Title: ITSC1005Mac
Course: ITSC 1005 90005 C1 Intro to PC OS

Q: Which of the following is a personal computer?
- Desktop
- Terminal
- Mainframe
- All of the above
A: Desktop

Q: The physical components of a computer are referred to as ____.
- software
- configurations
- hardware
- specifications
A: hardware

Q: The computer needs additional components, called ____, to accomplish its input, output, and storage functions.
- mice
- architecture
- specifications
- peripheral devices
A: peripheral devices

Q: Processing tasks occur on the ____.
- motherboard
- control panel
- keyboard
- operating system
A: motherboard

Q: Megahertz is a measurement of ____.
- the amount of memory
- the speed of the microprocessor
- the amount of RAM
- cache memory
A: the speed of the microprocessor

Q: An example of an output device is a ____.
- keyboard
- mouse
- monitor
- touch pad
A: monitor

Q: Resolution is the ____.
- number of pixels a monitor displays
- distance between pixels in a graphics display
- number of rectangles in a character-based display grid
- dot pitch in a graphics display
A: number of pixels a monitor displays

Q: Which of the following dot pitches gives you the sharpest picture?
- .26
- .38
- .32
- .45
A: .26

Q: A hard copy of a file you created on your computer would be ____.
- saved on a floppy disk
- backed up on a tape drive
- printed on a printer
- sent as an e-mail
A: printed on a printer

Q: Personal computers commonly use the ____ code system to represent character data.
- KB
- ASCII
- LAN
- EBCDIC
A: ASCII

Q: Which of the following is the largest unit of measurement?
- Terabyte
- Megabyte
- Gigabyte
- Kilobyte
A: Terabyte

Q: A file that tells a computer how to perform a specific task is called a(n) ____ file.
- executable
- data
- instruction
- configuration
A: executable

Q: Special high-speed memory reserved for the microprocessor’s use is called ____.
- ROM
- virtual memory
- storage
- cache memory
A: cache memory

Q: Where is program and data that is being used temporarily stored by your computer?
- Cache
- ROM
- RAM
- CMOS
A: RAM

Q: You are running two programs at once that require 8 megabytes each on a computer that only has 12 megabytes of RAM. What makes this possible?
- Virtual memory
- Cache
- ROM
- CMOS
A: Virtual memory

Q: CMOS is often referred to as ____ memory.
- permanent
- volatile
- semipermanent
- None of the above
A: semipermanent

Q: Expansion cards plug into electrical connectors on the motherboard called ____.
- ports
- slots
- cables
- buses
A: slots

Q: The practice of sending e-mails to customers or potential customers of a legitimate Web site asking them to click a link in the e-mail that sends them to a spoof Web site is called ____.
- Spoofing
- Pharming
- Phishing
- Swishing
A: Phishing

Q: Antivirus software protects against which of the following types of malware?
- Viruses
- Worms
- Trojan horses
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: ____ allocates system resources, manages storage space, maintains security, detects equipment failure, and controls basic input and output.
- An operating system
- Programming language
- A utility
- Database management software
A: An operating system

Q: The seamless nature of OLE among some applications is referred to as ____.
- operation success
- GUI
- source symmetry
- integration
A: integration

Q: When you start your Mac, Leopard steps through a process called ____ to get the computer up and running.
- launching
- starting
- booting
- running
A: booting

Q: When you first install Leopard, these settings are preset by the manufacturer, but can be changed.
- predetermined
- default
- natural
- choice
A: default

Q: Which of the following is an example of a pointing device?
- dock
- mouse
- Macintosh HD icon
- desktop
A: mouse

Q: Pressing and releasing the left mouse button is called ____.
- pointing
- right-clicking
- clicking
- dragging
A: clicking

Q: Right-clicking an item opens a ____ menu.
- pop-up
- shortcut
- standard
- list
A: shortcut

Q: A ____ displays a list of commands that you use to accomplish a task.
- toolbar
- menu
- button
- program
A: menu

Q: The silver bar that appears across the top of the desktop is called the ____.
- menu bar
- toolbar
- status bar
- dock
A: menu bar

Q: To open a menu:
- click the title or word on the menu bar
- click the folder on the dock
- click the item on the dock
- click the Trash
A: click the title or word on the menu bar

Q: Which option for ending a Leopard session logs out the current user, but continues running so the next user can log in and begin using the computer immediately?
- Log Out
- Shut Down
- Restart
- Sleep
A: Log Out

