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Mr. Shepherd- Computer Basics & Early History
Mr. Shepherd- Computer Basics & Early History
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What is a central processing unit or CPU?
The brain of the computer.
The ports on the rear of the computer.
The computer monitor.
The communication hub of the computer.
2
How many bits in one byte?
8
32
100
16
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By grouping bits we can uniquely encode every lower-case letter in our alphabet?
True
False
4
What is a computer?
A machine that thinks for us.
A machine meant to answer all our questions.
A machine that can follow instructions.
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What are Java, C++, and Python?
Human readable programming languages
Types of snakes.
Special alphabet symbols used by the computer.
Computer readable human languages
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What is a computer virus?
A little bug that makes a person sick.
A switch that either allows or prevents electricity from flowing.
Programming language
A type of malicious code written to alter the way a computer operates.
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One of the early builders of desktop computers and the founder of Microsoft is?
Steve Jobs
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
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Who is the founder of Apple computers?
Jeff Bezos
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
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What does a computer use its memory for?
It detects motion and distance.
To tell the computer what to do.
To remember which step its on when its following instructions.
Code breaking
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A terabyte is equal to how many bytes?
One triple million
One trillion
One million
One thousand
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What is a motherboard?
A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer.
It was the 1st computer invented by Bill Gates.
The world's fastest type of computer.
A board my mom beats with me when I do something dumb.
12
All of the following are Cybercrime except?
The stealing of computers
Creating and releasing viruses.
Identity Theft
Hacking
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What is Cybercrime?
Crime committed by computers.
Illegal acts committed on the internet.
The stealing of computer technology.
Crime committed by robots.
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What do we call it when a computer follows instructions?
running the program
binary digit
automating tedious mathematical work
code-breaking
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Knowing how to keyboard quickly and efficiently is not a very good skill to know?
True
False
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What is an App?
A program that has a specific job to do.
A program meant to learn how to think for itself.
A program for addition and subtraction.
A program specifically meant for communication.
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What is a "browser"?
The main webpage of a website
A software app used to locate retrieve and display content on the internet.
A menu entry or icon on a computer that serves as a shortcut.
An internet service provider
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What is the physical (real-life) equivalent of a bit?
A keyboard
A monitor
A transistor
A mouse
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What is a "URL"?
An internet service provider
A programming language
A software app used to locate retrieve and display content on the Internet.
A web address
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A mouse is a very simple machine. It has a system that does what?
Draws on the monitor.
Can feel.
Reads your mind when you touch it.
Detects motion and distance
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Who is the founder of Facebook, a website dedicated to connecting people.
Steve Jobs
Mark Zuckerberg
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
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Mbps
Megabytes per second
Million bytes per second
Munchie bytes per second
Mobile bytes per second
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How is computer programming language stored in the computer?
In bits of ones and zeros in memory
Using the universal alphabet
In bits of dots and dashes on the cpu.
Using the English alphabet
24
What is "ROM"?
A programming language
Random access memory
An internet service provider
Read-only memory
25
What is a "Modem"?
A collection of web pages identified by a common domain name.
An Internet Service Provider
A hardware device that routes data from one computer network to another.
A piece of hardware that enables a computer to connect to the Internet.
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What is a Cyberbully?
A person who mistreats or harasses another person using electronic methods.
An artificially intelligent computer that harasses humans on the internet.
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Bit is an abbreviation for what?
Binary Digit
Bacon-lettuce-tomato
Flash Drive
A little computer mouse
