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The Internet began with a project called ____.

ARPANET

Server-side scripts can be written using any of the following EXCEPT ____.

Ada

Ethernet is easy to ____.

All of the above49

____ tools cloak a person's identity online.

Anonymizer

____ currently offers the fastest Internet access speeds.

Cable

____ scripts tend to be used for interactive user interface elements.

Client-side

____ computing provides access to information, applications, communications, and storage over the Internet.

Cloud

____ allow a Web site to store information on the client computer for later retrieval.

Cookies

A ____ is a device that connects a computer to a telephone line and converts computer data signals into signals compatible with DSL.

DSL modem

The configuration settings are stored in the router's ____ memory.

EEPROM

Access time is the amount of data a storage device can move each second from the storage medium to the computer.

False14

When devices record your location, there is no possibility of abuse.

False23

A button allows you to select one item from several options.

False34

In the early years of personal computers, networks were plentiful.

False47

A WAN provides connectivity within a limited geographical area, often within a single building.

False48

Distributed grids tap into thousands of PCs and Macs with Internet connections whose owners rent their computer's idle hours to a grid processing task

False61

In the context of networking, a(n) virus-protector is software or hardware designed to filter out suspicious packets attempting to enter or leave a computer.

False62

NATs are intended to work within LANs to monitor and direct packets being transported from one device to another

False63

Setting up a secure VPN is easy.

False64

A(n) ____ adds HTML tags to a document, spreadsheet, or other text-based file to create an HTML document that can be displayed by a browser.

HTML conversion utility

Which of the following formats does not offer lossless compression?

JPEG91

____ preprocesses an image by tweaking the colors in adjoining pixels so that they are the same color whenever possible.

JPEG92

Devices with one or more antennas use ____ technology to boost signals and spread them more evenly over the signal range.

MIMO

Popular presentation software products include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Movie Maker

____ provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously

Multitasking

____ queries are questions stated in a language such as English, rather than an esoteric query language

Natural language

____ is a temporary holding area for data, application program instructions, and the operating system.

RAM

____ is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer's startup routine.

ROM (Read only memory)

____ is used by most of today's personal computers because it is fast and relatively inexpensive.

SDRAM

____ media are cloud-based applications designed for social interaction and consumer-generated content.

Social

____ software locates the edges of objects in a bitmap image and converts the resulting shapes into vector graphic objects.

Tracing

When formatting a disk, tracks are divided into sectors.

True 36

Tracks and sectors are numbered to provide addresses for each data storage bin.

True 37

The term player is sometimes used to refer to plug-ins, but it also can refer to standalone software that does not require a host program.

True 77

The system unit is the case that holds a computer's main circuit boards, microprocessor, memory, power supply, and storage devices.

True12

The term "form factor" refers to the size and dimensions of a component, such as a system board

True13

During a typical computing session, your computer might run an average of 50 processes.

True33

When formatting a disk, the disk is divided into tracks.

True35

HTML is called a markup language because authors mark up their documents by inserting HTML tags.

True75

HTTP is a protocol that works with TCP/IP to get Web resources to your desktop.

True76

Any server that creates a cookie on your hard drive can request that cookie the next time your browser is accessing a Web page from the Web site server.

True78

Digital audio is music, speech, and other sounds represented in a binary format for use in digital devices.

True88

Sampling rate refers to the total number of times that sound is measured during the recording process.

True89

Popular digital audio formats include AAC, MP3, and WAV.

True90

____ provides tools specifically designed to enter and format Web page text, graphics, and links.

Web authoring software

The most popular wireless LAN technology is ____.

Wi-Fi

An Ethernet-compatible network standard designated as IEEE 802.16 is ____.

WiMAX

____ is a wireless MAN or WAN technology commonly used for fixed Internet access

WiMAX

Web applications are ____.

accessed and run on the Web

In a wireless ____ network, devices broadcast directly to each other.

ad-hoc

To access your router's configuration utility, open a browser and enter the router ____.

address

The difference between the Save and the Save As commands is that ____.

all of the above

Overclocking is a technique for increasing the speed of a computer component, such as ____. It can be very risky.

all of the above15

A page layout includes ____.

all of the above24

Mobile apps ____.

all of the above32

Network service providers include ____.

all of the above67

ISPs can maintain servers for ____.

all of the above68

A set of computer programs that helps a person carry out a task is ____.

application software

In ____ mode two Bluetooth devices can find each other and exchange passkeys.

discovery

Vector graphics software is sometimes referred to as ____ software.

drawing

Legacy equipment without Wi-Fi can be outfitted with a Wi-Fi adapter that plugs into a(n) ____.

either a. or b.

The first digital computer was developed for conducting the census.

false1

A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium is known as (a) ____.

file

A ____ is a smooth blending of shades from one color to another or from light to dark.

gradient

The strengths of Mac OS do NOT include ____.

its use of resource forks

Through many editions, the Windows user interface was characterized by a colorful Start button in the ____ corner of the screen.

lower-left

An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ____.

memory

An electronic component that can be programmed to perform tasks is a ____.

microprocessor

An operating system's ____ capability supports a division of labor among all the processing units.

multiprocessing

Within a single program, ____ allows multiple parts to run simultaneously.

multithreading

On an Ethernet, a ____ is broadcast to every device but is accepted only by the device to which it is addressed.

packet

DSL uses ____ to transmit data.

phone lines

To find a particular record or group of records in a database, you use a(n) ____.

query

A vector graphic can quite easily be converted into a bitmap graphic through a process called ____.

rasterizing

The strengths of Microsoft Windows include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

reliability

A(n) ____ helps people locate information on the Web by formulating simple keyword queries.

search engine

An extension of .wav designates a ____ type of file.

sound

In a computer, most processing takes place in ____.

the CPU

Satellite Internet service and TV service requires ____.

two satellite dishes and a modem

You plan to create a cartoon-like image of a computer to be used in a flyer for your school's computer lab. You should create a ____ graphic.

vector

A ____ graphic consists of a set of instructions for re-creating a picture

vector94

One clue that an image might be a ____ graphic is a flat, cartoon-like quality

vector96

If a program exceeds its allocated space, the operating system uses an area of the hard disk called ____ to store parts of a program or data file until they are needed.

virtual memory

Unlike disk storage, most RAM is ____.

volatile

RAM can be thought of as the ____ for the computer's processor.

waiting room

ROM BIOS is a small set of instructions that tells the computer all of the following EXCEPT ____.

what the data transfer rate should be

Spreadsheets are particularly useful for ____.

what-if analysis

The operating system, application software, and ____ are organized similar to the chain of command in an army.

device drivers

Which of the following is a file extension you might find on a vector graphic filename?

.wmf

There are estimated to be more than ____ users of the Internet

2 billion

Myspace lost steam in _____, but Facebook and Twitter marched ahead by attracting millions of users.

2008

To stay with the current Wi-Fi standard, make sure your device is compatible with ____.

802.11n

A Wi-Fi device ____.

both a. and b

When your browser fetches pages and graphics to form a Web page, it stores them in temporary files on your hard drive called a Web ____.

cache

The intersection of a column and a row on a spreadsheet is called a ____.

cell

A formula can contain ____ and mathematical operators.

cell references

Cable Internet service needs ____.

circuitry to handle Ethernet protocols and a cable modem

Technology ____ is a process by which several different technologies with distinct functionality evolve to form a single product

convergence

A ____ enables a Web server to keep track of your activity and compile a list of your purchases.

cookie

A Web ____, automated to methodically visit Web sites, can be programmed to perform various activities as it visits those sites.

crawler


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