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1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #1
Computer ____ entails having the knowledge and understanding of
computers and their uses.
*a. literacy
b. intimacy
c. legitimacy
d. infancy
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #2
A(n) ___...
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1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #1
Computer ____ entails having the knowledge and understanding of
computers and their uses.
*a. literacy
b. intimacy
c. legitimacy
d. infancy
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #2
A(n) ____ is an electronic device, operating under the control of
instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process
the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the
results for future use.
a. input device
*b. computer
c. output device
d. both a and c
3. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #3
____ is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text,
numbers, images, audio, and video.
*a. Data
b. Output
c. Information
d. Input
4. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #4
____ conveys meaning and is useful to people.
a. Data
*b. Information
c. Input
d. Output
5. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #5
A(n) ____ device is any hardware component that allows you to enter
data and instructions into a computer.
a. output
b. communications
*c. input
d. terminal
6. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #6
Some people refer to the series of input, process, output, and storage
activities of a computer as the ____ processing cycle.
a. data
, b. input
c. output
*d. information
7. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #7
A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical
components known as ____.
a. software
b. input devices
c. output
*d. hardware
8. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #8
The ____ unit is a case that contains electronic components of the
computer that are used to process data.
a. control
*b. system
c. arithmetic
d. base
9. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #9
The ____ is the electronic component that interprets and carries out
the basic instructions that operate the computer.
a. motherboard
b. control unit
*c. processor
d. arithmetic unit
10. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #10
____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting
to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
a. The processor
b. The CPU
c. The control unit
*d. Memory
11. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #11
A(n) ____ device is any hardware component that conveys information to
one or more people.
a. input
b. communications
c. terminal
*d. output
12. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #12
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A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on ____ media such
as hard disks, like the one shown in the accompanying figure, and on
USB flash drives, optical discs, and memory cards.
*a. storage
b. input
c. communications
d. output
13. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #13
A(n) ____ device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and
from a USB flash drive, for example.
a. USB
*b. storage
c. indexing
d. dynamic
14. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #14
A hard disk provides much ____.
a. less storage capacity than a CD
b. less storage capacity than a USB flash drive
c. greater storage capacity than a CD but less than a USB flash
drive
*d. greater storage capacity than a USB flash drive
15. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #15
A widely used communications device is a ____.
*a. modem
b. CD drive
c. USB flash drive
d. DVD drive
16. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #16
A(n) ____ device is a hardware component that enables a computer to
send (transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and
from one or more computers.
a. reading
b. transmitting
*c. communications
d. reception
17. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #17
A computing phrase — known as ____ — points out that the accuracy of a
computer’s output depends on the accuracy of the input.
, a. what you see is what you get
*b. garbage in, garbage out
c. nothing ventured, nothing gained
d. better safe than sorry
18. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #18
All of the following are advantages of using computers EXCEPT ____.
a. speed
*b. impact on labor force
c. communications
d. consistency
19. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #19
A(n) ____ is anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the
information it generates.
*a. user
b. editor
c. manager
d. programmer
20. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #20
____ computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and
environmental waste generated when using a computer.
*a. Green
b. Universal
c. Streamlined
d. Comprehensive
21. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #21
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A(n) ____ is a collection of computers and devices connected together,
as shown in the accompanying figure, via communications devices and
transmission media.
a. client base
b. baseline
*c. network
d. server farm
22. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Question MC #22
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Networks, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, allow
computers to share ____, such as hardware, software, data, and
information.
*a. resources
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