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1. ____ data items may involve organizing them,
checking them for accuracy, or performing
mathematical operations on them.
A. Processing
B. Inputting
C. Outputting
D. Converting
2. Computer programmers often refer to memory
addresses using ____ notation, or base 16.
A. binary
B. indirect
C. mathematical
D. hexadecimal
3. A database holds a group of files, often called ____,
that together serve the information needs of an
organization.
A. records
B. characters
C. fields
D. tables
4. The major difference between the two main
programming styles in use today is the ____.
A. use of flowcharts versus pseudocode
B. testing procedure used by the programmer
C. focus the programmer takes during the earliest
planning stages of a project
D. programming language used
5. All of the following are examples of secondary
storage except ____.
A. hard disks
B. floppy disks
C. keyboards
D. tapes
6. The devices that feed data and programs into
computers are called ____.
A. output devices
B. input devices
C. monitors
D. printers
7. The system program that loads first when you turn
on your PC is called the ____.
A. central processing unit
B. application program
C. operating system
D. word processor
8. ____ represent information with a sequence of 0s
and 1s.
A. Analog signals
B. Application programs
C. Digital signals
D. System programs

9. The digit 0 or 1 is called a binary digit, or ____.

A. bit
B. bytecode
C. Unicode
D. hexcode
10. The source program is written in ____.
A. assembly language
B. machine language
C. a high-level language
D. None of these
11. To develop a program to solve a problem, you start
by ____.
A. analyzing the problem
B. implementing the solution in Java
C. designing the algorithm
D. entering the solution into a computer system
12. On a network, the major difference between the
server and client computers is that the server
ordinarily has _____.
A. less power, less storage space, and decreased
communication capabilities
B. less power, less storage space, but expanded
communication capabilities
C. more power, more storage space, but decreased
communication capabilities
D. more power, more storage space, and expanded
communication capabilities
13. When a user specifies a domain name, a _____
translates the domain name into its associated IP
address so data can route to the correct computer.
A. URL client
B. DNS client
C. URL server
D. DNS server
14. In a Web address, the _____, is a set of rules that
defines how pages transfer on the Internet.
A. html, which stands for Hypertext Markup
Language
B. www, which stands for World Wide Web
C. http, which stands for Hypertext Transfer
Protocol
D. url, which stands for Uniform Resource Locator
15. _____ is a communications technology used by
some outgoing mail servers.
A. SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)
B. ARPA (advanced rural postal addresses)
C. POP (post office protocol)
D. HTML (hypertext mail link)
16. A macro is a _____.
A. document that contains the formatting necessary

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B. sequence of keystrokes and instructions that a
user records and saves
C. small image on the screen that represents a
program or document
D. collection of drawings, diagrams, and
photographs that can be inserted into a
document
The programs within a software suite (for personal
use) use a _____.
A. different interface and have completely different
features
B. different interface but share some common
features
C. similar interface but have completely different
features
D. similar interface and share some common
features
An e-mail program allows _____.
A. real-time exchange of messages or files with
another online user
B. geographically separated people to transfer
audio and video
C. transmission of messages and files via a network
such as the Internet
D. users to access and view Web pages on the
Internet
Instant messenging software allows _____.
A. real-time exchange of messages or files with
another online user
B. geographically separated people to transfer
audio and video
C. transmission of messages and files via a network
such as the Internet
D. users to access and view Web pages on the
Internet
Each tick of the system clock equates to a _____.
A. clock shot
B. clock spring
C. clock rhythm
D. clock cycle
One gigahertz (GHz) equals one _____ ticks of the
system clock per second.
A. thousand
B. million
C. billion
D. trillion
A _____ is equal to exactly 1,024 bytes, but
computer users often round it down to 1,000 bytes
to simplify memory and storage definitions.
A. kilobyte (KB or K)
B. megabyte (MB)
C. gigabyte (GB)
D. terabyte (TB)

