CPT-101 Exam Questions Correct
Solutions
What was the first word processing application? - Answers -✔✔ WordStar
Who are the founders of Microsoft - Answers -✔✔ Paul Allen and Bill Gates
which invention replaced vacuum tubes in computers - Answers -✔✔ Transistor
Which operating system was specifically developed for the first IBM PC? - Answers -
✔✔ MS-DOS
What was the importance of the Turing machine to today's computers? - Answers -✔✔
It described a process to read, write, and erase symbols on a tape and was the
precursor to today's RAM.
What was the name of the first web browser - Answers -✔✔ Mosiac
Which computer first stored its operating system in ROM - Answers -✔✔ Apple II
Which components are a characteristic of second-generation computers - Answers -
✔✔ transistors
which computer was touted as the first personal computer - Answers -✔✔ Altair
For what is the Atanasoft-Berry Computer best known? - Answers -✔✔ It was the first
computer to use vacuum tubes instead of mechanical switches
Which of the following functions of a computer is mostly responsible for turning data into
information? - Answers -✔✔ processing
In a computer, each_____ can represent one letter, number, or symbol. - Answers -✔✔
byte
A(n) ______ is a laptop computer that can convert into a tablet-like device. - Answers -
✔✔ 2-in-1 PC
Touch-screen devices usually feature _____________ keyboards. - Answers -✔✔
virtual
All of the following are sensors found in certain smartphones EXCEPT - Answers -✔✔
hygrometer
, Ergonomics is an important consideration - Answers -✔✔ for all computing devices
The most common output device for soft output is a - Answers -✔✔ display screen
_____ printers work by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper - Answers -✔✔ Inkjet
The fastest computer port is the ______ port - Answers -✔✔ thunderbolt
Which component of a computing device drains the battery the fastest - Answers -✔✔
display screen
Data and information are interchangeable terms - Answers -✔✔ false
RAM in nonvolatile storage - Answers -✔✔ false
SSD drives are superior to conventional disk drives because they have no moving parts.
- Answers -✔✔ True
A touch pad is a pointing device usually found in tablets. - Answers -✔✔ false
the "brain" of the computer is the CPU - Answers -✔✔ True
The internet was created to provide - Answers -✔✔ A secure form of communications
and a common communication means for all computers
which of the following describe an IP address - Answers -✔✔ it identifies a website, it is
referred to as a dotted quad, and it identifies any computer connecting to the internet
Ordering a mocha latte and paying for it from the Starbucks smartphone app is using
what type of Internet commerce? - Answers -✔✔ mobile commerce
What web browser feature would be particularly useful when using public computers? -
Answers -✔✔ privacy browsing
In the URL https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog, which part is considered the protocol? -
Answers -✔✔ http
Search engines that search other search engines are called - Answers -✔✔
metasearch engines
If you would like to return to a website that you visited last week but can't remember the
URL, you should look at: - Answers -✔✔ the history list
Solutions
What was the first word processing application? - Answers -✔✔ WordStar
Who are the founders of Microsoft - Answers -✔✔ Paul Allen and Bill Gates
which invention replaced vacuum tubes in computers - Answers -✔✔ Transistor
Which operating system was specifically developed for the first IBM PC? - Answers -
✔✔ MS-DOS
What was the importance of the Turing machine to today's computers? - Answers -✔✔
It described a process to read, write, and erase symbols on a tape and was the
precursor to today's RAM.
What was the name of the first web browser - Answers -✔✔ Mosiac
Which computer first stored its operating system in ROM - Answers -✔✔ Apple II
Which components are a characteristic of second-generation computers - Answers -
✔✔ transistors
which computer was touted as the first personal computer - Answers -✔✔ Altair
For what is the Atanasoft-Berry Computer best known? - Answers -✔✔ It was the first
computer to use vacuum tubes instead of mechanical switches
Which of the following functions of a computer is mostly responsible for turning data into
information? - Answers -✔✔ processing
In a computer, each_____ can represent one letter, number, or symbol. - Answers -✔✔
byte
A(n) ______ is a laptop computer that can convert into a tablet-like device. - Answers -
✔✔ 2-in-1 PC
Touch-screen devices usually feature _____________ keyboards. - Answers -✔✔
virtual
All of the following are sensors found in certain smartphones EXCEPT - Answers -✔✔
hygrometer
, Ergonomics is an important consideration - Answers -✔✔ for all computing devices
The most common output device for soft output is a - Answers -✔✔ display screen
_____ printers work by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper - Answers -✔✔ Inkjet
The fastest computer port is the ______ port - Answers -✔✔ thunderbolt
Which component of a computing device drains the battery the fastest - Answers -✔✔
display screen
Data and information are interchangeable terms - Answers -✔✔ false
RAM in nonvolatile storage - Answers -✔✔ false
SSD drives are superior to conventional disk drives because they have no moving parts.
- Answers -✔✔ True
A touch pad is a pointing device usually found in tablets. - Answers -✔✔ false
the "brain" of the computer is the CPU - Answers -✔✔ True
The internet was created to provide - Answers -✔✔ A secure form of communications
and a common communication means for all computers
which of the following describe an IP address - Answers -✔✔ it identifies a website, it is
referred to as a dotted quad, and it identifies any computer connecting to the internet
Ordering a mocha latte and paying for it from the Starbucks smartphone app is using
what type of Internet commerce? - Answers -✔✔ mobile commerce
What web browser feature would be particularly useful when using public computers? -
Answers -✔✔ privacy browsing
In the URL https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog, which part is considered the protocol? -
Answers -✔✔ http
Search engines that search other search engines are called - Answers -✔✔
metasearch engines
If you would like to return to a website that you visited last week but can't remember the
URL, you should look at: - Answers -✔✔ the history list
