front 1 Which of the following is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals? | back 1 Internet |
front 2 When two people are conversing over the Internet in real time, what do you know about them? | back 2 They both are online |
front 3 Which of the following is a small version of a larger graphic? | back 3 thumbnail |
front 4 To what does the term, blogosphere, refer? | back 4 the worldwide collection of blogs |
front 5 Which of the following terms refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality? | back 5 multimedia |
front 6 Which of the following is a portable, personal computer designed to fit on your lap? | back 6 notebook computer |
front 7 Which of the following is a computer program that can damage files and the operating system? | back 7 virus |
front 8 Which of the following is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting? | back 8 Streaming |
front 9 Why do many Web pages use graphical designs and images? | back 9 to convey messages |
front 10 If technology use adversely impacts someone's health, personal life, and/or professional life, that person is said to suffer from what condition? | back 10 Technology overload |
front 11 What is the process called when a client computer receives information from a Web server? | back 11 downloading |
front 12 Who founded Amazon? | back 12 Jeff Bezos Correct |
front 13 Together, hardware, software, data, people, and procedures comprise which of the following? | back 13 information system |
front 14 Which design of Tablet PC has an attached keyboard? | back 14 convertible tablet |
front 15 Which of the following is a digital representation of nontext information such as a drawing, chart, or photo? | back 15 graphic |
front 16 When describing a text message, an expert might use which of the following descriptions? | back 16 A short message typically sent to or from a smart phone |
front 17 Which of the following is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet; that is, it is the conduct expected of individuals while online? | back 17 Netiquette |
front 18 Which of the following is a Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location? | back 18 portal |
front 19 If your cousin asks you what devices can be used to record and retrieve data, instructions, and/or information for future use on a computer, which of the following would you tell her? | back 19 USB flash drives, Blu-ray Disc drives, hard disks |
front 20 Some people refer to the series of input, process, output, and storage activities of a computer as which of the following? | back 20 information processing cycle |
front 21 Which of the following are capable of processing more than 1 quadrillion instructions in a single second? | back 21 Supercomputers |
front 22 Which of the following is true of VoIP? | back 22 It also is called Internet telephony |
front 23 Word processing software, spreadsheet software, database software, and presentation software are examples of what category of computer software? | back 23 Application software |
front 24 With which of the following can users interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images such as icons? | back 24 GUI |
front 25 When you click a link on a Web page, what happens? | back 25 The Web page or document associated with the link is displayed on the screen. |
front 26 Which vendor is the world's largest dedicated security technology company? | back 26 McAfee |
front 27 In the latest Windows versions, which of the following consists of several files that contain the system configuration information? | back 27 registry |
front 28 Which of the following is a technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network? | back 28 Spoofing |
front 29 Which of the following involves the use of computers to observe, record, and review an employee's use of a computer, including communications such as e-mail messages, keyboarding activity, and Web sites visited? | back 29 employee monitoring |
front 30 To prevent unauthorized users from reading data as it travels over a network, what process should the administrator specify? | back 30 encryption |
front 31 Users may have this disorder if they have sore, tired, burning, itching or dry eyes; blurred or double vision; or difficulty focusing on a screen image. What is the name of this disorder? | back 31 CVS |
front 32 Which of the following terms is used to describe a scam in which a perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal and financial information via spoofing? | back 32 pharming |
front 33 Which of the following statements is not true about device drivers? | back 33 Devices on a computer can share drivers |
front 34 Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus their operating systems are referred to as which the following? | back 34 multiuser |
front 35 Which Windows interface that provides an enhanced visual look, additional navigation options, and animations? | back 35 Aero |
front 36 Which of the following describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission? | back 36 virus |
front 37 What is virtual memory? | back 37 a portion of the hard disk designated to function as additional RAM |
front 38 Which of the following is a Windows operating system that includes functionality, applications, and a user interface designed for specific types of smart phones? | back 38 Phone 7 |
