Comp & Internet Lit. Midterm

What is an important factor regarding on-site support when deciding between a brand name and no name computer?

What would be the best choice if you want a computer that has maximum expandability?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about refurbished computers?-they do not have printers-they usually come with support or a warranty-they have defective parts-they have a new motherboard

What's the best type of computer for a graphic-design or multimedia artist who does not need to travel for business.

Cognitive surplus means that we now find many people with

The crisis of a growing digital divide is being addressed by

Unwanted or junk e-mail is called

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

Autonomy is defined as

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

______ computing relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion

The difference between people with access to computer and the Internet and those without this access is known as the

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

The _______ is a strategic plan to focus on the young, talented, mathematical minds of Africa

A popular voice over internet protocol service is

People who are ____ make the Internet a powerful research tool and know how to find the information they want effectively

You cannot be computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher level computer skills, such as computer programming tf

Crowdfunding is asking for large donations from a few people tf

Computer forensics analyzes computer systems in gathering potential legal evidence tf

Using computer systems to gather legal evidence

understanding the capabilities and limitations of computers

the handling and retrieval of information

computing relating to emotion

computer literacy means that you are an expert on computer repair tf

Mastery is the simple understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself tf

If you are a design student, there is no reason for you to know how to use a computer tf

examples of information technology careers are telecommunication and software deployment tf

data minig is the process of searching large datasets to find patterns tf

Podcasts use which of the following technologies?-RSS-Vlog-open source software application for 3D modeling-MSN Messenger

All popular social networking sites have privacy policies but you still need to follow certain precautions when using their sites tf

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

The "s" in "https" stands for ________

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

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

A subject directory is an outline of Web sites organized by topic tf

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

The Internet is ________

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

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

You can keep track of IM contacts by using a ________

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

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

com" is the ________

Web 2.0 is classified as passively browsing Web pages created for us tf

Windows 8 uses a(n) ________ account to easily access and store your files online

If Microsoft Word 2010 is used to create a file, which file extension is added automatically?

Another name for a multiuser operating system used by networks is a real-time operating system tf

Red Hat offers a free, open source operating system called Gaucho tf

More than 50% of smartphones use an operating system developed by ________

The user interface is part of a computer's operating system tf

Which of the following operating systems is used primarily with mainframes as a network operating system?-Windows Vista-Mac OS-Symbian OS-UNIX

The ________ of the operating system enables the user to communicate with the computer system

The type of processor in the computer dictates which operating system a desktop uses tf

The basic input/output system is stored on a _______ chip

Which utility takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size?

Which of the following Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive in sequential order

MS-DOS first used a(n) ________ interface.

Which of the following is an open source operating system for personal computers?

The most popular tablet operating system was developed by _________.

Gaming consoles, such as xbox 360 and ipods, do not need an operating system tf

Windows 8 includes remote access in all versions.

tf

A(n) ______ is a small program that performs general housekeeping tasks for your computer

A special numerical code that prioritizes device requests from the operating systems is called

All of the following are examples of network operating systems, EXCEPT-OS X Mountain Cougar-UNIX-Windows Server-Linux

Which of the following is NOT an example of a text effect?

Which of the following is a correct statement about rotation handles?-Non-proportional sizing can only be done with the rotation handles.-A rotation handle rotates a graphic to any angle.-Rotation handles are located at the corners of an object's frame.-Rotation handles only display when a graphic is not selected.

Which of the following is the default Layout Option for a picture inserted in a word 2013 document-Inline with Text-Through-Tight-Square

Which of the following refers to a graphic that can be moved independently of the surrounding text-inline object-shape-floating object-layout object

What refers to the placement of paragraph text relative to the left and right margin

What is following is the default paragraph alignment in Word?

What is the distance between lines of text in a paragraph

The formatting mark that represents a tab is a(n)

Which of the following is NOT true regarding SmartArt?-They cannot be customized.-The graphics are designer-quality.-They add visual interest to a document or Web page.-They often communicate ideas more effectively than text.

Common practice is to add two spaces at the end of a sentence tf

Make pictures look more like sketches or paintings

inserted object that acts like a character in a sentence

frame a page

frames, shadows, and borders with which you can stylize an image

small box with upward and downward arrows

Which line spacing is used for research papers and reports using MLA style?

What is a traditional non-numeric footnote symbol

Which of the following is a document properties statistic automatically tracked by Word?-Number of revisions to the document-Number of incorrectly spelled words-Number of inserted objects in the document-Changes in the number of pages

To add a page number to a citation

Which of the following is typically listed for a book entry in a bibliography?-The qualifications of the author or authors-Whether the book was hardback or paperback-The year the book was published-The name of the library where the work was obtained

What Word feature optimizes the view of the Word screen and is useful when you are reading a Word document rather than editing it?

Justifying column text in a document

Compare to the Ribbon, the Font dialog box offers

Which of the following would be an unlikely data source for a mail merge?-Powerpoint-Word table-Excel-Access

The spacing before and after a paragraph must be identical tf

A section at the end of a document that lists resources

a note inserted into a document that refers reader to a source in the bibliograph

citations on your computer

citations in your current document

where information was acquired from