Computer Applications
Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Computer Applications is a foundational course that introduces students to the practical use of computers in both academic and professional settings. The course covers key concepts such as word processing, spreadsheet management, presentation software, and database handling. Students will learn to navigate operating systems, utilize various productivity tools, and explore basic internet operations and email communication. Emphasis is placed on enhancing digital literacy, improving problem-solving skills, and fostering efficient use of technology for research, communication, and data management. Through hands-on activities and real-world examples, students gain the competence required to effectively integrate computer applications into their daily tasks and future careers.
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Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow Comprehensive 14th Edition by Deborah
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the World of Computers
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Q1) To navigate to a new Web page for which you know the URL, type that URL in the browsers ____ and press Enter.
A)domain names
B)e-mail addresses
C)usernames
D)passwords
Answer: B
Q2) In addition to hardware,software,data,and procedures,the fifth major component of a computer system are codes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) One online security problem is ____,in which someone else uses your identity,typically to purchase goods or services.
A)identity duplication
B)domain theft
C)identity theft
D)phishing
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The System Unit: Processing and Memory
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Q1) A ____ is an electronic path over which data can travel.
A)bus
B)lane
C)word
D)cache memory
Answer: A
Q2) Terascale computing is the ability of computers to process one ____ floating-point operations per second (teraflops).
A)million
B)billion
C)trillion
D)quadrillion
Answer: C
Q3) ____________________ are collections of electronic circuits containing microscopic pathways along which electrical current can travel.
Answer: ICs
Integrated circuits
Integrated circuits (ICs)
ICs (Integrated circuits)
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Chapter 3: Storage
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Q1) If Rodney wants to be able to record,erase,and overwrite the files on a CD,he should get a ____.
A)CD-R
B)CD-HD
C)CD-RW
D)CD-BD
Answer: C
Q2) CD-ROM discs and DVD-ROM discs are ____ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products.
A)recordable
B)rewritable
C)write-only
D)read-only
Answer: D
Q3) Levels beyond RAID 1 use some combination of disk striping and disk ____________________,with different types of error correction provisions.
Answer: mirroring
Q4) The objective of disk mirroring is to increase ____________________. Answer: fault tolerance
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Chapter 4: Input and Output
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Q1) A display device is the most common form of output device.
A)True
B)False
Q2) PHOLED technology is especially appropriate for use on mobile devices,consumer electronics,and other devices where power consumption is an important concern.
A)True
B)False
Q3) With handwriting recognition,the computer interprets handwritten pen input as individual characters.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the most common 2D barcodes,the ____ code represents data with a matrix of small squares.
A)ISBN
B)QR
C)Code 39
D)UPC
Q5) Describe the common features and unique benefits of trackballs.
Q6) The accompanying figure depicts a portable ____________________.
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Chapter 5: System Software: Operating Systems and Utility Programs
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Q1) In DOS,the command ____ displays the files and folders in the current location.
A)CD
B)FORMAT
C)DIR
D)COPY
Q2) With Windows Explorer,click a drive or ____________________ icon in the left pane to display its contents in the right pane.
Q3) Application software runs in the background at all times,making it possible for you to use your computer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The latest MAC operating system is MAC OS X ____________________.
Q5) A ____ is an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.
A)segment
B)buffer
C)page
D)sector
Q6) What is the purpose of uninstall utilities?
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Chapter 6: Application Software
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Q1) Font size is measured in points.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Like any document created with software instead of paper and pencil,word processing documents can be retrieved,modified,and printed as many times as needed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most spreadsheet programs do not have built-in Web capabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A single spreadsheet document is often called a ____.
A)cell
B)database
C)workbook
D)worksheet
Q5) ____ programs are software programs that are distributed on the honor system.
A)Commercial
B)Freeware
C)Shareware
D)Public domain
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Chapter 7: Computer Networks
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Q1) Microsoft Office markup tools and specialized ____ are used in conjunction with networking technology to allow multiple individuals to edit and make comments in a document without destroying the original content.
A)collaboration software
B)online software
C)job software
D)OCR software
Q2) One of the early Ethernet protocols (called 10BASE-T)supports transmission rates of 10 Mbps.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term communications,when used in a computer context,refers to
Q4) A(n)____________________ is a network that covers a large geographical area.
Q5) Because there may be many Bluetooth devices within range,up to 10 individual Bluetooth networks (called piconets)can be in place within the same physical area at one time.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: The Internet and the World Wide Web
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Q1) Before using a dial-up access number to connect to the Internet,verify that it is a local telephone number;if it is not,you will incur long-distance charges.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One objective of the ____ project was to create a computer network that would allow researchers located in different places to communicate with each other.
A)World Wide Web
B)ARPANET
C)ISOC
D)W3C
Q3) Performance-based exams cannot be administered and taken online.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ is the term used for any software program that is installed without the user's knowledge and that secretly gathers information about the user and transmits it through his or her Internet connection.
