BCIS EXAM 1

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To interact with a GUI, what do you have to use?

- icons- buttons- tiles

If Mark is developing a website to be optimized for mobile devices, what would be the top-level domain?

.mobi

Which of the following top-level domains is generally used by Internet service providers?

.net

What could cause an external drive, like a USB flash drive, to not be recognized when plugged into a computer?

A faulty port

Brendon is browsing a website called "chalknboardforums.com." What is chalknboardforums most likely?

A for-profit organization

How can you determine if a device is an input device or an output device?

An input device allows you to enter data and instructions into the memory of a device. An output device is a useful form of the processed data

You are on vacation and want to see where all the restaurants and trendy shops are in relation to your hotel. You remember there is an app on your phone that will use your location and show you that information. What is the app using?

Augmented Reality

When Jack takes a class, he saves all his work for that class with the name of the course. What is most likely happening to his saved files?

Because he is using the same name, each time he saves he is overwriting his previous work

How are the ways you learn and the ways AI learn similar?

Both use past experiences to predict likely outcomes and responses.

What determines the speed at which data travels?

Bus width

Blackbaud is a company that supplies services and software designed for nonprofit organizations. Which type of e-commerce website will Blackbaud have?

Business-to-business

Jason takes many photographs on his smartphone while on vacation in Italy. If Jason wants to access these pictures across multiple devices, including his computer, smartphone, and tablet, where should he store them?

Cloud storage

Ronald maintains a website that focuses on travel-related information. He gathers adventure posts from various travel blogs and shares them to his site. What type of a website does Ronald maintain?

Content aggregator site

Simon has difficulty pressing and holding multiple command keys at a time, such as CTRL+ALT+DEL. What option does he have to still take advantage of using the shortcut keys?

Enable sticky keys

T/F: The Close button reduces a window so that it only appears as a button on the taskbar.

False

Surya's computer monitor display does not seem to work despite repeated attempts to fix the issue. Which of the following is most likely to be causing display problems?

Faulty power or video cable

During which step of the boot process does the computer or device load the operating system files into RAM?

Fourth step

Which of the following is a game controller that is held with both hands and used to control movement of on-screen objects by pressing buttons and moving hardware components?

Gamepad

Which of the following software applications is considered a collaborative productivity application?

Google Docs

Which of these hardware components can you use to store videos?

Hard drive

Rocco runs a software firm that creates database management systems for other businesses. How can he ensure that his employees' computers remain protected from viruses and other malware?

He should have periodic anti-virus scanning and software upgraded on all computers.

EasyMart (EM) has a physical store and an online shopping site and is coming up with deals on retail products for the week of Christmas. As a marketing consultant at EM, which of the following tactics would you recommend to achieve the highest sales?

Issue digital coupons for discounts on all products

Before going into space, astronauts spend many hours training on flight simulators allowing them to learn how to fly without life and death consequences. How would you describe the technology the flight simulator is using?

It is using virtual reality.

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results. You are his consultant. Which of the following would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?

Link his website to other popular websites

Which of the following would be considered a professional networking website?

LinkedIn

How is a microprocessor different from an integrated circuit?

Microprocessors are faster, smaller and less expensive than integrated circuits.

Dharma closes open windows, then opens a new window to do work, then closes it and reopens the first window to do more work. After watching him for a while, you explain that he can rearrange his windows and not close and then reopen them each time. Which of the following are the correct instructions to give Dharma?

Point to its title bar, then drag the window to its new location. If you drag it to the left or right side of the screen, it will snap to fill that half and then make the other windows thumbnails

Sharon wants to find out the server address of the URL of a webpage that she was routed to while using her school website http://www.blissfieldschools.us/students/technologyresources/ (Links to an external site.) What should she do?

Read the name of the website of her school in the URL

What types of activities might a company use robots to complete to improve efficiency?

Repetitive tasks

Which of the following is the science that combines technology and engineering?

Robotics

What is the correct way to update a device driver?

Run the update within the OS or the latest software from the device manufacturer's website.

Cathy wants to buy a new watch online. Though she's heard of instances of online fraud, she is tempted to make the purchase because the watch she wants is not available in the stores in her town. Which of the following increases her chance of the payment NOT being secure?

Shopping on a website that requires her to share her One Time Password with a caller

Charley likes to have everything organized and she is bothered by the long list of documents on her flash drive. She wants to create folders by semester, then by course. How can you help her?

Show her how to use File Manager

Which of the following is NOT an e-commerce transaction?

Sophia hires a neighborhood plumber to fix a leaking faucet and pays him after the repairs are complete.

Sofie has strong people skills, listens well, and communicates effectively. Which technology career may be a good fit for her?

Technology sales

Kumar was working on his term paper and had not saved his work before the battery died on his laptop. He panics because the paper is due in less than hour and he does not have time to retype it. He calls you, his classmate, in a panic. What would be the best advice to give Kumar?

The computer stored the file in RAM, so if he charges his laptop his paper should be fine

Which part of the operating system enables you to interact with the device?

The graphical user interface (GUI)

Which of the following is NOT true about mobile health?

The need for visits to the doctor's office is increased.

Susan is reading through a collection of webpages that contains information about a software firm. The firm manages the information on these webpages. What is Susan most likely browsing?

The website of the software firm

Dion's mother called and said that her computer would not run Microsoft Word anymore. Which of the following best explains why her computer would not be running Microsoft Word anymore?

There's a problem with operating system, which manages the complete operation of the computer and lets you interact with it, so when his mother wanted to run Microsoft Word, it would have started the program

How do advertisers use data to know which products would most likely appeal to you?

They track your Facebook and Instagram posts and "likes."

T/F: If you add a slideshow to play as your desktop theme, you have customized your system software.

True

What is the first step to performing hardware maintenance?

Turn off the computer and remove its power source.

Alicia often uses short, engaging videos to engage her fifth-grade science students. She finds RhythmOne a lot more intuitive than Google in offering the most relevant videos when she performs a search. Which of the following most likely explains why?

Unlike Google, RhythmOne uses speech recognition to match the audio part with the search keyword.

Describe how a user can interact with a computer so it does what they want.

Use a menu

What device do e-learning applications usually use to help users with visual impairment read digital content?

Voice synthesizer

Amelie lists her dishwasher for sale on eBay. Ryan, who lives in another city, bids for the best price and uses his credit card to pay for the dishwasher. Is this transaction an example of e-commerce?

Yes; it is a business transaction on a consumer-to-consumer website.

You are having trouble closing a program. You have tried to hit the Close button, the keyboard shortcut to close the program, and closing it from the taskbar. Before shutting down your computer, what other troubleshooting steps could you try?

You can open your computer or device's version of the task manager to view running programs and shut down the app

The local community college want to increase its online offerings. To do so, the college will most likely need to purchase a(n) ______

learning management system (LMS)

Cloud storage refers to the storage of data on ______.

the web app's server

When you compress a file, it is called _____

zipping


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