Computer Quiz – 75

Computer Quiz

1. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
a) hackers
b) spam
c) viruses
d) identity theft

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Answer b) spam

2. A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
a) data mining
b) data selection
c) POS
d) data conversion

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Answer a) data mining

3. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
a) Data
b) Point-of-sale (POS)
c) Sales
d) QueryBB
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Answer b) Point-of-sale (POS)

4. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
a) PSS
b) POS
c) inventory
d) data mining

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Answer a) PSS

5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:

a) robotics.
b) simulation.
c) computer forensics.
d) animation.

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Answer c) computer forensics

6. 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

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Answer c) analyzing the data or information

7. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animals movements.
a) POS
b) RFID
c) PPS
d) GPS

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Answer b) RFID

8. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:

a) robotics
b) computer forensics
c) simulation
d) forecasting

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Answer a) robotics

9. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
a) proprietary
b) open
c) experimental
d) in the public domain

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Answer a) proprietary

10. ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
a) Nanoscience
b) Microelectrodes
c) Computer forensics
d) Artificial intelligence

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Answer a) Nanoscience

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