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TEST1: Chapter1,2,4Multiple Choice (25 questions - 1 point each)Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____ 1. As computers become more a part of everyday life, many people believe that _____ is/are vital to success.a. computer programming c. computer repairb. computer literacy d. all of the above____ 2. _____ is/are the steps that tell the computer how to perform a particular task.a. Data c. Instructionsb. Information d. Documentation____ 3. The _____ is a small handheld input device that controls the movement of a small symbol on the screen called the pointer.a. keyboard c. scannerb. mouse d. microphone____ 4. The circuitry of the system unit usually is part of or is connected to a circuit board called the _____.a. fatherboard c. brotherboardb. motherboard d. sisterboard____ 5. All of the following are advantages of using computers except _____.a. speed c. communicationsb. impact on labor force d. consistencyFigure 1-1____ 6. A(n) _____, such as those shown in Figure 1-1, is a miniature image that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object.a. menu c. iconb. command d. window____ 7. _____ include local law practices, accounting firms, travel agencies, and florists.a. Mobile users c. Large business usersb. Small offices d. Power users____ 8. Examples of _____ are sales reps, real estate agents, insurance agents, meter readers, package delivery people, journalists, consultants, and students.a. small office/home office users c. large business usersb. mobile users d. power users____ 9. A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as ____.a. software c. outputb. input devices d. hardware____ 10. ____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.a. The processor c. The control unitb. The CPU d. Memory____ 11. As smart phones and PDAs continue a trend of offering similar functions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between the two devices; this trend is known as ____.a. indexing c. concatenationb. coalescence d. convergence____ 12. A(n) ____ user is a category of user that requires the capabilities of a workstation or other powerful computer.a. SOHO c. mobileb. power d. keyFigure 2-1____ 13. In Figure 2-1, which shows common ways to access the Internet, a(n) ____ has many members-only features,such as special content and services, in addition to providing Internet access.a. wireless Internet service provider (WISP) c. regional ISPb. online service provider (OSP) d. national ISP____ 14. The ____ is the method that the Internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.a. ICANN c. DNSb. National IP Service d. TCP____ 15. Widely used Web browsers for personal computers include all of the following except ____.a. Netscape c. Firefoxb. Microsoft Internet Explorer d. Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007____ 16. A newsreader enables users to access a newsgroup to read previously entered messages, called ____.a. stories c. seriesb. features d. articlesFigure 4-1____ 17. In the machine cycle steps illustrated in Figure 4-1, ____ is the process of carrying out commands.a. fetching c. executingb. decoding d. storing____ 18. ____ is the most widely used coding scheme used to represent data.a. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)b. Unicodec. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)d. Multicode____ 19. A ____ is equal to approximately 1 million bytes.a. kilobyte (KB or K) c. gigabyte (GB)b. megabyte (MB) d. terabyte (TB)____ 20. ____ is the most common type of volatile memory.a. ROM c. CMOSb. Flash memory d. RAM____ 21. A video card, also called a graphics card, ____.a. enhances the audio-generating capabilities of a personal computer by allowing sound to beinput through a microphone and output through external speakers or headphonesb. converts computer output into a signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screenc. connects computers through telephone or cable television linesd. connects other computers and peripherals____ 22. The wider the bus, the ____ the transfer of data.a. greater the number of transfer steps required and the slowerb. greater the number of transfer steps required and the fasterc. fewer the number of transfer steps required and the slowerd. fewer the number of transfer steps required and the faster____ 23. Notebook computers ____.a. can run on batteries or standard power supplyb. are less expensive than a desktop computer with similar capabilitiesc. have no video, serial, parallel, or FireWire portsd. all of the above____ 24. Two categories of software are _____.a. operating system and system software c. utility programs and operating b. system software and utility programs d. system software and application ____ 25. A variation of the PROM chip, called a(n) ____ chip, allows a programmer to erase the microcode with an electrical signal.a. EEPROM c. CPROMb. CMOS d. BIOSModified True/False (10 questions- 2 points each)Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.____ 26. The two categories of software are system software and utility software. _____________________________ 27. The application system provides a means for users to communicate with the computer and other software. _____________________________ 28. Hardware requirements for a small office/home office (SOHO) user include game consoles. _____________________________ 29. Like an IP address, the components of a domain name are separated by commas. _____________________________ 30. To remind you visually that you have clicked a link, a text link often changes size after it is clicked. _____________________________ 31. The JPEG format works best for images that have only a few distinct colors. _____________________________ 32. For IM to work, both parties must be online at the same time. _____________________________ 33. A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second. _____________________________ 34. The worlds largest computer network is the Web. _____________________________ 35. A client controls access to the resources on a network. _________________________True/False (15 questions - 1 point each)Indicate whether the statement is true or false.____ 36. Windows Vista is one of Microsoft’s utility programs.____ 37. A utility program allows a user to perform


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