What is the main circuit board inside the computer called?
Mother Board
What top-level domains is used by government institutions?
a. .com
b. .edu
c. .gov
d. .org
c. .gov
Colby spent a lot of his free time in a local coffee shop, where the Internet access is free. However, the coffee shop owner has not set up a password for the Wi-Fi network. Which of the following online activities is safe for Colby to do at the coffee shop?
a. Check one of his social media sites
b. Conduct academic research
c. Check his online bank account
d. Buy textbooks using his credit card
b. Conduct academic research
gestures should be used on a touch screen to zoom in on an item?
Stretch
When clicked, what opens the start menu?
Start Button
What device is used for sending and receiving printed documents over telephone lines?
Fax Machine
Which of the following is NOT a search engine?
A. Yahoo!®
B. Chrome®
C. Bing®
D. Google®
B. Chrome
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible results of inappropriate Internet use?
a. Your computer can have hardware problems.
b. Your personal information can be used by hackers.
c. Your identity can be stolen.
d. Your computer can be attacked by viruses.
a. Your computer can have hardware problems.
Which of the following is a string of characters, numbers or symbols required for access to a computer system?
a. Password
b. Code
c. Data
d. Currency
a. password
Where is the power option located?
Start Menu
The World Wide Web is accessed through a _____________.
Web Browser
Which of the following is an example of a formal search engine?
Wow®
Ask®
LexisNexis®
WebCrawler®
LexisNexis
Cathy is a high school science teacher and she would like to copy some online educational materials to distribute to her students. Which of the following materials can Cathy NOT make copies of?
a. A chapter from the Cosmos book.
b. An article from the National Geographic magazine
c. A graph from the American Scientist magazine
d. The entire Astronomy Today book
d. The entire Astronomy Today book
What is pressed when completing the “click” action on the mouse?
Left Mouse Button
"Programs" are also known as?
Apps
Which term describes a private network typically used by organizations for the sharing of company news, policies, documents and other information?
A. Local area network (LAN) B. Wide area network (WAN) C. Intranet D. Internet
c. Intranet
Which of the following is located in the tools or settings tab within a web browser?
a. Zoom
b. Forward
c. Minimize
d. Refresh
a. Zoom
Sharron’s computer was infected by viruses. Which of the following could be a possible cause?
a. Sharron copied a file from her computer to an external hard drive.
b. Sharron downloaded free movies from the Internet.
c. Sharron connected her computer to a printer
d. Sharron scanned her computer for viruses.
b. Sharron downloaded free movies from the Internet.
A company has 20 employees each of whom have a personal computer. Each employee needs to be able to run several programs at any given time. Which type of operating system would work best?
a. Multi-user operating system
b. Single-user, single-task operating system
c. Single-user, multi-task operating system
d. Unix operating system
c. Single-user, multi-task operating system
Which of the following helps distinguish individual computers, serving the same purpose as a street address?
a. Metropolitan area networks
b. Transmission control protocol
c. Graphical user interface
d. Firewalls
b. Transmission control protocol
What does the BIOS chip stand for?
a. Basic Internal Output System
b. Basic Input Output System
c. Basic Input Operating System
a. Basic Internal Output System
What is considered the original broadband?
Dial-Up
What provides protection to Nike®’s slogan “Just Do It”?
Patent
Which of the following allows the use of icons or other visual indicators to interact with electronic devices rather than text through the command line?
a. MS-DOS
b. Prompt
c. AutoFormat
d. GUI
d. GUI
Which of the following is NOT a task which can be performed using the desktop?
a. Holding currently open apps or programs
b. Removing items from the desktop
c. Moving objects around on the desktop
d. Pacing items on the desktop
a. Holding currently open apps or programs