1. Compressed files, sometimes called:
a. tipped files, usually have a .tip extension
b. joint files, usually have a .jnt extension
c. zipped files, usually have a .zip extension
d. dipped files, usually have a .dip extension
Competency: Basic Computer Principles
Task: Identify file formats and extensions.
2. A(n) ____ allows you to create, update, and administer a relational database.
a. XML DBMS
b. OODBMS
c. RDBMS
d. ERD
Competency: Terminology
Task: Define database terminology.
3. Communication between all of the different devices on the Internet is made possible by:
a. HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
b. FTP (file transfer protocol)
c. TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol)
d. AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph)
Competency: Terminology
Task: Describe the concept of TCP/IP and the Domain Name System (DNS).
4. Some search engines use ____________ instead of the word NOT.
a. -
b. =
c. *
d. ^
Competency: Computer Application Concepts
Task: Demonstrate ability to navigate the Internet using a variety of search engines to
conduct research.
5. An informal Web site consisting of time stamped articles in a journal format is called:
a. blog
b. Web 2.0
c. podcast
d. vlog
Competency: Computer Application Concepts
Task: Demonstrate the use of telecommunications and other media to interact or
collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
6. One popular use of the _____ standard is in public Internet access points that offer mobile
users the ability to connect to the Internet with their wireless computers and devices.
a. Ethernet
b. Wi-Fi
c. token ring
d. TCP/IP
Competency: Computer Equipment
Task: Demonstrate the use of connectivity devices and peripheral equipment (e.g., portable
storage devices, printers, cable modem, and wireless technologies).
7. Flat panels, CRT, and Monochrome are all types of which one of the following?
a. printers
b. USB drives
c. scanners
d. monitors
Competency: Computer Equipment
Task: Identify and demonstrate resolutions to simple hardware and software problems as
they occur (e.g., frozen screen, disk error, and printing problems).
8. A(n) _____ is a set of symbols and rules that are used to write program code.
a. software suite
b. compiler
c. programming language
d. interpreter
Competency: Programming Basic Concepts
Task: Identify the types of programming languages.
9. It is estimated that computer crimes cost the nation _________________ of dollars each year.
a. thousands
b. hundreds
c. billions
d. millions
Competency: Safety and Security
Task: Explain the consequences of illegal, social, and unethical uses of information
technologies (e.g., piracy, illegal downloading, licensing infringement, inappropriate uses of
software, hardware, and mobile devices).Introduction to Technology Concepts Answer Key
Answer Key
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
a. tipped files, usually have a .tip extension
b. joint files, usually have a .jnt extension
c. zipped files, usually have a .zip extension
d. dipped files, usually have a .dip extension
Competency: Basic Computer Principles
Task: Identify file formats and extensions.
2. A(n) ____ allows you to create, update, and administer a relational database.
a. XML DBMS
b. OODBMS
c. RDBMS
d. ERD
Competency: Terminology
Task: Define database terminology.
3. Communication between all of the different devices on the Internet is made possible by:
a. HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
b. FTP (file transfer protocol)
c. TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol)
d. AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph)
Competency: Terminology
Task: Describe the concept of TCP/IP and the Domain Name System (DNS).
4. Some search engines use ____________ instead of the word NOT.
a. -
b. =
c. *
d. ^
Competency: Computer Application Concepts
Task: Demonstrate ability to navigate the Internet using a variety of search engines to
conduct research.
5. An informal Web site consisting of time stamped articles in a journal format is called:
a. blog
b. Web 2.0
c. podcast
d. vlog
Competency: Computer Application Concepts
Task: Demonstrate the use of telecommunications and other media to interact or
collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
6. One popular use of the _____ standard is in public Internet access points that offer mobile
users the ability to connect to the Internet with their wireless computers and devices.
a. Ethernet
b. Wi-Fi
c. token ring
d. TCP/IP
Competency: Computer Equipment
Task: Demonstrate the use of connectivity devices and peripheral equipment (e.g., portable
storage devices, printers, cable modem, and wireless technologies).
7. Flat panels, CRT, and Monochrome are all types of which one of the following?
a. printers
b. USB drives
c. scanners
d. monitors
Competency: Computer Equipment
Task: Identify and demonstrate resolutions to simple hardware and software problems as
they occur (e.g., frozen screen, disk error, and printing problems).
8. A(n) _____ is a set of symbols and rules that are used to write program code.
a. software suite
b. compiler
c. programming language
d. interpreter
Competency: Programming Basic Concepts
Task: Identify the types of programming languages.
9. It is estimated that computer crimes cost the nation _________________ of dollars each year.
a. thousands
b. hundreds
c. billions
d. millions
Competency: Safety and Security
Task: Explain the consequences of illegal, social, and unethical uses of information
technologies (e.g., piracy, illegal downloading, licensing infringement, inappropriate uses of
software, hardware, and mobile devices).Introduction to Technology Concepts Answer Key
Answer Key
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C