SOPHIA PATHWAYS INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMATION PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Single chip processor, called microcomputer, first personal computer,
rudimentary computer graphics, home use.
Answer: 4th Generation of Computers 1971 - 1980.
◍ Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called mini
computers, networks introduced via dumb terminals.
Answer: 3rd Generation of Computers
◍ Information is output so user can see results..
Answer: OUTPUT DATA
◍ Can be connected to hub, switch, or router; many routers now also act as a
wireless access point; sends out a wireless signal so computers on the
network can connect without a cable.
Answer: Wireless Access Point
◍ A computer being accessed over the network.
Answer: Remote Computer
◍ All peripheral devices where long term storage devices are used..
Answer: i/o Subsystem
◍ Contains one or more servers; client is a computer that will request
information from another computer; server is a computer that takes requests
and responds with the requested information; the software used facilitates
communication with remote servers.
Answer: Client-server Network
, ◍ Help desk and training..
Answer: Support IT Professionals
◍ Every device is connected directly to every other device in the network..
Answer: Mesh Network
◍ The computer that the user is using; physically present with.
Answer: Local Computer
◍ Allows you to obtain anything being sent over a network if the data being
transmitted isn't encrypted.
Answer: Packet Sniffing
◍ The INPUT Processing, OUTPUT, STORAGE Cycle.
Answer: I.P.O.S.
◍ Control Unit (CU) - retrieves the instructions and the raw data that is input
and coordinates or controls the sending of those instructions and data to the
ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - does the actual processing of the data;
completing mathematical calculations and logical operations to process the
data and converting the input of the keyboard text entry to output displayed
on the screen.
Answer: Parts of the CPU
◍ Always ends with a period and a THREE or TWO LETTER EXTENSION
which signifies the TYPE of organization or country associated with the
page.
Answer: TLD (Top Level Domain) Name Exam: www.yourname.com .edu
.net . gov .org
◍ Processed information is stored for permanent record..
Answer: STORAGE
◍ Dynamic RAM (DRAM) - typically called main memory Static RAM
(SRAM) - cache memory and registers.
Answer: Types of RAM
◍ The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
INFORMATION PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Single chip processor, called microcomputer, first personal computer,
rudimentary computer graphics, home use.
Answer: 4th Generation of Computers 1971 - 1980.
◍ Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called mini
computers, networks introduced via dumb terminals.
Answer: 3rd Generation of Computers
◍ Information is output so user can see results..
Answer: OUTPUT DATA
◍ Can be connected to hub, switch, or router; many routers now also act as a
wireless access point; sends out a wireless signal so computers on the
network can connect without a cable.
Answer: Wireless Access Point
◍ A computer being accessed over the network.
Answer: Remote Computer
◍ All peripheral devices where long term storage devices are used..
Answer: i/o Subsystem
◍ Contains one or more servers; client is a computer that will request
information from another computer; server is a computer that takes requests
and responds with the requested information; the software used facilitates
communication with remote servers.
Answer: Client-server Network
, ◍ Help desk and training..
Answer: Support IT Professionals
◍ Every device is connected directly to every other device in the network..
Answer: Mesh Network
◍ The computer that the user is using; physically present with.
Answer: Local Computer
◍ Allows you to obtain anything being sent over a network if the data being
transmitted isn't encrypted.
Answer: Packet Sniffing
◍ The INPUT Processing, OUTPUT, STORAGE Cycle.
Answer: I.P.O.S.
◍ Control Unit (CU) - retrieves the instructions and the raw data that is input
and coordinates or controls the sending of those instructions and data to the
ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - does the actual processing of the data;
completing mathematical calculations and logical operations to process the
data and converting the input of the keyboard text entry to output displayed
on the screen.
Answer: Parts of the CPU
◍ Always ends with a period and a THREE or TWO LETTER EXTENSION
which signifies the TYPE of organization or country associated with the
page.
Answer: TLD (Top Level Domain) Name Exam: www.yourname.com .edu
.net . gov .org
◍ Processed information is stored for permanent record..
Answer: STORAGE
◍ Dynamic RAM (DRAM) - typically called main memory Static RAM
(SRAM) - cache memory and registers.
Answer: Types of RAM
◍ The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
