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1. The ____________ was developed as a substitute for the vacuum tube in 1948.

Your Answer: transistor

Correct. The transistor was developed as a substitute for the vacuum tube in 1948.

2. A(n) ____________ is a microprocessor used as a component of a larger system.

Your Answer: embedded system

Correct. An embedded system is a microprocessor used as a component of a larger system.

3. A personal computer designed to sit on a table for extended periods of time is a ____________.

Your Answer: desktop computer

Correct. A personal computer designed to sit on a table for extended periods of time is a
desktop computer.

4. ____________ are superpowerful computers constructed out of thousands of microprocessors.

Your Answer: Supercomputers

Correct. Supercomputers are superpowerful computers constructed out of thousands of

microprocessors.

5. The most significant breakthrough in Internet software was the development of the
___________.

Your Answer: World Wide Web

Correct. The most significant breakthrough in Internet software was the development of the
World Wide Web.

6. The time period when most people earn their living working with words, numbers, and ideas is
called the ____________.

Your Answer: information age

Correct. The time period when most people earn their living working with words, numbers, and

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ideas is called the information age.

7. ____________ are applications stored on the Web, providing access through multiple computers
with Internet access.

Your Answer: Web applications

Correct. Web applications are applications stored on the Web, providing access through multiple
computers with Internet access.

8. External drives, keyboards, printers, scanners, and monitors are all examples of ____________.

Your Answer: peripherals

Correct. External drives, keyboards, printers, scanners, and monitors are all examples of
peripherals.

9. A computer that gives other computers connected to the network access to data, programs, or
other resources is called a(n) ____________.

Your Answer: server

Correct. A computer that gives other computers connected to the network access to data,
programs, or other resources is called a server.

10. Which of the following is the timeline for the creation of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the
Internet?

Your Answer: The Internet was created in the 1960s, and the WWW was created in the 1990s.

Correct. The Internet was created in the 1960s, and the WWW was created in the 1990s.

11. Which of the following is a type of silicon chip?

Your Answer: Integrated circuit

Correct. An integrated circuit is a type of silicon chip.

12. Before microcomputers (PCs) became the norm, most information processing took place on which
type of computer?

Your Answer: Mainframe

Correct. Before microcomputers (PCs) became the norm, most information processing took place
on mainframe computers.

13. A personal computer designed with portability in mind is called a ____________.

Your Answer: laptop computer

Correct. A personal computer designed with portability in mind is called a laptop computer.

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14. Two examples of Web 2.0 sites are ___________.

Your Answer: Facebook and MySpace

Correct. Two examples of Web 2.0 sites are Facebook and MySpace.

15. A change in thinking that results in a new way of seeing the world is a paradigm shift.

Your Answer: True

Correct. A change in thinking that results in a new way of seeing the world is a paradigm shift.

16. In the industrial age, most people work in jobs that require working with words, numbers, and
ideas instead of planting corn or making shoes.

Your Answer: False

Correct. In the information age, most people work in jobs that require working with words,
numbers, and ideas instead of planting corn or making shoes.

17. A branch of computer science that explores the use of computers in tasks requiring intelligence,
imagination, and insight is called computer intelligence.

Your Answer: False

Correct. A branch of computer science that explores the use of computers in tasks requiring
intelligence, imagination, and insight is called artificial intelligence.

18. The difference between the information technology "haves" and "have nots" is called the digital
divide.

Your Answer: True

Correct. The difference between the information technology "haves" and "have nots" is called
the digital divide.

19. Moore's law states that computer power doubles every 18 months.

Your Answer: False

Correct. Moore's law is often misstated as computer power doubles every 18 months.

20. The first microprocessor was a single silicon chip that contained all of a computer's computational
components.

Your Answer: True

Correct. The first microprocessor was a single silicon chip that contained all of a computer's
computational components.

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21. Match the following terms with the correct definition.

Option Your Answer:

21.1 Embedded C. A microprocessor used as a component of a larger system

system

21.2 Smart E. Combines the functions of a phone, a camera, a PDA, a game machine, and a
phone music/video player with Internet connectivity

21.3 Laptop F. A portable personal computer

computer

21.4 Peripheral D. An additional device, such as a keyboard, mouse, or monitor that is usually
attached to a computer using cables

21.5 Server A. Provides software, data, and other resources to other computers over a
network

21.6 Mainframe B. A computer that uses a technique, called timeshare, to communicate with
several users simultaneously.

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