Digital Literacy Review
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Course Introduction
Digital Literacy is an essential course designed to equip students with the foundational skills necessary to navigate, evaluate, and create information using digital technologies. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including responsible use of the internet, understanding digital footprints, cybersecurity basics, and effective use of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. Students will also explore the ethical implications of digital communication, learn to identify credible online sources, and develop strategies for staying informed in an increasingly digital world. By the end of the course, students will possess the critical skills required to participate confidently and safely in todays digital society.
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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) cognitive surplus
A)electronic junk mail
B)combination of leisure time and the tools to be creative
C)combination of our normal sense of the world and digital information
D)field of study focusing on the management, processing, and retrieval of information
E)searching for patterns within large amounts of data
Answer: B
Q2) Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________.
A) collaborative consumption
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
D) social networking
Answer: A
Q3) Data warehousing is the process of searching large datasets to find patterns.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts
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Q1) ________ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored.
A) ROM
B) CPU
C) RAM
D) USB
Answer: C
Q2) Which computer port transmits audio and video without the need for compression?
A) VGA
B) USB
C) HDMI
D) LCD
Answer: C
Q3) A(n)________ device is a component, such as a keyboard, that connects to the computer.
Answer: peripheral
Q4) Display screens that respond to commands initiated with your finger or a stylus are called ________ screens.
Answer: touch
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Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web's Resources
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Q1) When shopping on the web, it is better to pay for your purchase with a debit card rather than a credit card.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The top-level domain suffix used by not-for-profit groups such as the American Diabetes Association is ________.
Answer: .org
Q3) The ________ list shows all of the websites and pages you have visited over a certain period of time.
Answer: history history
Q4) A(n)________ is a navigation aid that shows the path you have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website.
A) index
B) navigation bar
C) breadcrumb trail
D) cookie trail
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Application Software: Programs That Let You
Work and Play
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Q1) ________ 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
Q2) Software as a Service (SaaS)hosts web-based applications.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Microsoft Excel is a ________ software program.
Q4) All of the following are examples of software suites EXCEPT ________.
A) Microsoft Office 2013
B) Apache OpenOffice
C) Apple iWork
D) Microsoft OneNote
Q5) Drawing software is also known as ________ software.
Q6) Application software helps run the computer and coordinates instructions with the hardware.
A)True
B)False Page 6
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Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System
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Q1) All of the following are part of the machine cycle EXCEPT ________.
A) fetch
B) encode
C) execute
D) store
Q2) Windows uses a memory-management technique known as ________ to monitor which applications you frequently use and preloads them into your system memory.
A) SuperGet
B) SuperFetch
C) SuperTake
D) SuperRetrieve
Q3) Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to ________.
A) defrag your hard drive
B) remove spyware programs
C) clear out unnecessary files
D) clean out your Startup folder
Q4) RAID 0 automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Running the CPU faster than the manufacturer recommends is called ________.
Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting Computing Devices
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Q1) ________ is the actual speed of data transfer that is achieved and is always less than or equal to the data transfer rate.
A) Benchmark
B) Broadband
C) Bandwidth
D) Throughput
Q2) A(n)________ is a device that receives data packets and sends them to their intended nodes while preventing data collisions.
Q3) Wireless network devices use ________ to communicate with each other.
A) fiber optics
B) satellites
C) radio waves
D) DSL
Q4) Most computers today come with Ethernet adapters already installed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The term network ________ refers to the design of a network.
Q6) Storing files on the ________ avoids having to save them on multiple devices.
Q7) The capability of current devices to use earlier standards is known as ________.
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Chapter 8: Digital Devices and Media: Managing a Digital Lifestyle
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Q1) Your mobile device files can be synchronized using ________.
A) a cloud service
B) HDMI
C) a display adapter
D) a secure digital transmission
Q2) What is iOS?
A) An operating system for mobile devices
B) A type of application software
C) A utility program for all mobile digital devices
D) A form of antivirus software
Q3) Raw files are larger than JPEG files.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All of the following are advantages of VoIP EXCEPT ________.
A) low or free cost
B) portability
C) excellent reliability during Internet or power outages
D) the ability to make calls on a computer from any WiFi hotspot
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Q5) iOS and Android are ________ for tablets and smartphones.
Q6) Digital camera resolution is measured in ________.
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Chapter 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital
Data and Devices
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Q1) Adware and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.
A) viruses
B) grayware
C) alertware
D) firmware
Q2) Most often, hackers initiate a DDoS attack by creating and activating ________ computers.
Q3) All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.
A) worm
B) macro
C) logic bomb
D) time bomb
Q5) ________ occur when a website downloads harmful software onto your computer.
Q6) A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system.
A)True
B)False Page 12
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Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
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Q1) ________ and runtime errors are caught only when a program executes.
Q2) ________ is the part of the problem statement that describes what a program should do if the input data is invalid.
Q3) When a large project begins, a programmer can build a(n)________, which is a small model of what the final program will look like when it is finished.
Q4) Bottom-up design is a systematic approach in which a problem is broken into a series of high-level tasks.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Before its final commercial release, a(n)________ version of software may be offered to certain test sites or to interested users free or at a reduced cost.
