【计算机科学引论 Computing Essentials 2021】【名词术语】【第1章】

MATCHING

Match each numbered item with the most closely related lettered item. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Choices

a. desktop

b. modem

c. network

d. output

e. presentation

f. program

g. software

h. solid-state

i. system software

j. system unit

Descriptions

1. Consists of the step-by-step instructions that tell the computer how to do its work.

(Answer: f. program)

2. Another name for a program.

(Answer: g. software)

3. Enables the application software to interact with the computer hardware.

(Answer: i. system software)

4. Type of computer that is small enough to fit on top of or alongside a desk yet is too big to carry around.

(Answer: a. desktop)

5. A container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

(Answer: j. system unit)

6. Devices that translate the processed information from the computer into a form that humans can understand.

(Answer: d. output)

7. Unlike hard disks, this type of storage does not have any moving parts, is more reliable, and requires less power.

(Answer: h. solid-state)

8. The most widely used communication device.

(Answer: b. modem)

9. A type of a file that might contain, for example, audience handouts, speaker notes, and electronic slides.

(Answer: e. presentation)

10. A communications system connecting two or more computers.

(Answer: c. network)

参考文献

《计算机科学引论（2021英文精编版）》，Timothy J. O’Leary, Linda I. O’Leary, Daniel A. O’Leary 著，北京，机械工业出版社，2020年9月。