front 39 During a cold boot on a personal computer, the POST (power-on self test) results are compared with data in which of the following chips? | back 39 CMOS |
front 40 An alternative to e-mail filtering is to purchase which of the following kinds of program that attempts to remove a message before it reaches a user's inbox? | back 40 anti-spam |
front 41 One type of spyware is hidden on Web pages or in e-mail messages in the form of graphical images. What is the term for this type of spyware? | back 41 Web bug |
front 42 Which of the following terms is used to describe an encrypted code that a person, Web site, or organization uses to verify the identity of the message sender? | back 42 a digital signature |
front 43 Which of the following is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking e-mail that attempts to obtain a user's personal and financial information? | back 43 Phishing |
front 44 Which of the following is the process of restricting access to certain material on the Web? | back 44 content filtering |
front 45 To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process? | back 45 decryption |
front 46 Which of the following statements is not true about wireless security? | back 46 WPA is the most recent network security standard and is more sophisticated than 802.11i. |
front 47 Smart phones and other small computing devices often use which of the following kinds of operating system? | back 47 single user/single tasking |
front 48 Which of the following terms is used to describe a scam in which a Web site includes a button, image or link that contains a malicious program? | back 48 clickjacking |
front 49 Which of the following is a utility that removes a program, as well as any associated entries in the system files? | back 49 uninstalle |
front 50 Which of the following is the process of starting or restarting a computer? | back 50 Booting |
front 51 The default color scheme is called ____. | back 51 Office |
front 52 To move to the end of the document, press the ____ key(s). | back 52 CTRL+END |
front 53 Which of the following types of software do engineers, architects and scientists use to create designs? | back 53 computer-aided design software (CAD) |
front 54 What is the difference between CBT and CAI? | back 54 No difference; they are different terms for the same approach. |
front 55 A(n) ____ paragraph is a paragraph that begins with a dot or other symbol. | back 55 bulleted |
front 56 ____ formatting is the process of changing the way letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols appear on the screen and in print. | back 56 . Character Correct |
front 57 What kind of software provides the capabilities of adjusting or enhancing image colors, adding special effects such as shadows and glows, and the like? | back 57 Image editing |
front 58 Press the ____ key(s) to erase one character to the left of the insertion point. | back 58 BACKSPACE |
front 59 Which of the following is a rectangular area of the screen that displays data and information? | back 59 window |
front 60 What kind of software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks? | back 60 Application |
front 61 An engineer who needs to manage new product development might use what type of software? | back 61 project management software |
front 62 On most computers, the default font size in Word is ____. | back 62 11 |
front 63 The file type ____ identifies a Word 2013 document | back 63 .docx |
front 64 To center a page's contents vertically between the top and bottom margins, tap or click the Page Setup Dialog Box Launcher, tap or click the ____ tab, tap or click the vertical alignment box arrow, tap or click Center in the list, and then tap or click the OK button. | back 64 Layout |
front 65 Press the ____ key(s) to erase one character to the right of the insertion point. | back 65 DELETE |
front 66 To move to the top of a document window, press the ____ key(s). | back 66 ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP |
front 67 What is product activation? | back 67 a technique to ensure software is not installed on more computers than legally licensed |
front 68 A single point is about what fraction of an inch in height? | back 68 1/72 |
front 69 Which of the following kinds of software allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and sometimes graphics? | back 69 Word processing |
front 70 Which of the following are valid steps toward virus protection? | back 70 purchase a reputable antivirus program, update antivirus definitions regularly |
front 71 The small squares and circles around a selected graphic are called ____ handles. | back 71 sizing |
front 72 To select nonadjacent items, select the first item as usual, press and hold down the ____ key, and then while holding down the key, select the additional items. | back 72 CTRL |
front 73 Which of the following programs allow designers to rotate designs of 3-D objects to view them from any angle | back 73 CAD |
front 74 If someone you know is purchasing word processing software, what features can she expect to find in the software? | back 74 wordwrap, spell checker, tables |
