Digital Literacy Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Digital Literacy is an essential course designed to equip students with the fundamental skills and understanding needed to navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. The course covers topics such as effective use of computers and mobile devices, online research techniques, digital communication etiquette, data privacy and security, and understanding digital footprints. Through hands-on activities and real-world scenarios, students develop critical thinking abilities, problem-solving skills, and the confidence to participate responsibly and effectively in the digital world. This course prepares students to be informed and safe digital citizens in both academic and professional environments.
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Technology In Action Complete 12th Edition by Alan Evans
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Chapter 1: Using Technology to Change the World
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Q1) The Witness Project hopes to stop ________ abuses throughout the world.
Answer: Human Rights
Q2) Using register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of
Answer: data mining
Q3) Hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) People are motivated to use their free time for altruistic purposes for all of these reasons EXCEPT ________.
A) consumption
B) purpose
C) autonomy
D) mastery
Answer: A
Q5) New York City's program that fosters the sharing of bicycles is an example of ________.
Answer: collaborative consumption
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Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts
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Q1) ________ is the set of computer programs that allows the hardware to perform different tasks.
Answer: Software
Q2) Monitors display images by using a grid made up of millions of tiny dots, called
Answer: pixels
Q3) Information is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Which of the following optical storage media has the greatest storage capacity?
A) DVD DL
B) DVD
C) CD
D) BD
Answer: D
Q5) A(n)________ is a small camera that sits on top of a monitor and can be used to transmit live video.
Answer: webcam
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Chapter 3:
Internet:
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Q1) A ________ is a personal journal posted on the web.
A) blog
B) podcast
C) wiki
D) webcast
Answer: A
Q2) ________ is a professional, business-oriented social networking site.
A) Flickr
B) Picasa
C) Twitter
D) LinkedIn
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is a feature of Live bookmarks?
A) Enables you to pin your favorite website images
B) Adds RSS technology to bookmarks
C) Streams live television programs
D) Broadcasts webinars
Answer: B
Q4) A computer that receives a request and returns data is a(n)________.
Answer: server
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Chapter 4: Application Software: Programs That Let You
Work and Play
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Q1) Traditional databases are organized into fields, records, and ________.
Q2) Which of the following is the most common audio compression format?
A) WAV
B) AU
C) MP3
D) WMA
Q3) The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet program is known as a ________.
A) label
B) formula
C) function
D) cell
Q4) You can use PowerPoint to trim video clips without having to use a separate video-editing program.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Blackboard is an example of gaming software.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware:
Evaluating Your System
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Q1) Thunderbolt can carry three channels of information on the same connector.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Accessing data from the hard drive to send to the CPU is faster than accessing data from RAM.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
Q4) Which of the following is the lightest computer?
A) Laptop
B) Ultrabook
C) Tablet
D) Desktop
Q5) When using multiple monitors, you must have multiple video cards.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The ________ of a CPU dictates how many instructions the CPU can process each second.
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Q7) Running the CPU faster than the manufacturer recommends is called ________.
Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting Computing Devices
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Q1) Ethernet networks are always connected using twisted-pair cable technology.
A)True
B)False
Q2) SSID stands for ________.
Q3) A client/server network is an example of ________ administration
A) local
B) wide area
C) central
D) remote
Q4) The term network ________ refers to the design of a network.
Q5) ________ is the maximum speed at which data can be transferred between two nodes.
A) Throughput
B) Bandwidth
C) Broadband
D) Through speed
Q6) When using a wireless connection, ________ translates data so that it is protected.
Q7) A network in which the nodes are located within a computer lab is called a(n)________.
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Chapter 8: Digital Devices and Media: Managing a Digital Lifestyle
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Q1) The primary input devices for smartphones are ________.
A) keyboard and mouse
B) microphone and touch pad
C) microphone and mouse
D) touch pad and digital camera
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a video file extension?
A) (. Jpg)
B). mpg
C) .avi
D) .mov
Q3) A(n)________ cable carries all audio and video information from devices to a connected TV.
A) HDMI
B) S component
C) Ethernet
D) RJ11
Q4) Tablets are available with either wi-fi services or both wi-fi and ________ services.
Q5) The Apple iPhone uses iOS, a version of Apple's ________ as its operating system.
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Chapter 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital
Data and Devices
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Q1) A(n)________ protects a computer against power surges.
Q2) ________ hackers break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.
A) Black-hat
B) Gray-hat
C) White-hat
D) Green-hat
Q3) A(n)________ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.
A) virus signature
B) encryption code
C) compression code
D) virus pattern
Q4) A(n)________ backup backs up only the files on a computer that have changed since the last time a backup was performed.
Q5) A zombie is another person's computer controlled by a hacker.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Unwanted, unsolicited e-mail is referred to as ________.
Q7) ________ occur when a website downloads harmful software onto your computer. Page 11
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Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
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Q1) ________-generation languages use symbols and commands to tell the computer what to do.
Q2) A data-flow diagram provides a visual representation of an algorithm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A(n)________ error is caused by not following the strict, precise set of rules for a specific programming language.
Q4) SQL stands for ________.
