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Cis-120 Computer Concepts OneExam Two:  study guide chapters 5-9



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  Choose the best answer!
 

1. 

When the mouse is moved to the right, the pointer moves to the left on the screen.
 

2. 

Analog signals have two discrete states.
 

3. 

A pointing stick does not require cleaning like a mechanical mouse or trackball.
 

4. 

Once the pictures from a digital camera are on a computer, they can be edited with photo editing software, printed, faxed, sent via e-mail, included in another document, or posted to a Web site or photo community for everyone to see.
 

5. 

If just one number is stated as a digital camera’s resolution, such as 1,200 dpi, then both the vertical and horizontal numbers are the same.
 

6. 

The banking industry has established an international standard not only for bank numbers, but also for the font of the MICR characters.
 

7. 

Most mobile computers have a separate physical case for the display and other components.
 

8. 

LCD monitors and displays produce color using either passive matrix or active matrix technology.
 

9. 

As resolution increases, the images on the screen appear larger.
 

10. 

Ideally, a monitor’s refresh rate should be fast enough to maintain a constant, flicker-free image.
 

11. 

A higher number of pins on the print head of a dot-matrix printer means the printer prints more dots per character, which results in higher print quality.
 

12. 

Current plotters use a row of charged wires (called styli) to draw an electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then fuse toner to the pattern.
 

13. 

Some Web sites dedicate themselves to providing voice output, where songs, quotes, and historical speeches and lectures can be heard.
 

14. 

To access a bank account, a plastic bankcard with a magnetic strip is inserted into an ATM and a password, called a personal identification number (PIN), is entered.
 

15. 

Storage is volatile; items in storage are lost when power is removed from the computer.
 

16. 

Digital Signals are continuous and vary in strength and quality.
.
 

17. 

Today, installation of new hardware devices is difficult because few devices or operating systems support Plug and Play.
 

18. 

To meet the need for an operating system that had a GUI, Microsoft developed Windows.
 

19. 

Unix, Linux, Windows, DOS, CMOS, and OOP are operating systems (OS).
 

20. 

In client/server networks using Windows NT, the server computer in this environment used Windows NT Server.
 

21. 

Using a fax modem is less economical and efficient than a stand-alone fax machine.
 

22. 

A computer chip, called Digital Angel™, can measure and send biological information to a GPS satellite.
 

23. 

Few operating systems have network features built into them.
 

24. 

Ethernet is based on a bus topology, but Ethernet networks can be wired in a star pattern.
 

25. 

An external modem is a card inserted into an expansion slot on a computer’s motherboard.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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26. 

In the accompanying figure, the __________ is/are a calculator-style arrangement of keys that include(s) numbers, a decimal point, and some basic mathematical operators.
a.
numeric keypad
c.
function keys
b.
arrow keys
d.
toggle keys
 

27. 

Nearly all keyboards, like that shown in the accompanying figure, have __________ that are pressed to switch between two different states.
a.
numeric keypads
c.
function keys
b.
arrow keys
d.
toggle keys
 

28. 

An enhanced keyboard __________.
a.
is named from the layout of its typing area
b.
has twelve function keys along the top, two CTRL keys, two ALT keys, and a set of additional keys between the typing area and the numeric keypad
c.
has a design that reduces the chance of wrist injuries
d.
is a battery-powered device that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves
 

29. 

__________ is a common mouse operation in which the secondary mouse button is pressed and released to display a shortcut menu.
a.
Double-click
c.
Right-click
b.
Rotate-click
d.
Point-click
 

30. 

To move the pointer using a __________, a finger is slid across its surface.
a.
light pen
c.
touchpad
b.
digitizing tablet
d.
graphics tablet
 

31. 

A joystick is a __________.
a.
pressure-sensitive pointing device shaped like a pencil eraser that is positioned between keys on the keyboard
b.
steering-wheel-type input device that is turned to simulate driving a car, truck, or other vehicle
c.
vertical lever that is moved in different directions to control the actions of a vehicle or player
d.
stationary pointing device with a ball on its top that is rotated to move the pointer
 

32. 

Architects, mapmakers, artists, and designers create drawings and sketches by using an electronic pen on a __________.
a.
touch screen
c.
touchpad
b.
graphics tablet
d.
graphic interface
 

33. 

Some productivity software, such as word processing and spreadsheet, include __________ as part of the product so that users can dictate memos and letters instead of typing them.
a.
voice recognition
c.
voice digitizer
b.
video capture
d.
video decoder
 

34. 

Music and other sound effects can be input using external __________ devices such on an electronic piano keyboard or a guitar.
a.
MIDI
c.
IrDA
b.
SCSI
d.
VESA
 

35. 