front 75 A friend has decided he wants to build a deck with a fire pit in his backyard. What kind of software should he purchase to assist him with this project? | back 75 home design/landscaping software |
front 76 Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true? | back 76 They transfer data twice for each clock cycle |
front 77 What is the purpose of the system bus? | back 77 It connects the processor to main memory |
front 78 The _____ feature automatically corrects typing, spelling, capitalization, or grammar errors as you type them | back 78 AutoCorrect |
front 79 Which of the following processors is a chip with two or more separate processor cores? | back 79 multi-core |
front 80 The Office ____ is a temporary storage area | back 80 Clipboard |
front 81 When you install Word, it selects a series of ____ that it searches through when you use the Research task pane. | back 81 services |
front 82 One way to delete a note is to tap or click immediately to the left of the note reference mark in the document text and then press the ____ key twice. | back 82 DELETE |
front 83 A(n) ____ is a book of synonyms. | back 83 thesaurus |
front 84 ____ is the process of copying an item from the Office Clipboard into the document at the location of the insertion point. | back 84 Pasting |
front 85 Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory? | back 85 RAM |
front 86 To transfer data from one location to another in RAM, what two elements must be present? | back 86 the data itself and the address identifying where the data should reside in memory |
front 87 A(n) ____ is a placeholder for data whose contents can change. | back 87 field |
front 88 Which of the following is the main circuit board of the system unit? | back 88 system board |
front 89 Automatic page breaks are determined by ____. | back 89 all of the above (margin settings, line spacing, & paper size) |
front 90 To search for a special character, use the ____ button in the expanded Find dialog box. | back 90 Special |
front 91 What is unique about a multi-core processor? | back 91 It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores |
front 92 If you do not want to keep a change automatically made by Word and you immediately notice the automatic correction, you can undo the change by clicking the Undo button on the ____. | back 92 Quick Access Toolbar |
front 93 The ____ shortcut keys underline words, and not spaces. | back 93 CTRL+SHIFT+W |
front 94 Which of the following cards converts computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen? | back 94 video |
front 95 Which of the following drives, like that in the accompanying figure, fits into a port that is itself an interface that can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector? | back 95 USB |
front 96 A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase? | back 96 adapter card |
front 97 By default, the Normal style places ____ points of blank space after each paragraph. | back 97 8 |
front 98 Which of the following are the two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips? | back 98 Intel and AMD |
front 99 The case of which of the following is made of metal or plastic and protects the internal electronic components from damage? | back 99 chassis |
front 100 Which of the following identifies three types of RAM in sequence from the slowest to the fastest? | back 100 DRAM, SRAM, MRAM |
front 101 Many personal computers and local devices have small internal speakers that emit only low-quality sound. To boost the low bass sounds, what do surround sound speaker systems include? | back 101 a subwoofer |
front 102 What effect does the Accounting Number Format have on the selected cells? | back 102 Displays cell contents with two decimal places that align vertically |
front 103 When your friend had to place her hand in a device before she was allowed entrance into the college swimming pool, what type of technology was being used? | back 103 hand geometry system |
front 104 The ____ feature works behind the scenes, fixing common typing or spelling mistakes when you complete a text entry. | back 104 AutoCorrect |
front 105 Pressing the ____ key to complete an entry activates the adjacent cell to the right. | back 105 RIGHT ARROW |
front 106 ____ properties are associated with all Microsoft Office files and include author, title, and subject | back 106 Standard |
front 107 Which kind of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper? | back 107 nonimpact |
front 108 Two commonly used types of impact printers are which of the following? | back 108 dot-matrix printers and line printers |
front 109 Clicking the ____ box completes an entry. | back 109 Enter |
front 110 Which of the following is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion? | back 110 touchpad |
front 111 Front projection and rear projection interactive whiteboards fall in what size range? | back 111 48 to 94 inches |
front 112 Instead of reading or scanning data from a source document, which of the following kinds of devices obtain data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place? | back 112 data collection |
front 113 The ____ preceding a formula alerts Excel that you are entering a formula or function and not text. | back 113 equal sign (=) |
front 114 LCDs are geared for a specific resolution. What is this resolution called? | back 114 native |
