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Some touch screens recognize when you touch the screen with two fingers or two hands. If you are looking for a device on which you can do this, what type of touch screen should you search for?

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MULTI TOUCH

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Which of the following identify mouse types used with desktop computers?

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optical mouse, touch mouse

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What type of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually contacting the paper, such as an inkjet printer?

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a nonimpact printer

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What kind of camera is found on a computer that allows you to be seen during a video telephone call?

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WEBCAM

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Which of the following are tasks a pointing device can accomplish?

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move a pointer on the screen, click buttons, select graphics

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What kind of mouse, like the ones shown in the accompanying figure, uses devices that emit and sense light to detect movement?

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OPTICAL

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Ink-jet printers produce text and graphics in both black-and-white and color on a variety of paper types.

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TRUE

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Which of the following is a type of DV camera that enables a home or small business user to capture video and still images, send email messages with video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the Internet, and make video calls?

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WEBCAM

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Which of the following is NOT a use of RFID?

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ROUTING BANK CHECKS

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A wireless keyboard is a battery-powered device that transmits data to the system unit using wireless technology. Which of the following wireless technologies commonly are used for this purpose?

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BLUETOOTH

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Your instructor has asked you to perform some research regarding a computer's capability of distinguishing spoken words. What is the best search term to use for your research?

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VOICE REGONITION

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Which of the following is used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing?

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MICR

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Which type of optical scanner works in a manner similar to a copy machine?

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FLAT BED SCANNER

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What is the technology called that enables you to print photos without a computer?

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PICTBRIDGE

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Some input devices, such as a mouse or a smartphone include tactile output. What best describes tactile output?

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THE USER RECIVES A PHYSICAL RESPONSE FROM THE DEVICE

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When application software poses a question to a computer user and the user answers, what term is used to identify that answer

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USER RESPONSE

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Headphones rest inside the ear canal.

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FALSE

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What is a form of digital television that works with digital broadcast signals, transmitting digital sound, supporting wide screens, and providing high resolutions?

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HDTV

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What term refers to the process of entering input by speaking into a microphone

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VOICE INPUT

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Some data projectors are large devices that attach to a ceiling or wall in an auditorium.

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TRUE

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The lower the dpi (dots per inch) an ink-jet printer can output, the better the print quality.

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FALSE

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Which of the following kinds of printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a variety of items such as envelopes, packages, optical discs, photos, and file folders?

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LABEL

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An important measure of LCD monitors is the time in milliseconds (ms) that it takes to turn a pixel on or off. What is this called?

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RESPONSE TIME

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Some input devices include a kind of output that provides the user with a physical response from the device. What kind of output is this?

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TACTILE

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Text is a category of output that includes drawings, clip art, and photographs

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FALSE

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Which of the following kinds of keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of wrist and hand injuries?

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EGRONOMIC

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Using ink-jet printer technology, but on a much larger scale, which of the following creates photo-realistic-quality color prints?

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LARGE FORMAT PRINTER

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When printing a document, laser printers process and store the entire page before they actually print it.

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TRUE

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Which kind of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper

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NONIMPACT

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Retail and grocery stores use which kind of bar code

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UPC

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To move the pointer using a pointing stick, push the pointing stick with a finger

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TRUE

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Your roommate is a graphic artist. She buys a large-format printer that creates photo-realistic-quality color prints. What printer technology does her printer use

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INK JET PRINTER

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Many mobile computers and mobile devices use LCD monitors. What does LCD stand for?

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LIQUID CRSTYAL DISPLAY

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Displays are geared for a specific resolution. What is this resolution called

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NATIVE

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Many retailers see the technology shown in the accompanying figure as an alternative to bar codes because which of the following is true?

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IT DOES NOT REQUIRE LINE OF SIGHT TRANSMISSION

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When a user types data on a keyboard, what is occurring?

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The user is using an input device to enter input into the memory of the computer

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A user response is a collection of unprocessed text, numbers, images, audio, and video

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FALSE

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Several video standards have been developed to define the resolution, number of colors, and other display properties

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TRUE

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Which of the following requires any company with 15 or more employees to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of physically challenged workers?

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ADA

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Which of the following is a type of optical disc that users can read from but not write to or erase?

