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Introduction to Information Technology Exam Review

Course Introduction

Introduction to Information Technology offers an overview of the fundamental concepts and components that define the modern digital landscape. Students will explore the basic principles of computer systems, software applications, networks, and data management. The course examines the role of IT in personal, academic, and professional settings, highlighting current trends such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Through hands-on activities and case studies, students gain practical skills in using common technology tools and develop an understanding of the ethical, societal, and global impacts of information technology.

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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) Which of the following application types include features such as email,instant messaging,and Web browsing?

A)multimedia

B)network

C)desktop publishing

D)database

Answer: B

Q2) The time period in which there was a shift from an industrial economy to an economy based on the value of information is known as the A)paradigm shift.

B)agricultural age.

C)industrial revolution.

D)information age.

Answer: D

Q3) The gap between information technology "haves" and "have nots" is called the ________ divide.

Answer: digital

Q4) A ________ is the fastest,most powerful computer. Answer: supercomputer

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Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box

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Q1) The CPU,all additional chips,and the electronic circuitry are all housed on the

Answer: motherboard

Q2) The number of bits a CPU can process simultaneously is the CPU's ________ size. Answer: word

Q3) A(n)________ is a binary digit. Answer: bit

Q4) ASCII is a subset of this larger coding scheme: A)ASCII 2.. B)lingo.

C)EBCDIC.

D)Unicode. Answer: D

Q5) The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a A)digit. B)byte. C)bit. D)kilobyte.

Answer: C

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Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals

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Q1) This variation on keyboard design displays keys that react to touch or movement: A)one handed keyboards.

B)laser projections.

C)wireless keyboards.

D)QWERTY keyboards. Answer: B

Q2) The most common pointing input device is the A)trackball.

B)mouse.

C)touchscreen.

D)touchpad. Answer: B

Q3) Unlike optical storage,magnetic tape is A)laser read.

B)random.

C)sequential.

D)written with a laser beam. Answer: C

Q4) The type of monitor used on laptop computers is a liquid ________ display. Answer: crystal

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Chapter 4: Software Basics: the Ghost in the Machine

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Q1) This application allows millions of people to share music,movies,and other files over the Internet:

A)Pandora.

B)Kazaa.

C)ConAgra.

D)virtual reality.

Q2) Software that is free to everyone is known as

A)Microsoft Office.

B)public domain software.

C)public-access software.

D)shareware.

Q3) ________ law has protected trade secrets.

Q4) A Windows PC's primary hard disk is usually given the letter ________

A)organization into compact submenus

B)also known as a folder

C)Replaced Windows Vista

D)operating system by Apple Inc

E)choices depend on the onscreen object currently selected

F)C

G)GUI

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Chapter 5: Productivity Applications

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Q1) A form of digital paper that looks and feels somewhat like real paper is known as A)an e-book.

B)e-paper.

C)an iPad.

D)e-sheet.

Q2) Sophisticated software that interprets pen movements as characters and words is called

A)handwriting recognition.

B)voice recognition.

C)speech recognition.

D)pen technology.

Q3) A coaching or help feature that walks a reader through a process step-by-step is known as a(n)________.

Q4) An advantage of a downloadable font is

A)that the curves and lines on the font are smooth.

B)they are less expensive.

C)they are easily moved to another computer.

D)there are fewer pixels.

Q5) In desktop publishing,the spacing between lines of text is called ________.

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Chapter 6: Graphics, digital Media, and Multimedia

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Q1) The acronym ________ is the standard interface that enables a computer to connect to different digital musical instruments.

Q2) ________-graphics software helps automate the creation of visual aids for lectures,training sessions,and sales demonstrations.

Q3) Streaming audio

A)stops playing when the user disconnects from the Internet.

B)is available through file-sharing networks.

C)must be recorded and played using a synthesizer.

D)must be stored on a MIDI instrument.

Q4) To play digitized sound,the computer must do all the following EXCEPT:

A)load the data file into memory.

B)convert it into an analog sound.

C)play it through a speaker.

D)compress the file.

Q5) Augmented reality is the use of a computer display to add virtual information to a user's sensory perceptions.

A)True

B)False

Q6) High contrast between font color and background improves ________.

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Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications

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Q1) Prior to Google,early search engines ranked Web pages by

A)counting the number of times other Web pages linked to it.

B)counting the number of times the key word or phrase appeared on the page.

C)counting the number of hits the page had received from the linked page.

D)having a human view and rate each page.

Q2) Natural language Web searches have not made much headway in replacing existing database technology searches.

A)True

B)False

Q3) ________ databases spread data across networks on several different computers.

Q4) In 2005,Google agreed to allow the ________ government to censor certain searches made by their citizens.

A)United States

B)German

C)Indian

D)Chinese

Q5) Some large companies keep all of their corporate data in an integrated data repository called a data ________.

Q6) In real-time or ________ computing,users can view and change data online.

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Chapter 8: Networking and Digital Communication

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Q1) The most common cabling for a LAN is ________ pair.

Q2) Email discussion groups on special-interest topics are called ________ lists.

