Intro to Computer Science Exam 1 with
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
playing ,the ,beginning ,of ,a ,video ,or ,audio ,file ,while ,the ,end ,of ,the ,file ,has ,not
,finished ,downloading ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-streaming
If ,a ,virus ,or ,Trojan ,horse ,installs ,a ,keylogging ,device ,in ,order ,to ,facilitate
,stealing ,the ,identity ,of ,the ,victim
computer's ,owner, ,what ,is ,the ,installation ,of ,this ,keylogging ,device ,called? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-payload
In ,computer ,file ,systems, ,what ,is ,a ,folder, ,and ,what ,does ,it ,do? ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-named ,location ,in ,a ,filesystem ,which ,holds ,other ,folders ,and ,files
What ,is ,the ,purpose ,of ,defragmenting ,a ,disk? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Defragmenting ,a ,drive ,changes ,the ,locations ,of ,files ,stored ,on ,the ,disk ,so ,that
,more ,files ,are ,contiguous.
This ,type ,of ,website ,is ,designed ,to ,serve ,as ,a ,homepage" ,and ,serves ,links ,to
,many ,
different ,Internet ,services ,from ,a ,single ,location. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-portal
The ,plugs ,computers ,contain ,for ,VGA, ,USB, ,and ,3.5mm ,audio ,are ,all ,examples
,of ,
different ,types ,of ,these ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-ports
Antivirus ,programs ,look ,for ,a ,specific ,pattern ,of ,code ,in ,a ,virus ,in ,order ,to
,identify ,the ,virus ,as ,malicious ,software. ,What ,is ,this ,pattern ,of ,code ,called? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-signature
This ,type ,of ,program ,is ,used ,to ,play ,audio ,or ,video ,files. ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-media ,player
Adobe ,Flash, ,Oracle ,Java, ,and ,Microsoft ,Silverlight ,are ,all ,examples ,of ,these. ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-plugins
look ,kind ,of ,like ,desktop ,computers ,blades ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Tower
, multiple ,blades ,stored ,in ,single ,rack ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-bare ,circuit ,board
servers ,built ,to ,conform ,to ,a ,pizza-box ,style ,standard ,size ,so ,they ,can ,be
,loaded ,into ,racks, ,which ,hold ,many ,servers ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-chassis
,racks
This ,type ,of ,barcode ,is ,shaped ,like ,a ,square ,and ,commonly ,used ,to ,send ,web
,links ,or ,other ,information ,to ,mobile ,phones, ,which ,scan ,the ,barcodes ,with
,their ,embedded ,cameras. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-QR ,code
The ,original ,United ,States ,Department ,of ,Defense ,network ,that ,ultimately
,evolved ,into ,the ,Internet ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-ARPANet
This ,type ,of ,electronic ,document ,contains ,HTML ,text ,and, ,through ,code
,embedded ,in ,the ,HTML, ,can ,also ,contain ,graphics, ,animation, ,audio, ,and
,video. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-web ,page
This ,web ,browser ,was ,once ,the ,most ,popular ,web ,browser ,in ,the ,world, ,but
,lost ,ground ,to ,Internet ,Explorer ,in ,the ,mid ,to ,late ,1990s. ,Its ,code ,forms ,the
,basis ,of ,Firefox ,and ,other, ,less ,popular ,web ,browsers ,today. ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-netscape
This ,operating ,system, ,a ,form ,of ,Linux, ,is ,today ,used ,on ,most ,smartphones. ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-android
Know ,the ,Rube ,Goldberg-esque ,story ,about ,how ,PGP ,was ,exported ,from ,the
,United ,States ,during ,the ,era
when ,the ,US ,government ,limited ,the ,export ,of ,cryptography ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Source ,code ,printed ,to ,book, ,taken ,from ,US, ,scanned ,and ,OCRed ,in
,Europe
purpose ,of ,PGP. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-send ,secure ,email
side-channel ,attack ,related ,to ,removing ,RAM ,from ,computer ,while ,it ,still
,contains ,encryption ,key, ,then ,reading ,it ,on ,a ,
different ,computer ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Cold ,boot ,attack
disk ,encryption ,systems ,which ,protect ,against ,the ,cold ,boot ,attack ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Loop-Amnesia ,and ,TRESOR
Have ,a ,basic ,understanding ,of ,the ,drive ,letter ,system ,used ,on ,Windows, ,and ,of
,the ,UNIX ,filesystem ,used ,by ,MacOS ,and ,Linux. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-C: ,first
,hard ,disk; ,/ ,root ,of ,UNIX ,system
basic ,actions ,that ,can ,be ,performed ,with ,a ,mouse ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Move,
,scroll, ,left ,click, ,right ,click, ,double ,click
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
playing ,the ,beginning ,of ,a ,video ,or ,audio ,file ,while ,the ,end ,of ,the ,file ,has ,not
,finished ,downloading ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-streaming
If ,a ,virus ,or ,Trojan ,horse ,installs ,a ,keylogging ,device ,in ,order ,to ,facilitate
,stealing ,the ,identity ,of ,the ,victim
computer's ,owner, ,what ,is ,the ,installation ,of ,this ,keylogging ,device ,called? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-payload
In ,computer ,file ,systems, ,what ,is ,a ,folder, ,and ,what ,does ,it ,do? ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-named ,location ,in ,a ,filesystem ,which ,holds ,other ,folders ,and ,files
What ,is ,the ,purpose ,of ,defragmenting ,a ,disk? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Defragmenting ,a ,drive ,changes ,the ,locations ,of ,files ,stored ,on ,the ,disk ,so ,that
,more ,files ,are ,contiguous.
