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Q: What type of printer creates images by forcing ink droplets through nozzles onto a page? A.Inkjet printer B.Laser printer C.Multifunction printer D.Plotter

Q: What type of printer would you purchase if you need a printer that could also scan and make copies? A.Inkjet printer B.Laser printer C.Plotter D.Multifunction printer

Q: What is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second? A.Gigahertz B.Megahertz C.Gigabyte D.Megabyte

Q: What two primary and distinct parts are contained in a CPU? A.Control unit and logic unit B.RAM and control unit C.Cache and logic unit D.Arithmetic logic unit and control unit

Q: What part of the CPU interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions? A.Control unit B.RAM C.Cache D.Arithmetic logic unit

Q: What part of the CPU performs all arithmetic operations and all logic operations? A.Control unit B.RAM C.Cache D.Arithmetic logic unit

Q: Which of the following represents how the storage capacity in RAM is expressed? A.Megahertz B.Gigahertz C.Megabytes D.Cycles per millisecond

Q: What is approximately one million bytes? A.M-Byte B.Megabyte C.Gigabyte D.Terabyte

Q: What type of software has the source code available to the public free of charge? A.Free-source B.Source-ware C.Free-ware D.Open-source

Q: What is approximately one trillion bytes? A.T-Byte B.Megabyte C.Gigabyte D.Terabyte

Q: What type of software is a screen saver? A.Operating system software B.Utility software C.Anti-virus software D.Disk optimization software

Q: What is a high-capacity optical or laser disc whose information cannot be changed and whose storage capacity varies according to its type? A.CD-RW B.Intelligent hard disk C.CD-ROM D.DVD-ROM

Q: Which of the following is a type of input device? A.Keyboard B.POS C.Optical Mark Reader D.All of the above

Q: What is an optical or laser disk that offers no updating capabilities with about 800MB of storage capacity? A.Portable disk B.Intelligent hard disk C.CD-ROM D.DVD-ROM

Q: What are two basic categories of monitors? A.OMR and Flat-panel B.CRT and Flat-panel C.CRT and Flat-CRT D.Flat-panel and liquid crystal display

Q: What uses electronic pathways to move information between basic components on the motherboard, including between CPU and RAM? A.System bus B.Expansion slot C.Expansion card D.Expansion bus

Q: Which computer is designed to fulfill all personal computing needs but is also designed to be portable? A.PDA B.Notebook computer C.Desktop computer D.Portable computer

Q: Which computer is a small hand-held device that helps you surf the Web and perform simple tasks such as note taking? A.PDA B.Notebook computer C.Desktop computer D.Touch-sensitive computer

Q: Which computer is the most popular choice for personal computing needs? A.PDA B.Notebook computer C.Desktop computer D.Touch-sensitive computer

Q: Which computer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer

Q: Which computer is designed to meet the computing needs of hundreds of people in a large business environment? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer

Q: Which computer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive type of computer? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer

Q: Which computer offers both a horizontal and vertical system box? A.Mainframe computer B.Minicomputer C.Supercomputer D.Desktop computer

Q: Which type of personal productivity software is Microsoft Money? A.Word processing B.Spreadsheet C.Presentation D.Personal finance

Q: Which of the following is a type of application software? A.Microsoft Windows XP B.Microsoft Office C.Mac OS D.Linux

Q: What type of computer tool allows you use to store information for use at a later time? A.Input device B.Output device C.Storage device D.Telecommunications device

Q: Which of the following is a type of system software? A.Microsoft Word B.Microsoft Excel C.Microsoft Access D.Microsoft Windows XP

Q: What type of computer tool allows you to send information to and receive it from another person or location? A.Input device B.Output device C.Storage device D.Telecommunications device

Q: What type of application software is unique to a particular industry? A.Personal productivity software B.Vertical market software C.Horizontal market software D.Trade software

Q: What computer device, such as a USB port, allows you to connect to and from a printer? A.Input device B.Output device C.Storage device D.Connecting

Q: Personal productivity software include all the following except? A.Photoshop B.WordPerfect C.Quicken D.Linux

Q: Which type of software enables you to solve specific problems or perform specific tasks? A.System software B.Operating system software C.Utility software D.Application software

Q: Which type of software handles tasks specific to technology management and coordinates the interaction of all technology devices? A.System software B.Task management software C.Hardware management software D.Application software

Q: Which type of software controls your application software and manages how your hardware devices work together? A.System software B.Operating system software C.Utility software D.Application software

Q: Which type of software provides additional functionality to your operating system including checking for viruses? A.Task management software B.Operating system software C.Application software D.Utility software

Q: In a virtual reality system, you make use of special input and output devices that capture your psychological movements and send psychological responses back to you.

Q: F2b2C is an e-commerce model where the customer can specify a custom order to a factory.

Q: In the F2b2C model, the intermediary business is only involved in the distribution of the purchase.

Q: Disintermediation occurs when the travel agent is bypassed if hotel reservations are made directly on the Internet.

Q: When you do a search on the Internet you are using push technology.

