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

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B) False

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What occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program?

A) Software updates
B) Software upgrades
C) Crash-proof software
D) Course management software

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

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The arithmetic-logic unit includes instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do,based on the software instructions.

Preventative security software uses programs such as Window Washer,erases file histories,browser cookies,cache contents,and other crumbs that applications and Windows leave on a hard drive.

What occur(s) when the software vendor releases updates to software to fix problems or enhance features?

The control unit performs all arithmetic operations (for example,addition and subtraction)and all logic operations.

A mainframe computer is designed to meet the computing needs of hundreds of people in a large business environment.Mainframe computers are a step up in size,power,capability,and cost from minicomputers.

What is the computer's main memory,which consists of the random access memory (RAM) ,cache memory,and read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the CPU?

Software _________________ occur when the software vendor releases updates to software to fix problems or enhance features.

___________ instruction set computer (RISC)chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

Which of the following licenses specialty software paid for on a license basis or per-use basis or usage-based licensing?

A minicomputer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

What is roughly 1 million bytes?

_____________ increases the cooperation and joint productivity of small groups of co-workers.

A ___________ computer sits on,next to,or under a user's desk and is too large to carry around.The computer box is where the CPU,RAM,and storage devices are held with a monitor on top,or a vertical system box (called a tower)usually placed on the floor within a work area.

A network user license enables anyone on the network to install and use the software.

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

Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

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

What is system software?