Lecture Test 1 Flashcards
Antivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programs. This is an example of which type of software?
Utilities
Desktop, laptop, and tablet computers, and mobile devices are classified as
personal computers
Employee records, including names, social security numbers, and related information, would typically be stored in what type of file?
Database
Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applications.
Operating system
System software includes all of the following except:
Browsers
The internet is the largest ______in the world
network
This hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.
System unit
What are the two major software types?
System software and application software
Which part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow?
Procedures
_____are the most important part of any information system
people
A web page typically contains ______, which contains the formatting instructions for displaying the web page.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
In the URL “http://www.simnetonline.com”, “.com” is the ______.
top-level domain (TLD)
Launched in 1969 as a U.S. funded project that developed a national computer network, the Internet was initially called _____.
ARPANET
The Web was introduced in _____.
1991
The most common way to access the Internet is through _____.
an Internet service provider (ISP)
This method of file transfer distributes file transfers across many different computers.
BitTorrent
This type of e-mail account is more widely used because it frees the user from installing and maintaining an e-mail client on every computer used to access e-mail.
Web-based
This version of the web evolved to support more dynamic content creation and social interaction.
Web 2.0
Which of the following is a website specially designed to allow visitors to use their browser to add, edit, or delete the site’s content?
Wiki
Which programming language is used within HTML documents to trigger interactive features?
JavaScript
General-purpose applications include all of the following except:
web authoring
Image editors edit images consisting of thousands of pixels that form this type of image.
Bitmap
Most applications us a(n)_____that displays graphical elements called icons to represent familiar objects.
graphical user interface
The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _____.
database
These are specialized graphics programs for editing or modifying digital photographs.
Image editors
This type of image is made up of geometric shapes or objects.
Vector
This type of software can be described as end user software and is used to accomplish a variety of tasks.
Application
Web authoring programs that allow you to build a page without interacting directly with HTML code are know as _____.
WYSIWYG editors
Which of the following programs would be used to create a website?
Web authoring
Which would be the most appropriate type of application to create, analyze, and forecast budgets?
Spreadsheet
Most operating systems support the ability to switch between different applications. This is called _____.
multitasking
The category of operating system used for handheld devices.
Ebmbedded
The operating system is often referred to as the software environment or software _____.
platform
This operating system is designed to run only with Apple computers.
Mac OS
This system software is responsible for managing your computer’s resources including memory, processing, and storage.
Operating system
This type of boot occurs when the computer is already on and you restart it without turning off the power.
Warm boot
When a single computer runs this type of software, it operates as though it were two or more separate and independent computers.
Virtualization
Which of the following is not a function of the operating system?
Providing internet access
Which of the following is not a popular desktop operating system?
Android
Which of the following is not a popular mobile operating system?
Mountain Lion
A 32-bid-word computer can access_____.
4 bytes
A byte is formed by a group of____.
8 bits
Frequently-accessed information is held in_____.
cache
In most personal computer systems, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the_____.
microprocessor
On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as _____.
sockets
Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system board are called _____.
bus lines
The processing speed of a microprocessor is typically represented by its_____.
clock speed
The system board is also known as the _____.
motherboard
Which of the following can be used to connect several devices to the system unit and are widely used to connect keyboards, mice, printers, storage devices, and a variety of specialty devices?
USB port
With this type of memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device, usually a hard disk.
Virtual
The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by _____.
taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys
The most widely used audio-output devices.
Speakers and headphones
The series of dots that form the image on a monitor are called_____.
pixels.
The size, or _____, is measured by the diagonal length of a monitor’s viewing area.
active display area
The study of human factors related to things people use.
Ergonomics
This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips.
MICR
This type of mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement.
Optical
Which of the following printer features enables you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper?
Duplex
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Printer speed is measured in the number of words printed per minute.
_____is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.
Input
