Deck 1: Computers and Digital Basics

Question 1

The operand is a command word for an operation.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The first digital computer was developed for conducting the census.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

You should always use a different password for every account.

Question 5

All computers are case sensitive.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

The op code in a machine language instruction specifies the data.

Question 9

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

Question 10

Facebook and Twitter are examples of social networking options.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

An interpreter converts and executes one statement at a time.

Question 16

Semiconductor materials are substances with properties between those of a conductor and an insulator.

Question 17

A compiler like the one shown in the accompanying figure converts all statements in a program to machine language in a single batch.

Question 18

An operating system is an example of application software.

Question 19

The number 9 can be considered a character.

Question 20

Privacy advocates fear that digital technologies are fundamentally changing our expectation of what is private and what is not.

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

____ software refers to any software that is installed on a computer's hard disk.

A) Local
B) Proprietary
C) Cloud
D) Digital

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

In 1982,the percentage of households that had a computer was closest to ____ percent.

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

A(n) (microcomputer) specializes in compute-intensive problems._________________________

Question 33

A(n) (keylogger) is a form of malicious code._________________________

Question 34

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

Question 35

(DIP)s and PGAs are both shapes of integrated circuits._________________________

Question 36

A(n) (supercomputer) is a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users._________________________

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

A) Digitization
B) Analog conversion
C) Scanning
D) Rasterization

Question 40

At one time, (minicomputers) were smaller,less expensive,and less powerful computers that were able,nevertheless,to support multiple users and run business software._________________________

Question 41

____ computing provides access to information,applications,communications,and storage over the Internet.

A) Distance
B) Disparate
C) Cloud
D) Local

Question 42

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 43

According to the text,a key aspect of ____ is that it adds content and substance to ____.

A) the Web,the Internet
B) convergence,the cloud
C) the Internet,the Web
D) the cloud,local applications

Question 44

Myspace lost steam in _____,but Facebook and Twitter marched ahead by attracting millions of users.

A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2008
D) 2010

Question 45

When restrictions on commercial use of the ____ were lifted in 1995,companies such as AOL and CompuServe became popular services.

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

Question 46

The ____ phase of the digital revolution materialized in the 1990s when the Internet was opened to public use.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

Question 47

A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium is known as (a)____.

A) memory
B) file
C) file name
D) none of the above

Question 48

The modern definition and use of the term computer emerged in the ____.

A) 1930s
B) 1940s
C) 1950s
D) 1960s

Question 49

In a computer,most processing takes place in ____.

A) memory
B) RAM
C) the CPU
D) the motherboard

Question 50

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

A) a software suite
B) system software
C) application software
D) processing software

Question 51

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

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

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

____ tools cloak a person's identity online.

A) Anonymizer
B) Free ID
C) ID free
D) Cloaking

Question 54

A group of computers linked together to share data and resources is a(n)____.

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

Question 55

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

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

Question 56

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

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

Question 57

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 58

____ media are cloud-based applications designed for social interaction and consumer-generated content.

A) Sharing
B) Wiki
C) Blogging
D) Social

Question 59

During the period from ____,computing was characterized by the Web,e-mail,multiplayer games,music downloads,and enormous software applications.

A) 1982-1985
B) 1985-1990
C) 1990-1995
D) 1995-2010

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

A(n)____ is a microprocessor-based computing device designed to meet the computing needs of an individual.

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

Question 63

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

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

Question 64

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

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

Question 65

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

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

Question 66

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

A) system board
B) housing structure
C) circuit breaker
D) chip set

Question 67

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

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

Question 68

Storage is typically expressed as ____.

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

Question 69

Data transmission speeds are typically expressed as ____.

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

Question 70

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

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

Question 71

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

A) 1
B) 2
C) 10
D) 100

Question 72

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

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

Question 73

You might represent ____ using character codes.

A) color dots
B) bank balances
C) Social Security numbers
D) none of the above

Question 74

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

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

Question 75

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

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

Question 76

The type of data where text,numbers,graphics,sound,and video have been converted into discrete digits as represented in the accompanying figure is ____.

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

Question 77

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

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

Question 78

The type of data that is represented using an infinite scale of values as represented in the accompanying figure is ____.

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

Question 79

A compute-intensive problem runs on a ____.

A) server
B) miniframe
C) supercomputer
D) super PC

Question 80

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

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