Fundamentals of Computer Science
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Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Computer Science introduces students to the core principles and foundational concepts that underpin the field of computing. The course covers essential topics such as algorithms, data structures, programming paradigms, and software development processes, alongside an overview of computer systems architecture, operating systems, and networking basics. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, logical thinking, and computational methods, preparing students to understand how computers process, store, and communicate information. Through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical exercises, learners gain both the knowledge and experience necessary for further study and professional development in Computer Science.
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Digital Planet Tomorrows Technology and You Complete 10th Edition by George Beekman
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Chapter 1: Exploring Our Digital Planet
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Q1) When multiple users who share data and hardware resources need access to one application,a ________ is necessary.
A)mainframe
B)server
C)supercomputer
D)workstation
Answer: B
Q2) A high-end desktop computer with massive computing power,which is used for computationally intensive interactive applications such as large-scale scientific data analysis,is called a(n)________.
Answer: workstation
Q3) A single silicon chip,which contains all of a computer's computational components,is called a(n)________.
Answer: microprocessor
Q4) In the ________ age,most people earn their living working with words,numbers,and ideas.
Answer: information
Q5) The ________ Revolution ushered in the industrial age.
Answer: Industrial
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Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box
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Q1) ASCII is a subset of this larger coding scheme:
A)ASCII 2..
B)lingo.
C)EBCDIC.
D)Unicode.
Answer: D
Q2) In modern integrated circuits,high and low electrical charges represent bits,but these circuits work as if they were really made up of tiny ________.
Answer: switches
Q3) An Mbit is equal to
A)one million bytes.
B)8 megabytes.
C)one million bits.
D)one million petabytes.
Answer: C
Q4) Computer users can customize their computers by inserting special-purpose circuit boards called ________ cards.
Answer: expansion
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Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals
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Q1) ________ allow(s)drives to be built into a computer system.
A)Ports
B)Expansion slots
C)The Motherboard
D)Bays
Answer: D
Q2) Today,many people say DVD stands for ________ versatile disc because these high-capacity discs are used to store and distribute all kinds of data.
Answer: digital
Q3) Most mice have two or more buttons; the right mouse button is usually used for A)clicking and dragging.
B)opening applications.
C)dragging.
D)issuing other commands.
Answer: D
Q4) Controllers with force feedback,also known as ________ feedback,can receive signals from a computer and give tactile feedback-jolts,scrapes,and bumps-that matches the visual output of the game or simulation.
Answer: haptic
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Chapter 4: Software Basics: the Ghost in the Machine
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Q1) This type of menu offers choices based on what object you have selected in a program:
A)command line.
B)GUI.
C)context-sensitive menu.
D)iconic.
Q2) Because the OS and application are in constant communication,control-the location in memory where the CPU is reading program instructions-stays in the same location.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which software is free to use for a trial period,but requires some minimal payment after the trial period?
A)freeware
B)open-source software.
C)graphics program
D)shareware
Q4) ________ is the best known example of open-source software.
Q5) If a computer is locked up,you can force a ________ by holding down the power button on your computer for a few seconds.
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Chapter 5: Productivity Applications
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Q1) Digital references include all EXCEPT:
A)dictionaries.
B)atlases.
C)databases.
D)almanacs.
Q2) ________ preparation software works like a prefabricated worksheet.
Q3) Common problems with Web publishing include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)access is still somewhat limited.
B)attracting people to the Web site.
C)copyright protection.
D)a Web site can be copied by anyone.
Q4) Excel supports ________,such as =B12*C12+D12.
Q5) Mail merge allows users to create a(n)
A)form letter.
B)presentation.
C)database.
D)font.
Q6) A user needs to create a(n)________ when he or she wants to multiply the cost of a book by the quantity desired in a spreadsheet.
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Q7) Documents can be saved in ________ format in order to be published to the Web.