Q5) Describe Internet filtering and its various uses.
Q6) Web logs are usually referred to as ____________________.
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Chapter 9: Network and Internet Security
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Q1) ____ access systems use physical objects for identification purposes and they are frequently used to control access to facilities and computer systems.
A)Touch object
B)Possessed object
C)Two-factor
D)Biometric
Q2) ____ uses a single secret key to both encrypt and decrypt the file or message.
A)Private key encryption
B)Asymmetric key encryption
C)Public key encryption
D)Synchronous key encryption
Q3) Information used in identity theft can be obtained by skimming or via social engineering.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the biggest disadvantages of password-based systems is that passwords can be forgotten.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Multimedia and the Web
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Q1) The newest version of HTML under development is ____________________ and is designed to replace the current versions of both HTML and XHTML.
Q2) For long Web pages, you can include a(n) ____________________ at the top of the page that allows users to jump to a particular section of the document.
Q3) ____________________ Web sites are usually much more time-consuming and expensive to create than a simple text-based Web site.
Q4) To ensure that your content is visible,keep banner images,image maps,and other full-width items to 500 pixels or less.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ____ refers to the process of planning what your Web site will look like and how it will work.
A)Web site upload
B)Web site program
C)Web site deployment
D)Web site design
Q6) Many mobile phones today are designed to display ____________________ Web pages
Q7) Describe the JPEG format.
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Chapter 11: E-Commerce
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Q1) Consumer online auction sites,such as eBay,provide individuals with a structured medium for selling goods and services to other individuals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Businesses that sell goods and services via only the Web are often called dot-orgs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____ store checkout information in the customer's account for use with purchases on that site only.
A)Site-specific smart cards
B)Site-specific electronic check accounts
C)Site-specific online payment accounts
D)Site-specific digital wallets
Q4) The C2C model is also known as the ____ model.
A)B2B
B)P2P
C)B2G
D)B2C
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Chapter 12: Information Systems and System Development
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Q1) The ____ contains a list of technical specifications for equipment,software,and services determined during the system design phase and requests that vendors propose products that meet those specifications.
A)benchmark test
B)request for proposal (RFP)
C)request for quotation (RFQ)
D)data dictionary
Q2) An inventory management system that goes beyond just inventory to act as a complete distribution system is referred to as a ____ management system (WMS).
A)warranted
B)warehouse
C)wireless
D)world
Q3) In traditional system development,the phases of system development are carried out in a preset order.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Much of outsourcing today is ____________________;that is,outsourced to another country.
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Chapter 13: Program Development and Programming Languages
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Q1) An example of ____________________ software is shown in the figure above.
Q2) What is a report generator?
Q3) The figure above shows the ____ control structure.
A)do until B)do while C)if-then-else
D)case
Q4) A structured program is divided into individual modules;each module represents a specific processing task.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ____ values are values that represent one of two states-yes (true)or no (false).
A)Boolean
B)Character
C)String
D)Real
Q6) Define "programming language" and discuss how it related to a software program.
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Q7) Program ____________________ is the process of updating software so it continues to be useful.
Q8) What are the steps involved in program development?
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Chapter 14: Databases and Database Management Systems
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Q1) If a new database is to be used with existing data,the data needs to be transferred from its existing form into the new system-a process called ____.
A)migration
B)conversion
C)normalization
D)accommodation
Q2) Continuing to evaluate and improve the security measured used with the database is a database ____ activity.
A)programming
B)design
C)implementation
D)maintenance
Q3) At the lowest level,words are entered into database fields/columns,which hold single pieces of data in the database,such as product names or quantities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) With a(n)____________________,the data is divided among several computers connected via a network.
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Chapter 15: Computer Security and Privacy
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Q1) What do surge suppressors do?
Q2) ____________________,the unauthorized copying of a computer program,is illegal in the United States and many other-but not all-countries.
Q3) System failure can occur because of a hardware problem,software problem,or a computer virus.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Another client owns a large number of expensive electronic devices and would like to be able to recover them in case of theft.IBF advises her to attach ____ to these devices.
A)kill switches
B)surge suppressors
C)asset tags
D)keyloggers
Q5) To prevent pop-up ads from disturbing your Internet sessions,use a(n)antipop-up cookie-such as the one built-into the Google toolbar or the ones that can be enabled through many Web browsers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, Health,
Access, and the Environment
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Q1) A(n)copyright is a word,phrase,symbol,or design (or a combination of words,phrases,symbols,or designs)that identifies and distinguishes one product or service from another.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ____ protects inventions by granting exclusive rights of an invention to its inventor for a period of 20 years.
A)trademark
B)watermark
C)patent
D)copyright
Q3) The three main types of intellectual property rights are copyrights,trademarks,and
A)warranties
B)patents
C)wills
D)cyber rights
Q4) _________________________ is a condition in which the tendons on the thumb side of the wrists are swollen and irritated.
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