ITE 119 Qz 1 Module 1

Question 1

Digital literacy has become a requirement for most careers.

T/F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A computer-literate individual is expected to understand a computer’s uses and how it operates.
T/F

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The main purpose of a computer is to process useful information into data.
T/F

Answer 3

False

Question 4

QWERTY code is the standard used to represent keyboard characters in digital form.
T/F

Answer 4

False

Question 5

A group of eight bits is called a hexadecimal value.

T/F

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do are commonly referred to as hardware.
T/F

Answer 6

False

Question 7

It will be years before researchers can transform text from a book’s page into a digital representation.
T/F

Answer 7

False

Question 8

A bit has three states: on, off, and null.

T/F

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The term _____ best describes the level of technology skills needed in today’s business world.

computer knowledge

computer fluency

computer digitization

computer information

Answer 9

computer fluency

Question 10

Computer _____ capture(s) the essence of today’s business expectations for knowledge workers within their organizations.

literacy

fluency

engineers

analysts

Answer 10

fluency

Question 11

A general-purpose computer relies on the _____ being used to perform an activity.

output

storage

software

literacy

Answer 11

software

Question 12

A computer relies on the combination of _____ and _____ to turn input into output.

analog waves, digital waves

the Internet, web sites

electrical devices, electrical charges

hardware, software

Answer 12

hardware, software

Question 13

A computer that manages data and produces information often uses a _____ to organize and deliver it.

scanner

stylus

server

database

Answer 13

database

Question 14

The prefix Giga represents approximately one _____ units of information.

thousand

million

billion

trillion

Answer 14

billion

Question 15

A _____ can represent a digit, a letter, or a color.

byte

decimal

scheme

sample

Answer 15

byte

Question 16

A computer uses _____ to display an image after it has been digitized.

icons

digits

samples

pixels

Answer 16

pixels

Question 17

Using analog-to-_____ conversion, we are able to digitize the things we see and hear.

wave

high-speed

digital

color

Answer 17

digital

Question 18

ASCII is the encoding standard used to represent _____ in digital form.

video

audio

keyboard characters

signals

Answer 18

keyboard characters

Question 19

The Unicode encoding scheme is used to add support for _____ character sets.

EBCDIC

national

standard

international

Answer 19

international

Question 20

The _____ system is used to represent RGB color in digital graphics.

binary

hexadecimal

unary

decimal

Answer 20

hexadecimal

Question 21

What two values represent the binary number system?

1 and 2

0 and -1

0 and 1

A and B

Answer 21

0 and 1

Question 22

A common measurement for hard drive storage today is _____.

kilobytes

gigabytes

exabytes

megabits

Answer 22

gigabytes

Question 23

The _____ system, which uses only two digits, 1 and 0, is commonly used for representing values in computers.

RGB

decimal number

hexadecimal number

binary number

Answer 23

binary number

Question 24

Microsoft Internet Explorer is an example of a computing platform.
True
False

Answer 24

True

Question 25

A personal computer (PC) is designed to meet the computing needs of an individual. True False

Answer 25

True

Question 26

A tablet’s key feature is its touch-sensitive display. True False

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Mobile computing typically relies on the use of some type of battery-powered device. True False

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The primary purpose of a mobile computing device is to store personal information on the go. True False

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Personal computers are only available in two platforms: Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac. True False

Answer 29

False

Question 30

The Internet is an example of a peer-to-peer network. True False

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Fitness bands (sometimes called activity trackers) were one of the first wearables to find widespread success in the market. True False

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Solid-state storage technologies provide gigabytes of storage capacity in a space no larger than a fingernail. True False

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Google Glass was slow to take off in the general public due to fashion concerns. True False

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Servers always contain multiple processors, sometimes numbering in the thousands. True False

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Apple has one of the most restrictive technology ecosystems. True False

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Wearable technologies are clothing and ________ that incorporate digital technologies. desktop devices ultrabooks handheld devices accessories

Answer 36

accessories

Question 37

Google Glass has been enthusiastically received by professionals in ________ who require access to a computer while keeping their hands free. race car driving health care politics banking

Answer 37

health care

Question 38

The largest servers are called _____ servers. super mainframe peer-to-peer client

Answer 38

mainframe

Question 39

A _____ is an example of a computer assigned to a special task. kiosk smart phone Mac PC

Answer 39

kiosk

Question 40

The _____ computer platform provides a lot of computing power, such as for gaming, at a single location. notebook netbook desktop tablet

Answer 40

desktop

Question 41

A popular term used to identify devices such as the iPad is _____. handheld computer smart phone tablet PC netbook

Answer 41

tablet PC

Question 42

One thing to consider when choosing a mobile device is _____. battery life keyboard compatibility desk space netiquette

Answer 42

battery life

Question 43

A Kindle eBook reader is an example of a(n) _____ computer. operating system special-purpose slate personal digital assistant

Answer 43

special-purpose

Question 44

The large tower case that houses a desktop PC’s circuit boards is known as the _____. tablet CPU system unit motherboard

Answer 44

system unit

Question 45

Embedded systems can be found in all of the following EXCEPT _____. air-conditioning systems digital watches cloud computers nuclear power plants

Answer 45

cloud computers

Question 46

The most powerful type of computer is a _____. supercomputer distributed database system cloud computer mainframe

Answer 46

supercomputer

Question 47

A _____ provides content that is accessible on the World Wide Web. file server web server game server print server

Answer 47

web server

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of a cellular network platform? Apple Mac DASD Blade GSM

Answer 48

GSM

Question 49

A ________ is a family of devices and software designed by the manufacturer to work best together. technology ecosystem neural network hardware suite digital divide

Answer 49

technology ecosystem