Computer Apps Studying

The company generally accepted as being the first to bring the first commercially successful personal computer to market.

Apple

Which is the best type of application to create a complex, multipage document for print or digital purposes that includes vector images, bitmap images, and a significant amount of text?

Desktop publishing tool

Motion graphics as an animation type are often used to tell a story.

False

Non-Linear editing involves editing 'tape-to-tape', often splicing physical tape in order to create a deliverable.

False

Presentation software is a powerful tool for animating content because it has has the same types of animation tools that animation software contains

False

Security with regard to digital devices or systems can generally be broken up into 3 different categories People, Processes, and Technology -- all of which can be controlled.

False

Software as a Service (SaaS) tools are generally very limited in ability and do not approach the same level of user experience and functionality that desktop applications do.

False

The World Wide Web was developed by the US Government and then given away, which was a major factor in the explosive growth of the Web.

False

Vector images are generally stored in a file as a collection of pixels of certain colors placed in specific locations.

False

When files are compressed in a lossless fashion and are then uncompressed, the uncompressed restoration is smaller in file size than the original.

False

With all other factors being equal an MP3 file encoded at 64kbs will download slower than an MP3 file encoded at 256kbs

False

With regard to digital technology and the binary counting system is a base 10 counting system. True/False?

False

The information cycle is:

input, processing, output, storage

Which of the following image file formats relies on a lossy compression algorithm?

JPG

Codecs are comprised of two components, an encoder to compress files for storage and delivery and a decoder to expand files for playpack.

True

Generally speaking, a perfect circle of pure red can be represented knowing only these four things: 1. The center point 2. The hexadecimal value for pure red 3. The radius of the circle 4. the value of pi

True

Higher-level computer programming languages are more humanly readable.

True

Higher-level computer programming languages are more humanly readable. True/False

True

Image formats that support 24-bit color can reproduce more colors than are perceptible by the human eye.

True

The Internet is comprised of many "Clouds". True/False

True

The RGB color space creates all possible colors that the human eye can discern using a combination of red, green, and blue.

True

Which of the following class of applications would be best for creating a multi-page document containing a significant amount of text and images for print.

desktop publishing application

As discussed in class, the three key elements of a presentation are: (select all that apply)

have a structure, be concise, use graphics and animation judiciously. and have a purpose

When saving files I should ___________________________

use names as descriptive and short as possible and include the date

Hexidecimal is more human readable than binary, but still not very human readable. True/False

True

Which of the following class of applications would be best for creating and presenting information over a series of "pages" that contain text and images that are animated.

presentation application

Compare these two circles. One was created with a vector graphics tool, the other with a bitmap graphics tool. Which circle can be recreated with the smallest amount of information?

the vector circle

CMYK is a subtractive color space because colors are created by adding light.

False

In this image, these circles were created mathematically in a vector art application. Therefore the circle on the right would be significantly larger in terms of saved file size.

False

In traditional and stop-motion animation keyframes and tweens are an important concept.

False

Lossless compression is used on video in order to provide the highest possible quality when delivered over streaming services.

False

Lossless compression, as compared to lossy compression is better because you can achieve much smaller file sizes.

False

Which of the following image file formats supports a maximum of 256 colors?

GIF

The first widely used method to traverse the Internet that did not require typing complex commands and what was called the command line was:

Gopher

The web is built upon HTML, CSS and JavaScript (along with other technologies) that represent content, presentation and behavior respectively. Which of the following is responsible for content and structure on a web page?

HTML

The color RED can be be represented in binary as 111111110000000000000000 It can also be represented as FF 00 00 This representation is in:

Hexidecimal

Order we learned in class is

History of Computers, how digital devices work, What is software, What is code and logic, The Cloud, The Web and SaaS, Applications - Vector and bitmap, Publishing different files, Presentation, Animation, Audio and video, 3D, XR

A unique identifier that can identify a device on the Internet is called a(n)_______________________

IP address

With regard to Cloud computing 172.217.12.174 represents what is called a(n)

IP address

The information cycle is:

Input, Processing, output, storage

Which of the following companies is primarily responsible for historical advances in CPU technology?

Intel

Gordon Moore, Sergey Brin, Tim Berners-Lee

Intel, Google, WWW

Coding can be described as simply to combination of language and logic. True/False

True

Computers generally operate and perform all of their functions driven by a complex combination of 1's and 0's.

