计算机科学引论2答案,计算机科学引论前六章答案

Chapter 1

Crssword Puzzle

1. people

2. enduser

3. procedures

4. documentfile

5. devicedriver

6. databasefile

7. operationsystem

8. hardware

9. Internet

10. modem

11. software

12. information

13. data

14. tablet PC

Multiple Choice

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. d

6. d

7. a

8. c

9. d

10. d

Open-ended

1. An information system has five parts:people,procedures,software, hardware and data.

People:Are end users who use computer to make themselves more productive.

Procedures:Specify rules or guidelines for computer operations.

Software:Provides step-by-step instructins for computer hardware.

Hardware:Processes the data to create information.

Data:Consist of unprocessed facts including text,numbers, image and sounds.

People are the most important part of any information system.

2. System software helps the computer manage its own internal resources.It includes three kinds

of programs:operating systems,utilities and device drivers programs.

3. Basic applications are the kinds of programs to be considered computer competent.

Specialized applications are more narrowly focused on specific disciplines and occupations.

Basic applications have some types,such as browser,word processor,spreadsheet ,and so on.

Also specialized applications have many types,some of the best known are graphics,audio and

video,multimedia,Web authoring ,and artificial intelligence programs.

4. There are four types of computers:supercomputers,mainframe computers,minicomputers,and

microcomputers.