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Intro to computer final Flashcards

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1
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All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except :

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B. Spam

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Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually . This technology is known as :

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A. Robotics

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_ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligences that humans do .

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D. Artificial intelligence

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4
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A _ is approximately one billion bytes

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C.gigabyte

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All of the following are examples of input devices except a :

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D: printer

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The CPU and memory are located on the :!

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B. Motherboard

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Word processing , spreadsheet , and photo -editing are examples of :

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A. Application software

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Any computer parts going to actually touch are considered to be :

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A. Hardware

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9
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Most common input devices are the _ and the _

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D. Keyboard and mouse

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And I-beam or an arrow is known as the mouse

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D. Pointer

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The _ is the number of times per second the electron beam scans the monitor and recharges the illumination of each pixel

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A . Refresh rate

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__ is when the more power-hungry components ,such as a monitor and the hard drive , are put in idle

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B. Standby mode

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13
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usb ports are fast replacing traditional __ and __ board because of their ability to transfer data quickly

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A. Parallel , serial

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The __,House inside the system unit , regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by the computer chips

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D. Power supply

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15
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Flash drives plug into a

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A. USB port

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16
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__ design , install , configure , and maintain the network equipment and infrastructure

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A. Network administrators

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17
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Which of the following job types requires that an employee report for work to the same location each day and maintain regular core hours of attendance?

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A. Office based

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18
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The Internet has its roots in the project started by

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A. The u.s . Military

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19
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All of the following are media players except

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D. Indie podder

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20
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Personal logs or journal entries posted on the web Are known as

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C. Blogs

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An area on the web many people come together to communicate online Isa

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D. Chat room

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22
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All of the following are examples of multimedia except

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B.text

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23
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One way to mark a site so that you can return to it later is to

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A. Use favorites or bookmark

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24
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The Internet has its roots in __ , a four node network , funded by the US government for the military in the late 1960s

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A.arpanet

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25
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The __ Shows on the website and the pages that you have visited over a period of time

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D. History list

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26
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__ Are small text files that some website automatically store on your computers hard drive when you visit the site

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A.cookies

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27
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The ad ware programs that are more intrusive and transmit information about you that your knowledge are considered

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B.spyware

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28
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When you are on the Internet , your browser Keeps track of the website you have visited in the__ let it download them faster.

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D. Cache

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29
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All of the following are examples of the word processing software except;

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A.microsoft

30
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To save an existing file with a new name at your new location, Should you use the__command .

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D. Save as

31
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The cell address C5 indicates that the cell

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B. Is at row 5 , column c of the worksheet

32
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All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except;

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D. Virus detection

33
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Software refers to a set of instructions that tell computer what to do . These instruction sets are called

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A. Programs

34
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Microsoft PowerPoint and Corel presentations are examples of__software

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B. Presentation

35
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A table is a collection of related;

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D. Records

36
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Computer - Aided design software can do all of the following except;

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A. Design and create a web page

37
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Custom software , developed to address the specific needs of a company ,is known as the__software

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D. Proprietary

38
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CAD software is most likely to be used by :

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B. Engineers

39
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Repair for a known software bug ,usually available at no charge on the Internet it’s called an;

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B. Patch

40
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forms that provide the basic structure for a particular kind of document are known as;

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B. Templates

41
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What is the most common type of compatibility a software manufacturer will provide for new versions of the software

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C. Backward compatibility but not forward compatibility

42
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When installing software , You must except the__agreement before you can continue with the installation

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A. Software

43
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When available , The best way to remove an unwanted software application is true;

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A. Use the applications uninstall program

44
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Quality of a digital camera is determined by its

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A. Resolution

45
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The ___ is like a traffic cop the coordinates the flow of data and information through the computer system and provide a way for the user to interact with the computer

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B. Compute r

46
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THe MS-DOS operating system is a;

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C. Command -driven interface , Single task operating system

47
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Linux is a__operating system

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C. Open source

48
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Operating system does all of the following except:

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D. Enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing

49
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During the boot process, the __ looks for the system files

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B. Bios

50
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___ are list of commands that appear on the screen

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C. Menus

51
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___ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time

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A. Multitasking

52
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The Blocks of code, included in the operating system , The software applications interact with unknown as;

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A. Application programming interfaces .

53
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MS-DOS is a __ operating system

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C.command driven

54
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A spooler is an

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C. Program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print

55
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virtual memory is the position located;

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D. in the hard drive

56
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According to Moore’s law:

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D. Cpu capacity will double every year

57
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The CPU does all of the following except;

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A. Store data

58
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Dram , SRAM , DDR , RAM are all types of :

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C. Random access memory

59
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___Storage refers to storage loses its data when the power is turned off

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B.volatile

60
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The Number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as;

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A. Resolution

61
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Which of the following portable storage devices is likely to have the lease storage capacity

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Which of the following portable storage devices is likely to have the lease storage capacityC. Floppy disk

62
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Device that converts binary data into the images that display on the monitor is called and :

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B. Video card

63
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Which of the following can be connected to an RJ-45 jack

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D. Network connections

64
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___Ports are replacing traditional parallel and serial port .

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B . Usb

65
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The network architecture used in most home networks is;

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B. Peer - to - peer LAN

66
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Design of the network is called the network;

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A. Architecture

67
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___Are the navigation devices that act as the “ traffic cops “ of the network and forward package to Nagy on the same network ( not beetween two networks )

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C. Switches

68
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The Home network is connected to the Internet__is required to send data between the two networks

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A. Router

69
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CAT 5 , CAT5E , and CAT 6 are all types of :

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C. Utp cables

70
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A wireless network uses__as it’s transmission media

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B. Radio waves

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