1. ________ can determine which products are selling download before listening to or watching it. ANS.

:
on a given day and in a specific location. ANS.: 33. All of the following are names for a flash drive Streaming
Data mining EXCEPT ________ drive. 69. All of the following are types of e-commerce
2. ________ computing relates to recognizing and ANS.: Hard business EXCEPT ________ ANS.: C2B
simulating human emotions. 70. A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to
ANS.: Affective 34. Which of the following optical storage media has the assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as
greatest storage capacity? ANS.: BD social ________. ANS.: commerce
3. ________ is a field of study focused on handling and 35. Mac OS X includes a backup utility called 71. Which of the following is NOT a precaution to take when
automatic retrieval of information. ________. shopping online?
ANS.: Information Technology ANS.: Time Machine ANS.: Pay with a debit card, not a credit card.

4. ________ is a personal identification chip that is 36. The ________ is a group of programs that controls how 72. The "s" in "https" stands for ________ socket layer.
about the size of a grain of rice and implanted under your computer functions. ANS.: operating system, OS ANS.: Secure
the skin. 37. The fuel-injection system in car engine uses a(n) 73. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the most
ANS.: VeriMed ________ operating system. popular web browsers?
ANS.: real-time, real time, RTOS ANS.: Tracked browsing
5. ________ results when leisure time and tools allow us to
engage in creative acts. ANS.: Cognitive Surplus 38. Most supercomputers use the ________ operating 74. To remove all the changes made to your system, the
6. ________ tools gather information from sources such system. Windows ________ utility returns your computer to
as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the ANS.: Linux the state it was in when it came from the factory.
information instantly and publicly available for use in ANS.: Refresh ANS.
emergencies. 39. The majority of smartphones use the ________ and
ANS.: Crisis mapping ________ operating systems. 75. Which statement pertaining to system reliability is
ANS.: Android, iOS FALSE?
7. A group of researchers at the MIT Media Lab have ANS.: An accumulation of temporary Internet files has no
developed a system to help improve social skills for 40. Linux download packages are called distributions or effect on your computer's overall performance.
people who have ________. ________.
ANS.: Autism ANS.: distros 76. To securely erase data, the U.S. Department of
Defense suggests that the data be overwritten
8. Affective computing ________. 41. MS-DOS first used a(n) ________ interface. ANS.: ________ times.
ANS.: recognizes and simulates human emotion command-driven, command driven ANS.: Seven
42. A unique signal by a device to let the operating system
9. All of the following factors lead to greater know that it needs attention is called a(n) ________. 77. ________ Law predicts that the capacity of a CPU will
motivation EXCEPT _______ ANS.: interrupt double every 2 years.
ANS.: Consumption ANS.: Moore's
43. If you run out of RAM, excessive paging is called
10. Autonomy is defined as ________. ________. 78. A CPU's processing power is determined by the
ANS.: working without continual direction and ANS.: thrashing combination of the clock speed, the number of cores,
control and the amount of ________. ANS.: cache memory
44. The Windows feature that removes a newly installed, 79. The ________ of a CPU dictates how many
improperly working driver and replaces it with the last instructions the CPU can process each second.
11. Faculty at universities often use course management
one that worked is called ________. ANS.: Roll Back ANS.: Clock speed
software such as ________ so that students can
Driver roll back driver 80. The CPU is composed of the control unit and the
communicate outside of class and have easy access to
45. During the boot process, the ________ is responsible for ________ unit.
class materials.
loading the operating system from the hard drive into ANS.: arithmetic logic ALU
ANS.: Blackboard
RAM. ANS.: BIOS basic input/output system
46. When a computer is booted, the ________ checks the 81. The process the CPU performs for each program
12. Mastery is defined as ________.
computer's components. instruction is called the ________. ANS.: machine
ANS.: feeling confident and excited about learning
ANS.: power-on self-test, POST cycle
new skills
82. ________ is a feature of a CPU that allows it to
47. If Windows detects a problem during the boot process, it begin to fetch the next instruction before it has
13. New York City's program that fosters the sharing of will add Last Known Good Configuration to the Windows finished executing the current one.
bicycles is an example of ________. ANS.: ________ Menu. 83. ANS.: Hyperthreading
collaborative consumption ANS.: Advanced Options 84. ________ is the type of RAM memory used most often
in today's computers.
One potential application of ________ is to provide sight 48. In the Windows operating system, the C:\ path is 85. ANS.: DDR3 double data rate 3 DDR3 memory
to the blind. commonly referred to as the ________ directory. ANS.: modules double data rate 3 memory modules
ANS.: biomedical chip implants root 86. The CPU's ________ memory is a form of RAM that gets
49. When using a Windows PC, ________ is the main tool for data to the CPU for processing much faster than bringing
14. QR stands for ________. finding, viewing, and managing files. ANS.: File Explorer the data in from the computer's RAM.