This ,type ,of ,website ,is ,designed ,to ,serve ,as ,a ,homepage" ,and ,serves ,links ,to
,many ,
different ,Internet ,services ,from ,a ,single ,location. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-portal
The ,plugs ,computers ,contain ,for ,VGA, ,USB, ,and ,3.5mm ,audio ,are ,all ,examples
,of ,
different ,types ,of ,these ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-ports
Antivirus ,programs ,look ,for ,a ,specific ,pattern ,of ,code ,in ,a ,virus ,in ,order ,to
,identify ,the ,virus ,as ,malicious ,software. ,What ,is ,this ,pattern ,of ,code ,called? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-signature
This ,type ,of ,program ,is ,used ,to ,play ,audio ,or ,video ,files. ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-media ,player
Adobe ,Flash, ,Oracle ,Java, ,and ,Microsoft ,Silverlight ,are ,all ,examples ,of ,these. ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-plugins
look ,kind ,of ,like ,desktop ,computers ,blades ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Tower
, multiple ,blades ,stored ,in ,single ,rack ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-bare ,circuit ,board
servers ,built ,to ,conform ,to ,a ,pizza-box ,style ,standard ,size ,so ,they ,can ,be
,loaded ,into ,racks, ,which ,hold ,many ,servers ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-chassis
,racks
This ,type ,of ,barcode ,is ,shaped ,like ,a ,square ,and ,commonly ,used ,to ,send ,web
,links ,or ,other ,information ,to ,mobile ,phones, ,which ,scan ,the ,barcodes ,with
,their ,embedded ,cameras. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-QR ,code
The ,original ,United ,States ,Department ,of ,Defense ,network ,that ,ultimately
,evolved ,into ,the ,Internet ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-ARPANet
This ,type ,of ,electronic ,document ,contains ,HTML ,text ,and, ,through ,code
,embedded ,in ,the ,HTML, ,can ,also ,contain ,graphics, ,animation, ,audio, ,and
,video. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-web ,page
This ,web ,browser ,was ,once ,the ,most ,popular ,web ,browser ,in ,the ,world, ,but
,lost ,ground ,to ,Internet ,Explorer ,in ,the ,mid ,to ,late ,1990s. ,Its ,code ,forms ,the
,basis ,of ,Firefox ,and ,other, ,less ,popular ,web ,browsers ,today. ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-netscape
This ,operating ,system, ,a ,form ,of ,Linux, ,is ,today ,used ,on ,most ,smartphones. ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-android
Know ,the ,Rube ,Goldberg-esque ,story ,about ,how ,PGP ,was ,exported ,from ,the
,United ,States ,during ,the ,era
when ,the ,US ,government ,limited ,the ,export ,of ,cryptography ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Source ,code ,printed ,to ,book, ,taken ,from ,US, ,scanned ,and ,OCRed ,in
,Europe
purpose ,of ,PGP. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-send ,secure ,email
side-channel ,attack ,related ,to ,removing ,RAM ,from ,computer ,while ,it ,still
,contains ,encryption ,key, ,then ,reading ,it ,on ,a ,
different ,computer ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Cold ,boot ,attack
disk ,encryption ,systems ,which ,protect ,against ,the ,cold ,boot ,attack ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Loop-Amnesia ,and ,TRESOR
Have ,a ,basic ,understanding ,of ,the ,drive ,letter ,system ,used ,on ,Windows, ,and ,of
,the ,UNIX ,filesystem ,used ,by ,MacOS ,and ,Linux. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-C: ,first
,hard ,disk; ,/ ,root ,of ,UNIX ,system
basic ,actions ,that ,can ,be ,performed ,with ,a ,mouse ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Move,
,scroll, ,left ,click, ,right ,click, ,double ,click
