Question 1

A friend of Muna's suggested a website that she can use to download music.How should she check if the website is secure?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shield icon in the address bar 
B)  "https" as the protocol in the URL 
C)  the words "secure website" in the home page footer 
D)  ".com" or ".org" as the top-level domain of the website

Question 2

What determines the speed at which data travels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bus width 
B)  Clock speed 
C)  Instructions per cycle (IP
C)  
D)  RAM capacity

Question 3

How can an attacker execute malware through a script?

Accepted Answer

A)  A script can retrieve and store your personal information, such as your online buying habits. 
B)  A script searches the Internet for personal information about you. 
C)  A script can send you a fraudulent email message requesting confidential information. 
D)  A script can run a series of instructions to download and run malware.

Question 4

Sabrina pulls items from a box and inspects them to ensure the number of items matches what is listed on the packing list.She then places all the items on a conveyor belt to be transported to workers who stock shelves in the warehouse.What is Sabrina's job role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hand picker 
B)  Receiving clerk 
C)  Freight mover 
D)  Shipping clerk

Question 5

What printer is commonly used to produce high-quality professional drawings such as architectural blueprints?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ink-jet printer 
B)  Laser printer 
C)  Plotter 
D)  Mobile printer

Question 6

How can you connect a portable keyboard with a smartphone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wi-Fi 
B)  Bluetooth 
C)  Internet 
D)  USB cable

Question 7

What is it called when someone attempts to befriend you online for the purpose of stealing confidential or sensitive information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social engineering 
B)  A zombie attack 
C)  An evil twin 
D)  Spyware

Question 8

Tameka is expecting a baby and her partner wants to make sure he can get her to the hospital on the day of delivery using the fastest route possible regardless of time of day.How should he decide which technology to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  He should choose a product that uses natural language processing, so he can type in where he wants to go. 
B)  He should choose a digital assistant that guesses where he wants to go based on the date. 
C)  He should choose a navigation app with artificial intelligence that can provide information about preferred routes. 
D)  He should choose an app with augmented reality that displays points of interest as he drives.

Question 9

_____ is the process of creating programs and apps from the idea stage to distribution to users.

Accepted Answer

A)  Software development 
B)  Cloud computing 
C)  System auditing 
D)  Object-oriented programming

Question 10

How is a microprocessor different from an integrated circuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microprocessors are the size of your thumb and integrated circuits are the size of your hand. 
B)  Microprocessors are faster, smaller and less expensive than integrated circuits. 
C)  Microprocessors control the flow of electrons and integrated circuits control the flow of protons. 
D)  Microprocessors include tape and disk storage whereas integrated circuits are part of an operating system.

Question 11

What would you need to install if you have an app that is incompatible with your current operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  A disk cleanup utility 
B)  A shortcut menu 
C)  An administrator account 
D)  A virtual machine

Question 12

Bailey reads wikis at the beginning of his research project to get his bearings on the topic.He switches to peer-reviewed journals and professional publications for his formal sources.Why does Bailey not use wikis as formal sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one is familiar with wikis. 
B)  Wikis can be heavily biased. 
C)  Users can post false information in wikis. 
D)  Experienced editors verify changes made to wiki articles.

Question 13

A business would use a website analytics tool for all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  viewing the number of pages a person visited 
B)  viewing the number of new and returning visitors 
C)  viewing why someone visited your webpage 
D)  deciding when to increase bandwidth

Question 14

Which of the following kinds of information can be commonly inferred from a video file format name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Video codec compatibility 
B)  Bit rate 
C)  Resolution 
D)  Sampling software compatibility

Question 15

Marcus recently had his cell phone stolen.All of the following are security features that should help him locate his stolen phone EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  His phone can generate an alarm even if it is on mute. 
B)  He can use remote tracking to retrace the thief's steps. 
C)  The current location of his phone can be pinpointed on a map through the phone's GPS. 
D)  If the thief enters an incorrect passcode three times, the phone takes a picture of the thief and emails it to Marcus.

Question 16

You and your best friend have both created online career profiles.Within a week, your friend has had three calls for interviews and another 19 companies have viewed his profile.Your profile has had only two views.You ask your friend to review your profile and he finds a problem with it.Which of the following would be a problem for your online career profile?

Accepted Answer

A)  A professional photo of you 
B)  A humorous profile name 
C)  A PDF of your resume 
D)  No spelling and grammar mistakes

Question 17

Patricia has started a new interior design business, and wants to store designs in the cloud so her clients can review them.Which of the following apps should she use for cloud storage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venmo 
B)  Google Calendar 
C)  Drop box 
D)  Words with Friends

Question 18

Kareem wants to include line drawings of abstract shapes on his personal website.What should he use to acquire the graphics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scanner 
B)  digital camera 
C)  drawing software 
D)  paint software

Question 19

When you want to add information to a document, what role does your operating system play?

Accepted Answer

A)  starts the word processing program 
B)  provides tools for you to open the document 
C)  saves your unsaved work to temporary storage 
D)  finds the hard drive

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of an object-oriented programming language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fortran 
B)  Java 
C)  HTML 
D)  DevOps

Exam 9: Technology and Digital Ethics