SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Computers

 Many people believe that computer literacy is vital to success.

 Computer literacy, also known as digital literacy, involves having a current knowledge and
understanding of computers and their uses.
 Computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results,
and store the results for future use.
 Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio,
and video.
 Information conveys meaning and is useful to people.
 A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as software.
 Information processing cycle refers to the series of input, process, output, and storage
activities.
 A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as
hardware.
 Components of a Computer:
 Input devices – is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and
instructions into a computer. Five widely used input devices are:
 Keyboard
 Mouse
 Microphone
 Scanner
 Web cam
 Output devices – is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more
people. Three commonly used output devices are:
 Printer
 Monitor
 Speakers
 System unit – is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are
used to process data. The circuitry of the system unit usually is part of or is connected
to a circuit board called the motherboard. Two main components on the motherboard
are the processor and memory.
 Processor, also called the CPU (central processing unit), is the electronic
component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the
computer.
 Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be
executed and data needed by those instructions.
 Storage devices – records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage
media. Storage devices often function as a source of input because they transfer items
from storage to memory.
- A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on storage media. Examples of
storage media are:
  USB flash drives – is a portable storage device that is small and lightweight
enough to be transported on a keychain or in a pocket. The average USB
flash drive can hold about 4 billion characters.
 Hard disks – provides much greater storage capacity than a USB flash drive.
The average hard disk can hold more than 320 billion characters. Portable
hard disks are either external or removable. An external hard disk is a
separate, freestanding unit, whereas you insert and remove a removable
hard disk from the computer or a device connected to the computer.
 Optical discs – is a flat, round, portable metal disc with a plastic coating.
CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray.
 Memory cards.
 Communications devices – is a hardware component that enables a computer to send
(transmit) and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more com
puters or mobile devices.
- A widely used communications device is a modem.

What Should Be Done about Identity Theft?

To deter identity theft in several ways:
1. Shred your financial documents before discarding them
2. Do not click links in unsolicited e-mail messages
3. Enroll in a credit monitoring service

Installing and Running a Computer Program

Step 1: INSTALL: When you insert a program disc, such as a photo editing program, in the optical
disc drive for the first time, the computer begins the procedure of installing the program on the hard
disk.
Step 2: RUN: Once installed, you can instruct the computer to run the program. The computer
transfers instructions from the hard disk to memory.
Step 3: USE: The program executes so that you can use it. This program enables you to edit photos.

How a Camera Pill Works

Step 1: A patient swallows a tiny capsule that contains a miniature disposable camera, lights, a
transmitter, and batteries. The camera is positioned at the clear end of the capsule.
Step 2: As the capsule moves through the inside of the patient’s body, the camera snaps about
50,000
pictures, which are transmitted to a recording device worn as a belt on the patient’s waist.
Step 3: The doctor transfers the data on the recording device to a computer so that it can be
processed and analyzed.

Computer users can be separated into five categories: home user, small offi ce/home offi ce user,
mobile user, power user, and enterprise user.
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CHAPTER 2: The Internet and World Wide Web

SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4: The Components of the System Unit

