IT Practice Exam Questions
This question is to help test your knownledge on content from Chapter 6 System Analysis to Chapter 14 Future of Computing in the textbook: Fundamental to Computing Third Edition by Kendell/Hunt.
- 1.A device that can be used to connect a notebook PC to conventional hardware such as a keyboard, mouse, and printer is called a docking station.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.A map of a database is called a__________.
- A.
List
- B.
Data flow diagram
- C.
Topology
- D.
Schema
- 3.A _____ is a program that copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a network, using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network.
- A.
Computer virus
- B.
Trojan horse
- C.
Worm
- D.
All of the above
- 4.A _____ is a separate area of a hard disk that holds an infected file until the infection can be removed.
- A.
Quarantine
- B.
Firewall
- C.
Payload
- D.
Honeypot
- 5.An example of query criteria is:
- A.
Changing an integer field to a 0 decimal.
- B.
All records in which the valure in the score field is above 75.
- C.
Linking the Employee and Department tables.
- D.
All of the above are examples of query criteria.
- 6.All tags in XHTML are lower case.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Encryption is a technique for scrambling documents so that they are unreadable if intercepted during transit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Computers small enough that several hundred of them could fit inside the space of a human cell are known as _____________.
- A.
Optical computers
- B.
Nanocomputers
- C.
Quantum computers
- D.
Molecular computers
- 9.E-commerce enables many travelers to get travel information and purchase tickets without the services of travel agents. This is an example of a trend described as:
- A.
Hub hopping
- B.
Reintermediation
- C.
E-fallout
- D.
Disintermediation
- 10.Good user habits can help prevent physical injuries and discomfort due to the use of computers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.HTML has a stricter syntax than XHTML.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.If a company needs to store data about its customers, employees, products, and orders in a way that will enable it to quickly process orders, answer questions about orders, and prepare reports, it should use a(n):
- A.
File management system.
- B.
Database management system.
- C.
Expert system.
- D.
Neural network.
- 13.If you make a copy of a proprietary program and give it to a friend you are committing:
- A.
Hacking
- B.
Salami shaving
- C.
Spoofing
- D.
Software piracy
- 14.In XHTML, the <img> element is an empty element that must include a space and a slash before its closing bracket in order to be well formed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.15. Many e-commerce sites use _____ to determine customer preferences.
- A.
Data checking
- B.
Data mining
- C.
Data sorting
- D.
Data serving
- 16.Some viruses are hidden in _____, which are instructions saved in an application such as a word processing or spreadsheet program.
- A.
Macros
- B.
Cookies
- C.
Logs
- D.
Spikes
- 17.The 1986 _____ provides the same protection that covers mail and telephone communications to electronic communications such as voice mail.
- A.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
- B.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
- C.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- D.
Computer Matching and Priavcy Proctection Act
- 18.The diamond shape in a program flow chart is used to represent a(n):
- A.
Decision
- B.
Action to be taken
- C.
Beginging or end of a module
- D.
Input and output of data
- E.
Meeting point for several paths
- 19.The nature of relationships can be examined further and quantified. This quantification is called _____________.
- A.
Normalization
- B.
Cardinality
- C.
Batching
- D.
Warehousing
- 20.The purpose of ergonomic keyboards is to:
- A.
Increase the speed with which workers can enter data.
- B.
Encrypt data as as it is sent from the keyboard to the CPU.
- C.
Reduce the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome.
- D.
Enter data in the languages that do not use the Roman alphabet.
- 21.The study and practice of using computing resources efficiently and with a worldly perspective is _________.
- A.
Nanotechnology
- B.
Recycling
- C.
Disaster recovery
- D.
Green computing
- 22.This English-like language was designed to make possible the easy manipulation of data.
- A.
SQL
- B.
ERC
- C.
ERD
- D.
DBS
- 23.Three types of XHTML DTDs are: transitional, frameset, and strict.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.To be able to resume operation after its computer system is damaged or destroyed, a company should:
- A.
Prepare a system requirements document.
- B.
Create a disaster-recovery plan.
- C.
Encrypt all transmitted data.
- D.
Require passwords for all employees.
- 25.To ensure that an e-mail message or file came from the designated individual and was not tampered during transmission; you should use which of the following?
- A.
Firewall
- B.
Digital signature
- C.
Antivirus program
- D.
Encryprion
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