CIS 105

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Which coding scheme do most microcomputers use?

ASCII

The ability to digitally sign a document is a feature of which application software package?

Adobe Acrobat

A computer application enhances competency through ________.

Allowing for practical use

The first person to buy a recently released PC is known as ________.

An early adopter

​​​​​​___________________ is designed to solve a specific problem or perform a specific task.

Application software

Which of the following is a major difference between application software and system software?

Application software is used by the end-user, whereas system software controls peripherals.

What is the foundation required for executives to make sound technology decisions?

Behavioral, technical, business, and management theories about the components and roles of information systems

Business intranets are secured via ________.

Both hardware and software firewalls

The chassis is commonly referred to as the ________.

Box

What are the pathways inside a computer unit called?

Bus lines

Which of the following is NOT an example of a paradigm shift?

Cell Phone Email Internet - Google Live

A microprocessor's speed is measured in ________.

Clock rate

Gordon Moore made which of the following observations?

Computing power doubles every 18 months.

Computer competency is best developed through ________.

Critical thinking

What determines a monitor's resolution?

DPI

A PSU converts alternating current to ________.

Direct current

People that use computers are called ________.

End-users

True or false: Within a spreadsheet, rows are labeled with letters, and columns are labeled with numbers.

False

The programming on ROM chips is sometimes called ________.

Firmware

Which type of memory is secondary storage?

Hard drive

Data and information that enter a computer are considered ________.

Input

Mary object links a sales table in Excel into her weekly sales report in Word. The linked object ____________ within the Word weekly report.

Is kept up to date Is a picture of the data referenced Is sized to fit the designated area -All of the above

What is the function of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

It protects investors from fraud.

Which of the following is a component of IT?

Laptops Smartphones Macs -All of the above

What is the only real language a computer understands?

Machine code

Which piece of hardware is considered the "brains" of a computer?

Microprocessor

What is the main component of a system unit?

Motherboard

Many chips encased in one chip working together is called a ________.

Multicore

________ are responsible for establishing and incorporating security policies and procedures in business intranets.

Network administrators

Text scanners use a technology called ________.

OCR

Which of the following is the term for copying an area from one application and inserting it into another application?

Object embedding

Where does the microprocessor reside?

On the motherboard

What is accomplished by using a best practice?

Optimizing the way to accomplish a task

Data and information that leave a computer are considered ________.

Output

Word processing software and spreadsheet software are usually sold together as a ___________________.

Productivity suite

Which type of memory is primary storage?

RAM (Random Access Memory)

Automatic automobile toll booths are an example of _______.

RFID

What technology can transmit through radio waves?

RFID tags

A computer network consists of which of the following?

Routers Switches Communication links -All of the above

What-if analyses are performed using which type of application software?

Spreadsheet

What is a pen-like device that can "write" on a screen?

Stylus

What is an example of a core competency?

Superior marketing skills

Which of the following is NOT application software?

-Virus protection software Internet software Word processing software Database software

Physically, what is a motherboard?

A circuit board

How are bus lines measured?

Width

Autocorrect, forms creation, table of contents, and mail merge are features of which type of software?

Word processing

True or false: Application software is chosen by the user.

True

True or false: It is important for users and managers to know how the inside of a computer works.

True

True or false: The higher the dpi, the better the image from a printer.

True


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