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Question 1

What is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer?

Answer 1

Control Unit

Question 2

What is a signal that is continuous and varies in strength and quality with an infinite number of values?

Answer 2

Analog

Question 3

What is unauthorized access?

Answer 3

Unauthorized access is the use of a computer or its data for unapproved or possibly illegal activities.

Question 4

What is the term for a square-shaped coded graphic that corresponds to a web address or other information?

Answer 4

QR Code

Question 5

What is a collection of data organized for access, retrieval, and use?

Answer 5

Database

Question 6

What is the process of converting readable data into encoded characters to prevent unauthorized access?

Answer 6

Encryption

Question 7

What is cache?

Answer 7

Cache is a temporary memory source.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of software theft?

Answer 8

ALL OF THEM

Includes: a. Intentionally erasing programs, b. Illegally register and/or activate a program, c. Illegally copying a program.

Question 9

What component interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate a computer?

Answer 9

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Question 10

What is a popular query language for managing, updating, and retrieving data?

Answer 10

SQL

Question 11

What is malware?

Answer 11

Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programs that act without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alter the operations of computers and mobile devices.

Question 12

In a Microsoft Access database, what does a column equal?

Answer 12

A column is equal to a field within a record.

Question 13

Does a data mart contain data about each file in a database and each field within a file?

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

What is the engineering principle that incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety into workplace design?

Answer 14

ergonomics

Question 15

What is the discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks called?

Answer 15

digital forensics

Question 16

What is a combination of one or more related characters in a database known as?

Answer 16

Field

Question 17

Which of the following allows for storage and management of a company’s documents, such as word processing documents, presentations and spreadsheets?

Answer 17

DMS (Document management system)

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of a digital security risk?

Answer 18

Slacker

Question 19

Which of the following allows users to add, modify and delete data?

Answer 19

Database management system

Question 20

Processed data that is organized in a meaningful and useful way is known as which of the following?

Answer 20

Information

Question 21

How many bits in a byte?

Answer 21

8

Question 22

The binary system uses how many unique digits, and what are those digits?

Answer 22

TWO (0 and 1)

Question 23

The base 10 numerical system is known as which of the following?

Answer 23

decimal

Question 24

An event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to a computer or mobile device hardware, software, data, information or processing capability is known as which of the following?

Answer 24

Digital Security Risk

Question 25

In a Microsoft Access database, a row is equal to a record and a column is equal to a field within that record. Is this statement true or false?

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

Non-volatile memory does not lose its contents when the power source is interrupted. Is this statement true or false?

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

A videoconference is a meeting between two or more geographically separated people and can save companies time and money. Is this statement true or false?

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

The amount of time it takes the processor to read from memory, and which is measured in nanoseconds is known as which of the following?

Answer 28

Access Time

Question 29

Over time, which of the following is true of thermal printers?

Answer 29

They are inexpensive, but the print quality is low and images tend to fade

Question 30

Non-volatile memory loses its contents when the power is interrupted. Is this statement true or false?

Answer 30

FALSE

Question 31

Which of the following identifies the quality of data in a database?

Answer 31

Data Integrity

Question 32

Reducing the electricity and environmental waste while using computers, mobile devices and related technologies is known as which of the following?

Answer 32

Green Computing

Question 33

What are digital signals?

Answer 33

Digital signals are in one of two states: on or off. ## Footnote TRUE

Question 34

What is the main circuit board of the computer called?

Answer 34

The main circuit board of the computer is known as the motherboard.

Question 35

What does the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) do?

Answer 35

The arithmetic logic unit (ALU) performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations. ## Footnote TRUE

Question 36

Which of the following is not an example of a pointing device?

Answer 36

Tablet

Question 37

What is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics called?

Answer 37

A light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics is known as a scanner.

Question 38

What is a field that uniquely identifies each record in a database called?

Answer 38

A field that uniquely identifies each record in a database is known as a primary key.

Question 39

What is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer called?

Answer 39

Any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer or mobile device is known as input.

Question 40

What is true about SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

Answer 40

SSDs have faster transfer rates.

Question 41

What refers to an environment of servers that provide access to resources through the Internet?

Answer 41

Cloud computing refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet.

Question 42

What happens to volatile memory when power is interrupted?

Answer 42

Volatile memory loses its programming when the power is interrupted. ## Footnote TRUE

Question 43

What are computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits classified as?

Answer 43

They are classified as malware, or programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter the computer's operations.

Question 44

What are electronic components that store instructions and data called?

Answer 44

Electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data are known as Memory.

Question 45

Is cache a non-volatile memory source?

Answer 45

Cache is not a non-volatile memory source. ## Footnote False

Question 46

What is a record in a database?

Answer 46

A record is a group of related fields in a database. ## Footnote True

Question 47

Does volatile memory lose its contents when power is removed?

Answer 47

Volatile memory does lose its contents when power is removed. ## Footnote False

Question 48

What is hardware and/or software that protects a network's resources called?

