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ITEC 1050 Exam 1 (100 points)

Multiple Choice (3 points each)

  1. Which application would be the best choice if you wanted to manipulate a photograph?

a.  Image editor

  1. Word processor
  2. Spreadsheet
  3. Web browser
  4. Which of the following statements best describes the nature of pages found by using a search with the inclusion operator?
    mountain+gorilla
  5. Every page with keyword “gorilla” will be located.
  6. Any page with a reference to either keyword “mountain” or keyword “gorilla” will be located.
  7. Every page with keyword “mountain” will be located.

d.  A page must reference both keywords “mountain” and “gorilla” to be located

  1. What are the four basic operations of the information processing cycle?

a.  input, processing, output, storage

  1. processing, communication, storage, data creation
  2. input, output, storage, communication

d.  input, printing, storage, retrieval

  1. Which of the following transmission media has the highest transfer rate?
  2. Coaxial cable
  3. Twisted-pair

c.  Fiber-optic cable

  1. An operating system that requires you to quit one program before starting a different program is referred to as a ______operating system:
  2. foreground
  3. multitasking

c.  single-tasking

  1. background
  2. The search utility program in Microsoft Windows helps you to locate a file by which of the following methods?

a.  Grouping the files by file size and then manually scrolling through the list until you locate the one you need.

b.  Manually scrolling through the list of filenames until you locate the one you need

c.  Specifying the name of the file and letting the software locate the file for you.

d.  Arranging the files by date so you can locate the file by the date you think you created it.

  1. Which type of Internet connection provides the slowest access speed?
  2. DSL
  3. Satellite

c.  Dial-up

  1. Cable
  2. When an entire job category is made obsolete by advances in technology, this is called:
  3. technological replacement
  4. robotics

c.  structural unemployment

  1. automation
  2. Which Web search operators should be used to find pages related to iguana lizards that are not in classified ads?
  3. lizard +iguana +classified
  4. iguana lizard classified
  5. lizard -iguana -classified

d.  lizard +iguana -classified

  1. What do you purchase when you buy a software program?
  2. a box and a distributions medium, such as a CD-ROM

b.  the right to use the software in accordance with the publisher’s software license

  1. the unlimited rights to the program and its source code
  2. a warranty that guarantees the software will do what you want it to do
  3. Of the following, which is the most common input device?
  4. Microphone

b.  Keyboard

  1. Scanner
  2. Digital Camera
  3. It is important to defragment your computer disk because fragmented files:
  4. are not recognized by the computer’s tracking system.

b.  reduce the speed of disk access.

  1. harm the surface of the computer disk.
  2. cannot be opened because the fragmented portions are not linked to each other.
  3. What takes place during the storage operation in the information processing cycle?

a.  The results of the processing are stored on a long-term storage device such as a hard drive.

  1. Processed data is saved in the random access memory so you can access it in a later work session.
  2. Data is converted to information.
  3. Information is converted to data.
  4. Which of the following might be evidence that a Web page may NOT contain accurate, unbiased information?
  5. The author cites her source for statistical data presented in the article.
  6. The author presents opinions both for and against the issues in the article.
  7. The author states his credentials and the university from which he received his degree.

d.  The author uses emotional language concerning the subject of the article.

  1. Which type of memory temporarily stores the programs and data with which the CPU interacts?
  2. refreshable auxiliary memory
  3. read only memory

c.  random access memory

  1. read alone memory

  1. If you need both audio and visual correspondence with distant business colleagues, you might consider:

a.  videoconferencing

  1. telecommuting
  2. teleconferencing
  3. Which of the following software is NOT copyrighted software?
  4. Commercial

b.  Public domain

  1. Shareware
  2. Freeware
  3. Which of the following is not typically handled by the operating system?

a.  publishing Web pages

  1. managing applications
  2. managing input and output devices

d.  interacting with the user

  1. Number the following steps involved in starting a computer in the correct order:
    (3 points)
    5 System utilities are loaded
    3 The operating system is loaded
    1 BIOS is loaded
    6 Users are authenticated
    2 Power-on self-test is completed
    4 System configuration is accomplished

  1. What is the difference between a horizontal application and a vertical application?
    (4 points)

System software includes all the programs that help the computer function properly. Application software consists of all the programs you can use to perform a task, such as writing a research paper or browsing the World Wide Web. Examples of Operating Systems include Windows “family” (3.x, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000) of operating systems, Macintosh operating systems, UNIX, etc. Applications include “office suites,” graphics, communication, etc.

  1. In the chapter covering the Internet & the World Wide Web the term interoperability was discussed. Provide the meaning of this term as it relates to these topics. (3 points)

a.  In this context the term interoperability refers for the ability for computers to connect to the Internet and communicate with one another regardless of brand and/or operating system.

  1. Describe the two different backup methods. (4 points)

a.  Full – everything you intend to backup over the long term.

b.  Incremental – only files that are new or changed since the last backup.

  1. Describe the four parts of the information processing cycle. (4 points)

a.  Input – getting data into the computer

b.  Processing – tranforming data into information

c.  Output – displaying information

d.  Storage – holding programs and data for future use

  1. During the coverage of multimedia files the concepts of lossy vs. lossless compression were discussed. Describe each of these, highlighting their differences (3 points)

a.  Lossy compression actually removes some information so that the file can not be restored to its original form. An example of this is MP3 compression where sounds that are out of the range of normal hearing are simply removed from the file, thus saving space.

b.  Lossless compression uses different compression algorithms that focus on making the file smaller while maintaining the ability to restore the file to its original format.

  1. What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? (3 points)

a.  The Internet is the sum of all the hardware and its connections. It is a transport mechanism for the WWW.

  1. List two good uses for a file compression utility? (2 points)

a.  Saving space on a storage medium (e.g. hard drive)

b.  Creating one smaller file before sending via email or otherwise transporting across a network connection.

  1. Matching (20 points)

I / 1. / foreground application / A. / essential part of an operating system that is always loaded in memory
H / 2. / Driver / B. / a utility that helps you locate a file on your computer disk
J / 3. / Digitization / C. / a communications medium that uses radio or infrared signals
N / 4. / Hyperlink / D. / enables a single user to work with two or more applications
R / 5. / Data / E. / an area on the disk surface that is damaged
S / 6. / documentation / F. / the minimum level of equipment that a program needs in order to run
Q / 7. / site license / G. / the result of advancing technology making and entire job category obsolete
O / 8. / fiber-optic / H. / used to tell the computer how to work with a peripheral
A / 9. / Kernel / I. / the program that is active when one or more programs are running at the same time
P / 10. / lossy compression / J. / the transformation of data such as voice, text, graphics, audio, and video into digital form
B / 11. / search utility / K. / The merging of disparate objects or ideas into new combinations.
D / 12. / multitasking operating system / L. / the process of transferring a document or file from another computer to your computer via an Internet connection
K / 13. / Convergence / M. / restart a computer while it is still running
E / 14. / bad sector / N. / a text or graphic area of a page that causes another page to load when clicked
T / 15. / Information / O. / cable containing thin strands of glass
F / 16. / system requirements / P. / a method in which some information is permanently removed from the original file
M / 17. / warm boot / Q. / gives permission to install copies of a program on a specified number of machines
L / 18. / Downloading / R. / unorganized raw facts
G / 19. / structural unemployment / S. / printed materials in the form of tutorials and reference manuals that explain how to use a program
C / 20. / Wireless / T. / organized, useful, and/or meaningful facts

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