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Digital Information Technology: Semester Exam Study Guide, Graded A+

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Digital Information Technology: Semester Exam Study Guide What is the latest Microsoft operating system called for personal computers? - ✔✔Windows What can you purchase for about $10-$20 that ... plugs into a USB port to save data on? - ✔✔Flash drive Where are computer files stored on a typical computer? - ✔✔Hard drive; usually a C:drive (at home) An example of application software would be _______________________. - ✔✔Word, Excel, PowerPoint, video games, iTunes, etc. What is a network? - ✔✔Allows computers to exchange data. Interconnected computing devices exchange data with each other using a data link through cable media or wireless media. What is a web browser? - ✔✔Allows you to visit websites (Google Chrome, IE, FireFox, Safari) What is a search engine? - ✔✔Allows you to look for websites and information (Yahoo, Google, Bing, AOL, Ask) What are the various domain types and what do they represent? - ✔✔Ends with an extension of 2 or 3 characters. These characters can signify the country the domain name is associated with or the type of organization. .edu = educational website .gov = government website .org = organizational website .com = commercial website Word processing application software - ✔✔Microsoft Word File extension for Word documents - ✔✔.docx Spreadsheet application software - ✔✔Excel File extension for Excel documents - ✔✔.xlxsWhat does the acronym WAN stand for? - ✔✔Wide Area Networks What does the acronym RAM stand for? - ✔✔Random Access Memory What does the acronym CPU stand for? - ✔✔Central Processing Unit What are peripherals? - ✔✔Any auxiliary device such as a computer mouse, keyboard, or printer that connects to and works with the computer in some way. What is a virus? - ✔✔A piece of computer code that attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread by traveling from computer to computer. May dama [Show More]

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