Digital Literacy Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Digital Literacy explores the essential skills required to effectively navigate, evaluate, and create information using digital technologies. The course covers foundational concepts such as understanding digital platforms, using productivity software, managing digital identities, and practicing safe online behaviors. Students will learn to critically assess online sources, communicate responsibly in digital environments, and utilize digital tools for collaboration and problem-solving. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to participate confidently and ethically in the digital world, both academically and professionally.
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Technology In Action Complete 11th Edition by Alan Evans
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Chapter 1: Using Technology to Change the World
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Q1) Using register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of
Answer: data mining
Q2) ________ computing relates to recognizing and simulating human emotions.
Answer: Affective
Q3) An investment analyst started a nonprofit technological tool for education called the
Answer: Khan Academy
Q4) Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer
A) detectives
B) forensics
C) analysis
D) enforcement
Answer: B
Q5) ________ applies computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.
Answer: Computer forensics
Q6) Using software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel Painter allows artists to create ________ art.
Answer: digital
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Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts
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Q1) A(n) ________ is a device that combines the functions of a printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine into one unit.
Answer: all-in-one printer all in one printer
Q2) ________ is a wireless transmission standard that lets you connect mobile computing devices to peripheral devices.
Answer: Bluetooth Bluetooth technology
Q3) A(n) ________ microphone picks up sounds equally well from all directions. Answer: omnidirectional
Q4) A(n)________ CPU has two processing paths, allowing it to process more than one instruction at a time.
A) all-in-one
B) bimodal
C) dual-core
D) dual-mode
Answer: C
Q5) The width-to-height proportion of a monitor is known as the ________. Answer: aspect ratio
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Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Webs Resources
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Q1) A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as social ________.
A) business
B) shopping
C) enterprise
D) commerce
Answer: D
Q2) E-mail ________ are software programs such as Microsoft Outlook that run on your computer and download messages to your computer.
Answer: clients
Q3) The Internet was developed to ensure faster delivery of communications such as mail.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Another term for social bookmarking is ________.
Answer: tagging
Q5) URL stands for ________.
Answer: uniform resource locator
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Chapter 4: Application Software: Programs That Let You
Work and Play
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Q1) A productivity suite made especially for Apple computers is ________.
Q2) Spreadsheet equations that use addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division are called ________.
Q3) A(n) ________ version is an application that is still under development.
Q4) When using a spreadsheet, SUM in the expression =SUM(B10:B16), is called a(n)
A) function
B) operator
C) formula
D) operant
Q5) Microsoft's spreadsheet software is ________.
Q6) ________ software helps you manage e-mail, contacts, calendars, and tasks in the same application.
A) Note-taking
B) Personal information manager
C) Spreadsheet
D) Presentation
Q7) Microsoft Office 365 is an example of a(n) ________ productivity suite.
Q8) The two main types of software are system software and ________ software. Page 6
Q9) In a database, a group of related fields is a(n) ________.
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Chapter 5: System Software: the Operating System, Utility
Programs, and File Management
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Q1) To personalize your Windows 8 Start screen, select the Settings ________.
Q2) The Windows path separator is the ________ character.
Q3) Most supercomputers use the ________ operating system.
Q4) Using hard disk space to temporarily store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as ________.
A) spooling
B) interrupting
C) compressing
D) virtual memory
Q5) The location of a file is specified by its ________.
A) drive identifier
B) file path
C) file type
D) file extension
Q6) The Windows utility program that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive is called ________.
Q7) You can return to the Start screen in Windows 8 by pressing the Windows key on the computer keyboard.
A)True
B)False Page 8
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Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware:
Evaluating Your System
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Q1) Mac OS X uses ________ software to automatically backup and restore data.
Q2) ________ determines how quickly the CPU works.
Q3) RAID 0 automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The processor market for desktop and laptop computers is dominated by ________.
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Intel
D) Apple
Q5) ________ automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
Q6) ________ Law predicts that the capacity of a CPU will double every 2 years.
Q7) The amount of RAM storage is measured in ________.
A) GB
B) Hz
C) GHz
D) MHz
Q8) The CPU is composed of the control unit and the ________ unit. Page 10
Q9) Dolby Digital 5.1 requires a total of ________ speakers.
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Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting Computing Devices
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Q1) All of the following are extra precautions you can take to secure a wireless network EXCEPT ________.
A) change your network name (SSID)
B) enable SSID broadcast
C) turn on security protocols
D) create a passphrase
Q2) To transfer data packets between two or more networks, a ________ is used.
A) router
B) hub
C) firewall
D) switch
Q3) Many cities in the United States now provide a(n) ________ area network to allow Internet access to residents and tourists.
Q4) ________ cable consists of a single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic and is used to connect cable TV.
Q5) The Internet is a WAN.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ________ is often referred to as "high-speed Internet."
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Chapter 8: Digital Devices and Media: Managing a Digital Lifestyle
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Q1) The conversion rate is the number of times per second that the analog signal is measured and converted into a digital value.
A)True
B)False
Q2) With Skype software installed on your phone, you can call any phone number for free.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following describes the number of times an analog wave is measured each second during an analog-to-digital conversion?
