I.S. Quiz 01 Technology

Question 1

A computer that manages data and produces information often uses a \_\_\_\_\_ to organize and deliver it. 
A: scanner
B: stylus
C: server
D: database

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A group of eight bits is called a hexadecimal value?

True or False

Answer 2

F

Question 3

Thanks to _____, voice and data traveling together through our telecommunications lines will be seamless.

A: VIP
B: ViIP
C: VoIP
D: ASCII

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Digital literacy has become a requirement for most careers.

True or False

Answer 4

T

Question 5

ASCII is the encoding standard used to represent _____ in digital form.

A: video
B: audio
C: keyboard characters
D: signals

Answer 5

C

Question 6

QWERTY code is the standard used to represent keyboard characters in digital form.
True or False

Answer 6

F

Question 7

The Unicode encoding scheme is used to add support for _____ character sets.

A: EBCDIC
B: national
C: standard
D: international

Answer 7

D

Question 8

A general-purpose computer relies on the _____ being used to perform an activity.

A: output
B: storage
C: software
D: literacy

Answer 8

C

Question 9

Personal music videos that combine user-generated photos with audio music are a good example of _____.

A: Parallel processing
B: digital convergence
C: computer literacy
D: ASCII

Answer 9

B

Question 10

Computer \_\_\_\_\_ capture(s) the essence of today’s business expectations for knowledge workers within their organizations. 
A: literacy
B: fluency
C: engineers
D: analysts

Answer 10

B

Question 11

A bit has three states: on, off, and null.

True or False

Answer 11

F

Question 12

The prefix Giga represents approximately one _____ units of information.

A: thousand
B: million
C: billion
D: trillion

Answer 12

C

Question 13

The term _____ best describes the level of technology skills needed in today’s business world.

A: computer knowledge
B: computer fluency
C: computer digitization
D: computer information

Answer 13

B

Question 14

The primary purpose of a mobile computing device is to store personal information on the go.

True or False

Answer 14

F

Question 15

One thing to consider when choosing a mobile device is _____.

A: battery life
B: keyboard compatibility
C: desk space
D: netiquette

Answer 15

A

Question 16

A tablet’s key feature is its touch-sensitive display.

True or False

Answer 16

T

Question 17

Servers always contain multiple processors, sometimes numbering in the thousands.
True or False

Answer 17

F

Question 18

Microsoft Internet Explorer is an example of a computing platform.
True or False

Answer 18

F

Question 19

Solid-state storage technologies provide gigabytes of storage capacity in a space no larger than a fingernail.
True or False

Answer 19

T

Question 20

Embedded systems can be found in all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A: air-conditioning systems
B: digital watches
C: cloud computers
D: Nuclear power plants

Answer 20

C

Question 21

The most powerful type of computer is a _____.

A: supercomputer
B: distributed database system
C: cloud computer
D: mainframe

Answer 21

A

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of a cellular network platform?

A: Apple Mac
B: DASD
C: Blade
D: GSM

Answer 22

D

Question 23

The largest servers are called _____ servers.

A: super
B: mainframe
C: peer-to-peer
D: Client

Answer 23

B

Question 24

Mobile computing typically relies on the use of some type of battery-powered device.

True or False

Answer 24

T

Question 25

Personal computers are only available in two platforms: Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac.
True or False

Answer 25

F