Deck 13: Appendix: Discovering Computers

Question 1

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

A) supercomputers
B) installed media modems
C) smart phones
D) servers

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

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

Question 14

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 15

Which of the following is an example of video and audio editing software for the professional?

A) Adobe InDesign
B) Autodesk AutoCAD
C) Adobe Illustrator
D) Adobe Audition

Question 16

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

Question 17

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 18

What separates the components of a domain name?

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

Question 19

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 20

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

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

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

A) Dropbox
B) Google Drive
C) SkyDrive
D) CloudBox

Question 22

What is the definition of a command?

A) a collection of unprocessed text, numbers, images, audio, and video
B) a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it
C) an instruction issued by replying to a question that is displayed
D) an instruction that causes a program or app to perform a specific action

Question 23

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

A) incremental
B) archival
C) partial
D) continuous

Question 24

Which of the following is a register function?

A) storing the location from where an instruction was fetched
B) storing a control while the instruction unit decodes it
C) storing the operand for a calculation
D) storing data while the AXU calculates it

Question 25

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 26

Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

A) SSDs have lower storage capacities.
B) SSDs generate more heat.
C) SSDs have faster transfer rates.
D) SSDs have a shorter life.

Question 27

Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?

A) machine unit
B) control unit
C) ALU
D) CPU

Question 28

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 29

Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?

A) flash memory
B) L1 cache
C) firmware
D) microcode

Question 30

Which kind of monitor sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates?

A) toner
B) plasma
C) large-format
D) NLQ

Question 31

Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

A) RAID
B) RAS
C) NAS
D) RAN

Question 32

Which of the following is the International Electronics Commission working to make the universal connector standard for charging mobile devices?

A) FireWire
B) micro USB
C) MIDI
D) serial

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of external hard drives over internal hard drives?

A) They can transport a large number of files.
B) They can add storage space to a mobile computer.
C) They can easily store large audio and video files.
D) They leave data in the computer.

Question 34

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

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

Question 35

Which of the following requires any company with 15 or more employees to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of physically challenged workers?

A) ADA
B) AMA
C) W3C
D) Smith-Rakoff Act of 1997

Question 36

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 37

Over time, which of the following is true of thermal printers?

A) They are inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the images tend to fade.
B) They are inexpensive, and the print quality is high and the images tend to last.
C) They are expensive, but the print quality is high although the images tend to fade.
D) They are expensive, and the print quality is low although the images tend to last.

Question 38

Which of the following is a touch-sensitive display device that users interact with by touching the screen with a finger or a stylus?

A) trackpad
B) touch screen
C) touchpad
D) traction spot

Question 39

Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?

A) expansion bus
B) index bus
C) interpolated bus
D) power bus

Question 40

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 41

Which of the following roles is responsible for designing and developing an information system?

A) manager
B) coordinator
C) analyst
D) developer

Question 42

Which of the following is a set of technologies from Microsoft that allows almost any type of program to run on the Internet or an internal business network?

A) .JIT
B) .RPG
C) .NET
D) .VPE

Question 43

In sequence, traditional system development contains five phases. What are they?

A) planning, analysis, design, implementation, support and security
B) analysis, implementation, support and security, design, planning
C) support and security, design, planning, analysis, implementation
D) implementation, analysis, support and security, planning, design

Question 44

Which of the following manages information about customers, past purchases, interests, and the day-to-day interactions, such as phone calls, email messages, web communications, and instant messaging sessions?

A) SFA
B) MRP
C) CAM
D) CRM

Question 45

You are using a technology to enable two devices to share contacts when they touch. What is the name for this technology?

A) NLC
B) NFC
C) AFD
D) DDF

Question 46

In a database, which of the following is a combination of one or more related characters or bytes and is the smallest unit of data a user accesses?

A) field
B) member
C) record
D) identifier

Question 47

Which of the following is the least likely technology PANs would use?

A) Bluetooth
B) peer-to-peer
C) Wi-Fi
D) special USB cables

Question 48

Which of the following has the fastest transfer rate?

A) T3
B) ATM
C) Fractional T1
D) FTTP

Question 49

In large companies, users write a formal request for a new or modified information system, which is called which of the following?

A) system demand
B) IS need
C) project request
D) corporate requirement

Question 50

Where may an operating system reside in a mobile device?

A) OS roster
B) firmware
C) live USB
D) mobile platform utility

Question 51

Which of the following is a simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 computers?

A) peer-to-peer network
B) hard network
C) MAN
D) interpolated network

Question 52

Which of the following is the greatest problem with regard to a bus network?

A) Devices attached or detached at any point on the bus disrupt the rest of the network.
B) Failure of one device usually affects the rest of the network.
C) The bus itself might become inoperable.
D) Bus networks are expensive and difficult to install.

Question 53

Which of the following is unlikely to be tested during the startup process?

A) application files
B) buses
C) peripheral devices
D) adapter cards

Question 54

Which of the following is least likely to be a capability of the new server operating system your firm has developed?

A) handling high numbers of transactions
B) supporting large-scale messaging
C) providing touch screen technology
D) offering backup capabilities

Question 55

Which of the following identifies the quality of data in a database?

A) file resolution
B) authenticated access
C) information dimensionality
D) data integrity

Question 56

Linux is a kind of software whose code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution. What kind of software is this?

A) open source
B) client/server
C) upgradable
D) multitasking

Question 57

Which of the following is a number(s) or character(s) that is appended to or inserted into a primary key field?

A) check digit
B) index
C) insertion ordinal
D) integer

Question 58

Which of the following kinds of programs interacts with a DBMS, which in turn interacts with the database?

A) before image
B) front-end
C) after image
D) back-end

Question 59

In which kind of conversion does the user stop using the old system and begin using the new system on a certain date?

A) direct conversion
B) parallel conversion
C) phased conversion
D) pilot conversion

Question 60

Which of the following is not true of communications software?

A) Some communications devices require separate communications software to ensure proper data transmission.
B) E-mail, FTP, and VoIP are examples of system software for communications.
C) Communications software can help users establish a connection to another computer, mobile device, or network.
D) Communications software works with network standards and protocols to ensure data moves through the network or Internet correctly.

Question 61

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 62

What separates the components of a domain name?

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

Question 63

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

Question 64

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 65

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 66

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

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

Question 67

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 68

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 69

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

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

Question 70

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 71

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

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

Question 72

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

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

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

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

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

Question 75

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 76

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 77

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 78

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 79

To find a webpage, the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase in the resource's text box. What is the term for that phrase?

A) search text
B) icon
C) hit
D) key

Question 80

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