____ is used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing.
a. MICR
b. OCR
c. MIDI
d. OCM
File ____ refers to the procedures that keep data current.
a. maintenance
b. integrity
c. validation
d. checking
____ software allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text
and sometimes graphics.
a. Desktop publishing
b. Contextual
c. Image processing
d. Word processing
Personal computers, display devices, and printers should comply with guidelines of the
____ program.
a. ENERGY STAR
b. SECURE ELECTRONICS
c. ACCEPTABLE USE
d. GREEN COMPUTING
A(n) ____ check is a validity check performed on data like that in the accompanying
figure, which ensures users enter only numeric data into a field.
a. range
b. numeric
c. integer
d. value
Many businesses network their computers together to ____.
a. facilitate communications
b. share data
c. share hardware
d. transfer funds
____ is a technology that involves reading typewritten, computer-printed, or
hand-printed characters from ordinary documents and translating the images into a form
that the computer can process.
a. DCR
b. ECR
c. OCR
d. SCR
A satellite Internet service ____.
a. uses regular copper telephone lines
b. is a high-speed Internet connection
c. accesses the Internet through the cable television network
d. uses radio signals to communicate with a tower
A(n) ____________________ chart, such as that in the accompanying figure, displays
bars of various lengths to show the relationship of data.
You”ve just moved to a new community and are investigating options in terms of online
service providers where you are now living.
You have decided you would like an access provider than offers a number of
members-only features in addition to just e-mail access. However, you are not
interested in gateway functionality, as you do not want to have your access to Internet
services regulated. Which of the following is your best option?
a. AOL
b. EarthLink
c. MSN
d. Both A and C
____ a program involves translating the solution algorithm into a programming
language (usually on paper) and then typing the programming language code into the
computer.
a. Coding
b. Implementing
c. Reporting
d. Synthesizing
ROM chips called ____ contain permanently written data, instructions, or information
that is recorded when the chip is manufactured.
a. L1 cache
b. Flash memory
c. firmware
d. microcode
Which of the following is a value for the disk cache contained by hard disks today?
a. 4 MB
b. 4 GB
c. 12 MB
d. 12 GB
____ is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking e-mail that attempts to
obtain a user’s personal and financial information.
a. Spam
b. Spit
c. Phishing
d. Spyware
____ software is software that allows users to draw pictures, shapes, and other graphical
images with various on-screen tools such as a pen, brush, eyedropper, and paint bucket.
a. Photo editing
b. CBT
c. DTP
d. Paint
For smaller business and home networks, a ____ allows multiple computers to share a
single high-speed Internet connection such as through a cable modem or DSL modem.
a. multiplexer
b. router
c. grid
d. baseband modem
____ is the technology of authenticating a person’s identity by verifying a personal
characteristic.
a. Concatenation
b. Fingerprint elision
c. Facial topology
d. Biometrics
A Web address can include ____.
a. the path to a location on a Web page
b. protocol
c. the path to a specific Web page
d. domain name
The ____ is a symbol on the screen, usually a blinking vertical bar, that indicates where
the next character typed will display.
a. mouse
b. index
c. cursor
d. keystroke
A(n) ____ is a publication available on the Web.
a. webpub
b. e-zine
c. Internet magazine
d. Internet pub
Google Docs is a cloud storage provider for all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. spreadsheets
b. presentations
c. e-mail messages
d. documents
A(n) ____ is a touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the
image on a connected computer screen.
a. Braille printer
b. utility manager
c. accessibility wizard
d. interactive whiteboard
____ include local law practices, accounting firms, travel agencies, and florists.
a. Mobile users
b. Small offices
c. Large business users
d. Power users
____ measures how well a proposed system will work.
a. Operational feasibility
b. Technical feasibility
c. Schedule feasibility
d. Economic feasibility
____ is an interpreted scripting language that has a companion program called Tool Kit.
a. Rexx
b. ActiveX
c. Tcl
d. Perl
Case 1
You”ve just started as a salesperson in the printers section of a new technology
superstore, and you are taking a crash course in the specifications and capabilities of
printers.
A customer is looking to be able to print blueprints and posters. What kind of
technology will you recommend for her?
a. thermal printer
b. plotter
c. line printer
d. dye-sublimation
A(n) ____ program secretly collects information about a user.
a. virus
b. spyware
c. encryption
d. antivirus
____ is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer.
a. Input
b. Throughput
c. Output
d. Volume
____ is a main component on the motherboard.
a. The input system
b. The processor
c. The output device
d. Memory
A program has its own documentation, called ____.
a. macros
b. comments
c. reports
d. bugs
LCDs are geared for a specific resolution, called the ____ resolution.
a. indexed
b. baseline
c. native
d. broadband
Businesses use many types of systems.
The Windows Server 2008 family includes Windows ____________________ for
businesses with huge volumes of transactions and large-scale databases.
To run an ActiveX control, the Web browser must support ActiveX technology.
____________________ processing is used by supercomputers for applications such as
weather forecasting.
In addition to PIM software, a huge variety of business and other software is available
for phones. _________________________
Podcasting is a popular method of distributing video.
To ensure coursework will transfer, students should ask an advisor if the trade school
has a certification agreement with a college or university.
With virtual memory, which is illustrated in the accompanying figure, when an
operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application
software, it is said to be ____________________.
When a bank receives a check for payment, it uses an OCR inscriber to print the
amount of the check in OCR characters in the lower-right corner.
During the process of creating, editing, and formatting a document, the computer holds
it on a storage medium. _________________________
____________________ is a programming certification that tests knowledge of
developing XML applications and Web services.
Visual Basic is a visual programming language based on C++.
A stylus is slightly larger than a digital pen.
Of Boingo Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Spring Broadband Direct, and Wi-Fi Mobile, all
are wireless Internet service providers EXCEPT ____________________.
For a computer workspace, ergonomics experts recommend an area smaller than two
feet by four feet.