A(n) ____ certificate is a notice that guarantees a user or Web site is legitimate.
a. assigned
b. secure
c. protected
d. digital
The project leader usually records ____ in a project plan.
a. required activities and the order of activities
b. time estimates and cost estimates for each activity
c. activities that can take place at the same time
d. all of the above
____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by
the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data
(information).
a. Concepting
b. Dynamism
c. Concatenation
d. Memory
Some users choose cloud storage instead of storing data locally on a hard disk or other
media.
The computer ____ field consists of companies that develop, manufacture, and support
a wide range of computer software.
a. software
b. equipment
c. applications
d. operating systems
A(n) ____ console is a mobile computing device designed for single-player or
multiplayer video games.
a. video
b. multimedia
c. entertainment
d. game
Case 2
In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a
lecture to computer ethics. There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has
presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review.
Which of the following is NOT a question of computer ethics?
a. Users are required to provide a software product’s 25-character identification number
before installing software.
b. A student copies text from the Web and uses it in a research paper for his English
class.
c. A student who has been expelled from school installs a computer virus on a computer
in the student lab.
d. Someone copies The DaVinci Code to the Web and encourages others to read it.
____ is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images,
audio, and video.
a. Data
b. Output
c. Information
d. Input
On a network such as the one illustrated in the accompanying figure, some servers,
called ____ servers, perform a specific task and can be placed with other servers to
perform multiple tasks.
a. baseband
b. unique
c. multitasking
d. dedicated
Enterprises produce and gather a lot of information regarding ____ activity.
a. management
b. supplier
c. customer
d. employee
A RAID system duplicates ____ to improve data reliability.
a. queries
b. instructions
c. data
d. information
The design of computers, devices, and media in a network, sometimes called the ____,
is categorized as either client/server or peer-to-peer.
a. network topology
b. network architecture
c. network standard
d. network protocol
Many programming languages include a(n) ____.
a. executor
b. reporter
c. interpreter
d. compiler
A FireWire ____ is a device that plugs in a FireWire port on the system unit like the one
in the accompanying figure and contains multiple FireWire ports in which users plug
cables from FireWire devices.
a. hub
b. router
c. link
d. modem
The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as the ____ concept.
a. stored program
b. random memory
c. ROM
d. store and send
DSL ____.
a. uses a modem that sends digital data and information from a DSL line
b. is much slower than dial-up service
c. uses a line that is shared with other users in the neighborhood
d. all of the above
The largest software company, ____, has over 91,000 employees and annual revenues
of more than $60 billion.
a. Microsoft
b. Adobe Systems
c. BMC Software
d. Intuit
The location in a retail or grocery store where a consumer pays for goods or services is
the ____.
a. BOS
b. TOS
c. POS
d. COS
____ software teaches a particular skill.
a. Design
b. Spreadsheet
c. CAD
d. Educational
Case 2
In your work as a report writer for the admissions office at the local college, you are
called upon at the height of the admissions season to provide key information to the
admissions committees so they can monitor the progress of the review of applicants
through the admissions process.
The administrator of the office needs a quick look at all of the applicants who still, even
at this late date, do not have all of their SAT scores reported to the college. Which of the
following types of reports is likely to give you the names of these applicants most
efficiently?
a. summary report
b. exception report
c. transaction report
d. detailed report
A particularly devastating type of DoS attack is the ____ DoS attack, in which multiple
unsuspecting computers are used to attack multiple computer networks.
a. distributed
b. delayed
c. limited
d. staggered
The purpose of the system ____ is to assess the feasibility of each alternative solution
and then recommend the most feasible solution for a project.
a. software
b. proposal
c. sourcing
d. map
____ are installed in internal bays.
a. CD drives
b. Floppy disk drives
c. Zip drives
d. Hard disk drives
____ is an applied science devoted to incorporating comfort, efficiency, and safety into
the design of items in the workplace.
a. Ergonomics
b. Eurhythmics
c. Epidemics
d. Econometrics
____ is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.
a. E-mail
b. DSL
c. FTP
d. C2C
In a grocery store, a(n) ____ is a combination of an electronic cash register, bar code
reader, and printer.
a. automated teller machine (ATM)
b. flatbed scanner
c. point of sale (POS) terminal
d. smart display
Web ____ software is a program that restricts access to specified Web sites.
a. access
b. protection
c. filtering
d. monitoring
When a steering committee discusses the system proposal and decides which alternative
to pursue, which of the following might it be considering?
a. buy packaged software from an outside source
b. build its own custom software
c. hire an outside firm to handle its IT needs
d. patch an existing system
Dynamic HTML works by using ____.
a. the document object model
b. XML
c. style sheets
d. scripting languages
Like a decision table, a decision ____ shows conditions and actions in a process, but it
shows them graphically.
a. index
b. map
c. tree
d. repository
Case 2
In your work in the IT department, you are charged with devising configurations for
desktop computers that work for particular colleagues.
The system you are designing now is for a colleague who has very limited deskspace
for his desktop PC. Which of the following should you buy for him?
a. mechanical mouse
b. cordless mouse
c. optical mouse
d. trackball
Case 2
Your friend has bought a new LCD monitor, and you decide to compare its
specifications to yours, as your own was one of the first to come on the market and you
are considering replacing it.
Your friend’s monitor is far brighter than yours. Hers has a value of 550 nits. Which of
the following can be a value of your monitor?
a. 250 nits
b. 550 nits
c. 750 nits
d. Any of the above, as the nit is not the measurement of visible light intensity
A(n) ____ line is a temporary connection that uses one or more analog telephone lines
for communications.
a. DSL
b. dial-up
c. T1
d. T3
Most retail stores use a(n) ____ terminal to record purchases, process credit or debit
cards, and update inventory.
a. ATM
b. OCR
c. POS
d. MICR
VoIP ____.
a. uses a slow speed dial-up connection
b. uses the public switched telephone network
c. also is called Internet telephony
d. all of the above
For any home user, the hardware and software of an Ethernet network is easy to
configure.
If a personal computer has only one hard disk, it is designated as drive
____________________.
In some cases, a language as shown in the accompanying figure uses a type of
____________________ to generate the many machine language instructions for a
single assembly language instruction.
One of the benefits of word processing software is the ability to print the same
document many times, with each copy looking just like the first.
On a client/server network, the client sometimes is called a host computer.
_________________________
The ____________________ specifies how some wireless mobile devices such as
smart phones and PDAs can display the content of Internet services such as the Web,
e-mail, chat rooms, and newsgroups.
The program development life cycle guides information technology (IT) professionals
through the development of an information system.
A(n) ____________________ is an information system that captures and processes data
from day-to-day business activities.
A(n) ____________________ is a small metal or plastic device that looks like a tiny
pen, but uses pressure instead of ink.
During product ____________________, which is conducted either online or by
telephone, users provide a software product’s 25-character identification number to
receive an installation identification number unique to the computer on which the
software is installed.
A(n) ____________________ is a combination of databases, software, and procedures
that organizes and allows access to various forms of documents and other files,
including images and multimedia content.
Laser printers for large business users print less than 15 ppm (pages per minute).
Code ____________________ are prewritten code and templates associated with
common programming tasks.
Of Windows CE, Palm OS, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, and NetWare, all are
popular embedded operating systems except ____________________.
When programmers move application software from one UNIX version to another, they
sometimes have to rewrite some of the programs.
LCD monitors and LCD screens like the one in the accompanying figure produce color
using ____________________ technology.
From time to time, users should run a utility program that removes indexed records and
reorganizes current records.