Computer Basics

1.

1 point

Parts of a computer system that you can see and touch are ___________.

software

hardware

central processing units

2.

1 point

The ____________ was technology that replaced the vacuum tube.

integrated circuit

microprocessor

transistor

3.

1 point

The first institutions to be linked together via ARPANET were ____.

Stanford University, University of Utah, UCLA and University of California

State University, University of Oklahoma, UGA and University of California

Stanford University, University of Utah, UGA and University of Miami

4.

1 point

Although most teens are aware of predators, among several reasons that they fall victim include ___.

frequently posting personal information online

adding selfies and sharing them

letting people know about paid vacations

none of these

5.

1 point

_________ stores permanent memory and ________ when the computer is turned off.

RAM; goes away

ROM; remains

Flash drives; remains

6.

1 point

Realistic sound that entails dimension ( distance ) using a sound card is _________.

gaming apps

3D sound

sound boost special effects software

7.

1 point

Infinite Campus is a __________________ application.

student

web based

client relation based

8.

1 point

When sending emails, you should ______.

resize photos

use proper case

use proper grammar

all of these

9.

1 point

A __________ modulates and demodulates access between the computer and the Internet

mainframe

modem

minicomputer

10.

1 point

Herman Hollerith's ____________ efficiently calculated the US Census data in six (6) weeks.

ENIAC

Tabulating Machine

Analytic Engine

11.

1 point

RAM stands for ____________ and is ____________.

Random Access Memoir; temporary

Rarely Accessed Memory; permanent

Random Access Memory; temporary

12.

1 point

Pieces of information sent from one computer across the Internet to another computer are called ________.

packets

transfer control protocol

Internet protocol

13.

1 point

A company that provides Internet access is called a (an)_______________.

TCP

ISP

IAP

14.

1 point

The underlying method of communication among computers on the Internet is ____.

HTML

TCP

HTTP

15.

1 point

A _______ is the unique identification of a computer on a network.

IP Address

transfer control protocol

Hyper Text Mark up Language

16.

1 point

A web browser is ______________.

an online tool for searching for information on the web

an application used for viewing web pages.

a prototype of the Internet

17.

1 point

____________ developed a computer on a chip but didn't realize really what they'd done. They continued to place it in calculators.

Intel

Microsoft

Apple

18.

1 point

Ergonomic studies show that excessive use of computers can _________.

cause eye strain, back strain and carpal tunnel syndrome

give you a headache

cause flaming and bullying

19.

1 point

Google and Bing are examples of _______________.

search engines

ecommerce websites

AUPL's

20.

1 point

A ______________ outlines a company's policy on Internet and network use.

IP - Internet Protocol Address

TCP - transfer control protocol

AUP - Acceptable Use Policy

21.

1 point

The language in which web pages are written is ___________.

TCP/IP

HTML

AUPL

22.

1 point

A home network is and example of a _________.

mainframe

WAN

LAN

23.

1 point

___________ use the Windows OS and _______ use the Macintosh OS.

Apple, Microsoft

Microsoft, Apple

PC, Ipad

24.

1 point

The first prototype of the Internet was known as _______.

ARPANET

ENIAC

Altair 8800

25.

1 point

Instructions that tell the computer what to do are __________.

Windows OS

microprocessors

software