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Prep for Introduction to Computers Test

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Collectively, the four operations of input, process, output and storage is considered to be the _____.   Information processing Cycle  
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_____ conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people.   Information  
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Any hardware component used to enter data is a(n) _____.   Input Device  
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A stylus is a small device, resembling a _____, used to input data.   Pen  
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The main circuitboard of the system unit is the _____.   Motherboard  
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A gigabyte represents approximately _____ memory locations.   One billion  
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_____ make information resulting from processing available for use.   Output Devices  
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A printer that produces photo-quality pictures is considered to be a(n) _____.   Photo Printer  
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The ____________ is the world's largest network.   Internet  
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___________ is the communications standard used to transfer pages on the Web.   Hypertext Transfer Protocol  
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______________ is a collection of unprocessed items.   Data  
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People who use the computer or the information that it provides are called _____.   User or Computer User  
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The case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data is a __________.   System Unit  
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___________ is an Internet service that provides hard disk storage online to computer users.   Cloud Storage  
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A Utility Program will allow you to complete:   Managing disk drives, printers and other media  
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True or False - A storage device is used to store data when the data is not being used in memory.   True  
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True or False - A smart band is a narrow band that forms a circle on the disk surface.   False  
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True or False - When a read/write head touches a platter it is considered to be a platter crash and results in loss of memory.   False  
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True or False - Magnetic Disks use magnetic particles to store items on the disk's surface.   True  
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True or False - A rootkit is a collective name for malicious software that is secretly added to a users computer that act without the user's knowledge and deliberately alter the computer's operations.   False  
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