Q: VoIP can only be done over a cable Internet connection.

Q: Most current Internet services are based on push technology.

Q: What type of computer tool enters information and commands into the computer? A.Output device B.Input device C.Storage device D.Telecommunications device

Q: A CAVE (cave automatic virtual environment) is a special 3-D virtual reality room that can display images of other people and objects located in other CAVEs all over the world.

Q: What type of computer tool allows you to see, hear, or otherwise recognize the results of your information-processing requests? A.Output device B.Input device C.Storage device D.Telecommunications device

Q: Mobility refers to how easy it is for you to carry around your technology.

Q: Portability encompasses what you have the ability to do with your technology while carrying it around.

Q: Technology cannot improve the human condition.

Q: Facial recognition software can be integrated within vehicles to help users navigate.

Q: An implant chip is a technology-enabled microchip implanted into the human body.

Q: Biochips can be used with GPS to find lost animals.

Q: The great digital divide is marked by the electronic movement of all types of information, not limited to numbers, words, graphs, and photos but including physiological information such as voice recognition and synthesization, biometrics (your retina scan and breath for example), and 3-D holograms.

Q: Feature analysis occurs when the system matches your spoken phonemes to a phoneme sequence stored in an acoustic model database.

Q: Language processing occurs when the system attempts to make sense of what you're saying by comparing the word phonemes generated with a language model database.

Q: An ASR system follows three steps including feature classification, pattern processing, and language analysis.

Q: An example of language processing is that if your phoneme was "d," the system would match it to the words do and due.

Q: Virtual reality is a three-dimensional computer simulation in which you actively and physically participate.

Q: A headset is an input device that captures and records the shape and movement of your hand and fingers and the strength of your hand and finger movements.

Q: Which type of storage device will store information on a storage medium of 3-D crystal-like objects? A.Holographic storage device B.Biochip C.Multi-state D.CAVE

Q: A headset is a combined input and output device that (1) captures and records the movement of your head and (2) contains a screen that covers your entire field of vision and displays various views of an environment based on your movements.

Q: What are devices that create, capture, and/or display images in true three-dimensional form? A.Holographic device B.CAVE C.Portability D.Mobility

Q: A walker is an input device that captures and records the movement of your feet as you walk or turn in different directions.

Q: Despite the advantages of technology, which of the following is sacrificed in exchange for convenience? A.Money B.Privacy C.Technology D.Paper

Q: Which of the following can be used to help identify people in a crowd? A.Biochip B.Implant chip C.Facial recognition software D.Vision chip

Q: What type of technology allows you to capture the saccadic motion of someone's eyes while they watch TV so that you can discover what is appealing to them? A.eMotion B.Biofeedback C.Nanotechnology D.Facial Recognition

Q: If you needed to determine what part of your TV ad appealed most to the viewers, what future technology could you use? A.Hactic interfaces B.Nanotechnology C.Biotechnology D.eMotion

Q: What is the term used to show the great differences between those who have technology and those who do not?A.Web barrierB.Digital divideC.Technological disadvantagedD.Information Poor

Q: A push technology is an environment in which businesses and organizations come to you with information, services, and product offerings based on your profile.

Q: Biometrics is the use of your physiological characteristics such as your fingerprint, the blood vessels in the iris of your eye, the sound of your voice, or perhaps your breath to provide identification.

Q: Pattern classification occurs when the system captures your words as your speak into a microphone, eliminates any background noise, and converts the digital signals of your speech in phonemes (syllables).

Q: A password is an example of which form of biometric security? A.What you have B.What you know C.Who you are D.What you can do

Q: In the future, what radio frequency device may replace the UPC code used on most merchandise sold today; this device will uniquely identify each piece of merchandise? A.RFID B.EPC C.RFPC D.RFC

Q: An ATM card is an example of which form of biometric security? A.What you know B.What you have C.Who you are D.What you can do

Q: What future technology may be used in livestock to help identify and track them and, therefore, protect humans from potential diseases? A.EPC B.RFID C.Biometrics D.Biocompatible Chipless RFID

Q: Fingerprints are an example of which form of biometric security? A.What you know B.Who you are C.What you have D.What you can do

Q: What discipline seeks to control matter at the atomic and subatomic levels for the purpose of building devices on the same small scale? A.Nanotechnology B.Biogenetics C.Atometrics D.Haptic technology

Q: Which of the following is a technology chip that can be implanted in the human body to perform various physiological functions? A.Biochip B.Implant chip C.Facial recognition software D.Vision chip

Q: If you were inventing a new biochip and you were attempting to get this biochip to "self assemble" what discipline would you be working in? A.Biophysics B.Metaphysics C.Morphing biometrics D.Nanotechnology

Q: Which of the following is a GPS-enabled technology chip that can be implanted in the human body to store information about that person? A.Biochip B.Implant chip C.Facial recognition software D.Vision chip

Q: Unlike our current two-state binary storage and processing environment, what type of CPU represents data in more than two states? A.Hyper CPU B.Holographic CPU C.Haptic CPU D.Muti-state CPU