Computer Concepts Ch. 1

Question 0

browser

Answer 0

A browser is software that enables users with an Internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile device.

Question 1

app/application

Answer 1

Consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.

Question 2

communications device

Answer 2

Is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa. Examples are modems, wireless access points, and routers.

Question 3

computer

Answer 3

Is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions store in its own memory, that can accept data according to specified rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use. Computers contain many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as hardware.

Question 4

desktop/desktop computer

Answer 4

Is a personal computer designed to be in a stationary location, where all of its components fit on or under a desk or table. Some screens for desktops support touch.

Question 5

digital camera

Answer 5

A digital camera is a device that allows you to take photos and store the photographed images digitally. Some look like traditional cameras and some are built into smartphones and other mobile devices.

Question 6

digital literacy

Answer 6

Involves having a current knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the Internet, and related technologies.

Question 7

e-book reader/electronic book reader/e-reader

Answer 7

Is a mobile device that is used primarily for reading e-books.

Question 8

game console

Answer 8

Is a mobile computing device designed for single-player or multi-player video games.

Question 9

green copmputing

Answer 9

Involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental wast generated when using a computer. Strategies that support include recycling, using energy efficient hardware and energy saving features, regulating manufacturing processes, extending life of computers and immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers. When you purchase a new computer, some retailers offer to dispose of your old computer properly.

Question 10

input device

Answer 10

Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device. Examples are keyboards, pointing devices (mouse, touchpad).

Question 11

Internet

Answer 11

Is a worldwide collection of computer networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and individuals.

Question 12

laptop/notebook computer

Answer 12

Is a thin, lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and keyboard in its base.

Question 13

mobile device

Answer 13

Is a computing device small enough to hold in your hand.

Examples: smartphons, digital cameras, portable media players, and e-book readers.

Question 14

network

Answer 14

Is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly,via communications devices and transmission media.

Question 15

online social network/ social networking site

Answer 15

Is a website that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stores, photos,music and videos with other registered users. Example: Facebook - Share messages, interests, activities, events, photos, and other personal information called posts with family and friends. Twitter (follow people, companies, and organizations in which you have an interst. Stay current daily. Tweets - short posts (messages). Tweeters (those who tweet). On LinkedIn you share professional interests, education and employment history, and add colleagues or coworkers to your list of contacts.

Question 16

output device

Answer 16

Any hardware component that conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people. Examples are: printers, displays speakers, memory and storage, hard disks,solid-state drives, usb flash drives, and memory cards.

Question 17

personal computer (PC)

Answer 17

Is a computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself and is intended to be used by one person at a time. Most personal computers today also can communicate with other computers and devices.

Question 18

portable media player/personal media player

Answer 18

A mobile device on which you can store, organize and play or view digital media.

Question 19

printer

Answer 19

An output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper. Printed content is sometimes referred to as a hard copy or printout.

Question 20

Program/software

Answer 20

Consists of a series of related instructions, organized for a common purpose, that tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

Question 21

search engine

Answer 21

Is software that finds websites, webpages, images videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic. Example: Google

Question 22

server

Answer 22

A computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network. This includes storing content and controlling access to hardware, software, and other resources on a network.

Question 23

smartphone

Answer 23

Is an internet-capable phone that usually also includes a calendar, an appointment book, an address book, a calculator, a notepad, games and several other apps (which are programs of a smartphone).

Question 24

software/program

Answer 24

Consists of a series of related instructions, organized for a common purpose, that tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them. Examples: system software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices. Operating systems are a widely recognized example of system software.

Question 25

storage device

Answer 25

Records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media. They often function as a source of input and output because they transfer items form storage to memory and vice versa.

Question 26

storage media

Answer 26

Where a computer keeps data, instructions and information. | Examples: hard disks, solid-state drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and optical disks.

Question 27

sync/synchronize

Answer 27

With computers and mobile devices you match files in two or more locations with each other. Example: appointments, photos,email messages, music, apps, contacts, calendars and ringtones.

Question 28

tablet/slate tablet

Answer 28

Usually smaller than a laptop but larger than a phone. It is thin lighter-weight mobile computer that has a touch screen. Example: iPad

Question 29

user

Answer 29

Is anyone who interacts with a computer or mobile device, or utilizes the information it generates.

Question 30

web/World Wide Web

Answer 30

Is a global library of information available to anyone connected to the Internet. A world wide collection of electronic documents.

Question 31

web server

Answer 31

Is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device.

Question 32

webpage

Answer 32

Each electronic document on the web, which can contain text, graphics, audio and video.

Question 33

web site

Answer 33

A collection of related webpages, which are stored on a web server.