Computer Knowledge Test
1. How many options does a binary choice offer?
(a) None(b) One
(c) Two
(d) It depends on the amount of memory in the computer
(e) It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor
2. When you are working on a document on PC, where is the document temperarily stored?
(a) RAM(b) ROM
(c) The CPU
(d) Flash Memory
(e) The CD-ROM
3. Device drivers are
(a) Tiny power cords for external storage devices(b) Experts who know to maximize the performance of devices
(c) Small, special-purpose programs
(d) The innermost part of the operating system
(e) Subsidies for operating systems
4. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
(a) LAN(b) DSL
(c) RAM
(d) USB
(e) CPU
5. Which of the following can handle most system functions that aren’t handled directly ______________ _ by the operating system?
(a) Vertical market applications(b) Utilities
(c) Algorithms
(d) Interested software
(e) Compilers
6. Which is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle?
(a) Hibernation(b) Power down
(c) Standby mode
(d) The shut down procedure
(e) None of these
7. Hard disk drivers are considered ___________ storage.
(a) Flash(b) Nonvolatile
(c) Temporary
(d) Nonpermanent
(e) None of these
8. The most common input devices are
(a) Microphone, printer(b) Scanner, monitor
(c) Digital camera, Speakers
(d) Keyboard, Mouse
(e) None of these
9. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the _________ command.
(a) Save(b) Save and Replace
(c) Save as
(d) New File
(e) None of these
10. The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the
(a) Motherboard(b) Coordination board
(c) Control unit
(d) Arithmetic logic unit
(e) None of these
11. In a database, ___________ fields store numbers used to perform calculations.
(a) Next(b) Key
(c) Alphanumeric
(d) Numeric
(e) None of these
12. A __________ is approximately one billion bytes.
(a) Kilo byte(b) Bit
(c) Gigabyte
(d) Megabyte
(e) None of these
13. What menu is selected to print?
(a) Edit(b) Special
(c) File
(d) Tools
(e) None of these
14. The name a user assigns to a document is called a(n) _________
(a) File name(b) Program
(c) Record
(d) Data
(e) None of these
15. A ________is an electronic device that process data, converting it into information.
(a) Processor(b) Compiler
(c) Case
(d) ALU
(e) None of these
16. A (n) ____ is a program that makes the computer easier to use.
(a) Operating system(b) Application
(c) Utility
(d) Network
(e) None of these
17. Connections to the Internet using a phone line and a modem are called _________ connections.
(a) Digital(b) dial-up
(c) Broadband
(d) Dish
(e) None of these
18. A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific ______ on the web.
(a) Web Browser(b) PDA
(c) Website
(d) Link
(e) None of these
19. To access a mainframe or super computer, users often use a ________
(a) Terminal(b) Node
(c) Desktop
(d) Handheld
(e) None of these
20. A flaw in a program that causes it to prduce incorrect or inappropriate results is called a __________
(a) Bug(b) Byte
(c) Attribute
(d) Unit problem
(e)None of these
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