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DVD-ROM

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What is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps?

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TRANSFER RATES

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What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users

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CLOUD

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Each part of a CD-R can be written on multiple times, and the disc's contents can be erased.

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FALSE

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Which of the following will you use if you are looking to perform backups in between full backups

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DIFFERENTIAL BACKUP

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Instead of, or in addition to, access time, some manufacturers state a storage device's transfer rate because it affects access time

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TRUE

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RAID levels are hierarchical

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FALSE

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Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?

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CONTROLLER

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You can erase a DVD-ROM

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FALSE

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You want to help ensure that unauthorized people will not be able to view the files on a given medium. Which of the following will you use?

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ENCRYPTION

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Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from a flash drive or external hard drive, for example?

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STORAGE

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When writing or reading specific data, sequential access is much faster than direct access.

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FALSE

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What technology works with specially coated optical discs to etch labels directly on the disc

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LIGHTSCRIBE

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Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

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SMART CARDS

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Items on a storage medium remain intact even when power is removed from the computer. What term describes this characteristic?

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NONVOLATILE

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Which of the following is NOT true about caring for optical discs

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Moisten a nonabrasive cloth with warm water and ammonia to clean the disc

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M2 is an acronym for Magnetic Stick Micro

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FALSE

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As with a hard disk, the single track on an optical disc is divided into variably sized sectors on which items are stored

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FLASE

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If your computer or printer does not have a built-in slot for memory cards, you can purchase a device that can access the data stored on the memory card. What is that device called?

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A CARD READER/WRITER

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A level 1 configuration enhances storage reliability because, if a disk should fail, a duplicate of the requested item is available within the array of disks.

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TRUE

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What is the term for a narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of a hard disk?

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TRACK

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All DVD-ROMs are single-sided.

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FALSE

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What best describes an optical disc?

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a flat, round portable disc that is written and read by a laser

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Optical discs should be stored in a flat (horizontal) position.

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FALSE

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A storage area network includes only storage devices

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TRUE

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An allocation unit is the smallest unit of disk space that stores data and information.

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FALSE

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Reading is the process of transferring data, instructions, and information from memory to a storage medium

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FALSE

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You want a form of backup that copies all program and data files. Which of the following will you use

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ARCHIVAL BACKUP

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What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?

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The computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM

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You are looking for the best protection against data loss. Which of the following will you use

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ARCHIVAL BACKUP

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Which of the following is not true about tape storage

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A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access

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Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

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SSDS HAVE FASTER TRANSFER RATES

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On an optical disc, a land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 0

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FALSE

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Which of the following storage devices typically stores the operating system

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HARD DISK/ SSD

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What is storage media?

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The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information.

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Optical discs store items by using microscopic lands (indentations) that are in the middle layer of the disc

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FALSE

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Which of the following is a good practice to follow to avoid scratching or damaging a disc like the one in the accompanying figure?

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HOLD THE DISK BY THE EDGES

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Which of the following refers to the process of writing on an optical disc?

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BURNING

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You are looking for a term that can be used to refer globally to external hard disks and external SSDs. Which of the following can you use?

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EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES

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You have a hardware problem and want to detect and check connected hardware devices. Which of the following are you most likely recommended to use?

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COLD BOOT

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While waiting for devices to become idle so that they can receive additional instructions, where does the operating system place items?

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A BUFFER

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You want to remove a program from your computer. What do you use

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UNINSTALLER

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The nexus is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices.

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FALSE

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Some operating systems include a browser and an email program, enabling users to begin accessing the web and communicating with others as soon as they set up the Internet connection.

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TRUE

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Users without an Internet connection cannot get updates to their software.

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FALSE

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Which of the following statements is not true about device drivers

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DEVICES ON A COMPUTER CAN SHARE DRIVES

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Which Windows resource offers additional applications for purchase

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WINDOW STORE

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What is the definition of nonresident in terms of parts of the operating system

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Instructions that remain on a storage medium until they are needed

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Operating systems rarely provide a means to establish Internet connections.

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FALSE

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Which of the following is least likely to be a capability of the new server operating system your firm has developed

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PROVIDING TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY

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In Windows, the status bar consists of tabs, groups, and commands that provide access to tasks.

