Question 1

Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three popular personal computer operating systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  DOS 
B)  Linux 
C)  Amazon 
D)  Internet Explorer 
A)  DOS 
B)  Linux 
C)  Amazon 
D)  Internet Explorer

Question 2

What is the term for the transmission of messages and files via a computer network?

Accepted Answer

A)  email 
B)  DSL 
C)  FTP 
D)  C2C 
A)  email 
B)  DSL 
C)  FTP 
D)  C2C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

Accepted Answer

A)  adware 
B)  vaporware 
C)  rootkits 
D)  zombies 
A)  adware 
B)  vaporware 
C)  rootkits 
D)  zombies

Question 4

Which of the following terms refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  portal 
B)  web app 
C)  multimedia 
D)  Java applet 
A)  portal 
B)  web app 
C)  multimedia 
D)  Java applet

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firefox 
B)  Safari 
C)  Windows Explorer 
D)  Google Chrome 
A)  Firefox 
B)  Safari 
C)  Windows Explorer 
D)  Google Chrome

Question 6

What is the term for a specific named location on your hard disk that is used for holding files?

Accepted Answer

A)  file manager 
B)  safe spot 
C)  folder 
D)  index 
A)  file manager 
B)  safe spot 
C)  folder 
D)  index

Question 7

Which of the following is 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 results, and store the results for future use?

Accepted Answer

A)  input device 
B)  computer 
C)  output device 
D)  both a and c 
A)  input device 
B)  computer 
C)  output device 
D)  both a and c

Question 8

Into which of the following kinds of ports do external fingerprint readers plug?

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel 
B)  MIDI 
C)  USB 
D)  serial 
A)  parallel 
B)  MIDI 
C)  USB 
D)  serial

Question 9

To find a webpage, the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase in the resource's text box. What is the term for that phrase?

Accepted Answer

A)  search text 
B)  icon 
C)  hit 
D)  key 
A)  search text 
B)  icon 
C)  hit 
D)  key

Question 10

Which of the following consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents?

Accepted Answer

A)  blogworld 
B)  web 
C)  Internet 
D)  both b and c 
A)  blogworld 
B)  web 
C)  Internet 
D)  both b and c

Question 11

What separates the components of a domain name?

Accepted Answer

A)  spaces 
B)  apostrophes 
C)  commas 
D)  periods 
A)  spaces 
B)  apostrophes 
C)  commas 
D)  periods

Question 12

You have a variety of helpful apps on your smartphone, including ones that allow you to remotely start your car or calculate a restaurant tip. In which of the following categories do these apps fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  lifestyle 
B)  entertainment 
C)  assistive 
D)  convenience 
A)  lifestyle 
B)  entertainment 
C)  assistive 
D)  convenience

Question 13

Which of the following kinds of computing refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  disperse 
B)  cloud 
C)  digital 
D)  liberated 
A)  disperse 
B)  cloud 
C)  digital 
D)  liberated

Question 14

Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?

Accepted Answer

A)  certificate authority provider 
B)  certificate agency 
C)  certificate office 
D)  certificate bureau 
A)  certificate authority provider 
B)  certificate agency 
C)  certificate office 
D)  certificate bureau

Question 15

To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  re-securing 
B)  decryption 
C)  assessment 
D)  digitization 
A)  re-securing 
B)  decryption 
C)  assessment 
D)  digitization

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  double-pinch 
B)  double-stretch 
C)  double-tap 
D)  double-hold 
A)  double-pinch 
B)  double-stretch 
C)  double-tap 
D)  double-hold

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a mobile device?

Accepted Answer

A)  supercomputers 
B)  installed media modems 
C)  smartphones 
D)  servers 
A)  supercomputers 
B)  installed media modems 
C)  smartphones 
D)  servers

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  C++ 
B)  C# 
C)  Windows 
D)  Visual Basic 
A)  C++ 
B)  C# 
C)  Windows 
D)  Visual Basic

Question 19

Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

Accepted Answer

A)  cable transceiver 
B)  cable modem 
C)  cable receiver 
D)  cable dialer 
A)  cable transceiver 
B)  cable modem 
C)  cable receiver 
D)  cable dialer

Question 20

Which of the following kinds of UPS always runs off a battery?

Accepted Answer

A)  offline UPS 
B)  UPS utility 
C)  standby UPS 
D)  online UPS 
A)  offline UPS 
B)  UPS utility 
C)  standby UPS 
D)  online UPS

Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three popular personal computer operating systems?

What is the term for the transmission of messages and files via a computer network?

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

Which of the following terms refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

What is the term for a specific named location on your hard disk that is used for holding files?

Which of the following is 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 results, and store the results for future use?

Into which of the following kinds of ports do external fingerprint readers plug?

To find a webpage, the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase in the resource's text box. What is the term for that phrase?

Which of the following consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents?

What separates the components of a domain name?

You have a variety of helpful apps on your smartphone, including ones that allow you to remotely start your car or calculate a restaurant tip. In which of the following categories do these apps fall?

Which of the following kinds of computing refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet?

Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?

To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?

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

Which of the following is an example of a mobile device?

Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

Which of the following kinds of UPS always runs off a battery?

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Windows, Mac OS, and which other operating system constitute three popular personal computer operating systems?

What is the term for the transmission of messages and files via a computer network?

Which of the following is NOT an example of malware?

Which of the following terms refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the widely used browsers?

What is the term for a specific named location on your hard disk that is used for holding files?

Which of the following is 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 results, and store the results for future use?

Into which of the following kinds of ports do external fingerprint readers plug?

To find a webpage, the user of a search engine would simply enter a word or phrase in the resource's text box. What is the term for that phrase?

Which of the following consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents?

What separates the components of a domain name?

You have a variety of helpful apps on your smartphone, including ones that allow you to remotely start your car or calculate a restaurant tip. In which of the following categories do these apps fall?

Which of the following kinds of computing refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access through the Internet?

Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?

To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?

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

Which of the following is an example of a mobile device?

Which of the following is an example of an operating system?

Which of the following allows access to high-speed Internet services through the cable television network?

Which of the following kinds of UPS always runs off a battery?

Digital Literacy: Introducing a World of Technology

The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating the Possibilities

Programs and Apps: Using Software at Work, School, and Home

Digital Safety and Security: Identifying Threats, Issues, and Defenses

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