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1. Collectively, the four operations of input, process, output and storage is considered to be the _____.   Information Processing Cycle  
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2. _____ conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people.   Information  
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3. Any hardware component used to enter data is a(n) _____.   Input Device  
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4. A stylus is a small device, resembling a _____, used to input data.   Pen  
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5. The main circuitboard of the system unit is the _____.   Motherboard  
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6. A kilobyte represents approximately _____ memory locations.   One Thousand  
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7. A gigabyte represents approximately _____ memory locations.   One Billion  
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8. _____ make information resulting from processing available for use.   Output Devices  
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9. A printer that produces photo-quality pictures is considered to be a(n) _____.   Photo Printer  
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10. ___________ is used to create, edit, format, and print documents.   Word Processing Software  
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11. ___________ allows the user to create slides for use in a presentation.   Presentation Graphical Software  
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12. The ____________ is the world's largest network.   Internet  
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13. ___________ is the communications standard used to transfer pages on the Web.   Hypertext Transfer Protocol  
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14. ______________ is a collection of unprocessed items.   Data  
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15. People who use the computer or the information that it provides are called _____   User  
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16. The case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data is a __________.   System Unit  
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17. The reduction of electricity consumed and the environmental waste generated when using a computer is called _____________.   Green Computing  
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18. ___________ is an Internet service that provides hard disk storage online to computer users.   Cloud Storage  
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19. A Utility Program will allow you to complete:   Managing disk drives, printers, and other media  
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20. ___________ is an online community that encourages members to share their interests, ideas, photos, videos, etc. with other users.   Social Networking  
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21. A gigabyte represents approximately one million memory locations.   False  
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22. A monitor is a display device that is packaged as a separate unit.   True  
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23. A storage device is used to store data when the data is not being used in memory.   True  
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24. A smart band is a narrow band that forms a circle on the disk surface.   False  
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25. 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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26. CD-R discs are erasable optical discs that you can write on multiple times.   False  
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27. A DVD-ROM is a high capacity optical disc.   True  
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28. Flash memory cards are solid-state media with no moving parts.   True  
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29. Magnetic Disks use magnetic particles to store items on the disk's surface.   True  
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30. 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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