test/quiz practice Flashcards
The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is ________.
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) the USB
d) the CPU
a)
Which company approached Bill Gates to write an operating system program for its computer?
a) Microsoft
b) Xerox
c) IBM
d) UNIVAC
c)
Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?
a) SSD
b) DVD
c) CD
d) BD
d)
Released in 1993, ________ was the first Internet web browser.
a) internet explorer
b) mosaic
c) safari
d) chrome
b)
The ________ was the first portable computer.
a) Osborne
b) IBM PC
c) Apple Macintosh
d) Intel
a)
Ushahidi is a ________ tool that makes information instantly available to anyone in the world.
crisis mapping
A(n) ________ is a device that combines the functions of a printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine into one unit.
all in one computer
________ is a representation of a fact, a figure, or an idea and can be a number, a word, a picture, or even a recording of sound.
data
The world’s population combined has an estimated ________ hours a year of free time.
1 trillion
________-generation computers used vacuum tubes.
first
________ is a personal identification chip that is about the size of a grain of rice and implanted under the skin.
VeriMed
AND, OR, and NOT are examples of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ operators. Question options: a) boolean b) jacobian c) relational d) keyword
a)
QR stands for ________.
a) quick retention
b) quick response
c) quality response
d) quality retention
b)`
Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
a) megabyte
b) gigabyte
c) petabyte
d) terabyte
a)
All of the following are types of e-commerce business EXCEPT ________.
a) B2C
b) B2B
c) C2C
d) C2B
d)
introduced in 1983, the ________ was the first successful personal computer that used a graphical user interface (GUI).
Lisa computer
URL stands for ________.
Uniform Resource Locator
An SD card is an example of a(n) ________ card.
flash memory
Display screens that respond to commands initiated with your finger or a stylus are called ________ screens.
touch
A(n) ________ consists of a series of audio or video content that are distributed over the Internet.
podcast
The ________ is an organization of musicians performing together from different locations all over the globe.
virtual choir
A(n) ________ system requires a program, such as Microsoft Outlook, to be installed on your computer, and when the program is opened, your e-mail is downloaded to your computer.
a) web-based email
b) email client
c) C2C
d) B2B
b)
What was the first word processing application to be used on personal computers?
a) WordPerfect
b) WordStar
c) Microsoft word
d) Quattro-Pro
b)
All of the following are names for a flash drive EXCEPT ________ drive.
a) jump
b) USB
c) thumb
d) hard
d)
DOS stands for ________.
disk OS
Facebook and Twitter are popular examples of ________ networks.
social media providers
The CP/M, which stands for ________, was the first operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip, the processor for PCs.
control program/ microcomputer
Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers.
a) nonimpact
b) impact
c) dot-matrix
d) thermal
a)
________ is a field of study focused on handling and automatic retrieval of information.
a) Computer forensics
b) crisis mapping
c) RFID
d) information technology
d)
One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind.
a) RFID tags
b) patient simulators
c) biomedical chips implants
d) Bluetooth technology
c)
Which of the following is an example of the results of data mining?
a) an Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random order
b) Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy
c) Raw data from questionnaires given at the mall
d) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day
b)