A) gamma
B) release to manufacturers (RTM)
C) beta
D) general availability (GA)
Q6) Most browsers can execute Java ________, which are small Java-based programs.
Q7) Two languages that are popular because of how they use the object-oriented approach are C++ and ________.
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Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems
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Q1) In a transaction-processing system (TPS), if the TPS database can be queried and updated while the transaction is taking place, this is called ________ processing.
A) direct
B) batch
C) real-time
D) immediate
Q2) Data redundancy ensures that the data contained in the database is accurate and reliable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An employee's ID number, name, company position, address, city, state, and Zip Code make up a record.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a relational database, a(n)________ relationship indicates that a record that appears only one time in a table, may appear multiple times in a related table.
Q5) ________ is used to analyze large amounts of data and identify unseen patterns or trends.
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Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security in the Business World
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Q1) 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
Q2) A(n)________ cable contains a glass or plastic core.
Q3) Since data transmissions can pass through fiber-optic cable in only one direction, at least two fibers are required to enable transmission of data in both directions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A ________ is a group of two or more computers, or nodes, designed to share information and resources.
A) router
B) bus
C) bridge
D) network
Q5) A(n)________ server is a server used to fulfill one specific purpose.
Q6) A(n)________ provides wireless devices with a sending and receiving connection point to the network.
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Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes: How the Internet Works
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Q1) JavaScript commands are executed on a server computer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Java and JavaScript refer to the same language.
A)True
B)False
Q3) .com and .edu are examples of a(n)________.
Q4) The ________ is responsible for the Internet's domain name system and the allocation of IP addresses.
A) ISOC
B) ICANN
C) W3C
D) IAB
Q5) ________ is a method of communication in which a dedicated connection is formed between two points and the connection remains active during the transmission.
Q6) A(n)________ links a URL to an IP address when a web page is requested.
Q7) A(n)________ program is a computer program that runs on the client computer and requires no interaction with a web server.
Q8) <i> is an example of an HTML ________.
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Chapter 14: The History of the Personal Computer
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Q1) The UNIVAC was the first computer to use ________ for data storage
Q2) The Turing Machine was a computer that entered the commercial market.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Data on the earliest personal computers were stored on ________.
Q4) The Z1 is thought to be the first computer to include features such as a control unit and separate memory functions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Second-generation computers replaced tubes with transistors.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Introduced in the late 1970s, which of the following allowed users to interact more easily with the computer?
A) Word processing software
B) The graphical user interface (GUI)
C) The operating system
D) ROM
Q7) Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and sold primarily ________ computers to large corporations.
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Chapter 5: System Software: The Operating System, Utility
Programs, and File Management
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Q1) In the file name, Resume.docx, docx is the ________, indicating the file type.
Q2) The Windows path separator is the ________ character.
Q3) Which of the following Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive to allow for faster access?
A) Disk Cleanup
B) Disk Defragmenter
C) Error-checking
D) Task Manager
Q4) Scattered pieces of files on the hard drive can be regrouped into sequential order using the ________ utility.
Q5) The basic input/output system (BIOS)is stored on a ________ chip.
A) ROM
B) CPU
C) RAM
D) CMOS
Q6) OS X is the operating system developed by ________.
A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Google
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Chapter 15: Information Technology Ethics
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Q1) The United States has one of the highest rate of software piracy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ is an ethical system in which individual happiness is not important, and the greater good should be considered.
Q3) An example of ethical uses of computers and social media is the coordination of relief efforts after a natural disaster.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ is the theory that holds that there is no universal moral truth and that instead moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.
A) Divine Command Theory
B) Utilitarianism
C) Relativism
D) Deontology
Q5) ________ is an ethical system in which conforming to God's law is right, and breaking it is wrong.
Q6) ________ is the right to be left alone to do as one pleases.
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Chapter 16: Under the Hood
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Q1) What type of memory stores frequently used instructions or data needed by the CPU?
A) Cache
B) RAM
C) ROM
D) Integrated circuits
Q2) The Intel i7 Extreme Edition is a CPU that uses ________ processing.
Q3) ________ are the most expensive, fastest memory in a computer.
Q4) Mainstreaming boosts CPU performance by enabling the CPU to work on more than one processing stage at a time.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The hexadecimal number C represents the decimal number ________.
A) 16
B) 13
C) 12
D) 10
Q6) ________boosts a CPU's performance by working on more than one instruction at the same time.
Q7) A binary digit is called a(n)________.
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Chapter 17: Careers in IT
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Q1) Women in Technology International (WITI)is a global trade association for professional women knowledgeable in technology.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All IT positions require a high degree of mathematical skills.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Professional certifications are intended to provide a consistent method of measuring skill levels in specific IT areas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n)________ goes to a user's location to fix software and hardware problems.
Q5) People skills are a valuable asset in any IT field.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ________ supervise the overall systems development process and ensure that deadlines are met.
Q7) A(n)________ oversees the communications infrastructure of a company.
Q8) Network administrators are sometimes called network ________.
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