ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
What is the purpose of a universal serial bus (USB) on a laptop or desktop computer?
It provides a wired ethernet connection to the network.
It serves as an internal transmission bus between components within the computer.
It allows for universal data transmission to various types of wireless networks.
It allows the computer to connect peripheral devices. - Answer-It allows the computer to connect
peripheral devices.
What is the name of the law that states a doctor cannot share a patients results/records? - Answer-
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: A federal law that provides data privacy and
implements security provisions to safeguard an individual's medical information. A HIPAA form is signed
each time you visit a new doctor so they can understand who they can share that information with.
FERPA—Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - Answer-FERPA—Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act: A federal law that protects the rights of students' educational records. Information about
grades, attendance, disciplinary records, report cards, transcripts, and so forth cannot be given to
anyone not specifically listed on a FERPA form that is signed when a student enters a school.
Which part of a computer executes the computations required by the software?
The central processing unit
The operating system
The motherboard
The random-access memory - Answer-The central processing unit
Which category of software includes programs such as word processors and PDF document readers?
,Utility software
Application software
Project software
System software - Answer-Application software
What is the major function of a computer operating system?
Data management
Application program management
Network management
Computer resource management - Answer-Computer resource management
Within a productivity suite, which method of selecting static data from one application and copying it to
another application requires the use of temporary memory?
Cut and paste
Object embedding
Object linking
File transfer - Answer-Cut and paste
Which type of device is an ethernet card?
Network server hardware
Network firewall hardware
Network operating system (NOS)
Network interface controller (NIC) - Answer-Network interface controller (NIC)
What is the purpose of a MAC address?
To uniquely identify an internet URL
, To uniquely identify a computer on a network
To uniquely identify a computer motherboard
To uniquely identify an email client - Answer-To uniquely identify a computer on a network
Which topology implements a network where if the central hub fails, all nodes attached to the hub will
also fail?
A mesh topology
A linear bus topology
A ring topology
A star topology - Answer-A star topology. These are the most common.
A local drafting firm has a secured local area network that uses Ethernet cables to connect to client
computers.
After ensuring that the computer is connected to the network, what must a user provide to in order to
be authenticated?
An encryption key
A digital signature
A MAC address
A password - Answer-A password
Many websites keep track of a user's actions and information. They store much of this information on
the user's computer in a private folder on the hard drive.
What are these very small files called?
Tracking packages
Tracking URLs
Tracking data
Tracking cookies - Answer-Tracking cookies