Mid Term Review True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. A computer is used to input, process, and store data and provide useful output. ____ 2. Telecommunications components include a transmitter that sends a signal over a medium, such as fiber-optic cables or through the air, to a receiver. ____ 3. Data mining is a branch of AI that empowers computers to control mechanical devices to perform tasks that require a high degree of precision or are otherwise tedious, monotonous, or hazardous for humans. ____ 4. Databases are a key component to managing information, and information systems are the primary defense against information overload. ____ 5. Individuals use information systems to manage their contacts, e-mail, and online documents. ____ 6. Wired networks are especially vulnerable to hackers as no physical connection is required to access the network. ____ 7. At the heart of all digital electronics devices is a microprocessor. ____ 8. The data stored on a PDA is not typically synchronized with the data stored on a desktop or notebook PC. ____ 9. The true measure of processor performance is the amount of time it takes to execute an instruction. ____10. Data stored on magnetic media could last over 100 years. ____11. Compared to other types of secondary storage, flash memory can be accessed more quickly, consumes less power, and is smaller in size. ____12. Of all the computer components, I/O devices have the most direct impact on a users computing experience.
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Mid Term Review
True/FalseIndicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. A computer is used to input, process, and store data and provide useful output.
____ 2. Telecommunications components include a transmitter that sends a signal over a medium, such as fiber-optic cables or through the air, to a receiver.
____ 3. Data mining is a branch of AI that empowers computers to control mechanical devices to perform tasks that require a high degree of precision or are otherwise tedious, monotonous, or hazardous for humans.
____ 4. Databases are a key component to managing information, and information systems are the primary defense against information overload.
____ 5. Individuals use information systems to manage their contacts, e-mail, and online documents.
____ 6. Wired networks are especially vulnerable to hackers as no physical connection is required to access the network.
____ 7. At the heart of all digital electronics devices is a microprocessor.
____ 8. The data stored on a PDA is not typically synchronized with the data stored on a desktop or notebook PC.
____ 9. The true measure of processor performance is the amount of time it takes to execute an instruction.
____ 10. Data stored on magnetic media could last over 100 years.
____ 11. Compared to other types of secondary storage, flash memory can be accessed more quickly, consumes less power, and is smaller in size.
____ 12. Of all the computer components, I/O devices have the most direct impact on a users computing experience.
____ 13. Many special-purpose input devices are designed to support scientific and medical research.
____ 14. It is very unusual to find six or more USB ports on a new computer.
____ 15. FireWire comes standard on Apple computers.
____ 16. The latest technique in chip design is referred to as cellcore technology and refers to housing more than one processor on a chip.
____ 17. Coprocessors speed processing by linking several microprocessors to operate at the same time.
____ 18. A new technique called parallel computing allows processors from different computers to work together over a network on complex problems.
____ 19. RAM exists as a set of chips grouped together on a circuit board called a single in-line memory module, or SIMM.
____ 20. High-capacity diskettes, such as the Iomega Zip disk, and the Imation Superdisk allow you to store up to 83 times as much data as on a standard floppy disk in about the same amount of space and cost a bit more than floppy disks.
____ 21. Assembly language is considered a high-level language.
____ 22. Fifth-generation languages are sometimes called natural languages because they use even more English-like syntax than 4GLs.
____ 23. Operating systems can control one computer or multiple computers, or they can allow multiple users to interact with one computer.
____ 24. The OS serves as a buffer or interface between the application program and the hardware.
____ 25. All operating systems can be considered either proprietary or portable.
____ 26. Off-the-shelf software enables an organization to have more flexibility in making modifications or changes.
____ 27. The format feature of many operating systems allows the computer to effectively execute program instructions and speed processing.
____ 28. Today’s Internet joins together networks of over 300 million computers, or Internet hosts, to create the world’s second largest internetwork.
____ 29. In 1989, ARPA commissioned ARPANET for research into networking.
____ 30. The Internet is a combination of hardware, protocols, and software.
____ 31. Software allows users to interact with the Internet to access information and services.
____ 32. Many companies, organizations, and institutions, work directly with the network service providers to connect their own organizations’ networks directly to a PoP.
