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Course Introduction
Digital Literacy is an essential course that equips students with the foundational skills needed to navigate and critically engage with the digital world. Through interactive lessons and practical activities, students learn how to effectively use digital tools, platforms, and technologies for communication, collaboration, research, and problem-solving. The course emphasizes responsible online behavior, the evaluation of digital content for reliability and bias, and understanding the ethical, legal, and social implications of digital media. By fostering these competencies, Digital Literacy prepares students to participate confidently and responsibly in today's technology-driven society.
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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014 Comprehensive 17th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons
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Chapter 1: Computers and Digital Basics
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Q1) Initially sales were slow for the personal computer because of ____.
A) price
B) size
C) lack of software
D) lack of availability
Answer: C
Q2) An area where data can be left on a permanent basis is<u>memory</u>._________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) As shown in the accompanying figure,the ____ fetches each instruction.
A) RAM
B) instruction pointer
C) ALU
D) control unit
Answer: D
Q4) A term that refers to the gap between people who have access to technology and those who do not is the digital ____________________.
Answer: divide
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Chapter 2: Computer Hardware
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Q1) For good basic performance,a computer running Windows 7 or 8 should have at least ____ of RAM.
A) 100 MB
B) 250 MB
C) 500 MB
D) 1 GB
Answer: D
Q2) The number of horizontal and vertical pixels that a device displays on a screen is referred to as its ____________________.
Answer: resolution screen resolution
Q3) Solid state storage,also called flash memory storage,____.
A) contains platters made of aluminum or glass
B) provides fairly fast access to data
C) includes moving parts
D) all of the above
Answer: B
Q4) In RAM,a microscopic electronic part called a(n)____________________ is used to hold a bit.
Answer: capacitor
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Chapter 3: Software
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Q1) In the accompanying figure,the item marked B represents ____.
A) a column
B) a field
C) a record
D) an item
Answer: C
Q2) A service pack ____.
A) unlocks computer services
B) requires a service call to a technician
C) provides updates to the operating system
D) repairs and fixes the hardware
Answer: C
Q3) A security <u>package</u> integrates several security modules to protect against malware._________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A(n)____________________ is designed for a handheld device,such as a smartphone,tablet computer,or enhanced media player.
Answer: mobile app
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Chapter 4: Operating Systems and File Management
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Q1) When an application requests memory but then never releases it
A)kernel
B)recovery disk
C)virtual machine
D)bare-metal restore
E)memory leak
F)native
G)toolbar
H)reserved words
I)NTFS
J)disk image
K)file tag
L)root directory
Q2) The file system used by Windows Vista is ____.
A) HFS+
B) NTFS
C) FAT32
D) Ext3fs
Q3) The term used to refer to the organization and layout of data that is stored in a file is the file ____________________.
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Chapter 5: Local Area Networks
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Q1) The original wireless encryption was called ____.
A) WEP
B) WPA
C) WPA2
D) WSA
Q2) In the accompanying figure,the lock icon indicates a network secured with <u>wired</u> encryption._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) A wired network is one that uses ____ to connect network devices.
A) NICs
B) radio frequency waves
C) cables
D) infrared light
Q4) High-bandwidth communications systems are sometimes referred to as ____________________.
Q5) ____________________ resources like hardware,software,and data are made available for authorized network users to access.
Q6) A(n)____________________ is a connection point on a network.
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Chapter 6: The Internet
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Q1) The big bonus of portable <u>WiMAX</u> is that you use the same Internet service provider whether you are at home or on the road._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ability to easily move your Internet service from one location to another is considered ____ Internet service.
A) mobile
B) portable
C) moving
D) cellular
Q3) The disadvantages of WAP-enabled devices include their high price.
A)True
B)False
Q4) BitTorrent can be used to distribute ____.
A) spyware
B) adware
C) malicious code
D) all of the above
Q5) Explain what BitTorrent is and how it works.
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Chapter 7: The Web and E-mail
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Q1) If Chelsea Barton were sending a Word document along with the message in the accompanying figure,that document would be considered an e-mail
Q2) Melissa is concerned about the security of her computer,and she wants to avoid malicious exploits,which can work their way into her computer through various security holes.Which type of e-mail service has been the target of many such exploits?
A) Webmail
B) POP3
C) IMAP
D) QUALCOMM
Q3) ____ may pose a threat to your computer's security and/or your privacy.
A) Flash cookies
B) Web bugs
C) Ad-serving cookies
D) all of the above
Q4) HTTP is a protocol that works with TCP/IP to get Web resources to your desktop.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the advantages of local e-mail?
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Chapter 8: Digital Media
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Q1) Also called a raster graphic
A)bitmap
B)sound card
C)linear editing
D)sampling rate
E)ray tracing
F)" PNG "
G)rasterization
H)phonemes
I)pixelated
J)audio compression
K)speech synthesis
L)codec
Q2) Describe the TIFF and JPEG bitmap graphic formats.
Q3) When you increase the resolution of an existing graphic,as illustrated in the accompanying figure,the file size decreases.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A bitmap graphic is divided into a grid of individually colored
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Chapter 9: The Computer Industry: History,Careers,and Ethics
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Q1) Any person whose primary occupation involves the design,configuration,analysis,development,modification,testing,or security of computer hardware or software is a computer ____________________.
Q2) The life cycle of a new computer product is shown in the accompanying figure,in which box A represents ____.
A) Introduction
B) Product Announcement
C) Product Development
D) Product Design
Q3) Computers characterized by their use of vacuum tubes are considered ____-generation.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
Q4) ____ degrees focus on applying computers to business problems.
A) Information systems
B) Information technology
C) Information management
D) Information analysis
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Chapter 10: Information Systems Analysis and Design
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Q1) A spreadsheet can be used to produce a(n)____________________ support worksheet for comparing potential solutions.
Q2) As illustrated in the accompanying figure,a neural network is a software tool containing an inference engine and a user interface that developers use to enter facts and rules for the knowledge base.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____ refers to the ability of the system to be continuously accessible to all the people who use it.
A) Serviceability
B) Availability
C) Reliability
D) Performance
Q4) A system like the one shown in the accompanying figure is characterized by its ability to ____.
A) list transactions
B) produce routine reports
C) replicate the reasoning of a human expert
D) provide information for structured,routine decisions
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Chapter 11: Databases
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Q1) ____ refers to the number of associations that can exist between two record types.
A) Ordinality
B) Referentiality
C) Relating
D) Cardinality
Q2) The list of field names that will be used to hold WebMusic's customer information will be defined as a template called a ____.
A) field name
B) record occurrence
C) record type
D) table
Q3) A(n)____ limits access to systems,such as computer databases.
A) web control
B) encryption control
C) data control
D) access control
Q4) A(n)____________________ is a procedure that monitors and records user activity within a database.
Q5) A(n)____________________ database stores data in a collection of related tables.
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Chapter 12: Computer Programming
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Q1) Bert heard some people discussing classes.He wanted to know if he could go,and you told him in object-oriented terminology a class is ____.
A) an entity
B) a template for a group of objects
C) a characteristic
D) none of the above
Q2) ____ help(s)programmers apply rigorous logical and mathematical models to software design.
A) Threat modeling
B) Secure programming
C) Formal methods
D) all of the above
Q3) COBOL and Fortran are considered second-generation languages.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The traditional approach to programming uses a(n)____ paradigm.
A) procedural
B) programming
C) multi-paradigm
D) object-oriented
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