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Final Exam

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