ANS.: quick response Windows Explorer 87. ANS.: cache
50. The Windows path separator is the ________ 88. RAM is an example of ________ storage because when
15. Sharing products rather than owning them character. the power is turned off, RAM is cleared out. ANS.:
individually is known as ________. ANS.: backslash \ volatile temporary
ANS.: collaborative consumption 89. The time it takes a storage device to locate stored data
51. In Windows, a(n) ________ follows the file name and a and make it available for processing is called ________
16. The ________ hopes to stop human rights abuses period and indicates the file type. ANS.: extension file time.
throughout the world. type 90. ANS.: access
ANS.: Witness Project 52. To personalize your Windows 8 Start screen, select the 91. The ________ has the largest capacity of any
Settings ________. ANS.: Charm charm storage device.
17. The goal of ________ research is to provide 53. The ________ contains an index to files that have been 92. ANS.: mechanical hard drive hard drive hard disk drive
technological solutions to physical and health deleted or have been moved. 93. Optical drives use a(n) ________ to read and write data.
related problems. ANS.: file allocation table FAT 94. ANS.: laser high speed laser high-speed laser
ANS.: biomedical 95. ________ improves disk writing performance because data
54. Scattered pieces of files on the hard drive can be is written across two drives. ANS.: RAID 0
18. The process of searching huge amounts of data regrouped into sequential order using the ________ 96. ________ automatically duplicates your data and saves
seeking a pattern is called data ________. ANS.: utility. it on two identical drives.
data mining ANS.: Disk defragmenter disk defragmenting disk ANS.: RAID 1
19. The world's population combined has an estimated defragmentation defrag
________ hours a year of free time. 97. Dolby Digital 7.1 requires a total of ________
ANS.: one trillion 55. Windows includes the ________ Center, which is a speakers.
centralized location for assistive technology and tools to ANS.: six, 6
adjust accessibility settings.
20. Ushahidi is a ________ tool that makes information ANS.: Ease of Access 98. The audio subsystem consists of the speakers and a(n)
instantly available to anyone in the world. ANS.: ________.
crisis-mapping 56. 1) The Internet is ________. ANS.: sound card
21. Using register terminals to determine consumer ANS. a large network of networks
buying patterns is an example of ________. ANS.: 99. Mac OS X uses ________ software to
data mining 57. 3) The World Wide Web was based on a protocol 100. automatically backup and restore data.
22. Which of the following software can best be used to help developed by ________. ANS.: Time Machine
create digital art? ANS.: Tim Berners-Lee 101. A stoppage of the hard drive that often results in data
ANS.: Corel Painter loss is called a(n) ________.
58. 4) The "fathers" of the Internet are Vinton Cerf and ANS.: head crash
23. In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each ________.
number, and each special symbol is made up of a unique ANS.: Robert Kahn 102. A(n) ________ moves over the spinning platters to
combination of eight ________. ANS.: bits retrieve data from the hard disk.
24. Which of the following computers supports many 59. 6) The web is based on the ________ Protocol. ANS.: ANS.: read/write head
simultaneous users and manages large amounts of data? Hypertext Transfer
ANS.: Mainframe computer 60. 7) A computer connected to the Internet that asks for 103. In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the
data is a ________. portion labeled ".com" is the ________. ANS.: top-level
ANS.: client domain
25. ________ computers are specially designed
computer chips that reside inside other devices such 104. In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the
as a car. 61. 8) The unique identification number assigned to your portion labeled "surface" is the ________. ANS.: path
ANS.: Embedded computer when you connect to the Internet is known as all 105. 31) In the URL http://www.microsoft.com/surface, the
of the following EXCEPT ________. ANS. paths portion labeled "http" is the ________. ANS.: protocol
62. 9) A(n) ________ system requires a program, such as 106. A(n) ________ is a navigation aid that shows the path
26. Which of the following is NOT a system used with touch
screens? ANS.:Inductive Microsoft Outlook, to be installed on your computer, and you have taken to get to a web page or where the page is
27. Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of when the program is opened, your email is downloaded to located within the website.
________ printers. your computer. ANS.: email client ANS.: breadcrumb trail
ANS.: nonimpact 63. 11) Which of the following is NOT a social
107. Which of the following is a feature of Live
networking site? ANS.: iTunes
bookmarks?
28. ________ printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike 64. 13) Which of the following is NOT a proprietary instant
ANS.: Adds RSS technology to bookmarks
the paper through an inked ribbon. ANS.: Impact messaging (IM) service? ANS.: LinkedIn Messenger
29. A ________ enables your computer to connect to other 65. Podcasts enable you to ________. 108. AND, OR, and NOT are examples of ________
computers or to the Internet. ANS.: deliver audio/video files via RSS operators.
ANS.: network interface card (NIC) ANS.: Boolean
66. A(n) ________ is a usually a live broadcast of audio
