1. When multiple users sharing data and hardware resources need access to one application, a ____________ is necessary.
(a) mainframe
(b) server
(c) supercomputer
(d) workstation
(e) None of these

2. A handheld computer known as a PDA stands for:
(a) personal digital assistant.
(b) personalized digital assistance.
(c) planned digital associate.
(d) practical digitized associate.
(e) None of these

3. Special-purpose computers use silicon chips that have the program etched into them. This hybrid of hardware and software is called:
(a) networked.
(b) firmware.
(c) specialized software.
(d) embedded.
(e) none of these

4. A LAN shares all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) resources such as storage.
(b) processing power.
(c) resources such as printers.
(d) resources such as monitors.
(e) None of these

5. The primary difference between a LAN and a WAN is the:
(a) distance that the network spans.
(b) size of the servers.
(c) difference in the variety and number of output devices.
(d) power of the terminals.
(e) none of these

6. What is the name of the experimental network developed by the U.S. government that eventually became the Internet?
(a) ARPA-INTERNET
(b) ARPA wide-area network
(c) ARPANET
(d) World Wide Web
(e) None of these

7. How are the World Wide Web (WWW) and the Internet different?
(a) They aren’t different; they are two different names for the same thing.
(b) The Internet is text only; the WWW incorporates multimedia.
(c) The Internet is primarily used by businesses; the WWW can be used by home users.
(d) The WWW is faster than the more archaic Internet.
(e) None of these

8. Which country has the highest number of Internet users?
(a) U.S.
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) China
(e) None of these

9. Private networks that are accessed from users within an organization and have characteristics similar to the Internet are known as:
(a) intranet
(b) wide area networks.
(c) Internets with rights.
(d) workstations
(e) None of these

10. Computers have changed the way humans go about their day-to-day lives. Events and ideas radically change the way people work, live, and think. This dramatic change is known as a(n):
(a) paradigm shift.
(b) industrial revolution within a country.
(c) shift in traditions.
(d) counterculture.
(e) None of these

Answers:

1.(b), 2.(a), 3.(b), 4.(d), 5.(a), 6.(c), 7.(b), 8(d), 9.(a), 10.(a)