Untitled Flashcards Set

QUIZ 1

______ is most famous for making Central Processing Units (CPUs).
a. Google
b. Nvidia
c. Bose
d. Intel
VRAM is a type of _______.
a. Interface bus for volatile memory
b. Static video controller
c. Dynamic computer memory used for video
d. Graphics Processing Unit
A hexadecimal digit is a number in base ______.
a. 8
b. 2
c. 64
d. 16
Which of the following devices would NOT have an embedded computer?
a. Printer
b. Electric guitar
c. Microwave oven
d. GPS navigation system
Determining whether one value is equal, greater, or smaller than another value is a(n):
a. Data point population
b. Arithmetic operation
c. Evaluative process
d. Logical operation
Who is credited with writing UNIVAC's first software compiler in 1952?
a. Ada Lovelace
b. Grace Hopper
c. Alan Turing
d. Margaret Hamilton
Which application allows a user to install a virtual operating system for free?
a. VMWare Fusion
b. MAME
c. VirtualBox
d. Parallels
The first general-purpose computer for sale to the public was:
a. UNICRON
b. UNIVAC
c. Commodore PET
d. ENIAC
Before web browsers, the primary draw of the internet for the public was:
a. Usenet
b. File transfer
c. Library catalog access
d. Email
Laptops are more expensive to repair than desktops because:
a. They use proprietary hardware
b. The technology is more advanced
c. Manufacturers don't make replacement parts
d. The parts are much smaller

QUIZ 2

Which is the most commonly used layout for English-language keyboards?
a. Dvorak
b. Colemak
c. Cherry MX Red
d. QWERTY
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act's "Safe Harbor" provisions:
a. Protect websites from being immediately shut down if one of their users shares material that infringes on copyright
b. Restrict the right of users to send private, encrypted messages to one another
c. Create significant penalties for online filesharing activity
d. Establish international guidelines for courts to address users in other countries
The camera on a phone or laptop can be used to track a user's eye movements. Which of these is NOT one of the possible applications of this technology?
a. Measuring the user's intelligence
b. Gathering marketing information for advertisers
c. Detecting cognitive disorders
d. All of these answers are possible applications
Which of the following storage units are solid-state (no physical moving parts)?
a. CD-ROM
b. Flash memory
c. Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
d. Cassettes
Which of the following does not constitute "Fair Use" of copyrighted material?
a. Using a video clip as part of an online critique
b. Including pictures or audio from copyrighted material in an educational project
c. Parodying a piece of popular music
d. These can all be considered Fair Use

QUIZ 3

Which of the following devices has a user interface?
a. iPod Touch
b. Microsoft Surface
c. Web browser
d. All of these answers
What does a program's end-user license agreement (EULA) typically include?
a. Rules specifying how the software may be used
b. Warranty disclaimers
c. Rules concerning duplication of the software
d. All of these answers
Which of the following is not a high-level programming language?
a. Assembly language
b. Java
c. Python
d. All of these options
The number of newspapers sold on May 30 would be kept in a ________ field.
a. Numeric
b. Text
c. Key
d. Date
A device driver makes it possible for _______.
a. The mouse to communicate with the OS
b. The OS to communicate with the graphic display
c. User input from the keyboard to be relayed to the OS
d. All of these answers

QUIZ 4

Which networking technology allows students to connect to the Internet from personal laptops at a university?
a. Citizen-band radio transmission
b. Dial-up
c. High-speed wireless
d. VOIP
Which group has the power to exert the most control over how fast data is streamed in the United States?
a. Chief data scientists at NASA
b. Major internet service providers such as Comcast and AT&T
c. A consortium of major Silicon Valley technology companies such as Facebook and Google
d. The US Department of Defense
General access to the Internet via broadband connections is made possible by _________.
a. Usenet
b. Major internet service providers such as Comcast and AT&T
c. DARPANET
d. The US government
If an iris scan is required to enter a secure facility, what kind of identification is being used?
a. Biogenomic
b. Biometric
c. Biographical
d. Bioengineering
A _______ is a piece of computer hardware used for the modulation and demodulation of data between digital and analog formats.
a. Printer
b. Hub
c. Modem
d. Router

Answers

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Here are the questions with their correct answers from QUIZ 1–4:

QUIZ 1

______ is most famous for making Central Processing Units (CPUs).
Answer: d. Intel
VRAM is a type of _______.
Answer: c. Dynamic computer memory used for video
A hexadecimal digit is a number in base ______.
Answer: d. 16
Which of the following devices would NOT have an embedded computer?
Answer: b. Electric guitar
Determining whether one value is equal, greater, or smaller than another value is a(n):
Answer: d. Logical operation
Who is credited with writing UNIVAC's first software compiler in 1952?
Answer: b. Grace Hopper
Which application allows a user to install a virtual operating system for free?
Answer: c. VirtualBox
The first general-purpose computer for sale to the public was:
Answer: b. UNIVAC
Before web browsers, the primary draw of the internet for the public was:
Answer: d. Email
Laptops are more expensive to repair than desktops because:
Answer: a. They use proprietary hardware

QUIZ 2

Which is the most commonly used layout for English-language keyboards?
Answer: d. QWERTY
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act's "Safe Harbor" provisions:
Answer: a. Protect websites from being immediately shut down if one of their users shares material that infringes on copyright
The camera on a phone or laptop can be used to track a user's eye movements. Which of these is NOT one of the possible applications of this technology?
Answer: d. All of these answers are possible applications
Which of the following storage units are solid-state (no physical moving parts)?
Answer: b. Flash memory
Which of the following does not constitute "Fair Use" of copyrighted material?
Answer: d. These can all be considered Fair Use

QUIZ 3

Which of the following devices has a user interface?
Answer: d. All of these answers
What does a program's end-user license agreement (EULA) typically include?
Answer: d. All of these answers
Which of the following is not a high-level programming language?
Answer: a. Assembly language
The number of newspapers sold on May 30 would be kept in a ________ field.
Answer: a. Numeric
A device driver makes it possible for _______.
Answer: d. All of these answers

QUIZ 4

Which networking technology allows students to connect to the Internet from personal laptops at a university?
Answer: c. High-speed wireless
Which group has the power to exert the most control over how fast data is streamed in the United States?
Answer: b. Major internet service providers such as Comcast and AT&T
General access to the Internet via broadband connections is made possible by _________.
Answer: b. Major internet service providers such as Comcast and AT&T
If an iris scan is required to enter a secure facility, what kind of identification is being used?
Answer: b. Biometric
A _______ is a piece of computer hardware used for the modulation and demodulation of data between digital and analog formats.
Answer: c. Modem