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What is a computer that has a flat screen and uses a mouse or fingertip for input instead of a keyboard?

A) tablet
B) PDA
C) laptop computer
D) desktop computer

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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What provides additional functionality to the operating system?

A) system software
B) operating system software
C) utility software
D) multitasking

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time?

A personal computer is a computer that is operated by a single user who can customize the functions to match personal preferences.

What is an input device designed for special applications for use by people with different types of special needs?

Course management software occurs when the software vendor releases updates to software to fix problems or enhance features.

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

What is software?

A disk image organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way.

Random access memory is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power.

Desktop publishing transforms a computer into a desktop publishing workstation.Leading packages include Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, and QuarkXpress.

Memory stick is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium.

Communication turns a computer into a terminal for transmitting data to and receiving data from distant computers through the telephone system.

What is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second?

What is a type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly?

Crash-proof software helps save information if a computer crashes.

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?

Personal information management (PIM) software handles contact information, appointments, task lists, and email.

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

What is hardware?