1.1 The Information Age

What is the term that refers to the operations performed by a computer to retrieve, transform, or classify information?

• Input

• Processing

• Output

• Storage

What is the term that refers to the saving of information on memory chips, discs, or other storage media by a computer for later use?

• Input

• Processing

• Output

• Storage

What is the term that refers to the information that a user physically entered into a computer by pressing a key on a keyboard, clicking a mouse, tapping a touch screen, pushing a button on a game controller, speaking into a microphone, etc.?

• Input

• Processing

• Output

• Storage

What is the term that refers to the information that a computer returns to a user such as images on a screen, sounds from speakers, and printed pages?

• Input

• Processing

• Output

• Storage

What is the term that refers to a smaller, faster, cheaper, and more durable electronic device that replaced mechanical relays, which were slow and tended to wear down over time?

• Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

• Transistor

• Microchip

• Computer

What is the term that refers to an early computing machine that used punched cards and metal pins. It was used to compile the 1890 US census?

• Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

• Transistor

• Microchip

• Computer

What is the term that refers to an electronic device that allowed entire computers to be built into a single board, replacing modules for each part of the computer?

• Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

• Transistor

• Microchip

• World Wide Web

What is the term that refers to a small computer that combines a display and keyboard and is designed to be easily carried by a user but with the same functionality as a desktop computer?

• Smartphone

• Desktop

• Notebook/Laptop

• Mobile Device

What is the term that refers to a mobile phone that functions as a computer and allows users to access the internet?

• Smartphone

• Desktop

• Notebook/Laptop

• Mobile Device

What is the term that refers to a small computing devices such as tablets and smart phones that are much more mobile than any other type of computing device?

• Smartphone

• Desktop

• Notebook/Laptop

• Mobile Device