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1. Which of the following is not a required part of an information system?
A. People
B. Procedures
C. Internet
D. Data

2. The physical equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the
A. typology.
B. compiler.
C. hardware.
D. software.

3. The word "software" is interchangeable with the word
A. procedure.
B. application.
C. program.
D. computer.

4. What are the two major software types?
A. System analysis and data warehousing
B. Operating and utilities
C. System and application
D. Database management and application

5. 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. "Background" software that allows the computers to work is called
A. shareware.
B. application software.
C. desktop.
D. system software.

7. Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applications.
A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Device driver

8. Which program, among the following, allows a user to eliminate unwanted file fragments and maximize on optimizing computer operations?
A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Application software
D. Utilities

9. System software would include all of the following except
A. operating systems.
B. device drivers.
C. utilities.
D. desktop publishing.

10. Which among the following is most likely to be used to monitor the process of assembly and precision cutting in the production department of an aluminum firm?
A. Minicomputers
B. Mainframe computers
C. Supercomputers
D. Microcomputers

11. Desktop, notebook, tablet PC, and handheld computers would be classified as
A. mainframe computers.
B. supercomputers.
C. minicomputers.
D. microcomputers.

12. Identify the four basic categories in a typical hardware unit.
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.

13. The most widely used handheld computer would be a
A. laptop computer.
B. PDA.
C. subnotebook.
D. tablet PC.

14. Hilda is looking for a system that combines pen input, writing recognition, personal organizational tools, and communications capabilities in a very small package. Which among the following devices would meet these requirements?
A. Laptop computer
B. Subnotebook
C. Palm computer
D. Tablet PC

15. This computer component holds processed information before it is output.
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. Bus
D. Ports

16. Which of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?
A. DVD
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Hard drive

17. The most common output device would be a(n)
A. monitor.
B. optical disc.
C. set of speakers.
D. USB drive.

18. Which one of the following cannot be considered as a form of secondary storage?
A. Floppy disk
B. Optical disk
C. RAM
D. Hard disk

19. A storage device that consists of rigid metallic platters used to store programs and very large data files is called a(n)
A. floppy disk.
B. optical disk.
C. DVD.
D. hard disk.

20. The most widely used communication device is
A. a personal computer.
B. the Internet.
C. a telephone line.
D. a modem.

21. Which of the following is not an example of a document file?
A. Spreadsheet
B. Memo
C. Letter
D. Term paper

22. Mark works in the marketing division of a company that manufactures microprocessors for computers. The head of his division has asked him to send him an e-mail with predictions for the following year company sales. What type of software is he most likely to use?
A. Database
B. Worksheet
C. Presentation
D. Document

23. Which among the following allows the record of highly structured and organized data?
A. Document files
B. Presentation files
C. Database files
D. Worksheet files

24. The capability of your microcomputer to share information with other computers is referred to as
A. the wireless revolution.
B. system memory.
C. computer competency.
D. connectivity.

25. The _____ can be correlated to a giant highway that connects one to millions of other people and organizations located throughout the world.
A. network
B. system
C. Web
D. Internet

26. Rules for exchanging data between computers are called
A. hyperlinks.
B. procedures.
C. programs.
D. protocols.

 27. When surfing the Web, the browser interprets the HTML command found in a document file, and displays it as a(n)
A. Applet page.
B. Web page.
C. domain page
D. Java page.

28. This often resembles the electronic of the classifieds ads or an auction.
A. C2C
B. B2C
C. B2B
D. B2P

29. The domain name is the name of the _____ where the resource is located.
A. server
B. language
C. website
D. locator

30. Which of the following search types would be best suited for finding out who was touring drummer for Marty Robbins in 1965?
A. Directory search
B. Reference search
C. In-site search
D. Keyword search

31. The Internet represents a _____.
A. multimedia interface
B. virtual network
C. domain name
D. physical network

32. These types of commercial Internet service providers are the most widely used.
A. National service providers
B. Decentralized service providers
C. Centralized service providers
D. Regional service providers

33. This enabled graphics, animation, sound, and video to be added to the Internet.
A. Web browser
B. Sharewares
C. Web
D. URI

34. The Web was introduced in 1992 at
A. Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP).
B. Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri).
C. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
D. Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN).

35. The extensions .gov, .edu, .mil, and, .net are called
A. e-mail targets.
B. top-level domains.
C. domain extensions.
D. mail to addresses.

