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________ is an Internet technology with speeds ranging from 1 Mbps to 100 Mbps but are typically 8 to 25 Mbps.

Cable Internet access

The Analytical Engine, developed by ________, could be programmed using punched cards.

Charles Babbage

________ is measured in billions of cycles per second.

Clock speed

A(n) ________ enables you to use a friendly name like google.com to find a website.

DNS

________ is an Internet technology with average speeds of 384 Kbps to 20 Mbps.

DSL

Google ________ enables users to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and drawings.

Docs

Google ________ is a free application that enables users to store, create, edit, and share documents online by using their Google account.

Docs

________ hold the storage devices and openings for peripheral devices to connect to expansion cards on the motherboard.

Drive bays

________ is software stored on a flash ROM chip in a piece of hardware.

Firmware

Which of the following is NOT true about convergence?

For many people, smaller, less expensive tablets have replaced personal computers as the primary computing device.

The ________ reduces the processing required of the system CPU for graphic intensive processes.

GBU

A ________ enables you to point to and click on graphical objects such as icons and buttons to initiate commands.

GUI

________ is the efficient and ecologically friendly use of computers and other electronics.

Green computing

Which of the following is NOT true about creating a blog?

Hangout is a popular free blogging service available by using a Google account.

Which of the following is NOT true about using Internet Explorer 10 in the desktop?

If you have not set a home page, the default is Microsoft's Bing search engine.

Which of the following is NOT true about the World Wide Web?

In 1993, a group of graduate students released the Mosaic point-and-click graphical browser for the web, which later became Mozilla Firefox.

Which of the following is NOT true about sending and receiving email?

In order to use Outlook.com users need to download and install the Outlook plug-in.

Which item below is NOT part of the computer IPOS cycle?

Information

The ________ is a network of computer networks.

Internet

Launched in 1995, ________ has become the most popular web browser.

Internet Explorer

A ________ is a network that has all connected devices located in the same physical location.

LAN

________ is when you navigate the Internet and quickly move from one item to another.

Surfing

________ software includes all the programs that provide the infrastructure and hardware control necessary for the computer and its peripheral devices.

System

Which of the following is NOT true about how the Internet began?

The Internet started as a U.S. Department of Defense ARPA project in the 1950s.

Which of the following is NOT true about operating systems?

The most common desktop operating system is Mac OS X.

Which of the following is NOT true about managing system resources?

The spooling buffer monitors your system and indicates when emails are ready to be sent.

Which of the following is NOT true about computers?

Together, the instruction cycle and the machine cycle execute program instructions, including performing calculations and making decisions.

Clicking the ________ will display a menu that gives options for printing, security, zoom setting, and managing add-ons.

Tools button

Which of the following is NOT true about ubiquitous computing?

Ubiquitous computing is when you use other devices such as a smartphone and keycard system on a daily basis.

________ has become the standard on the Internet and includes codes for most of the world's written languages, mathematical systems, and special characters.

Unicode

Which of the following is NOT one of the four original ARPANET locations?

University of Colorado Denver

________ software helps maintain, repair, and protect the computer. It may be included with the OS or supplied by another company.

Utility

Which of the following is NOT true about cooling the CPU?

When using a notebook computer, you should place it on a hard surface or on your lap, making sure not to block the air vents.

Which of the following is NOT true about Google Docs?

With Google Docs you can access files and folders from any computer, with or without an Internet connection.

Which of the following is NOT plug-in software?

Yahoo! toolbar

A ________ blocks unauthorized access to a network.

firewall

A(n) ________ is a private space where contacts can chat or initiate a video call from inside Google+.

hangout

Members of a ________ automatically share their picture, music, and video libraries and their printers with each other without any additional configuration.

homegroup

The main circuit board of a computer is the ________.

motherboard

The ________ enables multiple client devices to communicate with the server and each other, to share resources, to run applications, and to send messages.

network operating system

All of the following are true about sharing documents on Google Docs EXCEPT ________.

once you share your documents, all individuals who have access have full control of the document

A printer is classified as a(n) ________.

output device

When the machine cycle performs the execute step, it is ________.

performing the requested instruction using the arithmetic logic unit

Adobe Reader is a type of ________.

plug-in

The central processing unit is also called the ________.

processor

When the machine cycle performs the fetch step, it is ________.

retrieving the next instruction from the program stored in the computer's random access memory (RAM) located on the motherboard

Bing is an example of a ________.

search provider

A ________ is a multiuser computer system that runs a network operating system and provides services to client systems.

server

In a ________ topology, every node on the network is attached to a central device such as a switch or wireless access point.

star

The ________ is the case that encloses and protects the power supply, motherboard, processor, and memory of a computer.

system unit

A ________ preview of your blog displays how your blog will look on a computer and a mobile device.

thumbnail

When you open a new Tab, ________ for sites that you visit frequently, or visited recently, display.

tiles

The ________ domain name extension is used for individuals and families.

