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Question 1

How did the term computer “bug” originate?

a. A moth was caught between a couple switches and entered in the log as a bugb. It is a technical programming termc. Somebody just made it upd. It is an acronym for “Basic Unitext Grammatical” error

CorrectIn 1947, Grace Murray Hopper was working on the Harvard University Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator (a primitive computer).On the 9th of September, 1947, when the machine was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth trapped between the points of Relay #70, in Panel F.The operators removed the moth and affixed it to the log. (See the picture at right.) The entry reads: "First actual case of bug being found.“The word went out that they had "debugged" the machine and the term "debugging a computer program" was born.

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IncorrectIn 1947, Grace Murray Hopper was working on the Harvard University Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator (a primitive computer).On the 9th of September, 1947, when the machine was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth trapped between the points of Relay #70, in Panel F.The operators removed the moth and affixed it to the log. (See the picture at right.) The entry reads: "First actual case of bug being found.“The word went out that they had "debugged" the machine and the term "debugging a computer program" was born.

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Question 2

What was the name of the first programmable computer?

a. Halb. Z1c. Eniacd. Colossus

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• The Correct Answer is -- Z1 was a mechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse from 1935 to 1936 and built by him from 1936 to 1938. It was a binary electrically driven mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from punched tape.

• Hal was the Artificial Intelligence computer in 2001 a Space Odyssey• In 1946 ENIAC was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States

Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory, but its first use was in calculations for the hydrogen bomb

• The Colossus machines were electronic computing devices used by British code breakers to help read encrypted German messages during World War II. Colossus was also the name of a fictional computer in 1970 movie The Forbin Project

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Incorrect• The Correct Answer is -- Z1 was a mechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse

from 1935 to 1936 and built by him from 1936 to 1938. It was a binary electrically driven mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from punched tape.

• Hal was the Artificial Intelligence computer in 2001 a Space Odyssey• In 1946 ENIAC was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States

Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory, but its first use was in calculations for the hydrogen bomb

• The Colossus machines were electronic computing devices used by British code breakers to help read encrypted German messages during World War II. Colossus was also the name of a fictional computer in 1970 movie The Forbin Project

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Question 3

Who built the first portable computer?

a. Compaqb. Packard Bellc. Digital Corporationd. Osborne

Correct• The first portable computer was built by Osborne • Introduced: April 1981 • Price: US $1,795 • Weight: 24.5 pounds • CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4.0 MHz • RAM: 64K RAM • Display: built-in 5" monitor 53 X 24 text • Ports: parallel / IEEE-488 modem / serial port • Storage: dual 5-1/4 inch, 91K drives • OS: CP/M


Incorrect• The first portable computer was built by Osborne • Introduced: April 1981 • Price: US $1,795 • Weight: 24.5 pounds • CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4.0 MHz • RAM: 64K RAM • Display: built-in 5" monitor 53 X 24 text • Ports: parallel / IEEE-488 modem / serial port • Storage: dual 5-1/4 inch, 91K drives • OS: CP/M

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Question 4

How many “bits” in a “byte”?

a. 2b. 4c. 8d. 16

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•A “bit” Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of information on a machine. The term was first used in 1946 by John Tukey, a leading statistician and adviser to five presidents. A single bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1.

•More meaningful information is obtained by combining consecutive bits into larger units. For example, a byte is composed of 8 consecutive bits. Example (11111111 is the binary representation of 255 the highest value that can be represented in a single byte)


Incorrect• A “bit” Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of information on a machine. The

term was first used in 1946 by John Tukey, a leading statistician and adviser to five presidents. A single bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1.

• More meaningful information is obtained by combining consecutive bits into larger units. For example, a byte is composed of 8 consecutive bits.


Question 5

Who on this list is not a key member of Microsoft?

a. Steve Ballmerb. Brian Turnerc. Ray Ozzied. Steve Jobs

CorrectSteve Jobs founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in the 1970’s


Incorrect• Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in the 1970’s


Question 6

Who is the “WOZ”?

a. He helped scarecrow, tin man, lion, and Judy get back to Kansas.b. A character on big time wrestling inventor of the WOZ Slam (a now illegal maneuve

r)c. One of the founders of Apple computerd. The inventor of microprocessors

CorrectSteve Jobs founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in the 1970’s

Many people feel that he was the real genius behind Apple Computer


IncorrectDid you skip question 5?

Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in the 1970’s


Question 7

What major computer company fired the founder of the company in April 1985?

a. Microsoftb. Compaqc. Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)d. Apple

Correct

• In 1985 Steve Jobs was dismissed by the Apple Computer Board of Directors and the CEO of Apple who he had hired away from Pepsi Cola the previous year.

• (A) was a trick answer Microsoft is not a computer company they are a software company.


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• In 1985 Steve Jobs was dismissed by the Apple Computer Board of Directors and the CEO of Apple who he had hired away from Pepsi Cola the previous year.

• (A) was a trick answer Microsoft is not a computer company they are a software company.


Question 8

How did Google get its name?

a. Named after a sound the founders infant daughter madeb. Giggle was too obvious and was takenc. Ancestral name of the programmerd. “Googol” is a math term referring to a large number and they misspelled it during

the domain name search.

CorrectIn September, 1997, so the story goes, some Stanford grad students were helping Larry Page choose a name for his search engine. "Googolplex," said Sean Anderson. (They'd already sensed how big this could become.) "Googol," Page replied. Anderson, checking to see if the name was taken, typed g-o-o-g-l-e into his browser and made the most famous spelling mistake since p-o-t-a-t-o-e.


IncorrectIn September, 1997, so the story goes, some Stanford grad students were helping Larry Page choose a name for his search engine. "Googolplex," said Sean Anderson. (They'd already sensed how big this could become.) "Googol," Page replied. Anderson, checking to see if the name was taken, typed g-o-o-g-l-e into his browser and made the most famous spelling mistake since p-o-t-a-t-o-e.


Question 9

What online company’s first sale was a broken laser pointer?

a. Craig’s Listb. Ebayc. Paypald. Pez.com

CorrectThe online auction website was founded as AuctionWeb in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. One of the first items sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers.“


Incorrect• The online auction website was founded as AuctionWeb in San Jose,

California, on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. One of the first items sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers.“


Question 10

What high-tech mogul appeared on a 1995 cover of Time headlined "Master of the Universe"?

a. Steve Jobsb. Steve Wozniakc. Bill Gatesd. Bill Murto

Correct

Bill Gates was proclaimed Master of the Universe by Time Magazine (June 1995)

Bill Murto was the co-founder of Compaq

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple


IncorrectBill Gates was proclaimed Master of the Universe by Time Magazine (June 1995)

Bill Murto was the co-founder of Compaq

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple


Question 11

What two technology giants were involved in a lawsuit over a concept?

a. Packard Bell and Hewlett Packard.b. Digital Equipment Corporation and DEC.c. Microsoft and Apple.d. Xerox and Microsoft.

Correct• Apple filed suit against Microsoft in federal court on March 17, 1988 for

violating Apple's copyrights on the "visual displays" of the Macintosh. (Apple also filed suit against HP for its NewWave environment that ran on top of Windows 2.0.)

• Apple's suit included 189 contested visual displays that Apple believed violated its copyright.

• The lawsuit was decided in Microsoft's favor on August 24, 1993.• Apple appealed the ruling and made it all the way to the Supreme Court,

which declined to hear the case


Incorrect• Apple filed suit against Microsoft in federal court on March 17, 1988 for

violating Apple's copyrights on the "visual displays" of the Macintosh. (Apple also filed suit against HP for its NewWave environment that ran on top of Windows 2.0.)

• Apple's suit included 189 contested visual displays that Apple believed violated its copyright.

• The lawsuit was decided in Microsoft's favor on August 24, 1993.• Apple appealed the ruling and made it all the way to the Supreme Court,

which declined to hear the case


Question 12

Who is Linus Torvalds?

a. One of the Charlie Brown Charactersb. Founder of Sun Microsystemsc. Lucy’s little brotherd. Inventor of Linux

Correct• Linus Torvalds is the inventor of Linux • Torvalds was named after Linus Pauling, the American Nobel Prize-winning

chemist, although in the book Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution, Torvalds is quoted as saying, "I think I was named equally for Linus the Peanuts cartoon character", noting that this makes him half "Nobel-prize-winning chemist" and half "blanket-carrying cartoon character".