____ 33. Most dial-up service providers advertise an “accelerated” feature that boosts speeds up to five times that of a standard dial-up connection (to 280 Kbps).
____ 34. Cable modem network lines are shared by neighbors, so if many neighbors access the Internet simultaneously, they might experience slower throughput.
____ 35. The protocols for the Internet are the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP).
____ 36. The Internet is a packet-switching network.
____ 37. Registering a domain name does not provide you with your own Web site, only with ownership of the name that you can associate with a Web site you have created and stored on a Web server with an assigned IP address.
____ 38. It is anticipated that DHTML will gradually replace HTML as the primary markup language of the Web.
____ 39. While creating static Web pages, those that simply present unchanging information, has become easy, today’s professional-quality Web sites have evolved well beyond these basics.
____ 40. JavaScript is similar to Java in that it provides functionality in Web pages through programming code that is embedded in an HTML document.
____ 41. Pervasive communications are the result of advances in wireless communications and Internet communications.
____ 42. Most personal computers come equipped with on-board synthesizers on the computer’s sound card that include all the standard synthesizer keyboard sounds.
____ 43. A 32-MB music file on a music CD can be compressed down to a 3-MB MP3 file.
____ 44. There are three primary forms of audio storage media: CDs, hard drives, and bits.
____ 45. Media player software has been designed for desktop and notebook PCs, and handheld PCs, but not cell phones.
____ 46. Representing an image using bytes is simply a matter of storing the color of each pixel used in the image.
____ 47. Vector graphics are more difficult to edit and manipulate than bit-mapped graphics and use far more bytes to store an image.
____ 48. Surface textures are an important element in the interaction between light and a model.
____ 49. Vector graphics experts study photos and videotaped evidence in an effort to solve crimes.
____ 50. Digital video can be transferred to a computer directly from a camcorder or read from a DVD or VCR tape.
Modified True/FalseIndicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
____ 51. The process of transforming nondigital information, such as things you experience with your senses — written or spoken words, music, artwork, photographs, movies, even tastes and fragrances — to 1s and 0s is called digitization. _________________________
____ 52. Automation involves utilizing computers to control otherwise human actions and activities. ____________________
____ 53. A(n) group decision support system provides tools for groups to reach consensus and design the most effective solutions with minimum time and effort. _________________________
____ 54. Computer scientists use computers to help with the software design process. _________________________
____ 55. Pervasive computing suggests that technology is becoming so much a part of the environment that people do not even notice it. _________________________
____ 56. Web servers are handheld computers that include cell phone capabilities. _________________________
____ 57. Tablet PCs are portable personal computers, similar to a notebook computer in size, that provide a touch sensitive display on which you can write and draw. _________________________
____ 58. The expression computer system is typically used to describe multiple computers working together over a network towards a common goal. _________________________
____ 59. Scientists are using computers to forecast weather, hunt for hurricanes, analyze the environmental impact of forest fires, and make detailed maps using management information systems. _________________________
____ 60. To pervade means to become diffused throughout every part of something. _________________________
____ 61. Data flows back and forth between the CPU and RAM across the system bus. _________________________
____ 62. A Pentium processor typically has a(n) 1024 KB L1 cache. _________________________
____ 63. The smaller the cache, the faster the processing. _________________________
____ 64. RAM provides permanent storage for data and instructions that do not change. _________________________
____ 65. Many of today’s computers use a flash BIOS, which means that the BIOS has been recorded on a(n) ROM chip. _________________________
____ 66. Read-only memory provides semipermanent storage for system configuration information that may change. _________________________
____ 67. A(n) flash memory card is a chip that is nonvolatile and keeps its memory when the power is shut off. _________________________
____ 68. DVDs are the only disk with the capacity to store an entire digitized motion picture. _________________________
____ 69. A(n) output device allows us to observe the results of computer processing. _________________________
____ 70. A(n) code is a set of rules that describes how programming statements and commands should be written._________________________
____ 71. The ability to reuse programming code is one of the primary advantages of structured programming. _________________________
____ 72. A(n) interpreter does not produce a complete machine-language program. _________________________
____ 73. Compiled programs run faster than programs that have to be translated line by line by an interpreter. _________________________
____ 74. Symbolic software includes operating systems and utility programs that interact with the computer hardware and application software programs, creating a layer of insulation between the two. _________________________
____ 75. After booting the computer system, much of the operating system is transferred to the CPU. _________________________
____ 76. A(n) warm boot is performed by pushing a start button or switch when the computer is not on. _________________________
____ 77. Spooling is a common function of an operating system. _________________________
