Cis Review

Cis review

72 cards   |   Total Attempts: 184
  

Cards In This Set

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Which of the following is the primary reason that today's computers are considered general-purpose tools, not specialized devices?
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Which type of computer is being used when a bank teller uses a keyboard and a screen that most likely does NOT have processing power at that location?
TERMINAL
Hhh
Hhh
Which type of computer provides programs and other resources to multiple computers over a network?
SERVER
When was the World Wide Web (WWW) and the Internet created?
THE INTERNET WAS CREATED IN THE 1960S AND THE WWW WAS CREATED IN THE 1990S
Hhhh
Hhhh
When travel agents throughout the country can make reservations using the same mainframe computer with the same information at the same time, what technique are they using?
TIMESHARING
Before microcomputers (PCs) became the norm, most information processing took place on which type of computer?
MAINFRAME
Which type of computer is generally used for calculation-intensive work such as weather forecasting and medical imaging?
SUPERCOMPUTER
What is NOT true about laptop computers?
THEY CAN BE EASILY UPGRADED
What is a type of silicon chip
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
What is not a guideline for making ethical decisions regarding technology?
ASSUME IF ITS OKAY ITS LEGAL
A ___________ occurred when we went from the industrial age to the information age.
PARADIGM SHIFT
T/F: Handheld computers cannot share information with laptop or desktop computers.
F
_________ is a combination of hardware and software on a silicon chip.
FIRMWARE