Deck 2: Computer Terminology and History

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the popularity of bulletin boards among subversive organizations?

A) cheaper than printed publications
B) perception of Second Amendment protection
C) lack of regulations
D) possibility of complete globalization

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a collection of hyperlinked pages of information distributed over the Internet via a network protocol?

A) hypertext transfer protocol
B) shell
C) World Wide Web
D) packets

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following tells the computer in which order to access drives?

A) boot sequence
B) operating system
C) random access memory
D) application software

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is Gopher?

A) an information retrieval tool
B) an Internet service provider
C) an e-mail system
D) a low-cost video conferencing facility

Question 5

Which of the following devices introduces commands and information to the computer?

A) scanner
B) modem
C) printer
D) keyboard

Question 6

What is the term used to refer to the method of cracking passwords by manually entering all possible key combinations?

A) spoofing
B) brute force
C) phreaking
D) Vulcan nerve pinch

Question 7

Who is hired by companies who want to test their security system by way of violations?

A) cracker
B) black hat hacker
C) sneaker
D) white hat hacker

Question 8

What is the purpose of random access memory in the computer system?

A) to store easily accessible information permanently
B) to transfer several bits of data simultaneously
C) to monitor data usage
D) to temporarily store information

Question 9

What is the most important component of a computer?

A) CPU
B) random access memory
C) motherboard
D) universal serial bus

Question 10

Which of the following interprets program instructions and processes data in the computer?

A) universal serial bus
B) central processing unit
C) random access memory
D) graphical user interface

Question 11

Which of the following is a self-contained program that may spread functional copies of itself to other computer systems?

A) Trojan horse
B) malware
C) worm
D) logic bomb

Question 12

Which of the following refers to the unauthorized attempt to gain access to information about a system?

A) clickjacking
B) baud
C) banner grabbing
D) probe

Question 13

Which Windows operating system paved the way for the development of peer-to-peer networks?

A) Windows NT 3.1
B) Windows 95
C) Windows 2.0
D) Windows 98 SE

Question 14

Who was the first person to successfully introduce a device exclusively designed for data processing?

A) Charles Babbage
B) Herman Hollerith
C) John Atanasoff
D) Clifford Berry

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the keyboard combination that forces a soft-boot or jump to ROM monitor?

A) Vulcan nerve pinch
B) banner grabbing
C) phreaking
D) spoofing

Question 16

For what purpose did British scientists build Colossus I?

A) word processing
B) forensic analysis
C) census tabulation
D) cryptanalysis

Question 17

What does the term wetware refer to?

A) humans operating computers
B) evil crackers
C) "good" hackers
D) a system vulnerability

Question 18

Which of the following is the first modern digital computer?

A) ENIAC
B) Colossus I
C) ABC
D) GUI

Question 19

Which of the following computer components had its origin in the cathode ray tube?

A) printer
B) scanner
C) mouse
D) monitor

Question 20

What is the term used to describe the final destination of discarded, lost, or destroyed data?

A) dead bit office
B) back door
C) bit bucket
D) sneaker closet

Question 21

For users, 24-hour accessibility equates to 24-hour vulnerability.

Question 22

Which of the following is known as the "baby" of computer operating systems and is freely distributed?

A) Windows
B) Macintosh
C) UNIX
D) Linux

Question 23

The first modern digital computer was built at Iowa State University.

Question 24

The Internet accompanied the introduction of the first computers.

Question 25

In which Mac OS did Apple introduce its first Unix-based operating system?

A) Mac OS X
B) System 7
C) Mac OS 8
D) System 2.1

Question 26

Unlike Microsoft, Macintosh introduced software advancement at a snail's pace.

Question 27

Worms refers to a code that causes damage to computer systems.

Question 28

Operating systems may be either single-user or multiple-user.

Question 29

Intranets are small local networks connecting computers within one organization, controlled by a common system administrator.

Question 30

Purely underground boards have proven to be transient and elusive, appearing and disappearing relatively quickly.

Question 31

Who developed the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)?

A) John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry
B) Charles Babbage and Herman Hollerith
C) John W. Mauchly and John Presper Eckert
D) Max Newman and Steve Wozniak

Question 32

The smallest piece of data is called a bit.

Question 33

The Mosaic interface is an e-mail system.

Question 34

One of the earliest computers developed by Charles Babbage was created to tabulate the 1880 U.S.census.

Question 35

Due to their limited storage capacity and fragility, floppies were replaced by alternate mass storage devices.

Question 36

Software is composed of components that are physical or tangible in nature.

Question 37

Online predators often use chat rooms to lure their victims.

Question 38

Which of the following is structured to allow users to participate in real-time conversations?

A) chat rooms
B) news services
C) websites
D) video feeds

Question 39

Sony Ericsson introduced the first commercially available smart phone using the Symbian OS.

Question 40

How are websites identified?

A) through post office protocol
B) through domain name system
C) through uniform resource locator
D) through Internet message access protocol

Question 41

________ was built by Professor Max Newman at a government lab in Buckinghamshire, England.

Question 42

Prior to the introduction of domain names, computers were accessed by their ________.

Question 43

Discuss how computers evolved.

Question 44

________ is a set of prepackaged instructions which allow users to perform a variety of functions, including but not limited to word processing, statistical analysis, and the like.

Question 45

The grouping of data that consists of eight bits is a ________.

Question 46

________ is a system in which a set of services, technologies, and often virtualized resources enable the delivery of computing as a service as opposed to a product.

Question 47

________ were unsophisticated instruments used in ancient times exclusively for mathematical computations.

Question 48

________ is a system whereby individual personal computers are connected to one another, allowing each participant to serve as either a client or a server.

Question 49

Discuss the original purpose behind the development of the Internet.

Question 50

Explain why UNIX is considered the backbone of the Internet.

Question 51

The ________ is a piece of software that runs user applications and provides an interface to the hardware.

Question 52

________ is a term used to designate "good" hackers.

Question 53

________ are central switching devices for communications lines in a star topology.

Question 54

Originally, the Internet was funded in large part by ________ and was not available for commercial usage.

Question 55

A tangled code is also known as ________ code.

Question 56

A ________ is a device that combines the functionality of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the mobility of a cellular phone.

Question 57

The vision and foresight of ________ laid the foundation for a virtual explosion in communication, processing, and digital technology.

Question 58

The ________ is the heart of the UNIX operating system.

Question 59

Chat rooms are a popular medium of instant communication via the Internet.Explain why users should be careful in communicating through chat rooms.

Question 60

Explain how the Internet has become the backbone for global communications and transnational capitalism.