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Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?

A) DVD DL
B) DVD
C) CD
D) Blu-ray

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

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system unit

case that houses the electronic components, power source, and storage devices of a desktop computer

peripheral device

external device that exchanges data with the computer through ports

motherboard

used to enter data

input device

displays processed data

output device

main circuit board containing the central electronic components of a computer

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system unit

peripheral device

motherboard

input device

output device

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case that houses the electronic components, power source, and storage devices of a desktop computer

external device that exchanges data with the computer through ports

used to enter data

displays processed data

main circuit board containing the central electronic components of a computer

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system unit

peripheral device

motherboard

input device

output device

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system unit

peripheral device

motherboard

input device

output device

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Question 43

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The "brains" of the computer is the ________.

A(n) ________ is a small video camera that sits on top of a monitor or is built into a computing device and can be used to transmit live video.

Laser printers are usually faster at printing in black and white than inkjet printers.

The computer stores currently used programs and data in ________.

Processing is manipulating, calculating, or organizing data into information.

A(n) ________ is a computer that is designed to execute a few programs extremely rapidly.

On a keyboard, Num Lock and Caps Lock are both toggle keys.

The ________ keyboard layout gets its name from the first six letters in the top-left row of alphabetic keys on the keyboard and is the most common English-language keyboard layout.

An Apple iPad and an Amazon Fire are examples of ________ computers.

CDs, DVDs, and ________ discs are examples of optical storage.

Computers use a ________ language consisting of 0s and 1s.

Apple's macOS and Microsoft Windows are examples of ________ software.