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Magnetic medium is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials.

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Memory stick is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium.

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Gigahertz is the number of millions of CPU cycles per second.

Software upgrade occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program.

An iPod has a single-purpose embedded operating system.

Random access memory (RAM) is the computer's primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-speed external data bus.

Megahertz is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

What software controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software?

What equipment is used to capture information and commands?

Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.Utility software includes antivirus software, screen savers, and anti-spam software.

What is the arithmetic logic unit?

What contains high-capacity storage that holds data such as captured images, music, or text files?

The central processing unit (CPU) (or microprocessor) is the actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together.

What is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power?

What computer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer?

A site license enables any qualified users within the organization to install the software, regardless if the computer is on a network.Some employees might install the software on a home computer for working remotely.

The arithmetic-logic unit includes instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions.

Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?

What occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software that makes significant changes to the program?