CTA-100
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| The crisis-mapping tool ___________can collect information to make instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies. | Ushahidi
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| Joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently is called | collaborative consumption.
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| _______________is defined as working without continual direction and control. | Autonomy
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| Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called | crowdfunding.
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| The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern is called | data mining.
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| Being ___________means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations. | computer literate
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| _____________is the gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideas. | Social networking
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| A popular VoIP is | Skype.
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| Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is | computer forensics.
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| The technology called ___________stands for quick response. | QR codes
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| Unwanted or junk email is called | spam.
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| The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the | digital divide.
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| The most common type of monitor is a | liquid crystal display (LCD)
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| ___________is a volatile storage location. | RAM
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| The number of pixels displayed on the screen known as | screen resolution.
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| All of the following are examples of permanent storage, EXCEPT | RAM.
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| ___________is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are stored. | RAM
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| Display screens that respond to command initiated with you finger or a stylus are called | touch screens.
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| The term “bit” is short for | binary digit.
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| A _____________enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet. | Network Interface Card (NIC)
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| Any part of the computer that you can touch is called | hardware.
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| After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered | output.
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| The four functions of the computer include | input, process, output, and storage.
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| A keyboard and mouse are examples of | input devices.
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| Large, expensive computers that support many users simultaneously are called | mainframes.
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| A _____________is approximately 1 million bytes. | megabyte
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| The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is | ROM.
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| What type of computer is the Apple iPad? | Tablet computer
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| A ___________is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system. | port
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| ______________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as your car or the electronic thermostat in our home. | Embedded computers
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| New technologies pushing the boundaries of printing Do Not include | inkless printing.
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| ___________have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon. | Impact printers
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| In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special character is made up of a unique combination of | eight bits.
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| Computers use the binary language consisting of | 0s and 1s.
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| Flash drives plug into a | USB port.
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| The __________contains the central electronic components of the computer. | motherboard
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| A ___________is a specially designed computer that can perform complex calculations extremely fast. | supercomputer
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| A ___________ sits on your computer monitor or is built into a laptop and is used primarily for transmitting live video. | webcam
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| Facebook and Youtube are considered to be ___________web sites. | social networking
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| The name of the free Internet browser from Mozilla is | Firefox.
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| All of the following are tips for professional e-mail etiquette, except | use abbreviations such as “u”, “r” and “BRB” to keep the e-mail message shorter.
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| The World Wide Web was invented by | Tim Berners-Lee at CERN.
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| A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a | client.
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| Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the Web is a | Web browser.
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| The___________ is a large network of networks. | internet
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| The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known by all of the following, except | a dotted period.
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| All of the following are a type of e-commerce business, except | C2B.
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| The unique address for a particular Web site is the | URL.
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| The appropriate software to use for creating research papers is | word processing software.
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| Every software program has a set of system requirements that specify the minimum recommended standard for the | operating system, processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity.
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| The general software you use to do takes at home, school, or work is known as | application.
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| Multimedia software includes all of the following, except | utility software.
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| The type of software that is best used to create a simple budget is | spreadsheet software.
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| The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet program is known as a | cell.
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| ___________refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. These instructions sets are called________. | Software programs
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| A _________is a Microsoft Office feature that walks you through steps to complete a difficult task. | wizard
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| In a spreadsheet, equations that use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division operators, as well as values and cell references are called | formulas.
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| __________application software is software that is stored completely on a Web server instead of your hard drive. | Web-based
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| The cell address C5 indicates that the cell is at __________ of the worksheet. | column C, row 5
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| ________is the software that helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between the computer and the hardware devices. | System software
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| The _________is the group of programs that controls how your computer functions. | operating system
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| The top three operating systems for personal computers are | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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| Which of the following types of programs help manage system resources such as the hard drive? | Utility Programs.
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| The basic input/output system is stored on a | ROM.
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| _______first used a Command-driven interface. | MS-DOS
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| Which of the following is the first step in the boot process? | The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer.
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| The location of a file is specified by its | file path.
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| For performing common tasks, Windows 8 has special shortcuts called | charms.
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| More than 50% of smartphones use an operating system developed by | Google.
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| Windows 8 uses a ___________account to easily access and store your files online. | SkyDrive
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| All of the following are terms related to part of the boot process, EXCEPT | USB.
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| If Microsoft Word 2010 is used to create a file, which file extension is added automatically? | .docx
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| Which utility takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size? | File Compression
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| Windows 8 is the operating system developed by | Microsoft
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| The _____________of the operating system enabled the user to communicate with the computer system. | user interface
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| Errors in computer software are called | bugs.
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| Which of the following was the first widely used operating system installed in personal computer? | MS-DOS
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| The most essential software in your computer system is the | operating system.
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| Which of the following statements about a graphical user interface is FALSE? | A GUI is a command-driven interface.
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| The most popular tablet operating system was developed by | Apple.
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| A __________ is a small program that performs general housekeeping tasks for your computer. | utility program
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| C:\Documents\Spring2012\CIS 101 is an example of a | file path.
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| When referring to hard drives, access time is measure in | milliseconds. (Kilobytes-RAM, hertz-CPU, bps-Internet access)
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| A____________ enables the computer to drive the speaker system. | sound card
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| A ___________ is an expansion card installed inside your system unit. | video card
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| Windows uses a memory-management technique known as___________ to monitor which applications you use the most and preloads them into system memory. | SuperFetch
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| The CPU consists of which two parts? | The Control Unit and the arithmetic logic unit
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| All of the following are part of the machine cycle, EXCEPT | encode.
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| Which is the fasted typed of optical drive on the market? | Blu-ray drives
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| All of the following are examples of optical drives, EXCLEPT | solid-state disc.
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| Which of the following activities is carried out by the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)? | Completions of all arithmetic calculations
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| All of following are procedures you can follow to ensure your system performs reliably, except | run key utilities only when you can observe the process.
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| There are how many levels of cache memory? | 3
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| Running the_____________ utility will make the hard drive work more efficiently. | Disk Defragmenter
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| The rule of thumb that predicts that CPU capacity will double every two years is called | Moore’s Law.
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| The amount of RAM recommended for most systems today is measured in | GB.
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| A _________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts. | solid state drive
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| The control unit is one component of the | CPU.
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| A ___________ is an expansion card that’s installed inside the system unit to translate data into images. | video card
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| Running the _____________ utility is a quick way to clear out unnecessary files. | Disk Cleanup
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