Question 1

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. C

Question 2

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

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A)  computed the values of polynomial functions. 
B)  typeset the results of its computations. 
C)  performed calculations faster than they could be done manually. 
D)  performed calculations more reliably than they could be done manually. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  computed the values of polynomial functions. 
B)  typeset the results of its computations. 
C)  performed calculations faster than they could be done manually. 
D)  performed calculations more reliably than they could be done manually. 
E)  All of the above. E

Question 3

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

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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 A

Question 4

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Apple Macintosh. 
B)  Compaq Presario. 
C)  IBM PC. 
D)  NeXT workstation. 
E)  Tandy TRS-80. 
A)  Apple Macintosh. 
B)  Compaq Presario. 
C)  IBM PC. 
D)  NeXT workstation. 
E)  Tandy TRS-80.

Question 5

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

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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 6

A Web browser enables you to

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A)  view Web pages. 
B)  edit Web pages. 
C)  create Web pages. 
D)  delete Web pages. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  view Web pages. 
B)  edit Web pages. 
C)  create Web pages. 
D)  delete Web pages. 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

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A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email. 
A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email.

Question 8

Programming languages were developed in order to

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A)  make it possible to program computers in English. 
B)  make programming faster and less error-prone. 
C)  speed translations between English and Russian during the Cold War. 
D)  improve the computation speed of computers, which were very expensive. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  make it possible to program computers in English. 
B)  make programming faster and less error-prone. 
C)  speed translations between English and Russian during the Cold War. 
D)  improve the computation speed of computers, which were very expensive. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 9

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

Accepted Answer

A)  the associative memory of human beings. 
B)  the way that creeks flow into streams and streams merge into rivers. 
C)  constellations in the night sky. 
D)  road networks. 
E)  the way that some people "channel surf" with a remote control. 
A)  the associative memory of human beings. 
B)  the way that creeks flow into streams and streams merge into rivers. 
C)  constellations in the night sky. 
D)  road networks. 
E)  the way that some people "channel surf" with a remote control.

Question 10

Which of the following was not a feature of cash registers in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability to compute total of purchases 
B)  Ability to print itemized receipts for customers 
C)  Ability to print log of transactions for owners 
D)  Ability to compute amount of change to give customer 
E)  Ability to ring a bell every time cash drawer is opened 
A)  Ability to compute total of purchases 
B)  Ability to print itemized receipts for customers 
C)  Ability to print log of transactions for owners 
D)  Ability to compute amount of change to give customer 
E)  Ability to ring a bell every time cash drawer is opened

Question 11

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

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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 12

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.

Question 13

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 14

The utilization of remote computing resources over the Internet is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cloud computing. 
B)  distributed computing. 
C)  lend-leasing. 
D)  parallel computing. 
E)  WiFi. 
A)  cloud computing. 
B)  distributed computing. 
C)  lend-leasing. 
D)  parallel computing. 
E)  WiFi.

Question 15

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 16

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

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A)  it was more durable, and it was much easier to look up a particular passage. 
B)  it was much lighter, and it could be made much more rapidly. 
C)  Gutenberg's printing press had just been invented. 
D)  there was a worldwide shortage of papyrus. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  it was more durable, and it was much easier to look up a particular passage. 
B)  it was much lighter, and it could be made much more rapidly. 
C)  Gutenberg's printing press had just been invented. 
D)  there was a worldwide shortage of papyrus. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

One of the first and most important applications of the ARPANET was

Accepted Answer

A)  email. 
B)  voice mail. 
C)  spreading computer viruses. 
D)  disseminating anti-Communist propaganda to American citizens. 
E)  stealing secrets from the Soviet Union. 
A)  email. 
B)  voice mail. 
C)  spreading computer viruses. 
D)  disseminating anti-Communist propaganda to American citizens. 
E)  stealing secrets from the Soviet Union.

Question 18

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 19

ARPA Director J.C.R. Licklider conceived of a Galactic Network that would

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A)  control weapons from space. 
B)  guide spacecraft to distant planets. 
C)  become the world's most powerful number-crunching machine. 
D)  facilitate the exchange of programs and data. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  control weapons from space. 
B)  guide spacecraft to distant planets. 
C)  become the world's most powerful number-crunching machine. 
D)  facilitate the exchange of programs and data. 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

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

The Pony Express went out of business when

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

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

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

A Web browser enables you to

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

Programming languages were developed in order to

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

Which of the following was not a feature of cash registers in the early 1900s?

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

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

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

The utilization of remote computing resources over the Internet is called

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

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

One of the first and most important applications of the ARPANET was

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

ARPA Director J.C.R. Licklider conceived of a Galactic Network that would

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

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The Pony Express went out of business when

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

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

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

Tablets, abacuses, and manual tables

A Web browser enables you to

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

Programming languages were developed in order to

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

Which of the following was not a feature of cash registers in the early 1900s?

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

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

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

The utilization of remote computing resources over the Internet is called

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

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

One of the first and most important applications of the ARPANET was

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

ARPA Director J.C.R. Licklider conceived of a Galactic Network that would

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

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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