Technology In Action Chapters 1 & 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bluetooth Technology | _____ is a type of wireless communication that transmits data through radio waves. |
| Nanotechnology | _____ is the science revolving around building devices on an extremely small scale. |
| Computer Literate | Being ____ means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations. |
| One-billionth | The prefix nano stands for ____. |
| RFID | ____ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal's movements. |
| Peripheral Devices | Devices such as monitors and printers that are connected to the computer are called ____. |
| Numbers | Computers process data into information by working exclusively with ____. |
| Spam | All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except: |
| Three | Monitor screen grids are made up of millions of pixels, with each pixel containing ____ subpixels of colors. |
| Universal serial bus (USB) | ____ ports are now the most common ports for connecting input and output devices to the computer. |
| USB port | Flash drives plug in a ____. |
| Computer Forensics | ____ is the application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence. |
| Megabyte | A ____ is approximately 1 million bytes. |
| Port | A(n) ____ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating systems. |
| Digital Divide | The difference between people with access to computers and the internet and those without this access is known as the ____. |
| Smartphone | A ____ is a small device that enables users to carry digital information. |
| Network adapter | A ____ is a special device that is installed in your computer and allows it to communiccate with other devices in the network. |
| Output | After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered ____. |
| Binary Digit | The term "bit" is short for ____. |
| A Warm boot | Restarting a computer when it is already powered on is called ____. |
| ROM | ____ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up. |
| Analyzing the data or information | Which of the following is NOT one of four major data processing functions of a computer? |
| Eight | ____ binary digits (or bits) combine to create one byte. |
| Motherboard | The ____ contains the central electronic components of the computer. |
| Hardware | Any computer parts that you can actually touch are considered to be ____. |
| System | ____ software is the set of programs that enables the computer's hardware devices and application software to work together. |
| Biomedical chip implants | One potential application of ____ is to provide sight to the blind. |
| Nonvolatile | The hard disk drive is a ____ storage device, meaning that it stores data permanently. |
| Input | Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____ data. |
| Binary | The ____ language consists of just two digits: 0 and 1. |
| Temporary | RAM is considered volatile storage, which means it is ____. |
| Data mining | The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern is called ____. |
| Legacy technology | The term ____ describes computing devices or peripherals that use techniques, parts, and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular. |
| Robotics | Surgeons use ____ to perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. |
| Eight bytes | In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special character is made up of a unique combination or ____. |
| Information | ____ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion. |
| Biomedical chip research | The goal of ____ is to provide solutions to physical problems, such as providing sight to the blind. |
| Blackboard or Moodle | Many online courses are designed to use management software like ____ so that students can communicate outside of class, take quizzes online, and find their class materials easily. |
| Network interface card (NIC) | A ____ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the internet. |
| Gigabyte | A ____ is approximately 1 billion bytes. |
| The contents in RAM are erased | What happens to RAM when electricity is lost or the computer shuts down suddenly and a document that you are working on has not yet been saved? |
| Information technology | ____ is a field of study focused on information handling and retrieval of information automatically. |
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