1. Be able to define the following key terms:
   1. Alternative (Alt) key
   2. Bluetooth
   3. Cold boot
   4. Control (Ctrl) key
   5. Cursor (also called the Insertion Point)
   6. Ergonomics
   7. Function key
   8. Modem
   9. Pixel (picture element)
   10. Port
   11. RAM (Random Access Memory)
   12. Resolution
   13. RSI
   14. System unit
   15. Toggle key
   16. Tower system unit
   17. Warm boot
   18. Webcam
       
       
2. Provide examples of the following types of computer hardware:
   1. Input device
   2. Output device
   3. Storage device
      
      

NOTE: PDA stands for Personal Digital Assistant, which is a type of handheld computer that uses a stylus or a finger for input rather than a keyboard.

3. What tasks do the following keys perform?
   1. End
   2. Home
   3. Insert
      
      
4. What are the keyboard shortcuts for the following actions:
   1. Saving a document
   2. Cuts selected text
   3. Copies selected text
   4. Pastes selected text
   5. Closes current (active) window
      
      
5. Identify two types of wireless keyboards. Which one do the authors recommend and why is it recommended?
   
   
6. Identify two applications for using a microphone as an input device.
   
   
7. What are the Computer Ethics Institute’s Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics?
   
   
8. What are four factors to consider when purchasing a LCD monitor?
   
   
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of inkjet and laser printers?
   
   
10. Identify six factors to consider when choosing a printer.
    
    
11. Why do you want to use a computer’s shutdown procedures instead of just turning the power off when you are done using it for the day?
    
    
12. How are sleep and hibernation modes different?
    
    
13. Identify the capabilities (read only vs. read/write) and storage capacities of the following storage media:
    1. Hard drive
    2. CD
    3. CD-RW
    4. DVD
    5. DVD-RW
    6. Blu-Ray
    7. Flash (USB) drive
       
       

NOTE: A computer’s processor, sometimes called the central processing unit or CPU, has evolved from a room full of vacuum tubes to a small integrated circuit called a microprocessor. A microprocessor gets its name from the fact that it is no bigger than the finger nail on your baby finger! Whatever its size the processor follows program instructions which may tell it to move data from or to its memory or to perform arithmetic (+, -, *, /) or logical (>, <, =) operations on designated data.

14. Identify three types of specialty computers and provide a brief description of how each is used.
    
    
15. What are five things you can do to avoid injuries when working at your computer? For full credit you need to provide specifics like inches away from eyes and location of your feet.
    
    
16. What did you find interesting in this week’s reading that was not part of a study guide question?