First quiz on Computer Applications

Which statement below best describes the concept of "digital footprint?"

• It's an actual footprint that people can find that corresponds to your exact GPS location.

• It is a collection of site addresses, photos, statements, and the like that show where you have been and where information about you can be found on the World Wide Web.

• Your digital footprint only shows where you've been today while surfing the web and it is easily erased by deleting the "cookies" in your browser history.

• Your digital footprint is fake and no one is concerned about it.

One way to keep the documents organized in your Google Drive is to set up

• links to only your Social Studies information.

• to create key terms for every document when you name them so that you can search for them in the search bar.

• Set up Folders each year you're in school and then create subject folders inside that so that you can see what you've created from one year to the next.

• Keeping your information organized isn't necessary because Google will do that for you automatically.

When you are learning to type it's important to NOT look at the keyboard all the time. Most typing games, software and sites will tell you to put your hands on _____________________.

• the home row

• the top row

• wherever they feel most comfortable

• on the side of the keyboard that has most of the letters found in your name... since that's what you'll have to type most often.

Which of the answers below is NOT A BROWSER used to access the Internet?

• Google Chrome

• Safari

• Bing

• Mozilla Firefox

If you want an immediate answer from someone who's most likely on their computer, you would probably

• send an email.

• call them using Facetime.

• call them and tell them to look for an envelope in the mail.

• make sure they have the Google Hangouts extension and just "instant message" them using that.

Because BC Schools has rolled out a 1:1 policy using Chromebooks, it is a really good idea to familiarize yourself with the different icons found on the

• home page.

• BC Schools web page.

• Google "waffle."

• task bar of your Chromebook.

Which of these extensions is the one used for the US government and its affiliated websites?

• .net

• .org

• .edu

• .gov

Where would be a good place to "store" your password in order for it to be safe?

• On a post-it note inside your desk.

• Somewhere only you and your parents know about.

• Taped to the inside of your locker here at school.

• Written on the sole of your shoe.

When you perform a search using the Google Search Engine, you can refine and reduce the amount of "hits" you receive by

• using limiters like + or - in your search command.

• making sure that you spell all of the search words correctly.

• adding the domain extension of where you want your answers to be found.

• all of the above.

One of the most annoying things on the Internet is the system used to determine if the person submitting the answer is a human or a robot. What is the acronym used for this item?

• IMNOTAROBOT

• CAPTCHA

• EULA

• HDMI