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CID Terms Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: Application Software ANS 🗹🗹: Computer programs that employs capabilities of a
computer so a user can perform a task
Q: Backup ANS 🗹🗹: A copy of a file, folder, or directory on a separate storage device
Q: Cloud Computing ANS 🗹🗹: Use files and applications over the Internet
Q: Cloud Storage ANS 🗹🗹: Falls under umbrella of cloud computing; also called online
storage and public cloud storage; customer's files can typically be shared with or
without passwords to anyone who has Internet access and a Web browser
Q: CPU / Processor ANS 🗹🗹: Hardware within a computer that carries out the
instructions of a device; CPU is acronym for Central Processing Unit
Q: Document Properties ANS 🗹🗹: Also known as metadata; details about a file that
describe or identify it; include details such as title, author name, subject, and keywords
to identify document's topic or contents
Q: Domain Name ANS 🗹🗹: A unique name that identifies an Internet resource such as a
website; for example, weber is domain name in Internet address
http://www.weber.edu
Q: Driver ANS 🗹🗹: Software provided by a hardware manufacturer that tells the
computer's operating system how to work with the device
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Q: File / File Sharing ANS 🗹🗹: A collection of data or information that has a name and is
stored on a computer or other storage device; file sharing is public or private sharing of
computer data or space in a network with various levels of access privilege
Q: Folder Creation and Manipulation ANS 🗹🗹: Naming, renaming, moving folders
Q: Folder / Shared Folder ANS 🗹🗹: A folder is a named location on a storage device
where files can be saved and which can be accessed by programs, nodes, terminals,
users, etc. Folders can be shared among users for greater accessibility
Q: Information Processing Cycle ANS 🗹🗹: The sequence of events in processing
information, includes (1) input, (2) processing, (3) storage, and (4) output
Q: Input ANS 🗹🗹: Device used to enter data into a computer; for example, mouse,
microphone, keyboard, scanner, touchpad
Q: LAN ANS 🗹🗹: Local Area Network (LAN) is collection of computers and other
devices in a relatively small area, usually a single room or building or a few buildings;
can be connected wirelessly or using telecommunication lines (see definition for
Network, WAN, and WLAN)
Q: Maximize, Minimize, Restore, Close ANS 🗹🗹: (Buttons on Title Bar) expand screen
(maximize) / contract screen (minimize) / adjust from full screen to normal size
(restore) / exit an application (close)
Q: Network ANS 🗹🗹: A collection of computers and other devices such as printers,
scanners, and telephones interconnected using telecommunication equipment either
wired or wireless for purpose of sharing information between users.
Q: Operating Systems ANS 🗹🗹: The collection of software that directs a computer's
operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing
storage, input/output, and communication resources.
Q: Output ANS 🗹🗹: Devices used to show data and information coming out of a
computer; for example, monitor, printer, speaker, headphones, projector
CID Terms Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: Application Software ANS 🗹🗹: Computer programs that employs capabilities of a
computer so a user can perform a task
Q: Backup ANS 🗹🗹: A copy of a file, folder, or directory on a separate storage device
Q: Cloud Computing ANS 🗹🗹: Use files and applications over the Internet
Q: Cloud Storage ANS 🗹🗹: Falls under umbrella of cloud computing; also called online
storage and public cloud storage; customer's files can typically be shared with or
without passwords to anyone who has Internet access and a Web browser
Q: CPU / Processor ANS 🗹🗹: Hardware within a computer that carries out the
instructions of a device; CPU is acronym for Central Processing Unit
Q: Document Properties ANS 🗹🗹: Also known as metadata; details about a file that
describe or identify it; include details such as title, author name, subject, and keywords
to identify document's topic or contents
Q: Domain Name ANS 🗹🗹: A unique name that identifies an Internet resource such as a
website; for example, weber is domain name in Internet address
http://www.weber.edu
Q: Driver ANS 🗹🗹: Software provided by a hardware manufacturer that tells the
computer's operating system how to work with the device
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Q: File / File Sharing ANS 🗹🗹: A collection of data or information that has a name and is
stored on a computer or other storage device; file sharing is public or private sharing of
computer data or space in a network with various levels of access privilege
Q: Folder Creation and Manipulation ANS 🗹🗹: Naming, renaming, moving folders
Q: Folder / Shared Folder ANS 🗹🗹: A folder is a named location on a storage device
where files can be saved and which can be accessed by programs, nodes, terminals,
users, etc. Folders can be shared among users for greater accessibility
Q: Information Processing Cycle ANS 🗹🗹: The sequence of events in processing
information, includes (1) input, (2) processing, (3) storage, and (4) output
Q: Input ANS 🗹🗹: Device used to enter data into a computer; for example, mouse,
microphone, keyboard, scanner, touchpad
Q: LAN ANS 🗹🗹: Local Area Network (LAN) is collection of computers and other
devices in a relatively small area, usually a single room or building or a few buildings;
can be connected wirelessly or using telecommunication lines (see definition for
Network, WAN, and WLAN)
Q: Maximize, Minimize, Restore, Close ANS 🗹🗹: (Buttons on Title Bar) expand screen
(maximize) / contract screen (minimize) / adjust from full screen to normal size
(restore) / exit an application (close)
Q: Network ANS 🗹🗹: A collection of computers and other devices such as printers,
scanners, and telephones interconnected using telecommunication equipment either
wired or wireless for purpose of sharing information between users.
Q: Operating Systems ANS 🗹🗹: The collection of software that directs a computer's
operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing
storage, input/output, and communication resources.
Q: Output ANS 🗹🗹: Devices used to show data and information coming out of a
computer; for example, monitor, printer, speaker, headphones, projector
