PRACTICE SET 1

1. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. hackers. spam. viruses. identity theft. Reference: Becoming a Savvy Computer User and Consumer Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

2. A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends. A. B. C. D. data mining data selection POS data conversion Reference: Computers in Business: Working in a Data Mine? Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A

3. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems. A. B. C. D. Data Point-of-sale (POS) Sales Query Reference: Computers in Retail: Let Me Look That Up for You Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

4. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop. A. C. D. PSS inventory data mining Reference: Computers in Retail: Let Me Look That Up for You Difficulty: Easy B. POS

Answer: A

5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called: A. B. C. D. robotics. simulation. computer forensics. animation. Reference: Computers in Law Enforcement: Put Down Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: C

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer? A. B. C. D. gathering data processing data into information analyzing the data or information storing the data or information Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices Difficulty: Easy

Answer: C

7. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animals movements. A. B. C. D. POS RFID PPS GPS Reference: Computers in Ranching and Farming: HighTech Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

8. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as: A. B. C. D. robotics. computer forensics. simulation. forecasting. Reference: Computers in the Medical Field: Fact or Science Fiction? Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

9. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be: A. B. C. D. proprietary. open. experimental. in the public domain. Reference: Computers in the Medical Field: Fact or Science Fiction? Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

10. ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers. A. B. C. D. Nanoscience Microelectrodes Computer forensics Artificial intelligence Reference: Nanoscience: The Next Big Thing Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

11. ____________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do. A. B. C. D. Nanoscience Nanotechnology Simulation Artificial intelligence (AI) Reference: Artificial Intelligence: Will Computers Become Human? Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

12. ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion. A. C. A process Storage B. D. Software Information Difficulty: Easy

Answer: D

Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices

13. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called: A. C. programming. storing. B. D. processing. organizing. Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices

14. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data. A. B. C. D. present input output store Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

15. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered: A. B. C. D. data. output. input. the process. Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

16. Computers use the ____________ language to process data. A. C. processing binary B. D. kilobyte representational Difficulty: Easy

Answer: C

Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

17. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with: A. C. multimedia. characters. B. D. words. numbers. Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

18. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of: A. B. C. D. eight bytes. eight kilobytes. eight characters. eight bits. Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

19. The term bit is short for: A. B. C. D. megabyte. binary language. binary digit. binary number. Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Easy

Answer: C

20. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a: A. B. C. D. megabyte. byte. kilobyte. gigabyte. Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

21. A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes. A. B. C. D. kilobyte bit gigabyte megabyte Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Easy

Answer: C

22. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes. A. B. C. D. gigabyte kilobyte megabyte terabyte Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: C

23. ____________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch. A. B. C. D. Hardware A device A peripheral An application Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A

24. The components that process data are located in the: A. B. C. D. input devices. output devices. system unit. storage component. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: C

25. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a: A. B. C. D. scanner. mouse. keyboard. printer. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: D

26. Which of the following is an example of an input device? A. B. C. D. scanner speaker CD printer Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A

27. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. hard disk drives. printers. floppy disk drives. CD drives. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

28. The ____________, also called the brains of the computer, is responsible for processing data. A. B. C. D. motherboard memory RAM central processing unit (CPU) Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: D

29. The CPU and memory are located on the: A. B. C. D. expansion board. motherboard. storage device. output device. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

30. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of: A. B. C. D. application software. system software. operating system software. platform software. Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

31. ____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks. A. B. C. D. An instruction Software Memory A processor Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Easy

Answer: B

32. System software is the set of programs that enables your computers hardware devices and ____________ software to work together. A. B. C. D. management processing utility application Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

33. The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different: A. B. C. D. platforms. applications. programs. storage devices. Reference: Computer Platforms: PCs and Macs Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A

34. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems. A. B. C. D. languages methods CPUs storage devices Reference: Computer Platforms: PCs and Macs Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: C

35. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a: A. B. C. D. network. mainframe. supercomputer. client. Reference: Specialty Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

36. Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses. A. B. C. D. supercomputers clients laptops mainframes Reference: Specialty Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

37. ____________ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly. A. B. C. D. Servers Supercomputers Laptops Mainframes Reference: Specialty Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

38. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection. A. B. C. D. network wireless slow broadband Reference: Trends In IT: Ethics: Knowledge Is Power: Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: D

39. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the: A. B. C. D. digital divide. Internet divide. Web divide. broadband divide. Reference: Trends In IT: Ethics: Knowledge Is Power: Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

40. ____________ is the science revolving around the use of nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale. A. B. C. D. Nanotechnology Micro-technology Computer forensics Artificial intelligence Reference: Nanoscience: The Next Big Thing Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A

41. Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer? A. B. C. D. Process Output Input Storage Input Output Process Storage Process Storage Input Output Input Process Output Storage Reference: Computers Are Data Processing Devices Difficulty: Challenging

Answer: D

42. ____________ bits equal one byte. A. B. C. D. Eight Two One thousand One million Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A

43. The binary language consists of ____________ digit(s). A. B. C. D. 8 2 1,000 1 Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

44. A byte can hold one ____________ of data. A. B. C. D. bit binary digit character kilobyte Reference: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: C

45. ____________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer. A. B. C. D. The platform The operating system Application software The motherboard Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

46. The operating system is the most common type of ____________ software. A. B. C. D. communication application system word-processing software Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Easy

Answer: C

47.____________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat. A. B. C. D. Servers Embedded computers Robotic computers Mainframes Reference: Specialty Computers Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: B

48. The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called: A. B. C. D. instructions. the operating system. application software. the system unit. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: A 49. A. B. C. D.

The two broad categories of software are: word processing and spreadsheet. transaction and application. Windows and Mac OS. system and application. Reference: Computer Software Difficulty: Easy

Answer: D

50. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the: A. B. C. D. system unit. CPU. mainframe. platform. Reference: Computer Hardware Difficulty: Easy

Answer: A