Computers and Society Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Computers and Society explores the profound impact of information technology on modern life, examining how computers shape social, ethical, legal, and economic aspects of society. The course addresses topics such as digital privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, automation in the workforce, and the digital divide. Through case studies and discussions, students critically analyze both the benefits and challenges presented by emerging technologies, fostering an understanding of responsible computing and the societal implications of rapid technological advancement.
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New Perspectives Computer Concepts Enhanced Comprehensive 2016 19th Edition by June Jamrich
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Chapter 1: Digital Content
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Q1) A vector graphic can be converted into a bitmap graphic through a process called
Answer: rasterizing, rasterization
Q2) In digital video, as long as the proportion of horizontal and vertical pixels remains the same, the aspect ratio is consistent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What is another term for vector graphics software?
A) Drawing software
B) Photo editing software
C) Digital compositing
D) All of the above
Answer: A
Q4) Digital videos look sharpest when they are displayed at a resolution that is larger than the frame size.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Digital Devices
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Q1) A USB _____ is an inexpensive device that turns one USB port into multiple ports. Answer: hub
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a computer that is a small, lightweight personal computer that is designed like a clam shell?
A) Desktop computer
B) Laptop computer
C) Server
D) Tablet
Answer: B
Q3) At its time of construction, one of the fastest computers in the world is referred to as a(n) _________________.
A) mainframe
B) supercomputer
C) minicomputer
D) all of the above
Answer: B
Q4) The collection of programs on a computer is referred to as _______________.
Answer: software
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Chapter 3: Networks
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Q1) Many RFID and NFC tags contain no power source of their own and depend on the receiving device to provide the power for data exchange.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A communication port is a physical circuit through which data flows.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Network discovery works in the exact same way on all devices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) ________ is the term for transmission capacity of a communication channel. Answer: Bandwidth
Q5) Napster spurred the development of sophisticated, distributed protocols such as BitTorrent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Web
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Q1) HTTP uses port 20 for communications between a client device and a server.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________ is a collection of HTML documents, images, videos, and sound files that can be linked to each other and accessed over the Internet using a protocol called HTTP.
A) The Internet
B) World Wide Web
C) ARPSNET
D) HTML
Q3) A 404 status code indicates that the resource that your browser requested does not exist.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT used to create or edit HTML documents?
A) HTML conversion utility
B) Filezilla FTP client
C) Word processing software
D) Online HTML editor
Q5) Your browser _________ serves as temporary storage for Web documents.
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Chapter 5: Social Media
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Q1) Social media are categorized into four groups: social networking, ___________ networking, content communities, and online communications.
Q2) ___________ networking provides a platform for users to carry out interactions based on their current locations.
A) Social
B) Communication
C) Honeycomb
D) Geosocial
Q3) ____________ is designed to make a work freely available for distribution and modification under the condition that all derivative works use the same license.
Q4) Which one of the following is a microblogging service?
A) Facebook
B) Twitter
C) LinkedIn
D) RSS
Q5) Editing the source content of wikis is discouraged at media content communities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Software
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Q1) Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, and LibreOffice Base are three examples of popular ___________ software.
Q2) What are the main software categories?
A) System, Open Source, and Development
B) Application, Shareware, and System
C) System, Development, and Application
D) Demoware, System, Development
Q3) The term service pack usually applies to operating system updates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A software ___________ is a small section of program code that replaces part of the software currently installed.
Q5) In 2009, Google launched an operating system called ______ OS.
Q6) The labels and values on a spreadsheet worksheet cannot be formatted in similar way as you would format text in a word processing document.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Windows evolved from a Microsoft operating system called _____.
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Q8) On Windows systems, the main executable file has a(n) ________ extension.
Chapter 7: Digital Security
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Q1) __________ is the process of modifying an executable file or data stream by adding additional commands
A) Keylogging
B) Pharming
C) Brute force attack
D) Code injection
Q2) The CAN-SPAM Act is considered an effective means of controlling the volume of spam on the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Any code that is designed to hide the existence of processes and privileges is referred to as a(n) _______.
Q4) ____________ is a term for a person who devises and carries out a scam in order to accomplish a goal.
A) Main-in-the-middle
B) RAT
C) Internet worm
D) none of the above
Q5) Password managers store passwords in a(n) _________ file
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Chapter 8: The Ict Industry
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Q1) Between 2001 and 2014, significant gains were made in global ICT use, with the highest gains in desktop computer purchases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most economists regard goods and services as a continuum, with intangible goods, such as __________, in the middle of the continuum.
A) hardware
B) software
C) computers
D) exports
Q3) A calculation is based on a(n) ___________-the step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated.
Q4) Technology workers encompass jobs such as telephone cable installers and radio broadcasters.
A)True
B)False
Q5) With respect to organizations, confidentiality means protecting __________ information about company finances, procedures, products, and research that competitors would find valuable.
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Chapter 9: Information Systems
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Q1) ____________ testing is the process of trying out various sequences of input values and checking the results to verify that the application works as it was designed.
Q2) Which ecommerce classification encompasses consumers selling merchandise and services to each other?
A) C2C
B) B2G
C) B2C
D) B2B
Q3) The planning phase of a SDLC includes all of the following except _________.
A) assembling the project team
B) writing a requirements report
C) justifying the project
D) producing a project development plan
Q4) A widely accepted technique called __________ application design is based on the idea that the best information systems are designed when end users and systems analysts work together on a project as equal partners.
Q5) Hacking accounts for about 90% of data breaches.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Databases
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Q1) In a __________ database, processing logic for the query is performed on the device that holds each database shard and if necessary, results are consolidated by the DBMS.
A) SQL
B) NoSQL
C) relational
D) OLAP
Q2) Four DBMS vendors are the first stop for professional developers: IBM, _________, SAS, and SAP.
Q3) One of the most common database operations is to query for a particular record or group of records by using the ________ command.
Q4) Dynamic scaling for database servers can be a challenge because the additional sharding has to be handled on the fly by the DBMS.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Relational databases store unstructured data.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In a database, a(n) ____________ refers to a collection of data fields.
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Chapter 11: Programming
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Q1) A subclass is any class that inherits attributes from a superclass
A)True
B)False
Q2) A computer _____________ is a set of step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to carry out a task.
Q3) ____________ is a notational system for algorithms that is less formal than a programming language, but more formal than simply jotting down notes.
Q4) Like a ___________ language, an assembly language is classified as a low-level language because it is machine specific-each assembly language command corresponds on a one-to-one basis to a machine language instruction
Q5) ___________ programming is an approach to software development in which programmers anticipate what might go wrong as their programs run, and take steps to smoothly handle those situations.
Q6) __________ laid the foundation for the object-oriented paradigm.
Q7) A(n) ________ is a type of SDK that packages a set of development tools into a sleek programming application.
Q8) The process of finding and fixing errors in a computer program is called
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Chapter 11: Step-By-Step Programming With Python
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Q1) The code block within every function starts with a semi-colon (;).
A)True
B)False
Q2) The process of creating a variable is sometimes referred to as _____ a variable.
Q3) The operator != is a comparison operator.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _______ programming is a style of programming that focuses on using objects to design and build applications.
Q5) The == symbol is referred to as the ______ operator.
Q6) A ______ is a segment of code that defines an action belonging to a class.
Q7) A place to enter source code for a computer program is called a(n) _______.
A) interpreter
B) code editor
C) debugger
D) compiler
Q8) An object created from a class is called an instance.
A)True
B)False
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