The pace of the system clock, called the ____ speed, is measured by the number of ticks
per second.
a. temporal
b. system
c. processor
d. clock
____ is a benefit offered by vendor-sponsored certifications.
a. Access to technical information
b. Automatic notification of updates
c. Access to beta products
d. All of the above
As shown in the accompanying figure, ____ programs stress the theoretical side of
programming.
a. computer information systems
b. computer engineering
c. computer science
d. none of the above
A(n) ____ allows the customer visiting an electronic storefront to collect purchases.
a. index
b. grocery list
c. wagon
d. shopping cart
The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages except
____.
a. they greatly reduce the amount of paper firms must handle
b. they are inexpensive
c. they have the longest life of any storage media
d. they can be read without a microfilm or microfiche reader
A GPS receiver is a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that contains all of the
following except a(n) ____.
a. radio receiver
b. antenna
c. floppy disk
d. processor
A card ____ is a device that reads data, instructions, and information stored on flash
memory cards.
a. access stick
b. reader/writer
c. access port
d. restorer
A image ____ is a graphical image that points to one or more Web addresses.
a. map
b. pointer
c. glossary
d. index
Windows ____ is Microsoft’s fastest, most reliable and efficient operating system to
date, offering quicker application start up, built-in diagnostics, automatic recovery,
improved security, and enhanced searching and organizing capabilities.
a. Vista
b. XP
c. 2009
d. ME
In many public locations, people connect wirelessly to the Internet through a(n) ____
using their mobile computers or devices.
a. wi-spot
b. hot link
c. quick spot
d. hot spot
Most ____ database products for servers and mainframes include SQL, an example of
which is shown in the accompanying figure.
a. relational
b. object-oriented
c. multidimensional
d. all of the above
Programmers use a(n) ____ language to implement object-oriented design.
a. MDP
b. ASP
c. LDP
d. OOP
All of the following use direct access except ____.
a. CDs
b. DVDs
c. tape
d. hard disks
In the case of system failure or the discovery of corrupted files, users ____ the files by
copying the backed up files to their original location on a computer.
a. reset
b. index
c. restore
d. resource
Case 2
The area of network communications standards is an area with which you are not
familiar, so you have decided to study it in some detail. You expect to have to network a
wide range of devices in the near future, so this is a timely subject of study.
you have some video to transfer from a digital video camera. Which of the following
protocols is the best bet for you?
a. Wi-Fi
b. Bluetooth
c. IrDA
d. UWB
____ specialist, which is a job title in the technical services area of an IT department,
reviews programs and documentation to ensure they meet an organization’s standards.
a. Quality assurance
b. Requirements
c. Standards
d. Documentation
The organized set of program development activities is known as the program
development life ____.
a. rotation
b. cycle
c. scope
d. unit
The kernel is memory ____, which means it remains in memory while the computer is
running.
a. resident
b. linked
c. based
d. indexed
A(n) ____ is a segment of memory or storage, such as the disk in the accompanying
figure, in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or
to an output device.
a. index
b. process
c. throttle
d. buffer
The text, or ____, entered in a cell identifies the worksheet data and helps organize the
worksheet.
a. filename
b. key text
c. cell text
d. label
The smallest unit of data a computer can process is a(n) ____.
a. cluster
b. allocation unit
c. bit
d. integer
An e-mail ____ is a combination of user name and domain name that identifies a user
so he or she can receive Internet e-mail.
a. link
b. address
c. reference
d. user clause
A hard copy can be in ____ orientation.
a. baseline
b. portrait
c. measured
d. landscape
You”ve just moved to a new community and are investigating options in terms of online
service providers where you are now living.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. A regional ISP usually provides Internet access to a specific geographic area.
b. Due to their larger size, national ISPs usually offer more services and have a larger
technical support staff than regional ISPs.
c. The access provider for high-speed access charges between $13 to $120 per month.
d. Examples of regional ISPs are AT&T and EarthLink.
Common formatting tasks include ____.
a. changing the font
b. inserting text
c. changing font size
d. deleting text
Case 1
You have taken a new job as a director of assistive technology at a local computer lab
dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities. You are asked to identify
technologies that will be most useful to given individuals.
Celia has limited hand movement because of an injury she suffered. Which of the
following is useful for her computer use?
a. head-mounted pointer
b. on-screen keyboard
c. keyguard
d. trackpad
____, which provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an Internet
server, requires only that the client has a digital certificate.
a. Transport Layer Security (TLS)
b. Secure HTTP (S-HTTP)
c. Secure Electronics Transactions (SET) Specifications
d. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
Occasionally, a database can be damaged or destroyed because of ____.
a. hardware or software failure
b. human error
c. a catastrophe, such as a fire or flood
d. all of the above
Presentation software incorporates some of the features found in word processing
software, such as ____.
a. presenting Web pages as thumbnail images
b. formatting
c. checking spelling
d. recognizing voice input
A major weakness of a lot of file processing systems is that ____.
a. they have redundant data and they isolate data
b. they are much more complex than a database
c. data is more vulnerable than data in a database
d. all of the above
The ____________________ of an ink-jet printer is measured by the number of pages
per minute it can print.
With Wi-Fi, in open or outdoor areas free from interference, the computers or devices
should be beyond 10,000 feet of each other. _________________________
A hypermedia database contains text links to other types of documents.
An image map tracks the number of visitors to a Web site.
If the user name and password entered match the user name and password kept on file,
a network operating system denies access to the user.
Tools that a systems analyst uses for ____________________ include
entity-relationship diagrams, data flow diagrams, and the project dictionary.
A(n) ____________________ is recorded audio stored on a Web site that can be
downloaded to a computer or a portable digital audio player such as an iPod.
Because a heat sink consumes a lot of space, a smaller device called a heat
____________________ cools processors in notebook computers.
Buses transfer bits from input devices to memory, from memory to the processor, from
the processor to memory, and from memory to output or storage devices.
A(n) ____________________ address is a number that uniquely identifies each
computer or device connected to the Internet.
____________________ is a networking certification sponsored by Cisco that tests
advanced knowledge of installing, configuring, and operating LANs and WANs.
With TCP/IP, each packet contains data as well as the recipient (destination), origin
(sender), and the sequence information used to reassemble the data at the destination.
For a computer to produce correct information, the data that is input into a database
must have integrity.
People who would benefit from ____________________ certifications include people
like the employee in the accompanying figure, as well as computer teachers, corporate
trainers, desktop publishers, graphic designers, help desk specialists, and office
manager/workers.
The more RAM a computer has, the faster the computer will respond.
Three-dimensional CBT programs allow designers to rotate designs of 3-D objects to
view them from any angle.