Computer Concepts Review

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

Which of the following devices is the easiest to upgrade, such as by adding RAM?

Desktop computers

Which of the following does a secure website use to safeguard transmitted information?

Encryption

Emma tried to explain to her mother that computers are everywhere. Her mother does not believe her, and challenges Emma to find a computer in their home, as she knows she does not own a computer. Which of the following examples do you think Emma would show her mother as example of computer?

Her coffeemaker that she has set to turn on and make coffee every morning at the same time.

Victoria wants to add a new logo to her landscape management website. Where would be the most appropriate location for her to place it on the home page?

In the header

How is a microprocessor different from an integrated circuit?

Microprocessors are faster, smaller and less expensive than integrated circuits

When considering a computer to purchase, which of the following factors involves the operating system of the computer?

Platform

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.

Which of the following indicates a website is NOT secure?

The URL of the website begins with http

Which of the following indicates a website is NOT secure?

The URL of the website begins with http.

The Unicode coding scheme supports a variety of characters including those for Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic languages.

True

What is the most common type of storage device for transferring files from one computer to another?

USB flash drive

_____ is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as a three-dimensional space.

Virtual reality (VR)

What technology can collect information to make decisions, reach conclusions, and combine information in new ways?

artificial intelligence (AI)

Manny copied a table from an MS Excel file, closed the file, and then pasted the table in an MS Word document. Where was the table stored after he copied it?

in RAM

Which type of memory is permanently installed on your computer and attached to the motherboard?

read-only memory (ROM)

What type of hard drive has no moving parts, making it fast and durable?

solid state drive

When a CPU executes instructions as it converts input into output, it does so with _____.

the control unit and the arithmetic logic unit

Which option lists the computer components in order from oldest to newest?

vacuum tubes, transistors, integrated circuits, microprocessors, personal computers

Jane volunteers at an orphanage called "We Are One" and is developing a website to seek financial assistance. Which server address should she use?

www.weareone.org