Introducing IT, Unit 1 Review

Which of the following technologies MOST enhances security?

• digital storage space

• email

• encryption

• productivity software

Tanner is at home and cannot remember the formula he needs to finish his chemistry homework. Since he left his notes at school, he decides to search Google for the formula, finds it and is able to complete his homework. Which of the following time periods describes how Tanner could access the information he needed digitally and quickly?

• Classical Antiquity

• Early Modern Era

• Middle Ages

• Information Age

Which of the following workplaces have benefitted MOST from digital storage techniques?

• businesses using card payment instead of accepting cash

• medical clinics that save patients' medical records

• airports with metal detectors and bag scanners

• schools with projectors instead of white boards

Which BEST describes a first-generation computer?

• the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

• used operating systems, keyboards, and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

• rather limited in functionality, could store programs, and used vacuum tubes to supply electricity

• high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity

Which BEST describes a fourth-generation computer?

• the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

• used operating systems, keyboards, and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

• used artificial intelligence so that the computers become reasonably intelligent all on their own

• high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity

What is the primary purpose of productivity software?

•  to help managers find a slowdown in a process and make improvements to it

• to make communication within a business easier by providing digital communication

• to create larger amounts of storage for businesses that keep track of clients’ information

• to allow employees to work from home instead of in a physical office

Which tech trend includes a thermostat in a house that can be controlled from the user’s cell phone?

• cloud computing

• artificial intelligence

• Internet of Things

• cryptocurrency

Which BEST describes the fifth-generation, or present-day computer?

• the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

• used operating systems, keyboards and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

• uses artificial intelligence so that the computers become reasonably intelligent all on their own

• high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity

Imani works on computer systems and telecommunication devices that are used to manage and send information. What specific field of technology is she working in?

• information technology

• medical technology

• transportation technology

• agricultural technology

Which BEST describes a third-generation computer?

• the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

• used operating systems, keyboards, and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

• used artificial intelligence so that the computers become reasonably intelligent all on their own

• high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity