CIS ch. 1 – Flashcards

Two of the most common types of communications hardware are ____ and network adapters.

A personal computer (PC) or ____ is a small computer system designed to be used by one person at a time.

Abbreviations or acronyms, such as BTW for "between the words," are commonly used to save time in all types of communications today. _________________________

Ultraportables conforming to Intel's standards can be marketed as ____.

Communications hardware includes modems, which are used to connect a computer to the Internet and network projectors, which are used to connect a computer to a computer network. _________________________

The slide rule is considered by many to be the earliest recorded calculating device.

One online security problem is ____, in which someone else uses your identity, typically to purchase goods or services.

To navigate to a new Web page for which you know the URL, type that URL in the browser's ____ and press Enter.

____ consists of programs designed to allow people to perform specific tasks using a computer, such as creating letters, preparing budgets, and managing inventory.

Common input devices include the keyboard and ____.

There are application programs that help users write their own programs using a programming language.

Computing technologies make it possible to have ____, traditional appliances with some type of built-in computer or communications technology.

A growing number of college campuses have wireless ____ on campus that allow students to use their PCs to connect wirelessly to the college network and the Internet from anywhere on campus.

In addition to hardware, software, data, and procedures, the fifth major component of a computer system are codes.

Fifty years ago, computers were used primarily by researchers and ____.

____ are unique numeric or text-based addresses used to identify resources accessible through the Internet, such as computers, Web pages, and people.

A computer does not always do whatever the instructions, or program, tell it to do.

____ identify users by a particular unique biological characteristic.

____, the most commonly used type of possessed knowledge, are secret words or character combinations associated with an individual.

A ____ is a security system that essentially creates a wall between a computer or network and the Internet in order to protect against unauthorized access.

The idea that technology is everywhere, is in all aspects of life, and is all connected.

A universal machine for processing data.

Raw factual things entered into a computer

Data that has been processed to be understandable and meaningful.

A way to insert data into a computer

Turns data into information

A display of the information previously input into a computer

The term describes usage, NOT SIZE, of a particular computer

System of two or more computers that communicate with each other

https://

www.google.com

/drive/

example_example.example

A network that is constructed using public wires, usually the Internet, to connect to a private network, such as a company's internal network. There are a number of systems that enable you to create networks using the Internet as the medium for transporting data.

Responsible for starting up a computer

Software that can be run directly from the internet without being installed on your computer

What is the largest and most well known computer network in the world?

What is URL short for?

What is this? http://www.microsoft.com

Dr. Herman Hollerith's Punch Card Tabulating Machine and Sorter was the first electromechanical machine that could read slide rules.

____ refers to guidelines for online behavior.

is typically free and provided by virtually all ISPs used with personal computers.