SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. For exercises 8 through 14, match each term to the
appropriate definition.
8. on-line _____
a.
Programs or preset instructions.
9. Input-output devices _____
b.
Permanent readable text.
10. Software _____
c.
Eight bits treated as a unit.
11. Hard copy _____
d.
The storage device goes immediately to the
desired location.
12. Direct access _____
e.
Storage identification number.
13. Address _____
f.
In direct communication with the computer.
14. Byte _____
g.
A collection of routines and programs.
h.
Communication link between people and
computers or different computer systems
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. For exercises 15 through 19, match each term to the
appropriate definition.
15. Sequential access _____
a.
Interval required to locate and transfer data
from storage.
16. Record _____
b. Set of characters occupying one storage
location.
17. Access time _____
c. Storage in which data can only be read in the
order it is stored.
18. Nanosecond _____
d. Memory chip that allows output to be printed
after exiting the program.
19. Buffer _____
e. One billionth of a second.
f. Logically related items treated as a unit.
20.
A digital computer performs its operations by _______________O's and 1's.
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