Deck 9: Computer Tools for Engineers

Question 1

The letter "T" in the abbreviation HTML and the first T in the abbreviation HTTP both stand for:

A) Transfer
B) Text
C) Transmission
D) Trigonometry

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following domain names is most likely associated with your college or university?

A) .org
B) .com
C) .gov
D) .edu

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An ISP is an abbreviation for what?

A) Independent Service Provider
B) Individual System Provider
C) Internet Service Provider
D) International Software Provider

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The very first spreadsheet software program, developed by Dan Bricklin from the Harvard Business school, is known as what?

A) Excel
B) Visicalc
C) Lotus 1-2-3
D) Quattro

Question 5

The 3 letters GUI represent an abbreviation for what?

A) Graphical User Interface
B) General Understanding of the Internet
C) Geographic Universal Information
D) Government User Information

Question 6

The 3 letters MAT in the name MATLAB stand for what?

A) Mathematics
B) Military Application Technology
C) Materials
D) Matrix

Question 7

The acronym WYSIWYG, sometimes pronounced "wizzy-wig", is a feature that was eventually developed in personal computers (PCs). What flaw in early computers does WYSIWYG address?

A) That early PCs would often crash
B) That early PCs would often not interface with other PCs
C) That early PCs would only let Bill Gates log on to them
D) That early PCs would often print out differently from what was displayed on the monitor

Question 8

Which of the following is not an operating system?

A) DOS
B) UNIX
C) Windows
D) Aspen Plus

Question 9

Which of the following is not a programming language?

A) C++
B) GIS
C) FORTRAN
D) Cobol

Question 10

Java and C++ are examples of what?

A) Operating systems
B) Object-oriented programs
C) Finite Element tools
D) Presentation software

Question 11

The Internet has only been in development since 1990

Question 12

Powerpoint, Word and Excel are currently all Microsoft products

Question 13

An operating system is a group of programs that manage the operation of a computer

Question 14

Maple is an example of a software program used in the process control industry

Question 15

The letter "U" in the abbreviation URL stands for Uniform