Computer fundamentals chapter 1

the most important Which part of an information system is [blank_start]people[blank_end]

tick the two major kinds of software.

General-purpose applications are narrowly focused on specific disciplines and occupations.

Mainframe computers are the most powerful type of computer.

Midrange computers are computers with good processing capabilities and are known as servers.

Personal computers are the least powerful computers.

The [blank_start]system unit[blank_end] is a container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

[blank_start]Input[blank_end] devices translate data and programs that humans can understand into a form that the computer can process.

[blank_start]secondary storage[blank_end] holds data and programs even after electric power to the computer system has been turned off.

Information is raw, unprocessed facts, including text, numbers, images, and sounds.

internet of things uses the Internet and the web to shift many computer activities from a user’s computer to computers on the Internet.