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Incorrect• Linus Torvalds is the inventor of Linux • Torvalds was named after Linus Pauling, the American Nobel Prize-winning

chemist, although in the book Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution, Torvalds is quoted as saying, "I think I was named equally for Linus the Peanuts cartoon character", noting that this makes him half "Nobel-prize-winning chemist" and half "blanket-carrying cartoon character".


Question 13

Which of these is not a computer motherboard slot type?

a. ISAb. EISAc. SATAd. Microchannel

Correct• SATA or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is not a slot it is a port on

the motherboard• ISA or Industry Standard Architecture is an early type of 16 bit

motherboard slot• EISA or Extended Industry Standard Architecture extended the ISA to 32

bit capabilities• Microchannel was a proprietary slot type used by IBM, the cost to

maintain this exclusive architecture made IBM PC’s very expensive. Example: $350.00 for a replacement floppy drive.


Incorrect• SATA or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is not a slot it is a port on

the motherboard• ISA or Industry Standard Architecture is an early type of 16 bit

motherboard slot• EISA or Extended Industry Standard Architecture extended the ISA to 32

bit capabilities• Microchannel was a proprietary slot type used by IBM, the cost to

maintain this exclusive architecture made IBM PC’s very expensive. Example: $350.00 for a replacement floppy drive.

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Question 14

What is RAM short for?

a. Reliable Allocatable Memoryb. Really Awkward Momentc. Random Access Memoryd. It is a male mountain goat

Correct• RAM is the acronym for Random Access memory the most common

computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible


Incorrect• RAM is the acronym for Random Access memory the most common

computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

• You didn’t fall for one of those other answers did you?


Question 15

Who is considered to be the father of computers?

a. Charles Babbage b. George Boolec. Blaise Pascal d. Robert Noyce

Correct• Charles Babbage (considered to be the father of computers) was an English

mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991, a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked.

• George Boole created Boolean Logic• Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator• Robert Noyce is one of the co-inventors of the modern microchip

The Difference Engine

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Incorrect• Charles Babbage (considered to be the father of computers) was an English

mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991, a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked.

• George Boole created Boolean Logic• Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator• Robert Noyce is one of the co-inventors of the modern microchip

The Difference Engine

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Question 16

Which of the following is a pointing devices?

a. Scannerb. Light Penc. Probed. Printer

Correct• A lightpen is a device similar to a touch screen, but uses a special light

sensitive pen instead of the finger, which allows for more accurate screen input. As the tip of the light pen makes contact with the screen, it sends a signal back to the computer containing the coordinates of the pixels at that point. It can be used to draw on the computer screen or make menu selections, and does not require a special touch screen because it can work with any CRT-based monitor.

• A scanners is an imaging device• Probes are used to collect data, temperature, humidity etc…

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Incorrect• A lightpen is a device similar to a touch screen, but uses a special light

sensitive pen instead of the finger, which allows for more accurate screen input. As the tip of the light pen makes contact with the screen, it sends a signal back to the computer containing the coordinates of the pixels at that point. It can be used to draw on the computer screen or make menu selections, and does not require a special touch screen because it can work with any CRT-based monitor.

• A scanners is an imaging device• Probes are used to collect data, temperature, humidity etc…

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Question 17

Which of the following is sometimes referred to as the brain of the computer?

a. RAM b. Central Processing Unit (CPU)c. Motherboardd. Hard Disk (HDD)

Correct• The CPU is called either the brain or the heart of the computer depending

on who you ask. The CPU is the processor, and the Motherboard would be more along the lines of being the body (since it holds the CPU and other vital parts).

• RAM refers to Random Access Memory or the working memory but it performs no calculations

• HDD or the Hard Drive is for long term storage and it also does not perform any calculations

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Incorrect• The CPU is called either the brain or the heart of the computer depending

on who you ask. The CPU is the processor, and the Motherboard would be more along the lines of being the body (since it holds the CPU and other vital parts).