36. Which one of the following has been difficult to enforce due to the fact that over 50 percent of all spam originates from servers outside the United States?
A. Spam blockers
B. CAN-SPAM Act
C. Photo identity
D. E-mail filter options

37. Applets are written in which programming language?
A. XML
B. Java
C. Basic
D. Pascal

38. John Kerry would like to get in touch with his ex-girlfriend's friend and ask her out on a date. He knows that they both keep in touch via the Internet. Which is the most suitable option for John?
A. To join Linkedln.com
B. To join facebook.com
C. To join Flickr.com
D. To join MySpace.com

39. URL is an acronym for
A. Uniformed Resource locator
B. Uniform Resource Locator
C. Universal Resolution List
D. Universal Remote Location

40. Wendy is looking for some information on the Internet. She types www.google.com on the browser. Once the browser is connected, a document file is sent back to Wendy's computer. What does this document contain?
A. Domain code
B. Location or address of the resources
C. Web page
D. Hypertext Markup Language

41. Launched in 1969 as a U.S funded project that developed a national computer network, the Internet was initially called __________.
A. Intranet
B. NSFNet
C. World Wide Web
D. ARPANET

42. Connections to other documents or to other locations within a Web site are
A. bots.
B. hyperlinks.
C. filters.
D. plug-ins.

43. Programs that automatically submit your search request to several search engines simultaneously are called ____.
A. spiders
B. metasearch engines
C. Webcrawlers
D. hits

44. Which among the following can be classified as being both Internet services and browser-related programs?
A. Search engines
B. Domain names
C. Web utilities
D. Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce

45. In the Web address "justincase@usource.org", what is the domain name?
A. justincase
B. .org
C. usource.org
D. The whole address is called the domain name.

46. The two basic parts of a URL are
A. destination and device.
B. the protocol and the domain name.
C. TCP/IP and ISP.
D. TCP and IP.

47. Programs that automatically start and operate as a part of your browser are called
A. plug-ins.
B. readers.
C. ActiveX Controls.
D. pop-ups.

48. Which among the following contains additional parts specifying directory paths, file names and pointers?
A. Protocol
B. Uniform resource locator
C. Filters
D. File name

 49. Mary Sheen wants to look up a paper on the medical history of penicillin. Which site engine would be most suitable for her?
A. Search engines
B. Metasearch engines
C. Specialized search engines
D. Amalgam search engines

50. These programs can generate reports detailing the total time spent on the Internet.
A. Filters
B. Plug-ins
C. FTP
D. Internet security suite

51. When additional information requested appears in the form of visual presentations of what the final result would be, then this list is referred to as
A. buttons.
B. galleries.
C. ribbons.
D. contextual tabs.

52. Prewritten formulas provided by the spreadsheet program that perform calculations such as adding a series of cells are called
A. functions.
B. entries.
C. grids.
D. values.

53. The most widely used database structure is
A. hierarchical.
B. relational.
C. centralized.
D. linear.

54. A(n) _____ is an additional list of menu options that appears when one of the menu items is selected.
A. dialog box
B. drop-down menu
C. menu bar
D. integrated package

55. A(n) _____ presents information (often applications) in a user-friendly way using pictures, graphics, and icons.
A. integrated package
B. dialog box
C. graphical user interface
D. menu button

56. 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

57. If you need to create documents that consist primarily of text, you need this software.
A. Presentation graphics
B. Word processor
C. Spreadsheets
D. Database management

58. The purpose of this software program is to manipulate numeric data.
A. Database manager
B. Presentation
C. Math Function
D. Spreadsheet

59. 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.

60. Basic applications include all of the following except
A. web authoring.
B. word processors.
C. spreadsheet.
D. database management systems.

61. Spreadsheet programs create
A. workbook files.
B. text documents.
C. graphical representations.
D. tools to enter, retrieve and edit data.

62. A question or a request for specific data contained in a database is referred to as a
A. form.
B. report.
C. applet.
D. query.

63. Creating a bar graph using data selected from a spread sheet is an example of a(n)
A. analytical graph.
B. graphics software.
C. pie chart.
D. spreadsheet.

64. OLE stands for
A. Online Link Embedding.
B. Object Link Export.
C. Object Linking and Embedding.
D. Online Link Emulation.

65. In the newest 2007 Microsoft Office version menus and toolbars have been replaced by
A. buttons.
B. galleries.
C. ribbons.
D. contextual tabs.

66. Which would be most appropriate to create, analyze and forecast budgets?
A. DBMS
B. Word processor
C. Worksheet
D. Power Point

67. This is a character-effect.
A. Find and replace
B. Numbered list
C. Color
D. Bullets

68. The height of a character is called its
A. font size.
B. format.
C. pixel.
D. design.

69. Programs that combine a variety of visual objects to create attractive, visually interesting presentations are called
A. graphs.
B. presentation graphics.
C. diagrams.
D. charts.

70. What is an integrated package?
A. A set of different versions of the same software package, like Word 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0.
B. A single program that provides the functionality of several programs.
C. All the business software made by a single vendor, like all the Microsoft software.
D. A set of software like a financial service and a resource sharing bulletin board offered by a single vendor.