____ 78. Before a disk can be used on a computer, it must be formatted. _________________________
____ 79. The memory-management portion of an OS converts a logical request for data or instructions into the physical location where the data or instructions are stored. _________________________
____ 80. Word-processing programs cannot be used with a team or group of people collaborating on a project. _________________________
____ 81. Project by Microsoft is an example of a(n) project-management software package. _________________________
____ 82. Routers are the rules that are implemented in network software and hardware to establish connections between two or more computers to allow them to communicate. _________________________
____ 83. The Internet uses the Domain Name System to translate domain names into IP addresses. _________________________
____ 84. A(n) object oriented language is used to describe how information is to be displayed. _________________________
____ 85. Today’s Web browsers allow Web servers to store small text files on your computer called cookies. _________________________
____ 86. Java is an object-oriented programming language that allows software engineers to create programs that run on any computer platform. _________________________
____ 87. Search engines scour the Web with podcasts called spiders that follow all Web links in an attempt to catalog every Web page by topic. _________________________
____ 88. Answering machines, voice mail, and e-mail are tools for synchronous communication. _________________________
____ 89. Short Message Service is a method of sending short messages, no longer than 160 characters, between cell phones. _________________________
____ 90. A(n) value chain typically consists of the suppliers of the raw materials that are used to create a product, the manufacturing unit, transportation and storage providers, marketing, sales, and customer support. _________________________
____ 91. Doing business electronically over the Web and private networks is known as e-commerce. _________________________
____ 92. Client computers are typically powerful computers that can accommodate many simultaneous user requests. _________________________
____ 93. Forensic audio uses digital processing to denoise (remove nonessential sounds and audio interference), enhance, edit, and detect sounds to assist in criminal investigations. _________________________
____ 94. A(n) synthesizer provides a visual fingerprint for various sounds in a recording. _________________________
____ 95. Integrated digital studios package many digital recording devices in one unit for convenient home recording. _________________________
____ 96. A(n) sampler can be downloaded from a Web site as an MP3 file and listened to using a PC media player, or transferred to a portable MP3 player. _________________________
____ 97. Video-editing software uses a(n) video log on which to build a video production. _________________________
____ 98. Virtual media refers to digital media presentations that involve user interaction for education, training, or entertainment. _________________________
____ 99. Virtual reality produces a simulated environment in which the human participant can move and manipulate objects. _________________________
____ 100. 3D modeling software, such as Tivo and Replay TV, provide large hard drive storage to record dozens of movies and programs to be watched at your leisure. _________________________
Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 101. ____ refers to the tangible components of a computer system or digital device.a. Software c. Artificial intelligenceb. Information d. Hardware
____ 102. ____ comprises the electronic instructions that govern the computer system’s functioning.a. Software c. Artificial intelligenceb. Information d. Hardware
____ 103. A ____ is a telecommunications network that connects two or more computers for the purpose of sharing data, hardware, and software resources.a. computer network c. protocolb. database d. kiosk
____ 104. A ____ is a collection of data stored on a computer, organized to meet users’ needs.a. supercomputer c. byteb. database d. protocol
____ 105. ____ is the activity of creating new or modifying existing systems.a. Transaction processing c. Digitizationb. Wireless networking d. Systems development
____ 106. When transactions are carried out online, over the Internet or using other telecommunications and network systems it is called ____.a. artificial intelligence c. wireless networkingb. management information systems d. e-commerce
____ 107. A(n) ____ is an information system used to provide useful information to decision makers, usually in the form of a report.a. artificial intelligence c. wireless networkingb. management information system d. e-commerce
____ 108. A(n) ____ is an information system used to support problem specific decision making.a. DSS c. network systemb. MIS d. digital system
____ 109. A(n) ____ is an information system that can make suggestions and reach conclusions in one particular area of expertise much the same way that a human expert can.a. expert system c. DSSb. neural network d. MIS
____ 110. A ____ is an agreed-upon way of doing something within an industry.a. standard c. byteb. megapixel d. stylus
____ 111. ____ is the act of manipulating data in a manner defined by programmed instructions.a. Input c. Storageb. Output d. Processing
____ 112. The group of integrated circuits that work together to perform the processing in a computer system is called the ____.a. central processing unit c. motherboardb. microprocessor d. transistor
____ 113. ____ hold(s) the bytes that are currently being processed.a. Cache memory c. Flash memory cardsb. Registers d. CMOS memory
____ 114. The ____ is made up of the instruction phase and the execution phase.a. machine cycle c. transistorb. integrated circuit d. stylus
____ 115. The true measure of processor performance is the amount of time it takes to execute an instruction. This measure is called ____.a. MBs c. gigahertzb. wordlength d. MIPS
