Which of the following is generally true about Open Source software?

Developed on a volunteer basis and anyone is free to change

When buying a computer, you should:

Provide a specific lists of your needs to the salesperson

A network for accessing applications from any device

A Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is:

The brains of your computer that runs computer programs

On sites that use “cloud computing,” how is your information being stored?

The site stores your information for you on a giant server

Open Source software is:

Non-copyrighted software for anyone to use or change

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1
True or False: You usually have to pay for a license to use Open Source software
False
True
2
Which of the following is generally true about Open Source software?
All of the above
It’s usually copyrighted
Developed on a volunteer basis and anyone is free to change
You have to pay for a license if you want to use it
3
When buying a computer, you should:
All of the above
Leave it up to the salesperson to decide what you need
Provide a specific lists of your needs to the salesperson
Buy whatever is the highest-selling product at the moment
4
Which of the following is true about tablet computers?
They do not provide Internet access
They have larger screens than laptops
Both A and C
They are ultraportable
5
CPU stands for:
Corporate Program Upgrade
Computer Program Utilization
Central Port Utility
Central Processing Unit
6
“The Cloud” is:
A virtual gaming environment
A network for accessing applications from any device
A kind of security software
A form of word processing
7
A Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is:
Non-copyrighted software available for anyone to modify
An expensive brand of commercial software
The brains of your computer that runs computer programs
All of the above
8
On sites that use “cloud computing,” how is your information being stored?
. Your information is saved on your home modem
The information is saved to your hard drive and syncs
Sites that use cloud computing cannot store any information
The site stores your information for you on a giant server
9
Open Source software is:
All of the above
An expensive brand of commercial software
Copyrighted software that is illegally available to download
Non-copyrighted software for anyone to use or change
10
Which of the following is true about laptop computers?
They are generally not as lightweight as tablet computers
They are portable and fast
They tend to be less expensive than tablet computers
Both A and B
11
People might increase their hard drive space if:
Both B and C
They want to download lots of music files
They want a wireless Internet connection
They want to store a ton of photos
12
If you want to use a lot of software at once on your computer, you might need more:
RAM
None of the above
CPUs
Applications
13
People might need to increase their hard drive space if they:
Use open source software
Download lots of media files
Use e-mail
All of the above
14
Which of the following tasks requires software?
Creating a photo collage for your grandma
Writing a paper on the history of Aztec sun gods
Creating a webpage about your favorite Aztec sun god
All of the above
15
True or False. By increasing RAM, a computer’s CPU can process more quickly
True
False

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