Intro to Comp Chapter 1,2,3, & 13
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________ tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas. A. Debugging B. Social Networking C. Affective Computing D. Computer Foresics
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Social Networking
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The gap between those who have easy access to the Internet and technology those who do not is known as the ________ divide A. digital B. technology C. web D. Internet
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Digital
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Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called ________. A. kickstarting B. crowd funding C. crowd sourcing D. collaborating
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Crowd funding
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Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________. (1 point) crowdfunding collaborative consumption social networking crowdsourcing
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Collaborative consumption
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A popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is ________. (1 point) Social Network Mobile bridge Tablet Skype
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Skpye
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The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations. (1 point) hawker webmaster master literate
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Literate
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________ refers to the commands that instruct a computer what to do. (1 point) Data mining Spam Software Hardware
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software
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________ is a field of study focused on handling and automatic retrieval of information. (1 point Information technology Computer forensics RFID Crisis mapping
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information technology
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The process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called data ________. (1 point) diving warehousing searching data mining
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data mining
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Which of the following is an example of the results of data mining? (1 point) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random order A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day Raw data from questionnaires given at the mall Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy
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Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy
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`The goal of ________ research is to provide technological solutions to physical and health-related problems. (1 point) crisis-mapping computer forensics biomedical RFID ````
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biomedical
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One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind. (1 point) patient simulators Bluetooth technology biomedical chip implants RFID tags
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bio medical chip implants
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Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer ________. (1 point) forensics enforcement analysis detectives
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forensics
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________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies. (1 point) Affective computing Crisis-mapping Social networking Crowdsourcing
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Crisis-mapping
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Mastery is defined as ________. (1 point) working for something larger feeling confident and excited about learning new skills working without continual direction and control combining leisure time with the tools to be creative
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feeling confident and excited about learning new skills
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Computers use ________ language consisting of 0s and 1s. (1 point) byte system binary symbol
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binary
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In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight ________. (1 point) kilobytes bits bytes characters
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bits
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Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
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megabyte
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Apple's OS X and Microsoft Windows are examples of ________ software.
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operating system
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Which of the following computers supports many simultaneous users and manages large amounts of data?
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mainframe computer
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________ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car.
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embedded
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A keyboard and mouse are examples of ________ devices.
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input
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Which of the following is NOT a system used with touch screens?
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induction
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the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as ________.
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screen resolution
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The most common type of monitor is a(n) ________.
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LCD
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Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers.
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nonimpact
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______ printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon
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impact
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The ________ contains the central electronic components of the computer.
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motherboard
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A ________ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.
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network inference card NIC
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________ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored.
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RAM
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RAM is a ________ storage location.
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volatile
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The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is ________.
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ROM
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A(n)________ CPU has two processing paths, allowing it to process more than one instruction at a time.
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dual-processing
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The concept of the Internet was developed in response to the ________ War.
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Cold
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The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________.
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Tim Burners Lee
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Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web is a web ________.
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broswer
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The web is based on the ________ Protocol.
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hypertext protocol
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A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a ________.
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client
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The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known as all of the following EXCEPT ________.
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path
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A(n) ________ system requires a program, such as Microsoft Outlook, to be installed on your computer, and when the program is opened, your e-mail is downloaded to your computer.
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email client
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Which of the following are personal video journal entries posted on the web?
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VLOGS
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A ________ is a personal journal posted on the web.
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BLOGS
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Podcasts enable you to ________.
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deliver audio/video files via RSS
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A(n) ________ is a usually a live broadcast of audio or video content.
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webcast
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Adobe Reader, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are examples of software programs called ________.
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plug ins
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________ media are continuously fed to your browser so you do not have to wait for the entire file to completely download before listening to or watching it.
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streaming
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All of the following are types of e-commerce business EXCEPT ________.
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C2B
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The ________ is responsible for the Internet's domain name system and the allocation of IP addresses.
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ICANN
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The main path of the Internet along which data travel the fastest is known as the Internet ________.
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backbone
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High-speed ________ communication lines use fiber-optics.
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OC
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Individual Internet users connect to ISPs through a(n) ________.
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POP point of preference
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The main suite of protocols used on the Internet is ________.
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TCP/IP
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________ uses a dedicated connection between two points with the connection remaining active for the duration of the transmission.
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circuit switching
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Which of the following information is NOT contained in a packet?
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the size (in bytes) of the packet
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A(n) ________ address is a unique number that identifies a computer, server, or device connected to the Internet.
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IP
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A(n) ________ address is a temporary IP address that is assigned from an available pool of IP addresses.
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dynamic
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An IP address that does not change and is usually assigned manually by a network administrator is called a ________ address.
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static
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When checking to see whether a particular name is registered on the Internet, your computer accesses a database that is kept on a(n) ________ server.
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DNS
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An IP address in the form 197.169.100.1 is called a(n) ________.
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dotted quad
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In http://www.pearsonhighered.com, which of the following is the top-level domain?
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com
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By adding a network prefix to an IP address, supernetting or ________ lets a single IP address represent multiple unique IP addresses.
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classless inter domain routing CIDR
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Which of the following is NOT a language used in developing websites?
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KML
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Which of the following was created for the transfer of hypertext documents across the Internet?
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HTTP
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is an example of an HTML ________.
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tag
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Text such as This should be bolded. is an example of an HTML ________.
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element
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________ defines the content in terms of the data that is being described rather than how it is to be displayed.
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XML
