ITM 104 TIA

Being___ means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations.

Unwanted or junk e-mail is call___.

___diseases account for about 1/5 of all deaths worldwide, and technology is uses to increase the pace of vaccine production to decrease this death rate.

___ is a field of study focused on information handling and retrieval of information automatically.

The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern is called ___.

___ is a wearable device that hangs around your neck and consists of a camera, a projector, and a mirror that can communicate with the Internet over wireless Bluetooth technology.

All of the following factors lead to better personal satisfaction, Except: autonomy, mastery, consumption, or purpose.

Autonomy is defined as____.

Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is call___.

The technology called QR codes stands for?

The goal of ____ is to provide technological solutions to physical problems, such as providing sight to the blind.

One potential application of ___ is to provide sight to the blind.

All of the following are examples of being computer literate, Except: knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses, knowing how to protect your privacy, knowing only how to use your computer for e-mails, or knowing how to use the web efficiently.

___computing relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.

What is an example of data mining?

The emotional-social prosthesis (ESP) device, developed by a group at the MIT Media Lab, is targeted at helping people who have____.

The difference between people with access to computers and the internet and those without this access is known as the____

Which of the following software can best be used to help create digital art: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Acrobat.

Faculty at universities often use course management software such as ___ to make information available to students.

___ is the gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideas.

The crisis-mapping tool___can collect information to make instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

The Witness Project uses the power of video and a grassroots movement to advocate for___.

The___ is a strategic plan to focus on the young, talented, mathematical minds of Africa.

Analyzing computer systems to gather legal evidence is___.

An identification chip this is smaller than a period is known as___.

A popular Voice over internet protocol service is___.

The ESP system targeted at helping with autism stands for?

Joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently is called?

People who are ___ make the internet a powerful research tool and know how to find information that they want effectively.

Affective computing is?

Which of the following is NOT true about data? It can be a recording of sound, It has been organized or presented in a meaningful way, It represents a fact, a figure, or an idea, or it can be a number, a word, or picture.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer? Analyzing the data or information, Processing data into information, Storing the data or information, or Gathering data.

Computer the ___ language consisting of 0s and 1s.

Computer gather data, which means that they allow users to ___ data.

Which of the following is the largest unite of measure for the size of a computer file? Petabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte, or Megabyte

After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered?

Any part of the computer that you can touch is called?

The term "bit" is short for?

What type of computer is the Apple iPad?

The___ contains the central electronic components of the computer.

A___ is a specially designed computer that can perform complex calculations extremely fast.

In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special character is made up a unique combination of_____.

The four functions of the computer include input, process, output, and ____.

A ___ is approximately 1 million bytes.

A keyboard ans mouse are examples of ___ devices.

The standard keyboard is known as the ___ keyboard.

___ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as your car or the electronic thermostat in your home.

___ keyboards can be rolled up and put in your backpack.

A ___ was the first device with touch-screen capabilities.

Apple developed ___ Mouse, which is the first multitouch wireless mouse.

A ___ is an input device that looks like a pen.

Display screens that respond to commands initiated with your finger or a stylus are called?

The ___ is used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.

___ are shortcut keys that you press to perform special tasks; each software application has its own set of tasks assigned to these keys.

A ___ sits on your computer monitor or is built into a laptop and used primarily for transmitting live video.

The most common type of monitor is a?

The small, touch-sensitive are at the base of the keyboard on a notebook computer is known as a?

The number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as?

___ printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon.

___ is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are stored.

Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ___ printers.

RAM is a ___ storage location.

Flash drives plug into a?

The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is?

The most common way to connect devices to a computer is to use the ___ port.

Processing performance is affected by the number of processing paths called?

A___ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system.

All of the following are examples of permanent storage, Except: hard disk drive, RAM, USB drive, or DVD

All of the following are names for a flash drive, EXCEPT: USB drive, jump drive, thumb drive or hard drive

The computer port that is used to connect televisions and DVD players is the ________.

A ________ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.

All of the following are ways to avoid injuries when working on computers, EXCEPT: place monitor at least 10" from eyes, ensure proper lighting or purchase an adjustable chair Incorrect answer take breaks

Large, expensive computers that support hundreds of users simultaneously are called ________.

New technologies pushing the boundaries of printing include ________. cloud printing, inkless printing, 3-D printing or all of the above

________ is the applied science concerned with designing and arranging machines and furniture so that people use so that the people using them aren't subjected to an uncomfortable or unsafe experience.

A visual search engine that uses pictures from our smartphone to search the Web for more information is known as ________.

The Internet is ________.

The concept of the Internet was developed in response to the ________ War.

The World Wide Web was invented by ________.

The "fathers" of the Internet are Vinton Cerf and ________.

Facebook and MySpace are considered to be ________ Web sites.

The Web is based on the ________ Protocol.

You can keep track of IM contacts by using a ________.

Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the Web is a ________.

Which of the following are personal video journal entries posted on the Web?

A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a ________.

Podcasts enable you to ________.

The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet is known by all of the following, EXCEPT: dotted period, dotted quad, dotted decimal or IP address

Podcasts use which of the following technologies?

Web 2.0 is classified as the ________.

Adobe Reader, Flash Player, and QuickTime Player are all examples of special software programs called ________.

Using the Web to communicate and share information with our friends and others is known as ________.

All of the following are examples of multimedia, EXCEPT: text, graphics, MP3 music files or streaming video

All of the following are tips for professional e-mail etiquette, EXCEPT:use abbreviations such as "u", "r", and "BRB" to keep the e-mail message shorter , use spell-checker and proofread before sending, include a meaningful subject line or be concise and to the point

The "s" in "https" stands for ________.

______ is a Web-based universal chat service that lets you communicate with users on a variety of IM services from any computer without having to install a special program.

The name of the free Internet browser from Mozilla is ________.

A ________ is a Web site where anyone can add, remove, or edit its content.

The unique address for a particular Web site is the ________.

A ________ is a personal journal posted on the Web.

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled ".com" is the ________.

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled "techinaction" is the ________.

In the URL http://www.pearsonhighered.com/techinaction, the portion labeled "http" is the ________.

A list of pages within a Web site that you have visited and that usually appears at the top of a page is referred to as a(n) ________.

Podcasts deliver their content using ________.

_______ use(s) continuous audio and video feeds.

Live Bookmarks is a feature in ________ that adds the technology of RSS feeds to bookmarks.

All of the following are a type of e-commerce business, EXCEPT: B2B, C2C, B2C or C2B

A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products is known as ________.

______ is a social networking service that enables you to exchange short text messages with your friends or "followers."

All of the following are features of the most popular Web browsers, EXCEPT: pinned browsing, tear-off tabs , tabbed browsing or tacked browsing

The browser feature where tabs are independent of each other is known as ________.

Software refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. These instruction sets are called ________.

Microsoft's ________ enables you to create a 3-D walkthrough of your favorite vacation places.

System software does all of the following, EXCEPT: coordinate instructions between application software and the computer's hardware devices, add graphics and pictures to files, help run the computer or help manage system resources

The general software you use to do tasks at home, school, or work is known as ________ software.

_____ software is the software that helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between the computer and the hardware devices.

The type of software that is free and available with few licensing and copyright restrictions is known as ________ software.

Using applications on smartphones and tablets to buy and sell products is known as ________.

The cell address C5 indicates that the cell ________.

In a spreadsheet, equations you build yourself using values and cell references are called ________.

Another way to obtain software is through ________, where a vendor hosts the software online over the Internet and you do not have to install it on your computer.

Presentation software includes all of the following features, EXCEPT: themes, animation effects, formulas or transitions

All of the following are examples of software suites, EXCEPT: Apple iWork, Microsoft OneNote, Apache OpenOffice or Microsoft Office 2010

The appropriate software to use for creating research papers is ________.

In databases, information is organized in ________. tables, records, fields or all of the above

The type of software that is best used to create a simple budget is ________.

The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet program is known as a ________.

All of the following are tips for a great presentation, EXCEPT: use images to convey a thought or illustrate a point, use a variety of animations on most slides to keep audience attention, limit bullet points per slide to four to six or keep the font size large enough to be read from the back of the room

All of the following are examples of database software, EXCEPT: Oracle, OneNote, Access or MySQL

QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign are examples of ________ software.

________ software helps you manage e-mail, contacts, calendars, and tasks in one place.

QuickBooks and Peachtree are examples of ________ software.

A ________ is a Microsoft Office feature that walks you through steps to complete a complicated task.

Software that does "back office" operations and processing functions such as billing, production, inventory management, and human resources management is called ________.

All of the following are types of multimedia and entertainment software, EXCEPT: gaming software, digital audio software, productivity software or drawing software

Computer-aided design software is used primarily by ________.

Google ________ is a popular application that lets you edit images and helps to organize and share your digital images.

Software designed for a specific industry is known as ________ software.

All of the following are media management software used to organize music, video, and pictures, EXCEPT: Windows Media Player, Sony Sound Forge, Winamp or Apple iTunes

Multimedia software includes all of the following, EXCEPT: animation software, audio-editing software, utility software or image-editing software

Adobe Photoshop and Corel PaintShop Photo Pro are examples of ________ software

CD ripping refers to ________.

Moodle and Blackboard are examples of ________.

Web-based application software is software that ________.

What is Google's first attempt at a netbook where all applications and files are stored on the Web?

All of the following are examples of educational and reference software EXCEPT: Test Preparation , EverQuest, Trip Planning or Genealogy

A(n) ________ software installation enables you to decide which features you want to install on the hard drive.

Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the minimum recommended standards for the operating system, processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity.