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 This activity contains 43 questions.

Question 1.
____________ give a personal touch to each visit to a store, offering special discounts based on your purchases, videos of product info, and coordinating with inventory and checkout system software.
 
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Question 2.
Nano is a prefix that stands for one-:
 
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Question 3.
VeriChip is a:
 
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Question 4.
A gigabyte is:
 
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Question 5.
A motherboard is a:
 
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Question 6.
Which of the following is an output device?
 
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Question 7.
Which of the following can be used by ranchers to manage and minimize disease outbreaks among cattle?
 
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Question 8.
A server is a:
 
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Question 9.
A CPU is:
 
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Question 10.
Input devices are used to provide the steps and tasks, called ____________, that the computer needs to process data into usable information.
 
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Question 11.
The most common type of system software is:
 
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Question 12.
Which of the following is NOT true about embedded computers?
 
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Question 13.
The type of software used to carry out tasks, such as writing a letter, is called:
 
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Question 14.
The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence is called:
 
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Question 15.
Temperature controls, lights, and security devices that contain chips for controlling their operations are called:
 
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Question 16.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that employees who use a computer on the job earn:
 
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Question 17.
Which of the following is true?
 
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Question 18.
Approximately a million bytes are referred to as a:
 
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Question 19.
All of the following are hardware components of the system unit EXCEPT for:
 
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Question 20.
Large, expensive computers that support hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously are called:
 
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Question 21.
The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 2010, 70 percent of the U.S. workforce will be using computers at work.
   
 
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Question 22.
Data mining is an approach to compressing data so that more of it can fit on a disk.
   
 
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Question 23.
A computer's primary function is to transform information into data.
   
 
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Question 24.
Artificial intelligence has given computers the ability to think like humans.
   
 
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Question 25.
Embedded computers are self-contained computer devices that have their own programming.
   
 
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Question 26.
Information is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
   
 
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Question 27.
A PSS system is a small handheld computer that you can pick up when you enter a store and use to personalize your shopping experience.
   
 
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Question 28.
Input devices allow you to see or hear processed information.
   
 
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Question 29.
RAM is the "brains" of the computer.
   
 
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Question 30.
A computer's operating system is an example of application software.
   
 
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Question 31.
Although many large companies still use mainframes, smaller and cheaper PC-based servers have replaced mainframes in many companies.
   
 
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Question 32.
Macs are the platform of choice for professions such as graphic design and animation.
   
 
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Question 33.
Application software is the primary means by which users interact with the computer.
   
 
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Question 34.
Businesses use the process of data mining to search huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern.
   
 
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Question 35.
Courts have upheld the rights of employers to install surveillance devices in the workplace for the purposes of cutting down on theft and industrial espionage.
   
 
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Question 36.
Patient simulators are capable of translating a person's thoughts into cursor movements.
   
 
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Question 37.
In the Physiome Project, bioengineers are creating realistic computer simulations of all systems and features of the human anatomy.
   
 
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Question 38.
Employers do NOT have the right to monitor e-mail that employees send at work, even if the service is provided at the employer's expense.
   
 
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Question 39.
A computer only needs software to work.
   
 
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Question 40.
Regardless of the profession you choose to pursue, understanding how to use computers effectively will help you to be a more productive and valuable employee.
   
 
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Question 41.
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 41.1 through 41.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A science that revolves around building devices on an extremely small scale
B the ability to work with computers and understand the place of computers in society
C attempts to make computers "think"
D the operating system and CPU together
E the language understood by a computer
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 42.
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 42.1 through 42.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A represents a stack of typewritten pages almost 51 miles high
B can hold 1,024 characters
C represents a stack of typewritten pages about 262 feet tall
D can hold one character of data
E represents a stack of typewritten pages almost 52,000 miles high
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 43.
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 43.1 through 43.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A a large, expensive computer that supports very large numbers of users simultaneously
B a computer that provides resources to other computers connected in a network
C the most common type of memory that a computer uses for processing data
D a special circuit board in the system
E the brains of the computer
 
 
 
 
 
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