33) Secondary storage is located on the motherboard and is used to store the data and programs
currently in use.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
34) A flash drive, located within the CPU, is a small block of memory used by processors to store
instructions that are most recently or most often used.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
35) Solid-state drives are typically quieter, more reliable, but also more expensive than
traditional hard disk-based drives.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
36) Parallel ports offer the slowest data transfer rates among all computer ports.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
37) A scanner is an output device that produces a paper copy of alphanumeric or graphic data
from a computer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
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38) Describe the primary storage used in computer systems.
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts.
Classification: Concept
39) Which of the following is a multiuser, multitasking operating system that is available for a
wide variety of computer platforms, and is commonly used because of its superior security?
A) Android
B) iOS
C) Windows
D) Unix
E) z/OS
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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40) Which of the following operating systems was the first commercial graphical-based
operating system that made its debut in 1984?
A) Mac OS
B) Linux
C) Windows
D) Unix
E) z/OS
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
41) Google’s Linux-based operating system for mobile devices is known as ________.
A) iOS
B) Symbian
C) Java
D) Bada
E) Android
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
42) Which of the following types of computer software utilities is used to archive files from hard
disks to tapes, flash drives, or other storage devices?
A) data compression
B) file defragmentation
C) disk and data recovery
D) backup
E) device drivers
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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43) Identify the computer software utility that allows more data to be stored on a disk by
substituting short code for frequently repeated patterns of data.
A) file defragmentation
B) data compression
C) device drivers
D) file conversion
E) disk and data recovery
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
44) ________ allows adding new hardware to a computer system, such as a game controller,
printer, and scanner to function with the operating system of the computer.
A) File conversion
B) Data compression
C) Backup
D) File defragmentation
E) Device driver
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
45) Which of the following types of computer software utilities translates a file from one format
to another so that it can be used by an application other than the one used to create it?
A) file conversion
B) data compression
C) backup
D) file defragmentation
E) device driver
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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46) The source code is translated into machine language using programs called ________.
A) middleware
B) firmware
C) spreadsheet
D) debugger
E) compiler
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
47) A(n) ________ is a type of program that translates a program’s source code into machine
language and executes one statement at a time.
A) compiler
B) assembler
C) interpreter
D) executable
E) linker
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
48) Which of the following statements accurately reflects a difference between compilers and
interpreters?
A) Interpreters translate assembly language to machine language, while compilers translate
machine language to assembly language.
B) Compilers convert a program’s entire source code into an executable, while interpreters
translate source code on the fly, i.e., one statement at a time.
C) Compiled programs run much slower than interpreted programs.
D) Compiling programs is a slower process and errors are often not prompted; whereas with
interpreters, the translation and error-correction happens concurrently.
E) Compared to interpreters, it is easier to quickly evaluate the effects of any changes made to a
program’s source code when using a compiler.
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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49) ________ is a programming language used to develop applications in artificial intelligence
and high-speed arcade graphics.
A) Perl
B) COBOL
C) LISP
D) FORTAN
E) C++
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
50) ________ languages use common modules which combine properties and behaviors to
define the relevant system components.
A) Object-oriented
B) Markup
C) Structured query
D) Metaprogramming
E) Synchronous
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
51) Which of the following object-oriented programming concepts allows programmers to group
objects of the same properties and behavior together?
A) encapsulation
B) inheritance
C) class
D) polymorphism
E) abstraction
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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52) Which of the following object-oriented programming concepts is reflected by a word
processor that reacts to a user’s typing and clicking?
A) inheritance
B) event-driven program execution
C) encapsulation
D) class
E) delegation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
53) In ________, data and behavior of a class are hidden from other classes and are thus
protected from unexpected changes.
A) event-driven program execution
B) encapsulation
C) object
D) class
E) inheritance
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
54) Identify the programming language that allows programmers to easily add a command button
to a screen with a few clicks of a mouse instead of programming the button pixel by pixel and
using many lines of code?
A) object-oriented language
B) Web development language
C) visual programming language
D) scripting language
E) prototype-based programming language
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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55) Which of the following is an example of a visual a programming language?
A) Visual Basic.NET
B) XML
C) HTML
D) Microsoft.NET
E) CSS
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
56) Which of the following is an example of an HTML editor?
A) Adobe Dreamweaver
B) Adobe Acrobat Reader
C) Apple Keynote
D) Open Office Word
E) Harvard Graphics
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
57) Which of the following HTML tags creates a bold tag?
A) <p> . . . </p>
B) <tr> . . . </tr>
C) <b> . . . </b>
D) <i> . . . </i>
E) <u> . . . </u>
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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58) Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a new paragraph?
A) <i> . . . </i>
B) <b> . . . </b>
C) <tr> . . . </tr>
D) <u> . . . </u>
E) <p> . . . </p>
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
59) ________ are used by Web developers to specify the formatting and layout of elements on a
Web page.
A) Word documents
B) Graphic designing tools
C) Photo editing applications
D) Excel sheets
E) Cascading style sheets
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
60) ________, a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s, is
used to add dynamic content to Web pages.
A) HTML
B) Visual Basic
C) Java
D) LISP
E) Basic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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61) ________ are small programs that are executed within another application, such as a Web
page.
A) Caches
B) Packets
C) Applets
D) Flashes
E) Basics
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
62) ________ is a programming platform that is used to develop applications that are highly
interoperable across a variety of platforms and devices.
A) Adobe Dreamweaver
B) Microsoft Expression Web
C) HTML
D) PHP
E) Microsoft.NET
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
63) ________ is an open source tool for designing dynamic Web content.
A) PHP
B) LISP
C) BASIC
D) MySQL
E) Microsoft Access
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: AP.2: Describe foundational topics related to system software as well as those of
various types of programming languages and application development environments.
Classification: Concept
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