Module 2 Computer Concepts Exam

What top-level domains is generally used by Internet service providers?

.com

Which type of website would allow Evan, an avid traveler, to share photos and videos with his friends?

A social networking website

(T/F) Google Scholar and Google News are examples of specialty search engines that allow a person to access information sources of a particular category.

False

The sidebar of a webpage typically contains information about when the site was last updated.

False

What are "hits" that search engines list on the first page?

Most relevant results

To buy a DSLR camera online, Willa should first evaluate different models based on specifications, read customer reviews, choose a product, make online payment, and finally add it the cart.

True

Wikipedia is a collaborative website where a team of people can publish or modify content on a webpage.

True

Wolfram Alpha is an example of a search tool that can help you solve factual questions to help complete your homework.

True

(T/F) Nellie recently sold her old laptop directly to a student from different country using an e-commerce website. The website she used runs on B2B model.

false

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results. You are his consultant. What would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?

increase products

Cloud storage refers to the storage of data on ______.

the web app's server

Miller logged into his school email account using a browser on his iPhone. Which is MOST LIKELY to have been the browser he used?

Apple Safari

Stuart is explaining search results rankings to his younger brother. What should he NOT state as parameters for page rankings?

Location of the server hosting the webpage; Design quality of the webpage

If Mark is developing a website to be optimized for mobile devices, what would be the top-level domain?

.mobi

What does a secure website use to safeguard transmitted information?

Digital certificate

Victoria wants to add a new tagline to her landscape management website. Where would be the most appropriate location for her to place it on the home page?

In the header

Brendon is browsing a website called "chalknboardforums.com." What is chalknboardforums most likely?

a for-profit organization

Sharon wants to find out the server address of the URL of a webpage that she was routed to while using her school website http://www.blissfieldschools.us/students/technologyresources/ What should she do?

Check her internet proxy settings

Using the CARS checklist is one way to evaluate if a webpage's content as an information source. CARS stands for Crisp, Accurate, Responsible, Supportable.

False

When accessed, an e-commerce website that sells carpentry tools displays a lock icon somewhere in the window of the browser. The address bar in the Chrome browser would identify this website as "insecure."

False

Andy is a freelance reporter and is reviewing an article he wrote for a magazine. He wants to quickly crosscheck some facts he stated in his article. What can help Andy?

RhythmOne; Wolfram Alpha; TinEye

Joe wants to use an engaging image as a hook in his presentation, but he's afraid of violating any copyright laws. What should he do?

Search for an image on Creative Commons

Gertie wants to buy a smartwatch by making an electronic payment. She is not willing to divulge her financial information, and her only bank account is not linked to any online payment service. What most aligns to what Gertie feels comfortable doing?

She should use a virtual account number to make the payment

Kay is trying to understand the health benefits of avocados. She finds an article on tracyshealthproducts.com. What can assure Kaya that the content is credible?

The author has over 8,000 connections on LinkedIn; The article's author has been working as a consulting nutritionist for the last 3 years.

Susan is reading through a collection of webpages that contains information about a software firm. The firm manages the information on these webpages. What is Susan most likely browsing?

The website of the software firm

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?

This photograph of the president is free of copyrights.; The photograph is available for all to see.; No permission is required to use the photograph.;

(T/F) A business transaction carried out with a person after being introduced on a social networking website is an example of e-commerce.

True

Harry wants to buy a secondhand red skateboard online. Which of the following should he use as search keywords so the results include exactly what he wants?

secondhand "red skateboard"

Which of the following stories can be said to be in the public domain?

A copyrighted story whose copyright has expired; A copyrighted story the author provides permission for

Keith, a 9th grade student, wants to find out if a Pete Clifford, an author of an article on inflation, is an expert in Applied Economics or not. Which of the following can he do to find this information?

He can search the Internet for other articles written by Pete on this topic; He can search LinkedIn to learn if Pete is an expert in that field.

Alicia often uses short, engaging videos to engage her fifth-grade science students. She finds RhythmOne a lot more intuitive than Google in offering the most relevant videos when she performs a search. What most likely explains why?

RythmOne finds videos or other multimedia; uses speech recognition to match the audio part of a video with your search term

Patricia intends to study the analysis of the results of last five Presidential elections. What would be authentic sources for the study?

Articles published in a newspaper known to be non-aligned toward any political party

Mateo is designing a diagram showing a water cycle that can extensively be used by various textbook publishers, and he wants to recover the costs he incurs designing it. At what stage will his intellectual property rights come into effect, which will necessitate users to pay him royalty?

As soon as he requests users for royalty

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

Lionel wants to find images of colonies of Emperor penguins to use for a school project. Which phrase should be used as the search query help him find the results he needs?

Emperor penguin large group

(T/F) Haven runs an online bridal store called Haven Bridals. Her website is encrypted and uses a digital certificate. The website address for the store is http://www.havenbridals.com.

False

Rajesh wants to collaborate with his friends on a web app to complete on a project. While collaborating online has many advantages, it comes with its own set of disadvantages too. In which of the following instances can using a web app be disadvantageous for Rajesh?

If the provider of the web app he uses goes out of business;

Rogelio wants to buy appliances for his newly leased apartment. He looks for information on PriceGrabber, a comparison shopping website. What advantages do sites such as this offer?

Information that will help obtain best value for money spent

Marco needs a free image of a monkey swinging on a tree branch for a project. How can he find and use it without violating copyrights?

Look for the image on Creative Commons using keywords 'monkey swinging.'; Look for the image on a stock photography website such as Shutterstock using keywords 'monkey swinging.'

What indicates a website is NOT secure?

The URL of the website begins with http.

Why is it advisable to look beyond search engines like Google and Bing while conducting online research for assignments and projects?

They do not yield results pertaining to academic research.

(T/F) Claire wants to use a quote by a famous author in an article she is writing about the declining population of Great White sharks. She will not be infringing the copyright of the author if she makes a citation in the article.

True

(T/F) E-commerce sites use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to create accounts and manage payment transactions without revealing your financial information.

True

(T/F) Information literacy can help us recognize the fact that information on the web cannot be taken for face value and must be evaluated critically.

True

(T/F) Information literacy helps us to identify the tool most suited to elicit the kind of information we need.

True

(T/F) News360 is a search engine because it gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.

True

(T/F) Steffi needs to find the domain name of the webpage she is currently viewing. To do this, she needs to look at the address bar of the browser.

True

Gregory is researching the use of certain drugs for treating anemia in women living in a developing country. What approaches can he use for his research?

Use specialized search tools to search in Open Access Journals; Use the normal search engine but refine using search operators; Use the web directories created by health research institutions; Use a normal search engine and use specific keywords

The current Copyright Law states that, in general, works published after 1977 will fall into public domain 70 years after the death of the author. Which of the following will be true for those who want to use a whole or portions of a novel published in 1978, with a copyright notice 70 years after the author dies?

They are free to do so without seeking permission or paying royalty.

Where can you find the information about using an image that you obtained in a search result?

The page that shows the image would provide the information.

Search engines use software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database. What is this software called?

spiders/crawlers