 System unit - a case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process
data.
 The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and
memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the motherboard.
 Adapter cards - are circuit boards that provide connections and functions not built into the
motherboard or expand on the capability of features integrated into the motherboard.
 Devices outside the system unit often attach to ports on the system unit by a connector on a
cable. These devices may include a keyboard, mouse, microphone, monitor, printer,
scanner, USB flash drive, card reader/writer, Web cam, and speakers.
 A drive bay holds one or more disk drives.
 Motherboard, sometimes called a system board, is the main circuit board of the system unit.
 A computer chip is a small piece of semi conducting material, usually silicon, on which
integrated circuits are etched.
 An integrated circuit contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical
current. Each integrated circuit can contain millions of elements such as resistors, capacitors,
and transistors.
 The processor, also called the central processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries out the
basic instructions that operate a computer. The processor significantly impacts overall
computing power and manages most of a computer’s operations.
 Microprocessor - refers to a personal computer processor chip.
 A multi-core processor is a chip with two or more separate processor cores. Two common
multi-core processors are dual-core and quad-core.
 A dual-core processor is a chip that contains two separate processor cores.
 A quad-core processor is a chip with four separate processor cores.
 The control unit is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the
operations in the computer. The control unit has a role much like a traffic cop: it interprets each
instruction issued by a program and then initiates the appropriate action to carry out the
instruction.
 Types of internal components that the control unit directs include the arithmetic/logic unit and
buses.
 The arithmetic logic unit (ALU), another component of the processor, performs arithmetic,
comparison, and other operations. Arithmetic operations include basic calculations.
 A processor repeats a set of four basic operations, which comprise a machine cycle.
 Machine Cycle: (1) fetching, (2) decoding, (3) executing, (4) storing.
 Fetching is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory.
 Decoding refers to the process of translating the instruction into signals the computer can
execute.
 Executing is the process of carrying out the commands.
 Storing means writing the result to memory (not to a storage medium).
 The processor relies on a small quartz crystal circuit called the system clock to control the
timing of all computer operations. It generates regular electronic pulses, or ticks, that set the
operating pace of components of the system unit.
 The pace of the system clock, called the clock speed, is measured by the number of ticks per
second.
 Giga is a prefix that stands for billion, and a hertz is one cycle per second. Thus, one
gigahertz (GHz) equals one billion ticks of the system clock per second.
 Most computers are digital. They recognize only two discrete states: on and off. The two
digits, 0 and 1, easily can represent these two states.
 The digit 0 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge). The digit 1
represents the electronic state of on (presence of an electronic charge).
 The binary system is a number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1, called bits.
 A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data the computer can process.
 Byte = 8 bits. A byte provides enough different combinations of 0s and 1s to represent 256
individual characters. These characters include numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters of
the alphabet, punctuation marks, and others, such as the letters of the Greek alphabet.
 The combinations of 0s and 1s that represent characters are defined by patterns called a
coding scheme.
 Coding schemes make it possible for humans to interact with a digital computer that
processes only bits.
 Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by
the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data
(information). Memory usually consists of one or more chips on the motherboard or some other
circuit board in the computer.
 Memory stores three basic categories of items:
a) the operating system and other system software that control or maintain the computer
and its devices;
b) application programs that carry out a specific task such as word processing; and
c) the data being processed by the application programs and resulting information.
 This role of memory to store both data and programs is known as the stored program
concept.
 A byte (character) is the basic storage unit in memory.
 An address simply is a unique number that identifies the location of the byte in memory.

MEMORY SIZES
 A kilobyte (KB or K) is equal to exactly 1,024 bytes (approximately 1,000).
 A megabyte (MB) is equal to approximately 1 million bytes.
 A gigabyte (GB) equals approximately 1 billion bytes.
 A terabyte (TB) is equal to approximately 1 trillion bytes.
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SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: Input and Output

INPUT
 Input is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer.
 An input device is any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions
into a computer.
 Two of the more widely used input devices are the keyboard and the mouse.
 The mouse is a pointing device because it allows a user to control a pointer on the screen. In
a graphical user interface, a pointer is a small symbol on the screen whose location and
shape change as a user moves a pointing device. A pointing device can select text, graphics,
and other objects; and click buttons, icons, links, and menu commands.
 A keyboard is an input device that contains keys users press to enter data and instructions
into a computer.
 Desktop computer keyboards have a typing area that includes letters of the alphabet,
numbers, punctuation marks, and other basic keys.
 An enhanced keyboard has 12 or more function keys along the top and a set of arrow and
additional keys between the typing area and the numeric keypad.
 An enhanced keyboard also has function keys (special keys) programmed to issue
commands, a numeric keypad, arrow keys, and additional keys and buttons.
 On mobile computers and devices, the keyboard is built into the system unit.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOUSE

 An optical mouse uses devices that emit and sense light to detect the mouse’s movement.
 A laser mouse uses a laser to detect movement. An air mouse is a motion-sensing mouse
that you can move through the air.
 A wireless, or cordless, mouse transmits data using wireless technology.

