Deck 1: Computers and Digital Basics

Question 1

All computers are case sensitive.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Trojans are computer programs that seem to perform one function while actually doing something else.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The first digital computer was developed for conducting the census.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

MySpace and Facebook are examples of social networks.

Question 5

To assure you can remember your password it is a good idea to base it on information you can easily remember such as your birthday.

Question 6

Semiconductor materials are substances with properties that lie in the range between those of copper and a those of wood.

Question 7

The digital revolution became a significant factor in the 1980s but ended in the 1990s with the dot com bubble burst.

Question 8

An interpreter converts and executes one statement at a time.

Question 9

The op code specifies the data.

Question 10

An operating system is an example of application software.

Question 11

The purpose of a server is to serve computers on a network.

Question 12

Prior to 1940, the word computer was defined as a person who performs calculations.

Question 13

A compiler converts all statements in a program to object code in a single batch.

Question 14

Because most digital devices are electronic, bytes take the form of electrical pulses.

Question 15

The number 9 can be considered a character.

Question 16

Because of increased versatility, a videogame console is now considered a personal computer.

Question 17

In the binary number system, 2 is used to represent the value 2.

Question 18

Digital technology has changed the way we view privacy.

Question 19

You should always use a different password for every account.

Question 20

The operand is a command word for an operation.

Question 21

A(n) account manager stores user IDs with their corresponding passwords and automatically fills in login forms.

Question 22

The first digital computers were built during World War II for ____.

A) census taking
B) code breaking
C) communication
D) troop placement

Question 23

Digital electronics use ____ to represent data.

A) circuits
B) switches
C) transistors
D) components

Question 24

The set of instructions that tells a computer how to carry out processing tasks is a computer program .

Question 25

Initially sales were slow for the personal computer because of ____.

A) price
B) size
C) lack of software
D) lack of availability

Question 26

Key factors in making electronic devices increasingly smaller and less expensive include ____.

A) transistors
B) integrated circuits
C) a & b
D) neither a nor b

Question 27

A keylogger is a form of malicious code.

Question 28

The term server can refer to a combination of hardware and software.

Question 29

An area where data can be left on a permanent basis is memory .

Question 30

A set of machine language instructions for a program is called source code.

Question 31

Free source projects promote copying, free distribution, peer review and user modifications.

Question 32

A light switch is like a(n) analog device.

Question 33

The ALU uses registers to hold data that is being processed.

Question 34

DIPs and PGAs are both shapes of integrated circuits.

Question 35

The results of statements that have been compiled are called object code.

Question 36

In 1982, the percentages of households that had a computer was ____ percent.

A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 70

Question 37

Digital technology has made it easy to produce copies of music with no loss of quality from the original.

Question 38

Minicomputers were used for small businesses.

Question 39

A mainframe computer specializes in compute-intensive problems.

Question 40

A super computer is a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users.

Question 41

____ provides a space for interacting with friends.

A) E-mail
B) Bulletin boards
C) Chat groups
D) Social networks

Question 42

A set of computer programs that helps a person carry out a task is a/an ____.

A) operating system
B) system software
C) application software
D) Windows

Question 43

____ are where people exchange typed messages in real-time.

A) E-mail
B) Bulletin boards
C) Chat groups
D) Social networks

Question 44

The ____ is a collection of linked documents, graphics, and sounds.

A) network
B) Web
C) cyberspace
D) Internet

Question 45

More than ____ percent of cameras sold today are digital.

A) 80
B) 85
C) 90
D) 99

Question 46

An electronic component that can be programmed to perform tasks is a ____.

A) CPU
B) microprocessor
C) transistor
D) none of the above

Question 47

An ordinary personal computer that is connected to a network is a ____.

A) mainframe
B) workstation
C) server
D) console

Question 48

A computer is a multiple purpose device that ____.

A) stores data
B) processes data
C) accepts input
D) all of the above

Question 49

The master controller for all activities that take place within a computer is ____.