• RAM refers to Random Access Memory or the working memory but it performs no calculations

• HDD or the Hard Drive is for long term storage and it also does not perform any calculations

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Question 18

Which of the following is not an operating system?

a. Microsoft Office b. Ultrix c. OS/2 Warpd. Linux

Correct• Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity applications not an operating system• Ultrix was the brand name of Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) native Unix

systems• OS/2 version 3.0, released in 1994, was labeled as "OS/2 Warp" to highlight the

new performance benefits, and generally to freshen the product image. "Warp" had originally been the internal IBM name for the release: IBM claimed that it had used Star Trek terms as internal names for past OS/2 releases, and that this one seemed appropriate for external use as well. At the launch of OS/2 Warp in 1994, Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) was to be the Master of Ceremonies.

• Linux is an operating originally created as a personal project by Linus Torvalds a Finnish student.

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Incorrect• Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity applications not an operating system• Ultrix was the brand name of Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) native Unix

systems• OS/2 version 3.0, released in 1994, was labeled as "OS/2 Warp" to highlight the

new performance benefits, and generally to freshen the product image. "Warp" had originally been the internal IBM name for the release: IBM claimed that it had used Star Trek terms as internal names for past OS/2 releases, and that this one seemed appropriate for external use as well. At the launch of OS/2 Warp in 1994, Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) was to be the Master of Ceremonies.

• Linux is an operating originally created as a personal project by Linus Torvalds a Finnish student.

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Question 19

A modem is needed for?

a. Digital communication over an analogue telephone network b. A computer to connect to a LAN c. All data communications d. A computer to connect to a digital network

Correct• MODEM or (Modulator Demodulator) Until the late 1990s, was the term

referred to a device that allows a computer or terminal to transmit data over a standard dial-up telephone line. Since the advent of cable and DSL connections, the term commonly refers to high-speed broadband modems. Transmission speeds for analog modems were measured as a baud rate.

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Incorrect• MODEM or (Modulator Demodulator) Until the late 1990s, was the term

referred to a device that allows a computer or terminal to transmit data over a standard dial-up telephone line. Since the advent of cable and DSL connections, the term commonly refers to high-speed broadband modems. Transmission speeds for analog modems were measured as a baud rate.

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Question 20

What is the binary equivalent of 178?

a. 00100111 b. 11100100 c. 10110010 d. HUH?

Correct• C. 10110010 is the correct answer

• Conversion chart

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Binary 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

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Incorrect• C. 10110010 is the correct answer

• Conversion chart

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Binary 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

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Question 21

The collections of wires that connect the parts of a computer are connected by called?

a. Buses b. Networks c. Tracks d. Paths

Correct• Early computer “buses” were the bundles of wire that attached memory

and peripherals. They were named after electrical buses, or busbars. Almost always, there was one bus for memory, and another for peripherals, and these were accessed by separate instructions, with completely different timings and protocols.

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Incorrect• Early computer “buses” were the bundles of wire that attached memory

and peripherals. They were named after electrical buses, or busbars. Almost always, there was one bus for memory, and another for peripherals, and these were accessed by separate instructions, with completely different timings and protocols.

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Question 22

IN 1967 the Advanced Research Projects Agency created the _____?

a. Mouse b. Computer c. Internet d. CPU

Correct• IN 1967 Advanced Research Projects Agency or (ARPA) created the

ARPANET Originally noncommercial in nature and without much funding or central management, it was simply a linkup of diverse computer networks based at academic or research centers. Then software companies introduced products to make the Internet easier to use, on-line services opened gateways into it, and personal computer users became able to sign on.

• The Web as we know it today was not conceived until 1990 and did not become popular until the release of the first graphic web browser (Mosaic) in 1993.

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Incorrect• IN 1967 Advanced Research Projects Agency or (ARPA) created the

ARPANET Originally noncommercial in nature and without much funding or central management, it was simply a linkup of diverse computer networks based at academic or research centers. Then software companies introduced products to make the Internet easier to use, on-line services opened gateways into it, and personal computer users became able to sign on.

• The Web as we know it today was not conceived until 1990 and did not become popular until the release of the first graphic web browser (Mosaic) in 1993.