Q5) ________ is not actual programming code but uses words to describe the algorithm.
Q6) Special symbols called tags are used in which of the following languages?
A) C#
B) Java
C) HTML/XHTML
D) C++
Q7) A(n)________ is a control structure that continues to be performed while a test condition is true.
Q8) In object-oriented terms, a new, modified class is called the ________ class.
Q9) In a(n)________ system, each step is dependent on the previous step.
Q10) ________ and runtime errors are caught only when a program executes. Page 13
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Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems
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Q1) An employee's ID number, name, company position, address, city, state, and Zip Code make up a record.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a likely primary key?
A) Driver's license number
B) Date of birth
C) Student ID number
D) Social Security number
Q3) A(n)________ is designed to improve communications and help employees complete their routine tasks.
A) office support system (OSS)
B) transaction-processing system (TPS)
C) management information system (MIS)
D) decision support system (DSS)
Q4) When using SQL, a(n)________ query is used to extract data from two or more tables.
Q5) A(n)________ provides a view of data fields to be filled in with appropriate labels to assist a user in entering data into the database.
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Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security in the Business World
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Q1) P2P networks become difficult to manage when they exceed five users.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Worms often try to disguise from where they are sending data by using a bogus IP addresses instead of using an authorized IP address belonging to the network.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is the most commonly used client/server network topology?
A) Star
B) Cluster
C) Ring
D) Hierarchical
Q4) Transmission media comprise the physical system that data take to flow between devices on the network.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A ring topology is also known as a(n)________ topology.
Q6) A(n)________ is made up of two or more LANs that are miles apart.
Q7) A(n)________ is a group of data packets that are sent together.
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Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes: How the Internet Works
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Q1) IPV6 was needed when IPV4 ________.
A) became too old
B) was eliminated
C) no longer had enough unique addresses
D) was revoked
Q2) <b> is an example of an HTML ________.
A) marker
B) tag
C) indicator
D) key
Q3) A typical ________ is made up of one or more network switches to which ISPs connect.
Q4) LinkedIn is one the most popular instant messaging services.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most instant messaging services provide a high level of encryption for their messages.
A)True
B)False
Q6) SMTP stands for ________.
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Chapter 14: The History of the Personal Computer
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Q1) The Turing Machine was a computer that entered the commercial market.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Data on the earliest personal computers were stored on ________.
Q3) What was the first word processing application to be used on personal computers?
A) WordPerfect
B) WordStar
C) Microsoft Word
D) Quattro-Pro
Q4) Computers that use ________ are referred to as third-generation computers.
Q5) Released in 1975, the ________ computer was the first personal computer.
A) Altair
B) TRS-80
C) Apple II
D) Commodore PET
Q6) The Intel Corporation introduced the ________, which was a chip that contained millions of transistors.
Q7) The Tabulating Machine Company later changed its name to ________.
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Q8) The CP/M, which stands for ________, was the first operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip, the processor for PCs.
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Chapter 5: System Software: The Operating System, Utility Programs,
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Q1) If your computer is thrashing, increase ________ to solve the problem.
Q2) About 90% of desktop and laptop computers run some version of Windows.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is the first step in the boot process?
A) The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer.
B) The BIOS checks that all devices are in place.
C) The OS is loaded into RAM.
D) Configuration and customization settings are checked.
Q4) Every computer has an operating system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) OS X is the operating system developed by ________.
A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Google
D) Linux
Q6) The Windows path separator is the ________ character.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology Ethics
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Q1) Unethical behavior is illegal behavior and illegal behavior is unethical behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is estimated that the global loss in 2013 due to software piracy is in the billions of dollars.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Anti-cyberbullying detection is done mostly by police.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ is the theory that God is all-knowing and sets moral standards.
A) Divine Command Theory
B) Utilitarianism
C) Relativism
D) Virtue Ethics
Q5) An example of ethical uses of computers and social media is the coordination of relief efforts after a natural disaster.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Under the Hood
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Q1) Mainstreaming boosts CPU performance by enabling the CPU to work on more than one processing stage at a time.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Unicode is a system for representing ________.
A) integers
B) sounds
C) colors
D) characters
Q3) Level 1 cache is located farther away from the CPU than Level 3 cache.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ is the final step of the CPU machine cycle.
Q5) The CPU machine cycle starts with the Fetch step.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ________ are the most expensive, fastest memory in a computer.
Q7) Mathematical operations and comparisons are performed in the ________.
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Q8) IEEE's ________ standard describes how numbers containing fractional parts are represented in the binary number system.
Chapter 17: Careers in IT
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Q1) The ________ directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of information systems and its infrastructure.
A) chief operating officer (COO)
B) chief executive officer (CEO)
C) chief creative officer (CCO)
D) chief information officer (CIO)
Q2) The ________ is an organization that focuses on IT education and the development of seminars and learning materials.
Q3) When a U.S. company hires a company outside of the United States, it uses a technique called ________.
A) offshoring
B) offtracking
C) telecommuting
D) exporting
Q4) The primary benefit of offshoring and outsourcing is cost savings.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ________ is an organization of professionals working in academia and specializing in information systems.
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