The Book: Information Technology, the Internet, and You
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12
Revision of Chapter 1:
1. (p. 5) Which of the following is not a required part of an information system?
A. People
B. Procedures
C. Internet
D. Data
2. (p. 6) The physical equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the
A. typology
B. compiler
C. hardware
D. software
3. (p. 6) The word "software" is interchangeable with the word
A. procedure
B. application
C. program
D. computer
4. (p. 9) What are the two major software types?
A. System analysis software and data warehousing software
B. Operating system software and utilities software
C. System software and application software
D. Database management software and application software
5. (p. 9) Which of the following is a collection of programs rather than a single program?
A. Procedures
B. System software
C. Hardware
D. Application software
6. (p. 9) "Background" software that allows the computer to work is called
A. shareware
B. application software
C. desktop
D. system software
7. (p. 9) Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface
between users and the computer, and runs applications.
A. Systems software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Device driver
8. (p. 9) Disk Defragmenter eliminates unnecessary file fragments and rearranges files and
unused disk space to optimize computer operations. This is an example of which type of
program?
A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Utilities
9. (p. 9) System software includes all of the following except
A. Operating systems
B. Device drivers
C. Utilities
D. Browser
10. (p. 12) Which of the following is most likely to be used to monitor manufacturing processes
and assembly-line operations?
A. Minicomputers
B. Mainframe computers
C. Supercomputers
D. Microcomputers
11. (p. 12) Desktop, media center, notebook, netbook, tablet PC, and handheld computers are
classified as
A. Mainframe computers
B. Supercomputers
C. Minicomputers
D. Microcomputers
12. (p. 12) The most widely used handheld computers are
A. laptop computers
B. PDAs and smartphones
C. notebooks and netbooks
D. tablet PCs
13. (p. 12) A specific type of notebook computer that accepts handwriting is called a
A. laptop computer
B. netbook
C. subnotebook
D. tablet PC
14. (p. 13) This computer component holds data that is currently being processed.
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. Bus
D. Ports
15. (p. 13) Which of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?
A. DVD
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Hard drive
16. (p. 13) Identify the four basic categories of hardware in a microcomputer system.
A. Hard disk, input/output, secondary storage, and display devices
B. System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and primary storage
C. System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and communication
D. System unit, modem, RAM, and microprocessor
17. (p. 13) The most common output devices are
A. monitors and printers
B. DVD drives and monitors
C. speakers and printers
D. printers and DVD drives
18. (p. 13) Which one of the following is not considered a form of secondary storage?
A. Solid-state storage
B. Optical disk
C. RAM
D. Hard disk
19. (p. 14) Flash memory cards are a type of what kind of secondary storage?
A. Optical disks
B. Hard drives
C. High-definition disks
D. Solid-state storage
20. (p. 15) The most widely used communication device is
A. a personal computer
B. the Internet
C. a telephone line
D. a modem
21. (p. 16) Which of the following is not an example of a document file?
A. Spreadsheet
B. Memo
C. Letter
D. Term paper
22. (p. 16) A financial budget would typically be what type of data file?
A. Database
B. Worksheet
C. Presentation
D. Document
23. (p. 16) Employee records, including names, social security numbers, and related
information, would typically be stored in what type of data file?
A. Document
B. Presentation
C. Database
D. Worksheet
24. (p. 16) The Internet is the largest _____ in the world.
A. network
B. system unit
C. database program
D. operating system
25. (p. 17) Which technology allows users to shift their desktop computing activities to
computers on the Internet?
A. distributed databases
B. cloud computing
C. handheld computers
D. solid-state storage
Revision of Chapter 2:
26. (p. 30) The Internet is a(n) _____.
A. actual network
B. virtual network
C. multimedia interface
D. domain name
27. (p. 30) This enabled graphics, animation, sound, and video to be added to the Internet.
A. Web browser
B. URI
C. Web
D. Sharewares
28. (p. 33) The most common way to access the Internet is through
A. an Internet service provider (ISP)
B. an instant messaging (IM) service
C. an application service provider (ASP)
D. Facebook
29. (p. 32) Which of the following is not a well-known Web browser?
A. Internet Explorer
B. Windows Explorer
C. Safari
D. Google Chrome
30. (p. 34) A Web page typically contains _____ which contains the formatting instructions to
allow the page to display Internet resources.
A. uniform resource locators (URLs)
B. top-level domain (TLD)
C. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
D. hyperlinks
31. (p. 33) For browsers to connect to a resource on the Internet, the location of the resource
must be specified through addresses called _____.
A. uniform resource locators (URLs)
B. top-level domains (TLDs)
C. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
D. hyperlinks
32. (p. 33) In the URL "http://www.simnetonline.com", what is the domain name?
A. http://www.simnetonline.com
B. simnetonline.com
C. simnetonline
D. com
33. (p. 33) In the URL "http://www.simnetonline.com", ".com" is the _____.
A. top-level domain (TLD)
B. uniform resource locator (URL)
C. domain name server (DNS)
D. domain name
34. (p. 34) Applets are written in which programming language?
A. AJAX
B. JavaScript
C. HTML
D. Java
Revision of Chapter 3:
35. (p. 66) Most widely used applications like Microsoft Office 2010 are protected by
A. CANSPAM Act
B. Privacy Act
C. Copyright Law
D. Corporate Identity Law
36. (p. 66) This type of software can be described as end user software and is used to accomplish
a variety of tasks.
