Information Technology - Final Test (SOPHIA PATHWAY)

‘Information Technology - Final Test (SOPHIA PATHWAY) Jeffrey consults with company leaders to identify ways in which IT can help the organization to reach its goals. Jeffrey is working in a/an __________ role for his company. • infrastructure and equipment management • network development and maintenance • planning • information technology support RATIONALE Jeffrey's role is planning, which involves consulting with an organization's leaders to identify ways in which IT can help that organization to achieve its goals. Jeffery is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of planned activities, and exercising control of his organization's IT resources, to ensure improvement and success. CONCEPT Information Technology in the Workplace 2 Alexis received an email message from an unknown sender that included an attachment. If she opens the attachment, what kind of malicious software might be activated, and what are the consequences? • Opening the attachment would release a worm, which would infect her system with a virus. • Opening the attachment would release a passive worm, which would infect her system with adware. • Opening the attachment would release a worm, which would infect her system with spyware. • Opening the attachment would release an active worm, which would infect her system with adware. RATIONALE Senders can transmit files to recipients by attaching them to email messages. Like "junk mail" delivered by the postal service, email users regularly receive unsolicited messages from unknown senders. These messages sometimes contain links to malicious websites or include attachments that contain malicious software (e.g., a worm). CONCEPT Network Security 3 Which of the following does NOT include both input and output components? • Video card • Touchscreen monitor • A portable SSD drive • A printer with a scanner RATIONALE The video card, also known as the graphics processing unit (GPU), generates images on a monitor and is an internal data processing component. A printer with a scanner, a touchscreen monitor, and a portable SSD drive are examples of input AND output devices because they enable users to receive information from a computing system, and send information into a computing system. CONCEPT Computer Components and Roles 4 Which of the following is NOT an example of computer software? • OS X • Firefox • Windows Media Player • ROM RATIONALE Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of nonvolatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. ROM is not software. CONCEPT Computer Software 5 Select the true statement about the motherboard. • It provides much of the electrical connection between different computer parts. • It executes the commands sent to it by the application software. • It acts as the working memory of the computer by transferring data from the hard disk for processing. • It acts as a storage point for read-only memory (ROM). RATIONALE A motherboard is a printed circuit board that contains the principal components of a computer or other device. It includes connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted. A motherboard provides much of the bus of the computer, and is the main circuit board where the memory, storage, and CPU connect. CONCEPT Internal Computer Hardware 6 Kirby visited a sweepstakes website and agreed to download a new program. Later, when he tried to use a word processing program, his document files became corrupted. How can Kirby try to remove the offending program and prevent future attacks? • Kirby should change the password on his computer. • Kirby should use WPA network encryption. • Kirby should install a biometric reader. • Kirby should run an antivirus program. RATIONALE Kirby should try to remove the offending program by running an antivirus program. To solve problems resulting from Kirby's risky online behavior, his computer should be scanned to locate and eliminate viruses, malware, and spyware. CONCEPT Network Security 7 __________ is a social media and microblogging site that enables users to post multimedia content to a short-form blog. • QQ • • Tumblr • Instagram