MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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1 Chapter 1 Test - TT&Y Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) One main reason MySpace was created was to A) create personal Web sites. B) advertise. C) hear music videos. D) post photographs. 1) 2) Users post on the Flickr Web site. A) movies B) music videos C) songs D) photographs 2) 3) The World Wide Web has been around since the A) 1990s. B) 1970s. C) 1980s. D) 2000s. 3) 4) Who is the founder of Facebook? A) Mark Zuckerberg B) Tom Anderson C) Charles Babbage D) Chris DeWolf 4) 5) This machine was used to crack Nazi military codes: A) IBM PC. B) Colossus. C) Macintosh. D) Univac I. 5) 6) Which technological advancement made it possible for computers to become as small as they are today? A) vacuum tube B) transistor C) repeater D) silicon chip 6) 7) Integrated circuits rapidly replaced transistors for all of the following reason(s) EXCEPT: A) speed. B) size. C) reliability. D) efficiency. 7) 8) Vacuum tubes were eventually replaced by A) laptops. B) chips. C) integrated circuits. D) calculating machines. 8) 9) The first computers were designed to A) perform repetitive calculations and tasks. B) assist the U.S. government with defense. C) use punch cards. D) compose music. 9) 10) In the late 1940s and 1950s, which invention helped computers become more widely used by businesses as well as in science and engineering? A) transistors B) vacuum tubes C) RAM D) CPUs 10) 11) Which invention, developed in 1948, replaced vacuum tubes? A) RAM B) transistors C) CPUs D) silicon wafers 11) Honor Code: I swear to the best of my ability I have refrained from lying, cheating, or stealing information for this assessment. I also pledge not to share any specific information to other students that might give anyone an unfair advantage. (Print) (Signature)

2 12) Due to a need for smaller and more powerful computers, the was invented and replaced transistor-based computers by the mid-1960s. A) vacuum tube B) RAM chip C) keyboard D) integrated circuit 12) 13) The invention of the has had the greatest impact on computers. A) monitor B) microprocessor C) CPU D) RAM chip 13) 14) developed the microprocessor. A) Microsoft B) Intel C) Apple D) IBM 14) 15) Law predicted that the number of transistors that can be packed into a silicon chip of the same price would roughly double every two years. A) Aikenʹs B) Mooreʹs C) Eckertʹs D) Mauchlyʹs 15) 16) Computers that once occupied full rooms, but are now approximately the size of a refrigerator, are used by large organizations and known as A) terminals. B) supercomputers. C) mainframe computers. D) personal computers. 16) 17) The simultaneous communication process between a mainframe and several users is known as A) timesharing. B) processing. C) serving. D) networking. 17) 18) A keyboard and screen that has little, if any, local processing power is known as a A) mainframe computer. B) terminal. C) supercomputer. D) timesharing device. 18) 19) Which of the following is true regarding supercomputers? A) Supercomputers are the fastest, most powerful computers made. B) Supercomputers are common in the majority of U.S. households. C) Supercomputers are rarely used by researchers due to their lack of computing capacity. D) Supercomputers are smaller in size and processing capability than mainframe computers. 19) 20) What is a computer that provides software and other resources to computers over a network? A) calculator B) workstation C) server D) supercomputer 20) 21) When a user has access to a high-end desktop computer with a large amount of processing power, he or she is using a A) terminal. B) server. C) supercomputer. D) workstation. 21) 22) When multiple users who share data and hardware resources need access to one application, a is necessary. A) mainframe B) server C) workstation D) supercomputer 22) 23) Extra-light notebook computers are sometimes known as A) tablets. B) notebooks. C) laptops. D) workstations. 23) 2

3 24) A computer small enough to fit into a shirt pocket or purse is a A) subnotebook. B) notebook. C) personal digital assistant D) mainframe. 24) 25) A negative aspect of laptop computers is A) the relatively high price and upgrade difficulties. B) the low price, thus low quality. C) the unlikelihood that the same high quality software on desktop PCs can be loaded onto a portable. D) their nonportability because they all weigh at least 10 pounds. 25) 26) Special-purpose computers use silicon chips that have the program etched into them. This hybrid of hardware and software is called A) embedded. B) specialized software. C) programming. D) firmware. 26) 27) Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called A) networks. B) browsers. C) hypertext. D) search engines. 27) 28) What utility do you use to transfer files and exchange messages? A) B) Web browsers C) WWW D) Hypertext 28) 29) How are the World Wide Web (WWW) and the Internet different? A) The WWW is faster than the more archaic Internet. B) The WWW is a vast tract of the Internet and makes the Internet accessible to just about anyone. C) They arenʹt different; they are two different names for the same thing. D) The Internet is primarily used by businesses; the WWW can be used by home users. 29) 30) Computers have changed the way humans go about their day -to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as a(n) A) industrial revolution within a country. B) counterculture. C) shift in traditions. D) paradigm shift. 30) 31) The agricultural age lasted until about two centuries ago, when advances in machine technology triggered what has come to be known as the A) digital age. B) information age. C) industrial age. D) technology age. 31) 32) The time period in which there was a shift from an industrial economy to an economy based on the value of information is known as the A) information age. B) paradigm shift. C) agricultural age. D) industrial revolution. 32) 33) The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as A) hardware. B) applications. C) networked software. D) shareware. 33) 3

