Deck 6: Internet Services, Devices, and Software

Question 1

In which gesture do you quickly touch and release one finger two times?

A) double-pinch
B) double-stretch
C) double-tap
D) double-hold

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

A) Firefox
B) Safari
C) Windows Explorer
D) Google Chrome

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is a website that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location?

A) portal
B) keyframe
C) extraction
D) powerpoint

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In which of the following mouse operations do you move the mouse until the pointer is positioned on the item of choice?

A) point
B) click
C) right-click
D) drag

Question 5

Which of the following high-speed Internet connections use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals?

A) satellite
B) FTTP
C) fixed wireless
D) DSL

Question 6

What is the definition of a website?

A) a collection of related webpages
B) the location from which a webpage originates
C) the source of a webpage
D) an author of a webpage

Question 7

What is the descriptor for a filter that warns or blocks you from potentially fraudulent or suspicious websites?

A) spoofing
B) pop-up
C) proxy
D) phishing

Question 8

Which of the following is a specification that enables web content to be distributed to subscribers?

A) VoIP
B) GPS
C) RSS
D) FTP

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

A) adware
B) vaporware
C) rootkits
D) zombies

Question 10

What term is used to illustrate the gap between those with and those without access to technology?

A) digital divide
B) mobile stratification
C) technology caste system
D) none of the above

Question 11

Which of the following category of users works on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school?

A) SOHO
B) power
C) mobile
D) key

Question 12

Which of the following consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents?

A) blogworld
B) web
C) Internet
D) both b and c

Question 13

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

A) ARPANET
B) NSFnet
C) NASA
D) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Question 14

Which kind of device is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa?

A) transfer device
B) communications device
C) integrated device
D) embedded device

Question 15

Which of the following conveys meaning and is useful to users?

A) data
B) information
C) input
D) output

Question 16

Which kind of user requires the capabilities of a powerful computer?

A) SOHO
B) power
C) mobile
D) key

Question 17

A search engine displays a list of webpage names that contain the search text. What is the term for that list?

A) keywords
B) icons
C) hits
D) pulls

Question 18

Which of the following entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the Internet, and related technologies?

A) digital literacy
B) digital intimacy
C) digital legitimacy
D) digital intelligence

Question 19

Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

A) cable transceiver
B) cable modem
C) cable receiver
D) cable dialer

Question 20

What separates the components of a domain name?

A) spaces
B) apostrophes
C) commas
D) periods

Question 21

What kind of software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks?

A) application
B) utility
C) operating
D) system

Question 22

What is the term for the transmission of messages and files via a computer network?

A) email
B) DSL
C) FTP
D) C2C

Question 23

Which of the following kinds of UPS always runs off a battery?

A) offline UPS
B) UPS utility
C) standby UPS
D) online UPS

Question 24

What term describes a POS terminal that is able to update inventory at geographically separate locations?

A) Internet capable
B) POS mobility
C) digital encapsulation
D) ATM facility

Question 25

Which of the following is held with both hands and controls the movement and actions of players or objects in video games or computer games?

A) joystick
B) dance pad
C) gamepad
D) balance board

Question 26

Which of the following terms includes speakers, webcams, and printers as examples?

A) peripherals
B) integrated systems
C) ports
D) embedded computers

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a mobile device?

A) supercomputers
B) installed media modems
C) smartphones
D) servers

Question 28

Which of the following is not a part of a server?

A) processor
B) network connections
C) storage
D) bundled software

Question 29

Which of the following is the development and maintenance of webpages?

A) web distribution
B) web publishing
C) web convergence
D) e-commerce

Question 30

Which kind of software can be distributed by anyone to others at no cost?

A) Freeware
B) Public-domain
C) Shareware
D) Open source software

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

A) C++
B) C#
C) Windows
D) Visual Basic

Question 32

Which of the following kinds of computing refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet?

A) disperse
B) cloud
C) digital
D) liberated

Question 33

Which of the following occurs when the electrical supply or voltage drops, often defined as more than five percent below the normal volts?

A) undervoltage
B) power surge
C) overvoltage
D) online surge

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a likely complaint of someone who spends his or her workday using the computer?

A) lower back pain
B) emotional fatigue
C) high blood pressure
D) muscle fatigue

Question 35

Which of the following occurs when one consumer sells directly to another consumer, such as in an online auction?

A) consumer-to-business (C2B) e-commerce
B) business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce
C) consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce
D) business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce

Question 36

Which of the following terms refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality?

A) portal
B) web app
C) multimedia
D) Java applet

Question 37

You compose a new song and you now have exclusive rights to sell your song. Of which of the following is this an example?

A) trademarking
B) intellectual publication
C) private domain
D) copyright

Question 38

Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three popular personal computer operating systems?

A) DOS
B) Linux
C) Amazon
D) Internet Explorer

Question 39

Which of the following is the process of initiating contact between two Bluetooth devices and allowing them to communicate with each other?

A) streamlining
B) discovering
C) docking
D) pairing

Question 40

Which of the following is a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product?

A) hard-coded computer
B) embedded computer
C) soft computer
D) indexed computer

Question 41

What kind of software helps users of all skill levels create web pages that include graphics, video, audio, animation, and other special effects?

