| Term | Definition |
| a serial connection results in the bits being transmitted on bit at a time. | The primary difference between a serial connection and a parallel connection between a computer and a printer is |
| Dsiplays document on the screen as it will look when it is printed on paper | What is the benfit of WYSIWYG? |
| CD-ROM | Of the following storage options, which one is NOT a magnetic storage device? |
| mil, org, edu | Which of the following are all Internet domain name suffixes? |
| transaction processing and financial reporting. | Two key aspects of an accounting information system are |
| cybernetics | Comparing the ways in which relationships of humans and machines are similar is called |
| menu driven. | A list of options given by a software package is referred to as |
| No dedicated file server | Which of the following characterizes a peer-to-peer network? |
| the amount of useful work that can be done in given amount of time. | System throughput is |
| processing can be distributed on the network among " clients" that request information and one or more network " servers" that store data. | A client/server computing environment is one in which |
| gigabytes or megabytes. | The storage capacity of a disk is usually listed as |
| A | The binary digits 1010 are represented by_______in hexadecimal |
| 32-bit address assigned to hosts on a network | Which of the following definitions best describe an IP address? |
| I/O bound. | When the computer must wait for input form the keyboard or disk and wait for output to the monitor or printer the system is said to be |
| Distributed | You are a network administrator for a large company. Many edpartments are in different geographical locations and would like to store data locally but share access of the data among all departments. Which of the following databases would best meet your needs? |
| nodes | The individual computers in a network are called________. |
| peer-to-peer | Distributed computing can be done on a LAN if ther arrangements is_______. |
| Elliptical | Which of the following is NOT a network protocal? |
| Modal Net | Which of the following is NOT a network topology? |
| modulation | Converting a computer's digital sounds into sounds that can be transmitted along a phone line is called______. |
| bits per second | When referring to a modem speed, the accuerate term is_________. |
| full-duplex | The capacity to send data in both directions is called______. |
| the Department of Defense. | The internet started as a network of computers designed by |
| connect your computer to any other computer. | The basic activity of the Internet is to |
| the type of organization that owns the computer. | The domain part of an Internet address indicates |
| photograph manipulation software. | E-mail programs usually do NOT include |
| copy files from distant computer to your own. | FTP is used to |
| a search engine | To find World Wide Web material, it is helpful to use_________. |
| Trainer | Whose task is it to prepare the users to accept a new system? |
| Compiler | What translates source code into object code? |
| What You See Is What You Get | WYSIWYG stands for________. |
| dragging-and-dropping it | You can move a block of selected text by__________. |
| using the Undo command | You can backtrack after making a mistake by ______. |
| Footers | All of the following are paragraphs formats EXCEPT________. |
| spreadsheet | A/An_______is a tool used to analyze numeric data. |
| Labels | ______can help explain the numeric data in a worksheet. |
| create color separations | A spreadsheet does NOT_______. |
| what-if-analysis | Crating several scenarios or versions of a spreadsheet by using different assumptions is a type of _________. |
| database management system | DBMS stands for _________. |
| table | In a database, a set of data is called a ________> |
| Text | ______fields in a DBMS can contain any type of data, even numbers. |
| counter | When a ________fields is used, the DBMS assigns a unique number to each record and stores it in this field. |
| relational | All _______DBMSs can create links between databases. |
| (A.) word processors (B.) spreadsheets (C.) paint programs (D) Both A and C (E.) All of the above | Most presentation programs include features of _______. |
| (A.) saved (B.) deleted (C.) forwarded (D.) responded to (E.) All of the above | E-mail can be______. |
| Network | What component connects so that they can communicate, exchange information, and pool resources? |