When buying a computer, you should:

Provide a specific lists of your needs to the salesperson

Open Source software is:

Noncopyright software anyones use to make new software, Copyrighted software that is illegally available fordownload

A network for accessing applications from any device

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

usually developed on volunteer basis & free to change it

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

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

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