True

Computers generally operate and perform all of their functions driven by a complex combination of 1's and 0's. True/False

True

Early computers, built in the 1940's were primarily focused on complex computations for the military. True/False

True

Fundamentally, all websites are built upon three technologies, Hypertext Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript.

True

The image below is a zoomed-in view of a bitmap image. The squares in this image represent:

pixels

Open Source software licenses generally fall into these three categories:

strongly protective, weakly protective, permissive

White in hexadecimal is

FF FF FF

The RGB color space can support only 256 colors

False

The Internet is:

A dynamic computer network made up of computer networks

The Cloud is an important model of computing because it provides people, organizations, and businesses_______________________________________. Check all that apply.

to pay for only what they use with regard to data and services, anytime, anywhere access to data and services, a platform for sharing applications and data, on-demand self service for scaling data and services up or down

As discussed in class, the four primary purposes of a presentation are: (select all that apply)

to persuade, to inspire, to entertain, and to inform

A good strategy for developing a presentation is to start with defining what the goal of the presentation.

true

Lossy compression is typically used for media files such as images, videos, and audio files because you can achieve small file sizes without significantly impacting the quality of the media.

true

Black in hexadecimal is

00 00 00

In the RGB colorspace pure red is represented as FF 00 00 in hexadecimal where FF is the most light intensity and 00 is no light or zero intensity. How would the color pure blue be represented? (Remember that hexadecimal is a base 16 counting system using the symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F)

00 00 FF

How long (in time) would an animation be if it were 120 frames and played back at 12 frames per second.

10 sec

"G jgic rfgq osgx" is decoded to "I like this quiz" using the Caesar cipher. What is the cipher key?

2

Which of the following forms of encryption would provide the shortest time for a typical computer to crack.

64bit Encryption

Which is the best type of application to edit a photo?

Bitmap-based drawing tool

1's and 0's, yes and no, on and off, true and false can also be described as

Boolean

The World Wide Web was created at

CERN

The component of a computer that is responsible to the actual work of computing is:

CPU

The web is built upon HTML, CSS and JavaScript (along with other technologies) that represent content, presentation and behavior respectively. Which of the following is responsible for colors and fonts on a web page?

CSS

In the context of security and encryption, a secret or disguised way of writing is called a(n)_______________________________________

Cipher

The basic features of a computer programming language are:

Control Structures, Variables, Statements, Functions

The first operating system that Microsoft developed and sold was:

DOS

Which organization is fundamentally responsible for what we call the Internet today.

Defense Department Advanced Research Projects Agency

Consider the following: AND OR NOT NAND (AND followed by NOT) NOR (AND followed by OR) XOR (exclusive OR) XNOR (exclusive NOR) These represent the logical "possibilities" on a computer chip and are called:

Logic Gates

Assembly Language like this is not very human readable and is "closer" to binary. It is therefore called a:

Lower-level computing language

A computer byte is a representation of 8 bits in a manner similar to 1010 0001. Half a byte is called a:

Nibble

Half a byte is called a:

Nibble

HTTP, Email, SMS, FTP, IP, and TCP are all examples of _______________________

Protocols

RAM is?

Random Access Memory and is used by applications running on a computer

RGB with regard to how how color is represented on a computer display stands for

Red/Green/Blue

According to Atlantic.net, " _______________________________________________ is based entirely on the Internet, and it is an approach to software distribution by which software providers host a combination of servers, databases and code to create applications that can accessed by users from connected devices."

SaaS

Control structures in computer programming generally fall under three categories:

Sequences, Selections, Loops

Which of the following are critical to the basic operation of the Internet

Switches, IP, Servers, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Routers, Electricity

What type of encryption uses the same key to both encrypt and decrypt a message. Both the sender and the receiver must have the same key.

Symmetric Encryption

In the following example of the mechanics of 2D animation software, the thin, black curved lines represent:

The Path and Tween

Passwords with special symbols in them are better and more secure because:

They expand the number of unique bytes (characters) making it more difficult for the password to be cracked

Based on what we learned in class with regard to passwords. Which of the following is the strongest password.

ThisIsNOTAReallySecurePasswordBINGO

Which of the following file types uses "lossless" compression:

ZIP

What types of characters are best to use in naming files? (Exclude the commas in your evaluation of the possible responses.)

