WorksheetsUnit 2: Technology Basics
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Movies and TV have been the inspiration for much new technology.
True
False
Which of the following would be a technology development of the future?
Drone delivery
Color changing contact lenses to monitor diabetics
Hands free game controllers
Virtual reality roller coasters
Which of the following is considered a streaming media source?
Charter Cable Co.
Dish TV
Direct TV
Netflix
What is the latest trend that would represent the economic environment today?
Agricultural age
Industrial age
Information age
Medical age
Which is one major way that technology has changed business marketing?
Websites are used widely as an excellent marketing tool
Advertising on billboards is the best way to get your message throughout the country
Business cards can be easily printed and distributed
Mass Mail outs of advertising
Drones are used for aerial photography
True
False
Social media has played a tremendous part in the latest political campaign
True
False
What technology is often used in extreme sports to capture action video?
A high definition digital camera
A mountable action camera such as a GoPro Hero
A cheap disposable camera will not be a great loss if dropped
A cell phone
Electric cars as well as new developments in alternate fuel sources are being refined to help protect our environment
True
False
Which of the following would be a technology development of the future?
Drone delivery
Self-driving cars
Hands free game controllers
Virtual reality roller coasters
Software that enables the computer to start up and operate is called the ______ (Fill in the blank).
GUI
Hardware
Graphical User Interface
Operating System
A computer/software that is easy to follow in use/installation is referred to as ______ (Fill in the blank).
User friendly
apple
nonexistent
windows
The user-friendly display which provides the user ease of navigation within the system is called ______ (Fill in the blank)
Linux
user friendly
operating system
GUI
What do the letters GUI stand for?
Graphics Usage International
Global User Interface
Global Usage Interface
Graphical User Interface
Which of these is a function of the operating system?
spell checking
knowing which songs, I like best
Starting the computer and establishing firewalls/ virus protection.
keeping your computer from overheating
Open-source operating system
Apple
Mac OS
Windows
Linux
What is the operating system developed by Apple?
Mac OS
Windows
Android
Linux
What is the operating system developed by Microsoft?
Mac OS
Linux
Apple
Windows
What is the term for loading an operating system into memory?
shoe
boot
add-in
restart
Where is the operating system "located?"
No one knows
On the cloud
To the left of the start button.
Between the hardware and the user programs/software applications.
This operating system was developed by Google and is based on Linux. It is primarily for touch-screen devices
Apple
Mac OS
Windows
Android OS
Cloud Storage is an internet service where data is remotely maintained, managed, and backed up.
True
False
Virus protection for your computer is expensive and often unnecessary.
True
False
When you receive a compressed file, you have to unzip or extract the information.
True
False
You do not need more than one backup for your computer.
True
False
Zip files store one or several files in a compressed or smaller format.
True
False
Dropbox, OneDrive and Google drives are all types of online storage for backing up your files.
True
False
Using a “cloud” backup is never a good choice to save or transfer your files.
True
False
A file or folder that you delete is permanently deleted and removed from your computer.
True
False
You can identify a folder as being compressed or zipped by the “lightning bolt” icon on the outside of it.
True
False
The path shows the location of a file on a computer and where it is saved.
True
False
A folder contained within another folder is called a subfolder.
True
False
The root directory is the top folder in a computer, and it stores the folders and files needed at startup.
True
False
All the files deleted from the computer are stored in ___________
My computer
Recycle Bin
Temporary Files
Control Panel
A printer is considered to be in the category of _____________
Hardware
Software
System software
Operating system
Windows 10 is one example of: __________
Operating system
a word processor
application software
an internet browser
Mac OS is an example of _________
a word processing software application
an internet browser for Apple computer users
Apple operating system
Word processing software
Norton, McAfee, Trend, Bullguard, AVG and others like them are popular __________(Fill in the blank).
operating systems
virus protection software brands
Other names assigned to versions of the Mac operating system.
virus names
What is the purpose of a firewall?
to provide authentication of the user
for security protection for your computer
to allow your computer to access the internet.
for data transmission to storage clouds
The ability to diagnose and troubleshoot common computer issues___________
Is a valuable skill personally and professionally
is not a worthwhile skill that I need to acquire
Is really not my concern; leave it to the geek squad
should always be left to the professionals
If your laptop keeps overheating, what should you do to keep it from becoming damaged?
Don't leave it on all the time
Get a new laptop
Buy a cooling pad for laptops
When determining if the computer problem is a hardware or software issue, what should you ask?
Have you recently installed any hardware or software?
Is the computer plugged into a power source (surge protector) that could be turned off?
Is the compute plugged in? This would be a good question if the computer would not power up.
Which of the following could cause a computer to slow down?
Viruses
Saving everything to the hard drive.
Using an external hard drive plugged in USB drive
There is no output from the printer. What could be the problem?
A popup blocker is on preventing the item getting to the printer.
Paper Jam or paper is out.
The power light for the printer is on
The print que shows that the document went to the printer.
What software automatically loads when the computer is starting up?
Microsoft
Operating System
Application programs
What describes a possible effect of a computer virus?
It cannot get past your protection software
Compressed files will not be damaged
Files can be corrupted and made unreadable
Viruses only damage image files
A symptom of malware infection might include:
Computer is beginning to slow down and doesn’t respond to commands
Your desktop icons are rearranged.
Your desktop icons become extra large
Fonts have changed.
There is no sound on the computer. What might be the issue?
A defective graphics card
Speaker volume is muted
The operating has been corrupted
