CIT 105 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
information - Answers data that has been presented in an organized or meaningful fashion
usb port - Answers what do flash drives plug into
volatile - Answers is RAM volatile or non volatile
processing data into information - Answers computers are very good at
input, process, output, and storage - Answers the four functions of the computer
hard drive - Answers which of the following is not a name for a flash drive
output - Answers when you print a picture taken on your phone, that picture is considered
true - Answers t/f you can drop 2 quiz grades in this class
liquid crystal display (lcd) - Answers most common type of monitor for laptops and desktop
computers
stylus - Answers a device that looks like a pen
input device - Answers what allows you to enter data
tests count for more against my grade and cover more than one chapter - Answers the
difference between a quiz and a test
binary language - Answers what language consists of just 2 digits: 0 and 1
RAM - Answers what is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs
and data the computer is currently using are stored
false - Answers t/f all of the early breakthroughs in computers were made by white men
hardware - Answers what is the part of the computer you can touch called
true - Answers t/f all exams in this class are open book
supercomputers - Answers special computers designed to perform complex calculations
rapidly are called
input devices - Answers a keyboard and mouse are examples of
touchpad - Answers a small touch sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a notebook
computer is known as a
, the graphical user interface (gui) - Answers introduced in the late 1970's, this allowed users to
interact with the computer more easily
pixel - Answers what is a single point that combine to create images on a computer monitor
called
screen resolution - Answers the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as
network interface card (NIC) - Answers enables your computer to connect to other computers
IBM - Answers this company "legitimized" personal computers and made them something
businesses would buy in large quantities
IBM - Answers Bill Gates was approached by this company in 1980 to write an operating
system for them
the main circuit board of a computer - Answers the motherboard on a computer is
input - Answers when you put data into the computer it is considered
no - Answers is RAM permanent storage
touchscreens - Answers on a smartphone that allows you to input commands with your finger
surface acoustic wave - Answers which is not a basic type of touch screen
mainframes - Answers large expensive computers that support hundreds of users are called
non volatile - Answers the hard disk drive is a ------- storage device meaning that it stores data
permanently
ports - Answers the areas where you can attach peripheral devices to your computer
false - Answers t/f the web and the internet are the same thing
eight bits - Answers all the keys on a computer keyboard are assigned a different sequence of
tablet computers - Answers an apple iPad and a Microsoft surface are examples of
embedded computers - Answers specially designed computer chips that reside inside other
devices such as a car
true - Answers t/f your lowest 2 quiz scores will be dropped
numbers - Answers computers work only with
true - Answers t/f you can skip the final in this class if you have not missed any tests
information - Answers data that has been presented in an organized or meaningful fashion
usb port - Answers what do flash drives plug into
volatile - Answers is RAM volatile or non volatile
processing data into information - Answers computers are very good at
input, process, output, and storage - Answers the four functions of the computer
hard drive - Answers which of the following is not a name for a flash drive
output - Answers when you print a picture taken on your phone, that picture is considered
true - Answers t/f you can drop 2 quiz grades in this class
liquid crystal display (lcd) - Answers most common type of monitor for laptops and desktop
computers
stylus - Answers a device that looks like a pen
input device - Answers what allows you to enter data
tests count for more against my grade and cover more than one chapter - Answers the
difference between a quiz and a test
binary language - Answers what language consists of just 2 digits: 0 and 1
RAM - Answers what is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs
and data the computer is currently using are stored
false - Answers t/f all of the early breakthroughs in computers were made by white men
hardware - Answers what is the part of the computer you can touch called
true - Answers t/f all exams in this class are open book
supercomputers - Answers special computers designed to perform complex calculations
rapidly are called
input devices - Answers a keyboard and mouse are examples of
touchpad - Answers a small touch sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a notebook
computer is known as a
, the graphical user interface (gui) - Answers introduced in the late 1970's, this allowed users to
interact with the computer more easily
pixel - Answers what is a single point that combine to create images on a computer monitor
called
screen resolution - Answers the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as
network interface card (NIC) - Answers enables your computer to connect to other computers
IBM - Answers this company "legitimized" personal computers and made them something
businesses would buy in large quantities
IBM - Answers Bill Gates was approached by this company in 1980 to write an operating
system for them
the main circuit board of a computer - Answers the motherboard on a computer is
input - Answers when you put data into the computer it is considered
no - Answers is RAM permanent storage
touchscreens - Answers on a smartphone that allows you to input commands with your finger
surface acoustic wave - Answers which is not a basic type of touch screen
mainframes - Answers large expensive computers that support hundreds of users are called
non volatile - Answers the hard disk drive is a ------- storage device meaning that it stores data
permanently
ports - Answers the areas where you can attach peripheral devices to your computer
false - Answers t/f the web and the internet are the same thing
eight bits - Answers all the keys on a computer keyboard are assigned a different sequence of
tablet computers - Answers an apple iPad and a Microsoft surface are examples of
embedded computers - Answers specially designed computer chips that reside inside other
devices such as a car
true - Answers t/f your lowest 2 quiz scores will be dropped
numbers - Answers computers work only with
true - Answers t/f you can skip the final in this class if you have not missed any tests
