D075 Information Technology

Many websites keep track of a user's actions and information. They store much of this information on the user's computer in a private folder on the hard drive. What are these very small files called? correct answers Tracking cookies What is the title of the person in the organization who is dir...

Hardware correct answers Holds CPU Brains of computer software correct answers set of computer instructions that tell the computer how to work and actually perform tasks Networks correct answers routers, switches, comm links that allow computers to communicate with each other Data correct ...

Network Operating Systems (NOS) correct answers A computer operating system that connects computers together within a local area network. Node correct answers Any device that is connected as part of a computer network, including computers, hubs, printers, and switches. Object Linking and Embed...

Adware correct answers Programs that automatically display or download advertising to a computer. Application Software correct answers Software that is designed for the user to carry out a specific task. Best Practice correct answers A management process, technique, or method that is most effe...

RFID (radio frequency identification) correct answers RFID transmits product identification over radio waves for inventory. Adware correct answers Programs that automatically display or download advertising to a computer Application Software correct answers Software that is designed for the us...

What is the purpose of a universal serial bus (USB) on a laptop or desktop computer? correct answers It allows the computer to connect peripheral devices. Which part of a computer executes the computations required by the software? correct answers The central processing unit Which category o...

Computer Hardware correct answers the physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities in an information system (desktop, handheld devices, mainframe, motherboard, CPU chip, RAM memory) software correct answers the programs and other operating information used by a computer (o...

What is the defining characteristic of application software? 1.It runs in the background with no user intervention. 2.It performs a specific task for the user. 3.It needs no system software running in the background. correct answers It performs a specific task for the user. What is a per...

Which type of computer runs a network operating system (NOS)? correct answers A server Which type of software is designed to easily generate Gantt charts? correct answers Project management software What term refers specifically to the physical aspects of a computer such as circuit boards, pro...

A large heating and air conditioning company provides each employee with a small computing device that the employees use to track work and accept payments. Which term refers specifically to this type of device? *Peripheral computer *Microcomputer *Minicomputer *Handheld computer correct answers...

What is the definition of the term "best practice"? correct answers The most effective way of arriving at a desired outcome Computing processing power doubles every 18 months. correct answers Which observation about computing technology is expressed in Moore's law? CPU correct answers Wha...