Lecture Test 1

Question 1

Antivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programs. This is an example of which type of software?

Answer 1

Utilities

Question 2

Desktop, laptop, and tablet computers, and mobile devices are classified as

Answer 2

personal computers

Question 3

Employee records, including names, social security numbers, and related information, would typically be stored in what type of file?

Answer 3

Database

Question 4

Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applications.

Answer 4

Operating system

Question 5

System software includes all of the following except:

Answer 5

Browsers

Question 6

The internet is the largest ______in the world

Answer 6

network

Question 7

This hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

Answer 7

System unit

Question 8

What are the two major software types?

Answer 8

System software and application software

Question 9

Which part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow?

Answer 9

Procedures

Question 10

_____are the most important part of any information system

Answer 10

people

Question 11

A web page typically contains ______, which contains the formatting instructions for displaying the web page.

Answer 11

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Question 12

In the URL “http://www.simnetonline.com”, “.com” is the ______.

Answer 12

top-level domain (TLD)

Question 13

Launched in 1969 as a U.S. funded project that developed a national computer network, the Internet was initially called _____.

Answer 13

ARPANET

Question 14

The Web was introduced in _____.

Answer 14

1991

Question 15

The most common way to access the Internet is through _____.

Answer 15

an Internet service provider (ISP)

Question 16

This method of file transfer distributes file transfers across many different computers.

Answer 16

BitTorrent

Question 17

This type of e-mail account is more widely used because it frees the user from installing and maintaining an e-mail client on every computer used to access e-mail.

Answer 17

Web-based

Question 18

This version of the web evolved to support more dynamic content creation and social interaction.

Answer 18

Web 2.0

Question 19

Which of the following is a website specially designed to allow visitors to use their browser to add, edit, or delete the site’s content?

Answer 19

Wiki

Question 20

Which programming language is used within HTML documents to trigger interactive features?

Answer 20

JavaScript

Question 21

General-purpose applications include all of the following except:

Answer 21

web authoring

Question 22

Image editors edit images consisting of thousands of pixels that form this type of image.

Answer 22

Bitmap

Question 23

Most applications us a(n)_____that displays graphical elements called icons to represent familiar objects.

Answer 23

graphical user interface

Question 24

The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _____.

Answer 24

database

Question 25

These are specialized graphics programs for editing or modifying digital photographs.

Answer 25

Image editors

Question 26

This type of image is made up of geometric shapes or objects.

Answer 26

Vector

Question 27

This type of software can be described as end user software and is used to accomplish a variety of tasks.

Answer 27

Application

Question 28

Web authoring programs that allow you to build a page without interacting directly with HTML code are know as _____.

Answer 28

WYSIWYG editors

Question 29

Which of the following programs would be used to create a website?

Answer 29

Web authoring

Question 30

Which would be the most appropriate type of application to create, analyze, and forecast budgets?

Answer 30

Spreadsheet

Question 31

Most operating systems support the ability to switch between different applications. This is called _____.

Answer 31

multitasking

Question 32

The category of operating system used for handheld devices.

Answer 32

Ebmbedded

Question 33

The operating system is often referred to as the software environment or software _____.

Answer 33

platform

Question 34

This operating system is designed to run only with Apple computers.

Answer 34

Mac OS

Question 35

This system software is responsible for managing your computer's resources including memory, processing, and storage.

Answer 35

Operating system

Question 36

This type of boot occurs when the computer is already on and you restart it without turning off the power.

Answer 36

Warm boot

Question 37

When a single computer runs this type of software, it operates as though it were two or more separate and independent computers.

Answer 37

Virtualization

Question 38

Which of the following is not a function of the operating system?

Answer 38

Providing internet access

Question 39

Which of the following is not a popular desktop operating system?

Answer 39

Android

Question 40

Which of the following is not a popular mobile operating system?

Answer 40

Mountain Lion

Question 41

A 32-bid-word computer can access_____.

Answer 41

4 bytes

Question 42

A byte is formed by a group of____.

Answer 42

8 bits

Question 43

Frequently-accessed information is held in_____.

Answer 43

cache

Question 44

In most personal computer systems, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the_____.

Answer 44

microprocessor

Question 45

On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as _____.

Answer 45

sockets

Question 46

Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system board are called _____.

Answer 46

bus lines

Question 47

The processing speed of a microprocessor is typically represented by its_____.

Answer 47

clock speed

Question 48

The system board is also known as the _____.

Answer 48

motherboard

Question 49

Which of the following can be used to connect several devices to the system unit and are widely used to connect keyboards, mice, printers, storage devices, and a variety of specialty devices?

Answer 49

USB port

Question 50

With this type of memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device, usually a hard disk.

Answer 50

Virtual

Question 51

The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by _____.

Answer 51

taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys

Question 52

The most widely used audio-output devices.

Answer 52

Speakers and headphones

Question 53

The series of dots that form the image on a monitor are called_____.

Answer 53

pixels.

Question 54

The size, or _____, is measured by the diagonal length of a monitor's viewing area.

Answer 54

active display area

Question 55

The study of human factors related to things people use.

Answer 55

Ergonomics

Question 56

This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips.

Answer 56

MICR

Question 57

This type of mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement.

Answer 57

Optical

Question 58

Which of the following printer features enables you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper?

Answer 58

Duplex

Question 59

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Answer 59

Printer speed is measured in the number of words printed per minute.

Question 60

_____is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.

Answer 60

Input