CSE 180 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Look up the following file extensions and select the associated file type. Note: do not close this
window! You should open a new tab/window in your web browser to look these up. -
CORRECT ANSWER - xlsx :Excel
bmp : an uncompressed...
jpg :JPEG/JIFF image
zip : Acomputer file
pdf :Acrobat por
html or htm :Hypertext mark
avi :Audio Video
mp3 :MPEG audio
swf :Flash Format
doc: Word doc
When GUIs are built using metaphors similarly (e.g. buttons and sliders), the result is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - consistent interface
What is a GUI? - CORRECT ANSWER - graphical user interface
To indicate that the computer is continuing to perform a time-consuming operation, the cursor is
replaced by an icon such as a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - hourglass
rainbow spinner
little dog running
(all of the above)
Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for all long, commonly occurring phrases,
and the placeholders can later be changed easily using: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)
, Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Editing changes become visible on the screen.
The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress.
A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.
( All of the above.)
The primary reason for consistency across computer applications is that certain operations are
fundamental to processing information no matter what the application is. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which metaphor features file cabinets and wastebaskets as typical components? - CORRECT
ANSWER - desktop metaphor
A good way to learn how to use a new application or piece of software is to - CORRECT
ANSWER - click around
The mouse was invented by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Douglas Engelbart and others at
Stanford Research Institute
Perfect reproduction is a property of: - CORRECT ANSWER - digital information
A WAN is to TCP/IP as LAN is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethernet
Internet communications are sent strictly through the phone lines. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
HTTP is the protocol of the web, what is the language used to describe how a Web page should
look? - CORRECT ANSWER - HTML
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Look up the following file extensions and select the associated file type. Note: do not close this
window! You should open a new tab/window in your web browser to look these up. -
CORRECT ANSWER - xlsx :Excel
bmp : an uncompressed...
jpg :JPEG/JIFF image
zip : Acomputer file
pdf :Acrobat por
html or htm :Hypertext mark
avi :Audio Video
mp3 :MPEG audio
swf :Flash Format
doc: Word doc
When GUIs are built using metaphors similarly (e.g. buttons and sliders), the result is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - consistent interface
What is a GUI? - CORRECT ANSWER - graphical user interface
To indicate that the computer is continuing to perform a time-consuming operation, the cursor is
replaced by an icon such as a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - hourglass
rainbow spinner
little dog running
(all of the above)
Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for all long, commonly occurring phrases,
and the placeholders can later be changed easily using: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)
, Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Editing changes become visible on the screen.
The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress.
A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.
( All of the above.)
The primary reason for consistency across computer applications is that certain operations are
fundamental to processing information no matter what the application is. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which metaphor features file cabinets and wastebaskets as typical components? - CORRECT
ANSWER - desktop metaphor
A good way to learn how to use a new application or piece of software is to - CORRECT
ANSWER - click around
The mouse was invented by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Douglas Engelbart and others at
Stanford Research Institute
Perfect reproduction is a property of: - CORRECT ANSWER - digital information
A WAN is to TCP/IP as LAN is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethernet
Internet communications are sent strictly through the phone lines. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
HTTP is the protocol of the web, what is the language used to describe how a Web page should
look? - CORRECT ANSWER - HTML