Answer 48

Hardware and/or software that protects a network's resources from intrusion is known as a firewall.

Question 49

What is the base 2 numerical system called?

Answer 49

The base 2 numerical system is known as binary.

Question 50

What is an attack that disrupts computer access to internet services called?

Answer 50

An attack that disrupts computer access to internet services is known as a denial of service (DoS).

Question 51

What involves reducing electricity consumption and environmental waste when using a computer?

Answer 51

Green Computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer.

Question 52

What does a storage device do?

Answer 52

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media.

Question 53

What is a collection of individual programs sold as a unit?

Answer 53

Software Suite

Question 54

The applied science devoted to incorporating comfort, efficiency and safety into the design of items in the workplace is known as which of the following?

Answer 54

Ergonomics

Question 55

Which of the following entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the Internet, and related technologies?

Answer 55

Computer literacy

Question 56

What is a program placed on a computer or mobile device without the user's knowledge that secretly collects information about the user and then communicates the collected information to some outside source while the user is online known as?

Answer 56

Spyware

Question 57

Which of the following is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media?

Answer 57

Network

Question 58

In which gesture do you press and hold one finger on an object and then move the finger to the new location?

Answer 58

Drag

Question 59

Which of the following represents the amount of data that travels over a network?

Answer 59

Bandwidth

Question 60

Which of the following software allows users to organize data in rows and columns and performs calculations?

Answer 60

Spreadsheet software

Question 61

Which of the following is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video?

Answer 61

Data

Question 62

Which software allows users to create, access and manage data?

Answer 62

Database software

Question 63

A light-sensing input device that converts printed text and images into a form the computer can process is which of the following?

Answer 63

Scanner

Question 64

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

Answer 64

Antivirus software

Question 65

What is a security tool that detects and protects a computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions?

Answer 65

Firewall

Question 66

IT certifications can do which of the following for the certified employee?

Answer 66

Enhance job prospects

Question 67

Which of the following is a program that extends the capability of a web browser?

Answer 67

Browser extension

Question 68

Software that enables users with an Internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile device is known as which of the following?

Answer 68

Web browser

Question 69

Which of the following is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future use?

Answer 69

Computer

Question 70

Which of the following is a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network?

Answer 70

Server

Question 71

Which of the following is equal to approximately one million characters?

Answer 71

Megabyte

Question 72

FTP is an acronym that stands for what?

Answer 72

File Transfer Protocol

Question 73

Word processing software, spreadsheet software, database software, and presentation software are examples of what category of computer software?

Answer 73

Productivity software

Question 74

Which of the following is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking e-mail that attempts to obtain a user's personal and financial information?

Answer 74

Phishing

Question 75

Which kind of device is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa?

Answer 75

Input/Output device

Question 76

Which of the following is a special purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product?

Answer 76

Embedded computer

Question 77

Which of the following enables users to speak to other users over the Internet?

Answer 77

VoIP software

Question 78

In which gesture do you move two fingers together?

Answer 78

Pinch

Question 79

You do not want to store your data locally on your hard disk. You would rather store it using an Internet service. What is this kind of storage known as?

Answer 79

Cloud storage

Question 80

What translates domain names, the text-based name that corresponds to an IP address, to its associated IP address?

Answer 80

DNS

Question 81

In which gesture do you move two fingers apart?

Answer 81

Expand

Question 82

Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

Answer 82

Windows

Question 83

An IP address is a sequence of number and letters that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.

Answer 83

True

Question 84

Which of the following is a popular Cisco certification?

Answer 84

CCNA

Question 85

A website is a collection of related webpages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a web server.

Answer 85

True

Question 86

Software, also called a(n) ____________________, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

Answer 86

Program

Question 87

Which of the following conveys meaning and is useful to users?

Answer 87

Information

Question 88

Which of the following is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals?

Answer 88

Internet

Question 89

A USB port, short for universal serial bus port, can connect up to how many different peripheral devices together with a single connector?

Answer 89

127

Question 90

What kind of software consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks?

Answer 90

Application software

Question 91

Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions.

Answer 91

True

Question 92

The Internet has its roots in a network that became functional in 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United States. What was the name of that network?

Answer 92

ARPANET

Question 93

Which of the following is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among a computer or mobile device's hardware?

Answer 93

Operating system

Question 94

Any hardware component that conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people is known as a(n) ____________________.

Answer 94

Output device

Question 95

E-mail is a utility program.

Answer 95

False

Question 96

Which of the following facilitates the transfer of files from one computer to another over the Internet?

Answer 96

FTP

Question 97

A computer keeps data, instructions and information on what kind of media?

Answer 97

Storage media

Question 98

Which of the following is an electronic version of a printed book, readable on computers and other digital devices?

Answer 98

E-book

Question 99

Which of the following allows users to create and manipulate documents?

Answer 99

Word processing software

Question 100

The DNS in 'DNS server' stands for which of the following?

Answer 100

Domain Name System