CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
CSC098 Foundation Computing 1 : Week 1
Technology In Action, Complete, 14e, Global Edition (Evans et al.)
1) What is the difference between data and information?
A) Data represents a fact. Information is data that has been organized.
B) They are essentially the same thing.
C) Data is numbers. Information is words.
D) Data represents a process. Information is the stored data.
2) Computers use a ________ language consisting of 0s and 1s.
A) symbol
B) binary
C) byte
D) system
3) In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special symbol is
made up of a unique combination of eight ________.
A) bytes
B) kilobytes
C) characters
D) bits
4) Which of the following is the smallest unit of measure?
A) Megabyte
B) Gigabyte
C) Petabyte
D) Terabyte
5) Which of the following computers is large, expensive, and is designed to execute a few
programs as fast as possible?
A) Desktop computer
B) Supercomputer
C) Mainframe computer
D) Embedded computer
6) ________ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other
devices, such as a car.
A) Tablet
B) Desktop
C) Embedded
D) Netbook
CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
Technology In Action, Complete, 14e, Global Edition (Evans et al.)
1) The Internet is ________.
A) an internal communication system for businesses
B) a communication system for the U.S. navy
C) the same as the web
D) a large network of networks
2) The concept of the Internet was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense as a
network that ________ in event of an attack.
A) provides point to point connections
B) allows commerce to continue
C) would not be disrupted easily
D) would not be easily hacked
3) The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________.
A) CERN
B) Ray Tomlinson
C) Tim Berners-Lee
D) Vinton Cerf
4) The "fathers of the Internet" are Vinton Cerf and ________.
A) Robert Cailliau
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Bill Gates
D) Robert Kahn
5) Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web is a
web ________.
A) client
B) server
C) agent
D) browser
6) The web is based on the ________ Protocol.
A) Hypertext Transfer
B) Hypertext Trade
C) Hypertext Transmit
D) Hypertext Translate
7) A computer connected to the Internet that asks for data is a(n) ________.
A) server
B) client
C) surrogate
D) aggregator
8) The unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connect to the
Internet is known as all of the following EXCEPT a(n) ________.
A) dotted quad
B) path
C) dotted decimal
D) IP address
CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
1) The term ________ refers to the use of a single unifying device that handles media,
Internet, entertainment, and telephone needs.
A) multimedia message service
B) telephony
C) mobile switching center
D) digital convergence
2) Google ________ is an online store that can be used for self-publishing books.
A) Fun
B) Games
C) Play
D) Sport
3) A(n) ________ chip converts sound waves from a voice into a digital signal.
A) analog-to-digital converter
B) digital convergence
C) digital signal processor
D) telephony
4) What is NOT an example of a method to stream music?
A) Pandora
B) Google Tunes
C) Spotify
D) Apply CarPlay
5) Which of the following is NOT true about e-books?
A) You can borrow them from the library.
B) They are always PDF file format.
C) You can annotate them with your own notes.
D) Amazon sells more e-books now than printed books.
6) ________ is digital textual information that can be stored, manipulated, and transmitted by
electronic devices.
A) Short message service
B) SMTP
C) E-text
D) Digital rights management
7) Which of the following is NOT an example of a digital music file format?
A) .wma
B) .mp3
C) .aac
D) .accdb
8) ________ allows only limited use of media that has been legally purchased.
A) Digital rights management
B) Copyright
C) Copyleft
D) Synchronizing
CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
9) Which of the following describes the number of times an analog wave is measured each
second during an analog-to-digital conversion?
A) Converting rate
B) Conversion rate
C) Simplifying rate
D) Sampling rate
10) Which of the following digital image formats compresses the image file?
A) .pdf
B) .raw
C) .jpeg
D) .mpeg
11) Which of the following is NOT a video file extension?
A) .jpg
B) .mpg
C) .avi
D) .mov
12) A(n) ________ cable carries all audio and video information from devices to a connected
TV.
A) HDMI
B) S component
C) Ethernet
D) RJ11
1) The ________ is the number of times that an analog wave is measured each second in an
analog-to-digital conversion.
2) The size of an MP3 file depends on the digital ________ of the song.
3) Digital camera resolution is measured in ________.
4) The most common file types supported by digital cameras are raw uncompressed (RAW)
data and ________.
5) The ________ of a digital camera refers to the number of data points recorded for a
captured image.
6) A(n) ________ is a rule that squeezes the same audio and video information into less
space.
CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
1) Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. MP3
II. AAC
III. ADC
IV. WMV
V. SD
A. storage card for media
B. digital video file format which includes both audio and video
C. digital music file format
D. digital music file used with iTunes
E. converts audio signals into digital signals
2) Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. resolution
II. digital
III. analog
IV. CCD
V. 35-mm
A. analog photos
B. number of data points used to capture an image
C. data encoded as zeros and ones
D. electronic sensor used in digital cameras
E. continuous sound or light waves
3) Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. NOOK
II. Kindle
III. e-text
IV. e-reader
V. E ink
A. Textual information captured digitally
B. Sharp grayscale representation of text
C. Sold by Amazon
D. Device that displays e-text
E. Sold by Barnes and Noble
4) Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. digital-to-analog converter
II. MPEG-4
III. ripping
IV. analog-to-digital converter
V. codec
A. changes zeros and ones to a continuous analog wave
B. converting a song on a CD to a digital computer file
C. changes your voice's sound waves into digital signals
D. usually has a .mp4 extension
E. rule using hardware or software that compresses audio and video information
CSC098 : Week 1 13 – 17 Jul 2020
5) Match each of the following terms to its definition:
I. copyleft
II. sampling rate
III. trademark
IV. fair use
V. digital rights management
A. granting of certain rights to a work while retaining other rights
B. allows only limited use of legally purchased materials
C. allows McDonalds to protect its logo
D. allows people to use portions of a copyrighted work for specific purposes
E. number of times an analog wave is measured