Chapter 6: Graphics, digital Media, and Multimedia
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Q1) decompressing
A)combining text, graphics, animation, video, music, and voice
B)changing and merging one computer image into another
C)expanding a file into its original form
D)displaying images as they are being captured by the lens
E)squeezing data into a smaller file
F)transforming an audio signal into a sound file
Q2) Adobe Flash is a program used to create designs on-screen for products ranging from computer chips to public buildings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Data ________ software can squeeze data out of movies so they can be stored in much smaller places.
Q4) Programming objects on the screen to react or behave in specific ways under specific circumstances is called ________ authoring.
Q5) ________ allows animation programs to fill in the movement of the objects in the frames in between.
Q6) Electronica is sequenced music that is designed from the ground up with ________ audio technology.
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Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications
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Q1) A ________ manipulates data in a large collection of tables and cross references those tables.
A)SPSS
B)GIS
C)PIM
D)DBMS
Q2) SQL
A)language used to program complex database queries
B)integrated corporate data kept in a central repository
C)data description language designed for database access on the Web
D)software used to manipulate a large collection of data
E)process that locates hidden predictive information in large databases
Q3) A relational database requires one or more
A)forms.
B)tables.
C)queries.
D)reports.
Q4) Most database programs can import text files.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Networking and Digital Communication
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Q1) A(n)________ uses radio waves to carry information at high speed.
A)T1 connection
B)fiber-optic cable
C)wireless connection
D)phone cable
Q2) A worldwide public newsgroup available on the Internet is
A)TCP/IP.
B)Usenet.
C)Listserv.
D)Blogger.
Q3) Most Web-based email systems use ________ to retrieve mail and store the messages in a folder on a remote mail server.
A)Listserv
B)POP
C)groupware
D)P2P
Q4) Unsolicited email is called ________.
Q5) Two examples of a(n)________ operating system are Novell's Netware and Microsoft Windows Server.
Q6) Acceptable behavior rules on the Internet is also known as ________.
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Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
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Q1) An example of an IP ________ might be 192.168.17.22.
Q2) The first step when creating a Web site should be to
A)write the program.
B)use HTML to write the code.
C)offer links to popular Web sites.
D)start with a plan.
Q3) Moving image files are also referred to as ________.
Q4) Streaming transmission of radio or a concert is done via a(n)________.
Q5) push technology
A)browser on client computer asks for information
B)information delivered from the Internet to the client computer
C)stores user preferences on a client computer
D)iGoogle or Yahoo!
E)finds Web pages to match user criteria
Q6) Which of the following is NOT a true statement about IPv6?
A)IPv6 increases the amount of available IP addresses.
B)IPv6 supports multicast.
C)IPv6 is a more efficient way to transmit data.
D)IPv6 is supported on all machines.
Q7) The term ________ was first coined to describe a shared virtual reality.
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Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks
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Q1) A challenge with high-tech weapons is that they reduce the amount of time people have to make life-and-death decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the name of the storage technology that enables multiple hard disks to operate as single logical units?
A)RAID
B)DoS
C)UPS
D)PGP
Q3) A virus that attaches itself to documents that contain macros is called a(n) A)email virus.
B)macro virus.
C)Trojan horse.
D)time bomb.
Q4) ________ programs search for and eliminate viruses.
Q5) When you use a disk in several different computers on the same day,you are taking the chance of contracting a(n)________.
Q6) Networks of zombie computers are also known as ________.
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Chapter 11: Computers at Work, school, and Home
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Q1) The organization One Laptop Per ________ has the goal of creating a state-of-the-art laptop that costs less than $75.
Q2) electronic sweatshop
A)home with technology that facilitates telecommuting
B)individualized broadcasting
C)person resistant to technological change
D)business done via the Internet
E)workplace with mindless keyboarding
Q3) ________ fiction is a story that allows readers some control over the plot.
Q4) In an automated environment,as the number of factory jobs declines,________ jobs increase and play a more important role in the economy.
A)office worker
B)blue-collar
C)physical laborer
D)top management
Q5) A(n)________ is a person who resists changes due to automation.
