

68
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What involves sharing computing resources, such as servers or storage devices, among computers and devices on a network?

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virtualization

69
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What are the rights to which creators are entitled for their work?

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intellectual property (IP)

70
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What can deliver its payload, or destructive event or prank?

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Malware

71
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What is one whose owner is unaware the computer or device?

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zombie

72
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What is the record of everything you do online?

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digital footprint

73
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What is a server outside the organization’s network that controls which communications pass in and out of the organization’s network?

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proxy server

74
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What records in a file both successful and unsuccessful access attempts?

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audit trail

75
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What is a unique hardware identifier for your computer or device?

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MAC address

76
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What is the process of ensuring that the person requesting access to a computer or other resources is authentic and not an imposter?

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Authentication

77
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What is a secret combination of letters, numbers, and/or characters that only the user should know?

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password

78
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What is a private combination of words, often containing mixed capitalization and punctuation, associated with a username?

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passphrase

79
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What is an electronic, encrypted, and secure stamp of authentication on a document?

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digital signature

80
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What is a written guideline that helps determine whether a specification is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed?

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code of conduct

81
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What is the process of restricting access to certain material?

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Content filtering

82
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What are programs that restrict access to specified websites?

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Web filtering software

83
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What is a written plan that describes the steps an organization would take to restore its computer operations in the event of a disaster?

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disaster recovery plan

84
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What is the movement to ensure that all users, regardless of economic or geographic constraints?

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Digital inclusion

85
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What is an instruction that causes a program or app to perform a specific action?

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command

86
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What is an instruction a user issues by responding to a message displayed by a program or app?

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user response

87
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What device is one in which you enter data directly to the device by typing or using a pointing device, touching with a pen or finger?

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manual input

88
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What are keys labeled with the letter F followed by a number?

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Function keys

89
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What is a key that will alternate views or turn a feature on or off each time you press it?

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toggle key

90
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What is a key or combination of keys that you press to access a feature or perform a command?

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A keyboard shortcut

91
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What has a design that reduces the chance of repetitive strain injuries (R.S.I.s) of the wrist and hand?

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ergonomic keyboard

92
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What is a keyboard designed specifically for users who enjoy playing games on the computer?

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gaming keyboard

93
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What uses laser sensors that emit and sense light to detect the mouse’s movement?

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a laser mouse

94
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What is a touch-sensitive mouse that recognizes touch?

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A touch mouse

95
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What is a small symbol on the screen that becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing?

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pointer

96
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What uses optical sensors that emit and sense light to detect the mouse’s movement?

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optical mouse

97
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What is a motion you make on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or your hand?

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gesture

98
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What translates the handwritten letters and symbols created on the screen into typed text or objects that the computer or device can process?

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handwriting recognition software

99
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What is used with a stylus that is attached to the device?

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signature capture pad

100
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What encompasses entering any sound into the computer, such as speech, music, and sound effects?

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Audio input

101
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What involves capturing full-motion images and storing them on a computer or mobile device’s storage medium or on the cloud?

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Video input

102
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What allows you to input, edit, manage, publish, and share your videos?

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Digital Video Technology

103
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What transforms one video image into another image over the course of several frames of video?

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Morphing

104
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What is a close-distance network protocol used by smartphones and other devices to read data from another device or an item?

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NFC (near field communication)

105
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What is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes?

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optical reader

106
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What is an optical reader that uses laser beams to read bar codes?

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A bar code reader, also called a bar code scanner

107
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What is known as a 2-D bar code because it stores information in both a vertical and horizontal direction?

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QR code (quick response code)

108
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What is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person?

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RFID (radio frequency identification)

109
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What device reads text printed with magnetized ink?

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An MICR (magnetic-ink character recognition)

110
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What obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place?

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data collection device

111
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What reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards?

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magstripe reader

112
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What is taller than it is wide, with information printed across the shorter width of the paper?

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portrait orientation

113
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What is wider than it is tall, with information printed across the widest part of the paper?

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landscape orientation

114
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What forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually contacting the paper?

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nonimpact printer

115
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What is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper?

A

An ink-jet printer

116
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What is a color printer that produces lab-quality photos?

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photo printer

117
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What is a high-speed, high-quality nonimpact printer?

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laser printer

118
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What does a laser printer create images using?

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toner

119
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What is also called a multifunction printer (MFP) and provides the functionality of a printer, scanner, and copy machine?

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all-in-one printer

120
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What uses a process called additive manufacturing to create an object by adding material to a three-dimensional object?

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3-D printer

121
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What is a small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows mobile printing?

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mobile printer

122
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What is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a variety of items?

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label printer

123
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What generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper?

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thermal printer

124
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What is a sophisticated printer used to produce high-quality drawings?

A

plotter

125
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What creates photo-realistic-quality color prints?

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a large-format printer

126
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What forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an inked ribbon?

A

impact printer

127
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What sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images on a screen when illuminated?

A

An LCD (liquid crystal display)

128
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What refers to the time in milliseconds of a display?

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response time

129
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What is a unit of visible light intensity equal to one candela?

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A nit

130
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What is the distance in millimeters between pixels on a display?

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Dot pitch

131
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What describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and darkest black that can be produced on a display?

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Contrast ratio

132
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What controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device?

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graphics processing unit (GPU)

133
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What is a device that projects the text and images displaying on a computer or mobile device screen on a larger screen?

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data projector

134
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What is a touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a connected computer screen?

A

An interactive whiteboard

135
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What technology sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user?

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force feedback

136
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What provides the user with a physical response from the device?

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tactile output

137
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What analyzes the area of the screen that the user is looking at?

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Eye gaze pointing devices

138
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What enables users with limited mobility in their arms or hands to control input using their feet?

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139
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What is an interactive whiteboard?

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A technology that sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user.

140
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What is force feedback?

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A technology that provides the user with a physical response from the device.

141
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What is tactile output?

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Users may sense a bumping feeling on their hand while scrolling through a smartphone’s contact list.

142
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What do eye gaze pointing devices do?

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Analyze the area of the screen that the user is looking at.

143
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What is a foot mouse?

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Enables users with limited mobility in their arms or hands to control input using their feet.

144
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What is Sip-and-puff (SNP) technology?

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Enables users to control the mouse or other computer or device functions using a tube that they either inhale (sip) or exhale (puff) to issue commands.

145
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What are refreshable Braille displays?

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Use nylon pins or magnets to translate content into the Braille system that users can read with their fingers.

146
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What are default settings?

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Standard settings that control how the screen is set up and how a document looks when you first start typing.

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