Intro Digital Literacy Quiz - Mod 2/3

A. content aggregator

A(n) _____ website gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.

All of the following are pointing devices except:

A: D (Touchpointer)

Which of the following describes business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce purchases?

B. Pricing can vary for each customer.

Which of the following is an example of a specialty search engine?

B. Wolfram Alpha

Which of the following is not an advantage of e-commerce for consumers?

B. You have little risk of having your credit card number intercepted.

True or False) When you perform a search, a general search engine searches the entire Internet.

False

D. information literacy

If you have _____, you can evaluate whether information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

C. top-level domain (TLD); commercial enterprise

In the web address www.microsoft.com, the ".com" is the _____ meaning _____.

B: False

True or False) The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) sets standards for webpage design.

Who or what creates the index for a web directory?

Human editor

D. sidebar

On a webpage, a _____ provides supplemental material such as social networking feeds and ads.

(True or False) A digital coupon provides a promotional code you enter when you check out and pay for online purchases.

True

Which of the following lets you use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to its source?

A. fair use doctrine

Which of the following indicates a secure website connection?

A. https in the URL

f you are experiencing display problems on your computer, which of the following troubleshooting techniques might you attempt first?

A: C (Check to see that all cables are properly connected)

Which search operator would you use to locate webpages containing the exact phrase augmented reality , with words in the same order?

C. "augmented reality"

Credibility

Checking a website author's credentials is one way to establish a site's

B. uniform resource locator (URL)

Each webpage is assigned a(n) ______, an address that identifies the location of the page on the Internet.

(True or False) Uninterruptible power supplies and surge suppressors will help protect your computer from power outages.

False

In which of the following types of computers is the system unit in separate housing from the monitor?

A: A (Desktop computer)

Under which of the following circumstances might you be most likely to contact a professional to repair your computer or mobile device?

A: A (Screen is broken)

(True or False) In an 8-bit coding scheme, 8 bits can represent one character.

True

A: True

(True or False) You must be online to use web apps.

D. cookies

A business-to-consumer (B2C) website tracks the items you place in a shopping cart using

Plagiarism is best defined as

using another's work and claiming it as your own

(True or False) Volatile memory loses its contents when power is removed.

A: True

True or False) The speed at which data travels on a bus is referred to as the word size.

A: True

Which of the following storage devices requires an Internet connection?

A: B (Cloud storage)

Which of the following tells your computer how to connect to devices you might connect?

A: B (Device driver)

(True or False) Flash memory is a type of volatile memory.

A: False

True or False) Plotters are small, lightweight printers that easily can be connected to mobile devices.

A: False

(True or False) In general, a high-powered processor is not necessary for a computer that will be used primarily to check email and browse the web.

A: True