Test Bank for Technology In Action, Complete, 9th Edition by Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, MaryAnne Poatsy

TEST BANK FOR TECHNOLOGY IN
ACTION, COMPLETE, 9TH EDITION
BY ALAN EVANS, KENDALL
MARTIN, MARYANNE POATSY

,Technology in Action, 9e (Evans) - Student Text
Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding Your Computer

1) ________ displays use organic compounds that produce light when exposed to an electric
current.
A) LED
B) LCD
C) OLED
D) CRT
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Monitors

2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a
computer?
A) gathering data
B) processing data into information
C) analyzing the data or information
D) storing the data or information
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices

3) ________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
A) Information
B) A number
C) A character
D) A symbol
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices

4) Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.
A) present
B) input
C) output
D) store
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices




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, 5) The ________ language consists of just two digits: 0 and 1.
A) application
B) binary
C) base 10
D) data processing
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

6) After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual
print of the picture is considered ________.
A) data
B) output
C) input
D) a process
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

7) ________ binary digits (or bits) combine to create one byte.
A) Ten
B) Sixteen
C) Eight
D) Two
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

8) The term "bit" is short for ________.
A) megabyte
B) binary language
C) binary digit
D) binary number
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers

9) Computers process data into information by working exclusively with ________.
A) multimedia
B) words
C) characters
D) numbers
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers



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