computing essentials

Which of the following are input devices?

• Microphone, mouse and keyboard.

• Keyboard, printer and monitor.

• Keyboard, mouse and projector.

• Hard drive, flash drive and speakers.

Amazon stores millions of online credit card sales every day. What kind of computer is needed to save this amount of data?

• Notebook computer

• server

• Mainframe

• Microcomputer

Angela likes to modify software. She is buying a new computer and wants to be able to tweak the operating system code. Which of the following should she choose?

• macOS

• Linux

• Windows 11

• Chrome OS

Robyn needs surgery right away. Her medical information needs to be shared with the staff quickly. How can they make this happen?

• Call each other on hospital smartphones.

• Update the patient's paper-based medical chart.

• Email each other the medical information.

• Use hospital software to save and view the information.

What do Microsoft Word and Google Slides have in common?

• They are both considered to be operating systems.

• They are both considered utility software.

• They are both considered application software.

• They are both considered system software.

A Gelato Parlor has many franchises around the world. The main office needs all franchises to send data to them daily. Which of the following networks would best suit the overall company?

• Wide area network (WAN).

• Metropolitan area network (MAN).

• c. Local area network (LAN)

• d. Bus topology network

Which of the following is needed to create a WLAN in an office?

• a. Broadband

• b. Bluetooth

• c. Cellular

• d. Wi-Fi (802.11)

Company XYZ stores product data on its network. Employees and external suppliers can both access this information. What type of network is being used?

• a. Extranet

• b. Virtual private network (VPN)

• c. Peer-to-Peer

• d. Local area network (LAN)

The hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) protocol is used to send data to a webpage on the internet. Which layer of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model determines the appropriate protocol to send data?

• a. Data Link

• b. Physical

• c. Network

• d. Session

Beth has to create the monthly report. It will include monthly expenses and sales numbers for each salesperson. Which of the following software will she need?

• a. Google Chrome

• b. Microsoft Edge

• c. Google Slides

• d. Microsoft Excel