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CMIN-201
Computer & Internet Literacy - Ch 1. Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The general name for a single-user computer is a(n) ________________. | personal computer |
| A computer designed to handle the needs and requests of thousands of users at a time is known as a(n) ________________. | mainframe |
| When not in use, a(n) ________________ computer folds up for easy storage. | laptop |
| A(n) ________________ combines a cellular phone with computer programs in a single device. | smartphone |
| ________________ PCs are flat computers that have a touch-sensitive screen that can accept input from a special pen or finger. | Table |
| Though it may look like a desktop computer, a(n) ________________ is a device that provides access to a mainframe computer. | dump terminal |
| The special pen used with touch-sensitive computer screens is known as a(n) ________________. | stylus |
| Computers can be connected together with wires or wireless technology to create a(n) ________________. | network |
| ________________ are the most powerful computers ever created, linking hundreds of thousands of smaller computer processors together. | Supercomputers |
| A(n) ________________ is similar in function and appearance to a smart phone, but lacks the telephone capability. | PDA |
| computer system | |
| A(n) ________________ is a set of data or program instructions that has been given a name. | file |
| A(n) ________________ is the complete device that contains a disk. | disk drive |
| Electronic instructions that tell the computer's hardware what to do are known as ________________. | system software |
| A rectangular card containing microchips is known as a(n) ________________. | circuit board |
| Data and program instructions are temporarily held in ________________ while the processor is using them. | memor or RAM |
| The ________________ includes four stages: input, processing, output, and storage. | information processing cycle |
| One ________________ is roughly equivalent to 1 million bytes of data. | megabyte (MB) |
| Operating systems fall into the category of ________________ software. | system |
| In a magnetic disk drive, a special device called the ________________ reads data from and writes data to a disk's surface. | read/write head |
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