Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Computer monitors are different from TVs because: A.

monitors are bit-mapped whereas TVs are not B. TVs are interactive whereas monitors are not C. monitors are CRTs whereas TVs are not D. more than one of the above A. Monitors use bit-mapped technology generated by the computer whereas TVs display recorded images. 2. Screen savers: A. are useful because they prevent burn-in B. save energy C. can be turned off with a key press or a mouse click D. all of the above D. All of these are benefits of a screen saver. 3. The display for a laptop is most likely a: A. TV B. RGB display C. LCD D. CRT display C. A laptop has an LCD display and uses RGB color. 4. Mice and keyboards do not have power cords because: A. they are not electrical B. the power and the signal wires are in one cable C. they run on batteries D. none of the above B. The cable used for them has both the power and the signal wires built into it. 5. The last cable you plug in should be the: A. monitor cable B. keyboard cable C. printer cable D. power cable D. Follow the acronym, PILPOF, plug in last, pull out first. 6. RGB stands for: A. red, green, black B. red, gray, blue C. rust, black, brown

D. red, green, blue D. All the color combinations on the screen are combinations of red, green, and blue. 7. A combination of red light and green light produces: A. blue B. purple C. yellow D. brown C. Red and green light combine to make yellow. 8. A typical monitor: A. has over a million pixels B. has exactly a million pixels C. displays pixels in only one color D. none of the above A. Desktop displays, being larger than laptops have over a million pixels. 9. How many pixels make up each button in Figure 1.8 (page 11)? A. 19 19 B. 304 C. 1024 768 D. none of the above B. The grid is 19 16 or 304 pixels. 10. How is the process for clicking a check box similar to clicking a button? A. The tip of the arrow must be inside the x, y coordinates that make up the check box. B. The user must click the mouse button. C. The configuration of the check box must change from unchecked to checked or vice versa. D. all of the above D. All of the above are similarities. Short Answer 3. A ______ saves a CRT monitor from "burn in" when it is not in use. screen saver 6. The number of times a second that images on the screen are redrawn is called the ______. refresh rate 10. The process of starting a computer is called ______.

booting 12. A device that helps you remember a fact or concept is a ______. mnemonic 14. On the computer, programs and information are stored on the ______. hard disk Exercises 1. Here are some of the acronyms found in this chapter. Next to each, write its name and its meaning. SCSI Small computer system interface IT Information Technology CRT Cathode Ray Tube LCD Liquid Crystal Display RGB Red Green Blue CD Compact Disk RAM Random Access Memory ROM Read Only Memory PC Personal Computer IC Integrated Circuit 4. It took Magellans expedition three years to circumnavigate the globe. The space shuttle makes an orbit in about 90 minutes. Calculate the factor of improvement. 17520 Chapter 2 Multiple Choice 1. Experienced computer users are known as: A. digerati B. literati C. mazzerati D. culturati A. Those with computer skills are sometimes called digerati. 2. What is a GUI? A. graphical update identification B. general user identification C. graphical user interface D. general update interface

C. Its a graphical user interface, and GUI is pronounced gooey. A GUI uses pictures and icons to provide an interface, a connection, between the user and the computer. 3. Software designers use analogies to help a user understand software because doing so: A. makes it easier for the user to learn and use the software B. makes the software more popular C. is required by law D. more than one of the above D. Both A and B are correct. Ease of use is one of the driving forces behind software development and one of the reasons for the popularity of some software. 4. An example of a metaphor is: A. The player played with the heart of a lion. B. The silence was deafening. C. The computer played chess as well as the best humans. D. all of the above A. A metaphor is a figure of speech where one object is likened to another. 5. Which of the following is not a common computer metaphor? A. buttons B. door handles C. menus D. sliders B. Youll find all except door handles in a typical GUI. (Who knows maybe one day) 6. A slider control is used for selecting: A. one of several options B. one or more of several options C. within a continuous range of options D. one or more items from a list C. When there is a continuous range of options, such as volume control, a slider can be used. 7. In Windows, closing a subwindow: A. is not allowed B. leaves the application running C. quits the application D. automatically saves your file B. In Windows, you can close a subwindow, such as a spreadsheet or word processing file, and the application will keep running.

8. A dialog will open when a menu has a(n) ______ in it. A. shortcut B. ellipsis C. check mark D. separator B. An ellipsis indicates that the command wont be completed immediately and that the computer needs more information before it can complete the command. 9. Menu options that are unavailable: A. have a check mark by them B. are gray C. have a line through them D. are hidden B. When a menu option cannot be used, it is shown in gray and it cannot be selected. 10. Which of the following is not an instance? A. an image B. a song file C. a word processing document D. a menu D.

11. The Greek letter epsilon can be used to represent "nothing." In a find and replace, you would have to use A. B. null C. nothing (empty) D. C. Leave the replacement window blank. Short Answer 2. GUI stands for ______. graphical user interface 4. A(n) ______ is a figure of speech where one object is compared to another. Metaphor

Chapter 3 Multiple Choice

1. Spamming is like: A. telemarketing B. junk mail C. advertising inserts D. all of the above D. By and large all of these are marketing and are unsolicited, unwanted, and annoying. 2. If the Internet consisted of four computers, there would be six possible connections. If it consisted of five computers, there would be ten possible connections. How many connections are possible with ten computers? A. 10 B. 30 C. 45 D. infinite C. For x computers attached to the Internet, an additional computer adds x connections. 3. What is the potential number of IP addresses available? A. 65,536 B. 16,777,216 C. 4,294,967,296 D. limitless C. There are 256 * 256 * 256 * 256 potential connections. Some are reserved for testing and some are restricted. Most are used and many are wasted. 4. The part of an email address to the right of the @ is most like a: A. mailbox B. post office C. letter D. return address B. The right side shows the domain. That will get the message to the correct location. From there, the mail server will have to get it to the correct address. This is very similar to the postal service. 5.DNS stands for: A. Determined Name of Sender B. Determined Not Spam C. Domain Name System D. Domain Number Sequence C. The DNS translates human IP addresses into the four-number IP addresses needed for the Internet. 6. The origins of the Internet can be traced to:
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A. news services sending wire stories to local newspapers B. phone companies creating the long distance system C. government, big business, and educational institutions conducting Cold War research D. the United States and USSR creating a hotline C. The government, educational institutions, and big business put together the first system in the late 1960s. 7. As an aspiring TV exec, the ideal country to locate the top-level domain for your new quiz show Whats My IP? would be: A. Papua New Guinea B. Cocos Islands C. Tuvalu D. Nauru C. Tuvalu uses TV for its top-level country domain. Hows that for a hook? 8. Between client requests from a specific IP address, a Web server A. cannot handle requests from another client B. can handle requests up to the number of clients specified by the administrator C. can handle up to 255 other requests D. might handle hundreds or even thousands of requests D. After a request the server is finished and can work on other requests.

9. Root name servers: A. maintain a list of all computer users B. manage all emails sent C. maintain the relationship between IP addresses and symbolic computer names D. maintain a list of all Web pages C. Root name servers allow surfers to use symbolic computer names instead of arcane IP addresses.

10. To connect to the Internet with a wireless connection you'd need to communicate through a device that is physically connected to a network. This device is call a: A. port B. Ethernet C. switch D. hub D. A wireless hub can be used to connect wireless devices to a network and the Internet.

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8. A company that supplies connections to the Internet is called a(n) ______. Internet service provider 10. Local networks that support communications wholly within an organization are called ______. Intranets 12. The http:// in a Web address is the ______. protocol 16. In the client/server structure, the customer's computer is the ________ and the business's computer is the ________. client, server