Question 1

What is the name of a program that follows hyperlinks, collecting information about Web sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  daemon 
B)  hacker 
C)  spider 
D)  trawler 
E)  worm 
A)  daemon 
B)  hacker 
C)  spider 
D)  trawler 
E)  worm

Question 2

The company that invented the microprocessor is

Accepted Answer

A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments 
A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments

Question 3

The World Wide Web is the creation of

Accepted Answer

A)  Tim Berners-Lee. 
B)  Vannevar Bush. 
C)  Douglas Engelbart. 
D)  Alan Kay. 
E)  Ted Nelson. 
A)  Tim Berners-Lee. 
B)  Vannevar Bush. 
C)  Douglas Engelbart. 
D)  Alan Kay. 
E)  Ted Nelson.

Question 4

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

Accepted Answer

A)  War of the Worlds. 
B)  Hamlet. 
C)  Homer's Odyssey. 
D)  the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E)  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 
A)  War of the Worlds. 
B)  Hamlet. 
C)  Homer's Odyssey. 
D)  the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E)  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Question 5

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Romans. 
E)  Syrians. 
A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Romans. 
E)  Syrians.

Question 6

Which of the following was not an activity of the People's Computer Company, a not-for-profit corporation in the San Francisco area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Publishing a newspaper containing the source code to programs 
B)  Allowing people to rent time on a time-shared computer 
C)  Hosting Friday-evening game-playing sessions 
D)  Promoting a culture in which computer enthusiasts freely shared software 
E)  Developing the world's first graphical user interface 
A)  Publishing a newspaper containing the source code to programs 
B)  Allowing people to rent time on a time-shared computer 
C)  Hosting Friday-evening game-playing sessions 
D)  Promoting a culture in which computer enthusiasts freely shared software 
E)  Developing the world's first graphical user interface

Question 7

What term is used to describe a high-speed Internet connection?

Accepted Answer

A)  broadband 
B)  hypertext 
C)  Internet2 
D)  the Matrix 
E)  World Wide Web 
A)  broadband 
B)  hypertext 
C)  Internet2 
D)  the Matrix 
E)  World Wide Web

Question 8

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Germany 
C)  India 
D)  South Korea 
E)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Germany 
C)  India 
D)  South Korea 
E)  United States

Question 9

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a difference engine. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer. 
A)  a difference engine. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer.

Question 10

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

Accepted Answer

A)  more than one message to be sent over a single telegraph wire at the same time. 
B)  human speech to be sent over a telegraph wire. 
C)  music to be send over a telegraph wire. 
D)  B and C 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  more than one message to be sent over a single telegraph wire at the same time. 
B)  human speech to be sent over a telegraph wire. 
C)  music to be send over a telegraph wire. 
D)  B and C 
E)  None of the above.

Question 11

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

Accepted Answer

A)  are no longer used, because of the proliferation of calculators and computers. 
B)  are examples of aids to manual calculating. 
C)  were developed in Western Europe in the late Middle Ages. 
D)  replaced Hindu-Arabic numerals as the preferred way to do calculations. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  are no longer used, because of the proliferation of calculators and computers. 
B)  are examples of aids to manual calculating. 
C)  were developed in Western Europe in the late Middle Ages. 
D)  replaced Hindu-Arabic numerals as the preferred way to do calculations. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 12

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

Accepted Answer

A)  transmit telegraph messages without wires. 
B)  transmit electricity without wires. 
C)  transmit votes in national elections. 
D)  transmit light without wires. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  transmit telegraph messages without wires. 
B)  transmit electricity without wires. 
C)  transmit votes in national elections. 
D)  transmit light without wires. 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vannevar Bush 
B)  Douglas Engelbart 
C)  Al Gore 
D)  Alan Kay 
E)  Ted Nelson 
A)  Vannevar Bush 
B)  Douglas Engelbart 
C)  Al Gore 
D)  Alan Kay 
E)  Ted Nelson

Question 14

The Pony Express went out of business when

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mexican War ended in 1846. 
B)  the Civil War began in 1861. 
C)  the transcontinental telegraph was completed. 
D)  AT&T completed the national telephone network. 
E)  the radio was invented. 
A)  the Mexican War ended in 1846. 
B)  the Civil War began in 1861. 
C)  the transcontinental telegraph was completed. 
D)  AT&T completed the national telephone network. 
E)  the radio was invented.

Question 15

Which of the following phrases best describes a system that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

Accepted Answer

A)  manual calculator 
B)  digital computer 
C)  data-processing system 
D)  difference engine 
E)  cash register 
A)  manual calculator 
B)  digital computer 
C)  data-processing system 
D)  difference engine 
E)  cash register

Question 16

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

Accepted Answer

A)  Apple. 
B)  Boeing. 
C)  Microsoft. 
D)  Novell. 
E)  Tandy. 
A)  Apple. 
B)  Boeing. 
C)  Microsoft. 
D)  Novell. 
E)  Tandy.

Question 17

Software that allows multiple users to edit and run their programs simultaneously on the same computer is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a data-processing system. 
B)  an intranet. 
C)  a microprocessor. 
D)  a programming language. 
E)  a time-sharing system.. 
A)  a data-processing system. 
B)  an intranet. 
C)  a microprocessor. 
D)  a programming language. 
E)  a time-sharing system..

Question 18

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network 
A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network

Question 19

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping 
A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping

Question 20

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet. 
B)  radio. 
C)  telegraph. 
D)  telephone. 
E)  television. 
A)  Internet. 
B)  radio. 
C)  telegraph. 
D)  telephone. 
E)  television.

What is the name of a program that follows hyperlinks, collecting information about Web sites?

The company that invented the microprocessor is

The World Wide Web is the creation of

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

Which of the following was not an activity of the People's Computer Company, a not-for-profit corporation in the San Francisco area?

What term is used to describe a high-speed Internet connection?

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

The Pony Express went out of business when

Which of the following phrases best describes a system that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

Software that allows multiple users to edit and run their programs simultaneously on the same computer is called

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

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What is the name of a program that follows hyperlinks, collecting information about Web sites?

The company that invented the microprocessor is

The World Wide Web is the creation of

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

Which of the following was not an activity of the People's Computer Company, a not-for-profit corporation in the San Francisco area?

What term is used to describe a high-speed Internet connection?

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

The Pony Express went out of business when

Which of the following phrases best describes a system that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

Software that allows multiple users to edit and run their programs simultaneously on the same computer is called

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

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