A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ___.
hardware
A computer's ____ determine(s) the category it best fits.
size and speedprocessing powerprice
A hard disk provides much ___.
greater storage capacity than a USB flash drive.
A Web site is ___.
a collection of related Web pages.
A(n) ___ is someone who develops software or writes the instructions that direct the computer to process data into information.
developer
A ___ is a portable storage device that has much greater storage capabilities than a floppy disk, but is small and lightweight enough to be transported on a keychain or in a pocket.
USB flash drive
A(n) ___ is anyone who communicates with a computer or utilizes the information it generates.
user
A(n) ___ is a system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the human brain.
neural network
True or False?A printer displays text, graphics, and videos on a screen.
False
A ____ is an input device that converts printed material to a form the computer can use.
scanner
True or False:Computers process information into data.
True
True or False:Hardware requirements for a small office/home office (SOHO) user include game consoles.
False
True or False:In many networks, one or more commputers act as a server.
True
True or False:Mainframes store only small amounts of dataa, instructions, and information.
False
True or False:A client controls access to the resources on a network.
False
execute
carry out the instruction in a computer program
vodcast
a podcast that contains video and also usually audio
storage device
records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media
install
set up software to work with a computer and other hardware components
Processor
interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate a computer.
A cabel ____ allows access to high-speed internet services through the cable television network.
modem.
A Web ____ is a collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server.
site
True or False:Computers cannot get a virus through e-mail.
false
FTP sites can be ___, whereby anyone can transfer some, if not all, available files.
identified
True or False:Like an IP address, the components of a domain name are separated by commas.
False
True or False:No single person, company, institution, or government agency controls or owns the Internet.
True
True or False:The Internet and the Web are the same thing.
False
VoIP
also called Internet telephony
___ is a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the Internet.
E-commerce
___ is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet; that is, it is the conduct expected of indivuduals while online.
Netiquette
___ is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
E-mail
___ occurs when one consumer sells directly to another consumer, such as in an online auction.
Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce
___ sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.
The W3C
True or False:It is legal to download copyrighted music regardless of whether the song's copyright holder has granted permission for users to download and play the song.
False
IP address
A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.
search engines
Particularly helpful in locating Web pages about certain topics or in locating specific pages for which a user does not know the exact Web address.
VoIP
uses the internet instead of the public switched telephone network to connect a calling party to one or more called parties
FTTP
Type of broadband Internet servece that uses fiber-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access to home and business users
W3C
Oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet
DSL
Type of broadband connection that provides high-speed Internet connections using reguar copper telephone lines
Mailing list
When a message is sent to one of these, every person on the list receives a copy of the message in his or her mailbox.
