Question 1

Transistors were invented in 1948 as a substitute for the vacuum tube. They appeared in computers

Accepted Answer

A) 8 years later. 
B) only in Canada. 
C) once computers were networked. 
D) the next year. 
A) 8 years later. 
B) only in Canada. 
C) once computers were networked. 
D) the next year.

Question 2

The simultaneous communication process between a mainframe and several users is known as

Accepted Answer

A) timesharing. 
B) networking. 
C) serving. 
D) processing. 
A) timesharing. 
B) networking. 
C) serving. 
D) processing.

Question 3

This machine was used to crack Nazi military codes:

Accepted Answer

A) IBM PC. 
B) Univac I. 
C) Macintosh. 
D) Colossus. 
A) IBM PC. 
B) Univac I. 
C) Macintosh. 
D) Colossus.

Question 4

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
-networks

Accepted Answer

A) program to surf the Web 
B) global connection of networks 
C) link computers together 
D) the graphical portion of the Internet 
E) Web 2.0
F)transfer files and exchange messages
G)the way that millions of Web pages are tied together
H)modern video game console 
A) program to surf the Web 
B) global connection of networks 
C) link computers together 
D) the graphical portion of the Internet 
E) Web 2.0
F)transfer files and exchange messages
G)the way that millions of Web pages are tied together
H)modern video game console

Question 5

Flikr was purchased by

Accepted Answer

A) MySpace. 
B) Caterina Fake. 
C) Yahoo. 
D) Facebook. 
A) MySpace. 
B) Caterina Fake. 
C) Yahoo. 
D) Facebook.

Question 6

The World Wide Web has been around since the

Accepted Answer

A) 1970s. 
B) 1980s. 
C) 2000s. 
D) 1990s. 
A) 1970s. 
B) 1980s. 
C) 2000s. 
D) 1990s.

Question 7

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
-Web browser

Accepted Answer

A) program to surf the Web 
B) global connection of networks 
C) link computers together 
D) the graphical portion of the Internet 
E) Web 2.0
F)transfer files and exchange messages
G)the way that millions of Web pages are tied together
H)modern video game console 
A) program to surf the Web 
B) global connection of networks 
C) link computers together 
D) the graphical portion of the Internet 
E) Web 2.0
F)transfer files and exchange messages
G)the way that millions of Web pages are tied together
H)modern video game console

Question 8

PDA stands for

Accepted Answer

A) personal digital assistant. 
B) personalized digital assistance. 
C) planned digital associate. 
D) practical digitized associate. 
A) personal digital assistant. 
B) personalized digital assistance. 
C) planned digital associate. 
D) practical digitized associate.

Question 9

MySpace differed from other popular social networking sites because

Accepted Answer

A) it was free. 
B) it supplied high speed Internet to the member. 
C) it was originally designed for Harvard students. 
D) it enabled and encouraged members to create personal Web sites to share words and pictures with other members. 
A) it was free. 
B) it supplied high speed Internet to the member. 
C) it was originally designed for Harvard students. 
D) it enabled and encouraged members to create personal Web sites to share words and pictures with other members.

Question 10

________ Law predicted that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chip of the same price would roughly double every two years.

Accepted Answer

A) Eckert's 
B) Aiken's 
C) Moore's 
D) Mauchly's 
A) Eckert's 
B) Aiken's 
C) Moore's 
D) Mauchly's

Question 11

Many of the jobs that have existed for hundreds of years are no longer needed due to

Accepted Answer

A) computer crime. 
B) voice recognition software. 
C) poor ethical and moral decisions. 
D) automation. 
A) computer crime. 
B) voice recognition software. 
C) poor ethical and moral decisions. 
D) automation.

Question 12

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
-laptop

Accepted Answer

A) a computer that provides software, data, and other resources to other computers over a network 
B) a single silicon chip containing all of a computer's computational components 
C) handheld computer 
D) extra-light ultra-mobile notebook computer 
E) high-end PC
F)just a monitor and keyboard
G)a personal computer designed with portability in mind 
A) a computer that provides software, data, and other resources to other computers over a network 
B) a single silicon chip containing all of a computer's computational components 
C) handheld computer 
D) extra-light ultra-mobile notebook computer 
E) high-end PC
F)just a monitor and keyboard
G)a personal computer designed with portability in mind

Question 13

Which of the following Web sites was the first social networking site that allowed users to create their own personal Web pages to share words and pictures with others?

Accepted Answer

A) Friendster 
B) Twitter 
C) MySpace 
D) Facebook 
A) Friendster 
B) Twitter 
C) MySpace 
D) Facebook

Transistors were invented in 1948 as a substitute for the vacuum tube. They appeared in computers

The simultaneous communication process between a mainframe and several users is known as

This machine was used to crack Nazi military codes:

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -networks

Flikr was purchased by

The World Wide Web has been around since the

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -Web browser

PDA stands for

MySpace differed from other popular social networking sites because

________ Law predicted that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chip of the same price would roughly double every two years.

Many of the jobs that have existed for hundreds of years are no longer needed due to

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -laptop

Which of the following Web sites was the first social networking site that allowed users to create their own personal Web pages to share words and pictures with others?

Hardware Basics: Inside the Box

Hardware Basics: Peripherals

Software Basics: the Ghost in the Machine

Productivity Applications

Graphics, digital Media, and Multimedia

Database Applications and Privacy Implications

Networking and Digital Communication

The Evolving Internet

Computer Security and Risks

Computers at Work, school, and Home

Information Systems in Business

E-Commerce and E-Business: the Evolving Internet Economy

Systems Design and Development

Is Artificial Intelligence Real

Computer and Internet Terminology

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Exam 1: Exploring Our Digital Planet

Transistors were invented in 1948 as a substitute for the vacuum tube. They appeared in computers

The simultaneous communication process between a mainframe and several users is known as

This machine was used to crack Nazi military codes:

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -networks

Flikr was purchased by

The World Wide Web has been around since the

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -Web browser

PDA stands for

MySpace differed from other popular social networking sites because

________ Law predicted that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chip of the same price would roughly double every two years.

Many of the jobs that have existed for hundreds of years are no longer needed due to

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right. -laptop

Which of the following Web sites was the first social networking site that allowed users to create their own personal Web pages to share words and pictures with others?

Hardware Basics: Inside the Box

Hardware Basics: Peripherals

Software Basics: the Ghost in the Machine

Productivity Applications

Graphics, digital Media, and Multimedia

Database Applications and Privacy Implications

Networking and Digital Communication

The Evolving Internet

Computer Security and Risks

Computers at Work, school, and Home

Information Systems in Business

E-Commerce and E-Business: the Evolving Internet Economy

Systems Design and Development

Is Artificial Intelligence Real

Computer and Internet Terminology

Filters