____ 116. Today’s personal computers carry out billions of instructions per second, or operate in the ____ range.
a. megahertz c. megaflopb. gigahertz d. gigaflop
____ 117. ____ is a type of high-speed memory that a processor can access more rapidly than RAM.a. Read only memory c. BEDO-RAMb. SDRAM d. Cache memory
____ 118. ____ acts as a buffer between the microprocessor and the display.a. DRAM c. SDRAMb. VRAM d. EDO-RAM
____ 119. RAM exists as a set of chips grouped together on a circuit board called a(n) ____.a. SIMM c. stylusb. MIPS d. integrated circuit
____ 120. ____ is intended to store data permanently, but can be updated with new revisions when they become available.a. Flash memory c. Cache memoryb. RAM d. ROM
____ 121. ____ can be used by security systems to allow only authorized personnel into restricted areas.a. SRAM c. A flash driveb. Voice recognition d. Graphic tablets
____ 122. A(n) ____ is a short, penlike device without ink.a. kiosk c. stylusb. trackball d. trackpoint
____ 123. ____ devices are terminals with scanners that read codes on retail items and enter the item number into a computer system.a. USB c. Digitalb. Analog d. Point-of-sale
____ 124. A petabyte equals _____. a. 10 GB c. 1,000,000 GBb. 1,000 GB d. 1,000,000,000 MB
____ 125. Languages beyond the fourth generation include ____.a. structured query languages c. COBOLb. BASIC d. artificial intelligence languages
____ 126. A(n) ____ is a set of programs that runs or controls the computer hardware and acts as an interface with application programs and users.a. operating system c. software suiteb. integrated software package d. public domain software
____ 127. Which of the following statements is correct?a. The file management feature of many operating systems allows the computer to
effectively execute program instructions and speed processing.b. The number of program segments that can be placed in memory depends on the speed of
the program.c. Many operating systems use virtual memory.d. Logical memory works by swapping programs or parts of programs between memory and
one or more disk devices.
