Compute - Short Answer

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__________ language, which is the list of codes for a microprocessor’s instruction set, can be directly executed by the processor’s circuitry.

Correct Answer(s): Machine

34. __________ refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, and ideas.

Correct Answer(s): Data

35. The 0s and 1s used to represent digital data are called ________.

Correct Answer(s): bits;binary digits

36. A(n) __________ computer is a microprocessor-based computing device designed to meet the computing needs of an individual.

Correct Answer(s): personal

37. Data can be represented using _________ or analog methods.

Correct Answer(s): digital

38. The term __________ refers to a computer that is, at the time of construction, one of the fastest computers in the world.

Correct Answer(s): supercomputer;super computer;super-computer

39. ___________ materials are substances with properties between those of a conductor (like copper) and an insulator (like wood).

Correct Answer(s): Semiconducting;Semi-conducting;Semiconductor

40. An example of system software is a computer __________ system, which is essentially the master controller for all the activities that take place within a computer.

Correct Answer(s): operating

41. _________, a term coined by science fiction writer William Gibson, refers to entities that exist largely within computer networks.

Correct Answer(s): Cyberspace

42. A password ___________ is utility software that generates secure passwords and stores them

Correct Answer(s): manager

43. __________ source projects promote copying, free distribution, peer review, and user

modification.

Correct Answer(s): Open

Chapter2

1. A processor with a 32-bit ___________ size has 32-bit registers and processes 32 bits at a time.

Correct Answer(s): word

2. A storage __________ is the disk, tape, CD, DVD, paper, or other substance that contains data.

Correct Answer(s): medium

3. Hard disk, floppy disk, and tape storage technologies can be classified as _________ storage, which means that data is stored by magnetizing microscopic particles on a disk or tape surface.

Correct Answer(s): magnetic

4. Personal computers are available in all sorts of ________ factors. Some personal computers are small and some are large; some are designed to remain on a desk, whereas others are designed to be portable.

Correct Answer(s): form

5. The more data and programs that can fit into __________, the less time your computer will spend in moving data to and from virtual memory.

Correct Answer(s): RAM;random access memory;random-access memory

6. Technically, dot _________ is the distance in millimeters between like-colored pixels, which are the small dots of light that form an image.

Correct Answer(s): pitch

7. A computer _________ is an output device that produces computer-generated text or graphical images on paper.

Your Answer: printer

Correct Answer(s): printer

8. If you are aiming for print quality that’s very similar to expensive coffee-table books, look for a printer with a(n) ____________ of 2,400 dpi or higher.

Your Answer: a

Correct Answer(s): resolution

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10. Several vendors sell temperature monitors and extra cooling _________ that you can use to keep your computer from overheating.

Correct Answer(s): fans

11. __________ numbers cannot be compared across product families. Therefore, an Intel M 755 processor is not faster than the Pentium 4 560.

Correct Answer(s): Processor

12. ___________ screen technology creates an on-screen image by illuminating miniature colored fluorescent lights arrayed in a panel-like screen.

Correct Answer(s): Plasma

13. The case for the vertical system unit of a desktop computer is called a(n) __________.

Correct Answer(s): tower

14. You can check out your processor’s specs by looking at the system information provided by the Windows _________ Panel.

Correct Answer(s): Control

15. __________, a technique for increasing the speed of a computer component, can be risky because it can cause components to overheat.

Correct Answer(s): Overclocking;Over-clocking

16. In __________ processing, a microprocessor executes multiple instructions at the same time.

Correct Answer(s): parallel

17. To produce sounds, a computer uses a circuit board called a sound _________, which is typically housed in the system unit.

Correct Answer(s): card

19.A ________ is software that helps a peripheral device establish communication with a computer

Correct Answer(s): device driver;driver

20.A desktop ______ is a specialized utility program that appears on a computer’s screen-based desktop

Correct Answer(s): widget

21._______ device designates input, output, and storage equipment that might be added to computer system

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