TEST BANK FOR TECHNOLOGY IN
ACTION, COMPLETE, 9TH EDITION
BY ALAN EVANS, KENDALL
MARTIN, MARYANNE POATSY
,Technology in Action, 9e (Evans) - Student Text
Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding Your Computer
1) ________ displays use organic compounds that produce light when exposed to an electric
current.
A) LED
B) LCD
C) OLED
D) CRT
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Monitors
2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a
computer?
A) gathering data
B) processing data into information
C) analyzing the data or information
D) storing the data or information
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices
3) ________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
A) Information
B) A number
C) A character
D) A symbol
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices
4) Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.
A) present
B) input
C) output
D) store
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Computers Are Data Processing Devices
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, 5) The ________ language consists of just two digits: 0 and 1.
A) application
B) binary
C) base 10
D) data processing
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers
6) After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual
print of the picture is considered ________.
A) data
B) output
C) input
D) a process
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers
7) ________ binary digits (or bits) combine to create one byte.
A) Ten
B) Sixteen
C) Eight
D) Two
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers
8) The term "bit" is short for ________.
A) megabyte
B) binary language
C) binary digit
D) binary number
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers
9) Computers process data into information by working exclusively with ________.
A) multimedia
B) words
C) characters
D) numbers
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Bits and Bytes: The Language of Computers
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