TYPES OF TOUCH SCREENS

 A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device that you interact with by touching areas of
the screen.
 A kiosk is a freestanding computer that includes a touch screen.
 Microsoft Surface is a tabletop display that allows users to interact with the screen using their
fingers or hands.
 A touch-sensitive pad enables users to scroll through and play music, view pictures, watch
videos or movies, adjust volume, and/or customize settings on a portable media player or other
mobile device. Touch-sensitive pads typically contain buttons and/or wheels that are operated
with a thumb or finger.

TYPES OF PEN INPUT

 With pen input, you touch a stylus or a digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw, or make
selections.
 A signature capture pad captures handwritten signatures.
 A graphics tablet can be connected to a computer that does not include a touch screen in
order to use pen input.

OTHER TYPES OF INPUT

 Video games and computer games use a game controller as the input device that directs
movements and actions of on-screen objects Game controllers include gamepads, joysticks
and wheels, light guns, dance pads, and a variety of motion-sensing controllers.
 Gamepad - controls the movement and actions of players or objects in video games or
computer games. It communicate with a game console or a personal computer via wired or
wireless technology.
 Joystick - is a handheld vertical lever mounted on a base.
 Wheel - is a steering-wheel-type input device that you turn to simulate driving a car, truck, or
other vehicle.
 Light gun - is used to shoot targets and moving objects after you pull the trigger on the
weapon. Light guns typically attach via a cable to a game console or personal computer.
 Dance pad - is a flat electronic device divided into panels that users press with their feet in
response to instructions from a music video game.
 Motion-sensing game controllers - allow the user to guide on-screen elements by moving a
handheld input device in predetermined directions through the air.
 A popular general-purpose, motion-sensing game controller is Nintendo’s Wii Remote.
Shaped like a television remote control and operated with one hand, the Wii Remote is a
motion-sensing input device that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to communicate with the
Wii game console.
 Other popular game controllers include musical instruments and balance boards.
 Digital camera - a mobile device that allows users to take pictures and store the
photographed images digitally, instead of on traditional film.
 The three basic types of digital cameras are studio cameras, field cameras, and point-and-
shoot cameras.
 The most expensive and highest quality of the three is a studio camera, which is a stationary
camera used for professional studio work.
 Often used by photojournalists, a field camera is a portable camera that has many lenses and
other attachments.
 A point-and-shoot camera is much more affordable and lightweight and provides acceptable
quality photographic images for the home or small business user.
 Resolution is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device. A digital
camera’s resolution is defined in pixels.
 A pixel (short for picture element) is the smallest element in an electronic image. The greater
the number of pixels the camera uses to capture a picture, the better the quality of the picture.
 Digital camera resolutions range from about 4 million to more than 16 million pixels (MP).
 Voice input is the process of entering input by speak ing into a microphone.
 Voice recognition, also called speech recognition, is the computer’s capability of
distinguishing spoken words.
 Audio input is the process of entering any sound into the computer such as speech, music,
and sound effects.
 Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and storing them on a computer’s
storage medium such as a hard disk or optical disc.
 A digital video (DV) camera, by contrast, records video as digital signals instead of analog
 signals.
 A Web cam, also called a PC video camera, is a type of digital video camera that enables a
home or small business user to capture video and still images, send e-mail messages with
video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the
Internet, and make video telephone calls.
 During a video telephone call, both parties see each other as they communicate over the
Internet.
 A video conference is a meeting between two or more geographically separated people who
use a network or the Internet to transmit audio and video data.
 A scanner is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and translates
the results into a form a computer can process.
 A flatbed scanner works in a manner similar to a copy machine except it creates a file of the
document in memory instead of a paper copy.
 An optical reader is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes
and converts them into digital data.
 OCR (optical character recognition) devices use a small optical scanner and software to
analyze characters from ordinary documents; can read and convert text documents into
electronic files. OCR software converts a scanned image into a text file that can be edited, for
example, with a word processing program; involves reading typewritten, computer-printed, or
handprinted characters from ordinary documents and translating the images into a form the
computer can process.
 OMR (optical mark recognition) devices read hand-drawn marks on a form.
 A bar code reader uses laser beams to read bar codes. A newer type of bar code, called a 2-
D bar code, can store much more data than the traditional linear bar code.
 RFID (radio frequency identification) is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate
with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person.
 An RFID device reads information on an embedded tag via radio waves.
 A magnetic stripe card reader reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards and
other similar cards.
 MICR (magnetic-ink character recognition) devices read text printed with magnetized ink.
 Biometrics is the technology of authenticating a person’s identity by verifying a personal
 char acteristic.
 Biometric input can include fingerprints, hand geometry, facial features, voice, signatures,
and eye patterns.
  A terminal is a computer, usually with limited processing power, that enables users to send
data to and/or receive information from a host computer.
 Most retail stores use a POS terminal to record purchases, process credit or debit cards, and
update inventory.
 An automated teller machine (ATM) is a self-service banking machine that connects to a
host computer through a network.
 A DVD kiosk is a self-service DVD rental machine that connects to a host computer through a
network. The DVD kiosks, some of which can hold more than 600 DVDs, are located
nationwide at retail stores, fast-food restaurants, grocery stores, airports, and other convenient
public locations.

