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1
What defines the digital middle class?
Casual use of the Internet.
Ownership of a smartphone
Extensive use of digital devices & adoption of the newest digital technolog
Online gaming
2
What does the task manager do?
Analyzes what is going on in the system and reports the results
Moves clusters on the hard drive so they are next to each other
Configures the system.
Cleans up the hard drive by removing unneeded fi les.
3
The Internet began as:
the World Wide Web
WWW
NSFNET
ARPANET
4
Programs written in a high-level languageare always:
translated into machine language
interpreted at run-time
linked for all computers
readable by the CPU
5
Which of the following is not a good file-management practice?
Remove folders and files when they are no longer needed.
Create descriptive names for folders and fi les.
Store data files at the top level of the drive to make them easier to find.
Make enough subfolders so that the files in any folder are readily visible
6
The value 3.1415926 would belong to whichdata type?
floating point
date
integer
string
7
An emerging technology can be describedor identifi ed as a(n):
way in which workers apply information technology in the workplace.
technology that was invented at the beginning of the information age.
innovation that represents a signifi cantly new fi eld or technology.
alternative to perform the same tasks as existing technologies.
8
What is the most important consideration in purchasing a new computer system?
clock speed
amount of RAM
user’s needs
size of the hard disk
9
Which of the following computerperipherals provides input?
Touch Pad
Keyboard
All of the Above
Mouse
10
Using capital letters to show where newwords start in a file name is called _____.
title case
lowercase
uppercase
CamelCase
11
Where are deleted files and folders stored in Windows?
They are not retained
In the recycle bin.
In the original folder
In the root folder of the drive.
12
Open source software is characterized by:
proprietary copyright
costly software updates
free distribution of derivative applications
publicly available programming development fi les.
13
Which Windows utility automates theprocess of removing unneeded files?
Task Manager
Antivirus
Optimize Your Drive or Disk Defragmenter
Disk Cleanup
14
Which of the following is not a currentcomputer classifi cation?
mainframes
supercomputers
personal computers
miniframes
15
Working systematically to uncover andrepair computer problems is called:
updating
uninstalling
troubleshooting
defragmenting
16
Which of the following computer peripherals provides output?
microphone
Printer
All of the Above
RAM
17
Small files that facilitate the operatingsystem’s communication with peripheralsare _____.
boot procedures
help files
ultilities
device drivers
18
What are used in the search box to represent unknown characters?
blanks
characters
wildcards
digits
19
Languages are used in computerprogramming to:
communicate with the hardware
write computer instructions at a human level
speak with a computer
segment the hard drive
20
Which of these environmental factors maycause a computer to shut down?
dust in a keyboard
low lighting
printer jam
overheating
21
Which event is not a major phase of thedigital revolution?
Personal computers
Giant computers
Cloud computing
The Industrial Revolution
22
The four major hardware components of acomputer are:
Phones, Internet, apps, and social networks
Computer programs, input, processing, and joysticks
Input device, memory, processor, and output device.
Personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and video cameras.
23
Which key combination is used to copy afile?
[Ctrl][C]
[Ctrl][X]
[Ctrl][Z]
[Ctrl][V]
24
Which of the following is not one of thebasic capabilities of a computer?
produce output
operate peripherals
process data
store data
25
Which of the following does not describe oridentify an evolving technology?
Medical technology allowing remote diagnosis
E-books becoming interactive books.
Cell phones becoming smartphones
Digital middle class