To provide security in a home, a __________ can be set to take digital photographs at present time intervals or whenever motion is detected.
a.
PC camera
c.
field camera
b.
studio camera
d.
point-and-shoot camera
 

36. 

Participants in a videoconference need __________.
a.
videoconferencing goggles
c.
an internal video camera in the CPU
b.
a microphone and speakers
d.
none of the above
 

37. 

The bar code used by retail and grocery stores is the __________.
a.
POSTNET — Postal Numeric Encoding Technique
b.
Codabar
c.
UPC — Universal Product Code
d.
Interleaved 2 of 5
 

38. 

The banking industry almost exclusively uses __________ for check processing.
a.
bar codes
b.
optical character recognition (OCR)
c.
optical mark recognition (OMR)
d.
magnetic-ink character recognition (MICR)
 

39. 

When a bank receives a check for payment, it uses an MICR inscriber to print the amount of the check in MICR characters in the __________ corner.
a.
upper-left
c.
upper-right
b.
lower-right
d.
lower-left
 

40. 

Factories, warehouses, the outdoors, or other locations where heat, humidity, cleanliness, and noise are difficult to control use __________.
a.
wired input
c.
wireless input
b.
audio input
d.
analog video input
 

41. 

A __________ guides a finger or pointing device so a user presses only one key at a time.
a.
toggle key
c.
function key
b.
keyguard
d.
keypad
 
 
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42. 

As shown in the accompanying figure, __________ is a type of output that consists of music, speech, or any other sound.
a.
a graphic or graphical image
c.
text
b.
audio
d.
video
 

43. 

As shown in the accompanying figure, __________ is a type of output consisting of full-motion images that are played back at various speeds.
a.
a graphic or graphical image
c.
text
b.
audio
d.
video
 

44. 

Display devices include all of the following except __________.
a.
CRT monitors
c.
LCD displays
b.
televisions
d.
speakers
 

45. 

Passive-matrix displays are __________.
a.
less expensive than active-matrix displays
b.
viewable from all angles
c.
brighter than active-matrix displays
d.
all of the above
 

46. 

Manufacturers state the resolution of a display device as dots, or __________.
a.
pixels
c.
woofers
b.
hertz
d.
bit depth
 

47. 

The number of colors a video card can display is determined by its __________.
a.
pixels
c.
woofers
b.
hertz
d.
bit depth
 

48. 

__________ must support a video standard to generate a desired resolution and number of colors.
a.
Only the video card
c.
Both the video card and the monitor
b.
Only the monitor
d.
Neither the video card nor the monitor
 

49. 

EMR (electromagnetic radiation) is greatest __________.
a.
in the front of a CRT monitor
c.
in the front of an LCD monitor
b.
on the sides and back of a CRT monitor
d.
on the sides and back of an LCD monitor
 

50. 

The speed of a line printer is measured by the number of __________ it can print.
a.
characters per second (cps)
c.
pages per minute (ppm)
b.
lines per minute (lpm)
d.
pixels per second (pps)
 

51. 

All of the following are commonly used types of nonimpact printers except __________.
a.
laser printers
c.
thermal printers
b.
ink-jet printers
d.
dot-matrix printers
 

52. 

__________ printers have become the most popular type of color printer for use in the home because of their lower cost and letter-quality print.
a.
Thermal
c.
Laser
b.
Ink-jet
d.
Dot-matrix
 

53. 

Because __________ printers process and store an entire page before they actually print it, they sometimes are called page printers.
a.
laser
c.
thermal
b.
dot-matrix
d.
ink-jet
 

54. 

Developed by Hewlett-Packard, a leading printer manufacturer, __________ is a standard printer language that supports the fonts and layouts used in standard office documents.
a.
ClearType
c.
PostScript
b.
PCL (Printer Control Language)
d.
DLP (Digital Language Printing)
 

55. 

Costing several thousand dollars, __________ printers are special types of thermal printers that can create images of photographic quality.
a.
band
c.
line
b.
shuttle-matrix
d.
dye-sublimation
 

56. 

__________ and large-format printers typically can handle paper with widths up to 60 inches because blueprints, maps, signs, posters and other such drawings and displays can be quite large.
a.
Portable printers
c.
Plotters
b.
Label printers
d.
Photo printers
 

57. 

Two types of smaller, lower-cost data projectors are __________.
a.
LCD projectors and DLP projectors
c.
CRT projectors and TFT projectors
b.
HPA projectors and DVI projectors
d.
POS projectors and ATM projectors
 

58. 

