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2.3

1.Name two examples of financial and accounting software.

Quicken, Microsoft Money

2.Name one drawback to upgrading software.

Incompatibility with older hard & soft ware, conflicts, time it takes.

3.Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.

Algorithims

4.Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc

.doc

ANALOGY/WORD 10/4

TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger.

2.4

1.The ____ is a network user (or computer) that connects into the network to request or order information from the server.

Client

2.The ____ is a computer that works behind-the-scenes in a network to provide shared resources to network users.

Server

3.Name two ways a client computer can connect to the network.

Physical connection, modem

4.An Internet connection that supports a wide range of frequencies and multiple signals is known as ____.

Broadband

TEH TALK BIT & BYTES 2.1

1. How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000,000,000


2. How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000


3. How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
64


4. Write your first name in binary.?
010110100100000101001011

2.2 TECH TALK

1.What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?

Portable storage

2.What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?

.bmp .gif .jpg

3.What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?

Back up to a safe location

4.What is the primary storage for most personal computers?

Hard drive

HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical

2. dragon

Word Quiz
deface
Someone might deface a wall by
1. using spray paint to mess it up.