23. A _____ equals approximately 1 billion bytes.

A. kilobyte (KB or K)
B. megabyte (MB)
C. gigabyte (GB)
D. terabyte (TB)
24. Instead of port, the term _____ sometimes is used
to identify audio and video ports.
A. bus
B. hub
C. bay
D. jack
25. The wider the bus, the _____ the transfer of data.
A. greater the number of transfer steps required and
the slower
B. greater the number of transfer steps required and
the faster
C. fewer the number of transfer steps required and
the slower
D. fewer the number of transfer steps required and
the faster
26. A monitor is measured in the same way as a
television is measured, that is _____.
A. vertically from the top corner to the bottom
B. horizontally from the left corner to the right
C. diagonally from one corner to the other
D. in square units that indicate the area of the
screen
27. Setting a monitor to display a higher resolution uses
a _____.
A. smaller number of pixels and thus provides a
smoother image
B. smaller number of pixels and thus provides a
rougher image
C. greater number of pixels and thus provides a
smoother image
D. greater number of pixels and thus provides a
rougher image
28. When compared to LCD monitors, plasma monitors
offer _____ expensive.
A. smaller screen sizes and lower display quality
and are less
B. smaller screen sizes and lower display quality
but are more
C. larger screen sizes and higher display quality but
are more
D. larger screen sizes and higher display quality
and are less
29. Bluetooth printing is more convenient than infrared
printing because Bluetooth devices _____ an
approximate 30-foot range.
A. do not have to be aligned and can be outside
B. have to be aligned but must be within
C. do not have to be aligned but must be within
D. have to be aligned and can be outside

30. To start up, a computer locates _____.

A. application software in storage and loads it into
memory
B. application software in memory and loads it onto
storage
C. an operating system in storage and loads it into
memory
D. an operating system in memory and loads it onto
storage
31. Transfer rates for disks are stated in _____.
A. KBps (kilobytes per second) and MBps
(megabytes per second)
B. MBps (megabytes per second) and GBps
(gigabytes per second)
C. GBps (gigabytes per second) and TBps
(terabytes per second)
D. TBps (terabytes per second) and PBps
(petabytes per second)
32. A _____ occurs when a read/write head touches
the surface of a hard disk platter, usually resulting
in a loss of data and sometimes loss of the entire
drive.
A. disk crash
B. head crash
C. drive crash
D. data crash
33. Depending on the type of hard disk, transfer rates
range from _____.
A. 12-24 MBps
B. 125-200 KBps
C. 15-320 MBps
D. 4,500 to 15,000 rpm
34. Optical discs commonly store items in _____.
A. random locations anywhere between the center
of the disc and the edge of the disc
B. multiple pie-shaped sections that break a track
into arcs
C. a single track that spirals from the center of the
disc to the edge of the disc
D. multiple concentric tracks from the center of the
disc to the edge of the disc
35. _____, which is a main area in an IT department,
assists users with using components of the
information systems or answers specific questions.
A. Management
B. Training
C. Operations
D. Technical services
36. The _____ directs a companys information service
and communications functions.
A. computer operator
B. quality assurance specialist
C. vice president of IT/chief information officer (CIO)
D. network security specialist

37. Job titles in the system development and

programming area of an IT department include all
of the following except _____.
A. e-commerce administrator
B. application programmer
C. systems analyst
D. Web page author
38. _____ is a job title in the training area of an IT
department.
A. Software engineer
B. Webmaster
C. Help desk specialist
D. Systems analyst
39. Job titles for careers related to the _____ include
project leader, programmer, developer, software
engineer, and computer scientist.
A. computer equipment field
B. computer software field
C. computer service and repair field
D. computer education and training field
40. People who would benefit from _____ include
computer sales representatives, computer
teachers, corporate trainers, desktop publishers,
graphic designers, help desk specialists, and office
manager/workers.

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application software certifications

programming certifications
hardware certifications
database system certifications

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