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Computer Essentials

1. To show how individual volume changes over time in relation to total volume, use a(n) ____.

Bar chart

Area chart

Line chart

Column chart

Answer

Correct Answer: Area chart

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2. Programs used to secretly record an individual

Spyware

Sniffer programs

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Spyware

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3. On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called ________.

Bits.

Platters.

Cylinders.

Sectors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sectors.

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4. The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _______.

Database

Word processor

Spreadsheet

Query

Answer

Correct Answer: Query

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5. Integrated circuits must be mounted on _______, which are then plugged into the motherboard.

Slots

Pins

Ports

Chip carriers

Answer

Correct Answer: Chip carriers

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6. On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as _____.

Slots

Sockets

Ports

Lines

Answer

Correct Answer: Sockets

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7. After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.

Understand the problem

Test the program

Translate the program

Code the program

Answer

Correct Answer: Code the program

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8. Tiny circuit boards etched onto squares of sandlike material, called silicon, are called _____.

Buses

Slots

Sockets

Chips

Answer

Correct Answer: Chips

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9. You _____ access on your computer in order to complete a merge with a data source file.

Fill-in.

Select Recipients

Do not need

Go to record

Answer

Correct Answer: Do not need

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10. The system board is also known as the _____.

Integrated circuit

Motherboard

Processor

Microchip

None of these.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motherboard

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11. The processing speed of a microprocessor is typically represented by its ________.

Bus line

Control unit

Clock speed

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Clock speed

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12. Printer ____ is measured by ppm

Speed

Clock speed

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Speed

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13. Moving text, graphics, or interactive features on a web page are called _______.

WYSIWYGs

Flash

Animations

HTML

Answer

Correct Answer: Animations

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14. In a ribbon gui, _______ are used to divide the ribbon into major activity areas.

Server

True

Ribbon

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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15. A scanner operates most similarly to a(n) ____.

Inkjet printer

Optical mouse

Photocopier

Video camera

Answer

Correct Answer: Photocopier

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16. A monitor is a(n) ____ device.

Processing

Web site

Output

Answer

Correct Answer: Output

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17. A computer can become infected with viruses in all the following ways, except by _____.

Opening attachments to e-mail messages

Downloading software from the Internet

Downloading files from the Web

Creating a new folder on your computer

Answer

Correct Answer: Creating a new folder on your computer

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18. A 32-bit-word computer can access _______.

2 bytes at a time

16 bytes at a time

4 bytes at a time

8 bytes at a time

Answer

Correct Answer: 4 bytes at a time

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19. A ____ connects devices on a network so all the devices can access network components.

Router

Trafficker

Token

Peer

Answer

Correct Answer: Router

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20. _______-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit.

Electrolyzing

Plotting

WebCam

Audio

Answer

Correct Answer: Audio

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21. _______ is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.

Digital

Output

Information

Input

Answer

Correct Answer: Input

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