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CIS 150 Flashcards

1
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Will Google Earth become Google Live

A

Yes

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2
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The tangible and physical aspects of a computer are called what?

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Hardware

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3
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Does the average business person need to be an expert IT?

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No

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4
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What is the most important part of an information system?

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People

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5
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Acquiring technology when it is first introduced is called what?

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Being a leader

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6
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Desktop computers are considered what type of computer?

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Microcomputers

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7
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What kind of software requires no human interaction?

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System Software

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8
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Any task a computer performs is called what?

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Process

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9
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What is the most important thing system software does?

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Enbles the operating system

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10
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What computers process large amounts of data for a mid-sized business?

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Midrange computers

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11
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A computer program that accomplishes a specific task is called what?

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Software

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12
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What part of the computer coordinates memory?

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Operating System

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13
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What law predicts that Google Earth will become Google Live?

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Moore’s Law

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14
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What plays an important role when learning IT?

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Attitude

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15
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How is information represented on a monitor?

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Graphical User Interface

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16
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Which method of sharing data is dynamic?

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Object Linking

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17
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The table of contents of a hard drive is called what?

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FAT

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18
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Waiting to acquire technology until it is proven is called what?

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Being a follower

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19
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What is the most important aspect of a productivity suite?

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Sharing Data

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20
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Software sold as a collection are called what?

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Software Suite

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21
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What is the easiest and most basic way to share data?

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Copy (or Cut) and Paste

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22
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A common name for an operating system is what?

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Platform

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23
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What part of a computer is responsible for reading and writing data?

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Operating System

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24
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What are the largest and most powerful business computers?

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Mainframes

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25
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Running more than one application at a time is called what?

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Multitasking

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26
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What company makes Acrobat?

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Adobe

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27
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What is it called when a row and column intersect in a spreadsheet?

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Cell

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28
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Which of the following is not a feature of word processing software?

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Array Document Protocols

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29
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What does platform neutral mean in context of a PDF?

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Works on any operating system

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30
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In a DBMS, what is a row called?

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Record

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31
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Connecting two or more computers is called what?

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Network

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32
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What technology has made presentation software more popular?

A

Business Intelligence

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33
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Where was WordPerfect originally developed?

A

Bringham Young University

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34
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What software did Excel replace as the most popular spreadsheet?

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Lotus 123

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35
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Linking the customer and transaction tables is called what?

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One-to-many relationship

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36
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What software is designed to display on-screen?

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Presentation software

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37
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Which software displays web pages?

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Browser Software

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38
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Which is not word processing software?

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Apple Word Press Pro

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39
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What application software features a “what-if” analysis?

A

Spreadsheets

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40
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Which is not a peripheral device?

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NIC Card

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41
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Which is the leading presentation software?

A

Microsoft PowerPoint

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42
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Which software can provide a table of contents?

A

Word Processor

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43
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In a DBMS, what is a column called?

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Field

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44
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What was the first web browser called?

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WorldWideWeb

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45
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What is a clickable navigation element?

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Hyperlink

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46
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Who invented the first web browser?

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

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47
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What software models financial information?

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Spreadsheets

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48
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What is the most popular word processor in the world?

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Microsoft Word

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49
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What differentiates system software from application software?

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Human Intervention

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50
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Which software visually communicates a point?

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Presentation

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51
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How many bits in a byte?

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8

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52
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What is considered the “brains” of a computer?

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Microprocessor

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53
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What is the main component of a system unit?

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Motherboard

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54
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What is the main body of a computer called?

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System Unit

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55
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Physically, what is a motherboard?

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Circut Board

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56
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Many chips encased in one chip working together is what?

A

RISC

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57
Q

How are bus lines measured?

A

Width

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58
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What coding scheme do most microcomputers use?

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ASCII

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59
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Which type of memory is primary storage?

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RAM

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60
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A microprocessor’s speed is measured in what?

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Clock rate

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61
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What are the pathways inside a computer unit called?

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Bus Lines

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62
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The programming on ROM chips is sometimes called what?

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Firmware

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63
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Is it important to know how the inside of a computer works?

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Yes

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64
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What is the chassis commonly referred as?

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The “Box”

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65
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What is a pen-like device that can “write” on a screen?

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Stylus

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66
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What tag can transmit through radio waves

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RFID

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67
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What is the only real language a computer understands?

