Digital Information Technology

any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the keyboard or mouse. Correct Answer: hardware any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it, such as web browsers, games, and word processors. Correct Answer: software sends information to a computer system for processing. Examples - keyboard, mouse, or scanner. Correct Answer: input device any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user - example monitor which disp...

Name four communication technologies. Correct Answer: Cloud Computing, Email, Instant Messaging/Text Messaging, Social Networking, Web Conferencing Cloud Computing Correct Answer: Access calendars, contact information, email, files and folders, instant messaging, presentations, and task lists over the internet. This means, if you have a device and an internet connection, you can have your "office" anywhere, anytime. Email Correct Answer: Send messages electronically to one or more...

A report that presents the financial condition of a company as of a specific date Correct Answer: balance sheet An input device that is a circuit board giving the computer the ability to accept audio input, play sound files, and produce audio output Correct Answer: sound card Software that controls all the other software programs and allows a computer to perform basic tasks Correct Answer: operating system A network of computers in different locations that spans a relatively large ge...

Central Processing Unit (CPU) Correct Answer: The main chip in a computer; another name for microprocessor. Memory Correct Answer: Stored information for the computer to perform its intended function. Input Device Correct Answer: A peripheral that provides information to the computer. Output Device Correct Answer: A peripheral that delivers information to the user. Peripheral Correct Answer: A device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it. Comput...

Why should you use the Print Preview feature? Correct Answer: Shows you what your document will look like when printed. What command should you use to assign a new name to a file? Correct Answer: Save As (use the first time you save and if you want a second copy ONLY) What shortcut becomes available when text is highlighted? Correct Answer: Click and drag, cut and copy What size is standard business-sized paper Correct Answer: 8.5 x 11 inches What is a draft? Correct Answer: The...

5.01 GUI (graphic user interface) Correct Answer: header, title, body, links, and screen resolution. allows users to see what they are doing by using icons, windows, and menus to interact within a computer Coding Correct Answer: converting the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program into another symbolic arrangement, usually in an encoded or unreadable form formatting Correct Answer: arranging data for computer input or output, such as the number and s...

Moving into the global marketplace means Correct Answer: all company personnel must be sensitive to variations in cultures as they communicated with people from other companies Thumbnail Correct Answer: A miniature display of a slide or page When you open mail for supervisors or coworkers, you should not Correct Answer: open envelopes marked Personal or Confidential Copyright Correct Answer: A form of legal protection that grans certain exclusive rights the the creator of a program,...

What type of memory is found on secondary storage devices? Correct Answer: Long-term memory. What is the term for the instructions that tell a computer what to do? Correct Answer: Software. Why is binary code made up of a series of ones and zeroes? Correct Answer: To turn the electrical switches in the CPU on and off. 0 = off 1 = on. A person uses a scanner to send an image to a computer. What basic function is being performed? Correct Answer: Input function.

What type of memory is found on secondary storage devices? Correct Answer: Random Access Memory What is the term for the instructions that tell a computer what to do? Correct Answer: Software Why is binary code made up of a series of ones and zeros? Correct Answer: It is the pattern Where would the information needed to start a computer be stored? Correct Answer: Basic Input Output System What type of device are speakers and headphones? Correct Answer: Output What type of sof...

What type of memory is found on secondary storage device? Correct Answer: Long-Term Memory What is the term for the instructions that tell a computer what to do? Correct Answer: Software Why is binary code made up a series of ones and zeros? Correct Answer: To turn the electrical switches in the CPU on and off. A person uses a scanner to send an image to a computer. What basic function is being performed? Correct Answer: Input During the processing stage, what does the computer d...