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Computer Applications/Q3 UNIT TEST

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To create a digital file from an old photo, I would use a _____.

a)

printer

b)

scanner

c)

monitor

d)

modem

2.

The component that allows you to make a paper-based copy of a body of text is the _____.

a)

printer

b)

scanner

c)

monitor

d)

modem

3.

Which of the following peripheral devices can be used for both input and output?

a)

mouse

b)

printer

c)

CPU

d)

touch screen on a tablet computer

4.

The two types of area networks mentioned in the text are _____.

a)

wide and narrow

b)

wide and local

c)

local and remote

d)

public and private

5.

According to Metcalfe's law, if a second computer is joined to a first, the value of the network created is how many times greater than the value of the original computer?

a)

two times

b)

four times

c)

one time

d)

eight times

6.

Which of the following situations would not require knowledge of networking?

a)

stand-alone home computer

b)

all the computers of a banking system

c)

a typical classroom of computers

d)

computers used by Social Security administrators

7.

It's expected that, by 2016, there will be almost _____ global network connections.

a)

twelve billion

b)

nineteen billion

c)

three trillion

d)

none of the above

8.

Software that prevents unauthorized users from accessing a private network is called a _____.

a)

virus checker

b)

gateway

c)

firewall

d)

sentry

9.

The IT department has rejected the password you submitted for approval to join the network. Your suggestion was "bobbie." Why did IT reject your choice?

a)

Someone else is already using "bobbie."

b)

The word does not meet your company's policy for choice of passwords.

c)

It will be confusing because it could be written down as "Bobby" by mistake.

d)

Because everyone knows you have a dog called Bobbie, so the password is too predictable.

10.

In the context of security in networking, the letters AAA in the term "AAA servers" stand for _____.

a)

allowing access automatically

b)

accessing all appliances

c)

access, applications, and accounting

d)

authentication, authorization, and accounting

11.

Which of the following sets of acronyms is concerned with encoding data for secure transmission?

a)

WAN, LAN

b)

VPN, NIC

c)

IPsec, SSH

d)

NAT, SSL

12.

A device that makes it possible for multiple customers to share one address is called a/n _____.

a)

NAT

b)

WLAN

c)

DSL

d)

URL

13.

The number of individual networking addresses required for the Internet is currently _____.

a)

more than 4.3 billion

b)

more than 19 billion

c)

unknowable

d)

one per country

14.

One exabyte = 1,000 _____.

a)

petabytes

b)

nanobytes

c)

megabytes

d)

gigabytes

15.

The smallest unit of storage in the following list is a _____.

a)

byte

b)

nanobyte

c)

megabyte

d)

gigabyte

16.

The terms flash drive, thumb drive, and memory stick all refer to the same type of device.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A portable hard drive is likely to have a greater data capacity than a flash drive.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Since the days when storage devices were first made available to the public, they have now become _____.

a)

more expensive and have greater capacity

b)

more affordable and have smaller capacity

c)

physically smaller with greater storage capacity

d)

physically larger and faster

19.

What is Hadoop?

a)

A programming language.

b)

A software framework for supporting distributed data processing and storage.

c)

A new type of computer.

d)

A new network device.

20.

In order to justify the cost of cloud storage, a computer analyst may be asked to create a/n _____.

a)

SSD statement

b)

open source statement

c)

ROI statement

d)

Java statement

21.

Which of the following skill sets is important for the next generation of hard drive engineers to have?

a)

Chemistry and physics

b)

Motion control

c)

Software development

d)

All of the above.

22.

Employers in the information technology field tend to prefer candidates who have earned relevant certifications.

a)

True

b)

False