INFS 3308 REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025
The World Wide Web uses __ as the open standard for how to send web page information
across the internet - Answers HTTP
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other companies use __ to provide the huge amounts of
computing power they need, for their many millions of users - Answers DATA CENTERS
TCP/IP provides the rules and methods for how information can be sent across the internet
using __. - Answers DATA PACKETS
An API is an __. - Answers APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
SaaS is __. - Answers SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
A __ scans a large collection of documents, and creates an index which helps users find the
documents they want more easily. - Answers SEARCH ENGINE
Information is said to be 'downloaded' when it is sent __. - Answers FROM A NETWORK TO ONE
USER OR MACHINE
PaaS is __. - Answers PLATFORM AS A SERVICE
The most efficient way to use Google or Bing to find the webpage you want is to __. - Answers
START WITH A COMPLEX QUERY USING MULTIPLE TERMS
A 'killer app' is __. - Answers A PROGRAM SO USEFUL AND DESIRABLE THAT IT DRIVES
ADOPTION OF AN ENTIRE SYSTEM
The operations of a motherboard are controlled and carried out by a __. - Answers CHIPSET
Which of the following can NOT be a location for a bootable operating system? - Answers CPU
An SSD is a __. - Answers SOLID STATE DRIVE
A GUI is a __. - Answers GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE
A record of all the hardware, software, configuration, and user preferences of a computer is
contained in the __. - Answers REGISTRY
A multiboot computer __. - Answers CAN RUN ON DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS
A customized version of Linux designed for a particular purpose is a __. - Answers DISTRO
The very first thing that happens when a computer is started is __. - Answers POST
MBR stands for __. - Answers MASTER BOOT RECORD
The tasklist command in windows displays __. - Answers THE PROCESSES CURRENTLY
, RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER
Application software is used to __. - Answers ACCOMPLISH USER GOALS
An operating system like Windows __. - Answers CONTROLS ALL THE HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE OF A COMPUTER
NTFS provides __. - Answers FILE SYSTEM
An .iso file contains __. - Answers A DIGITAL IMAGE OF THE DATA ON A DISK
Utility software is used to __. - Answers MAINTAIN A COMPUTER
Which of the following is NOT an example of a distro? - Answers LINUX
The order of the devices where a booting computer looks for a bootable partition is controlled
by the __. - Answers BIOS
Which of the following interprets messages from hardware peripherals into messages
understood by the operating system, and vice versa? - Answers DRIVERS
BIOS stands for __. - Answers BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM
Which of the following is open-source software? - Answers LINUX
The leftmost digit in a byte represents the decimal value __. - Answers 128
The binary digits 11000100 represent the decimal value obtained from the equation __. -
Answers 128 + 64 + 4
A number represented in 4 bits (examples: 0000, 0111, 1001, etc.) can represent decimal values
no higher than __. - Answers 15
Bits are __. - Answers BINARY DIGITS
The value 00100000 is the decimal number 32 in __ representation. - Answers BINARY
The decimal values 11 through 15 are represented in hexadecimal by __. - Answers NONE OF
THE ABOVE
The highest value which can be represented in one byte is __. - Answers 255
Which of the following could be a measure of data amounts relevant to Big Data? - Answers
PETABYTE
A byte is __ bits. - Answers 8
Which of the following is NOT commonly represented in hexadecimal notation? - Answers IPv4
ADDRESSES
The World Wide Web uses __ as the open standard for how to send web page information
across the internet - Answers HTTP
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other companies use __ to provide the huge amounts of
computing power they need, for their many millions of users - Answers DATA CENTERS
TCP/IP provides the rules and methods for how information can be sent across the internet
using __. - Answers DATA PACKETS
An API is an __. - Answers APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
SaaS is __. - Answers SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
A __ scans a large collection of documents, and creates an index which helps users find the
documents they want more easily. - Answers SEARCH ENGINE
Information is said to be 'downloaded' when it is sent __. - Answers FROM A NETWORK TO ONE
USER OR MACHINE
PaaS is __. - Answers PLATFORM AS A SERVICE
The most efficient way to use Google or Bing to find the webpage you want is to __. - Answers
START WITH A COMPLEX QUERY USING MULTIPLE TERMS
A 'killer app' is __. - Answers A PROGRAM SO USEFUL AND DESIRABLE THAT IT DRIVES
ADOPTION OF AN ENTIRE SYSTEM
The operations of a motherboard are controlled and carried out by a __. - Answers CHIPSET
Which of the following can NOT be a location for a bootable operating system? - Answers CPU
An SSD is a __. - Answers SOLID STATE DRIVE
A GUI is a __. - Answers GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE
A record of all the hardware, software, configuration, and user preferences of a computer is
contained in the __. - Answers REGISTRY
A multiboot computer __. - Answers CAN RUN ON DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS
A customized version of Linux designed for a particular purpose is a __. - Answers DISTRO
The very first thing that happens when a computer is started is __. - Answers POST
MBR stands for __. - Answers MASTER BOOT RECORD
The tasklist command in windows displays __. - Answers THE PROCESSES CURRENTLY
, RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER
Application software is used to __. - Answers ACCOMPLISH USER GOALS
An operating system like Windows __. - Answers CONTROLS ALL THE HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE OF A COMPUTER
NTFS provides __. - Answers FILE SYSTEM
An .iso file contains __. - Answers A DIGITAL IMAGE OF THE DATA ON A DISK
Utility software is used to __. - Answers MAINTAIN A COMPUTER
Which of the following is NOT an example of a distro? - Answers LINUX
The order of the devices where a booting computer looks for a bootable partition is controlled
by the __. - Answers BIOS
Which of the following interprets messages from hardware peripherals into messages
understood by the operating system, and vice versa? - Answers DRIVERS
BIOS stands for __. - Answers BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM
Which of the following is open-source software? - Answers LINUX
The leftmost digit in a byte represents the decimal value __. - Answers 128
The binary digits 11000100 represent the decimal value obtained from the equation __. -
Answers 128 + 64 + 4
A number represented in 4 bits (examples: 0000, 0111, 1001, etc.) can represent decimal values
no higher than __. - Answers 15
Bits are __. - Answers BINARY DIGITS
The value 00100000 is the decimal number 32 in __ representation. - Answers BINARY
The decimal values 11 through 15 are represented in hexadecimal by __. - Answers NONE OF
THE ABOVE
The highest value which can be represented in one byte is __. - Answers 255
Which of the following could be a measure of data amounts relevant to Big Data? - Answers
PETABYTE
A byte is __ bits. - Answers 8
Which of the following is NOT commonly represented in hexadecimal notation? - Answers IPv4
ADDRESSES
