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Which of the following statements is true concerning?

1. Virtual memory is the space on the hard drive where the operating system begins to store data when it becomes memory-bound
2. Accessing data from RAM is a slower than accessing data from virtual memory
3. When it is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the RAM file
4. If a computer is memory-bound, adding more RAM will not solve the problem

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The term bit is short for

1. megabyte
2. binary language
3. binary digit
4. binary number

✅ Correct Answer: 3

All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except

1. worksheet
2. cell
3. formula
4. virus detection

✅ Correct Answer: 4

_are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.

1. Drives
2. Drive bays
3. Modems
4. Platforms

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A_is approximately one billion bytes

1. kilobyte
2. bit
3. gigabyte
4. megabyte

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a n

1. version
2. patch
3. tutorial
4. FAQ

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to__data.

1. present
2. input
3. output
4. store

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together?

1. virtual private network
2. internet
3. intranet
4. extranet

✅ Correct Answer: 2

_is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off:

1. The Network Interface Card (NIC)
2. The CPU
3. RAM
4. ROM

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a

1. network
2. mainframe
3. Supercomputer
4. client

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Computer uses the ____ number system to store data and perform calculations.

1. binary
2. octal
3. decimal
4. hexadecimal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:

1. hackers.
2. spam.
3. viruses.
4. identity theft.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.

1. data mining
2. data selection
3. POS
4. data conversion

✅ Correct Answer: 1

____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.

1. Data
2. Point-of-sale (POS)
3. Sales
4. Query

✅ Correct Answer: 2

A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.

1. PSS
2. POS
3. inventory
4. data mining

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:

1. robotics.
2. simulation.
3. computer forensics.
4. animation.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

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

1. gathering data
2. processing data into information
3. analyzing the data or information
4. storing the data or information

✅ Correct Answer: 3

____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.

1. POS
2. RFID
3. PPS
4. GPS

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:

1. robotics.
2. computer forensics.
3. simulation
4. forecasting.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:

1. proprietary
2. open.
3. experimental.
4. in the public domain.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

_______ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.

1. Nanoscience
2. Microelectrodes
3. Computer forensics
4. Artificial intelligence

✅ Correct Answer: 1

________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.

1. Nanoscience
2. Nanotechnology
3. Simulation
4. Artificial intelligence (AI)

✅ Correct Answer: 4

_______ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

1. A process
2. Software
3. Storage
4. Information

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:

1. programming.
2. processing.
3. storing.
4. organizing.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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

1. present
2. input
3. output
4. store

✅ Correct Answer: 2

After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:

1. data
2. output
3. input
4. the process

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Computers use the ____________ language to process data.

1. processing
2. kilobyte
3. binary
4. representational

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:

1. multimedia
2. words
3. characters
4. numbers

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:

1. eight bytes
2. eight kilobytes
3. eight characters
4. eight bits

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The term bit is short for:

1. megabyte
2. binary language
3. binary digit
4. binary number

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:

1. megabyte
2. byte
3. kilobyte
4. gigabyte

✅ Correct Answer: 2

A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.

1. kilobyte
2. bit
3. gigabyte
4. megabyte

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.

1. gigabyte
2. kilobyte
3. megabyte
4. terabyte

✅ Correct Answer: 3

_______ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.

1. Hardware
2. A device
3. A peripheral
4. An application

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The components that process data are located in the:

1. input devices
2. output devices
3. system unit.
4. storage component

✅ Correct Answer: 3

All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:

1. scanner
2. mouse
3. keyboard
4. printer

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is an example of an input device?

1. scanner
2. speaker
3. CD
4. printer

✅ Correct Answer: 1

All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:

1. hard disk drives.
2. printers.
3. floppy disk drives.
4. CD drives

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The ____________, also called the “brains” of the computer, is responsible for processing data.

1. motherboard
2. memory
3. RAM
4. central processing unit (CPU)

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The CPU and memory are located on the:

1. expansion board
2. motherboard
3. storage device
4. output device

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:

1. application software
2. system software
3. operating system software
4. platform software

✅ Correct Answer: 1

__ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.

1. An instruction
2. Software
3. Memory
4. A processor

✅ Correct Answer: 2

System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ____________ software to work together.

1. management
2. processing
3. utility
4. application

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:

1. platforms
2. applications
3. programs
4. storage devices

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems.

1. languages
2. methods
3. CPUs
4. storage devices

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:

1. network
2. mainframe
3. supercomputer
4. client

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses.

1. supercomputers
2. clients
3. laptops
4. mainframes

✅ Correct Answer: 4

_______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly

1. Servers
2. Supercomputers
3. Laptops
4. Mainframes

✅ Correct Answer: 2

DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.

1. network
2. wireless
3. slow
4. broadband

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:

1. digital divide.
2. Internet divide
3. Web divide
4. broadband divide

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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