Exam 1: Digital Literacy: Introducing a World of Technology

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT With which of the following can users transfer items to and from other computer on the Internet?

Which of the following is a personal computer that users can carry from place to place?

When you instruct a computer or mobile device to run an application, the computer or mobile device ____________________ its software, which means the application is copied from storage to memory.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following gestures would you use if you want to move an item around the screen on your new tablet?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You want to download a video from the Internet to your desktop. What process do you use?

Most memory keeps data and instructions permanently.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following mouse operations would you use if you want to draw a picture?

What is a type of personal computer designed so all of its components fit entirely on or under a desk or table?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for easing eyestrain while using a mobile device?

____________________ software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Green computing involves reducing electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer. Which of the following is a valid strategy for supporting green computing?

In which gesture do you quickly touch and release one finger one time?

The major differences between server computers like the one in the accompanying figure and client computers are that the client typically has more power, more storage space, and expanded communications capabilities.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-1 You have purchased your first tablet and the use of gestures for interacting with the touch screen is taking a little bit of getting used to. You take a quick online tutorial to familiarize yourself with the gestures. You want to display a shortcut menu in order to quickly show you all of the possible actions at a particular moment in your use of the tablet. Which of the following gestures does the tutorial tell you to use?

Because technology changes, you must keep up with the changes to remain digitally ____________________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What makes the posts on Twitter considered a blog?

In which gesture do you press and hold one finger and then move the finger horizontally or vertically on the screen?

With a one-way sync, also called mirroring, you add, change, or delete files in a destination location, called the target, without altering the same files in the original location.

Never start a computer with removable media inserted in the computer unless you are certain the media are uninfected.

One effective strategy for creating strong passwords includes changing common words to symbols.