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Computer & Internet Literacy - Ch 1. Key Terms

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