1 Name Midterm Review Part 1 Lesson 1 and 2 "B" True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Bubble A for True and B for False 1. Eight bits are equal to one byte. 2. A computer is an electronic device that receives data (input), processes data, stores data, and produces a result (output). 3. A touch display screen is a special screen with pictures or shapes; you use your finger to make a selection. 4. A multicore processor is a single chip that contains two separate processors. 5. One of the major areas of change in the evolution of computers will be connectivity, the ability to connect with other computers. 6. The higher the dpi, the higher the resolution or print quality. 7. A thermal printer is used by engineers, architects, and graphic artists for drawing and drafting output. 8. People are considered part of the computer system. 9. A laser virtual keyboard is packaged in a case smaller than a soda can. 10. If you want to keep a permanent copy of data, you must store it in RAM. 11. Speakers are a type of specialized input device. 12. Voice input is a category of audio input. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Case 1-2 Myra is using a word-processing program to create an address list of her family and friends. 13. If Myra wants to save her address list on solid-state storage media, which of the following would she choose? a. CD-ROM c. Magnetic tape b. DVD-R d. USB flash drive 14. As Myra inputs the names, addresses, and telephone numbers, her data is stored in? a. the control unit c. a dual-core processor b. RAM d. BIOS ROM 15. refers to the machine language which is all 1s and 0s.
2 a. Bit c. Binary b. Byte d. Processor pathways 16. Input, output, and processing devices grouped together represent a(n). a. mobile device c. circuit board b. information processing cycle d. computer system Case 2-2 Clyde is setting up the new computer that he just bought and wants to attach peripheral devices to the USB ports. 17. By using a USB hub, Clyde could connect up to different peripherals with a single connector. a. 8 c. 63 b. 40 d. 127 18. When Clyde plugs a device in and the computer system configures it automatically, this is referred to as. a. plug-and-play c. a serial port b. FireWire d. Bluetooth 19. Hard drives, magnetic tapes, and Zip disks are examples of. a. magnetic storage devices c. solid-state storage b. optical storage devices d. remote storage 20. A stylus would be used to write on a(n). a. environmental sensor c. monitor b. PDA d. fingerprint scanner 21. Which type of computers are today s most widely used personal computers? a. Desktop and notebook c. Mobile devices b. Application servers d. Supercomputers 22. What type of keyboard is designed to provide users with more natural, comfortable hand, wrist, and arm positions? a. Ergonomic c. Specialized b. Cordless d. Security 23. The coordinates all of the processor s activities. a. arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) c. random access memory (RAM) b. control unit d. expansion slot 24. Which of the following system components is the brains of the computer? a. Circuit board c. Memory b. CPU d. Network card 25. The field of is defined as the study, design, and use of robot systems for manufacturing. a. biometrics c. plotters b. virtual input d. robotics Case 2-1 Clarissa uses a mouse as the pointing device for her personal computer. Her mouse has two buttons and a wheel.
3 26. Which action would Clarissa perform to highlight a selected portion of the text on the screen? a. Pointing c. Right-clicking b. Dragging d. Rotating wheel 27. To display a shortcut menu on the screen, Clarissa would click. a. the left mouse button c. both mouse buttons at the same time b. the right mouse button d. the mouse wheel 28. On a mouse, you use the wheel to. a. scroll or zoom c. to display a shortcut menu b. select text d. click or double-click 29. The more you have, the faster the computer processes data. a. ROM c. I-cycles b. RAM d. E-cycles 30. Which of the following uses the synchronized positioning of light-emitting and sensing devices to detect user input? a. Biometric keyboard scanner c. Fingerprint scanner b. Laser virtual keyboard d. Touch display screen 31. Computers perform logical operations using logical operators such as. a. addition, subtraction, multiplication and division b. greater than, less than, or equal to c. AND, OR, and NOT d. none of the above 32. A is a video-capturing camera that is connected to a computer or computer network and displays images through the World Wide Web. a. digital camera c. scanner b. digital video camera d. webcam 33. Remote controls are a type of specialized. a. environmental probe c. input device b. output device d. security device 34. Which of the following storage devices is the next-generation optical disc format that provides more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs? a. DVD-ROM c. DVD-RW b. DVD-R d. Blu-ray 35. Which type of monitor produces an image by manipulating light within a layer of liquid crystal cells? a. CRT c. Gas plasma b. LCD d. All of the above Case 1-1 Eli uses computers as part of his daily duties in his job as a store clerk at a department store. 36. When Eli scans the barcode of an item into the computer, which step in the information processing cycle is being performed? a. Receiving data c. Outputting information b. Processing data d. Storing data
4 37. When Eli views the description and price of an item displayed on the computer monitor, which step in the information processing cycle is being performed? a. Receiving data c. Outputting information b. Processing data d. Storing data 38. The first computers were developed in. a. the late 1920s and early 1930s c. the mid-1960s b. the late 1940s and early 1950s d. 1971 39. Which of the following is a computer procedure that takes raw data and changes it into information? a. RAM c. BIOS ROM b. IPOS d. MP3 40. The is a pointing device that works like a mouse turned upside down. a. touchpad c. trackball b. pointing stick d. joystick 41. Who developed the microprocessor? a. Steve Jobs c. Dr. Ted Hoff b. Steve Wozniak d. Dr. John Atanasoff 42. Which measurement is approximately 1 million bytes? a. Kilobyte c. Gigabyte b. Megabyte d. Terabyte FIGURE 1-1 43. What type of storage device is shown in Figure 1-1 above? a. Magnetic storage device c. Solid-state storage b. Optical storage device d. Remote storage 44. Which of the following is NOT a safeguard you should take to care for removable storage media? a. Keep away from magnetic fields. b. Avoid extreme temperatures. c. Only remove the media from a drive when the drive indicator light is on. d. Keep the discs in a sturdy case when transporting. 45. Speech, sound effects, and music are examples of. a. specialized output devices c. Bluetooth technology b. audio input d. hard copy 46. Printer speed is measured in. a. RAM c. pages per minute b. characters per second d. dots per inch
