Miami Florida University Information of Technology Questions

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Information gathered by data mining is output in the form of a _______.

1. report

2. record

3. schema

4. facility

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This file format supports simple animations by storing and displaying a series of still images in a loop.

1. .svg

2. .jpg

3. .html

4. .gif

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______ helps maintain image clarity when the operator of a digital video camera is unable to avoid camera vibration

1. Image stabilization

2. Hi-definition

3. Optical zoom

4. Widescreen mode

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Breaking a table into two or more smaller tables to resolve errors and inconsistencies is called _______.

1. cross referencing

2. data analysis

3. data integrity

4. normalization

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What is a lights-out data center?

1. one that has been taken offline by hackers

2. an offline back-up facility for business continuity

3. a facility that requires no on-site IT staff

4. a facility that employs cryogenic cooling

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Digital photographs can be created by using a __________.

1. touchscreen

2. keyboard

3. stylus

4. scanner

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What advantage did the Nintendo Wii have when compared to the Sony Playstation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One?

1. more FPS titles on launch

2. first-party VR games

3. built-in ethernet connectivity

4. pioneering motion controls

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. A(n) _______ retrieves records from a database that match specified criteria.

1. filter

2. query

3. search

4. update

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________ is an example of hardware built specifically to enable augmented reality applications.

1. Microsoft Hololens

2. HTC Vive

3. Oculus Rift

4. Google Cardboard

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What is an advantage of consumer photo printers over professional photo printing services?

1. many photos can be printed faster

2. greater control over photos

3. larger images can be printed

4. ink refills are cheaper

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What is the primary cause of inaccurate output from a database?

1. malformed queries

2. inaccurate input

3. corrupted tables

4. buffer overflows

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Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW are applications used primarily to create _______.

1. vector graphics

2. raster graphics

3. 2D animations

4. 3D models

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Which of these gaming platforms allows players to experience augmented reality?

1. Microsoft Xbox One

2. Sony Playstation Vita

3. Oculus Rift

4. Nintendo Wii

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Which hardware component allows augmented reality smartphone games to keep track of the device?s orientation in space?

1. accelerometer

2. microphone

3. front-facing camera

4. Bluetooth adapter

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Which of the following is a database format that is useful for transferring records between applications that may use different database technologies?

1. PIM

2. CSV

3. DBMS

4. Sybase

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Before an audio file can be played over speakers, it must first undergo __________.

1. Before an audio file can be played over speakers, it must first undergo __________.

2. digital sampling

3. analog-to-digital conversion

4. analog sampling

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Most in-car digital music players can communicate with the user?s mobile phone using _______.

1. Wi-Fi

2. WiMax

3. HDMI

4. Bluetooth

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Which statement is true?

1. A database file typically contains a single record.

2. Database fields may not contain special characters.

3. Attributes are stored in fields; instances are stored in records.

4. The unique identifier of a record is known as a data item

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What is a data center?

1. a concept around which a database is builtbase

2. the largest table in a data

3. a facility designed to house servers

4. a city that hosts many tech companies

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Music fans can use _______ to listen to Internet radio programs.

1. a satellite receiver

2. their browser

3. an HD antenna

4. an AM/FM card

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A data ______ holds large volumes of data from a variety of sources.

1. mart

2. storeroom

3. query

4. warehouse

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_______ graphics are animations created for use as visual aids in court cases.

1. Forensic

2. Paralegal

3. Static

4. Instructional

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A(n) __________ acts as a reference for programmers and database administrators, ensuring that terms and data elements are used correctly.

1. data dictionary

2. attribute

3. schema

4. primary key

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What advantage of relational databases makes them the most popular database model in use?

1. distributed architecture allows database objects to exist in the cloud

2. relationships between tables eliminate redundancies for faster performance

3. database records are stored in plain text for easy portability

4. powerful table templates allow for faster initial database configuration

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Enterprise databases refer specifically to those used by _______ businesses.

1. large

2. non-profit

3. aerospace

4. startup