1) During the nineteenth century, a mathematics professor designed (but never built) a computer, called the: A) Atanasoff-Berry Computer B) Analytical Engine C) UNIVAC I D) Lady Ada 2) Which of the following risks are associated with the use of computer technology? A) the hazards of high-tech crime and the difficulty of keeping data secure B) the threat of automation and dehumanization of work C) the threat to personal privacy posed by large databases D) All of the above are correct. 3) The four basic components of Babbage's design that are found in every modern computer include each of the following except: A) control B) storage C) input D) processing 4) The physical parts of the computer system are called: A) software B) firmware C) hardware D) None of the above is correct. 5) The integrated circuit marks the beginning of the: A) first generation of computers B) second generation of computers C) third generation of computers D) fourth generation of computers 6) Which of the following statements concerning integrated circuits is false? A) they made machines physically larger B) they are less prone to failure than vacuum tubes C) they provide faster electrical transfer than transistors D) they use less electrical power than their predecessors 7) Timesharing would: A) enable travel agents all over the country to make reservations using the same computer and the same information B) allow users with diverse computing needs to share expensive computing equipment C) provide individuals with more computing power than they can get from their personal computers D) All of the above are correct. 8) The fastest, most powerful computer is the: A) personal computer B) supercomputer C) mainframe computer D) Genesis computer 9) A computer about the size of a hard-bound book and just barely big enough for a touch-typable keyboard best describes a: A) notebook computer B) subnotebook computer C) palmtop computer D) personal digital assistant 10) A network in which computers are close to each other best describes a: A) wide area network B) metropolitan area network C) local area network D) small area network 11) The process of converting information into a digital form is called: A) analog modulation B) analog conversion C) analog/digital transformation D) digitizing 12) Which of the following is not a true statement regarding digital cameras? A) A digital camera can be used to capture snapshots of the real world as digital images. B) A digital camera is limited to capturing flat printed images. C) A digital camera stores bit patterns on disks or other digital storage media. D) None of the above are true statements. 13) Which of the following statements is not true? A) The typical personal computer has between 2 and 8 megabytes of video memory. B) Monitor size is usually measured as the length of a diagonal line across the screen. C) The lower the resolution, the closer the dots. D) The most common monitor resolution today is 640x480. 14) Which of the following is used by mainframes to produce massive printouts? A) ink-jet printer B) dot-matrix printer C) line printer D) thermal printer 15) Which of the following individuals led IBM into the computing field with a vengeance? A) Thomas Watson, Sr. B) William Wilder C) Bill Gates D) Thomas Watson, Jr. 16) The hardware component used to store programs and data that need to be instantly accessible to the CPU best describes: A) primary storage B) secondary storage C) monitor D) peripheral 17) In the world of computers, information is: A) analog B) digital C) represented as a continuous form D) None of the above is correct. 18) The smallest unit of information is a(n): A) byte B) element C) bit D) atom 19) A byte is a collection of: A) four bits B) eight bits C) twenty-eight bits D) two bits 20) An eight-bit byte can be used to represent any number between: A) 0 and 1,000 B) 0 and 65,535 C) 0 and 255 D) 0 and 127 21) A terabyte is approximately: A) one thousand bytes B) one million bytes C) one billion bytes D) one trillion bytes 22) The actual execution of an instruction is performed by the: A) prefetch unit B) bus unit C) arithmetic logic unit D) decode unit 23) Framed areas that can be opened, closed, and rearranged with the mouse are: A) templates B) viewing screens C) desktops D) windows 24) The science of designing work environments that allow people and things to interact efficiently and safely is called: A) workplace design B) ergonomics C) human architecture D) work study 25) Which of the following is not a true statement? A) A CD-ROM created on a CD-R drive can be read with a standard CD-ROM drive. B) CD-R drives are a type of WORM drive. C) CD-ROM drives are read-only devices. D) Once a pit is burned, it can be smoothed over and made shiny again. 26) Which of the following is a set of computer instructions designed to solve problems? A) program B) procedure C) instruction code D) computer instruction set 27) Which of the following coordinates hardware operations and does behind-the-scenes work the computer user seldom sees? A) operation controllers B) system software C) command interfaces D) compilers 28) A software error that may cause incorrect results or system failure is called a: A) problem B) program fault C) bug D) flaw 29) A translator program that translates an entire program into machine language before passing it on to the computer is called a(n): A) compiler B) interpreter C) LCD D) converter 30) An agreement establishing the conditions under which a software user may use the software is called a(n): A) user agreement B) software contract C) software license D) usage bond 31) Most integrated software packages include: A) only word processing and spreadsheet applications B) only word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications C) word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, and telecommunications applications D) None of the above is correct. 32) Which of the following is an application suite? A) Microsoft Office Professional B) ClarisWorks C) Microsoft Works D) Microsoft Word 33) A file created with an application is called a(n): A) folder B) document C) template D) icon 34) Which of the following is a GUI operating system? A) Windows 95 B) OS/2 C) Windows NT D) All of the above are correct. 35) These types of chips contain circuits that can be used to store program instructions and data temporarily. A) RAM chips B) ROM chips C) firmware D) None of the above is correct. 36) Memory chips grouped together on small circuit boards are called: A) SIMMs B) buses C) CIMMs D) KIMMs 37) The position of the line or rectangle at which the computer displays typed characters on the screen is commonly called the: A) cursor B) marker C) locator D) entry point 38) This device remains stationary while the user moves a protruding ball to control the pointer on the screen. A) trackball B) touch pad C) track point D) All of the above are correct. 39) This device uses light to read alphabetic and numeric characters written in a specially designed typeface. A) wand reader B) optical-mark reader C) bar-code reader D) magnetic-ink character reader 40) The Internet can be used to: A) publish your own writings, drawings, photos, and multimedia works B) find answers to time-sensitive questions C) participate in discussions or play games with other people D) All of the above are correct. 41) To save a file with a different name, use the Save As option. A) True B) False 42) Choosing the Run option in the Start menu will start the Shutdown process. A) True B) False 43) Your UNIX account is password protected, you can not login without knowing yours. A) True B) False 44) Pico is an application program in Windows95. A) True B) False 45) The network of all computers in the world is referred to as the Internet. A) True B) False 46) You can copy the text that appears in a web page loaded in Netscape into another application. A) True B) False 47) The Rotate command enables you to correct Orientation errors (i.e. image is scanned side ways) in PhotoShop. A) True B) False 48) The workstation that you are working on is considered to be the Remote System in the WS-FTP program. A) True B) False 49) To create a new document in Word, you click on Open in the File pull-down menu and choose New Document. A) True B) False 50) After composing a message in Mulberry, you can use the Receive button to attach a document to your mail. A) True B) False