The document is a lesson on computers and the internet that covers topics like computer hardware components, input/output devices, how the internet works, and key events in the history of computing. It is comprised of multiple choice questions with answers related to the pioneers of computer programming, components of computers, examples of input/output devices, how web pages and internet connections function, and when IBM introduced some of its early computer models.
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Introduction to computers, programming pioneers, input/output devices and the internet
1. Part A:<br />Introduction to Computers<br />Lesson 1<br />1. Who is considered the mother/father of computer programming?<br />a. Charles Xavier Thomas de Colman <br />b. Ada Byron King* <br />c. Charles Baddage<br />d. None of the above<br />Lesson 2<br />2. Which of the following is NOT one of the four componets of a computer?<br />a. Input<br />b. Storage<br />c. Processing<br />d. Anti-virus*<br />Lesson 3<br />3. Which is an example of an input device?<br />a. Microphone<br />b. Mouse<br />c. Keyboard<br />d. All of the above*<br />Lesson 4<br />4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a device a computer uses to store information?<br />a. Hard drive<br />b. Optical discs <br />c. A printer*<br />d. Removable media<br />Lesson 5<br />5. Embedded processors are a simple kind of chip used to make which of the following?<br />a. DVD players<br />b. Remote controls<br />c. Electronic calculators<br />d. All of the above*<br />Lesson 6<br />6. Which of the following is NOT an example of output?<br />a. The screen on my computer<br />b. A scanner*<br />c. Sound from the speakers on a computer<br />d. A printed document<br />Lesson 7<br />7. The brain uses neutrons to understand information and respond with an action, whereas computers use what?<br />a. Microprocessors*<br />b. Hardware<br />c. Software<br />d. Embedded processors<br />The Internet<br />Lesson 1<br />8. Users of the World Wide Web can navigate from one website to another by clicking on a _________.<br />a. Hyperlink*<br />b. Server<br />c. Document<br />d. Domain<br />Lesson 2<br />9. Which of the following is an example of a domain name extension?<br />a. http://<br />b. www.<br />c. google<br />d. .org*<br />Lesson 3<br />10. What is the name of the special computer used to determine paths that avoid slow links and favor fast ones?<br />a. Dell<br />b. Router*<br />c. Wi-Fi<br />d. Web Server<br />Lesson 4<br />11. Which of the following provides the complete destination address for where a particular packet is going?<br />a. Header*<br />b. Data Block<br />c. Sequence ID<br />d. End of Message ID<br />Lesson 5<br />12. Which of the following is NOT an example of why a web page may take more then 10 seconds to load?<br />a. The computer has a slow microprocessor<br />b. There is a bad internet connection<br />c. The file size of the web page is very big<br />d. The computer is too big*<br />Lesson 6<br />13. Which of the following connection types has a speed of 400 Kbps?<br />a. Standard Connection<br />b. DSL Connection<br />c. Cable Connection<br />d. Satellite*<br />Lesson 7<br />14. Less than __% of search engines have access to content that exists on the Web.<br />a. 10%<br />b. 100%<br />c. 1%*<br />d. 20%<br />Lesson 8<br />15. Which of the following is NOT an example of a device that has Wi-Fi?<br />a. iPhone<br />b. Walkie Talkie*<br />c. iPod<br />d. Printer<br />Timeline<br />16. In what year did IBM introduce the IBM 1401 for business and the IBM 1620 for scientists?<br />a. 1960<br />b. 1964<br />c. 1959*<br />d. 1965<br />