Technology may help us develop a better appreciation for privacy.

Because most digital devices are electronic, bytes take the form of electrical pulses.

The op code specifies the data.

Trojans are computer programs that seem to perform one function while actually doing something else.

You should always use a different password for every account.

The first digital computers were built during World War II for ____.

The ____ is a collection of linked documents, graphics, and sounds.

An electronic component that can be programmed to perform tasks is a ____.

A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium is known as (a) ____.

An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ____.

Data becomes ____ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use.

The type of data where text, numbers, graphics, sound, and video have been converted into discrete digits as represented in the accompanying figure is ____.

The binary number 10 represents ____ in the decimal number system.

The type of code that uses only seven bits for each character is ____.

The type of code that uses eight bits for each character is ____.

Data transmission speeds are typically expressed as ____.

Storage is typically expressed as ____.

C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ____ programming languages.

The ____ is a command word for an operation such as add, compare, or jump.

As shown in the accompanying figure, the ____ fetches each instruction.

In terms of an authentication protocol, the phrase ‘something a person possesses’ could refer to ____.

____ intercepts information sent over computer networks.

Password management functions include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Case 1-1

Karen is trying to get organized and one of her issues is that she doesn’t know what kind of devices correspond to her needs.

If Karen were looking for a device that in addition to voice communications, offers full qwerty keypad, text messaging, e-mail, Web access, removable storage, camera, FM radio, digital music player, and software options for games, financial management, personal organizer, GPS and maps, she might consider a(n) ____.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Case 1-3

Jim has just purchased a new computer and it has made him think about how it works. He is particularly interested in how information is processed and stored in his computer. He has come to you for help.

Jim wants to know why a compiler converts all statements in a program at one time and places them into an object code. You tell him it is so that ____.