CSC 105 Chapter 2 Exam |Questions with 100%
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Blank uses molecule- size structures to create tiny machines for holding data or performing
tasks - ✔ ✔ nanotechnology
slower than a supercomputer but still able to process millions of instructions per second,
these computers are often access by means of a terminal and are sometimes called "midsize"
computers - ✔ ✔ mainframe computers
Users access mainframes by means of a - ✔ ✔ Terminal
Expensive, powerful computers generally used for complex scientific, mathematical,
engineering calculations and for computer- aided design and computer- aided manufacturing
are called - ✔ ✔ workstations
These computers offer advanced graphics capablilties often sed to create three- dimensional
effects for movies - ✔ ✔ workstations
computers costing 500$ to $5000 that can fit next to a desk, on a desk, or be carried
around called - ✔ ✔ personal computers (microcomputers)
A system that connects a group of desktop microcomputers and other devices such as printers
in an office or a building is called a - ✔ ✔ local area network
, Tower PCS are blank whose case or main housing often sits on the floor, with the keyboard and
mouse on top of the desk - ✔ ✔ microcomputers
Also called laptop computers, blank are lightweight, portable computers with built- in monitors,
keyboards hard disk drives, batteries, and AC adapters - ✔ ✔ notebook computers
Blank computers are wireless, portable, mobile devices with touch screens and often with
smartphone capabilities - ✔ ✔ Tablet
Tiny, specialized micro processors installed in "smart" appliances and automobiles are called -
✔ ✔ microcontrollers
Embedded computers are known as - ✔ ✔ microcontrollers
A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for connecting or
supplying services to PCs, workstations, and other devices is called a - ✔ ✔ server
devices sch as PCS and worksations that are connected to a server are called - ✔ ✔ clients
The raw facts and figures that are processed into information are called - ✔ ✔ data
Data that has been summarized or otherwise manipulated for use in decision making is called -
✔ ✔ information
The instructions that tell a computer how to perform a task are called - ✔ ✔ software
When a user enters monthly bills into a family finance computer program, these amounts are
considered to be - ✔ ✔ input data
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