A) application software
B) system software
C) operating system
D) CPU

Question 50

Digital imaging has had an effect in the following areas ____.

A) medicine
B) photography
C) photo processing
D) all of the above

Question 51

____ allow members to post comments and questions that can be read and responded to by others.

A) E-mail
B) Bulletin boards
C) Chat groups
D) Social networks

Question 52

A global computer network originally developed as a military project is the ____.

A) World Wide Web
B) Internet
C) Wide-area network
D) Local-area network

Question 53

A group of computers linked by wired or wireless technology is a ____.

A) network
B) web
C) cyberspace
D) Internet

Question 54

Technology ____ is a process by which several different technologies with distinct functionality evolve to form a single product.

A) evolution
B) rotation
C) convergence
D) diversification

Question 55

The set of computer programs that helps a computer monitor itself and function more efficiently is the ____.

A) server
B) system software
C) application software
D) Windows

Question 56

In a computer most processing takes place in ____.

A) memory
B) RAM
C) CPU
D) mother board

Question 57

____ is a term that refers to entities that exist largely within computer networks.

A) Web
B) Internet
C) WWW
D) Cyberspace

Question 58

____ is the process of converting text, numbers, sound, photos, and video into data that can be processed by digital devices.

A) Digitization
B) Digital conversion
C) Scanning
D) Rastorization

Question 59

A ____ is a microprocessor-based computing device.

A) personal computer
B) mainframe
C) workstation
D) server

Question 60

An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ____.

A) CPU
B) memory
C) storage
D) file

Question 61

Data transmission speeds are typically expressed as ____.

A) bits
B) bytes
C) hertz
D) none of the above

Question 62

The type of data that is represented using an infinite scale of values is ____.

A) information
B) analog
C) digital
D) none of the above

Question 63

One thousand bytes is a ____.

A) kilobyte
B) megabyte
C) gigabyte
D) terrabyte

Question 64

The figure above represents two types of chip carriers. The one on the right is a ____.

A) PGA
B) DIP
C) PID
D) GAP

Question 65

Storage is typically expressed as ____.

A) bits
B) bytes
C) hertz
D) none of the above

Question 66

Data becomes ____ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use.

A) information
B) processed
C) graphs
D) presentation

Question 67

A powerful desktop computer used for high-performance tasks is a ____.

A) mainframe
B) workstation
C) server
D) console

Question 68

The type of code that uses 8 bits for each character is ____.

A) ASCII
B) Extended ASCII
C) EBCDIC
D) all of the above

Question 69

The human-readable version of a program is called ____.

A) source code
B) program code
C) human code
D) system code

Question 70

A billion bytes is a ____.

A) kilobyte
B) megabyte
C) gigabyte
D) terrabyte

Question 71

Digital devices can use ____ as a code to represent character data.

A) ASCII
B) Extended ASCII
C) EBCDIC
D) all of the above

Question 72

You might represent ____ as characters.

A) color dot
B) bank balance
C) social security numbers
D) none of the above

Question 73

The type of code that uses only 7 bits for each character is ____.

A) ASCII
B) Extended ASCII
C) EBCDIC
D) all of the above

Question 74

The type of data where text, numbers, graphics, sound, and video have been converted into discrete digits is ____.

A) information
B) analog
C) digital
D) none of the above

Question 75

The ____ houses all essential chips and provides connecting circuitry between them.

A) system board
B) housing board
C) circuit board
D) chip board

Question 76

One million bytes is a ____.

A) kilobyte
B) megabyte
C) gigabyte
D) terrabyte

Question 77

The binary number 10 represents ____ in the decimal number system.

A) 4
B) 2
C) 10
D) 1

Question 78

The above figure represents two types of chip carriers. The one on the left is a ____.

A) PGA
B) DIP
C) PID
D) GAP

Question 79

C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ____ programming languages.

A) low-level
B) computer
C) system
D) high-level

Question 80

A super-thin slice of semiconducting material packed with microscopic circuit elements is a ____.

A) integrated circuit
B) computer chip
C) microchip
D) all of the above