Q3) A system where users can check their email message through most browsers is known as ________.

Q4) A(n)________ Web site is designed to collect confidential and sensitive information from visitors to the site.

Q5) Another word for sites like Twitter,which allow users to post short status updates is ________-blogs.

Q6) A(n)________ uses radio waves to carry information at high speed.

A)T1 connection

B)fiber-optic cable

C)wireless connection

D)phone cable

Q7) Remote access means that a(n)

A)computer is linked directly to a network.

B)technical support agent can access your computer.

C)user is connecting to a network through a phone line, television cable, or wireless link.

D)LAN is set up in an office in a remote location.

Q8) A(n)________ is a set of rules for exchange of data between devices.

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Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet

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Q1) ARPANET was funded by ________.

A)the U.S. government

B)IBM

C)CERN

D)a group of interested scientists

Q2) When a user accesses a remote server and copies a file to his/her own personal computer,it is known as ________.

Q3) This IP address doesn't change every day:

A)static IP address.

B)dynamic IP address.

C)unique IP address.

D)common name and number.

Q4) To prevent children from seeing inappropriate content on the Web,________ software can be installed.

Q5) When radio or TV broadcasts are streaming at the same time they are happening,it is called

A)real-time.

B)plug-in.

C)3-D.

D)RealOne.

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Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks

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Q1) What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?

A)worm

B)spybot

C)logic bomb

D)botnet

Q2) 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

Q3) Smart cards and biometrics are two ways companies may add physical security to computer systems.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The scrambling of code in an email message can be done using A)cryptography.

B)programming.

C)auditing.

D)decryption.

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Chapter 11: Computers at Work, school, and Home

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Q1) Computer monitoring at work leads to all of the following EXCEPT:

A)decrease in privacy.

B)negative impact on morale.

C)increase in quality of work.

D)devalued skills.

Q2) 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

Q3) In a company,the main decisions concerning enterprise computer systems and technology are made by the

A)CIO and CTO.

B)CEO and CTO.

C)CEO and CIO.

D)CFO and CEO.

Q4) The organization One Laptop Per ________ has the goal of creating a state-of-the-art laptop that costs less than $75.

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Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business

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Q1) Examples of CSFs include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)quality customer service.

B)loose control of manufacturing costs.

C)correct pricing of products and services.

D)efficient use of employees.

Q2) A manager could use ________ to determine if an information system project is economically worthwhile.

A)Gantt charts

B)PERT diagrams

C)cost-benefit analysis

D)expert systems

Q3) In addition to the three basic functions,a system has two additional functions: feedback and ________.

Q4) Two methods to keep track of a project's schedule are PERT and CPM.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The person responsible for making key planning decisions for a company's information systems is known by the acronym ________.

Q6) The two forms of IOS are business ________ and EDI.

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Chapter 13: E-Commerce and E-Business: the Evolving Internet Economy

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Q1) One site that facilitates C2C commerce is A)eBay.

B)Google.

C)Walmart.

D)United Airlines.

Q2) To make employees and customers clearly aware of a company's Web and e-commerce policies,the company should publish a code of ________ on its Web site.

Q3) A(n)________ provides a secure,private environment for communication between vendors and suppliers.

Q4) The most basic kind of C2C site is the digital equivalent of a newspaper's classified ad section.

A)True

B)False

Q5) A ________ stores a user's preferences for a particular Web site on the user's computer.

A)cookie

B)VPN file

C)Web authoring tool

D)WAV file

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Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development

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Q1) In C++ programming,a programmer will use double dashes (--)to mark comments.

A)True

B)False

Q2) A(n)________ chart is used by the systems analyst to plan the schedule deadlines and determine milestones for systems development.

Q3) For subtraction,if a SUB statement is used instead of 10110111,the programmer is using ________ language.

A)fourth-generation

B)assembly

C)high-level

D)machine

Q4) In the programming process,testing the algorithm checks the A)compiler.

B)logic.

C)syntax.

D)pseudocode.

Q5) ________ is an iterative process in which the systems analyst uses a limited working system to show users how the completed system will work.

Q6) Machine language is often translated into ________,a number system with base 16.

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Chapter 15: Is Artificial Intelligence Real

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Q1) searching

A)rules of thumb

B)identifies recurrences in input data

C)looking ahead at the possibilities generated by each possible move

D)the computer uses successful moves more often in the future

Q2) ________ identifies objects and shapes in a photograph,drawing,video,or other visual images.

A)An expert system

B)Image analysis

C)OCR

D)Fuzzy logic

Q3) 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.

Q4) Psychologists are interested in the field known by the acronym ________ because it provides new insights into natural intelligence and the workings of the human brain.

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Chapter 16: Computer and Internet Terminology

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Q1) URL

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) Computer hardware is controlled by the RAM.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The physical parts of a computer are known as A)hardware.

B)software.

C)firmware.

D)the operating system.

Q4) Disk drives that are not found inside the system unit and are instead connected with cables are called ________ drives.

Q5) Most PCs run some version of the Microsoft ________ operating system.

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