.name

The ________ is considered to be the brain of the computer.

CPU

ASCII was originally developed in the ________.

1960s

Unix was developed in ________.

1969

The first Apple Operating System was released in ________.

1978

Norton (Symantec) Antivirus was released in ________.

1991

63. Windows XP and Apple OS X Cheetah were both released in ________.

2001

A binary code using 8 switches that has ________ different possible combinations.

256

When Bing matches your search intent with relevant people and experts it displays ________.

Social Results

As of December 2012, ________ users had created a Google+ profile

500 million

According to the Federal Communications Commission, in 2012, ________ percent of adults in the United States were Internet users.

78

Which of the following is NOT true about CPU performance?

A 3-GHz processor executes 3 trillion data cycles per second.

Which of the following is NOT true about binary code?

A byte is the smallest unit of digital data.

Which of the following is NOT true about operating systems?

A single processor has the ability to multitask.

________ enables the application to request services from the operating system, such as a request to print or save a file.

API

________ wrote a program for the Analytical Engine to calculate a series of Bernoulli numbers.

Ada Lovelace

The ________ provides the area in which you type the URL for the site you want to visit as well as buttons for tools and navigation.

Address bar

The ________ only provides an area to type a web address or a search term.

Address box

Which of the following is NOT true about Mozilla Firefox?

At the beginning of 2013, Firefox had increased its market share to about 25 percent.

Which of the following is NOT a type of logic calculation?

BUT

________ enables you to create and format a blog easily, and then you can post to it from anywhere that you have an Internet connection.

Blogger

________ the web is one of the most common activities performed by individuals who use computers.

Browsing

Which of the below is NOT a(n) output device?

Microphone

________ enables you to connect to the Internet using cellular 3G and 4G standards.

Mobile Internet access

By the late 1980s, ________ was the primary Internet backbone.

NSFNET

Microsoft also refers to the Address bar as the ________, because it serves as both an address bar and a search bar.

One Box

Which of the following is NOT true about peer-to-peer networks?

P2P networks are only found in homes or small businesses.

A small network that consists of devices connected by Bluetooth, such as a smartphone and a computer, is referred to as a ________.

PAN

The ________ button is used to display a menu to search on the current webpage.

Page tools/App available

________ is when your computer transfers files from the hard disk to RAM and back.

Paging

On Google Docs, if a document is made ________, anyone who is granted permission to view the document must sign in to access it.

Private

On Google Docs, if a document is made ________, anyone can access the document by using the Internet.

Public on the web

Which of the following is NOT true about a smart home?

Smart home technology that is used in commercial buildings is known as smart business technology.

When two wireless devices connect to each other directly, they create a(n) ________.

ad hoc network

The ________ allows you to connect additional peripheral devices to a computer.

adapter card

A ________ is a journal-like website that the owner updates regularly to share opinions, observations, or information.

blog

In a ________ topology, the nodes are all connected using a single cable.

bus

Google provides a Web-based ________ to help you stay organized.

calendar

When there are more Favorites than the Favorites bar can display, double ________ will display at the right.

chevrons

In a ________ network users log in to the network instead of their local computers and are granted access to resources based on that login.

client-server

A ________ is used by older operating systems that require a user to type all commands.

command-line interface

A ________ is two or more computers that share resources.

computer network

The CPU consists of the arithmetic logic unit and the ________.

control unit

The integration of technology on multifunction devices such as smartphones is referred to as ________.

convergence

The Favorites bar displays ________ the Address bar.

directly below

A(n) ________ computer is a specialized computer that is part of another device.

embedded

Modern operating systems can artificially extend the computer's RAM by using ________ memory.

virtual

Server ________ is when multiple versions of server software runs on the same computer.

virtualization

The Google Calendar's default view is the current ________.

week

A 3G or 4G cellular adapter built into a smartphone or notebook computer is an example of a(n) ________.

wireless adapter

To share resources with Macs, Linux, or older computers not running Windows 7 or 8, you must use a ________.

workgroup

Which part of the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/go is the domain name?

www.pearsonhighered

In Google Sheets, the ________ is the horizontal axis in a two-dimensional chart.

x-axis