____ allows users to send graphics, pictures, video clips, and sound files, as well as
short text messages to another smart phone or mobile device.
a. SMS
b. TMS
c. MMS
d. XMS
Case 2
In your work in the IT department, you are charged with devising configurations for
desktop computers that work for particular colleagues.
Another colleague is asking for a recommendation for himself personally, for a gaming
controller that offers motion-sensing capabilities along with wireless Bluetooth
technology. What do you suggest for him?
a. gamepad
b. light gun
c. Wii remote
d. joystick
A momentary overvoltage, called a ____, occurs when the increase in power lasts for
less than one millisecond (one thousandth of a second).
a. Joule
b. spike
c. hash
d. macro
____ storage is the physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and
information.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. all of the above
With ____ printing, a computer or other device transmits output to a printer via radio
waves.
a. RF
b. mobile
c. Bluetooth
d. infrared
The term ____ identifies any network based on the 802.11 family of standards.
a. mesh
b. IEEE
c. Wi-Fi
d. FireWire
On a network such as the one illustrated in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____
computer controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on the network
and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information.
a. host
b. indexed
c. client
d. master
Some services use the term video ____ to refer separately to the capability of sending
video clips.
a. circuiting
b. posting
c. messaging
d. spotting
The term ____ refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation,
audio, video, and/or virtual reality.
a. portal
b. Web app
c. multimedia
d. Java applet
In a graphical user interface, a(n) ____ is a small symbol on the screen whose location
and shape changes as a user moves a pointing device.
a. index
b. keypad
c. pointer
d. keystroke
Users subscribe to a cloud storage service like the kind advertised in the accompanying
figure to ____.
a. save time by storing large files instantaneously
b. allow others to access files
c. store offsite backups of data
d. all of the above
Leading software companies include all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. Computer Associates and Adobe Systems
b. Intuit and RealNetworks
c. AMD and Logitech
d. Sybase and Symantec
Access privileges for data involve establishing who can ____.
a. enter new data
b. delete unwanted data
c. change existing data
d. rewrite the underlying structure of the database
A(n) ____ modem is a digital modem that sends and receives digital data over the cable
television (CATV) network.
a. wireless
b. broadband
c. access
d. baseband
In addition to clip art, many clip art/image galleries provide ____.
a. fonts
b. video clips
c. sounds
d. audio clips
The higher the ppi, the more images you can store in the camera.
Sun Certified Java ____ is a programming certification sponsored by Sun that tests
advanced knowledge of the Java programming language.
a. Programmer
b. Developer
c. Analyst
d. Coder
In ____ design, a programmer typically begins with a general design and moves toward
a more detailed design.
a. routine
b. decomposed
c. module-based
d. structured
A checkout clerk with ____ privileges to the e-mail addresses in a discount warehouse
database could view the addresses but not change them.
a. read-only
b. write-only
c. full-update
d. no access
A(n) ____ is an injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, and joints.
a. DoS
b. ISP
c. PGP
d. RSI
The quality of an LCD monitor depends largely on its ____.
a. cathode depth
b. dot pitch
c. resolution
d. contrast ratio
The disadvantage of a multifunction peripheral is that ____.
a. it requires more space than having a separate printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax
machine
b. it is significantly more expensive than purchasing a printer, scanner, copy machine,
and fax machine separately
c. if the device breaks down, users lose all four functions
d. all of the above
With a ____, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and
other objects to issue commands.
a. command-line interface
b. menu-driven interface
c. performance-monitor interface
d. graphical user interface (GUI)
Case 1
You have been hired as a consultant for a firm that advises large companies on the best
ways to bring enterprise-wide technologies to bear on their day-to-day operations.
One of the firms in your consulting portfolio is a unique car rental service that positions
cars all around the city, in major metropolitan markets, and allows renters to access the
vehicles that are closest to them, contingent on availability. If the car rental service
would like to implement a Web site that provides up-to-the-minute availability
information about the cars in their fleet, which of the following technologies are you
likely to recommend?
a. workflow application
b. Web services
c. extranet
d. VPN
____ is a real-time Internet communications service that allows wireless mobile devices
to exchange messages with one or more mobile devices or online users.
a. A chat room
b. Wireless instant messaging
c. MMS
d. Voice mail
____ can serve as sending and receiving devices in a communications system.
a. Mainframe computers and servers
b. Desktop computers and notebook computers
c. Smart phones
d. All of the above
A form that sends entered data across a network or the Internet is called a(n) ____.
a. i-form
b. e-form
c. webform
d. server form
You are taking an economics class, as part of which you are studying the various types
of e-commerce.
As part of your research, you”ve learned that vending machines in Japan allow shoppers
to hold their cell phones in front of the machine in order to make a purchase using the
smart phone. Which of the following types of commerce does this exemplify?
a. C2C
b. m-commerce
c. B2B
d. C2B
____ systems continue running and performing tasks for at least 99 percent of the time.
a. Ultradense
b. Blade
c. High-availability
d. Both A and B
Each integrated circuit on a computer chip can contain millions of ____.
a. receivers
b. transistors
c. resistors
d. capacitors
A(n) ____ message is a real-time Internet communication, where you exchange
messages with other connected users.
a. video
b. camera
c. instant
d. photo
The ____ of a project collectively are called the scope.
a. sponsors
b. objectives
c. goal
d. expectations
____ consists of full-motion images that are played back at various speeds.
a. Audio
b. Vodcasting
c. Video
d. Digeo
On a network such as the one illustrated in the accompanying figure, the ____ are the
computers and mobile devices on the network that rely on the server for its resources.
a. nodes
b. modes
c. clients
d. paths
Most new computers are equipped with a video capture card because all users have the
need for this type of adapter card.
____________________ is a DRAM variation that is designed for computers with
multi-core processors.
Phishing is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients
or newsgroups at once.
With a PIM, users can take information previously tracked in a weekly or daily calendar
and organize and store it on their computer.
A monitor is measured in the same way as a television is measured, that is
____________________ from one corner to the other.
Certification is a form of industry self-regulation.
One suggestion to safeguard personal information is to avoid shopping clubs and buyer
cards.
____________________ software manages the day-to-day interactions with customers,
such as telephone calls, e-mail interactions, and instant messaging sessions.
A(n) ____________________ is an interpreted program that runs on the client.
With ATM service, an optical terminal at your business receives the signals and
transfers them to a router connected to a computer.
With a terminal, the host computer is usually a server or mainframe.
Discuss parallel processing and explain what massively parallel processing is as well.
Power users seldom work with UNIX because of its rigidity and vulnerability.
A user name can be the same as other user names in the same domain.
_________________________
Transfer rates for storage are stated in ____________________, MBps, and GBps.