CPLA Exam 1

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Operating system

A specific type of program that manages the other programs on a computer

A GUI typically includes all of the following except:

A task bar

Clipboard

A temporary storage area for information you have copied or moved

Which of the following describes an IP address

All of the Above: It identifies a website. It identifies any computer connecting to the Internet. It is referred to as a dotted quad.

Data

All of the documents, spreadsheets, images etc. that you store during the day-to-day use of your computer

Drive

An area of storage that is formatted with a file system compatible with your Operating system

Platform

An underlying computer system on which programs can run

MacOS is the operating system developed by ________

Apple

Which of the following is NOT a type of user interface?

Application Programming Interface (API)

The Internet was created to provide

Both A and B: A secure form of communications A common communication means for all computers

A(n) ________ is a navigation aid that shows the path you have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website

Breadcrumb trail

All of the following are types of e-commerce business EXCEPT ________

C2B

Which of the following is used to reduce the file size of a file or folder?

Compression

To select multiple files on the file list, hold down the ________ button as you select the files

Ctrl

________ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as a car.

Embedded

E-mails are completely private

False

LED and LCD monitors are considered legacy technology

False

RAM is nonvolatile storage

False

The clock speed of the CPU is the only measure of a processor's expected performance.

False

The terms data and information can be used interchangeably

False

Most smartphones use operating systems developed by ________

Google and Apple

The system that enables you to interact with your computer and that uses images you click to activate an item is a

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

All of the following are names for a flash drive EXCEPT ________ drive

Hard

The File Explorer window includes all of the following except

Live tiles

All of the following are examples of network operating systems EXCEPT ________.

MS-DOS

You must click ________ to change the active window to fill the entire screen.

Maximize

Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure? Gigabyte Petabyte Megabyte Terabyte

Megabyte

Search engines that search other search engines are called

Metasearch engines

A ________ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.

Network Interface Card (NIC)

The two major types of system software programs are utility programs and the ________

Operating System

What web browser feature would be particularly useful when using public computers?

Privacy Browsing

A(n) ________ is a set of instructions that a computer uses to accomplish a task.

Program

The area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is ________

ROM

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored on a ________ chip

ROM

To return a window from full-screen view to its previous size, select ________ in the top-right corner of the window

Restore Down

________ has the ability to drag windows to the edges or corners of your screen and have them snap into place

Snap Assist

A program included with Windows 10 that enables you to capture an image of all or part of a computer screen is

Snipping Tool

Browser

Software with which you can display webpages and navigate the Internet

Which of the following is the first step in the boot process

The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer

All applications must run under the direction of an operating system

True

Opening a data file from a window in File Explorer will simultaneously start the program and open your file.

True

Scroll bars may be vertical or horizontal.

True

The "S" in HTTPS stands for secure and indicates that the secure sockets layer protocol has been applied to the website.

True

Windows 10 computers come with some pre-installed apps by default.

True

You need an operating system to use application programs

True

The ________ of the operating system enables users to communicate with the computer system

User Interface

Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as the ________.

Virtual Memory

RAM is a ________ storage location

Volatile

In the URL https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog, which part is considered the protocol

http

Which of the following top-level domains identifies a degree-granting institution?

.edu

File

A collection of information that is stored on a computer under a single name

Folder

A container in which you can group and store documents, images, etc.

Menu

A list of commands within a category

Application

A set of instructions that a computer uses to accomplish a task


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