BCIS Exam #1 Review Questions

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Which of the following indicates a secure website connection?

Https in the URL.

Which of the following is an example of a specialty search engine?

Wolfram Alpha

Which of the following is not an advantage of e-commerce for consumers?

You have little risk of having your credit card number intercepted.

Which of the following storage devices requires an Internet connection?

Cloud Storage

A(n) ________ website gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.

Content Aggregator

A business-to-consumer (B2C) website tracks the items you place in a shopping cart using ________.

Cookies

Checking a website author's credentials is one way to establish a site's ________.

Credibility

Embedded computers are standalone products that have many functions.

False; computer that functions as one component in a larger product, and which has a specific purpose.

The mobile health (mHealth) trend refers to doctors and nurses using smartphones or tablets to access health records stored on mobile devices.

False; refers to doctors and nurses using smartphones or tablets to access health records stored on the cloud.

If you have ________, you can evaluate whether information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

Information Literacy

Colleges use ________ management systems (LMSs) to set up web-based training sites where students can check their progress in a course, take practice tests, and exchange messages with the instructor or other students.

Learning

The basic premise of ________ is that objects can be tagged, tracked, and monitored through a local network, or across the Internet.

the Internet of Things

Which search operator would you use to locate webpages containing the exact phrase augmented reality, with words in the same order?

"Augmented Realit"

Who or what creates the index for a web directory?

A human editor.

Under which of the following circumstances might you be most likely to contact a professional to repair your computer or mobile device?

A screen is broken.

________ text is descriptive text added to an object.

Alternate

If you are experiencing display problems on your computer, which of the following troubleshooting techniques might you attempt first?

Check to see that all cables are properly connected.

In which of the following types of computers is the system unit in separate housing from the monitor?

Desktop Commuter

BYOD stands for Bring Your Own ___.

Device

Which of the following tells your computer how to connect to devices you might connect?

Device Driver

________ are smart devices that respond to a user's verbal commands by using search technology to provide an answer to a question or perform a task.

Digital Assistants

Which of the following lets you use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to its source?

Fair Use Doctrine

Automated vehicles decrease independent transportation options for people with disabilities.

False

Computers with AI use human intelligence to make decisions.

False

Flash memory is a type of volatile memory.

False

Plotters are small, lightweight printers that easily can be connected to mobile devices.

False

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) sets standards for webpage design.

False

The speed at which data travels on a bus is referred to as the word size.

False

Uninterruptible power supplies and surge suppressors will help protect your computer from power outages.

False

When looking for a job, you should use humorous or informal names for your account profiles, blog, or domain name to make yourself stand out.

False

When you perform a search, a general search engine searches the entire Internet.

False

A company's computers monitor assembly lines and equipment using ________ communications.

M2M

A company's ________ department oversees the centralized computer equipment and administers the network.

Operations

Which of the following describes business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce purchases?

Pricing can vary for each customer.

On a webpage, a ________ provides supplemental material such as social networking feeds and ads.

Sidebar

In the web address www.microsoft.com, the ".com" is the ________ meaning ________.

Top-Level Domain (TLD); commercial enterprise.

All of the following (mouse, touchpointer, trackball, touchpad) are pointing devices except...

Touchpointer

A digital citizen uses technology to be productive and efficient.

True

A digital coupon provides a promotional code you enter when you check out and pay for online purchases.

True

A kiosk is a freestanding booth usually placed in a public area that can contain a display device used to show information to the public or event attendees.

True

A microprocessor is the "brains" of a computer.

True

An intelligent classroom is one in which technology is used to facilitate learning and communication.

True

In an 8-bit coding scheme, 8 bits can represent one character.

True

In general, a high-powered processor is not necessary for a computer that will be used primarily to check email and browse the web.

True

The ENERGY STAR program encourages manufacturers to reduce the amount of electricity used by computers and related devices.

True

Volatile memory loses its contents when power is removed.

True

You must be online to use web pages.

True

Each webpage is assigned a(n) ________, an address that identifies the location of the page on the Internet.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Plagiarism is best defined as ________.

Using another's work and claiming it as your own.


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