OUTPUT
 Output is data that has been processed into a useful form.
 An output device is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more
people. Commonly used output devices include display devices; printers; speakers,
headphones, and ear buds; data projectors; and interactive whiteboards.
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Computers

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. Computer literacy, also known as digital literacy, involves having a current knowledge and
understanding of (b) computers and their uses.
2. (a) Data is/are a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images,
audio, and video.
3. Millions of people worldwide join online communities, each called (c) a social networking
Web site or online social network, that encourage members to share their interests, ideas,
stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.
4. (c) System software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the
computer and its devices.
5. Two types of (d) personal computers are desktop computers and notebook computers.
6. Five popular types of (a) mobile devices are smart phones, PDAs, handheld computers,
portable media players, and digital cameras.
7. A(n) (b) instant message is a real-time Internet communication, where you exchange
messages with other connected users.
8. Many large companies use the word(s), (c) enterprise computing, to refer to the huge
network of computers that meets their diverse computing needs.

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Information processing cycle – (e) series of input, process, output, and storage activities.
2. Processor – (d) electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions for
a computer.
3. Storage device – (a) records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage
media.
4. Portable media player – (b) mobile device on which you can store, organize, and play digital
media.
5. Digital camera – (f) device that allows users to take pictures and store the photographed
images digitally, instead of on traditional film.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. A computer is a motorized an electronic device that processes output input into input output.
2. A storage device records (reads writes) and/or retrieves (writes reads) items to and from
storage media.
3. An output input device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and
instructions in a computer.
4. True Statement: Computer literacy involves having a current knowledge and understanding of
computers and their uses.
5. Three commonly used input output devices are a printer, a monitor, and speakers.
6. A resource network is a collection of computers and devices connected together via
communications devices and transmission media.
7. True Statement: Installing is the process of setting up software to work with the computer,
printer, and other hardware.
8. Popular system application software includes Web browsers, word processing software,
spreadsheet software, database software, and presentation software.
9. The Internet Web is one of the more popular services on the WebInternet.
10. Two types of application system software are the operating system and utility programs.
11. A desktop computer notebook computer (or laptop computer) is a portable, personal
computer designed to fit on your lap.
12. True Statement: A personal computer contains a processor, memory, and one or more input,
output, and storage devices.
13. Each enterprise home user spends time on the computer for different reasons that include
personal financial management, Web access, communications, and entertainment.
14. A home power user requires the capabilities of a workstation or other powerful computer.
15. Mainframes Supercomputers are the fastest, most powerful computers — and the most
expensive.
16. With embedded computers online banking, users access account balances, pay bills, and
copy monthly transactions from the bank’s computer right into their personal computers.
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 2: The Internet and World Wide Web