____ 128. A(n) ____ allows one or more individuals to have access to and command of the computer system.a. utility software c. user interfaceb. language translator d. compiler
____ 129. The term ____ refers to the ability of devices and programs from different vendors to operate together.a. portability c. proprietaryb. interoperability d. PnP
____ 130. Portable operating systems play an important role in ____.a. virtual memory c. open-source softwareb. PnP d. interoperability
____ 131. Windows NT and Windows 2000 are often referred to as ____ because they include security management features for networks and the servers that handle them.a. utility programs c. public domain softwareb. network operating systems d. open-source software
____ 132. ____ programs can reduce the amount of disk space required to store a file or reduce the time it takes to transfer a file over the Internet.a. File compression c. Graphicb. Virus detection d. Word processing
____ 133. The primary function of ____ is to apply the power of the computer to give people, groups, and organizations the ability to solve problems and perform specific activities or tasks.a. system software c. application softwareb. utility software d. operating systems
____ 134. Which of the following types of software is programmed to have human-like intelligence?a. groupware c. decision supportb. artificial intelligence d. expert systems
____ 135. ____ contain last minute updates or disclosures, including bugs and how to deal with them.a. Readme files c. Source codesb. User manuals d. Word files
____ 136. A(n) ____ is a collection of computing devices connected together to share resources such as files, software, processors, storage, and printers.a. URL c. serverb. computer network d. port
____ 137. ____ involves the transmission of messages over a computer network to support asynchronous text-based communication.a. E-mail c. Hyperlinkingb. IP addressing d. Web authoring
____ 138. Internet ____ involves synchronous text messaging between two or more participants.a. routing c. searchingb. conferencing d. chat
____ 139. ____ is a research and development consortium led by over 200 U.S. universities and supported by partnerships with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies for tomorrow’s Internet.a. HTTP c. Internet2
b. P2P d. TCP/IP
____ 140. Participants running ____ software make a portion of their file system available to other participants to access directly.a. P2P c. e-mailb. networking d. routing
____ 141. Experts refer to the software portion of the Internet as the ____ layer.a. physical c. transportb. application d. network
____ 142. A(n) ____ takes the form of software such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Firefox, and is used to request Web pages from Web servers.a. e-mail attachment c. Web clientb. Web server d. hyperlink
____ 143. ____ devices treat each instrument or microphone as a separate input, or track.a. Media c. Multitrack recordingb. MIDI d. Graphic
____ 144. The ____ protocol was implemented in 1983 to provide a standard language for digital music devices to use in communicating with each other.a. MIDI c. CADb. LAN d. analog signal
____ 145. A ____ is an MP3 audio file that contains a recorded broadcast distributed over the Internet.a. podcast c. RFIDb. synthesizer d. MIDI
____ 146. The ____ file format compresses CDA music files to less than 10 percent of their original size.a. vector graphics c. CADb. podcast d. MP3
____ 147. ____ software allows computer users to categorize and organize their digital music files for easy access.a. Analog c. Ripperb. Jukebox d. Encoder
____ 148. ____ use(s) bytes to store geometric descriptions that define all the shapes in the image.a. Raster graphics c. Vector graphicsb. Pixilation d. MIDI
____ 149. Which of the following file formats is an industrial-strength format used by many professional photographers and graphic artists?a. Graphics Interchange Format c. Portable Network Graphicsb. Windows bitmap d. Tagged Image File Format
____ 150. Three-dimensional modeling is often referred to as ____ because the software must trace beams of light as they would interact with the models in the real world.a. ray tracing c. synthesizingb. interactive media d. sequencing
CompletionComplete each statement.
151. A(n) ____________________ represents data using technologies that can be set to one of two states, such as on or off, charged or not charged.
152. A group of eight bits is called a(n) ____________________.
153. ____________________ involves using a cell phone to send short text messages to other cell phone users.
154. ____________________ are communications that take place electronically over a distance.
155. ____________________ are rules that allow two or more computers to communicate over a network.
156. A(n) ____________________ is an object in a Web document that can be clicked to access related information.
157. ____________________ is an area of computer science that applies the combined power of computer hardware and software to solving difficult problems in various scientific disciplines.
158. ____________________ is an area of computer science that deals with simulating human thought and behavior in computers.
159. ____________________, a branch of AI, automates tasks that are carried out by human experts - tasks that can be well defined and are typically tedious, monotonous, or hazardous to the human expert.
160. ____________________ is a branch of AI that empowers computers with the ability to understand spoken words and provides more convenient ways for people to interact with computers.
161. Software that is created to address the needs of an individual entity is called ____________________.
162. Software that is prepackaged and sold to the public is called ____________________.
163. ____________________ are information professionals responsible for designing information systems.
164. A(n) ____________________ represents an exchange, such as buying medical supplies at a hospital, downloading music on the Internet, or paying employees.
165. A(n) ____________________ is an information system used to support and record transactions.
166. ____________________ can deliver course content and measure student performance.
167. A(n) ____________________ is an individual who subverts computer security without authorization.
168. The ____________________ is a title used for the social and economic gap between those who have access to computers and information technologies and those that do not.
169. ____________________ such as the IBM Thinkpad or Apple iBook are also considered personal computers and provide near-desktop power in a portable case.
