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60 Cards in this Set
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What does CPU stand for?
A) Centralized Power Unit B) Central Processing Unit C) Center Processor Unit D) Computer Power Unit |
B) Central Processing Unit
Ch.0 p.5 |
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________ is a common input device that enables users to type text and numerical data into the computer.
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Keyboard
Ch. 0 p.6 |
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___________ and _________ are the different ways networked machines communicate with each other.
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Direct Connection and Remote Access
Ch. 0 p.15 |
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True or False. Popular search engines like Yahoo! and Netscape Netcenter are Internet portals.
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True
Ch. 0 p.19 |
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True or False. Spam are wanted emails sent by unknown senders.
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False
Spam is unwanted email or junk mail Ch. 0 p.21 |
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__________ is the physical parts of the computer system.
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Hardware
Ch.1 p.34 |
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True or False. Dell engineers developed the microprocessor.
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False
Intel engineers Ch.1 p.36 |
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Which is an example of a portable computer?
A) Supercomputers B) Workstation C) Mainframe computers D) Notebook computers |
D) Notebook computers
Ch.1 p.38,39,40 |
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True of False. Computers in a network could share resources such as storage, printers, and even processing power.
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True
Ch.1 p.42 |
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___________ are the software tools that enable users to use a computer for a specific reason.
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Applications or Application programs
Ch.1 p.47 |
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_____ is a type of computer memory that used to store programs and data that needs to be instantly accessible to the CPU.
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RAM or Random Access Memory
Ch.2 p.65 |
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A byte contains a collection of 8 ____.
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bits
Ch.2 p.67 |
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_____ is a widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code.
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ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Ch.2 p.69 |
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True or False. All software is compatible with every CPU.
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False
Ch.2 p.73 |
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Information travels between components on the motherboard through groups of wires called ______.
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System buses or buses
Ch.2 p.78 |
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_____ is a type of computer memory that used to store programs and data that needs to be instantly accessible to the CPU.
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RAM or Random Access Memory
Ch.2 p.65 |
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A byte contains a collection of 8 ____.
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bits
Ch.2 p.67 |
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_____ is a widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code.
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ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Ch.2 p.69 |
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True or False. All software is compatible with every CPU.
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False
Ch.2 p. 73 |
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Information travels between components on the motherboard through groups of wires called ______.
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System buses or buses
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A type of keyboard that places the keys at angles that are easier on your arms and hands without changing the ordering of the keys is ____________.
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Ergonomic Keyboards
Ch.3 p.91 |
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Which of the following is not a pointing device?
A) Pen Scanners B) Joystick C) Graphics Tablet D) Pointing Stick |
A) Pen Scanners
Ch.3 p.92-94 |
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True or False. Color depth or bit depth is the number of different colors computers can display at a time.
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True
Ch.3 p.99 |
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LCD stands for __________________.
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Liquid Crystal Display
Ch.3 p.100 |
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Devices which include tape and disk drives are the computer's __________.
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Storage Devices
Ch.3 p.104 |
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________ is correcting errors.
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Debugging
Ch.4 p.128 |
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Many companies offer ____________, which is a special license that allows entire companies, schools, or government institutions.
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Volume licenses
Ch.4 p.133 |
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Name the 3 types of software that can be legally copied and shared freely.
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Public Domain Software, Shareware, and Demo Software
Ch.4 p. 134 |
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Which one is a technical operation the operating system performs?
A) Memory Management B) Communicating with Peripherals C) Coordinating Concurrent Processing of Jobs D) All of the Above E) None of the Above |
D) All of the Above
Ch.4 p.136-137 |
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__________ is the look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view.
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User Interface
Ch. 4 p. 141 |
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True or False. Text formatting refers to the alignment of text on a line.
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False. Justification refers to the alignment of text on a line.
Ch.5 p.160 |
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Which formatting feature helps users walk through complex document formatting procedures?
A) Automatic Formatting B) Automatic Correction C) Wizards D) Style Sheets |
C) Wizards
Ch. 5 p.160 |
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_____ can keep track of a document's history as its passed among group members and make sure that all changes are incorporated into a single master document.
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Groupware
Ch.5 p.166 |
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DTP stands for
A) Desktop Publishing B) Desktop Protocol C) Direct Text Publication D) Display Text Page |
A) Desktop Publishing
Ch.5 p.169 |
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A flexible, portable, paperlike material that can dynamically display black-and-white text and images on its surface is __________.
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Electronic paper or epaper
Ch.5 p.175 |
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Who developed HTML and heads W3C?
A) Bill Gates B) Tim Berners-Lee C) Doug Engelbart D) Linus Torvalds |
B) Tim Berners-Lee
Ch.6 p.201-202 |
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Painting programs create _________ graphics.
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Bitmapped or raster
Ch.6 p.203 |
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Name two softwares that uses bitmapped graphics.
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Painting Software
Image Processing Software (Photoshop) Ch.6 p. 203-204 |
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One still picture used to make animated films are called ________.
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Frame
Ch.6 p.212 |
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Hypertext allow textual information to be lined in ____________ ways.
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nonsequential
Ch.6 p.223 |
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_______ is an inefficient way to find information in a large database.
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Browsing
Ch. 7 p.241 |
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PIM stands for
A) Private Information Messenger B) Personal Information Manager C) Private Internet Manager D) Personal Internet Messenger |
B) Personal Information Manager
Ch.7 246 |
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_______ requires users to accumulate transactions and feed them into computers in large batches.
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Batch Processing
Ch.7 p.253 |
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True or False. Extranet enables employees to access corporate databases using the same Web browsers and search engines they use to access information outside the company networks.
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False. Intranets
Ch. 7 p.255 |
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Directories are at the heart of many ________ systems.
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CRM or Customer Relationship Management
Ch.7 p.256 |
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The technology of long-distance communication is ________________ technology.
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Telecommunications
Ch.8 p.274 |
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________ and ________ are hardware devices that can pass messages between networks.
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Bridges and Gateways
Ch.8 p.277 |
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What's the difference between digital signal and analog signal?
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Digital - a stream of bits
Analog - a continuous wave Ch. 8 p.279 |
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Which one is a type of broadband connection?
A) DSL B) Cable modems C) Satellite D) All of the above |
D) All of the above
Ch.8 p. 281 |
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________ model enables every computer on the network to be both client and server.
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Peer-to-peer (p-to-p or P2P)
Ch. 8 p.286 |
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All are top-level domains except for:
A) .edu B) .mil C) .tel D) .gov |
C) .tel
Ch.9 p. 311 |
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A ________ connection uses a modem and standard telephone lines.
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Dial-up
Ch.9 p. 313 |
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Name four common internet servers.
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Email server, File server, Application server, and Web server
Ch.9 p.317-318 |
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Dreamweaver and FrontPage are examples of a __________ software.
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Web authoring
Ch. 9 p.321 |
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___________ prevent unauthorized communication and to secure sensitive internal data.
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Firewall
Ch.9 p.332 |
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These are e-commerce models except for:
A) B2B B) B2C C) C2C D) B2M |
D) B2M
Ch.13 p.468-469 |
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________ software handles the actual physical communications between the computers, scanners, printers, and other devices on the network.
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Middleware
Ch.13 p.470 |
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True or False. VPN-based extranets have good privacy and security because data are specially coded in a process called encapsulation.
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True
Ch.13 p.473 |
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__________ might be used to track the different pages users visit and customize display to match preference when online shopping.
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Cookie
Ch. 13 p. 476 (#2) |
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A typical ______ system is a customer database that can provide information for managers, salespeople, marketing departments, and customers.
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CRM or Customer Relationship Management
Ch.13 p.479 |