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. (c) A cellular radio network offers high-speed Internet connections to devices with built-in
compatible technology or computers with wireless modems.
2. Instead of using broadband Internet service some home users connect to the Internet via (d)
dial-up access, which is a slower-speed technology.
3. (c) Downloading is the process of a computer or device receiving information, such as a Web
page, from a server on the Internet.
4. A (c) microblog is a Web site that allows users to post short text updates, usually between
100 and 200 characters.
5. A (d) media sharing Web site is a specific type of online social network that enables
members to share photos, music, and videos.
6. A(n) (a) thumbnail is a small version of a larger graphic.
7. In (c) consumer-to-consumer e-commerce, one consumer sells directly to another.
8. The (a) FTP standard permits uploading and downloading of files on the Internet.

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Home page – (b) the first page that a Web site displays.
2. Search engine – (d) program that finds Web sites, Web pages, images, videos, news, maps,
and other information related to a specific topic.
3. MP3 – (f) format that reduces an audio file to about one-tenth its original size.
4. E-mail address – (c) combination of a user name and a domain name that identifies an
Internet user.
5. Emoticons – (a) used to express emotions in e-mail, chat rooms, and newsgroups.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. True Statement: An access provider is a business that provides individuals and organizations
access to the Internet free or for a fee.
2. A wireless Internet service provider An IP address (or Internet Protocol address) is a
number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.
3. An IP address A domain name, such as www.google.com, is the text version of a domain
name
an IP address.
4. Satellite Cable Internet service provides high-speed Internet access through the cable
television network via a cable modem.
5. True Statement: A blog is a Web site that uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect
the interests, opinions, and personalities of the author and sometimes site visitors.
6. A Web browser subject directory classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories and
related subcategories.
7. Business Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce occurs when one consumer sells directly to
another, such as in an online auction.
8. The more widely used search engines Web browsers for personal computers are Internet
Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Google Chrome.
9. To develop a Web page, you do not have to be a computer programmer.
10. True Statement: A chat room is a location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with
each other.
11. An e-mail address is a combination of a user name and an e-mail program a domain name
that identifies a user so that he or she can receive Internet e-mail.
12. FTP Internet telephony uses the Internet (instead of the public switched telephone network)
to connect a calling party to one or more called parties.
13. Netiquette is the code of unacceptable behaviors while on the Internet.
14. VoIP enables users to subscribe speak to other users over the Internet.
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CHAPTER 3: Application Software

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. (d) Packaged software is mass-produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of
a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company.
2. A feature, called (d) wordwrap, allows users of word processing software to type words
continually without pressing the enter key at the end of each line.
3. When using spreadsheet software, a function (c) is a predefined formula that performs
common calculations.
4. (b) A software suite combines application software such as word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation graphics, and e-mail.
5. (b) Document management software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and
searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any
user.
6. With (b) photo management software you can view, organize, sort, catalog, print, and share
digital photos.
7. A(n) (c) newsgroup/message board is an online area where users have written discussions.
8. (b) Online Help is the electronic equivalent of a user manual