170. A(n) ____________________ handles sending and receiving e-mail messages.
171. ____________________ is the trend to merge multiple digital services into one device.
172. A(n) ____________________ is composed of semiconducting material, typically silicon, that opens or closes a circuit to alter the flow of electricity.
173. The primary circuit board of a computing device is known as the ____________________.
174. The ____________________ consists of electronic pathways between the CPU and RAM capable of transporting several bytes at once.
175. The speed at which a processor can carry out an instruction is governed by the ____________________.
176. The number of bits that a CPU processes at once is called its ____________________.
177. ____________________ states that the continued increase in technological innovations causes transistor densities in integrated circuits to double every 18 months.
178. ____________________ is the reason that a PC is able to maintain the correct time and date even when it is not plugged in.
179. When used in media devices such as digital cameras, camcorders, and portable MP3 players, flash memory cards are sometimes referred to as ____________________.
180. A(n) ____________________ sits stationary and allows you to control the mouse pointer by rolling a mounted ball.
181. Microsoft’s ____________________ is designed in such a way as to reduce the stress on your wrists common with traditional keyboards.
182. ____________________ provide a lower-priced video camera for use as a computer input device.
183. ____________________ are used for projecting presentations from your computer onto a larger screen.
184. A(n) ____________________ uses techniques similar t o those of photocopiers to provide the highest-quality printed output.
185. ____________________ are a type of hard-copy output device used for general design work.
186. ____________________ automation involves automating data entry where the data is created, thus ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
187. ____________________ devices use the magnetic properties of iron oxide particles to store bits and bytes more permanently than RAM.
188. ____________________ media, such as CDs and DVDs, store bits by using an optical laser to burn pits into the surface of a highly reflective disk surface.
189. A(n) ____________________ is an optical media that stores up to 700 MB of data.
190. Handheld computers and tablet PCs use a(n) ____________________ that allows you to select items on the screen by touching them with your finger or a stylus.
191. ____________________ are sets of instructions or statements to the computer.
192. ____________________ are people who write or create instructions or statements that become complete computer programs.
193. ____________________ is the set of programs that coordinates the activities of the hardware and various computer programs.
194. ____________________ consists of programs written to solve problems and help people and organizations achieve their goals.
195. A(n) ____________________ is a language translator that converts each statement in a programming language into machine language and executes statements one at a time.
196. A(n) ____________________ uses pictures or icons on the screen and menus to send commands to the computer system.
197. A(n) ____________________ operating system is one that can function with different hardware configurations.
198. ____________________ programs are used to merge and sort sets of data, keep track of computer jobs being run, and perform other important routine tasks.
199. A(n) ___________________ contains rows that are numbered and columns that are lettered.
200. ____________________ allows the spreadsheet to maximize or minimize a quantity subject to certain constraints.
201. ____________________ can be used to store large tables of information.
202. A(n) ____________________ is a collection of application software packages placed in a bundle.
203. ____________________ software allows you to prepare federal and state returns.
204. ____________________ is software that can be used to create and synthesize sound and music.
205. ____________________ is a commonly used music and sound compression standard that is used on many portable music players.
206. Engineers, architects, and designers often use ____________________ to design and develop buildings, electrical systems, plumbing systems, and more.
207. Software that help groups of people work together more efficiently and effectively is often referred to as ____________________.
208. ____________________ software is designed to support top-level executives and decision makers, such as generals in the military or presidents of companies.
209. ____________________ software is programmed to act like an expert in a field such as medicine.
210. Disk utilities check the hard disk’s boot sector, file ____________________ tables and directories, and analyze them to ensure the hard disk has not been tampered with.
211. Network service providers enable Internet users to connect to their networks through utility stations called ____________________.
212. Companies that provide users with access to the Internet through PoPs are called ____________________.
213. ____________________ are typically located at network junctions, where one network is joined to another network.
214. ____________________ provides high-speed Internet access with data transfer rates up to 3 Mbps.
215. A(n) ____________________ connection is a wireless high-speed Internet service, with data transfer rates of around 700 Kbps, provided to your home by companies such as EarthLink and DirecWay.
