Computer Fundamentals Course Exam

What is an ISP?

A telecommunications company that sells Internet access.

Kristy just received a laptop from her employer so she can work from home. She wonders if she can also use the laptop for personal activity, such as streaming movies. What documentation should Kristy check to find the answer to her question?

Acceptable use policy (AUP)

What is the primary difference between HTML 5 and Adobe Flash types of web animations?

Adobe Flash requires you to use a plug-in but HTML 5 does not.

Alejandro wants to post an animation on his social media page that shows a series of slightly different images displayed in sequence. What type of animation should he select?

Animated GIF

Ronald maintains a website that focuses on travel-related information. He gathers adventure posts from various travel blogs and shares them to his site. What type of a website does Ronald maintain?

Content aggregator site

Which of the following is NOT a factor search engines consider when ranking search results?

Design quality of the webpage

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

Encryption

Which term refers to the science that specifies the design and arrangement of items you use so you interact with the items efficiently and safely?

Ergonomics

Aron is building a website that will require a back-end database. He plans to connect the web server on his network in a way that it will be easily accessible from the Internet. He should connect his database server the same way so data in the database is readily accessible to the web server.

False

If several programs or apps are running simultaneously, your computer or device might use up its available _____.

False

If you connect to a Wi-Fi network that does not require a wireless network key, it is still secure enough to send private information because wireless networks encrypt all data anyway.

False

What performance specification does 2 GHz refer to?

Gamepad

Big data is processed using relational databases.

Header and Footer

Taran wants to work in the technology field but is unsure of which career to pursue. He has been told he has strong people skills; he is good at figuring out what is wrong with computers and fixing them; and he is patient and helpful when others do not know how to use computers. As his college advisor, which technology careers would you suggest he explore?

Help desk support

Why is a cable modem classified as a digital model?

It sends and receives digital data over a digital line.

Hunter has dyslexia and struggles to understand text when he reads it to himself. It seems assigned class readings always make more sense when someone else reads them to him. What tool can help Hunter study more independently?

Screen reader

New cars use embedded computers to make driving safer.

True

To protect confidential company information from hackers while at a work conference, you must be sure to use which of the following networks when accessing the Internet at a hotel?

Virtual private network

Marley stayed up late to watch the planet Mars rise in the east. She had read online that Mars was unusually close to the Earth in its orbit and would look nearly as large as the moon. However, she only saw stars, and the next morning she ended up oversleeping because of her late bedtime. Marley was the victim of __________.

a hoax

Posting hostile or insulting comments in response to someone else's blog post is called _____.

flaming

Gwen is starting a blog about vegetable gardening. What information should she include on the blog's home page?

list of posts with the most recent ones at the top

What is the main purpose of an operating system?

read-only memory (ROM)

A process called _____ converts analog sound waves into digital sound.

sampling

Which of the following types of websites typically provides the least security?

social media sites

When you save a Microsoft Office file to OneDrive, where are you saving it?

to coordinate the resources and activities on a computer

What type of security requires something you know and something you have that no one else has?

two factor authentication

Mindy needs to run a SQL query that will pull the names and birthdates of all her students. What should the FROM phrase say in her query?

FROM Students

Wikis are not useful in education because students cannot use them to share notes and give feedback.

False

What is the recommended solution if a computer performs slowly?

Install additional RAM.

Students who complete an online test are not allowed to change their test grades. What aspect of the CIA triad is at work here?

Integrity

When describing a client/server network, which of the following would be considered a client?

Laptop

For _____, the original media file is stored on the media distributor's server, so you can watch the content more than once.

On-demand content

Dana is creating a table that will show books for sale on a bookstore's website. Which field in the table would best serve as its primary key?

ProductID

Kian needs to sort a list of patients by birthdate to show the oldest patients first. What sort order on the birthdate field will give him this result?

Smallest to largest

Ms. Lawson, a primary school teacher, told her students that a photograph of the president is in the public domain. What does she mean by this?

The photo is free of copyrights.

How can you protect a computer from electrical spikes and surges?

Use a surge protector.

Alessandro wants to use his desktop computer to video chat with his mother. What hardware does he need to accomplish this?

Use his webcam and speakers so that he and his mother can both see and hear each other.

In which of the following situations is a digital certificate useful?

You are signing a rental lease.

Sophia is putting together a training manual for her new batch of employees. Which of the following features can she use to add a document title at the top of each page?

in a storage area located on a server

Social networking includes the following positive effects EXCEPT _________.

increasing your privacy

Which of the following technologies assists users that have a visual disability?

screen readers

A smart refrigerator can use _____ to detect when you are running low on milk, and then send a reminder to you on a wireless network.

sensors

During a regional state of emergency, an Internet service provider offered three months of free Internet access to anyone affected by the crisis. This effort was intended to help reduce the impact of

the digital divide NOT digital access

Everything you do online is recorded in the cloud, but you can choose to erase it, as you have control over your digital footprint.

False

Fiona is responsible for presenting data at the monthly team meeting so that it can be understood at a glance and is visually appealing way. The data is available in spreadsheet. Which of the following can Fiona do?

Native app

Jim wants to develop an app for a specific purpose that would run even when his computer is not connected to the Internet. What type of app should he develop?

RAM

Genevieve loves playing video games with friends on her Xbox connected to her TV. However, she's careful to get up, stretch, and walk around at least once every hour. What problem is this habit most likely helping her avoid?

Repetitive strain injury

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

Speed at which the processor executes instructions