Final Exam 1100 Study Guide
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____1.A _____ is the smallest element in an electronic image.
a. / byte / c. / characterb. / pixel / d. / point
____2._____ is a category of output that includes music, narrations, and speeches.
a. / Text / c. / Audiob. / Graphics / d. / Video
____3.Mobile computers, such as notebook computers and Tablet PCs, and mobile devices, such as PDAs and smart phones, often have _____ screens.
a. / LCD / c. / CRTb. / MICR / d. / HDTV
____4.Standard CRT monitors today usually display up to a maximum of _____ pixels.
a. / 16 x 12 / c. / 1800 x 1440b. / 160 x 128 / d. / 18,000 x 14,000
____5.Two types of _____ data projectors are LCD projectors and DLP projectors.
a. / smaller, lower-cost / c. / larger, lower-costb. / smaller, higher-cost / d. / larger, higher-cost
____6.Windows XP includes a file manager called _____.
a. / Windows Picture and Fax Viewer / c. / DriveSpaceb. / Windows Explorer / d. / Dr. Watson
____7._____ a disk, or reorganizing it so the files are stored in contiguous sectors, speeds up disk access and thus the performance of the entire computer.
a. / Formatting / c. / Spoolingb. / Defragmenting / d. / Compressing
____8.Like Linux, _____ is a multipurpose operating system because it is both a stand-alone and network operating system.
a. / NetWare / c. / Mac OS Xb. / UNIX / d. / Windows XP
____9.A _____ does not replicate itself to other computers.
a. / virus / c. / Trojan horseb. / worm / d. / all of the above
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
____10.To move the pointer using a touchpad, rotate the ball with a thumb, fingers, or the palm of a hand.
____11.Architects, mapmakers, designers, and artists create drawings and sketches by using a pressure-sensitive pen or a cursor on a graphics tablet.
____12.Many of today’s voice recognition products allow users to speak in a flowing conversational tone, called discrete speech.
____13.The color on a passive-matrix LCD monitor always is brighter than an active-matrix display.
____14.Some photo printers can print panoramic photos.
____15.Mobile printers mainly use laser technology.
____16.Optical discs are a type of magnetic media that consists of a raised, square, fixed plastic disc made of rubber, vinyl, or paper.
____17.A 2 GB flash memory card costs less than half as much as an 80 GB hard disk.
____18.If the POST completes successfully, the BIOS searches for specific operating system files called system files.
____19.CD/DVD burning software usually also includes photo editing, audio editing, and video editing capabilities.
Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
20.A(n) ______records video as digital signals instead of analog signals.
21.A(n) ______is a type of digital video camera that is used to capture video and still images, send e-mail messages with video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the Internet, and make video telephone calls.
22.A(n) ______reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards, entertainment cards, bank cards, and other similar cards.
23.A(n) ______is a self-service banking machine that connects to a host computer through a network.
24.The ______video standard has a resolution of 1024 x 728.
25.With ______, a printer communicates with a device using infrared light waves.
26.A(n) ______uses heat to transfer colored dye to specially coated paper, creating images that are of photographic quality.
27.With ______discs, a user can erase and record more than 1,000 times.
28.______is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and information at a low cost.
29.A(n) ______is a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources.
Written Answer
List four different kinds of storage along with their capacities:
In Excel, explain one way to have the contents of one cell appear in another cell so that when the first cell is updated, the second cell shows the new information automatically.
How do graphical user interfaces (GUIs) differ from command line interfaces?
Take the following password and make it more secure in at least three ways, and justify your changes: lassie
Hands-on: Will involve creating a looping presentation in PowerPoint.
Final Exam 1100 Study Guide
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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COMPLETION
20.ANS:
digital video
DV camera
21.ANS:
PC video camera
PC camera
22.ANS:
magnetic stripe card reader
magstripe reader
23.ANS:
automated teller machine
ATM
24.ANS:
XGA
eXtended Graphics Array
25.ANS:infrared printing
26.ANS:
dye-sublimation printer
digital photo printer
27.ANS:
DVD-RW
DVD+RW
28.ANS:Tape
29.ANS:password