MIS Test 2 Ch 2 Part 2

The use of a collection of computers, often owned by multiple individuals
or organizations, to work in a coordinated manner to solve a common
problem.

A single-user computer that provides ease of portability because of its small size.

A personal computer designed for use by mobile users; it is small and light enough to sit comfortably on a user’s lap.

A personal computer designed for use by mobile users; it is small and light enough to sit comfortably on a user’s lap.

Flat display that uses liquid crystals—organic, oil-like material placed
between two polarizers—to form characters and graphic images on a
backlit screen.

A direct access storage device, with bits represented by magnetized areas.

A type of sequential secondary storage medium, now used primarily for
storing backups of critical organizational data in the event of a
disaster.

A large, powerful computer often shared by hundreds of concurrent users connected to the machine via terminals.

A
microprocessor that combines two or more independent processors into a
single computer so they can share the workload and improve processing
capacity.

The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions at the same time

The smallest, lightest, least expensive member of the laptop computer family.

An
inexpensive desktop computer designed to be smaller, lighter, and
consume much less power than a traditional desktop computer.

Smaller
than a laptop computer, an extremely lightweight computer that weighs
less than 6 pounds and can easily fit in a briefcase.

Software mass-produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across businesses, organizations, or individuals.

Flat
display that uses a layer of organic material sandwiched between two
conductors, which, in turn, are sandwiched between a glass top plate and
a glass bottom plate so that when electric current is applied to the
two conductors, a bright, electro-luminescent light is produced directly
from the organic material.

The simultaneous execution of the same task on multiple processors to obtain results faster.

A dot of color on a photo image or a point of light on a display screen.

A
type of display using thousands of smart cells (pixels) consisting of
electrodes and neon and xenon gases that are electrically turned into
plasma (electrically charged atoms and negatively charged particles) to
emit light.

A computer small enough to carry easily.

Sets of keywords, symbols, and rules for constructing statements that people can use to communicate instructions to a computer.