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Machine Code

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68
Q

What does Apple call a motherboard?

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Logic Board

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69
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Data and information that leaves a computer is called what?

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Output

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70
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Data and information that enters a computer is called what?

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Input

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71
Q

Image and text scanners use a technology called what?

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OCR

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72
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Which type of memory is secondary storage?

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Hard Drive

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73
Q

What determines a monitor’s resolution?

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DPI

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74
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Where does the microprocessor reside?

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On the motherboard

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75
Q

A PSU converts Alternating Current to what?

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Direct Current

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76
Q

Who can modify Linux?

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Anyone

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77
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Which is not a major OS in business?

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Borland System Platform

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78
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What is the dominant OS in the operating system market?

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Windows

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79
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What does MS-DOS stand for?

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Microsoft Disk Operating System

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80
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Is an OS system software or application software?

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System

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81
Q

What is it called when a computer performs a task?

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Process

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82
Q

Which memory helps decrease the time it takes to access memory?

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CPU Cache

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83
Q

What function stores and organize a user’s work in computer files?

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File Manager

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84
Q

Which memory quickens the implementation of computer programs?

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Registers

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85
Q

Which operating system is free of cost?

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Linux

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86
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What is it called when a computer runs more than one process at a time?

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Multitasking

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87
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What program unclutters a hard drive?

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Defragmentation

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88
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Who sold IBM MS-DOS?

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Gates and Allen

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89
Q

Who developed the earliest Mac OS?

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Jobs and Wozniak

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90
Q

Can an embedded operating system be modified?

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No

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91
Q

What kind of operating system does an iPhone use?

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Embedded

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92
Q

What is a common name for a hierarchy of directories?

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Tree

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93
Q

What is another name for an OS?

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Platform

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94
Q

TCP/IP breaks file into what?

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Packets

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95
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What are the set of rules to move data from one computer to another?

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TCP/IP

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96
Q

What is the world’s largest network?

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Internet

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97
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Which memory coordinates, tracks, allocates other memory?

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Virtual

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98
Q

Who started Linux?

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Linus Torvalds

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99
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Which operating system is open-source?

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Linux

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100
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What is the table of contents to a hard drive?

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FAT

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101
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How many Kilobytes are in a Megabyte?

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1,024

102
Q

Name a primary storage with no physical movement that can be accessed in any order.

A

RAM

103
Q

Physical items like desks, computers, and tractors constitute what in business?

A

Tangible Property

104
Q

What is meant by the variety of ways a computer can save data and information?

A

Computer Storage

105
Q

In computing, what is best described as where the user works?

A

Primary Storage

106
Q

What coding scheme is used by most microcomputers?

A

ASCII

107
Q

What coding scheme do mainframe computers use?

A

EBCDIC

108
Q

What is the newer version of FAT?

A

NTFS

109
Q

A read/write head on a spinning disk is like what?

A

A record player arm

110
Q

How many bits in a byte?

A

8

111
Q

What coding scheme is used for Japanese and Chinese computers?

A

Unicode

112
Q

What storage device is read sequentially?

A

Magnetic Tape

113
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Magnetic tape is still used extensively for what type of computer?

A

Mainframe Computers

114
Q

Operating systems have their file management systems modeled after what?

A

Filing Cabinets

115
Q

What was the storage capacity of a floppy disk?

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1.44 Mg

116
Q

What plan is for a future business catastrophes?

A

Disaster Recovery Plan

117
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What storage device is reel-to-reel?

A

Magnetic Tape

118
Q

In computing, what is best described as where the user stores their work?

A

Secondary Storage

119
Q

What is the capacity of Cloud Storage?

A

Unlimited

120
Q

What storage device is considered the slowest?

A

Magnetic Tape

121
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Which storage device is a series of stacked platters?

A

RAID

122
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What is the table of contents for a disk drive?

A

FAT

123
Q

When data is no longer needed on a daily basis, how is it backed up?

A

Archived

124
Q

What is bigger than a Yottabyte?

A

Brontobyte

125
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What does the acronym FAT mean?

A

File Allocation Table

126
Q

What compensates for operating system inadequacies?

A

System Updates

127
Q

This contains settings like screen savers, appearance, and personalization.

A

Registry

128
Q

Powering up a computer for the first time is called what?