Examples of storage media are all of the following except __________.
a.
floppy disks
c.
compact disks
b.
expansion cards
d.
tape
 

59. 

In order, from less expensive to more expensive and from slower to faster, storage media are __________.
a.
floppy disk, compact disc, hard disk, tape
c.
hard disk, tape, floppy disk, compact disc
b.
compact disc, hard disk, tape, floppy disk
d.
tape, floppy disk, compact disc, hard disk
 
 
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60. 

As shown in the accompanying figure, a disk’s storage locations consist of pie-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs called __________.
a.
backups
c.
shutters
b.
clusters
d.
sectors
 

61. 

A __________ is slightly larger than and about twice as thick as a 3.5-inch floppy disk and can store 100 MB or 250 MB of data.
a.
SuperDisk™
c.
HiFD™ disk
b.
Zip® disk
d.
Jaz® disk
 

62. 

Current personal computer hard disks can store from 20 to 100 __________ of data, instructions, and information.
a.
KB
c.
GB
b.
MB
d.
TB
 

63. 

If a hard disk has 4 platters (8 sides), each with 1,000 tracks, then it will have __________.
a.
1,000 cylinders with each cylinder consisting of 8 tracks (2 for each platter)
b.
8 cylinders with each cylinder consisting of 1,000 tracks (125 for each platter)
c.
1,000 cylinders with each cylinder consisting of 4 tracks (1 for each platter)
d.
8 cylinders with each cylinder consisting of 2,000 tracks (62.5 for each platter)
 

64. 

Striping __________.
a.
improves disk access time and offers data duplication
b.
improves disk access time, but does not offer data duplication
c.
slows disk access time and does not offer data duplication
d.
slows disk access time, but offers data duplication
 

65. 

Most manufacturers guarantee their hard disks to last somewhere between __________ years.
a.
one and three
c.
five and eight
b.
three and five
d.
eight and ten
 

66. 

Manufacturers guarantee that a properly cared for compact disc will last __________.
a.
1 year, but could last up to 10 years
c.
10 years, but could last up to 100 years
b.
5 years, but could last up to 50 years
d.
15 years, but could last up to 150 years
 

67. 

The contents of __________ only can be read; that is, the contents cannot be erased or modified.
a.
CD-ROMs
c.
CD-RWs
b.
CD-Rs
d.
all of the above
 

68. 

A 48X CD-ROM drive has a data transfer rate of __________.
a.
48 (48 x 1) KB per second or .04 MB per second
b.
2,400 (48 x 50) KB per second or 2.4 MB per second
c.
4,800 (48 x 100) KB per second or 4.8 MB per second
d.
7,200 (48 x 150) KB per second or 7.2 MB per second
 

69. 

With __________, the disc acts like a floppy or hard disk, allowing users to write and rewrite data, instructions, and information onto it multiple times.
a.
CD-ROM
c.
CD-RW
b.
CD-R
d.
DVD-ROM
 

70. 

CD-RW drives have a write speed up to __________.
a.
20X, rewrite speed up to 10X, and a read speed up to 40X
b.
10X, rewrite speed up to 40X, and a read speed up to 20X
c.
40X, rewrite speed up to 20X, and a read speed up to 10X
d.
20X, rewrite speed up to 40X, and a read speed up to 10X
 

71. 

A storage technique used by DVD-ROM is __________.
a.
making the disc more dense by using metallic dust
b.
using two layers of pits
c.
making the DVD-ROM spin alternately backward and forward
d.
all of the above
 

72. 

A DVD-RW is similar to a __________, except it has storage capacities up to 4.7 GB.
a.
CD-R
c.
CD-RW
b.
floppy disk
d.
hard disk
 

73. 

The goal of an enterprise storage system is to __________.
a.
expand storage so operations run as efficiently as possible
b.
consolidate storage so operations run as efficiently as possible
c.
expand storage so operations run an inefficiently as possible
d.
consolidate storage so operations run as inefficiently as possible
 

74. 

Uses of smart cards include __________.
a.
storing patients' valuables, peforming vaccinations, and other routing health-care tasks
b.
tracking information such as wind velocity, disk speed, drive capacity, and oil tank depth
c.
storing a prepaid amount such as electronic money
d.
all of the above
 

75. 

An advantage of microfilm and microfiche is that it __________.
a.
greatly reduces the amount of paper firms must handle
b.
is expensive
c.
has the shortest life of any storage medium
d.
is invisible
 

76. 

During the boot process, the POST results are compared with data in __________ chip on the motherboard.
a.
a BIOS
c.
a NOS
b.
a CMOS
d.
all of the above
 

77. 