A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, -

Which of the following file types does not use "lossy" compression:

FLAC

"Knowing your audience" is not important when creating a presentation because the only important factor is how you present your information.

False

All other factors being equal, animation created and played back at 12 frames per second will be smoother than animation created and played back at 24 frames per second.

False

Bitmap images are generally stored in a file as complex mathematical equations that can be re-sized (larger or smaller) without any loss in visual quality.

False

Digital technology is what has made linear video editing possible.

False

Gopher is the first modern graphical web browser

False

Higher-level computer programming languages have faster program execution speed. True/False

False

I should use /, \, |, :, ?, *, >, &, ; keyboard characters in my file names as they are more descriptive.

False

I should use /, \, |, :, ?, *, >, &, ; keyboard characters in my file names as they are more descriptive. True/False?

False

Security with regard to digital devices or systems can generally be broken up into 3 different categories People, Processes, and Technology -- all of which can be controlled. True/False

False, Can't control people

In the following example of the mechanics of 2D animation software, the red circles represent:

Keyframes

Early computers were primarily installed at universities and government facilities because they were

Large in size, very expensive to build, and required specialized personnel to operate them

In the following example of the mechanics of 2D animation software, the thick black line at the bottom represents:

The Timeline

Compare these two circles. One was created with a vector graphics tool, the other with a bitmap graphics tool. These circles are each 4,000 pixels wide. Which circle likely has a larger saved file size?

The bitmap circle has a larger file size

Based on what we learned in class with regard to passwords. Which of the following is the strongest password.

ThisIsNOTAReallySecurePasswordBINGO!

Cloud computing is a model of computing where computer servers, computer networks, computer storage and computer applications are enabled through the Internet. True/False

True

A computer language is simply a language that both humans and computers mutually understand.

True

ASCII code is standard for encoding characters like letters, numbers, and symbols for display on computing devices. True/False?

True

Anything that can be converted to data and thus 1's and 0's can be stored into a variable. True/False

True

As a general rule, higher resolution video will create larger file sizes

True

Both email and websites (that serve under http://) (Links to an external site.) are not a secure way to communicate online. True/False

True

C is a computer programming language that gets compiled into a form that can can be directly read by a machine: True/False

True

CSS controls color on a webpage

True

Image resolution (pixel density in a bitmap image) and screen resolution (the number of pixels present in a digital display) are important factors in how large a bitmap image will visually appear on a digital display.

True

In the context of digital file compression, a container is type of package the bundles up all of the necessary parts (media, codecs, and other information) and is represented by a file extension.

True

Interpreted languages like javascript which is used on the web do not get directly compiled to a form that can be read by the machine. True/False

True

It is appropriate (and best practice) to use letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores when naming computer files. True/False

True

OGG is an open source file format that can support both audio and video.

True

One of the reasons that programs written for a iPhone do not work on Android is because the actual hardware architecture is different. True/False

True

Publishing apps are designed to allow for the efficient combination of images, illustrations, and type in complex layouts to create print and digital deliverables.

True

RGB is an additive color space based on adding light.

True

Separation of Concerns is a computing principle used to organize software (including websites) into distinct sections that each addresses a different component, but that these components all work together to achieve the desired product.

True

Software generally falls into two categories proprietary and open source. True/False

True

Some computer programming languages are better for certain purposes/applications such as game programming. True/False

True

Typically, it takes less computer memory to reproduce a vector shape (mathematically-based) than a bitmap shape (pixel position and color based) image.

True

USB is?

Universal Serial Bus and used to connect devices to a computer for input and output

To create circuits very early computers used electricity and ___________________.

Vacuum Tubes

o create circuits very early computers used electricity and ___________________.

Vacuum Tubes

Which is the best type of application to create a logo?

Vector-Based drawing tool

The base 2 counting system is an extremely efficient method for computers to compute and because _________________________________.

it can be easily replicated by interrupting the flow of electrons through transistors

The statement: "Animation, like all film, is an illusion of fluid movement, when in fact it is a series of static drawings moving so quickly, twenty-four frames a second, that they give the appearance of movement" is described by the term: (Please note the bold text)

persistence of vision

Which of the following is a class of software designed to help communicate ideas in an organized, sequential fashion in a digital medium.

presentation application

A file extension like .JPG, .DOCX, or .TXT can tell you____________________________________:

the type of file it is and potential software applications that might be able to open it