Q: Which option for ending a Leopard session closes all open files and programs, disengages all drives, clears memory, and turns off your Mac?
- Log Out
- Shut Down
- Restart
- Sleep
A: Shut Down

Q: A container for a group of related files is called a ____.
- storage device
- folder
- file
- drive
A: folder

Q: The primary tool you’ll use for file management is ____.
- the dock
- Macintosh HD icon
- Finder
- the desktop
A: Finder

Q: The structure for organizing folders and files is called a ____ because it describes the logic and layout of the folder structure on a disk.
- file organization
- organizational method
- folder tree
- file hierarchy
A: file hierarchy

Q: ____ folders and files you no longer need frees up storage space on your devices and helps keep your files organized.
- Deleting
- Moving
- Replacing
- Copying
A: Deleting

Q: Which search option would you use if you know the date you last used the file?
- Spotlight search field
- Search For group in the Sidebar
- Tools menu
- Finder search field
A: Search For group in the Sidebar

Q: Which of the following is NOT a view button in the Finder window?
- Columns view
- Details view
- Cover Flow
- List view
A: Details view

Q: This view option displays the contents of a selected folder as a preview and a detailed list.
- Icons view
- Cover Flow
- List view
- Quick Look
A: Cover Flow

Q: This view option displays the contents of a selected folder as icons in the right pane.
- Icons view
- Cover Flow
- List view
- Quick Look
A: Icons view

Q: This view option displays the contents of a selected folder as a an alphabetic list with additional details such as Name, Date Modified, Size, and Kind.
- Icons view
- Cover Flow
- List view
- Details view
A: List view

Q: This view option displays the contents of a file as a large preview without opening the file.
- Icons view
- Cover Flow
- List view
- Quick Look
A: Quick Look

Q: A filename can contain (up to) ____ characters.
- 10
- 255
- 25
- unlimited
A: 255

Q: A file extension identifies the type of ____.
- document
- icon
- file
- folder
A: file

Q: A ____ is a copy of a file that is stored in another location.
- backup
- file extension
- original file
- modified file
A: backup

Q: The spring-loaded folders feature of Leopard occurs when you drag a file on top of a folder, causing it to ____ open and display its contents.
- collapse
- stay
- jump
- spring
A: spring

Q: When you delete a file from your hard disk drive, Leopard:
- puts the deleted file in the Trash.
- stores a duplicate copy of the file in the Trash.
- permanently deletes the file from the hard disk drive.
- moves the file to a removable disk
A: puts the deleted file in the Trash.

Q: Which of the following is the part of the Internet that contains Web pages that are linked together?
- Intranet
- Hypertext links
- World Wide Web
- Safari
A: World Wide Web

Q: A hyperlink on a Web page can ____.
- open a graphics file
- play a video file
- play a sound file
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: An example of a MacOS Web browser program is ____.
- Google
- Safari
- Yahoo!
- AltaVista
A: Safari

Q: The browser that comes installed on your Mac is called:
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Firefox
- Safari
A: Safari

Q: When two or more computers are connected locally, such as in an office, the network is called a(n) ____.
- Internet
- intranet
- telecommunications network
- None of the above
A: intranet

Q: To use the Internet, you must have ____.
- a computing device
- a Web browser
- an Internet connection
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: The first page that opens when you start Safari is called the ____.
- bookmarks page
- Web page
- Top Sites page
- home page
A: home page

Q: The three letters “edu” in the Web site www.wesleyan.edu is the ____.
- top-level domain
- domain name
- hyperlink
- protocol
A: top-level domain

Q: The ____ domain tells you the type of Web site you are visiting, such as commercial or educational.
- uniform
- URL
- top-level
- http
A: top-level

Q: Another name for a Web page’s address is the ____.
- Uniform Resource Address
- Uniform Resource Locator
- Uniform Web Locator
- Uniform Hyperlink
A: Uniform Resource Locator

Q: The bookmarks ____ contains collections of links to sites you have visited or want to visit frequently.
- history
- bar
- button
- library
A: library

Q: When you open a new tab in the Safari browser window, by default the ____ page is displayed.
- home page
- Top Sites
- Web page
- linked
A: Top Sites

Q: The Top Sites page displays your 12 most frequently visited Web pages as ____ images.
- thumbnail
- full page
- icon
- inserted
A: thumbnail