4 34) applications are stored on the Web so they can be accessed and used by multiple computers with Internet access. A) Web B) Spreadsheet C) Network D) Database 34) 35) Tasks that have traditionally been performed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part of the software that is known as A) networking knowledgeable software. B) artificial intelligence. C) artificial knowledge software. D) networking. 35) 36) When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her Web site, the ethical issue of the actions is known as A) protecting intellectual property. B) using private university property for personal gain. C) protecting privacy. D) All of these answers are ethical issues related to this action. 36) 37) The future could bring the emergence of, computer chips embedded within human bodies. A) human-scanning technology B) biodigital technology C) digital-assistance human-existence technology D) bio-electronic imaging 37) 38) Which of these items is included in the guidelines of the ACM Code that might help you to decide how to ʺdo the right thingʺ when faced with ethical dilemmas at school, at work, or at home? A) Someone else will be responsible. B) When in doubt, donʹt do it. C) Remember the golden rule. D) Itʹs okay if itʹs legal. 38) 39) Which of the following application types include features such as , instant messaging, and Web browsing? A) network B) multimedia C) database D) desktop publishing 39) 40) Word processing applications are used for producing which of the following? A) B) slides C) letters D) spreadsheets 40) 41) Facebook and MySpace users may encounter the following issues: A) online stalking. B) bullying incidents. C) harassment. D) all of the above. 41) 42) The online community, Flickr, was originally founded A) in B) by a doctor in San Francisco. C) to create a massive multiplayer Web game. D) to compete with MySpace. 42) 43) Sites such as Flicker, MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube are collectively referred to as A) Web 2.0. B) online learning communities. C) Web 1.0. D) archives. 43) 4

5 44) Computers grew out of a need to A) socialize. B) communicate. C) improve quality of life. D) quantify. 44) 45) The following calculating tool had an immediate and profound effect on the human race: A) lathe B) handicraft C) abacus D) mandrel 45) 46) In the early nineteenth century, a ʺcomputerʺ was A) not considered useful. B) a person who performed calculations. C) paper used to perform calculations. D) unreliable. 46) 47) The first programmable, general-purpose digital computer was called the A) Zuse. B) Babbage. C) Z1. D) Analytical Engine. 47) 48) The first general-purpose commercial computer built in the United States was called the A) Small-Scale Experimental Machine. B) ENIAC. C) Z1. D) UNIVAC 1. 48) 49) The inventor of the first programmable, general-purpose digital computer invented the computer because A) he was too lazy to calculate. B) he needed some quick cash to start a business. C) he had dropped out of school and was looking for something to do with his spare time. D) he was not good at calculations. 49) 50) Which of the following is NOT a reason that integrated circuits replaced transistors? A) speed B) cost C) size D) availability 50) 51) An example of biodigital technology would be A) a chip embedded in a robot. B) the use of a microscope for diagnosing a plant disease. C) a computer chip embedded in a personʹs body. D) a car with digital electronics. 51) 52) Many laws and rules of organizations are reflections of A) requirements of specific people within organizations. B) beliefs of individuals within the organization. C) computer professionals. D) moral principles. 52) 53) Sometimes our legal system does not define what is right and wrong. The law is especially lenient in technology related areas, because A) there is a lack of evidence. B) technology changes too fast. C) of limited technology knowledge by the legal system. D) the proof can be deleted. 53) 5

6 54) The emergence of low-cost computers and the Internet make it possible for more people to access information. This may cause A) abuse of information for political and economic power. B) too much Internet traffic. C) total loss of computer usage for daily tasks. D) businesses to fail. 54) 55) The difficulty of defining and protecting intellectual property in an all-digital age refers to all of the following EXCEPT: A) software programs. B) musical recordings. C) personal photographs. D) books. 55) 56) makes it possible for users with diverse computing needs to share expensive computing equipment. A) Timesharing B) Virtual Sharing C) Shareware D) Network Sharing 56) TRUE/FALSE. Write ʹTʹ if the statement is true and ʹFʹ if the statement is false. 57) Internet usage in this country will dramatically decline in the future. 57) 58) Over 90 percent of the worldʹs microprocessors are found in embedded computers or systems. 58) 59) Computers can threaten our privacy, security, and way of life. 59) 60) The explosive growth of the Internet is largely fueled by the rapid expansion of gaming on the Web. 60) 6