Identify the four basic categories of hardware in a personal computer system - Answers✔system
unit, input/output, secondary storage, and communication
This allows you to upload and store documents on the Internet. - Answers✔cloud storage
These organize commonly used commands into a set of tabs. - Answers✔ribbons
Frequently-accessed information is held in _______. - Answers✔cache memory
Which of the following is not a popular cloud suite or online office suite? - Answers✔Lotus
Symphony
Most personal computers allow users to expand their systems by providing these on the system
board. - Answers✔expansion slots
hard disks use tracks, sectors, and cylinders to store and organize files. - Answers✔true
the type of media that uses laser technology to store data and programs is - Answers✔optical disc
which of the following is a collection of programs rather than a single program -
Answers✔system software
To create documents that consist primarily of text, you need this software. - Answers✔word
processor
a 32-bit-word computer can access ____. - Answers✔4 bytes at a time
On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _______. -
Answers✔sectors
which of the following is not an example of a document file created by a word processor? -
Answers✔spreadsheet
Specialized and powerful programs, called _______ are typically used to create specialized
commercial sites. - Answers✔web authoring programs
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In most personal computer systems, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the _______. -
Answers✔microprocessor
Smartphones use which of these storage technologies? - Answers✔flash memory card
Hard disks store and organize files using all of the following, except _______. - Answers✔paths
___ are the most important part of any information system - Answers✔people
a byte is formed by a group of - Answers✔8 bits
This is a website that provides access to specific mobile apps that can be downloaded either for a
nominal fee or free of charge. - Answers✔app store
which of the following is not considered a form of secondary storage? - Answers✔RAM
These are specialized graphics programs for editing or modifying digital photographs. -
Answers✔image editors
Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system
board are called _______. - Answers✔bus lines
External hard disks use different technology than internal hard disks. - Answers✔false
Antivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programs. This is an
example of which type of software? - Answers✔utilities
This type of software works with end users, application software, and computer hardware to
handle the majority of technical details. - Answers✔system
This type of computer is a thin slab that is almost all monitor with the system unit located behind
the monitor. - Answers✔tablet
Which of these is not a mass storage device? - Answers✔optical disc
One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to _______. - Answers✔use file
compression
which of the following is a function of the control unit? - Answers✔it directs the movement of
electronic signals between memory and the arthimetic-logic-unit.
_______ make up the basic structure of a relational database with columns containing field data
and rows containing record information. - Answers✔tables
identity the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users
and the computer, and runs applications - Answers✔operating system
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