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2. a. browser plug-in. b. Internet service provider. c. search site. d. Web server. e. Web browser. Yahoo! is the name of a(n):

3. Donna Dubinsky was instrumental in the creation of PDA’s. A. trueB. false

4. Bill Gates first became interested in computers at age ____. A. 10B. 13 C. 17D. 40

5. The number of transistors on a chip will double about every 2 years is known as which of the following? a. Integrated circuits b. Moore’s Law c. Analog d. Law of Computing

6. Dave Filo and Jerry Yang were the creators of ____. A.Intel B.Google C.Yahoo D.Mouse

7. Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak are the founders of the Apple Computer company. A. trueB. false

8. a.spider.d.surfer. b.agent.e.browser. c.search engine. To view Web pages you need to use a special program called a(n):

9. The first video game in computer history was: A.Donkey Kong B.Tennis for Two C.Frogger D. None of these

10. Software developer that wrote JAVA is _____. A.Steve Jobs B.Jerry Yang C. James Gosling D. none of these

11. Vinton Gray Cerf was called the Father of the Internet. A. trueB. false

12. a.Netscape.d.Eudora. b. c. Explorer. Mosiac. e.Spyglass. The first graphically-based Web browser available to the public was:

13. Ada Byron also known as Lady Lovelace wrote descriptions for Charles Babbage’s machine. A. trueB. false

14. Gordon Moore is the founder of ___ company. a. Google b. MSN c. Dell d. Intel

15. a.the services provided by ISPs. b. c. a group of computers owned by the WWW3 organization. A huge collection of Web pages. d.the communication lines that connect the Internet. e.(All of the above.) The World Wide Web consists of:

16. PDA stands for A.Processing Digit Accessory B. Personal Digital Assistant C. Palm Delivery Apparatus D. Processing Device Appliance

17. ____-generation computers are based on microprocessors. a. thirdb. fourth c. fifthd. none of these

18. a.home page.d.search engine. b.Web site. e. SLIP. c.client. A collection of related Web pages is known as a:

19. The amazing thing about Linus Trovalds is that he expects companies that use his Linux operating system to pay 1 million dollars for it. A. trueB. false

20. a.browsers.d.applets. b.hyperlinks. e.key words. c.cookies. Web pages are connected to each other by:

21. A.Turning machine B.MANIAC C. D. Analytical Machine Transistor E.A and D Charles Babbage innovative machine(s) that embodied many of the principals of the modern computer was called the:

22. The physical components of a computer system are called hardware. A. trueB. false

23. a.It is a network of networks. b.Connection to it is done through an access provider. c.One of the most common activities on it is sending and receiving e-mail. d. e. It provides access to Web pages. (All of the above the true.) Which of the following is true about the Internet?

24. Everyone needs computer literacy to function in today’s work place. A. trueB. false

25. Office 2010 is an example of an operating system. a. trueb. false

26. In the past, females were less likely than males to pursue courses and jobs in computer science. A. trueB. false

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