{"id":193,"date":"2020-11-27T14:43:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-6-self-test\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:28:15","slug":"unit-6-self-test","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-6-self-test\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 6: Self-test","rendered":"Unit 6: Self-test"},"content":{"raw":"

Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_fywkwjsu?width=608&height=70&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nFind answers to this self-test at the back of the book: Answers for Self-Tests<\/a>\r\n

True or false<\/h2>\r\n
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  1. An application program is a computer program that provides the user with tools to accomplish a specific task.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. A database is a program that organizes data into rows and columns. This data can then be used to arrange, sort, calculate, analyze, or show graphical representations of data.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Common uses for spreadsheet programs include creating slideshow presentations, creating lectures and tutorials, making photo slideshows, and making interesting animations.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. To launch an application program, click the Start icon, then click the name of the program that you wish to start.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Microcomputers are used for complex tasks, such as weather forecasting, climate research, scientific simulation, oil and gas exploration, quantum mechanics, and cryptanalysis.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. A firewall is a network security device designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a network.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. HTTP is a word, phrase, image, etc. within a file on the computer that a user can click on to jump to another document or section of that document.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Fill in the blank<\/h2>\r\n
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    1. [Blank] is a program that allows users to create, save, edit, format, print, and retrieve documents.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Common uses for a [blank] program include creating budgets, calculating grades, balancing bank accounts, calculating loan payments, calculating tax, preparing payrolls, and financial analysis.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. A [blank] program is a program that is designed to present information in the form of a slideshow.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. [Blank] computers are primarily used by institutions, researchers, academics, healthcare administrators, libraries, large companies and businesses, banking institutions, stock brokerage firms, and insurance agencies.<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. The Internet is a globally connected massive computer [blank] system.<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. The World Wide Web is a system of Internet servers that is made from millions of interlinked websites and [blank].<\/li>\r\n \t
    7. A [blank] is a small text file in the user's computer stored by a website that the user has visited so that it can remember something about the user at a later time.<\/li>\r\n \t
    8. A [blank] is a powerful program that controls and coordinates a computer's hardware devices and runs other software and applications on a computer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Multiple choice<\/h2>\r\n
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      1. A(n) [blank] is an example of application program.\r\n
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        1. accounting<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. translation<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. Internet browser<\/li>\r\n \t
        4. all of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
        5. Microsoft Office 2016 includes\r\n
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          1. Microsoft Excel<\/li>\r\n \t
          2. Microsoft Word<\/li>\r\n \t
          3. Microsoft PowerPoint<\/li>\r\n \t
          4. all of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
          5. To close a program:\r\n
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            1. click \"View\"<\/li>\r\n \t
            2. click \"Tools\"<\/li>\r\n \t
            3. click the close icon (x)<\/li>\r\n \t
            4. all of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
            5. To force close a frozen program, click [blank] at the same time.\r\n
                \r\n \t
              1. Alt + F2<\/li>\r\n \t
              2. Alt + F4<\/li>\r\n \t
              3. Alt + F3<\/li>\r\n \t
              4. Alt + F1<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
              5. A [blank] computer is a high-performance computer used for large information processing jobs.\r\n
                  \r\n \t
                1. mainframe<\/li>\r\n \t
                2. personal computer<\/li>\r\n \t
                3. laptop<\/li>\r\n \t
                4. desktop<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
                    \r\n \t
                  1. A [blank] is a device that transfers data between computer networks to provide access to the Internet.\r\n
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                    1. FTP<\/li>\r\n \t
                    2. URL<\/li>\r\n \t
                    3. router<\/li>\r\n \t
                    4. ISP<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                    5. A [blank] is often referred to as the brain or engine of a computer, where most of the processing and operations take place.\r\n
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                      1. mainframe<\/li>\r\n \t
                      2. CPU<\/li>\r\n \t
                      3. RAM<\/li>\r\n \t
                      4. byte<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                      5. A byte is a unit of measurement for data storage. 1 GB is equal to 1024 [blank].\r\n
                          \r\n \t
                        1. kB<\/li>\r\n \t
                        2. TB<\/li>\r\n \t
                        3. PB<\/li>\r\n \t
                        4. MB<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

                          Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n