216. A data ____________________ is a small group of bytes that includes the data being sent and a header containing information about the data, such as its destination, origin, size, and identification number.
217. ____________________ describes a relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which provides the service.
218. ____________________ networks do not utilize a central server, but facilitate communications directly between clients.
219. The protocol of the Web is called ____________________.
220. A(n) ____________________ stores and delivers Web pages and other Web services such as interactive Web content.
221. The ____________________ an extension of the current Web and provides a common framework that supports the sharing and reuse of data across application, enterprise, and community boundaries.
222. Microsoft has created an alternative to JavaScript for use in Internet Explorer called ____________________.
223. A(n) ____________________ allows you to run keyword searches on several search engines at once.
224. A(n) ____________________ is a catalog of sites collected and organized by people rather than automated crawlers.
225. The term ____________________ refers to the ability to communicate with anyone through a variety of formats from anywhere at anytime.
226. ____________________ (such as smiley faces) combine keyboard characters to create a sideways facial expression.
227. The term ____________________ refers to synchronous communication where participants bounce ideas off each other in order to arrive at optimal solutions.
228. A(n) ____________________ is typically a binary file, such as an image file, Word document, music file, or spreadsheet, that travels along with an e-mail message but is not part of the e-mail ASCII text message itself.
229. ____________________ is synchronous one-to-one text-based communication over the Internet.
230. Conducting classes over the Web with no physical class meetings is called ____________________.
231. The term ____________________ refers to signals that vary continuously.
232. Studios that specialize in recording music are known simply as ____________________.
233. Sound studios that work with motion pictures are typically referred to as ____________________.
234. ____________________ technologies are applied to audio files to greatly reduce their size with little or no loss to sound quality.
235. The most recognized compressed digital audio file format is ____________________.
236. ____________________ software such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, and RealPlayer, allows users to organize and play digital music, audio, and video files on PCs and media devices.
237. The process of transferring music from CD to MP3 or other digital audio format is called ____________________ a CD.
238. ____________________ is an Internet technology that plays audio files as they are in the process of being delivered.
239. Digital images are made up of a grid of small points called ____________________.
240. Animation and video (moving pictures) are stored in the computer as a series of images called ____________________.
241. ____________________ compression allows the original data to be reconstructed without loss.
242. ____________________ compression accepts some loss of data to achieve higher rates of compression.
243. ____________________ is a relatively new form of art that uses computer software as the brush and the computer display as the canvas.
244. ____________________ uses computer graphics to provide visual representations that improve our understanding of some phenomenon.
245. ____________________ assists designers, engineers, and architects in designing three dimensional objects, from the gear mechanism in a watch to suspension bridges.
246. ____________________ involves displaying digital images in rapid succession to provide the illusion of motion.
247. ____________________ animation includes all of the complexity of 3D graphic rendering, multiplied by the necessity to render 24 3D images per second to create the illusion of movement.
248. ____________________ software includes special tools and effects that you can use to improve or manipulate bitmapped photograph images.
249. ____________________ software allows professional and amateur videographers to edit.
250. A(n) ____________________ allows the videographer to arrange video scenes sequentially and specify the transition effects between each scene.
Mid Term ReviewAnswer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 72. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 173. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 224. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 265. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 266. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 437. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 68. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 109. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 67
10. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 7611. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 7912. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 8113. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9214. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 9315. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9416. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 6717. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 6818. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 6819. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 7020. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 7521. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 11622. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 11623. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 12024. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 12425. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 12326. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 15627. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 12528. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 17729. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 17730. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 17831. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 17832. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 17933. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 18034. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 18135. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 18336. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 18337. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 18438. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 19039. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 19240. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 193
41. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 19942. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 29043. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 29444. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 29545. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 29646. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 30147. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 30148. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 31049. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 32150. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 323
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
51. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 652. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2253. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2954. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 3155. ANS: F, Ubiquitous computing
PTS: 1 REF: 4456. ANS: F, Smart phones
PTS: 1 REF: 1057. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 958. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2759. ANS: F
geographic information systemsGISsgeographic information systems (GISs)GIS
PTS: 1 REF: 3360. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 4461. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6362. ANS: F, 512
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