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Data is a collection of unprocessed items which can include.................................................................... BONUS: Voice input is the process of entering ______ by speaking into a microphone.
text and numbers, images, audio and video...................... Bonus: data
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A modem is a widely used ________________ device......................................................... Bonus: Scanners capture data from a ___________ document.
communications ....................................................... Bonus: source
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Garbage in, garbage out refers to the __________ of the input.............................................. Bonus: The UPC (Universal Product Code) bar is used by __________________.
accuracy ..................................................... Bonus: retail and grocery stores
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A _________ allows people connected to the Internet to communicate with multiple users at the same time - much like a group discussion. Bonus: A ______________ records video as digital signals instead of analog signals.
chat room................................................ Bonus: digital video camera
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During ______, a program may ask you to register or activate the software online...................................... Bonus: A common mouse operation in which you press and release the primary mouse button.
installation ................................................ Bonus: click
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Computer that controls access to network resources.
server
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Series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it.
software
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Computer's electric electronic, and mechanical components.
hardware
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Collection of computers connected together that allows sharing of resources.
Network
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______________ oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.
The World Wide Web Consortium
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Many Web addresses begin with http, which is the ______.
protocol
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On the Web, a _________________ classifies Web pages into an organized set of catagories.
subject directory
300
The purpose of an advocacy Web site is to _____________.
convince the reader of the validity of the cause, opinion, or idea.
300
In a newsgroup, a thread or threaded discussion consists of the original article and all ____________.
subsequent related replies
300
With database software, users can run a _________ to request specific data from the database.
query
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Computer-aided design (CAD), video and audio editing, and Web page authoring are examples of __________ software.
graphics and multimedia
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A(n) ________ program, which allows messages and files to be transmitted via a network, is integrated in many software suites and operating systems.
email
400
A software _______ (for personal use) has capabilities that more than meet the needs of many home users.
suite
400
On _____________, the display often is part of the system unit.
mobile devices
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______________ stores the operating system and other software, application programs that carry out specific tasks, and the data being processed by the application programs.
Memory
500
Personal computers typically have four to eight ________ ports on the system unit.
USB
500
A ___________ is a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it.
program
500
keys are special keys programmed to issue commands to a computer.
Function
500
A cordless keyboard is a battery-powered device that transmits data using ___________ technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves.
wireless
500
The most widely used biometric device is the __________________.
fingerprint scanner