A

Cold Boot

129
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Loading a platform into a computer’s memory is called what?

A

Booting

130
Q

After a computer gets power, it searches for what?

A

BIOS

131
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This is actually a technique of breaking up files.

A

Virtual Memory

132
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Smaller files that represent larger files are called what?

A

Pages

133
Q

What is a small pictogram that launches an application?

A

Icon

134
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What does the acronym GUI mean?

A

Graphical User Interface

135
Q

A business computer authenticates a user based on what?

A

Login

136
Q

Files exchanged in and out of RAM are called what?

A

Swap Files

137
Q

What button expands a window?

A

Maximize

138
Q

Starting a computer loads system software to provide what?

A

Operating System

139
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Restarting a computer is called what?

A

Warm Boot

140
Q

What program organizes a disk?

A

Defragmentation

141
Q

Disks have concentric bands called what?

A

Tracks

142
Q

What is the window a user is currently using?

A

Active Window

143
Q

What does the acronym BIOS mean?

A

Basic Input / Output System

144
Q

What contains groups of computer files?

A

Folders

145
Q

Microsoft replaced menus with what?

A

Ribbons

146
Q

What shows the last time a computer file was saved or created?

A

Modification Date

147
Q

What is the background display on a monitor called?

A

Desktop

148
Q

Tracks are separated into wedges called what?

A

Sectors

149
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What represents a user’s specific preferences?

A

Profile

150
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A GUI unto its own is called what?

A

Window

151
Q

What measures a human’s impact on the environment?

A

Carbon Footprint

152
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Who funded EPEAT?

A

EPA

153
Q

Another term for acceptance of an acknowledged problem is what?

A

Diffusion

154
Q

What is the problem with NCAR’s climate models?

A

Extremely Unreliable

155
Q

Who is in charge of all computer assets for an organization?

A

CIO

156
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How many of EPEAT’s criteria are optional?

A

28

157
Q

Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to take their products back when they are no longer useful?

A

End of life management

158
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Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to make their products last longer?

A

Product Longevity / Life Cycle Extension

159
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Which EPEAT criteria require adoption of Energy Star specification?

A

Energy Conservation

160
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How many of EPEAT’s criteria are required for certification consideration?

A

23

161
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What does the Materials Selection criteria do?

A

Informs consumers of percentage of renweable / bio-based plastic content

162
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Which EPEAT criteria ask manufacturers to design products that can be upgraded with common tools?

A

Product Longevity / Life Cycle Extension

163
Q

What is it called when heat cannot escape into space?

A

Greenhose Effect

164
Q

The practice of using computing resources efficiently and reducing waste is called what?

A

Green Computing

165
Q

What is the work arrangement that allows an employee to work from home?

A

Telecommuting

166
Q

What policy promotes efficient energy use in PSUs?

A

80 Plus

167
Q

What is EPEAT’s highest designation?

A

Gold Star

168
Q

Who manages EPEAT?

A

GEC

169
Q

Environmentally friendly computer systems are called what?

A

Green PCs

170
Q

When was the Energy Star founded?

A

1992

171
Q

Which PC mode uses the least amount of power?

A

Standby Mode

172
Q

Which EPEAT criteria require manufacturers to adopt sound corporate environmental policies?

A

Corporate Performance

173
Q

What document(s) is based on the idea that business can become environmentally friendly?

A

Green Business Plan

174
Q

How many total criteria in EPEAT?

A

51

175
Q

Where are EPEAT criteria listed online?

A

EPEAT.net

176
Q

What does the acronym P2P mean?

A

Peer-to-peer Network

177
Q

What are the most common types of cables in a network?

A

Twisted Pair

178
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A computer connected to a server is called what?

A

Client

179
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Any device connected to a network is called what?

A

Node

180
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What device allows a computer to connect to a network?

A

NIC Card

181
Q

What is the best protocol for transferring video through a network?

A

UDP

182
Q

Software that controls an entire network is called what?

A

NOS

183
Q

What is the mapping of a physical network called?

A

Topology

184
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Who is the person responsible for a network’s smooth operation?

A

Network Administrator

185
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What is the best protocol for transferring a large database file through a network?

A

TCP/IP

186
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TCP/IP and UDP break large files into what?

A

Packets

187
Q

What is the most common topology?

