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| Affective computing is a science that attempts to produce machines that understand and can respond to human emotion. |
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| ________ tags are small versions of the roadway electronic toll system used in many states to automate paying tolls as motorists pass through the toll station. |
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| The discrepancy between the "haves" and "have nots" with regard to computer technology is commonly referred to as the digital society. |
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| The ________, weighing 24.5 pounds, was the industry's first portable computer. |
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| To set up a(n) ________, you must have an appropriate computer and digital devices connected to a home network. |
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| The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the ________. |
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| ________ computing relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion. |
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| When a job is sent to other countries, as many programming jobs have been, it is said to have been exported. |
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| The ________ is a global effort in which bioengineers are creating realistic computer simulations of all systems and features of the human anatomy. |
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| A ________ allows you to transfer media from your computer to other media devices (such as a plasma TV). |
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| Many online courses are designed to use management software like ________ so that students can communicate outside of class, take quizzes online, and find their class materials easily. |
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| What programming language revolutionized the software industry because beginning students could learn it easily? |
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| ________ is the nerve center of any digital home, allowing you to interface with the different digital devices connected to the network. |
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| Information technology careers are on the rise. |
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| ________ computing relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion. |
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| The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern is called ________. |
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| Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh was the first computer brought to market that used a graphical user interface. |
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| The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program supports refurbishers by allowing certain Microsoft operating systems and applications to be installed for free on refurbished computers. |
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| While engineers work to create computers that can understand us emotionally, ________ are also evolving toward a more human appearance. |
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| Computer forensics is the application of computer systems in gathering potential legal evidence. |
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| One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind. |
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| The Altair could be purchased fully assembled or as a kit. |
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| Biomedical chip implants are being used to provide sight to the blind. |
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| Nanostructures represent the smallest human-made structures that can be built. |
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| A compiler is a program that translates computer language instructions into English language. |
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| Becoming computer literate includes being able to understand and form knowledgeable opinions on the challenges facing a digital society. |
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| Surgeons use ________ to perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. |
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| Laser printers use essentially the same process for printing as inkjet printers do. |
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| The ________ port resembles a standard phone jack. |
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| Thermal printers are specialty printers that melt wax-based ink onto ordinary paper or burn dots onto specially coated paper. |
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| Restarting the computer while it's powered on is called a cold boot. |
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| USB ports are fast replacing traditional ________ ports because of their ability to transfer data quickly. |
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| When performing data entry, you cannot use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to enter numeric values. |
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| External hard drives are often used to back up data that is contained on the internal hard drive. |
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| The type of monitor that looks like a traditional television set is called a ________ monitor. |
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| The main difference between a mainframe and a supercomputer is the physical size. |
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| The Windows key on a keyboard is specific to the Windows operating system. |
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| An expansion hub allows you to provide new, external ports to your computer. |
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| Devices such as monitors and printers that are connected to the computer are called ________. |
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| Flash drives plug into a(n) ________. |
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| ________ is the applied science concerned with designing and arranging things that people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely. |
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| An alternative to the QWERTY keyboard is the virtual keyboard. |
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| USB ports are causing serial and parallel ports to become legacy technology. |
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| In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special character is made up of a unique combination of |
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| A(n) ________ uses an internal sensor or laser to detect the mouse's movement. |
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| A(n) ________ enables you to enter data (text, images, and sound) and instructions (user responses and commands) into the computer. |
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| A ________ is a portable computer that features a touch-sensitive screen and handwriting recognition software. |
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| ________ microphones pick up sound from only one direction. |
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| ________ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up. |
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| Embedded computers have their own programming. They typically do not receive input from you, nor do they interact with other systems. |
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| When using Windows 7 power management tools, you really only need to shut down your computer when you need to repair the system, install hardware, or move the system. |
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| What protocol allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can view them on your computer using a browser? |
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| Relativism holds that everyone has his or her own ideas and that there is no universal moral truth. |
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| The primary use for the Internet is searching. |
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| A list of pages within a Web site that you have visited and that usually appears at the top of a page is referred to as a(n) ________. |
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| ________ is a social networking service that enables you to exchange short text messages with your friends or "followers." |
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| The # sign can be used as a wildcard when conducting searches with most search engines. |
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| Search engines have which three parts? |
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| a spider, an indexer, and search engine software |
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| The World Wide Web was invented by ________. |
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| The ________ requires companies to provide mechanisms for employees and third parties to anonymously report complaints, including ethics violations. |
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| Podcasts enable you to ________. |
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| broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s |
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| A set of programs that searches the Web to find information is called a ________. |