30. ________ is the abbreviation for the place in the or video content. 109. E-mail ________ are software programs such as
computer where the programs and data the computer is ANS.: Webcast Microsoft Outlook that run on your computer and
currently using are temporarily stored. ANS.: RAM download messages to your computer. ANS.: clients
31. RAM is a ________ storage location. ANS.: volatile 67. Adobe Reader, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are 110. A(n) ________ locates all the RSS series to which you
32. The area that holds all the instructions the computer examples of software programs called ________. ANS.: have subscribed and automatically downloads new
needs to start up when it is powered on is ________. plug-ins content.
ANS.: ROM 68. ________ media are continuously fed to your browser so ANS.: aggregator
you do not have to wait for the entire file to completely
 ________. ________.
111. The temporary storage place for previously visited ANS.: is stored completely on a web server instead of ANS.: Architects to create virtual models
websites is called the ________. ANS.: cache temporary your hard drive
internet cache 134. Software designed for real estate agents is an
112. A web browser's ________ feature makes it easy to 123. All of the following are examples of software suites EXCEPT example of ________ software.
return to a specific web page. ANS.: Favorites ________. ANS.: Vertical Market
Bookmark ANS.: Microsoft OneNote
113. The top-level domain suffix used by not-for-profit groups 135. Multimedia software includes all of the following
such as the American Diabetes Association is ________. 124. The appropriate software to use for creating EXCEPT________.
ANS.: .org research papers is ________ software. ANS.: ANS.: Utility Storage
word processing
114. URL stands for ________. 125. ________ software is used to perform calculations and 136. Blackboard is an example of ________ software. ANS.:
ANS.: uniform resource locator numerical analyses. Course Management
ANS.: Spreadsheet 137. A(n) ________ software installation copies all the most
115. .jp is an example of a(n) ________. commonly used files and programs from the distribution
ANS.: top-level domain country code country 126. In databases, a category of data is called a disc to your computer's hard drive. ANS.: Full
specific domain country-specific domain top level ________. 138. A(n) ________ software installation enables you to decide
domain ANS.: field which features you want to install on the hard drive.
ANS.: Custom
116. Another term for social bookmarking is ________. ANS.: 127. ________ software helps you manage e-mail,
tagging contacts, calendars, and tasks in the same 139. Microsoft Office 365 is an example of a(n)
117. When performing searches, the asterisk (*) is used as application. ________ productivity suite.
a(n) ________. ANS.: Personal information manager ANS.: web-based, web based
ANS.: wildcard wild card
128. QuarkXPress is an example of ________ software. ANS.: 140. Software such as Apple Pages that is used to create
118. ________ software helps run the computer and desktop publishing résumés, letters, and other documents is called
coordinates instructions between other software and 129. Peachtree is an example of ________ software. ANS.: ________ software.
the hardware devices. accounting ANS.: word processing word-processing productivity
ANS.: System 130. Dreamweaver is an example of ________
software. 141. The free word processing program in Apache’s
119. You can obtain software through ________, in which a ANS.: web page design OpenOffice suite is called ________.
vendor hosts the software online over the Internet and 142. ANS.: Writer
you do not have to install it on your computer. 131. Software that manages "back office" functions such as 143. A productivity suite made especially for Apple
ANS.: Software as aService billing, production, inventory management, and human computers is ________.
resources management is called ________ software. 144. ANS.: iWork
120. Which of the following is NOT an example of a general ANS.: Enterprise resource planning 145. In spreadsheet software, ________ are the numerical data
productivity software application? ANS.: image editing that represent a quantity or an amount and are often the
121. Apache OpenOffice is an example of a(n) 132. All of the following are types of multimedia and basis for a calculation. ANS.: values, dates, values and
________ productivity suite. entertainment software EXCEPT ________. ANS.: dates, dates and values
ANS.: open source Productivity Software 146. To organize and manipulate large, complicated groups of
133. Computer-aided design software is used by data, you would use ________ software. ANS.: database
122. Web-based application software is software that
147. Traditional databases are organized into fields,
records, and ________.
ANS.: tables

148. In a database, a group of related fields is a(n)

________.
ANS.: record

149. In a database, a group of related records is a(n)

________.
ANS.: table

150. Software that helps manage a checkbook or prepare

taxes is called ________ software. ANS.: financial
planning personal finance personal financial
planning
151. ________ software includes image-editing,
video-editing, and audio-editing software.
ANS.: Multimedia
152. ________ programs allow you to experience a real
situation through a virtual environment. ANS.: Simulation
training simulated training
153. The Windows 8 .1 operating system enables you to create
a(n) ________, which enables you to go back to your
computer's previous settings if anything goes
154. wrong during a new software installation. ANS Restore