I.S. Quiz 01 Technology Flashcards
A computer that manages data and produces information often uses a \_\_\_\_\_ to organize and deliver it. A: scanner B: stylus C: server D: database
D
A group of eight bits is called a hexadecimal value?
True or False
F
Thanks to _____, voice and data traveling together through our telecommunications lines will be seamless.
A: VIP
B: ViIP
C: VoIP
D: ASCII
C
Digital literacy has become a requirement for most careers.
True or False
T
ASCII is the encoding standard used to represent _____ in digital form.
A: video
B: audio
C: keyboard characters
D: signals
C
QWERTY code is the standard used to represent keyboard characters in digital form.
True or False
F
The Unicode encoding scheme is used to add support for _____ character sets.
A: EBCDIC
B: national
C: standard
D: international
D
A general-purpose computer relies on the _____ being used to perform an activity.
A: output
B: storage
C: software
D: literacy
C
Personal music videos that combine user-generated photos with audio music are a good example of _____.
A: Parallel processing
B: digital convergence
C: computer literacy
D: ASCII
B
Computer \_\_\_\_\_ capture(s) the essence of today’s business expectations for knowledge workers within their organizations. A: literacy B: fluency C: engineers D: analysts
B
A bit has three states: on, off, and null.
True or False
F
The prefix Giga represents approximately one _____ units of information.
A: thousand
B: million
C: billion
D: trillion
C
The term _____ best describes the level of technology skills needed in today’s business world.
A: computer knowledge
B: computer fluency
C: computer digitization
D: computer information
B
The primary purpose of a mobile computing device is to store personal information on the go.
True or False
F
One thing to consider when choosing a mobile device is _____.
A: battery life
B: keyboard compatibility
C: desk space
D: netiquette
A
A tablet’s key feature is its touch-sensitive display.
True or False
T
Servers always contain multiple processors, sometimes numbering in the thousands.
True or False
F
Microsoft Internet Explorer is an example of a computing platform.
True or False
F
Solid-state storage technologies provide gigabytes of storage capacity in a space no larger than a fingernail.
True or False
T
Embedded systems can be found in all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A: air-conditioning systems
B: digital watches
C: cloud computers
D: Nuclear power plants
C
The most powerful type of computer is a _____.
A: supercomputer
B: distributed database system
C: cloud computer
D: mainframe
A
Which of the following is an example of a cellular network platform?
A: Apple Mac
B: DASD
C: Blade
D: GSM
D
The largest servers are called _____ servers.
A: super
B: mainframe
C: peer-to-peer
D: Client
B
Mobile computing typically relies on the use of some type of battery-powered device.
True or False
T
Personal computers are only available in two platforms: Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac.
True or False
F
