Course description:
This self-study course provides a broad introduction to the use of computers as tools for creativity, communications, organizing information, and problem-solving. Major topics include: basic concepts of computer hardware, software, networking, and the Internet, organization of a typical Personal Computer (PC) in a given popular operating systems environment, terminology and concepts related to major PC hardware components and their functions, typical user interface of popular operating systems, current state, trends, and challenges of various aspects of computing: computer hardware and software, and programming languages.
Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Study Guide
Study Videos
End of Course Review
Practice Questions
Exam:
30 questions
20 multiple choice questions
10 open-ended questions
2 hours to complete
Sample questions:
1) Which of the following is a form of digital data that is not delivered directly by the Web?
A. Search results obtained using Google
B. Yahoo! Email
C. GPS information displayed in a car
D. Video displayed on YouTube
2) Logical operators can be combined and grouped using:
A. Curly brackets
B. Square brackets
C. Plus and minus
D. Parentheses
3) The gesture described as a quick sweep with the finger leaving the surface is known as a:
A.Tap
B.Sweep or swipe
C.Flick
D.Drag
4) Which of the following is not an example of a social networking site?
A. Facebook
B. Twitter
C. Bing
D. YouTube
5) Recognize the first step of debugging.
A. Check that the error is reproducible
B. Check “obvious” error sources
C. Generate a theory to explain the problem
D. Isolate the problem
Answers:
C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A
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