5 47. The of a CD/DVD indicates its quality. a. size c. color b. price d. case 48. Which would you use to view the temperature and humidity of a remote environment? a. Remote control c. Environmental sensor b. Biometrics d. Virtual devices FIGURE 2-2 49. Figure 2-2 above shows what type of specialized input device? a. Game controller c. Environmental probe b. Touch display screen d. Virtual device 50. is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from RAM. a. Fetching c. Executing b. Decoding d. Storing 51. Which type of mouse uses a laser to detect the mouse s movement? a. Mechanical c. Optical b. Optomechanical d. Wireless 52. A keyboard that can be operated with the feet is an example of a special input device for. a. the physically challenged c. environmental monitoring b. biometric systems d. wireless technology 53. Which of the following is used to produce a hard copy of the processing results? a. CPU c. Printer b. Monitor d. Speaker 54. Most of the keyboards provided with desktop computers are. a. flexible c. virtual b. enhanced d. wireless FIGURE 1-2
6 55. Figure 1-2 above shows which system component? a. Motherboard c. Random access memory b. Microprocessor d. Read-only memory 56. Which of the following is NOT a special-purpose input port? a. SCSI c. Bluetooth b. IrDA d. PDA FIGURE 2-1 57. What type of device is shown in Figure 2-1 above? a. Pointing stick c. Trackball b. Joystick d. Stylus 58. Peripheral devices such as printers and monitors are considered to be. a. hardware c. data b. software d. information 59. Which type of printer produces images using the same technology as copier machines? a. Laser c. Thermal b. Inkjet d. Mobile 60. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch? a. Mainframe computer c. Embedded computer b. Supercomputer d. Notebook computer
7 Midterm Review Part 1 Lesson 1 and 2 Answer Section "B" TRUE/FALSE 1. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-12 2. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-6 3. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-38 4. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-11 5. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-22 6. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-33 7. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-42 8. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-6 9. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-29 10. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-17 11. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-35 12. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-32 MULTIPLE CHOICE 13. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-21 TOP: Critical Thinking 14. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-14 TOP: Critical Thinking 15. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-12 16. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-10 17. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-43 TOP: Critical Thinking 18. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-43 TOP: Critical Thinking 19. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-17 20. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-38 21. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-7 22. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-28 23. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-12 24. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-11 25. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-41 26. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-30 TOP: Critical Thinking 27. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-30 TOP: Critical Thinking 28. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-30 29. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-15 30. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-40 31. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-7 32. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-36 33. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-39 34. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-20 35. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-32 36. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-6 TOP: Critical Thinking 37. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-6 TOP: Critical Thinking
38. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-5 39. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-9 40. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-31 41. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-5 42. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-12 43. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-20 44. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-21 45. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-32 46. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-33 47. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-20 48. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-39 49. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-41 50. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-15 51. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-30 52. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-41 53. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-33 54. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-28 55. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-11 56. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-44 57. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-37 58. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-6 59. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-33 60. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Mod1-8 8