Informatics final exam

_____ is an internet technology with speeds ranging from 1Mbps to 100 Mbps but are typically 8 to 25 Mbps

Cable Internet acess

Google provides a web based _____ to help you stay organized

Calendar

The analytical engine developed by ________ could be programmed using punch cards

Charles Babbage

When there are more favorites than the favorites bar can display, double _____ will display at the right

Chevrons

_______ is measured in billions of cycles per second

Clock speed

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

An _____ 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

The favorites bar displays _______ the Address bar

Directly below

Google ______ is a free application that enables users to store create edit and share documents

Docs

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

Docs

_______ hold the storage devices and opening for peripheral devices to connect to expansion cards on the motherboard

Drive bays

An ______ computer is a specialized computer that is part of another device

Embedded

A _____ blocks unauthorized access to a network

Firewall

______ 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

GPU

A _____ enables you to point 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

An _____ is a private space where contacts can chat or initiate a video call from inside Google+

Hangout

Which of the following is NOT true about creating a blog

Hangout is a popular free blogging service available by using a google account

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

Homegroup

Which of the following is NOT true about using internet explorer 10 in the desktop

If you have not set a homepage the default is Microsofts 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 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

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

Social results

In a _____ technology every node on the network is attached to a central device such as a switch or wireless access point

Star

_____ is when you navigate the Internet and quickly move from one item to the other

Surfing

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

System

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

System unit

Which of the following is NOT true about how the internet began

The internet started as a us department of defense ARPA project in the 1950's

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

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

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 worlds 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 OS or supplied by another company

Utility

Modern operating systems can artificially extend the computers RAM by using ______ memory

Virtual

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

Virtualization

The google calendars default view is the current _____

Week

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

A 3G or 4G cellular adapter built into a smartphone or notebook computer is an example of an ______

Wireless adapter

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 internet connection

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

Which of the following is not a plug in software

Yahoo! Toolbar

The _____ domain name extension is used for individuals and families

.name

ASCII was originally developed in the _____

1960's

Unix was developed in ______

1969

The first apple operating system was released in _____

1978

Norton (Symantec) Antivirus was released in _____

1991

Windows XP and Apple OS X Cheetah were both released in _____

2001

A binary code using 8 switches that has ____ different possible combinations

256

As of December 2012 ______ users had created a Google+ profile

50 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

Bing is an example of ______

A search provider

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

When two wireless devices connect to each other directly, they create an ______

Ad hoc network

_____ wrote a program for the analytical engine to calculate a series of Bernoulli numbers

Ada Lovelace

The ______ allows you to connect additional peripheral devices to a computer

Adapter card

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 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

A ______ is a journal like website that the owner updates regularly to share opinions observations or information

Blog

_______ 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

In a _____ technology the nodes are all connected using a single cable

Bus

The ____ is considered to be the brain of the computer

CPU

Which of the below is NOT an output device

Microphone

_____ enables you to connect to the internet using cellular 3g and 4g standards

Mobile internet access

The main circuit board of a computer is the ______

Motherboard

By the late 1980's _______ was the primary internet backbone

NSFNET

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

Microsoft also refers to the address bar as the _____ because it serves as both an address bar and a search bar

One Box

A printer is classified as a ______

Output device

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

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

On google docs if a document is made _____ anyone who is granted permission to view the document must sign in to access it

Private

The central processing unit is also called the ______

Processor

On Google Docs if a document is made ______ anyone can access the document by using the internet

Public on the web

When the machine cycle performs the fetch step, it is ______

Retrieving the next instruction from the program stored in the computers random access memory located on the mother bored

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

Server

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

Server

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