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Command – (c) an instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.
2. Format – (f) change the appearance of a document.
3. Note taking software – (e) enables users to enter typed text, handwritten comments,
drawings, or sketches anywhere on a page.
4. Personal finance – (b) simplified accounting program that helps home users and small
office/home office users balance their checkbooks, pay bills, track personal income and
expenses, set up budgets, manage home inventory, track investments, and evaluate financial
plans.
5. Web app – (d) Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any
computer or device that is connected to the Internet.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. True Statement
2. Public-domain Packaged software is mass produced, copyrighted retail software that meets
the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or company.
3. To use system application software, your computer must be running applicationsystem
software.
4. When a program is started, its instructions load from memory a storage medium into a
storage medium memory.
5. Enterprise computing Image editing software provides the capabilities of paint software and
also includes the ability to modify existing images.
6. Millions of people use spreadsheet word processing software every day to develop
documents such as letters, memos, reports, mailing labels, newsletters, and Web pages.
7. Professional accounting DTP (or desktop publishing) software is ideal for the production of
high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature,
product catalogs, and annual reports.
8. Database Presentation software is application software that allows users to create visual aids
for presentations to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group.
9. Popular CAD programs software suites include Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Corel
WordPerfect Office, and Google Docs.
10. True Statement
11. All Some Web application hosts provide free access to their software.
12. Computer Web-based training is a type of Web computer-based training that uses Internet
technology and consists of application software on the Web.
13. True Statement
14. Legal Personal finance software is a simplified accounting program that helps home users
and small office/home office users balance their checkbooks, pay bills, track investments, and
evaluate financial plans.
15. Personal DTP Photo editing software is a popular type of image editing software that allows
users to edit digital photos.
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CHAPTER 4: The Components of the System Unit

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. On (b) mobile computers and devices, the display often is built into the system unit.
2. The (c) control unit is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of
the operations in the computer.
3. Each processor core on a multi-core processor generally runs at (d) a slower clock speed
than a single-core processor.
4. The term decoding refers to the process of (b) translating an instruction into signals a
computer can execute.
5. ROM chips, called (d) firmware, contain permanently written data, instructions, or information.
6. A(n) (a) expansion slot is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
7. A(n) (a) docking station, which is an external device that attaches to a mobile computer or
device, contains a power connection and provides connections to peripherals; it usually also
includes slots for memory cards, optical disc drives, and other devices.
8. A(n) (d) front side bus is part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main
memory.

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Processor – (b) interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
2. Memory module – (d) small circuit board on which RAM chips usually reside.
3. Read-only memory – (f) memory chips storing permanent data and instructions
4. Expansion slot – (e) socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
5. Port replicator – (a) external device that provides connections to peripherals through ports
built into the device.
6. Backside bus – (c) connects the processor to cache.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. True Statement
2. Four basic operations in a machine cycle are: (1) comparing fetching, (2) decoding, (3)
executing, and, if necessary, (4) pipelining storing.
3. Processors contain a motherboard control unit and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU).
4. The central processing unit motherboard, sometimes called a system board, is the main
circuit board of the system unit.
5. The leading processor chip manufacturers for personal computers are Microsoft Intel and
AMD.
6. The system unit is a case that contains mechanical electronic components of the computer
used to process data.
7. True Statement
8. A gigabyte (GB) equals approximately 1 trillion billion bytes.
9. Memory cache helps speed the processes of the computer because it stores seldom
frequently used instructions and data.
10. Most computers are analog digital, which means they recognize only two discrete states: on
and off.
11. Most RAM retains loses its contents when the power is removed from the computer.
12. Read-only memory (ROM) refers to memory chips storing temporary permanent data and
instructions.
13. A bus port is the point at which a peripheral attaches to or communicates with a system unit
so that the peripheral can send data to or receive information from the computer.
14. An AC adapter expansion slot is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
15. eSATA USB ports can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector
type.
16. The higher the bus clock speed, the slower faster the transmission of data.
17. True Statement
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CHAPTER 5: Input and Output

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. An ergonomic keyboard (a) has a design that reduces wrist and hand injuries.
2. A (b) stylus is a small metal or plastic device that looks like a tiny ink pen but uses pressure
instead of ink.
3. Architects, mapmakers, designers, artists, and home users create drawings and sketches on a
(c) graphics tablet.
4. (d) Voice recognition is the computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words.
5. RFID is a technology that uses (c) radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or
attached to an object, an animal, or a person.
6. The speed of an ink-jet printer is measured by the number of (d) pages per minute (ppm) it
can print.
7. The primary disadvantage of multifunction peripherals is that (a) if the multifunction
peripheral breaks down, all functions are lost.
8. Basic (b) thermal printers are inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the images tend to
fade over time.

