Study Guide Mid-term Flashcards
Andrew’s company uses a special email program for communicating within the organization. What should the company do to ensure that its employees are able to access the inbox even when they are away from office?
Make the program available as a web app.
Anusha wants to use her computer, rather than handwriting the information on her notepad, to analyze her monthly expenses to make the job easier. Which of the following apps should she use?
A spreadsheet app to keep a record of her expenses, sort data, and make calculations
Fiona is responsible for presenting data at the monthly team meeting so that it can be understood at a glance and is visually appealing way. The data is available in spreadsheet. Which of the following can Fiona do?
Create trendlines
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Amie plans to sell his pottery designs through his website. If he also wants to launch a mobile app to reach more people, which type of app should he launch?
M-commerce app
Jim wants to develop an app for a specific purpose that would run even when his computer is not connected to the Internet. What type of app should he develop?
Native app
Lauren is preparing a presentation for her class. She wants to make the slides and their objects appear and disappear to make it more interesting. What should she do?
Choose specific transition effects and animations to allocate the kind of transition and time to each slide and object.
Logan is considering web app development as a career option. Which of the following languages does he not need to master?
Logo
Pierre has entered marks obtained by the students in all the classes he teaches in a spreadsheet. Now he wants to highlight some data according to his specifications. Which spreadsheet feature should he use?
Conditional formatting
Sophia is putting together a training manual for her new batch of employees. Which of the following features can she use to add a document title at the top of each page?
Header and Footer
When Florence joins her father’s construction business, she realizes all the transactions are still done and maintained on paper. What should she do to establish a system where any data can be looked up immediately and transparency can be maintained?
create a database of company projects, customers, and vendors.
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Big data is processed using relational databases
False
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Local applications can be accessed only on the computers on which they are installed.
True
A(n) _____ contains the instructions your computer or device needs to run programs and apps.
executable file
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How do you know if a device is an input device or an output device?
An input device enters data and instructions into the memory of the device. An output device is how the processed information is displayed.
How is an executable file different from a data file?
Unlike a data file, you cannot open and read executable files.
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If you have a file that has billions of bytes of data, then it would be measured in _____.
gigabytes
Tikenya was responsible for creating the PowerPoint presentation for the group project. When it was complete, she wanted to email it to all the group members, but her email service told her the file was too large. She compressed it and was then able to send it. How were the other members able to then see the PowerPoint presentation?
hey had to unzip or extract it
What concerns are there about open source programs
Programmers will add malicious code to damage a user’s system.
What would you need to install if you have an app that is incompatible with your current operating system?
A virtual machine
Which of the following is an advantage to saving a file to a flash drive?
You can take it with you and then work on it on another computer.
Which of the following operating systems would allow a user to add functionality and sell or give away their versions?
Linux
You are describing the boot process to a friend and get to the step where the device loads the operating files into RAM, including the kernel. Your friend starts to laugh because she was not aware that there were kernels in her computer. What do you tell her?
The kernel is the core of an operating system that manages memory, runs programs, and assigns resources.
Output methods include speakers, headphones, and interactive whiteboards.
True
The operating system assigns the file its name, location, and size.
False
Jack needs a convenient way to browse the Internet, read emails, and store basic data when he travels. Which of the following would be the best option for him?
He should make sure to bring a tablet
To resolve major computer issues, computer professionals often suggest restoring the operating system. Which of the following should happen before this step?
Transfer contents to an external storage device
What determines the speed at which data travels?
Bus Width
What devices do not need device drivers to be manually installed, and start to function as soon as they are connected to a computer?
plug-and-play devices
What is the correct sequence of processing instructions in a machine cycle?
:Fetch decode execute store
What printer is commonly used to produce high-quality professional drawings such as architectural blueprints?
Plotter
Where on a computer is the operating system generally stored?
Internal hard drive