front 115 The ____ is a blinking vertical line that indicates where the next typed character will appear. | back 115 insertion point |
front 116 The person or persons requesting the worksheet should supply their requirements in a ____ document. | back 116 requirements |
front 117 Which of the following printer is a color printer that produces photo-lab-quality pictures? | back 117 photo |
front 118 Which of the following is the Ribbon path to the Cell Styles button? | back 118 (HOME tab | Styles group) |
front 119 Often used by photojournalists, which of the following cameras are portable and have many lenses and other attachments ? | back 119 field camera |
front 120 Your instructor has asked you to perform some research regarding a computer's capability of distinguishing spoken words. What is the best search term to use for your research? | back 120 voice recognition |
front 121 When transferring a video from a digital video camera to a computer, you can connect the camera to the computer using what type of cable? | back 121 USB cable |
front 122 Specific types of users need different output devices. Which of the following types of users do not typically require speakers? | back 122 mobile users |
front 123 When you use a keyboard on a smartphone or other mobile device, what characteristic might you notice about the keyboard? | back 123 It is smaller than the keyboard on a desktop computer. |
front 124 When your sister goes to work, what scientific discipline is used in the design of her workplace to incorporate comfort, efficiency, and safety for her? | back 124 ergonomics |
front 125 Which of the following is the technology of authenticating a person's identity by verifying a personal characteristic? | back 125 Biometrics |
front 126 ____ view allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it will look in printed format. | back 126 Page Layout |
front 127 The ____ button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell. | back 127 Trace Error |
front 128 A ____ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page. | back 128 footer |
front 129 Which of the following kinds of cards, which is similar in size to a credit card or ATM card, stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card? | back 129 smart |
front 130 Which of the following is the path to the Sum arrow? | back 130 (HOME tab | Editing group) |
front 131 When you enter a two-digit year that is less than 30, Excel changes the year to ____. | back 131 20xx |
front 132 What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer users? | back 132 cloud |
front 133 Which of the following is a drive that usually can read audio CDs, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs, in addition to DVD-ROMs? | back 133 DVD player |
front 134 You can use the ____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell. | back 134 Range Finder |
front 135 Windows includes tools that can be used to improve the performance of your hard disk. What is the tool called that reorganizes the data on a hard disk so that it can be accessed more quickly? | back 135 Disk Defragmenter |
front 136 Point mode allows you to ____. | back 136 select cells for use in a formula using the mouse pointer |
front 137 Which of the following is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that can be used in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed? | back 137 backup |
front 138 The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range. | back 138 MIN |
front 139 The inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information? | back 139 hard |
front 140 A company or department may standardize with a specific ____ so that all of their documents have a similar appearance. | back 140 theme |
front 141 Which of the following devices does not usually have an internal miniature hard disk? | back 141 laptop |
front 142 The ____ function sums the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of cells with numeric values in the range. | back 142 AVERAGE |
front 143 Your sister is donating her old computer to a school. She has deleted her files from the computer, but you recommend that she also use a special tool to clean the contents of the hard disk. What kind of utility should she use? | back 143 a wiping utility |
front 144 A standard CD-ROM is referred to as this kind of disc because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time. What is the term used? | back 144 single-session |
front 145 Which of the following is an advantage of portable hard disks and removable hard disks? | back 145 all of the above (They can easily store large audio and video files, They can add storage space to a notebook computer or Tablet PC, & They can transport a large number of files.) |
front 146 Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio? | back 146 CD-R |
front 147 Which of the following is the path to the Conditional Formatting button? | back 147 (HOME tab | Styles group) |
front 148 Which of the following is the path to the Copy and Paste buttons? | back 148 (HOME tab | Clipboard group) |
front 149 What does NAS stand for? | back 149 network attached storage |
front 150 The adjusted cell references in a copied and pasted formula are called ____ cell references. | back 150 relative |