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Final Exam Review
Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Search engine that allows you to search several search engines simultaneoulsy | Metasearch engine |
| A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for connecting or supplying services to computers | Server |
| A set of communications rules for exchanging information | Protocol |
| Adware is also called | Pop-up generators |
| A communications system connecting two or more computers | Network |
| A computer with a domain name | Website |
| A storage device that uses laser technology to read data from opitical disks | Compact disk |
| Places to plug in additional circuit boards and expandind the PC's capabilities | Expansion slot |
| Electrical roadways through which bits are transmitted within the CPU and other components of the motherboard | Buses |
| High speed storage areas that temporarily stores data during processing | Registers |
| How much data can be sent through a communication channel in a given amount of time | Bandwidth |
| Display device made up of two plates of glass separated by a layer of a substance in which light is manipulated | Flat-panel display |
| Device that uses light-sensing equipment to convert images of text, drawings and photos into digital form | Scanner |
| A computer that acts like a disk dirve and stores the programs and data files shared by users on a LAN | File server |
| A number or date entered into a cell of a spreadsheet | Value |
| A tool used to formulate a budget, collecting and calculating data | Spreadsheet |
| Bar across the bottom of the desktop screen that contains the Start button | Taskbar |
| About 1 billion bytes | Gigabyte |
| A program that copies itself repeatedly into a computer's mempry or onto a disk drive | Worm |
| Data and information that is shown on a display screen | Softcopy |
| Program that converts a person's speech into digital signals to store them in the computer | Speech recognition system |
| Uses graphics, animation, sound and data or information to make visual presentation | Presentation graphics software |
| The execution or handling two or more programs or tasks by one user almost at the same time | Multitasking |
| A network that operates without relying on a server | Peer-to-peer |
| Any device that is attached to a network | Node |
| A penlike device that is used to write text or draw lines on a touch-sensitive surface | Stylus |
| Image sharpness | Resolution |
| The number of times a song is measured and converted to a digital value | Sampling rate Router |
| An interface used to connect the same type of networks | Bridge |
| How power supply units are rated | Joules |
| Device that converts AC to DC to run the computer | Power supply |
| A device that identifies a person through fingerprinting, voice integration or retinal indentification | Biometric systems |
| Data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing storing data, used in tollbooths | Radio-frequency identification devices (RFI) |
| Device that sends and receives data over telephone lines to and from computers | Modem |
| Personal computers, used by individuals that can be connected to networks of larger computers | Microcomputer |
| A software standard for transferring files between computers with different operating systems | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
| A program that adds a specific feature to a browser, allowing it to play or view certain files | Plug-in |
| Set of instructions that tell the computer what to do | Software |
| Additional hardware that isn't necessary for a computer to function, but does enhance how the computer can be used | Peripheral |
| The main circuit board of the computer | Motherboard |
| Parts of the computer system that you can physically touch | Hardware |
| A special computer that directs communicating messages when several networks are connected together | Router |
| A named collection of data or a program that exists in a computer's secondary storage | File |
| Converts digital data into speech-like sounds | Voice output device |
| Converts a person's speech into digital signals to store them in the computer | Speech recognition system |
| Software that helps the computer perform essential operating tasks | System software |
| A computer requesting data or services | Client |
| Software developed to solve a particular problem for users | Application software |
| Loading an operating system into a computer's main memory | Booting |
| Collection of interrelated files in a computer system | Database |
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