Learning Strand 6 - Digital Literacy Review

1) A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a handheld PC, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.

A. Game console

B. Calculator

C. Smartphone

D. Personal digital assistant PDA)

2) A computer with a high level of computing performance compared to a general-purpose computer. Its performance is measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS).

A. Minicomputer     

B. Supercomputer  

C. Microcomputer

D. Mainframe computer

3) Generic name given to a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers that were introduced in 2007.

A. Tablet

B. Notebook

C. Desktop

D. Netbook

4) Computer that is smaller, less expensive, and less powerful than a mainframe or supercomputer, but more expensive and more powerful than a personal computer. They are used for scientific and engineering computations, business-transaction processing, file handling, and database management.

A. Microcomputer

B. Laptop

C. Minicomputer

D. Smartphone

5) An electronic device with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU), which is usually found at home and businesses.

A. Mainframe computer

B. Minicomputer

C. Microcomputer

D. Supercomputer

6) Colloquially referred to as "big iron", these computers used primarily by large organizations for critical applications; bulk data processing, such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning; and transaction processing.

A. Personal computers     

B. Supercomputers          

C. Mainframe computers  

D. High-tech computers

7) A line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., which run the iOS mobile operating system.

A. Netbook

B. Notebook

C. Ipad

D. Smartphone

8) A handheld personal computer with a mobile operating system and an integrated mobile broadband cellular network connection for voice, SMS, and Internet data communication

A. Ipad

B. Calculator

C. PDA

D. Smartphone

9) An electronic, digital or computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.

A. Game console

B. Tablet

C. Ipad

D Smartphone

10) Often called a notebook or "notebook computer", is a small, portable personal computer with a "clamshell" form factor, an alphanumeric keyboard on the lower part of the "clamshell" and a thin LCD or LED computer screen on the upper part, which is opened up to use the computer.

A. Dektop

B. Laptop

C. Netbook

D. Ipad

11) Typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics.

A. Smartphone

B. Calculator

C. PDA

D. Ipad

12) A portable PC, typically with a mobile operating system and LCD touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single thin, flat package.

A. Tablet

B. Netbook

C. Laptop

D. Ipad

13) A personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk or table due to its size and power requirements.

A. Laptop

B. Desktop

C. Tablet

D. Netbook