Question | Answer |
In March, 1989, Tim Berners-Lee created a new kind of “information management” system that ultimately formed the basis for the World Wide Web. What is it called? | HTTP |
What type of network creates a secure tunnel through the internet? | Virtual Private Network |
Who created the computer mouse? | Douglas Engelbart |
How can you pair Bluetooth devices? | In Windows, access the control panel
Press a button to make a device temporarily discoverable |
When did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-found Apple, and why? | In 1976, to sell the Apple I personal computer |
What kind of network is only for the use of people within the company? | Intranet |
Which of these is a type of network? | Geographical range (WAN)
Metropolitan area (Man)
Peer to Peer (P2P) |
What is the difference between an intranet and an extranet? | One only allows access from within an organization while the other allows transfer of real-time information |
What is an ISP? | Internet Service Provider |
According to the “History of the Internet” video, what protocol created the standard which guaranteed compatibility between networks and merged them, thus creating the internet? | TCP-IP Protocol |
As early as 1957, people recognized the need to share information on computers. What concept involved sharing the processing power of one computer with multiple users? | Time Sharing |
What is a circuit-switched network? | A network that creates a point-to point connection between locations that remains open for the duration of the communication |
What are three types of wireless connections? | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Microwave
Bluetooth, Microwave, and Infrared |
One thing Kevin Kelly (Ted Talk) discusses is that each time we click on a link, there is a record of it. According to Kelly, approximately how many clicks per day are there currently? | 100 billion clicks |
What is the benefit of creating a VPN as opposed to sending data directly over the internet? | A VPN creates a secure, private communication tunnel |
What is the difference between a server and a mainframe? | A server is dedicated to performing network tasks while a mainframe processes large amounts of data at once
A server handles several users, but a mainframe handles many, many more than that
Both are centrally accessible storage spaces for data |
What is one way to insert an equation? | Go to Insert, select Equation, then select Design followed by Equation |
What is productivity software? | Software that helps a human perform one or more business or personal enrichment tasks |
What is the information processing cycle? | Input, processing, output, storage |
What is a bit? | The smallest unit of data on a computer
A single binary unit, either 1 or 0 |
What is an information system? | An interconnected environment for managing and processing data using a computer |
In Microsoft Office, what does the red squiggly line under a word indicate? | |
What is the importance of the "undo" function? | It helps restore text/content to its original form |
There are three main ways to rename a file. How do you change the name of a file using a desktop application in Microsoft Office? | Open file explorer, right- click on the file's name and select rename. |
A ______ is a pathway on a circuit board through which data moves | |
In Microsoft Word, you can hit the “replace” button to find and replace text in a document. What is another way you can select “replace?” | Ctrl-H |
What does an operating system (OS) do? | |
Which of the following is a touchscreen computer with no separate keyboard or mouse? | Tablet |
What is the advantage of linking to a file instead of embedding it? | Linking a file will automatically update if the information in the file changes
Linking to a file will show all of the information in content form, as opposed to showing an icon that must be clicked on to open |
How do you create a link to the web or to your email in Microsoft Word? | |