CFU 1.1 - Digital Literacy Notes

What is digital literacy primarily concerned with?

• Cooking

• Computers, mobile devices, the Internet, and related technology

• Gardening

• Painting

Which of the following is a benefit of digital literacy?

• The ability to share ideas, photos, documents, and communications with others

• The ability to cook faster

• The ability to run faster

• The ability to sleep longer.

What is the primary function of a computer?

• To store data

• To operate under the control of instructions stored in its own memory

• To perform only mechanical operations

• To produce information.

A computer must be able to do which of the following. Select all the apply

• delete

• store

• process

• input

• output

What type of operations do analog computers use to perform calculations?

• Digital operations

• Mechanical operations

• Quantum operations

• Optical operations

What are digital computers?

• Devices that use symbols to represent data in the form of code and store information

• Devices that use mechanical parts to process data

• Devices that use analog signals to represent data

• Devices that do not store information.

Fill in the blank: Digital computers use symbols to represent data in the form of ______.

• sound

• code

• light

• waves

Which of the following is a type of computer?

• Desktop

• Smartphone

• Tablet

• All of the above.

Supercomputers are usually used by ________.

• home users

• schools

• movie industry

• small businessess

What is a computer cluster?

• A single powerful computer

• A group of supercomputers forming a large network

• A network of personal computers

• A collection of servers.