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| Social media sites are advocates of personal privacy. |
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| The Internet was developed to ensure faster delivery of communications such as mail. |
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| One way to mark a Web site so that you can return to it later without typing the address is to ________. |
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| use Favorites or Bookmarks |
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| The concept of the Internet developed from ________. |
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| Which of the following is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection? |
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| When shopping on the Web, it is better to pay for your purchase with a debit card rather than a credit card. |
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| Intellectual property (such as music, writing, and software) is protected through ________ law. |
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| In the URL http://www.prenhall.com, the portion labeled .com is the ________. |
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| A subject directory is an outline of Web sites organized by topic. |
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| Web 2.0 describes ________. |
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| a trend of new Web applications that combine the functionality of multiple applications |
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| Unethical behavior can be defined as conforming to a set of approved standards of social or professional behavior. |
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| The Internet is ________. |
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| a large network of networks |
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| All of the following are ways to communicate on the Internet EXCEPT: |
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| If you post a picture on your own social networking site, it could become available to the public via search engines. |
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| What protocol allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can view them on your computer using a browser? |
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| In the URL http://www.prenhall.com, the portion labeled http is the ________. |
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| Copyrighted technology is said to be in the public domain. |
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| The emotional-social prosthesis (ESP) device, developed by a group at the MIT Media Lab, is targeted at helping people who have ________. |
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| HTTP is the abbreviation for ________. |
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| hypertext transfer protocol |
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| Drawing objects include all of the following EXCEPT: |
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| The default line spacing for Word 2010 is double spacing. |
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| A ________ is approximately 1 billion bytes. |
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| A TV tuner allows your computer to receive television channels from a cable connection and display them on your computer monitor. |
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| Medical students can train on ________ and experience firsthand how a human would react to a particular treatment. |
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| Instant messaging (IM) services are programs that enable you to ________. |
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| communicate in real time with others who are online |
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| There are virtually no privacy risks in using today's newest social networking sites. |
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| A subject directory is a set of programs that searches the Web for specific keywords you wish to query and returns a list of Web sites on which these keywords are found. |
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| The text version of a Web site's Internet address is called the ________. |
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| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) |
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| ________ is the study of molecules and structures whose sizes range from 1 to 100 nanometers. |
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| The Windows key on a keyboard is specific to the Windows operating system. |
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| When a job is sent to other countries, as many programming jobs have been, it is said to have been ________. |
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| In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special character is made up of a unique combination of |
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| ________ microphones pick up sound from only one direction. |
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| A ________ is a portable computer that features a touch-sensitive screen and handwriting recognition software. |
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| Ranchers use VeriChips to track their cattle. |
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| The blinking vertical line where text or graphics will be inserted is called the: |
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| ________ is the place in a computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are stored. |
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| All of the following are examples of multimedia EXCEPT: |
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| Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers. |
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| A banner would be one example of which of the following? |
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| ________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal's movements. |
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| the broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet |
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| Affective computing is a science that attempts to produce machines that understand and can respond to human emotion. |
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| Which of the following are personal video journal entries posted on the Web? |
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| Restarting the computer while it's powered on is called a cold boot. |
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| Being computer literate enables you to form educated opinions in today's digital society and to take a stand based on accurate information rather than media hype and misinformation. |
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| Information technology careers are on the rise. |
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| The hard disk drive is a ________ storage device, meaning that it stores data permanently. |
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| A ________ allows you to transfer media from your computer to other media devices (such as a plasma TV). |
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| A(n) ________ is a keyword or term that is assigned to a piece of information such as a Web page, digital image, or video and describes the site so that it can be found again by browsing or searching. |
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| A(n) ________ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system. |
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| A ________ is a small device that enables users to carry digital information. |
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| The large scale networking (LSN) project is ________. |
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| a U.S. government Internet research project |
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| A subject directory is an outline of Web sites organized by topic. |
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| Becoming computer literate includes being able to understand and form knowledgeable opinions on the challenges facing a digital society. |
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| All the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a ________. |
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| ________ software is the set of programs that enables the computer's hardware devices and application software to work together. |
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| Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data. |
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| Footers contain text that will appear at the top of each page when you print. |
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| Surgeons use ________ to perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. |
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| Large, expensive computers that support hundreds of users simultaneously are called ________. |
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| A chat room is another name for a discussion group, an online discussion forum in which people create threads. |
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| When toggled off, the Insert key replaces or overwrites existing characters with new characters as you type. |
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