In Windows, the __________ contains a list of programs that open automatically when the computer is booted up.
a.
StartMenu folder
c.
StartUp folder
b.
MyDocuments folder
d.
MyComputer folder
 

78. 

A(n) __________ is a set of commands from which a computer user can choose.
a.
keyword
c.
menu
b.
interface
d.
icon
 

79. 

If application software, such as a Web browser, has stopped responding and the hard disk’s LED blinks repeatedly, the operating system probably is __________.
a.
paging
c.
thrashing
b.
zipping
d.
booting
 
 
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80. 

A file manager, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, __________.
a.
determines the order in which jobs are processed
b.
assesses and reports information about various system resources and devices
c.
tells the operating system how to communicate with a device
d.
performs functions related to storage and file management
 

81. 

In the accompanying figure, the user is creating a __________, which is an icon on the desktop that runs a program when it is clicked.
a.
job
c.
shortcut
b.
page
d.
boot
 

82. 

A(n) __________ organizes and coordinates how multiple users access and share resources on a network.
a.
stand-alone OS
c.
embedded OS
b.
network OS
d.
registered OS
 

83. 

The Windows 98 file manager, called __________, also had a Web browser look and feel.
a.
Network Explorer
c.
Internet Explorer
b.
File Explorer
d.
Windows Explorer
 

84. 

Windows 2000 includes all of the following features except __________.
a.
requires less disk space and memory than previous versions of Windows
b.
certifies device drivers to safeguard them from tampering
c.
adapts Start menu to display most frequently used applications
d.
increases efficiency and productivity of mobile users
 

85. 

__________, a product of the Windows 2000 Server family, is an operating system designed for e-commerce applications.
a.
Windows NT Server
c.
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
b.
Windows 2000 Server
d.
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 

86. 

Weaknesses of UNIX include all of the following except __________.
a.
several versions of UNIX exist, each slightly different
b.
UNIX lacks interoperability across multiple platforms
c.
versions of UNIX are unavailable for most computers
d.
UNIX has a command-line interface
 

87. 

A(n) __________ shrinks the size of a file.
a.
disk defragmenter
c.
uninstaller
b.
file compression utility
d.
screen saver
 

88. 

A __________ compiles technical information about a computer’s hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems.
a.
screen saver
c.
diagnostic utility
b.
file viewer
d.
disk scanner
 

89. 

For successful communications, a __________ is needed that accepts the transmitted data, instructions, or information.
a.
sending device
c.
communications channel
b.
communications device
d.
receiving device
 

90. 

A(n) __________ consists of a continuous electrical wave.
a.
binary signal
c.
digital signal
b.
analog signal
d.
turn signal
 

91. 

Groupware __________.
a.
is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows the exchange of messages
b.
is software that helps people work together on projects and share information over a network
c.
is a real-time Internet communications service that notifies users when one or more people are online and then allows the exchange of messages
d.
is an area of the Web where users conduct written discussions about a particular subject
 

92. 

A global positioning system __________.
a.
involves using video and computer technology to conduct a meeting between participants at geographically separate locations
b.
enables users to talk to other people over the Internet
c.
functions much like an answering machine, allowing callers to leave a voice message for the called party
d.
consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the receiver’s position
 

93. 

A (n)__________ digit binary number provides 256 possible message configurations 
a.
six
c.
sixteen
b.
four
d.
eight
 
 
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94. 

The greatest risk to a bus network, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, is that __________.
a.
other devices cannot be attached without disturbing the rest of the network
b.
failure of one device usually affects the rest of the network
c.
the bus may become inoperable, in which case the network is inoperative
d.
all of the above
 

95. 

The binary number 1001100 is equal to the decimal number: 
(do not use calculator)
a.
67
c.
76
b.
77
d.
66
 

96. 

__________ is a LAN technology that controls access to the network by requiring that network devices share or pass a special signal.
a.
TCP/IP
c.
WAP
b.
Ethernet
d.
Token ring
 

97. 

A HomeRF (radio frequency) network __________.
a.
uses radio waves, instead of cable, to transmit data
b.
is a network that uses the same lines that bring electricity and power into the home
c.
requires a separate cable to connect to each computer in the home
d.
is an inexpensive network that uses existing telephone lines in the home
 

98. 

An NIC is used for_______________________.
a.
printers
c.
networking
b.
monitors
d.
punctuation
 

99. 

A __________ is the device that provides a central point for cables in a network.
a.
modem
c.
packet
b.
bus
d.
hub
 

100. 

Physical transmission media used in communications include all of the following except __________.
a.
microwave cable
c.
coaxial cable
b.
twisted-pair
d.
fiber-optic cable
 



 
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