A) Converting rate
B) Conversion rate
C) Simplifying rate
D) Sampling rate
Q4) The most common file types supported by digital cameras are raw uncompressed (RAW) data and ________.
Q5) Smartphones all use the Android operating system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital
Data and Devices
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Q1) Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.
A) engineering
B) theft
C) pretexting
D) pharming
Q2) Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.
Q4) Another name for bots is ________.
Q5) A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.
A) worm
B) macro
C) logic bomb
D) time bomb
Q6) A(n) ________ can help block unwanted, unsolicited e-mail.
Q7) The most common kind of pretexting in cyberspace is ________.
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Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
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Q1) Second-generation languages are also known as assembly languages.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ is the instructions programmers have written in a higher-level language.
A) Executable code
B) Base code
C) Compiled code
D) Source code
Q3) When programmers need to create several different examples of a class, each is known as an object.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One IDE can often be configured to support many different languages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A compiler translates the source code into an intermediate form, line by line.
A)True
B)False
Q6) SQL stands for ________.
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Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems
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Q1) ________ is used to analyze large amounts of data and identify unseen patterns or trends.
Q2) 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)
Q3) In a database, a group of related records is referred to as a(n) ________.
A) memo
B) field
C) object
D) table
Q4) SQL uses ________ to extract records from a database by using English-like expressions that have variables and operations.
A) Boolean algebra
B) relational algebra
C) primary keys
D) foreign keys
Q5) Data that describe other data are called________.
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Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security in the Business World
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Q1) Fluorescent lights and machinery with motors or transformers are common sources of ________ emissions.
Q2) A(n) ________ provides wireless devices with a sending and receiving connection point to the network.
Q3) A(n) ________ is an area of an intranet to which only certain external corporations or individuals have access.
Q4) In an active topology, each node helps to move data through a network.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a ________ network, each node connected to the network communicates directly with every other node.
A) client/server
B) peer-to-peer
C) router
D) bridge
Q6) Retinal scanning is an example of ________ authentication.
Q7) ________ technology places data packets inside other data packets.
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Q8) A(n) ________ is used exclusively within a corporation or organization.
Q9) 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) Which of the following is NOT a language used in developing websites?
A) XML
B) KML
C) DHTML
D) HTML
Q2) Which protocol is used when sending files as attachments by e-mail?
A) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
B) Post Office Protocol (POP)
C) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
D) User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Q3) XML technologies allow web pages to change after they have been loaded.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ is the most commonly used scripting language for creating DHTML effects.
Q5) Which of the following information is NOT contained in a packet?
A) The size (in bytes) of the packet
B) The address to which the packet is sent
C) The address from where the packet originates
D) The data that are transmitted
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Chapter 14: Tif 1: the History of the Personal Computer
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Q1) What was the first word processing application to be used on personal computers?
A) WordPerfect
B) WordStar
C) Microsoft Word
D) Quattro-Pro
Q2) WYSIWYG stands for ________.
Q3) Computers that used integrated circuits are referred to as third-generation computers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) DOS stands for ________.
Q5) One of the reasons the Apple II computer was popular was that ________.
A) it had a mouse input device
B) the operating system was stored in ROM
C) it had a hard drive
D) it was inexpensive
Q6) Within a year of its introduction in 1981, the ________ computer dominated the personal computer market.
Q7) 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 15: Tif 2: Information Technology Ethics
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Q1) ________ is an ethical system in which individual happiness is not important, and the greater good should be considered.
Q2) Relativism holds that moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is estimated that the global loss in 2011 due to software piracy is in the billions of dollars.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Enacted in 2002, the ________ Act requires companies to provide an anonymous method for employees and third parties to report complaints, including ethics violations.
Q5) Global positioning system (GPS) chips in a smartphone allow your exact position to be determined.
A)True B)False
Q6) Social networking sites allow users to choose to share information publicly with friends or keep it private by using ________.
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Chapter 16: Tif 3: Under the Hood
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Q1) The electrical switches that are built using semiconductor layers are called
Q2) The hexadecimal symbol B represents the decimal number ________.
Q3) IEEE's ________ standard describes how numbers containing fractional parts are represented in the binary number system.
Q4) The ________ encoding scheme for character data uses 16 bits.
Q5) A single byte is composed of ten bits.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ________ language consists of a series of 0s and 1s.
Q7) The earliest generation of electronic computers used ________ as switches.
A) transistors
B) vacuum tubes
C) microprocessors
D) integrated circuits
Q8) A binary digit that represents a 0 or a 1 is called a(n) ________.
Q9) The collection of commands that a CPU executes is called the instruction set.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 17: Tif 4: Careers in It
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Q1) Which type of job involves little day-to-day supervision and requires a worker who is self-disciplined?
A) Project-based
B) Office-based
C) Home-based
D) Field-based
Q2) ________ staff the phones, conduct Internet live chats, and respond to e-mail and solve customer or employee problems.
A) Helpdesk analysts
B) Computer support technicians
C) Network administrators
D) Telecommunications technicians
Q3) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an organization that provides leadership and determines engineering standards for network computing devices and protocols.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________ is an organization of professionals working in academia and specializing in information systems.
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