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| What is computer privacy? |
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Answer – Keeping your personal files and data secure and a secret from unauthorized viewing or tampering is called computer privacy. |
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| Phishing is a common activity used to extract personal information from computers users and use the information for malicious purposes. |
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Answers – True. Phishing extracts personal information and uses it for malicious purposes. |
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| Trojan viruses can be stopped with which of the following: |
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Answers – Antivirus software can stop most viruses that try to infect your computer. |
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| The biggest security risks to your computer are: |
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Answers – All of the above. All are potential risks to your computer and your information. |
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| What is copyright violation? |
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Answers – Using others’ intellectual property without permission is a copyright violation. |
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| A keyboard is an example of a _____ device. |
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Answers: A keyboard is an input device
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| Function keys perform different actions depending on what program is running. |
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Answers – True. Depending on what program is running, the function keys perform different actions. |
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| The CPU acts as the _____ of the computer. |
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Answers – The CPU acts as the brain of your computer, processing commands. |
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| What determines the speed at which your computer performs tasks? |
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Answer – The CPU determines the speed at which tasks are performed. |
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| The operating system controls how programs work with each other. |
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Answers – True. The operating system controls how programs work with each other. |
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| You must have an internet service provider(ISP) to connect to the internet. |
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Answers – ISP stands for Internet Service Provider |
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| Every website on the internet has a unique IP address. |
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Answers – True. Websites are located and opened by browsers using a unique IP address. |
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| The ______ is a worldwide collection of public networks that are linked to each other for information exchange. |
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Answers – World Wide Web (WWW) |
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| Publishing a website requires a service provider to host the site on an internet server. |
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Answer- If you want to publish a website you need to work with a service to host the files.bli |
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| An electronic form of traditional postal mail that allows you to exchange messages and files over the network is called: |
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| Digital technology has intergrated what we listen to, watch, and how we communicate. |
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True. Digital technology has integrated what we listen to and watch, how we share information, and how we communicate. |
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| You can download movies, music, and other media to all your devices including a smart tv, phone, tablet, and computer. |
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| True. All of your devices can share and use the same digital files. |
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| With a _____ you can call, text, or email from just about anywhere. |
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Smartphone. You can make phone calls, send text messages and email by using a smartphone. |
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| A video game console can expand your viewing surface and run buisness and writing applications. |
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False. A tablet can expand your viewing space and run business and writing applications. |
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| Which of the following audio file formats is commonly not compressed. |
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WAV are commonly not compressed in order to keep the highest possible sound quality. |
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| MP3 files are commonly used to stream music on the internet. |
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| True. MP3 is a very popular file format for streaming audio on the Internet. |
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| Speaking to your computer to write a document is an example of what? |
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Speech recognition allows users to speak to a computer to dictate text documents. |
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| All computers can use speech synthesis. |
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| False. Speech synthesis requires speech to text software, and speakers (or headphones) and any required sound cards. |
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