Q6) In a study between NASA and the Eastern Virginia Medical School,it was found that students diagnosed with the disorder known by the acronym ________ were successfully treated by playing games on a PlayStation.
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Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business
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Q1) The mathematical model known by the acronym ________ determines when a project's activities will be completed.
Q2) A(n)________ is an example of output from an information system.
A)printer
B)payroll statement
C)customer address change
D)scanner
Q3) The direct,computer-to-computer exchange of standard business transaction documents is known by the acronym ________.
Q4) payroll
A)record transactions
B)reduce the number of items in stock
C)print employee paychecks
D)buy new stock from vendors
E)record what customers owe
F)print a check for a vendor
G)summarize monthly income and expenses
Q5) In addition to the three basic functions,a system has two additional functions: feedback and ________.
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Chapter 13: E-Commerce and E-Business: the Evolving Internet Economy
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Q1) The ________ systems model represents an interorganizational information system in which a company handles transactions within its own value chain and other businesses and organizations.
A)B2B
B)B2C
C)C2C
D)B2E
Q2) Search engine ________ is the process of increasing Web site traffic by improving search engine rankings for targeted keywords.
Q3) One example of a C2C site is the online auction site ________.
Q4) Most successful B2C Web sites offer all of the following EXCEPT:
A)personalization.
B)customization.
C)product support forums.
D)product creation.
Q5) An internal company network available through a Web browser is known as a(n)________.
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Q6) "Since you bought x,we thought you might like y" would most likely be seen on a business-to-________ Web site.
Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development
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Q1) The programming language ________ was developed as an easy-to-learn,interactive alternative to FORTRAN for beginning programmers.
Q2) ________ language is functionally equivalent to machine language but it's easier for people to read,write,and understand.
Q3) machine language
A)developed in 1960 for business data-processing problems
B)excels at producing Web-based applets
C)built in to many applications to automate tasks done over and over again
D)commands expressed as a series of 0s and 1s
E)low-level language which uses alphabetic codes to represent instructions
F)language used in artificial intelligence
Q4) In C++ programming,a programmer will use double dashes (--)to mark comments. A)True B)False
Q5) In the SDLC,the investigation phase focuses on why,the analysis phase focuses on what,and the ________ phase focuses on how.
Q6) ________ feasibility determines if the cost for the proposed system will be offset by the anticipated benefits.
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Chapter 15: Is Artificial Intelligence Real
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Q1) When a computer's speech sounds like a person's,it is using
A)OCR technology.
B)synthetic language.
C)digitized speech.
D)heuristics.
Q2) knowledge base
A)contains facts and relationships
B)the "real" meaning of words and phrases
C)the "world" that the application deals with
D)contains only facts
Q3) A ________ program would analyze sentence structure and identify each word according to whether it was a subject,verb,or other part of speech.
Q4) Problems with the simulation approach to AI include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)most people have trouble knowing and describing how they do things.
B)the brain can perform parallel processing at a level the most powerful supercomputers can't approach.
C)machines operate differently than the brain.
D)machines cannot remember hundreds of numbers at the same time.
Q5) Expert systems use ________ recognition to identify recurrences in input data.
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Chapter 16: Computer and Internet Terminology
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Q1) World Wide Web
A)multimedia content through the Internet
B)clickable text on a Web page that takes you somewhere else
C)saved URL you want to revisit
D)collection of Web pages with text and images
E)http://www.pearsonhighered.com
F)database of Web page locations created automatically
G)hierarchical catalog of Web sites compiled by researchers H)software to view Web pages
Q2) After typing keywords in to a search engine,it will return pages that contain the keywords,also known as ________.
Q3) When you want to revisit a page more often,it is advisable to bookmark that page,also called making it a ________.
Q4) A(n)________ is a peripheral device that generates hard copies.
A)printer
B)monitor
C)scanner
D)speaker
Q5) An easy way to keep computer documents organized is to create ________,which store files.
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