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Kiosk – (d) freestanding computer that includes a touch screen.
2. Turnaround document – (e) a document that you return to the company that creates and
sends it.
3. Biometrics – (a) technology of authenticating a person’s identity by verifying a personal
characteristic.
4. POS terminal – (f) used by most retail stores to record purchases, process credit or debit
cards, and update inventory.
5. Headset – (b) a device that functions as both headphones and a microphone.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. A keyboard is an output input device that contains keys users press to enter data into a
computer.
2. A trackball touchpad is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device commonly found on notebook
computers, including netbooks and many Tablet PCs.
3. True Statement
4. An optical mouse has no moving mechanical parts inside.
5. A stylus graphics tablet is a flat, rectangular, electronic plastic board.
6. True Statement
7. A fingerprint reader captures curves and indentations of a signature fingerprint.
8. After swiping a credit card through an MICR a magnetic stripe card reader, it reads the
information stored on the magnetic stripe on the card.
9. Video games and computer games use a Web cam game controller as the input device that
directs movements and actions of on-screen objects.
10. Many smart phones today have POS PDA capabilities.
11. RFID is a technology that uses laser radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in an
object, an animal, or a person.
12. A lower higher resolution uses a greater number of pixels and thus provides a smoother
image.
13. An output device is any type of software hardware component that conveys information to one
or more people.
14. Types of pixels display devices include LCD monitors, LCD screens, plasma monitors, and
CRT monitors.
15. True Statement
16. A laser thermal printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-
sensitive paper.
17. A photo laser printer creates images using a laser beam and powdered ink, called toner.
18. An ink-jet printer is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying
tiny drops of liquid nitrogen ink onto a piece of paper.
19. Many personal computer users add surround sound printer systems speakers to their
computers to generate a higher-quality sound.
20. Multifunction peripherals require more less space than having a separate printer, scanner,
copy machine, and fax machine.
21. True Statement
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 6: Storage

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS

1. (b) Access time measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a
storage medium.
2. A group of two or more integrated hard disks is called a (c) RAID.
3. A (d) disk controller consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that control the
transfer of data, instructions, and information from a disk to and from the system bus and other
components in the computer.
4. A (b) USB flash drive is a memory storage device that plugs in a USB port on a computer or
mobile device.
5. Users subscribe to a cloud storage service to (d) all of the above.
6. (a) LightScribe technology works with specially coated optical discs to etch labels directly on
the disc.
7. (b) Tape storage requires sequential access.
8. A (b) magnetic stripe card is a credit card, entertainment card, bank card, or other similar
card, with a stripe that contains information identifying you and the card.

MATCHING ANSWERS
1. Backup – (d) duplicate of a file, program, or disk placed on a separate storage medium that
you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed.
2. External hard disk – (f) a separate freestanding hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB
port or FireWire port on the system unit or communicates wirelessly.
3. Solid state media – (a) media which consist entirely of electronic components, such as
integrated circuits, and
contain no moving parts
4. Solid state drive – (e) a storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data,
instructions, and information.
5. Card reader/writer – (b) device that reads and writes data, instructions, and information stored
on memory cards.

QUIZ YOURSELF ANSWERS

1. True Statement
2. SATA is a hard disk interface that uses parallel serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and
information.
3. Storage media A storage device is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items
to and from a storage device media.
4. Users can move an internal external hard disk from computer to computer as needed by
connecting the disk to a USB port or FireWire port on the system unit.
5. A USB flash drive is a flash memory storage device that plugs in a parallel USB port on a
computer or mobile device.
6. True Statement
7. Cloud storage A solid state drive (SSD) is a storage device that typically uses flash memory
to store data, instructions, and information.
8. An ExpressCard module is a removable RAID device that fits in an ExpressCard slot.
9. A CD-RW CD-ROM is a type of optical disc on which users can read but not write (record) or
erase.
10. A DVD-RAM Picture CD is a single-session disc that stores digital versions of film using a jpg
file format.
11. DVDs have the same much greater storage capacities as than CDs.
12. Optical discs are written and read by mirrors laser light.
13. True Statement