Social security numbers or other information needed
A _______ can be
defined as a programmable, electronic device that accepts data, performs
operations on that data, presents the results, and can store the data or
results as needed.
·
Compu ter
Common ________
devices include scanners, digital cameras, styluses, touch pads, and joysticks.
·
input
_______, or end users,
are the people who use a computer to obtain information.
·
computer users
_______ computing
refers to computing that was previously referred to as grid computing.
·
cloud
The _____ is the largest
and most well-known computer network in the world.
·
internet
in ______, identity
thieves send fraudulent e-mails to people masquerading as legitimate businesses
to obtain social security numbers or other information needed for identity
theft.
·
phishing
in the early 1980's,
_____ were invented and computer use increased dramatically.
·
microcomputers
Among the operations
of a computer, _____ occurs when data is entered into the computer.
·
input
In addiction to the
four primary operations, today's computers typically also perform _____
functions.
·
Communications
Integrated circuits
incorporate many transistors and electronic circuits on a single tiny silicon
chip, allowing _____ to be even smaller and more reliable than earlier
computers.
·
third-generation
Conventional personal
computers are often referred to as ____ because the complete computer system
fits on or next to a desk.
·
desktop PC's
A _____ is a
collection of computers and other devices that are connected together so that
users can share hardware, software, and data, as well as electronically
communicate with each other.
·
computer network
A _____ is a
collection of computers and other devices that are connected together so that
users can share hardware, software, and data, as well as electronically
communicate with each other.
·
computer network
______ is an etiquette
for guiding online behaviour
·
Netiquette
Jamie's mother is a
computer programmer and would like Jamie to follow in her footsteps. What
course would she most likely suggest that Jamie take in college?
·
Java
What type of
computer-related job would Jamie probably enjoy the most?
·
computer operations
personnel
________ is the
alternative to traditional classroom learning that allows students to
participate from their current location, instead of physically going to class.
·
distance learning
Consumer _____ are
small self-service computer-based stations, such as ATM machines, bridal
registries, and ticketing systems.
·
kiosks
An emergency payment
option is the use of _______ systems - systems that allow individuals to pay
for products and services via a mobile phone or other portable device.
·
m-commerce
The procession of
input, processing, output, and storage is sometimes referred to as the _____
cycle or the information processing cycle.
·
IPOS
_______-technically an
input or output operation, depending on which direction the information is
going-is increasingly considered the fifth primary computer operation, in
addition to the operations shown in the information processing cycle.
·
communications
The first computers
were powered by thousands of _______ that needed replacing constantly, required
a great deal of electricity, and generated a lot of heat.
·
vacuum tubes
One common opinion is
that fifth-generation computers will be based on _________, allowing them to
think, reason and learn.
·
artificial reasoning
The physical parts of
a computer are collectively referred to as ______.
·
hardware
Some midrange servers
consist of a collection of individual ______ called blades.
·
circuit boards
Typically, individual
users connect to the Internet by connecting to computers belonging to a(n)
__________.
·
internet service
provider
ISP computers are
continually connected to a larger network, called a regional network, which, in
turn, is connected to one of the major high-speed networks within a country,
called a _______.
·
backbone network
The World Wide Web
refers to one resource-a collection of documents called _______-available via the
Internet.
·
web pages
By their very nature,
online communications lend themselves to ________. Since recipients usually do
not hear senders' voices or see their handwriting, it is difficult to know for
sure who the sender is.
·
anonymity.
The very largest, most
powerful computers, which typically run one application at a time, are
classified as ________.
·
supercomputers
A supercomputer
comprised of numerous smaller computers connected together to act as a single
computer is a supercomputing _______.
·
cluster
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