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ECS Study Guide for Exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages

a)

Heading

b)

HTML

c)

HTML Tag

2.

2. The ____ is also called the computer screen or display; displays the computer's user interface and open programs; allows the user to interact with the computer.

a)

Video Card

b)

Hard drive

c)

Monitor

d)

Optical Drive

3.

3. The___ is a type of disk drive that reads and writes data from optical disks through laser beam technology; allows a user to retrieve, edit and delete content from CD's, DVD's, and Blue-ray disks.

a)

Operating system

b)

Hard drive

c)

Memory (RAM)

d)

Optical Drive

4.

4. A social ___ allows users to save links to web pages that they like or want to share on this public site. The site stores these links.

a)

Modem

b)

Video card

c)

ranking based search engine

d)

social bookmarking search engine

5.

5. ___is where data is stored that is being accessed by the CPU; more RAM usually means a faster computer.

a)

Optical Drive

b)

Processor/CPU

c)

Modem

d)

Memory (RAM)

6.

6. A(n) ____ is a high capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit.

a)

Video card

b)

hard drive

c)

hard disk drive

7.

7. The __ is the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, etc.....

a)

encryption

b)

Keyboard

c)

Operating system

d)

ranking based search

8.

8. The __ is a device used to input text into a computer or other device

a)

speakers

b)

keyboard

c)

mouse

d)

monitor

9.

9. A (n) __ allows the computer to send graphical information to a video display; enhance the quality of images on a monitor, TV or projector.

a)

Modem

b)

Monitor

c)

Optical Drive

d)

Video Card

10.

10. The___ is an expansion component used in computers to receive and send audio that can be heard through speakers or headphones.

a)

Speakers

b)

hard drive

c)

video card

d)

sound card

11.

11. A (n) ____ gives you the position at which a particular site appears in the results of a search engine query.

a)

social bookmarking search engine

b)

operating system

c)

memory

d)

ranking based search engine

12.

12. Logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer is called the ____.

a)

encryption

b)

keyboard

c)

processor / CPU

13.

13. ___ receive audio input from the computer's sound card and produce audio output in the form of sound waves.

a)

Speaker

b)

sound card

c)

video card

d)

CD disk player

14.

14. The ___ converts or modulates an analog signal from a telephone or cable wire to a digital signal that a computer can recognize.

a)

Modem

b)

processor

c)

hard drive

d)

memory card

15.

15. A(n) ___ is a hardware input device that controls a cursor in a GUI and can move and select icons, text, files, and folders.

a)

keyboard

b)

encryption

c)

mouse

d)

flip drive

16.

16. ___ is the method by which plain text or any other type of data is converted from readable form to an encoded version that can only be decoded by another entity if they have access to a decryption key.

a)

encryption

b)

coder

c)

mouse

17.

17. the text and images on a website

a)

HTML

b)

Heading

c)

Website Content

18.

18. The collected information about an individual across multiple websites on the Internet

a)

Digital Footprint

b)

CSS Selector

c)

Website Content

19.

19. A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag

a)

HTML Tag

b)

HTML Element

c)

HTML

20.

20. the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same

a)

Copyright

b)

Digital Footprint

c)

Website Structure

21.

21. a small port on your computer that you can attach drives to:

a)

USB

b)

Flashdrive

22.

22. a mass storage device that is portable that connects through a USB port:

a)

Flashdrive

b)

portable drive

23.

23. music form most played on the computer

a)

MP3

b)

Youtube

24.

24. one of the many different sizes in regards to computers storage

a)

Megabyte

b)

byte

25.

25. the machine that lets you put documents and such on paper

a)

Printer

b)

Scanner

26.

26. the tool you use to type words onto the computer

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mouse

27.

27, How high can you count on your ten fingers with Binary numbers?

a)

1023

b)

10

28.

28. Anika and Emma are discussing their computer science class. Anika says, 'Emma, can you give me two examples of what you've learned in our computer science class? Remember, there are no right or wrong answers, just share in your own words.'

(a)  

29.

29. What is the decimal number 6 in binary?

a)

00110

b)

10

c)

6

30.

30. the program that checks your spelling

a)

Spell Check

b)

Corrections

31.

31. a program that lets you draw on your computer

a)

Paint

b)

Photoshop

32.

32. the brain of a computer

a)

CPU

b)

microprocessor

33.

33. a machine that lets you put paper documents onto your computer

a)

Scanner

b)

Printer

34.

34. a program that destroys your computer system

a)

Virus

b)

Malware

35.

35. any program on the computer

a)

software

b)

Norton

36.

36. talking to other users by typing or using headphones

a)

Chatting

b)

Video chat

37.

37. the most popular internet search engine

a)

Google

b)

Windows

38.

38.The physical components of a computer are known as____________?

a)

Hardware

b)

Motherboard

39.

39. the object on your screen that lets you point at things

a)

cursor

b)

pointer

40.

40. What's another name for internet mail

a)

email

b)

gmail

41.

41. What is the object that your mouse sits on?

a)

Mouse pad

b)

table

c)

desk

42.

42. WHAT ARE THE STEPS YOU USE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM?

a)

Step 1: Understand the problem.

b)

Step 2: Devise a plan (translate).

c)

Step 3: Carry out the plan (solve).

d)

Step 4: Look back (check and interpret).

e)

Step 5: All the above are correct

43.

43. Which step is NOT part of the information processing cycle?

a)

Input

b)

output

c)

process

d)

recycle

44.

44. A simple code that computers use to send and receive data made from electrical signals and represented by 1's and 0's?

a)

Binary code

b)

Encoder

45.

45. A precise set of rules for how to solve a problem

a)

Algorithm

b)

Function