IS 52 (11) Questions & Answers

____ is joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently

Collaborative Consumption

_____applications are software in which the vendor hosts the software online over the internet and you do to install the software on your computer

Software as a service (Saas)

______tools gather information from sources such as emails, texts, messages, and tweets, and make the information instantly and publicly avaliable

Crisis-mapping

LibreOffice is an example of an _____productivity software package

Open Source

The gap in ease of access to the internet and technology is known as the_____

Digital Divide

___ tools enable people to connect and exchange ideas

Social Media

____results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative acts

Cognitive Surplus

Uber, turo, and citi bike are examples of which arena of technology?

Sharing economy

In databases, a data category is called a

Field

The term computer_____ describes someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations

Literate

True or false: Rideshare to the save mart center is not an example of access instead of ownership

False

True or false: Application software helps run the computer and coordinates instructions with the hardware

False

True or False: Software as a service (SaaS) is hosted online applications

True

True or false: Computer literacy in 2026 means using multi-factor authentications, and know why it works

True

True or false: input gathers data, allows entering data

True

True or false: Tesla uses embedded computers in their cars

True

True or False: Cell phones have the same components as any computer

True

True or False: Bank of America uses mainframes to process millions of ATM withdrawals everyday

true

Apples macOS and microsoft windows are examples of ____software

Operating system

Which of the following computers is large expensive and is designed to execute a few programs as fast as possible:

Supercomputer

_____computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car

Embedded

A keyboard and touch screen are the most common types of ____ devices

Input

A ____ is an input device that looks like a pen

Stylus

A ___ is the most common pointing device

Mouse

RAM is a ____ storage location

Volatile

Dropbox is an example of

Cloud storage

What is a large expensive computer that supports many users simultaneously and are often used in businesses that manage large amounts of data:

Mainframe

____Software helps run the computer and coordinates instructions between other software and the hardware devices

System

True or false: In a database, a table can be defined as a data category

False

True or false: With a subscription software you pay a fee to use the software for a certain time period

True

Which of the following is a web-based OS?

Chrome OS

MacOS is the operating system developed by

Apple

C:/windows/system32/drivers/ect/protocol is an example of a file

Path

Which of the following has the extension associated with a microsoft excel file

Inventory.xlsx

The two primary types of system software programs are utility programs and the

Operating systems

Most supercomputers use the ____ operating systems.

Linux