BTM 200 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Business Technology Management
Course Review
51)A(n) ________ is a device that looks like a skinny pen but has no ink. A)stylus B)pointer
C)joystick D)e-pen - correct answer ✔✔stylus
52)A(n) ________ enables you to enter data (text, images, and sound) and instructions (user
responses and commands) into the computer. A)input device B)motherboard C)system unit
D)output device - correct answer ✔✔input device
53)The ________ is used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.
A)Function key B)Control (Ctrl) key C)Toggle key D)Windows key - correct answer ✔✔Ctrl key
54)________ are shortcut keys that you press to perform special tasks each software application
has its own set of tasks assigned to these keys. A)Control (Ctrl) keys B)Alt keys C)Windows keys
D)Function keys - correct answer ✔✔function keys
55)________ microphones pick up sound from only one direction. A)Wireless B)Unidirectional
C)Magnetically shielded D)Omnidirectional - correct answer ✔✔unidirectional
56)Monitor screen grids are made up of millions of pixels, with each pixel containing ________
subpixels of colors.A)five B)six C)three D)two - correct answer ✔✔three
57)The small, touch-sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a notebook computer is
known as a ________. A)game control B)trackball C)stylus D)touch pad - correct answer
✔✔touch pad
58)The term ________ describes computing devices or peripherals that use techniques, parts,
and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular. A)outdated technology
, B)outmoded technology C)degraded technology D)legacy technology - correct answer
✔✔legacy technology
59)________ printers have tiny hammerlike keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon.
A)Inkjet B)Laser C)Nonimpact D)Impact - correct answer ✔✔impact
60)Restarting a computer when it is already powered on is called ________.A)standby mode B)a
warm boot C)hibernation D)a cold boot - correct answer ✔✔warm boot
61)Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers. A)dot-matrix B)thermal
C)impact D)nonimpact - correct answer ✔✔nonimpact
62)The ________, housed inside the system unit, transforms the wall voltage to the voltages
required by the computer chips.A)CPUB)RAM C)power supply D)motherboard - correct answer
✔✔power supply
63)Flash drives plug into a(n) ________. A)USB port B)drive bayC)expansion slot D)serial port -
correct answer ✔✔USB port
64)________ is a power mode that allows the computer to save an image of the desktop to the
hard drive and enter a state of reduced power consumption to save energy. A)Standby B)Sleep
C)Cool down D)Hibernate - correct answer ✔✔hibernate
65)________ ports are now the most common ports for connecting input and output devices to
the computer. A)FireWire B)SerialC)Parallel D)Universal serial bus (USB) - correct answer
✔✔USB
66)The hard drive is a ________ storage device, meaning that it stores data permanently even
when the computer is turned off.A)temporary B)volatile C)random D)nonvolatile - correct
answer ✔✔nonvolatile
Course Review
51)A(n) ________ is a device that looks like a skinny pen but has no ink. A)stylus B)pointer
C)joystick D)e-pen - correct answer ✔✔stylus
52)A(n) ________ enables you to enter data (text, images, and sound) and instructions (user
responses and commands) into the computer. A)input device B)motherboard C)system unit
D)output device - correct answer ✔✔input device
53)The ________ is used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.
A)Function key B)Control (Ctrl) key C)Toggle key D)Windows key - correct answer ✔✔Ctrl key
54)________ are shortcut keys that you press to perform special tasks each software application
has its own set of tasks assigned to these keys. A)Control (Ctrl) keys B)Alt keys C)Windows keys
D)Function keys - correct answer ✔✔function keys
55)________ microphones pick up sound from only one direction. A)Wireless B)Unidirectional
C)Magnetically shielded D)Omnidirectional - correct answer ✔✔unidirectional
56)Monitor screen grids are made up of millions of pixels, with each pixel containing ________
subpixels of colors.A)five B)six C)three D)two - correct answer ✔✔three
57)The small, touch-sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a notebook computer is
known as a ________. A)game control B)trackball C)stylus D)touch pad - correct answer
✔✔touch pad
58)The term ________ describes computing devices or peripherals that use techniques, parts,
and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular. A)outdated technology
, B)outmoded technology C)degraded technology D)legacy technology - correct answer
✔✔legacy technology
59)________ printers have tiny hammerlike keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon.
A)Inkjet B)Laser C)Nonimpact D)Impact - correct answer ✔✔impact
60)Restarting a computer when it is already powered on is called ________.A)standby mode B)a
warm boot C)hibernation D)a cold boot - correct answer ✔✔warm boot
61)Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ________ printers. A)dot-matrix B)thermal
C)impact D)nonimpact - correct answer ✔✔nonimpact
62)The ________, housed inside the system unit, transforms the wall voltage to the voltages
required by the computer chips.A)CPUB)RAM C)power supply D)motherboard - correct answer
✔✔power supply
63)Flash drives plug into a(n) ________. A)USB port B)drive bayC)expansion slot D)serial port -
correct answer ✔✔USB port
64)________ is a power mode that allows the computer to save an image of the desktop to the
hard drive and enter a state of reduced power consumption to save energy. A)Standby B)Sleep
C)Cool down D)Hibernate - correct answer ✔✔hibernate
65)________ ports are now the most common ports for connecting input and output devices to
the computer. A)FireWire B)SerialC)Parallel D)Universal serial bus (USB) - correct answer
✔✔USB
66)The hard drive is a ________ storage device, meaning that it stores data permanently even
when the computer is turned off.A)temporary B)volatile C)random D)nonvolatile - correct
answer ✔✔nonvolatile
