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Course Introduction
Digital Literacy is an essential course that equips students with the foundational skills and knowledge needed to navigate, evaluate, and create information using digital technologies. The course covers topics such as responsible internet use, online communication, information retrieval and assessment, digital citizenship, cyber security, and the ethical implications of technology. Through hands-on activities and projects, students learn to critically analyze digital content, utilize productivity tools, collaborate online, and develop digital problem-solving strategies to enhance their academic, personal, and professional lives in an increasingly digital world.
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Computing Essentials 2019 27th Edition by Timothy OLeary
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Chapter 1: Information Technology,The Internet,and You
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Q1) RAM will retain data when the computer is turned off.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Secondary storage will retain data when the computer is turned off.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) ________ is the component of the information system that is described as the equipment that processes data to create information.
A)System software
B)Compiler
C)Hardware
D)Programming
Answer: C
Q4) The parts of an information system are: people,procedures,software,hardware,data,and the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce
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Q1) HTML stands for ________.
A)Hypertools Main Linguistics
B)Hyperlink Tools Main Language
C)Hypertools Markup Linguistics
D)Hypertext Markup Language
Answer: D
Q2) PHP is a language often used within HTML documents to improve a website's interactivity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following are files inserted into an HTML document that control the appearance of web pages including layout,colors,and fonts?
A)Javascript
B)Applets
C)AJAX
D)CSS
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Application Software
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Q1) Image editors are used to create and edit vector images.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) What-if analysis is a very powerful and simple tool to test the effects of different assumptions in a spreadsheet.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In a Ribbon GUI,tabs are used to divide the ribbon into major activity areas.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Which of the following programs would be used to create a website?
A)image editor
B)illustration
C)desktop publishing
D)web authoring
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: System Software
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Q1) As you use your computer,your hard disk will fill with photos,videos,documents,and applications which may slow down your computer.What part of an operating system can help with this?
Q2) This operating system is widely used by servers on the web,mainframe computers,and very powerful personal computers.
A)Windows
B)macOS X
C)Linux
D)UNIX
Q3) List some of the features of macOS Sierra and macOS High Sierra.
Q4) The operating system is often referred to as the software environment or software
A)network
B)platform
C)window
D)desktop
Q5) Describe the three best-known embedded mobile operating systems.
Q6) Running File History improves system performance.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The System Unit
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Q1) Read-only memory (ROM)chips have information stored in them by the manufacturer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Parallel processing requires a computer to perform one complete task before beginning the next task.
A)True
B)False
Q3) This character encoding scheme allows non-English characters and special characters to be represented.
A)ASCII
B)Unicode
C)EBCDIC
D)ANSIC
Q4) ________ allow a single computer to run two or more operations at the same time.
A)Parallel processors
B)Multicore processors
C)Coprocessors
D)Graphics processors
Q5) Describe the character encoding schemes.
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Q6) How is the multicore chip useful for personal computers?
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Chapter 6: Input and Output
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Q1) UHDTV allows users to readily freeze video sequences to create high-quality still images.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ printers are printers connected to the Internet that provide printing services to others on the Internet.
A)Laser
B)Cloud
C)Dot-matrix
D)Thermal
Q3) Combination keys perform a function when held down in combination with another key.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Output devices are any hardware used to provide or to create output.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does a bar code reader work?
Q6) Describe some recommendations to avoid health risks associated with computer use.
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Chapter 7: Secondary Storage
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Q1) Media are the actual physical material that holds the data and programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) These discs have a capacity of 50 gigabytes on one side.
A)HD DVD
B)CD
C)DVD
D)Blu-ray
Q3) This process improves system performance by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between a secondary storage device and the CPU.
A)data compression
B)data access
C)disk caching
D)RAID
Q4) In order to access your documents and files that are stored in the cloud,you must have an Internet connection.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the importance and uses of secondary storage devices.
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Chapter 8: Communications and Networks
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Q1) In a peer-to-peer network,only the central host computer supplies the resources,the other computers request resources from this host.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A prototype is a set of communication rules for the exchange of information.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The essential features of this include identifying,sending,and receiving devices and breaking information into small parts for transmission across the Internet.
A)DNS
B)TCP/IP
C)FTP
D)HTTPs
Q4) Describe the four basic elements of most communication systems.
Q5) In a network environment,a client provides resources for the servers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a peer-to-peer system?
Q7) What is a WLAN? How does it work?
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Chapter 9: Privacy, Security, and Ethics
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Q1) Biometric scanning devices are used to scan employee identification cards.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ are invisible images or HTML code hidden within a web page or email message and are used to transmit information without your knowledge.
A)Loggers
B)Cookies
C)History files
D)Web bugs
Q3) Identity theft and mistaken identity are the same.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is highly likely that each one of us has an electronic profile created by information resellers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the three most common types of malware,including viruses,worms,and Trojan horses.
Q6) What are computer ethics?
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Chapter 10: Information Systems
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Q1) ________-level information flow is primarily vertical.
A)Top
B)Supervisory
C)Low
D)Middle
Q2) The research department strictly involves itself only with the creation of finished goods that are tangible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ systems are computer systems that allow people located at various geographic locations to communicate and have in-person meetings.
A)Microsoft Project
B)Videoconferencing
C)Blogging
D)Virtual reality
Q4) An MIS differs from a TPS in that it creates databases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly describe the three levels of management.
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Chapter 11: Databases
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Q1) Access to these databases is offered to the public or selected outside individuals,for a fee.
A)data warehouses
B)commercial databases
C)company databases
D)distributed databases
Q2) The company database may be stored on a central database server and managed by a database administrator.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which view of data deals with how the data is actually formatted and located?
A)physical view
B)logical view
C)information view
D)technical view
Q4) Individual databases are the foundation of management information systems.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are some measures that can be taken to ensure a database's security?
Q6) List and describe the five basic DBMS subsystems.
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Chapter 12: Systems Analysis and Design
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Q1) This shows the relationship between input and output documents.
A)grid chart
B)checklist
C)investigation report
D)top-down analysis method
Q2) These tools,also called computer-aided software engineering (CASE)tools,are used in system analysis to evaluate alternative hardware and software solutions.
A)project management tools
B)automated design tools
C)spreadsheets
D)report generators
Q3) ________ of the system happens after the installation of software and hardware.
A)Testing
B)Design analysis
C)Implementation
D)Management studies
Q4) CASE stands for "computer-aided software engineering."
A)True
B)False
Q5) Name and briefly explain the six phases of system analysis and design.
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Chapter 13: Programming and Languages
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Q1) This is an outline of the logic of the program you will write.
A)flowcharts
B)pseudocode
C)coding
D)testing
Q2) Pseudocode is an outline of the logic of the program you would like to write.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A compiler ________.
A)converts the procedural language one statement at a time
B)converts the source code into a machine language code
C)translates instruction codes from assembler language into machine language
D)uses statements to tell objects to perform actions on themselves
Q4) Documentation written for programmers should include text and program flowcharts,________,and sample output as well as system flowcharts.
A)pseudocode
B)logic errors
C)program listings
D)syntax errors
Q5) List and briefly explain the six steps in programming.
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