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SOPHIA PATHWAY Information Technology - Final Test. 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 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. 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 4 Which of the following is NOT an example of computer software? • OS X • Firefox • Windows Media Player • ROM 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). 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. 7 __________ is a social media and microblogging site that enables users to post multimedia content to a short-form blog. • QQ • WhatsApp • Tumblr • Instagram 8 __________, developed by OpenOffice, is an example of word processing software. • Numbers • Writer • Keynote • Impress 9 Ashlee recently traveled with friends during spring break. She used her cellular Android device to change the settings on her home security system. When she finished, she began to play a game, using an e-reader equipped with a touch screen. Which device did Ashlee NOT use in this scenario? • A smartphone • A laptop • A tablet • An integrated computer system 10 Clay works for a company that has offices in major cities across the United States. His department regularly holds videoconferences with teams in the other branches. Which type of network does Clay's business most likely use for videoconferencing? • WAN • LAN • PAN • MAN Computer Network Types 11 Josephine recently bought an item online. The next time she visited the seller's website, a list of items related to her recent purchase were conspicuously displayed. Josephine is experiencing an example of automation known as __________. • online software application • automated billing • importing/exporting data • advertising and marketing 12 Which of the following correctly describes a record? • A record is a single database with a single table of information. • A record is referred to as a tuple. • A record contains only quantitative information. • A record appears as a column in a table. 13 Sarah is creating custom reports from her company's database. Select the set of file types that Sarah will use to create these reports. • .csv and .pptx • .txt and .dat • .sql and .xml • .tif and .db 14 Which productivity software is used to create tables from statistical data? • Google Docs • Microsoft Excel • Open Office Impress • Microsoft SQL Server 15 To improve the operating speed of his computer, Richard can use a disk defragmentation program, which is a form of __________. • utility software • integrated development environment software • operating system software • productivity software 16 Sam is a member of a software development team. His job is to identify the system functions that must be validated, and to decide how to test new software. What is Sam's role on the software development team? • Project Manager • Programmer • Software Analyst • Software Quality Assurance 17 Gabriel works on a team that is developing a self-driving car. What advance in technology best describes this project? • Augmented reality • Visualization • Artificial intelligence • Collaborative technology 18 Select the true statement about CIPA. • All schools are required to adopt it. • It is enforced by the federal E-rate program. • Parental consent is required if a child wants to use a site. • It can restrict a minor's access to harmful content. 19 Pille runs a small business. She wants to create and send invoices to her customers. Which productivity software should Pille use? • Google Slides • OpenOffice Calc • Microsoft Access • MySQL 20 Chip stays up late every night surfing the Web, but tells himself that he hardly ever does this. Which computer addiction symptom is Chip experiencing? • Uncomfortable feelings • Downplaying • Lack of control • Neglect 21 Which task is suitable for a manual process? • Yesenia's software requires, at most, one or two tests. • Marvin’s software requires accurate, consistent testing. • Ahmad's software will be tested outside normal business hours. • Braelyn’s software is subject to routine testing. 22 Connie works for a medium-sized manufacturing firm. She keeps the operating systems up-to-date, ensures that memory and disk storage are available, and oversees the physical environment of the computer. Connie is employed as a __________. • Computer Engineer • Hardware Engineer • Computer Operator • Database Administrator 23 Using his smartphone, Jeremy taps his finger to select a song to listen to on his headphones. This process describes the interaction between the __________ and __________. • visual card, motherboard • touchscreen, visual card • visual card, sound card • touchscreen, sound card 24 While saving a document to her hard drive, Connie's computer screen suddenly changed to display an error message on a blue background. The error code indicated that there was a problem with her computer's RAM. Connie's computer is affected by a(n) __________. • [Show More]

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