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Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is NOT true about data?



A

It has been organized or presented in a meaningful way

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2
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?


A

Analyzing the data or information

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3
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Computers use the ________ language consisting of 0s and 1s.

A

binary


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4
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Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.


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input

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5
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Which of the following is the largest unit of measure for the size of a computer file?


A

Petabyte

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6
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Any part of the computer that you can touch is called ________.



A

hardware

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7
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The term “bit” is short for ________.



A

binary digit


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8
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The ________ contains the central electronic components of the computer.



A

motherboard


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9
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A(n) ________ is a specially designed computer that can perform complex calculations extremely fast.


A

supercomputer

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10
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The four functions of the computer include input, process, output, and ________.


A

storage

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11
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A ________ is approximately 1 million bytes

A

megabyte

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12
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A keyboard and mouse are examples of ________ devices.


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input


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13
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________ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as your car or the electronic thermostat in your home.


A

Embedded


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14
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A ________ was the first device with touch-screen capabilities

A

tablet PC


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15
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A(n) ________ is an input device that looks like a pen.


A

stylus

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16
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A ________ sits on your computer monitor or is built into a laptop and is used primarily for transmitting live video.


A

webcam


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17
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The most common type of monitor is a(n) ________.

A

liquid crystal display (LCD)


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18
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The small, touch-sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a notebook computer is known as a ________.


A

touch pad

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19
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The number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as ________.


A

screen resolution


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20
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________ printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon.


A

Impact


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21
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________ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are stored.


A

RAM

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22
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RAM is a ________ storage location

A

volatile

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23
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Flash drives plug into a(n) ________.


A

USB port

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24
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The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is ________.


A

ROM

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25
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The most common way to connect devices to a computer is to use the ________ port.


A

Universal serial bus (USB)


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26
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Processing performance is affected by the number of processing paths called ________.



A

cores


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27
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A(n) ________ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system.


A

port


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28
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A ________ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.


A

network interface card (NIC)


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29
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Large, expensive computers that support hundreds of users simultaneously are called ________.


A

mainframes


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30
Q

All of the following are names for a flash drive, EXCEPT ________.


A

hard drive

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31
Q

The Internet is ________.

A

a large network of networks

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32
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The concept of the Internet was developed in response to the ________ War.

A

Cold

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33
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The “fathers” of the Internet are Vinton Cerf and ________

A

Robert Kahn

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34
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Facebook and MySpace are considered to be ________ Web sites

A

social networking

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35
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You can keep track of IM contacts by using a ________.

A

buddy list

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36
Q

The Web is based on the ________ Protocol

A

Hypertext Transfer

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37
Q

Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the Web is a ________.

A

Web browser

38
Q

A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a ________.

A

client

39
Q

Podcasts enable you to ________.

A

broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s

40
Q

Podcasts use which of the following technologies?

A

RSS

41
Q

Web 2.0 is classified as the ________

A

social Web

42
Q

Adobe Reader, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are all examples of special software programs called ________.

A

plug-ins

43
Q

Using the Web to communicate and share information with our friends and others is known as ________.

A

social networking

44
Q

All of the following are examples of multimedia, EXCEPT ________.

A

text

45
Q

All of the following are tips for professional e-mail etiquette, EXCEPT ________.

A

use abbreviations such as “u”, “r”, and “BRB” to keep the e-mail message shorter

46
Q

The “s” in “https” stands for ________.

A

secure socket layer

47
Q

The name of the free Internet browser from Mozilla is ________.

A

Firefox

48
Q

A ________ is a Web site where anyone can add, remove, or edit its content.

A

wiki

49
Q

The unique address for a particular Web site is the ________.

A

URL

50
Q

A ________ is a personal journal posted on the Web

A

blog

51
Q

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled “.com” is the ________.

A

top-level domain

52
Q

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled “techinaction” is the ________.

A

path

53
Q

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled “http” is the ________.

A

protocol

54
Q

A list of pages within a Web site that you have visited and that usually appears at the top of a page is referred to as a(n) ________.

A

breadcrumb trail

55
Q

Podcasts deliver their content using ________

A

Really Simple Syndication

56
Q

________ use(s) continuous audio and video feeds

A

Webcasts

57
Q

Live Bookmarks is a feature in ________ that adds the technology of RSS feeds to bookmarks.

A

Firefox

58
Q

All of the following are a type of e-commerce business, EXCEPT ________.

A

C2B

59
Q

A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as ________

A

social commerce

60
Q

The browser feature where tabs are independent of each other is known as ________.

A

tab isolation

61
Q

Software refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. These instruction sets are called ________.

A

programs

62
Q

System software does all of the following, EXCEPT ________.

A

add graphics and pictures to files

63
Q

The general software you use to do tasks at home, school, or work is known as ________ software.

A

application

64
Q

______ software is the software that helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between the computer and the hardware devices.

A

System

65
Q

The type of software that is free and available with few licensing and copyright restrictions is known as ________ software.

A

open source

66
Q

The cell address C5 indicates that the cell ________.

A

is at column C, row 5 of the worksheet

67
Q

In a spreadsheet, equations you build yourself using values and cell references are called ________

A

formulas

68
Q

Another way to obtain software is through ________, where a vendor hosts the software online over the Internet and you do not have to install it on your computer.

A

Software as a Service

69
Q

Presentation software includes all of the following features, EXCEPT ________.

A

formulas

70
Q

All of the following are examples of software suites, EXCEPT ________.

A

Microsoft OneNote

71
Q

The appropriate software to use for creating research papers is ________.

A

word processing software

72
Q

In databases, information is organized in ________.

A

all of the above

73
Q

The type of software that is best used to create a simple budget is ________.

A

spreadsheet software

74
Q

The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet program is known as a ________

A

cell

75
Q

All of the following are tips for a great presentation, EXCEPT ________.

A

use a variety of animations on most slides to keep audience attention

76
Q

All of the following are examples of database software, EXCEPT ________.

A

OneNote

77
Q

________ software helps you manage e-mail, contacts, calendars, and tasks in one place.

A

Personal information manager

78
Q

A ________ is a Microsoft Office feature that walks you through steps to complete a complicated task.

A

wizard

79
Q

All of the following are types of multimedia and entertainment software, EXCEPT ________.

A

productivity software

80
Q

Computer-aided design software is used primarily by ________.

A

engineers to create models

81
Q

Google ________ is a popular application that lets you edit images and helps to organize and share your digital images.

A

Picasa

82
Q

Software designed for a specific industry is known as ________ software.

A

vertical market

83
Q

All of the following are media management software used to organize music, video, and pictures, EXCEPT ________.

A

Sony Sound Forge

84
Q

Multimedia software includes all of the following, EXCEPT ________.

A

utility software

85
Q

Adobe Photoshop and Corel PaintShop Photo Pro are examples of ________ software.

A

image-editing

86
Q

Moodle and Blackboard are examples of ________.

A

course management software

87
Q

Web-based application software is software that ________.

A

is stored completely on a Web server instead of your hard drive

88
Q

All of the following are examples of educational and reference software EXCEPT ________

A

EverQuest

89
Q

A(n) ________ software installation enables you to decide which features you want to install on the hard drive.

A

custom

90
Q

Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the minimum recommended standards for the operating system, processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity.

A

system requirements

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