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Question 23

In 1971 the first portable storage device was made called?

a. CD b. Flash Drivec. I pod d. Floppy disk

Correct• The floppy disk might one day go down as the only creature as

resistant to extinction as the cockroach. A format that simply refuses to die, the evolution of the floppy disk starts with the IBM 23FD introduced in 1971. These enormous old-school floppies were little more than a circular magnetic film protected by a flexible plastic jacket, hence the term 'floppy.' At first a read-only medium in the aforementioned 23FD, later versions would add write-capability as well as increase the original's scant 80KB capacity by more than six times.

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Incorrect• The floppy disk might one day go down as the only creature as

resistant to extinction as the cockroach. A format that simply refuses to die, the evolution of the floppy disk starts with the IBM 23FD introduced in 1971. These enormous old-school floppies were little more than a circular magnetic film protected by a flexible plastic jacket, hence the term 'floppy.' At first a read-only medium in the aforementioned 23FD, later versions would add write-capability as well as increase the original's scant 80KB capacity by more than six times.

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Question 24

In 1983 the United States was in use of ____million computers.

a. 1b. 5c. 10d. 100

Correct• In 1983 there were more than 10 million computers are in use in the

United States by the end of the year 200 that number had jumped to 168.4 million. As of June 2008, the number of personal computers in use worldwide hit one billion, while another billion is expected to be reached by 2014

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Incorrect• In 1983 there were more than 10 million computers are in use in the

United States by the end of the year 200 that number had jumped to 168.4 million. As of June 2008, the number of personal computers in use worldwide hit one billion, while another billion is expected to be reached by 2014

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Question 25

The 8008 was what?

a. A computer b. A processorc. A monitor d. A memory chip

Correct• The Intel 8008 was an early byte-oriented microprocessor designed

and manufactured by Intel and introduced in April 1972. It was an 8-bit CPU with an external 14-bit address bus that could address 16KB of memory.

• The 8008 processor ran at a blazing .5 or .8 MHz

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Incorrect• The Intel 8008 was an early byte-oriented microprocessor designed

and manufactured by Intel and introduced in April 1972. It was an 8-bit CPU with an external 14-bit address bus that could address 16KB of memory.

• The 8008 processor ran at a blazing .5 or .8 MHz

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Question 26

What computer giant released the first computer equipped with a mouse for home use?

a. IBMb. Microsoftc. Apple (LISA)d. Walt Disney

Correct• The computer mouse was relatively obscure until the appearance of the

Apple MacIntosh, which included an updated version of the original Lisa Mouse. In 1984 PC columnist John C. Dvorak dismissively commented on the newly-released computer with a mouse: "There is no evidence that people want to use these things.

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Incorrect• The computer mouse was relatively obscure until the appearance of the

Apple MacIntosh, which included an updated version of the original Lisa Mouse. In 1984 PC columnist John C. Dvorak dismissively commented on the newly-released computer with a mouse: "There is no evidence that people want to use these things.

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Question 27

CPU stands for?

a. Central Processing Unitb. Conjugated Progressive Unitransistorc. Complex Preliminary Unitaskerd. Dude it’s just a CPU that’s all

Correct• Central Processing Unit: the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip)

that performs the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

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Incorrect• Central Processing Unit: the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip)

that performs the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

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Question 28

PASCAL is?

a. My Italian friendb. A computer virusc. A programming languaged. The dog from the little rascals TV show

Correct• Pascal is an influential imperative and procedural programming language,

designed in 1968/9 and published in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth as a small and efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring.

• FYI Petey was the dog on the Little Rascals (He was registered as an American Pit Bull)

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Incorrect• Pascal is an influential imperative and procedural programming language,

designed in 1968/9 and published in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth as a small and efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring.

• FYI Petey was the dog on the Little Rascals (He was registered as an American Pit Bull)

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Question 29

Which of these IS NOT a programming language?

a. A++ b. F+ c. Visual Basic d. C++

Correct• (F+) from the Urban Dictionary F+ is what you get in school for showing

Remarkable Enthusiasm but not completing any of the assignments.• (A++) is a programming language created for the sole purpose to help people

interested in programming to thoroughly understand as quickly and efficiently as possible the essentials of the art of programming

• (Visual Basic or VB) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage, VB is considered to be relatively easy to learn and use.

