Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 1 Technology in Action Quiz 1 Review Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 2 Chapter 1 Review Questions ¤ What does it mean to be “computer literate”? ¤ How can becoming computer literate help you in a career? ¤ How can becoming computer literate help you understand and take advantage of newly emerging careers? ¤ How does becoming computer literate help you deal with the challenges associated with technology?

3 Chapter 2 Review Questions ¤ What is a computer, and what are its four main functions? ¤ What is the difference between data and information? ¤ What are bits and bytes? ¤ What devices do you use to get data into the computer? ¤ What devices do you use to get information out of the computer? ¤ What is 1K, 1M, 1G, and 1T in terms of size? Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Chapter 3 Review Questions ¤ What is the origin of the Internet? ¤ How can I communicate through the Internet? ¤ What is e-commerce, and what e-commerce safeguards protect me when I’m online? ¤ What is a URL, and what are its parts? ¤ What is the difference between search engines and subject directories? ¤ How do I evaluate a Web site? ¤ How does data travel on the Internet? ¤ What will the Internet of the future look like? Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 4

5 Chapter 4 Review Questions ¤ What’s the difference between application software and system software? ¤ What kinds of applications are included in productivity software? ¤ What kinds of software do small and large businesses use? ¤ Where can I go for help when I have a problem with my software? ¤ How can I purchase software or get it for free? ¤ How do I install, uninstall, and open software? Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

6 Specific areas of focus: ¤ Data vs Information vs Knowledge ¤ The World Wide Web and the Internet are not the same thing ¤ The reasons for being fluent with computers ¤ The test will consist of: ¤ 25 Multiple Choice questions (directly from the book material) ¤ 15 True/False questions (directly from the book material) ¤ 4 Brief Essay questions (from class discussion) Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall