CIT 105 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS -
CHAPTER 1
All-in-One - Answers -A desktop computer that does not contain a tower and instead
uses the same case to house the display and the processing circuitry.
Application/App - Answers -Consist of programs designed to make users more
productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
Backup - Answers -Duplicate of content on a storage medium that you can use in case
the original is lost, damaged or destroyed.
Browser - Answers -Software that enables users with an Internet connection to access
and view webpages on a computer or mobile device.
Bluetooth - Answers -Uses short-range radio signals to all allow devices to
communicate with each other.
Cloud Storage - Answers -An internet service that provides remote storage to computer
users.
Communications Device - Answers -Hardware capable of transferring items from
computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa.
Computer - Answers -An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process the data according to
specified rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use.
Desktop - Answers -Personal computer designed to be in a stationary location, where
all of its components fit on or under a desk or table.
Digital Camera - Answers -Device that allows you to take photos and store the
photographed images digitally.
Digital Device Convergence - Answers -Means that consumers may need fewer
devices for the functionality that they require.
E-Book Reader - Answers -A mobile device that is used primarily for reading e-books.
Game Console - Answers -Mobile computing device designed for single-player or
multiplayer video games.
, Green Computing - Answers -Involves reducing the electricity consumed and
environmental waste generated when using a computer.
Hard Drive - Answers -A storage devices that contains one or more inflexible, circular
patters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.
Input Device - Answers -Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and
instructions into a computer or mobile device.
Internet - Answers -A worldwide collection of computer networks that connects millions
of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
Laptop (Notebook Computer) - Answers -Lightweight mobile computer with a screen in
its lid and a keyboard in its base.
Memory - Answers -Consist of electronic components that store instructions waiting to
be executed and the data needed by those instructions.
Network - Answers -A collection of computers and devices connected together, often
wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media.
Online Social Network (Social Networking Site) - Answers -Website that encourages
members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music,
and videos with other registered users.
Output Device - Answers -Any hardware component that conveys information from a
computer or mobile device to one or more people.
Portable Media Player - Answers -Mobile device on which you can store, organize, and
play or view digital media.
Printer - Answers -Output device that produces text and graphics on a physical
medium, such as paper or other material.
Program (Software) - Answers -Consist of a series of related instructions, organized for
a common purpose, that tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform
them.
Search Engine - Answers -Software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos,
news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.
Server - Answers -Computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other
computers or devices on a network.
Smartphone - Answers -Internet-capable phone that usually also includes a calendar,
an address book, a calculator, a notepad, games, and several other apps.
CHAPTER 1
All-in-One - Answers -A desktop computer that does not contain a tower and instead
uses the same case to house the display and the processing circuitry.
Application/App - Answers -Consist of programs designed to make users more
productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
Backup - Answers -Duplicate of content on a storage medium that you can use in case
the original is lost, damaged or destroyed.
Browser - Answers -Software that enables users with an Internet connection to access
and view webpages on a computer or mobile device.
Bluetooth - Answers -Uses short-range radio signals to all allow devices to
communicate with each other.
Cloud Storage - Answers -An internet service that provides remote storage to computer
users.
Communications Device - Answers -Hardware capable of transferring items from
computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa.
Computer - Answers -An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process the data according to
specified rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use.
Desktop - Answers -Personal computer designed to be in a stationary location, where
all of its components fit on or under a desk or table.
Digital Camera - Answers -Device that allows you to take photos and store the
photographed images digitally.
Digital Device Convergence - Answers -Means that consumers may need fewer
devices for the functionality that they require.
E-Book Reader - Answers -A mobile device that is used primarily for reading e-books.
Game Console - Answers -Mobile computing device designed for single-player or
multiplayer video games.
, Green Computing - Answers -Involves reducing the electricity consumed and
environmental waste generated when using a computer.
Hard Drive - Answers -A storage devices that contains one or more inflexible, circular
patters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.
Input Device - Answers -Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and
instructions into a computer or mobile device.
Internet - Answers -A worldwide collection of computer networks that connects millions
of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
Laptop (Notebook Computer) - Answers -Lightweight mobile computer with a screen in
its lid and a keyboard in its base.
Memory - Answers -Consist of electronic components that store instructions waiting to
be executed and the data needed by those instructions.
Network - Answers -A collection of computers and devices connected together, often
wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media.
Online Social Network (Social Networking Site) - Answers -Website that encourages
members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music,
and videos with other registered users.
Output Device - Answers -Any hardware component that conveys information from a
computer or mobile device to one or more people.
Portable Media Player - Answers -Mobile device on which you can store, organize, and
play or view digital media.
Printer - Answers -Output device that produces text and graphics on a physical
medium, such as paper or other material.
Program (Software) - Answers -Consist of a series of related instructions, organized for
a common purpose, that tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform
them.
Search Engine - Answers -Software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos,
news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.
Server - Answers -Computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other
computers or devices on a network.
Smartphone - Answers -Internet-capable phone that usually also includes a calendar,
an address book, a calculator, a notepad, games, and several other apps.
