- Email addresses (other than AOL addresses):
Your answer:
must always contain an @ symbol.
never contain spaces.
are case-insensitive.
1 and 2
all of the above.
- Which of the following is NOT an output device?
Your answer:
keyboard
speakers
printer
headphones
monitor
- A surge protector provides protection against:
Your answer:
electronic spikes
viruses
spyware
hackers
none of the above
- When you cite a web resource in a bibliography, what items should you include?
Your answer:
author's name
web address
date viewed
1 and 2
all of the above
- A local drive:
Your answer:
is the same as your I drive.
is the same as a hard drive.
controls access to other computers.
is accessed using the network.
is not a computer term.
- FTP is
Your answer:
used only on Windows computers.
connected via the USB port.
a computer peripheral.
a method of transferring files over the Internet.
the same as the CPU.
- A device that converts a hard copy into digital form is known as:
Your answer:
a USB port.
a scanner.
a monitor.
a printer.
a flash drive.
- Which of the following is NOT the correct ending for a graphics file?
Your answer:
wav
jpg
psd
tif
all are correct endings for graphics files.
- A blog is:
Your answer:
a type of virus.
an online journal.
an ouput device.
a peripheral.
a peer to peer network.
- The email BCC field:
Your answer:
can be used to send email without revealing the addresses of the recipients.
is used for attaching files.
stands for blind carbon copy.
1 and 3
none of the above
- Computer viruses spread:
Your answer:
by sharing infected files.
over computer networks.
by email attachments.
over the Internet.
all of the above.
- Software that secretly gathers information through your Internet connection might be called:
Your answer:
spyware
email
a plugin
a default
bandwidth
- The Internet is
Your answer:
the same as the World Wide Web.
owned by the United States.
a product created by AOL.
the same as a web browser.
none of the above.
- A URL is
Your answer:
a web address.
a type of processor.
an input device.
a broadband connection.
a type of Internet connection.
- An ISP
Your answer:
works only on Windows computers.
can be used to scan images.
provides access to the Internet.
allows for a device to be connected while the computer is running.
spreads my email to other computers.
- A file ending (suffix) CAN indicate:
Your answer:
how information is stored in the file.
what software application was used to create the file.
what type of information is stored in the file.
all of the above
none of the above
- A folder:
Your answer:
can contain other folders.
cannot contain other folders
can contain files
all of the above
answers 1 and 3
- How can you verify the validity of an online resource?
Your answer:
check for other web pages by the same author.
verify the author's credentials or expertise.
find the same information on multiple, independent web sites.
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
- Ergonomics relates to:
Your answer:
a type of spyware.
an early web browser.
a type of virus that spreads by email.
the processing speed of a computer's CPU.
how comfortable the keyboard's position is for you.
- A file:
Your answer:
is the same as a local drive
is a collection of data with a unique name
can be stored in a directory
1 and 3
2 and 3
- Which of the following is NOT a sound file:
Your answer:
wav
mp3
gif
au
snd
- Adobe Photshop files end in:
Your answer:
snd
ftp
wav
psd
html
- A/An (BLANK) is designed to spread from one computer to another using security holes in programs.
Your answer:
jpeg
psd
trojan horse
worm
ftp
- A/An (BLANK) is left on your computer when you visit certain websites.
Your answer:
ergonomics
surge protector
ftp
cookie
scanner
- The three letters at end of a filename are known as:
Your answer:
a flash drive
a file extension
an FTP
a peripheral
a folder