A) website management
B) website authoring
C) website publishing
D) website editing

Question 42

You have a variety of helpful apps on your smartphone, including ones that allow you to remotely start your car or calculate a restaurant tip. In which of the following categories do these apps fall?

A) lifestyle
B) entertainment
C) assistive
D) convenience

Question 43

To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?

A) re-securing
B) decryption
C) assessment
D) digitization

Question 44

Websites use which of the following to keep track of items in a user's shopping cart?

A) session cookie
B) zombie
C) adware
D) shopping bot

Question 45

Which of the following is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability?

A) digital security risk
B) information liability
C) technical terrorism
D) network compromise

Question 46

Which law states that it is not illegal to intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that such electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public?

A) CAN-SPAM Act
B) Computer Abuse Amendments Act
C) COPPA
D) Electronic Communication Privacy Act

Question 47

What term means to make a copy of a file?

A) restore
B) back up
C) concatenate
D) decipher

Question 48

Which kind of license is a legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers, usually at a volume discount?

A) network
B) distributed
C) site
D) multipurpose

Question 49

What is the real-time exchange of messages, files, audio, and/or video with another online user called?

A) text messaging
B) chat
C) mobile inter-communication exchange
D) instant messaging

Question 50

Which term refers to the rights to which creators are entitled for their work?

A) community property
B) intellectual property
C) creative property
D) ethical property

Question 51

Which of the following tools searches for and removes unnecessary files?

A) disk defragmenter
B) uninstaller
C) disk cleanup
D) file manager

Question 52

Which kind of license is a legal agreement that allows multiple users to access the software on the server simultaneously?

A) site
B) network
C) distributed
D) multipurpose

Question 53

Into which of the following kinds of ports do external fingerprint readers plug?

A) parallel
B) MIDI
C) USB
D) serial

Question 54

Computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits are classified as which of the following, or programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter the computer's operations?

A) malware
B) untrusted sources
C) threats
D) cybermalls

Question 55

Which of the following kinds of file utilities shrink the size of a file(s)?

A) unit
B) file compression
C) matrix
D) conversion

Question 56

What is the term for a specific named location on your hard disk that is used for holding files?

A) file manager
B) safe spot
C) folder
D) index

Question 57

Which of the following kinds of software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user?

A) tax preparation
B) business
C) document management
D) accounting

Question 58

Which of the following statements is not a safeguard against the failure of hardware?

A) surge protectors
B) fault-tolerant computers
C) device-tracking apps
D) UPS

Question 59

What is the term for a square-shaped coded graphic that corresponds to a web address or other information?

A) ISBN code
B) bar code
C) USPS code
D) QR code

Question 60

Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?

A) certificate authority provider
B) certificate agency
C) certificate office
D) certificate bureau

Question 61

Which of the following category of users works on a computer while away from a main office, home office, or school?

A) SOHO
B) power
C) mobile
D) key

Question 62

Which of the following conveys meaning and is useful to users?

A) data
B) information
C) input
D) output

Question 63

Which of the following high-speed Internet connections use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals?

A) satellite
B) FTTP
C) fixed wireless
D) DSL

Question 64

Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

A) cable transceiver
B) cable modem
C) cable receiver
D) cable dialer

Question 65

In which gesture do you quickly touch and release one finger two times?

A) double-pinch
B) double-stretch
C) double-tap
D) double-hold

Question 66

Which of the following is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future use?

A) input device
B) computer
C) output device
D) both a and c

Question 67

Which kind of device is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa?

A) transfer device
B) communications device
C) integrated device
D) embedded device

Question 68

Which kind of user requires the capabilities of a powerful computer?

A) SOHO
B) power
C) mobile
D) key

Question 69

What is the definition of a website?

A) a collection of related webpages
B) the location from which a webpage originates
C) the source of a webpage
D) an author of a webpage

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

A) adware
B) vaporware
C) rootkits
D) zombies

Question 71

In which of the following mouse operations do you move the mouse until the pointer is positioned on the item of choice?

A) point
B) click
C) right-click
D) drag

Question 72

What term is used to illustrate the gap between those with and those without access to technology?

A) digital divide
B) mobile stratification
C) technology caste system
D) none of the above

Question 73

Which of the following entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the Internet, and related technologies?

A) digital literacy
B) digital intimacy
C) digital legitimacy
D) digital intelligence

Question 74

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

A) ARPANET
B) NSFnet
C) NASA
D) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Question 75

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

A) Firefox
B) Safari
C) Windows Explorer
D) Google Chrome

Question 76

Which of the following is a specification that enables web content to be distributed to subscribers?

A) VoIP
B) GPS
C) RSS
D) FTP

Question 77

What involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer?

A) green computing
B) universal computing
C) streamlined computing
D) comprehensive computing

Question 78

Which of the following is a personal computer that users can carry from place to place?

A) integrated computer
B) desktop computer
C) mobile computer
D) encapsulated computer

Question 79

Which of the following is a business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee?

A) Internet service provider
B) Internet access provider
C) Internet host provider
D) Internet email provider

Question 80

Which of the following is a popular social networking site?

A) Facebook
B) Chrome
C) Safari
D) Internet Explorer