- What is a person called who can accomplish many types of daily tasks using technology?
Answer: Tech savvy - A(n) TV is an Internet-capable, high-definition television on which you can use the the Internet to watch video, listen to the radio, play games, and communicate with others.
Answer: Smart - Individuals suffering from technology overload feel distressed when deprived of computers and mobile devices.
Answer: True - Which of the following is NOT a basic function of a computer?
Answer: Produce input - Which of the following is given as a reason for the popularity of video games?
Answer: the social aspect - A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as .
Answer: software - Keyboards for mobile devices contain the same number of keys as desktop keyboards.
Answer: False - A(n) is software that finds websites, webpages, images, videos, and other information related to a specific topic.
Answer: search engine - Storage consists of electronic components that store instructions and data waiting to be excited.
Answer: False - C++ and JavaScript are examples of programming languages.
Answer: True - Both earbuds and headphones usually include noise-cancelling technology that enable you to reduce the volume level needed.
Answer: True - A(n) is a collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete content.
Answer: wiki - Google is an example of a search engine.
Answer: True - A(n) is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly.
Answer: network - Parvati wants to find out more information about purchasing a computer, so she performs a web search.
Parvati should use a search engine, such as .
Answer: Bing - Which of the following best describes how you can use Facebook?
Answer: Share messages, interests, activities, events, photos, and other personal information with family and friends. - A(n) is software that enables users with an Internet connection to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile device.
Answer: browser - Most e-book reader models have a touch screen, and some are Internet capable.
Answer: True - is a collection of unprocessed items, including text, images, audio, and video.
Answer: data - With streaming media, you access the media content while it downloads.
Answer: True - Trojan horses and zombies are examples of .
Answer: malware - By subscribing to an ISP, you can connect to the Internet through your computers and mobile devices.
Answer: True - Which of the following is NOT recommended advice to protect your computer from malware?
Answer: Remove firewall software and hardware. - A(n) consists of programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
Answer: application - uses short-range radio signals to enable computers and devices to communicate with each other, such as a phone to a headset.
Answer: Bluetooth - A(n) is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.
Answer: display - Activity trackers and smartwatches are two types of devices.
Answer: wearable - Which of the following is NOT true about digital cameras?
Answer: To record video, you must purchase a separate digital video camera. - Without a built-in card slot, you cannot transfer stored items from a memory card to a computer or printer.
Answer: False - What is described as having a current knowledge of computers, mobile devices, the web, and related technologies?
Answer: Digital literacy - Computers contain many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as .
Answer: hardware - Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
- Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the web and related technologies
Answer: digital literacy - Thin, lightweight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base
Answer: laptop - A thin, lightweight mobile computer with a touch screen
Answer: tablet - An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce information, and store the information for future use
Answer: computer - A personal computer designed to be in a stationary location
Answer: desktop - A computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network
Answer: server - A computing device small enough to hold in your hand
Answer: mobile device - An Internet-capable phone that usually also includes a calendar, an address book, a calculator, notepad, games, and several other apps
Answer: smartphone - Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device
Answer: input device - Any hardware component that conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people
Answer: output device - Where a computer keeps data, instructions, and information
Answer: storage media - Removable flash memory
Answer: memory card - A worldwide collection of computer networks
Answer: Internet - A worldwide collection of electronic documents
Answer: web - A storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data, instructions, and information
Answer: solid-state drive
- Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the web and related technologies
- A mouse is an example of a(n) device.
Answer: pointing - If you want to connect multiple devices together in your home to share a single Internet connection and devices such as a printer, what should you do?
Answer: Network your computers and devices. - A(n) network is a system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the human brain.
Answer: neural - Which of the following best describes the term, the Internet of Things?
Answer: The ability of everyday devices to transmit data to and from the Internet using sensors. - Which Internet communication service can you use to speak to other users over the Internet?
Answer: VoIP - With an all-in-one computer the display device is separate from the tower.
Answer: False - Which of the following is most likely to require use of a server, desktop, and industry-specific handheld computer, and is most likely to use spreadsheets, databases, and accounting software?
Answer: enterprise user - Gennie has just gotten her first smartphone with a touch screen. Mia is giving her a lesson on how to use the touch screen.
Gennie wants to zoom in. Mia tells her she should .
Answer: Stretch - Digital device is the trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap.
Answer: convergence - A common way to display a shortcut menu using a mouse is to .
Answer: right-click - A(n) is an input device that enables you to speak into a computer or mobile device.
Answer: microphone - Parvati wants to find out more information about purchasing a computer, so she performs a web search.
Which of the following is NOT true about Parvati’s web search?
Answer: She will enter the desired search text in the Query box. - A program is another term for software.
Answer: True - Which Internet communication service can you use to transfer items to and from other computers on the Internet?
Answer: FTP - When you computers and mobile devices, you match the files in two or more locations with each other.
Answer: sync - Gaming consoles are more portable than handheld gaming devices.
Answer: False - A web is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device.
Answer: server - Which of the following is NOT true about memory and storage?
Answer: Most memory keeps data and instructions permanently. - Engineers, scientists, architects, game designers, and graphic artists are examples of power users.
Answer: True - A common way to move an object from one location to another using a mouse is to .
Answer: drag - storage is an Internet service that provides remote storage to computer users.
Answer: Cloud - www.cengagebrain.com is an example of a valid web .
Answer: address - CDs and DVDs are two types of discs.
Answer: optical - A(n) printer can print solid objects from materials including plastic, nylon, or wood.
Answer: 3D - Word processing, presentation, and personal finance are types of personal interest applications.
Answer: False - Flash memory has many moving parts, making it less durable and shock resistant than other types of media.
Answer: False - A(n) disk is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information.
Answer: hard - Crowdsourcing is the practice of involving a large group of people to collectively contribute time, services, funds, expertise, or ideas.
Answer: True - Gennie has just gotten her first smartphone with a touch screen. Mia is giving her a lesson on how to use the touch screen.
Gennie wants to move an item around on the screen. Mia tells her she should .
Answer: Drag or slide - Several words separated by spaces used in place of a password are called what?
Answer: passphrases - Uploading is the process of transferring existing content stored on a server or other computer or device to your device via a network.
Answer: False - A study concluded that drivers using hands-free technologies are distracted, miss visual clues, and have slower reaction times.
Answer: True - A USB drive is a portable memory storage device that you plug into a USB port.
Answer: flash - A computer accepts data, called output.
Answer: False - computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer.
Answer: Green - A password is a unique combination of characters that identifies one specific user.
Answer: False - In the educational practice of BYOD, what does D stand for?
Answer: device - A(n) system is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer or mobile device hardware.
Answer: operating - Twitter and LinkedIn are examples of what kind of website?
Answer: online social network - Digital includes music, photos, and videos.
Answer: media - A(n) is a duplicate of content on a storage medium that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed.
Answer: backup - You interact with a program through its user .
Answer: interface - Most people feel that they should be asked before someone posts a picture of them online.
Answer: True - A headset contains both a microphone and a speaker.
Answer: True - A(n) is a light-sensing input device that converts printed text and images into a form the computer can process.
Answer: scanner - A(n) also is called a notebook computer.
Answer: laptop - Mobile computers and devices typically have a separate physical display device.
Answer: False - Posts on Twitter form a blog because of its journal format.
Answer: True