- The
power-on self-test______
- 1. Checks for upgrades to the application software
- 2. Is conducted after the BIOS instructions are placed in
memory
- 3. Is able to provide easy-to-follow on-screen
instructions to correct hardware problems
- 4. Verifies that the computer hardware is working
properly
- 5. None of these
Answer: Verifies that the computer hardware is
working properly
.
2.The basic unit of a
worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a?
- 1. cell
- 2. range
- 3. tab
- 4. None of these
- 5. box
Answer: cell
3.All of the following
are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
- 1. None of these
- 2. Spam
- 3. hackers
- 4. viruses
- 5. identity theft
Answer: Spam
4.Information that
comes from an external source and fed into computer software is called …………….
Answer: Input
5.An example of a
wireless medium that sends data through the air or space is:
- 1. Fiber-optic cable.
- 2. Twisted pair.
- 3. Coaxial cable.
- 4. Microwaves.
- 5. None of these
Answer: Microwaves.
6.The two major
components of system software are:
- 1. The operating system and system utilities
- 2. Application software and system utilities
- 3. Primary memory and storage
- 4. The operating system and applications software
- 5. None of these
Answer: The operating system and system utilities
7.A <H1> is an
example of _____.
- 1. GML
- 2. NSGML
- 3. HTML
- 4. SGML
- 5. None of these
Answer: HTML
8.The free,
open-source operating system that is becoming popular is:
- 1. Microsoft Windows XP
- 2. Linux
- 3. UNIX
- 4. Mac OS X
- 5. None of these
Answer: Linux
9.Which of the
following may be necessary for you to do after you install new application
software?
- 1. Do a cold boot
- 2. Press Shift + Alt + Del
- 3. Turn the computer power switch off and then back on
- 4. Do a warm boot
- 5. None of these
Answer: Do a warm boot
10.Which of the
following is NOT part of the motherboard?
- 1. System clock
- 2. Connector
- 3. None of these
- 4. CPU
- 5. Chipset
Answer: Connector
11.Which of the
following is NOT a purpose of antivirus programs?
- 1. Copy the name of the virus and send it to Microsoft
for inspection
- 2. Notify a user if a virus is found
- 3. None of these
- 4. Remove any identified viruses
- 5. Search for viruses
Answer: Copy the name of the virus and send it to
Microsoft for inspection
12.Input, processing,
output, and storage are collectively referred to as:
- 1. The information processing cycle
- 2. The systems cycle
- 3. The system unit
- 4. Communication
- 5. None of these
Answer: The information processing cycle
13.To analyze vast
quantities of scientific data and display underlying patterns, you would use a:
- 1. Mainframe
- 2. None of these
- 3. Server
- 4. Minicomputer
- 5. Supercomputer
Answer: Supercomputer
14.MS Excel is a?
- 1. DOS based spreadsheet package
- 2. Window based word processor package
- 3. Window based spreadsheet package
- 4. Window based accounting package
- 5. None of these
Answer: Window based spreadsheet package
15.What is the flow of
data between countries commonly called?
- 1. International information system
- 2. EDI
- 3. Outsourcing
- 4. Trans border data flow
- 5. None of these
Answer: Trans
border data flow
16.Which of the
following is a memory management technique that makes the random access memory
appear largerthan it is?
- 1. None of these
- 2. Preemptive multitasking
- 3. Read-only memory
- 4. Byte mapping
- 5. Virtual memory
Answer: Virtual memory
17.What term is used
to describe software that monitors your online computer activities?
- 1. Spyware
- 2. Travel ware
- 3. Snooper ware
- 4. Tracker ware
- 5. None of these
Answer: Spyware
18.To reverse the
effect of your last action in word ————
- 1. Use the Redo command
- 2. Use the cut command
- 3. Use the Undo command
- 4. None of these
- 5. Press the delete key
Answer: Use the Undo command
19.Which type of
network requires HPNA adapters for communication between network nodes?
- 1. Wireless
- 2. Phone line
- 3. Power line
- 4. None of these
- 5. Ethernet
Answer: Phone line
20.A modem is
necessary if you want to-
- 1. Have voice mail added to your regular telephone
service
- 2. Add a scanner to your computer system
- 3. Display digital camera photographs on your computer
screen
- 4. None of these
- 5. Connect to other computers or to the Internet using
phone line cable or wireless connections.
Answer: Connect to other computers or to the Internet
using phone line cable or wireless connections.
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