8th Grade Tech. Lit. Vocab 1
Technology keeps on changing and to ensure you don’t miss out on most of what it entails you need to understand media products. Below is number one in a series of quizzes over technology terms for an 8th grade Tech. Lit. Class. Give it a try and see how good you are when it comes to vocabularies in the tech industry.
- 1.
Multimedia
- A.
The integration of multiple forms of media
- B.
A news anchor that multitasks
- C.
Where all your data is stored
- D.
The front page of a newspaper
Correct Answer
A. The integration of multiple forms of media -
- 2.
Cursor
- A.
A preset value for some option in a computer program
- B.
Often an arrow that you use to point to different objects on the screen
- C.
Where all your data is stored
- D.
The person who casts a curse
Correct Answer
B. Often an arrow that you use to point to different objects on the screen -
- 3.
Database
- A.
An image file
- B.
Where all your data is stored
- C.
A military base for data
- D.
A data structure used to store organized info
Correct Answer
D. A data structure used to store organized info -
- 4.
Default
- A.
Junk e-mail
- B.
Making a mistake
- C.
A preset value for some option in a computer program
- D.
An image file
Correct Answer
C. A preset value for some option in a computer program -
- 5.
GIF
- A.
The integration of multiple forms of media
- B.
Girls In Football
- C.
A present for little kids
- D.
A compressed image file format that is great for small icons and animated images, but lacks the color range to be used for high-quality photos
Correct Answer
D. A compressed image file format that is great for small icons and animated images, but lacks the color range to be used for high-quality photos -
- 6.
hard drive
- A.
Driving fast
- B.
Where all your data is stored
- C.
A little storage device
- D.
A difficult driving test
Correct Answer
B. Where all your data is stored -
- 7.
virus
- A.
Something that makes a human sick
- B.
Junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or bulletin board
- C.
The little green germ guy from the commercial
- D.
Programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer
Correct Answer
D. Programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer -
- 8.
jpg or jpeg
- A.
John's Pegasus
- B.
A compressed image file format, JPEG images are not limited to a certain amount of color, like GIF images are. Therefore, the JPEG format is best for compressing photographic images.
- C.
A printed picture
- D.
A preset value for some option in a computer program
Correct Answer
B. A compressed image file format, JPEG images are not limited to a certain amount of color, like GIF images are. Therefore, the JPEG format is best for compressing photographic images. -
- 9.
spam
- A.
Junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or bulletin board
- B.
A meat substance that comes packaged in a can
- C.
Small programs at MSU
- D.
Often an arrow that you use to point to different objects on the screen
Correct Answer
A. Junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or bulletin board -
- 10.
usb
- A.
The most common type of computer port used in today's computers, can plug into it keyboards, mice, game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable media drives
- B.
United Software Buyers
- C.
Where all your data is stored
- D.
The word "bus" mixed up
Correct Answer
A. The most common type of computer port used in today's computers, can plug into it keyboards, mice, game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable media drives -
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