• (C++) is a statically typed, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as a "middle-level" language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features.

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Incorrect• (F+) from the Urban Dictionary F+ is what you get in school for showing

Remarkable Enthusiasm but not completing any of the assignments.• (A++) is a programming language created for the sole purpose to help people

interested in programming to thoroughly understand as quickly and efficiently as possible the essentials of the art of programming

• (Visual Basic or VB) - is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage, VB is considered to be relatively easy to learn and use.

• (C++) is a statically typed, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as a "middle-level" language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features.

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Question 30

How many megabytes is one terabyte?

a. 1,048,576 b. 1,024 c. 1,240 d. 1,000

Correct•A Terabyte is equal to 1,048,576 Megabytes 1,024 megabytes would be 1 Gigabyte · 1 Bit = 0 or 1 a single binary digit · 8 Bits = 1 Byte· 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte · 1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte · 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte · 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte · 1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte · 1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte· 1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte · 1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte · 1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte· 1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

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Incorrect•A Terabyte is equal to 1,048,576 Megabytes 1,024 megabytes would be 1 Gigabyte · 1 Bit = 0 or 1 a single binary digit · 8 Bits = 1 Byte· 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte · 1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte · 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte · 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte · 1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte · 1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte· 1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte · 1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte · 1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte· 1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

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Question 31

All of these are internet browsers except?

a. Google Chrome b. Opera c. Mozilla Firefox d. Yahoo

CorrectYahoo is a web portal not a browser. Yahoo! was founded in January 1994, by Jerry Yang and David Filo. They were Electrical Engineering graduate students at Stanford University when they created a website named "David and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web“. David and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web was a directory of other web sites, organized in a hierarchy, as opposed to a searchable index of pages. In April 1994, "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" was renamed "Yahoo. Yahoo! grew rapidly throughout the 90s. Like many search engines and web directories, Yahoo! diversified into a Web portal. It also made many high-profile acquisitions.

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IncorrectYahoo is a web portal not a browser. Yahoo! was founded in January 1994, by Jerry Yang and David Filo. They were Electrical Engineering graduate students at Stanford University when they created a website named "David and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web“. David and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web was a directory of other web sites, organized in a hierarchy, as opposed to a searchable index of pages. In April 1994, "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" was renamed "Yahoo. Yahoo! grew rapidly throughout the 90s. Like many search engines and web directories, Yahoo! diversified into a Web portal. It also made many high-profile acquisitions.

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Question 32

When working in Windows what keyboard command will close the active window you are in?

a. Alt + F4 b. Ctrl + F3 c. Exitd. None of the above

Correct• Alt + F4 will close the active window/program when working in Windows• Some other popular shortcuts are:• F1: Starts Windows Help • F10: Activates menu bar options • SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object • CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) • CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) • CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager • ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box • ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) • SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature • ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or

close the window) • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's

System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) • CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program • ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu • CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window • ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6

switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

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Incorrect• Alt + F4 will close the active window/program when working in Windows• Some other popular shortcuts are:• F1: Starts Windows Help • F10: Activates menu bar options • SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object • CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) • CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) • CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager • ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box • ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) • SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature • ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or

close the window) • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's

System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) • CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program • ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu • CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window • ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6

switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

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Question 33

Which of these is not an email provider?

a. Yahoo b. Hotmail c. YouTube d. Google

Correct• YouTube does not provide email service it is a video-sharing website on

which users can upload, share, and view videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005.

• The company uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and now operates as a subsidiary of Google.

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Incorrect• YouTube does not provide email service it is a video-sharing website on

which users can upload, share, and view videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005.

• The company uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and now operates as a subsidiary of Google.

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Question 34

Yahoo and Google are examples of?

a. Internet Service Providersb. Search enginesc. SPAM E-mailersd. None of the above

Correct• Yahoo and Google started out as and remain primarily search providers.

