CIS 105 MIDTERM EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Crisis-mapping
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : ________ tools gather information from sources
such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and
publicly available for use in emergencies.
binary - CORRECT ANSWER : Computers use ________ language consisting of
0s and 1s.
a large network of networks
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : The Internet is ________.
System - CORRECT ANSWER : ________ software helps run the computer and
coordinates instructions between other software and the hardware devices.
operating system - CORRECT ANSWER : The two major types of system
software programs are utility programs and the ________.
user interface - CORRECT ANSWER : The ________ of the operating system
enables users to communicate with the computer system.
Apple - CORRECT ANSWER : OS X is the operating system developed by
________.
,MS-DOS - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following are examples of network
operating systems EXCEPT ________.
It is only for super computers.
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following capabilities of UNIX is
FALSE?
Linux - CORRECT ANSWER : Most supercomputers use the ________
operating system.
Android and iOS - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following operating
systems are used on most tablets?
Google and Apple - CORRECT ANSWER : Most smartphones use operating
systems developed by ________.
Windows - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following is a proprietary OS
for desktop and laptop computers?
OneDrive - CORRECT ANSWER : Windows 10 uses a(n) ________ account for
easy access and storage of online files.
point and click technology - CORRECT ANSWER : The Mac OS was the first
commercially available OS to incorporate ________.
application programming interface (API) - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the
following is NOT a user interface?
, virtual memory - CORRECT ANSWER : Using hard disk space to temporarily
store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as the ________.
device driver - CORRECT ANSWER : Each device attached to your computer
has a special program called a(n) ________ that enables the device and operating
system to communicate with each other.
The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER :
Which of the following is the first step in the boot process?
ROM - CORRECT ANSWER : The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored
on a ________ chip.
USB - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following are terms related to part of
the boot process EXCEPT ________.
bugs - CORRECT ANSWER : In the late 1980s, computer specialists were
concerned that proprietary software had too many ________, so they started
working on open source projects.
root - CORRECT ANSWER : C: denotes a(n) ________ directory that is at the
top of the filing structure of a computer.
Details - CORRECT ANSWER : When using Windows File Explorer, which
view provides the most information at a glance?
Colon (:) - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following can be used in an OS X
file name EXCEPT ________.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Crisis-mapping
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : ________ tools gather information from sources
such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and
publicly available for use in emergencies.
binary - CORRECT ANSWER : Computers use ________ language consisting of
0s and 1s.
a large network of networks
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : The Internet is ________.
System - CORRECT ANSWER : ________ software helps run the computer and
coordinates instructions between other software and the hardware devices.
operating system - CORRECT ANSWER : The two major types of system
software programs are utility programs and the ________.
user interface - CORRECT ANSWER : The ________ of the operating system
enables users to communicate with the computer system.
Apple - CORRECT ANSWER : OS X is the operating system developed by
________.
,MS-DOS - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following are examples of network
operating systems EXCEPT ________.
It is only for super computers.
Next - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following capabilities of UNIX is
FALSE?
Linux - CORRECT ANSWER : Most supercomputers use the ________
operating system.
Android and iOS - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following operating
systems are used on most tablets?
Google and Apple - CORRECT ANSWER : Most smartphones use operating
systems developed by ________.
Windows - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the following is a proprietary OS
for desktop and laptop computers?
OneDrive - CORRECT ANSWER : Windows 10 uses a(n) ________ account for
easy access and storage of online files.
point and click technology - CORRECT ANSWER : The Mac OS was the first
commercially available OS to incorporate ________.
application programming interface (API) - CORRECT ANSWER : Which of the
following is NOT a user interface?
, virtual memory - CORRECT ANSWER : Using hard disk space to temporarily
store data or instructions from RAM is referred to as the ________.
device driver - CORRECT ANSWER : Each device attached to your computer
has a special program called a(n) ________ that enables the device and operating
system to communicate with each other.
The BIOS is activated by turning on the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER :
Which of the following is the first step in the boot process?
ROM - CORRECT ANSWER : The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored
on a ________ chip.
USB - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following are terms related to part of
the boot process EXCEPT ________.
bugs - CORRECT ANSWER : In the late 1980s, computer specialists were
concerned that proprietary software had too many ________, so they started
working on open source projects.
root - CORRECT ANSWER : C: denotes a(n) ________ directory that is at the
top of the filing structure of a computer.
Details - CORRECT ANSWER : When using Windows File Explorer, which
view provides the most information at a glance?
Colon (:) - CORRECT ANSWER : All of the following can be used in an OS X
file name EXCEPT ________.
