Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-2 Dean Has Been Using

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Multiple Choice

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-2 Dean has been using computers for some time now, but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs. In order to better maintain his computer, he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs. Andrea advises Dean to remove unnecessary programs from his computer by using a(n) ____ utility.

• A) delete
• B) uninstall
• C) remove
• D) cleanup

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Definitions:

Sodium-Potassium Pump

A membrane-bound transporter enzyme present in many cell (plasma) membranes that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells, thus maintaining the concentration and electrical gradients of these ions.

Endocytosis

Process by which a cell takes in a small amount of extracellular fluid (and its contents) by the ballooning inward of the plasma membrane.

Exocytosis

Process by which a cell expels a vesicle’s contents to extracellular fluid.

Entropy

A measure of disorder or randomness in a system, often associated with the second law of thermodynamics.