71. The printed output generated from a database is called a(n)
A. form.
B. query.
C. table.
D. report.

72. When you change one or more numbers in a spreadsheet, all related formulas will automatically update and charts will be recreated. This is called
A. refreshing.
B. recalculation.
C. sensitivity.
D. what-if.

73. The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a
A. database.
B. word processor.
C. spreadsheet.
D. table.

74. In a spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the
A. intersection of a table and a tuplet.
B. intersection of a file and a database.
C. intersection of a row and column.
D. intersection of a field and a record.

75. Norton System Works is classified as this type of software suite.
A. Utility
B. Productivity
C. Personal
D. Specialized

76. Suppose you could see the world through the eyes of an ant. This simulation would be an example of
A. expert system.
B. fuzzy logic.
C. virtual reality.
D. knowledge-system.

 77. Which of the following languages is used to create real-time 3D animation?
A. XML
B. HTML
C. VRML
D. SGML

78. One difference between desktop publishing and word processing is
A. that the first uses graphics, while the second uses text.
B. that word processors work at the command line, while desktop processors work with graphics.
C. that word processing allows the user to add graphics to a document, while desktop publishing doesn't.
D. that desktop publishing allows you to create documents that have professional quality layout and type styles.

79. Through intuition and reasoning, people are best at solving these types of problems.
A. Unstructured
B. Structured
C. Logical
D. Numeric

80. Another name for a knowledge-based system is
A. a perception system.
B. a conventional system.
C. an expert system.
D. a database management system.

81. Popular multimedia authoring programs include all of the following except
A. Adobe ImageReady.
B. Macromedia Director.
C. Toolbook.
D. Authorware.

82. Micrografx Designer is a(n)
A. video editing software.
B. illustration program.
C. image editor.
D. audio editing software.

83. All of the following are examples of specialized application software, except:
A. Microsoft Excel
B. Microsoft Office Front Page 2003
C. Adobe Photoshop 7.0
D. Macromedia Director MX 2004

84. One limitation of a bitmap image is that
A. it can be saved only in the BMP format.
B. when it is expanded, it becomes pixilated.
C. it is described using complete mathematical functions only.
D. it is a very small file.

85. Specialized graphic programs used for editing digital photographs are called
A. digital scanners.
B. blogs.
C. multimedia authoring programs.
D. image editors.

86. Which of the following programs is not a popular professional image editor program?
A. Adobe PageMaker
B. Microsoft Paint
C. Corel PhotoPaint
D. Adobe Photoshop

87. A _____ is a design tool that shows the overall flow of a multimedia presentation.
A. graphical map
B. Gantt chart
C. link
D. story board

88. Which of the following is not a Web authoring program?
A. Adobe Photoshop
B. NetObjects Fusion
C. Macromedia Dreamweaver
D. Microsoft FrontPage

89. All of the following are uses of interactive multimedia in the field of education, except:
A. online testing over the Internet.
B. Web page design.
C. in-class presentations and demonstrations.
D. long-distance learning.

90. In a bitmap image the pixels represent images and have all the following, except
A. specific location.
B. specific image.
C. specific color.
D. specific shade.

91. Which of the following does not pertain to a knowledge-based system?
A. The sequence of processing is not determined by the interaction of the user and the knowledge base.
B. It uses fuzzy logic.
C. It is a type of artificial intelligence.
D. It uses a database containing facts and rules to relate these facts.

92. Although basic application software programs may include multimedia features, the user interaction in them is very limited because
A. they are not compatible with the program.
B. they are accessed in a linear fashion.
C. they cannot be accessed by the users directly.
D. users don't know about them.

93. Raster images are also known as
A. clip art images.
B. multimedia images.
C. bitmap images.
D. vector images.

94. Perception system robots
A. imitate some human senses.
B. act as a transportation system, like a "mailmobile".
C. perform manufacturing tasks like painting cars.
D. are another name for virtual reality.

95. Programs used to create or modify vector images are called
A. graphical modifiers.
B. illustration programs.
C. bit publishing packages.
D. image editors.

96. Which of the following is not an example of graphics suites?
A. Macromedia's Studio
B. Quark Xpress
C. CorelDraw
D. Adobe's Creative Suites

97. Which of the following programs is not a popular desktop publishing program?
A. Microsoft Publisher
B. QuarkXPress
C. Adobe PageMaker
D. Lotus AmiPro

98. This type of animation is usually full-screen, highly dynamic and interactive.
A. Flash
B. Photoshop
C. Illustrator
D. Story board

99. Morphing is a
A. sound effect.
B. way of editing audio.
C. visual effect.
D. way of linking related information.

100. Vector images are
A. slightly more difficult to manipulate than other images.
B. composed of pixels.
C. composed of objects such as lines, rectangles, and ovals.
D. composed of thousands of dots.