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FALSE

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Embedded computers and some mobile devices often use which of the following kinds of operating system?

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SINGLE USER/SINGLE TASKING

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When connected to a network, an operating system on the network may assume some of the operating system functions on the client computer or mobile devices

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TRUE

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Which of the following statements is not true about user interfaces?

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MOST COMPUTER TODAY USE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

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An application you own will run on a new version of your operating system. What is the term for this kind of application?

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UPWARD COMPATIBLE

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Which browser is included with the Mac OS

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SAFARI

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When you purchase a computer, it may include recovery media in the form of a CD.

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TRUE

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How is an operating system that runs on computers provided by a variety of manufacturers classified?

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DEVICE INDEPENDENT

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Because virtual memory is faster than RAM, users may notice the computer speeding up while it uses virtual memory.

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FALSE

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Enterprises cannot implement both network attached storage and storage area networks

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FALSE

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One reason users store data and information using cloud storage is to view time-critical data and images immediately while away from a main office or location.

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TRUE

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Which of the following provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies?

answer

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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The chips in RFID tags usually are read only

answer

TRUE

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of memory card

answer

MX6

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You should defragment SSDs frequently because the location of the stored data has a significant impact on its access times.

answer

FALSE

question

Disconnecting a USB flash drive while it is in use may cause damage to the files stored on the device.

answer

TRUE

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Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to

answer

make enterprises provide data center functions

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What is the usual rate of speed for the platters in a hard disk?

answer

5400-1500

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What is the term for the case that contains the same adapters found on a motherboard with which to connect the internal hard drive

answer

ENCLOSURE

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Which of the following statements is not true about solid state media?

answer

THEY CONTAIN MOVING PARTS

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The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called

answer

RIPPING

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Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

answer

RAID

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Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

answer

PLATTER

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A DVD-ROM uses all of the following to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM EXCEPT

answer

MAKING THE DISC SIGNLE SESSION

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Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

answer

CLOUD DRIVE

question

You are looking for an RFID tag that does not contain a battery because you want one that is small enough to be embedded in skin. Which of the following will you use?

answer

PASSIVE RFID TAG

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One exabyte is approximately one trillion bytes.

answer

FALSE

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Which statement best describes disk cache

answer

memory chips on a hard disk that store frequently accessed items

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Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array?

answer

STRIPPING

question

Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio

answer

CD-R

question

With virtual memory, which is illustrated in the accompanying figure, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be thrashing.

answer

THRASHING

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You have just written a new app to intercept documents from the operating system that are to be printed and place them in the queue. What is this app called?

answer

PRINT SPOOLER

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With which of the following are users who shut down their computer or mobile device regularly least likely to be concerned

answer

NATURAL USER INTERFACE

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Which of the following are shortcuts to an app or other content in Windows?

answer

TILES

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Which of the following regularly provides new features or corrections to a program?

answer

AUTOMATIC UPDATE

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In addition to managing applications, an operating system manages other processes.

answer

TRUE

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In this kind of memory, the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk or a USB flash drive, to function as additional RAM. What kind of memory is this?

answer

VIRTUAL

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When you run an app in Windows, it appears in an on-screen work area app. What is this called?

answer

DESKTOP

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What is the definition of open source software

answer

its code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution

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Network administrators can set up a network to decrypt data as it travels over a network to prevent unauthorized users from reading the data.

answer

FALSE

question

You want to clear the memory on your mobile device. Which of the following is sufficient?

answer

WARM BOOT

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What is another term for the operating system a computer uses?

answer

PLATFORM

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primary feature of a digital video camera

answer

records video as digital signals

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exposure to what can erase the contents of a cards magnetic stripe

answer

magnet or magnetic field

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what kind of controllet uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information?

answer

SATA

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THE RATIO

answer

16:9, 16:10

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where do multiple documents line up in a printer

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queue

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todays joysticks, wheels, gamepads, amd motion sensing game controllers include a technology that sends resistnace to the device in response and this is called

answer

force feedback

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term that is approximately a billion bytes

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gigabyte

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core of an operating system that manages memory and devices, maintains the internal clock, starts programs and assigns the computer resources

answer

kernal

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