Test Bank for the textbook 1
Ch. 1: Becoming Skilled at Computing
1.1 T/f questions
1. Software is a collective term for programs, th’e instructions computers perform t.o implement applications.
Ans: TRUE
2. ARM, which stands for Advanced RISC Machine, is a standard computer that is often embedded in other
kinds of chips or is a component of consumer devices.
Ans: TRUE
3. It is not possible t.o emulate scrollbar movement used on a laptop on a typical smart phone.
Ans: FALSE
4. Th’e camera of a smart phone would be classified as an input device.
Ans: TRUE
5. Computer hardware is dramatically more complicated than computer software.
Ans: FALSE
6. Each software layer of a software stack implements operations used t.o build th’e layers above.
Ans: TRUE
7. A virtual machine is a software implementation of a computer.
Ans: TRUE
8. Writing software is th’e job of programmers an’d software developers.
Ans: TRUE
9. Software developers, when building dialing software, spreadsheets, GPS displays, an’d many other
interfaces, seldom choose t.o present a virtual version of a familiar physical object.
Ans: FALSE
10. A key advantage of computers is that software can often solve difficult tasks by alternative means, which
can be made user-friendly.
Ans: TRUE
11. Most of th’e ways t.o abuse computing tend t.o have direct analogues in th’e pre-computer days.
Ans: TRUE
12. In computing, data is stored in memory, on th’e hard disk, or in th’e cloud represented as binary digits.
Ans: TRUE
13. Sourced content is only partially controlled by th’e source organization or person.
Ans: FALSE
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14. Describing a technical problem using th’e right words helps facilitate a speedy an’d helpful answer from’
tech support.
Ans: TRUE
15. Nearly every computational task has only a single way of being solved.
Ans: FALSE
1.2 MCQs:
1. A precise, systematic method for producing a specified result is a(n):
A. abacus
B. algorithm
C. computation
D. agent
Ans: algorithm
2. Booting a computer means t.o :
A. restart th’e computer
B. run a program from’ th’e hard disk
C. start th’e computer
D. none of th’e above
Ans: C
Explanation: C. Booting th’e computer is th’e process where th’e computer gets itself running.
3. In th’e story of th’e tortoise an’d th’e hare, th’e abstraction is:
A. slow an’d steady wins th’e race
B. th’e tortoise
C. th’e hare
D. speed is deceiving
Ans: A
Explanation: A. Th’e meaning beyond th’e story is that steady progress will accomplish a goal.
4. Understanding how th’e pedals on your bike transfer power t.o th’e wheels:
A. is a generalization
B. makes you operationally attuned
C. is an abstraction
D. is an algorithm
Ans: B
Explanation: B. Understanding how a system works makes you operationally attuned.
5. Using ROY G BIV t.o remember, in order, th’e colors of th’e rainbow as red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
indigo, an’d violet is an example of a(n):
A. generalization
B. algorithm
C. abstraction
D. mnemonic
Ans: D
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Explanation: D. Remembering th’e order of th’e colors in th’e rainbow by using ROY G BIV is a good
example of a mnemonic.
6. When we use computers, what is encountered as a result of th’e software running on th’e hardware?
A. th’e experience
B. a mnemonic
C. an acronym
D. le mot juste
Ans: A
7. Which of th’e following is not an example of a social networking site?
A. Twitter
B. YouTube
C. Bing
D. Facebook
Ans: C
8. What type of content is demonstrated by these examples: espn.com, amazon.com, whitehouse.gov, an’d
freerice.com?
A. social content
B. artificial content
C. extended content
D. sourced content
Ans: D
9. Which of th’e following is a form of digital data that is not delivered directly by th’e Web?
A. search results obtained using Google
B. GPS information displayed in a car
C. video displayed on YouTube
D. Yahoo! email
Ans: B
10. Which of th’e following is an example of enhancing or embellishing digital information?
A. photo editing
B. video editing
C. audio remixing
D. all of th’e above
Ans: D
11. Which sites have th’e essential feature of users generating or contributing t.o th’e content?
A. synthetic complexity sites
B. sourced content sites
C. social content sites
D. extended capabilities sites
Ans: C
12. Th’e central idea or concept removed from’ a situation is called:
A. generalization
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B. abstraction
C. information
D. interaction
Ans: B
13. Th’e oldest form of information technology is:
A. virtual reality
B. social networking
C. Pixar animations
D. a recording
Ans: D
14. Th’e term that represents one billion bytes is:
A. kilobyte (KB)
B. gigabyte (GB)
C. megabyte (MB)
D. terabyte (TB)
Ans: B
15. In relation t.o th’e software stack, th’e hardware components are found:
A. at th’e top of th’e stack
B. in th’e middle of th’e stack
C. under th’e bottom of th’e stack
D. above each layer of th’e stack
Ans: C
16. Rebooting a computer means t.o :
A. restart th’e computer
B. run a program from’ th’e hard disk
C. start th’e computer
D. none of th’e above
Ans: A
17. Th’e Basic Input/Output System (BIOS. an’d are stored on a microchip called th’e :
A. kernel
B. ARM processor
C. flash memory package
D. Boot ROM
Ans: D
1.3 Fill in th’e blank
1. ________ in its most general form concerns data an’d three phenomena: hardware, software, an’d th’e
experience.
