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Worksheets1st 9 Weeks Exam - Intro to IT Fundamentals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following BEST describes personal responsibility?
How you act even if no one is watching
Rules that support your personal values
Provides the basis for your code of ethics
Obeying laws that regulate how computers are used
A user has entered a search string into an application and clicked on the search icon. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the computing process?
Storage
Processing
Input
Output
Which of the following is data temporarily stored on?
Keyboard
Printed page
Memory chips
Hard drive
Which of the following is something that an Information Technology (IT) professional would do?
Collect and utilize data
Create and improve software
Manage grades and enrollments
Build and repair computers
Which of the following played vital roles in the advancement of national defense, science, and social change?
Microchip
Supercomputers
Hollerith's Tabulating Machine
Smartphones
Which of the following BEST describes Computer Science (CS)?
It refers to everything that involves computers.
It refers to meeting the technological needs of businesses.
It has to do with collecting and utilizing data.
It is the study of computers and computing concepts.
Which of the following provides a computer system with the ability to retrieve and manipulate data at a future time?
Processing
Transistor
Microchip
Storage
Which of the following is the term for a device (usually external to a computer) that is plugged into a computer's communication port or connected wirelessly?
An attachment
A flash drive
A plug-in
A peripheral
Mike decides to humiliate a former friend by posting embarrassing photos on social media. Which ethical standard did he violate?
Confidentiality
Human dignity
Civility
Property rights
Which of the following is something a computer scientist would do?
Create and maintain computer networks
Solve problems in areas like robotics
Help people with their technological needs
Help organizations know how to generate information
Which of the following components stores values in short-term memory?
Hard drive
RAM
Flash drive
Processor
Becca is working on program that will store data. The program will need quick access to data and data persistence is not important. Where should the data be stored?
In flash memory
In memory
In a flat file
In a database
The IT staff at a hospital shares genetic information about specific patients with a life insurance company. Which ethical standard was violated?
Property rights
Human dignity
Confidentiality
Civility
Which of the following is a type of input device?
Touchscreen
Hard drive
Speakers
Monitor
Which of the following is something that an Information Systems (IS) professional would do?
Help people with their technology needs
Turn information into meaningful decisions
Devise new ways to use computers
Create and maintain computer networks
Which of the following computer components is the MOST important part of any modern computer?
CPU
BIOS
NIC
RAM
Which of the following BEST describes a code of ethics?
Laws that regulate how computers are used
Your personal adherence to your own values and principles
The fundamental truths or rules that undergird your personal values
A set of rules or standards you adopt that dictate how you act
Which of the following BEST describes Information Technology (IT)?
IT refers to everything that involves computers.
IT has to do with collecting and utilizing data.
IT refers to designing, creating, and improving software.
IT deals with how to turn information into meaningful decisions.
Which of the following lists the basic computing and processing steps in order?
Input, processing, output, and storage
Input/output, processing, and storage
Input, retrieval, output, and storage
Input, retrieval, processing, and storage
Which hardware component processes data?
HDD
CPU
RAM
SSD