Both have evolved to provide their user with many other services. However they are not an Internet Service Provider, the question about being Spam e-mailers is subject to debate.

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Incorrect• Yahoo and Google started out as and remain primarily search providers.

Both have evolved to provide their user with many other services. However they are not an Internet Service Provider, the question about being Spam e-mailers is subject to debate.

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Question 35

Which is not an external part of the computer?

a. Keyboardb. Mousec. Motherboardd. Monitor

Correct• A motherboard is the internal central printed circuit board in most

modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the main board, system board, or, on Apple computers, the logic board.

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Incorrect• A motherboard is the internal central printed circuit board in most

modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the main board, system board, or, on Apple computers, the logic board.

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Question 36

What is the keyboard command for select all?

a. CTL+Cb. CTL+Ac. CTL+Qd. There is no keyboard command for this

Correct• CTL + A is the keyboard command to select all• Some other popular shortcuts are:• F1: Starts Windows Help • F10: Activates menu bar options • SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object • CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) • CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) • CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager • ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box • ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-

switching window) • SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature • ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize,

minimize, maximize, or close the window) • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI

child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) • CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program • ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu • CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window • ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is

displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)Next Start OverCurrent Score

Incorrect• CTL + A is the keyboard command to select all• Some other popular shortcuts are:• F1: Starts Windows Help • F10: Activates menu bar options • SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object • CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) • CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) • CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager • ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box • ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-

switching window) • SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature • ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize,

minimize, maximize, or close the window) • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI

child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) • CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program • ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu • CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window • ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is

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Question 37

What is the proper term to describe putting new applications on a computer?

a. Downloadb. Installc. Uploadd. Transfer

CorrectApplications are installed, Upload, Transfer, Download refer to the movement

of files not the installation of applications.

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IncorrectApplications are installed, Upload, Transfer, Download refer to the movement

of files not the installation of applications.

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Question 38

Without looking what is the key to the right of D?

a. Eb. Fc. Sd. L

Correct• Good Job! The key to the right of D is F (I had to look myself to be sure)


Incorrect• The key to the right of D is F (I had to look myself to be sure)


Question 39

What does the S in HTTPS stand for?

a. Safeb. Securec. Setupd. Static

Correct• Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a combination of the

Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems.

• Normal http: traffic is handled on port 80 secure traffic uses port 443 and is usually represented by a small padlock icon on the status bar of your web browser

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Incorrect• Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a combination of the

Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems.

• Normal http: traffic is handled on port 80 secure traffic uses port 443 and is usually represented by a small padlock icon on the status bar of your web browser

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Question 40

What does FTP stand for?

a. Freely Traded Propertyb. File Transfer Protocolc. For Taking Personallyd. Fluid Transfer Possible

Correct• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a

file from one host to another over a TCP/IP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.

• Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) refers to the utilization of the FTP protocol over SSH (Secure Shell) to insure the security of information being tranferred


Incorrect• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a

file from one host to another over a TCP/IP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.

• Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) refers to the utilization of the FTP protocol over SSH (Secure Shell) to insure the security of information being tranferred


Question 41

How many Internets are there?

a. Too many too count and the number is constantly growingb. 1,000c. 1d. 1,000,000

Correct• There is only one Internet 234 million is the number of websites as of

December 2009 approximately 47 million of those were added in 2009. The Internet continues to expand exponentially.


Incorrect• There is only one Internet 234 million is the number of websites as of

December 2009 approximately 47 million of those were added in 2009. The Internet continues to expand exponentially.


Question 42

What is another name for URL?

a. Useful Rich Logicb. Under Right Legc. Uniform Resource Locatord. Useless Relative Logic

Correct• Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)

that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it.


Incorrect• Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)

that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it.


Question 43

What does WWW stand for?

a. We Want Webb. Whole Wide Worldc. No one knowsd. World Wide Web

Correct• The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the

Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them by via hyperlinks. Using concepts from earlier hypertext systems, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web. At CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Berners-Lee and Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau proposed in 1990 to use "Hypertext ... to link and access information of various kinds as a web of nodes in which the user can browse at will", and publicly introduced the project in December of that year.