A

Star

188
Q

The central computer in a network is called what?

A

Server

189
Q

A printer or scanner connected to a network is called what?

A

Peripheral Device

190
Q

What does the acronym WAN mean?

A

Wide Area Network

191
Q

What does the acronym MAN mean?

A

Metropolitan Area Network

192
Q

What topology is in a circle?

A

Ring

193
Q

What are “rules” called when referring to a network?

A

Protocols

194
Q

Which network is the smallest?

A

LAN

195
Q

What is the least used topology?

A

Ring

196
Q

What does the acronym LAN mean?

A

Local Area Network

197
Q

What does logging in do for a network user?

A

Authenticates them

198
Q

What does the acronym CAN mean?

A

Campus Area Network

199
Q

What is the central location of a network?

A

Hub

200
Q

What topology is also called a linear bus?

A

Bus

201
Q

What is software designed to damage a computing system?

A

Malware

202
Q

What does IP mean?

A

Internet Protocol Address

203
Q

What does the acronym HTML mean?

A

Hypertext Markup Language

204
Q

What was the Internet’s original name?

A

ARPANET

205
Q

Who invented the World Wide Web?

A

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

206
Q

What is a clickable navigation element?

A

Hyperlink

207
Q

What application software provides an interface that displays the WWW?

A

Browser

208
Q

What are text files used for tracking a WWW user?

A

Cookies

209
Q

What is another name for a bookmark?

A

Favorite

210
Q

What does the extension, “.com” mean?

A

Commercial

211
Q

What is the most important aspect of a website?

A

Content

212
Q

What is a separate window that opens a browser without user interaction?

A

Popup

213
Q

Where was the university that produced the Internet?

A

UCLA

214
Q

What does the acronym HTTP mean?

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

215
Q

What is meant by C2C?

A

Consumer-to-Consumer

216
Q

What kind of website uses keywords to locate content?

A

Search Engine

217
Q

What is it called when one computer can connect to another?

A

Connectivity

218
Q

What kind of network model is the Internet?

A

Client / Server

219
Q

What does the acronym DSL mean?

A

Digital Subscriber Line

220
Q

What does the acronym ISP mean?

A

Internet Service Provider

221
Q

Internet servers that serve content are called what?

A

Web Hosts

222
Q

What are stored copies of previously viewed web pages?

A

Cache

223
Q

What kind of website returns many search engine results?

A

Metasearch Engine

224
Q

What does the acronym URL mean?

A

Uniform Resource Locator

225
Q

What are the most common graphic files on the WWW?

A

GIFs and JPEGs

226
Q

What does the “M” mean in CPM?

A

Thousands

227
Q

What is kept in cache?

A

Web Browsing History

228
Q

With Web Development Platforms, who designs the website?

A

Business Owners

229
Q

What is SEO?

A

Search Engine Optimization

230
Q

What is the computer used to browse the Web called?

A

Client

231
Q

How does a search engine match keywords to a web user?

A

Meta-words

232
Q

What were blogs originally called?

A

Web Logs

233
Q

Which is not a common plug-in for Gaming Websites?

A

HTML

234
Q

What is JavaScript?

A

Client-side Programming Language

235
Q

Where does a search engine get a description of a website?

A

Meta-description Tag

236
Q

What allows web users to navigate to different parts of the web?

A

Hyperlinks

237
Q

What does a user type in to a search engine?

A

Keywords

238
Q

Who developed HTML?

A

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

239
Q

What is the most inexpensive way to make a professional website?

A

WDPs

240
Q

What is the current version of HTML?

A

5

241
Q

Which is more powerful between Fat Clients or Thin Clients?

A

Fat

242
Q

What protocol does YouTube.com use?

A

UDP

243
Q

What is a misnomer when referring to the Internet?

A

That you visit websites

244
Q

Which uses more space between Fat Clients or Thin Clients?

A

Fat

245
Q

Which has better distribution between Fat Clients or Thin Clients?

A

Thin

246
Q

Which costs less to display between Fat Clients or Thin Clients?

A

Thin

247
Q

What does JavaScript need to work on a website?

A

Java-enabled Browser

248
Q

Is HTML considered a strong or weak language?

A

Weak

249
Q

What are tags called in HTML?

A

Elements

250
Q

What kind of websites is to sell goods and services?

A

Commerce Websites

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