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____________________’s law is the mathematical formula that describes belief that the large and powerful computers will always be more cost effective than smaller ones.

____ improved memory access and raw CPU speeds and added features such as support for higher-speed system buses, pipelined instruction execution, and multimedia processing instructions.

“____” is the concept that the per-unit cost of producing goods or providing services decreases as the organization size increases.

A(n) ____________________ is application software that is accessed via a URL and uses a Web browser as the primary user interface

A tablet computer is a laptop computer that emphasizes small size, reduced weight, low cost, and wireless networking and is capable of performing only light-duty tasks, such as Web browsing, e-mailing, and word processing.

A(n) ____________________ is a device that performs data manipulation and transformation functions including computation, comparison, and data movement.

The first commercially available quantum computer was built by ____.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of utility programs that supports users and application programs, allocates resources, and controls access to hardware.

The term ____ can describe computers as small as midrange computers and as large as supercomputers.

The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing devices came during World War I.