Incorrect• The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the

Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them by via hyperlinks. Using concepts from earlier hypertext systems, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web. At CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Berners-Lee and Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau proposed in 1990 to use "Hypertext ... to link and access information of various kinds as a web of nodes in which the user can browse at will", and publicly introduced the project in December of that year.


Question 44

What does a hard drive do?

a. Play musicb. Runs windowsc. Stores data d. Nothing it is just there for weight

Correct• A hard disk drive (hard disk, hard drive, HDD) is a non-volatile storage

device for digital data. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data are encoded magnetically by read/write heads that float on a cushion of air above the platters.


Incorrect• A hard disk drive (hard disk, hard drive, HDD) is a non-volatile storage

device for digital data. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data are encoded magnetically by read/write heads that float on a cushion of air above the platters.


Question 45

What is ROM short for?

a. Really Old Modelb. Radical Online Machinec. Read Only Memoryd. It’s not short for anything it is a technical term

Correct• Read-only memory (ROM) is a class of storage media used in computers

and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty.

• Some modern types of Read Only Memory such as EPROM and flash EEPROM can be erased and re-programmed multiple times; they are still described as "read-only memory"(ROM) because the reprogramming process is generally infrequent, comparatively slow, and does not permit random access writes to individual memory locations.


Incorrect• Read-only memory (ROM) is a class of storage media used in computers

and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty.

• Some modern types of Read Only Memory such as EPROM and flash EEPROM can be erased and re-programmed multiple times; they are still described as "read-only memory"(ROM) because the reprogramming process is generally infrequent, comparatively slow, and does not permit random access writes to individual memory locations.


Question 46

A ________ consists of two or more computers linked together to share resources.

a. Internetb. Networkc. Gaming Platformd. Communications channel

Correct• A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection

of two or more computers and devices interconnected by communications channels that facilitate communications among users and allows users to share resources. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics.


Incorrect• A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection

of two or more computers and devices interconnected by communications channels that facilitate communications among users and allows users to share resources. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics.


Question 47

What is WAN?

a. The noise people make when they find out there is a virus on their computerb. Windows Accountability Numeratorc. Wide Area Networkd. A spelling error

Correct• A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad

area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). This is in contrast with local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), or metropolitan area networks (MANs) which are usually limited to a room, building, campus or specific metropolitan area (e.g., a city) respectively.

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Incorrect• A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad

area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). This is in contrast with local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), or metropolitan area networks (MANs) which are usually limited to a room, building, campus or specific metropolitan area (e.g., a city) respectively.

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Question 48

Which of these is will not retain data when the computer is shut down?

a. Floppy diskb. ROMc. HDDd. RAM

Correct• RAM or Random Access memory is volatile meaning it will not retain data

when power is lost. Hard Drives or HDD and floppy disks will retain data, however if power is lost while a file is open it can sometimes become corrupted, for this reason you should always have a backup of any critical files.

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Incorrect• RAM or Random Access memory is volatile meaning it will not retain data

when power is lost. Hard Drives or HDD and floppy disks will retain data, however if power is lost while a file is open it can sometimes become corrupted, for this reason you should always have a backup of any critical files.

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Question 49

What is the function of a hub?

a. You mount your tires on themb. It holds the HDDc. Interconnects computersd. Central clearing point

Correct• A Network Hub is a common connection point for devices in a network.

Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

• Network Hubs have in most cases been replaced switches which limit the amount of broadcast traffic by directing packets only to the port of the intended target system.

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Incorrect• A Network Hub is a common connection point for devices in a network.

Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

• Network Hubs have in most cases been replaced switches which limit the amount of broadcast traffic by directing packets only to the port of the intended target system.

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Question 50

What is a flash drive?

a. Indy 500b. Portable storage devicec. A computer powered lighting deviced. A diagnostic tool used by technicians

Correct• A flash drive consists of a flash memory data storage device usually

integrated with a USB interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g (1 oz). Storage capacities in 2010 can be as large as 256 GB with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles and have a 10-year data retention cycle.

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integrated with a USB interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g (1 oz). Storage capacities in 2010 can be as large as 256 GB with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles and have a 10-year data retention cycle.

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