A. Communications software
B. Application software
C. Utility software
D. System software
37. (p. 66) When one of the items on a menu bar is selected, a(n) _____ appears.
A. additional list of menu options or a dialog box
B. window
C. toolbar
D. graphical user interface
38. (p. 66) Most applications use a(n) _____ that displays graphical elements called icons to
represent familiar objects.
A. integrated package
B. dialog box
C. graphical user interface
D. menu button
39. (p. 66) Basic applications include all of the following except
A. web authoring
B. word processors
C. spreadsheet
D. database management systems
40. (p. 67) This is a new interface design element introduced with Office 2007 that displays
graphic representations of the alternatives from a list:
A. buttons
B. galleries
C. ribbons
D. contextual tabs
41. (p. 67) In Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010, menus and toolbars have been replaced by
A. buttons
B. galleries
C. ribbons
D. contextual tabs
42. (p. 67) While working on a document the verbal command "copy" is given and the selected
text gets copied. This means that the application supports:
A. input keys
B. internal inputs
C. speech recognition
D. commands
Revision of Chapter 4:
43. (p. 102) All of the following are examples of specialized application software, except:
A. Adobe Photoshop
B. Microsoft Excel
C. Microsoft Expression
D. Adobe Director
44. (p. 103) One difference between desktop publishing and word processing is
A. desktop publishing programs provide greater flexibility and focus on layout and design.
B. desktop publishing programs allow you to mix text and graphics.
C. desktop publishing programs allow you to create newsletters.
D. word processing programs are created by Microsoft.
45. (p. 103) Which of the following programs is not a popular desktop publishing program?
A. Adobe InDesign
B. Microsoft Publisher
C. Adobe Photoshop
D. QuarkXPress
46. (p. 103) In a bitmap image the pixels represent images and have all the following, except:
A. specific location
B. specific color
C. specific image
D. specific shade
47. (p. 103) Specialized graphic programs used for editing digital photographs are called
A. multimedia authoring programs
B. desktop publishing programs
C. drawing programs
D. image editors
48. (p. 103) One limitation of a bitmap image is that
A. it is a very small file.
B. it can be saved only in the BMP format.
C. it is described using complete mathematical functions only.
D. when it is expanded, it becomes pixilated.
49. (p. 103) Raster images are also known as
A. bitmap images
B. vector images
C. clip art images
D. multimedia images
50. (p. 103) Which of the following programs is not a popular professional image editor
program?
A. Adobe InDesign
B. Paint.NET
C. Adobe Photoshop
D. Corel Paint Shop Pro
Revision of Chapter 7:
51. (p. 188) _____ is any data or instructions sent to the computer.
A. Digital
B. Output
C. Information
D. Input
52. (p. 189) The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by:
A. representing the phonetics of the alphabets most closely associated with the keyboard.
B. taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys.
C. using the alphabetic characters most frequently used on the keyboard.
D. using the letters of the alphabetic characters that are closest to access while typing.
53. (p. 189) If your wrist is getting strained from repetitive typing, it is advisable to use a(n)
A. ergonomic keyboard
B. wireless keyboard
C. traditional keyboard
D. flexible keyboard
54. (p. 189) This type of keyboard uses a touch screen as the input device.
A. PDA keyboard
B. Wireless keyboard
C. Traditional keyboard
D. Virtual keyboard
55. (p. 189) A keyboard key, like Caps Lock, that turns a feature on or off is called a _____ key.
A. power
B. toggle
C. function
D. combination
56. (p. 191) This type of mouse is currently the most widely used.
A. Mechanical
B. Cordless
C. Wireless
D. Optical
57. (p. 191) Instead of using a mouse, you can use this pointing device to control the pointer by
rotating a ball with your thumb.
A. Pointing stick
B. Touchpad
C. Joystick
D. Trackball
Revision of Chapter 12:
58. (p. 346) Which view of data deals with how the data is actually formatted and located?
A. Physical view
B. Logical view
C. Information view
D. Technical view
59. (p. 347) A data field represents a(n)
A. character
B. attribute
C. record
D. entity
60. (p. 347) Collectively, a person's name, address, and age would be called a
A. character
B. record
C. field
D. file
61. (p. 348) A _____ in different tables can be used to integrate the data in a database.
A. table
B. key field
C. character
D. record
62. (p. 348) A credit card bill that is processed at one shot - say the end of the month - is an
example of
A. batch processing
B. group processing
C. real-time processing
D. consignment processing
63. (p. 349) In _____, the user must wait for the computer to scan several records one at a time,
until the desired record is located.
A. sequential data access
B. direct access tape
C. coordinated storage
D. sequential access storage
64. (p. 350) Having several instances of the same data is called
A. data repetition
B. data duplication
C. data doubling
D. data redundancy
65. (p. 351) If Mr. Smith's bike has been sent to his new address, but the bill to his old one, it can
most likely be attributed to a
A. lack of data integrity
B. lack of data maintenance
C. lack of data redundancy
D. lack of data administration
66. (p. 350) Which of the following is not an advantage of using a database?
A. Security
B. Reliability
C. Sharing
D. Integrity