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What type of computer tool allows you to save data, information, and
programs into a computer?
A)
Output device
B)
Input device
C)
Storage device
D)
Telecommunications device
3. All combined, hardware and software in aggregate are what people refer
to as which one of the following?
A)
Input system
B)
Telecommunication system
C)
Storage system
D)
Computer system
6. When you are working with a variety of computer tools at the same time,
what are you doing?
A)
Working efficiently
B)
Using open-source systems
C)
Working in a UNIX environment
D)
Multitasking
7. Which type of software provides the public with its source code free of
charge?
A)
Open-source software
B)
Multitasking systems
C)
UNIX
D)
Systems software
9. What is a terabyte?
A)
An optical storage medium capable of storing vast amounts of
information
B)
A multifunctional operating environment
C)
Flash memory
D)
Roughly a trillion bytes
10. What part of the computer interprets and executes instructions that are
posed to it?
A)
RAM
B)
CPU
C)
ROM
D)
Cache
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
C
10
C)
D)
SSL
HTTPS
A)
B)
C)
D)
client software
API
cookie
Browser
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
C
10
B. 80486
D. CPU
C. Hard Disk
D. None of these
B. 1000 bytes
D. 1048 bytes
A. Information security
C. Code system
B. Privacy
D. Transposition cipher
B. Analytical engine
D. None of the above
5.How many types of drawing objects are available in drawing Tool Bar ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) None of these
(B) sh
(C) st
(D) sort r
(E) None of these
10. The commonly used UNIX commands like date, ls, cat etc. are stored in
(A) /dev directory
(B) /bin directory
(C) /tmp directory
(D) /unix directory
(E) None of these
11. In UNIX, which command is used to change the protection mode of files
starting with the string emp and ending with 1, 2 or 3 ?
(A) Chmod u+x emp[1-3]
(B) Chmod 777 emp*
(C) Chmod u+r ??? emp
(D) Chmod 222 emp ?
(E) None of these
12. The variables which can be accessed by all modules in a C program, are
known as
13. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently
being processed by the CPU ?
(A) Mass memory
(B) Internal memory
(C) Non-volatile memory
(D) PROM
(E) None of these
14. A record that follws a group of related records and contains data relevant
to those records is called as....
(A) Trailer record
(B) Traffic record
(C) Transaction record
(D) Transducer
(E) None of these
15. A type of semiconductor memory that usually has small capacity but very
fast access is
(A) PROM
(B) RAM
(C) Scratchpad
(D) ROM
(E) None of these
16. ____ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to
100 nanometers.
(A) Nanoscience
(B) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(D) Artificial intelligence
(E) None of these
17.A single pole, single throw switch with one common line and one output
line is
(A) Switch circuit
(B) SPDT switch
(C) SPST switch
(D) Star bit
(E) None of these
20. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is
called
(A) programming
(B) processing
(C) storing
(D) organizing
(E) None of these
21. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to _____ data.
(A) present
(B) input
(C) output
(D) store
22. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed
appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered
(A) data
(B) output
(C) input
(D) the process
(E) None of these
23. A circut with about 100 transistors fabricated on a single chip is called
(A) MCR
(B) MSI
(C) MIS
(D) RJE
(E) None of these
B. Transistors
D. VLSI circuits
B. Star
D. none of the above
C) Keyboards
D) Pens
3. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called __________.
A) prices
B) barcodes
C) scanners
D) OCR
4. To convert paper into an editable document, a scanner would employ
__________ technology.
A) UPC
B) scanning
C) conversion
D) OCR
5. To place your image into a live video conference, a __________ is usually
used.
A) webcam
B) digital camera
C) video camera
D) scanner
6. Speech recognition programs must eliminate __________ before they can
successfully recognize the spoken sounds.
A) jargon
B) dialects
C) accents
D) background noise
7. Kiosks use __________ to simplify the interface.
A) trackpads
B) touch screens.
C) trackballs
D) voice input
8. Graphic designers prefer __________ scanners because they produce highresolution documents.
A) large format flatbed
B) hand
C) sheet fed
D) digital
9. Which of the following colors is not used to generate color in the scanning
process?
A) red
B) blue
C) yellow
D) green
10. The 1940 World Fair had a robot named __________.
A) Robinson
B) Model B-9
C) Elektro
D) Robbie
ANSWERS:
1
10
C
A
B
D
A
D
B
A
C
C
1. This type of monitor is common on desktop computers. It looks much like
a standard television.
A)
cathode-ray tube
B)
flat-panel
C)
monochrome
D)
projector
C)
D)
headset
sound card
ANSWERS:
1
10
5. The __________
performs simple math for
the CPU.
A)
ALU
B)
DIMM
C)
BUS
D)
register
SO-DIMM
SIMM
DIPP
DIMM
9. The __________
controls how often the
computer executes a
task.
A)
B)
C)
D)
CPU
bus
clock
RAM
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
B
9. Most likely the color of the port your monitor is attached to is __________.
A)
green
B)
purple
C)
red
D)
blue
10. The SCSI bus connects devices using a __________ cable interface.
A)
plug-n-play
B)
daisy chain
C)
un-terminated
D)
internal
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
B
10
2. Floppy drives, hard drives and tape drives all use a __________ to read
data.
A)
laser
B)
sensor
C)
magnet
D)
pen
ANSWERS:
10
1. Drive
A)
B)
C)
D)
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
B
10
A)
B)
C)
D)
real-time
single user
multi-user
network
6. To place a sound into a Word document, you would use the __________
feature of Windows.
A)
OLE
B)
Clipboard
C)
Paste
D)
task switching
7. The program that allows the OS to work with a printer or a video card is
a(n) __________.
A)
utility
B)
driver
C)
applet
D)
system call
ANSWERS:
10
C)
D)
DOS
Mac OS
2. Initially __________ was separated into two products: one designated for
user computers the other a network server.
A)
Linux
B)
Windows XP
C)
Windows NT
D)
Novell
ANSWERS:
10
1. This type of software is designed for users who want to customize the
programs they use.
A)
freeware
B)
open-source software
C)
shareware
D)
macros
9. The __________ is portable and allows the presenter to place the slides
onto any surface.
A)
PC to TV converter
B)
large scale CRT monitor
C)
computer screen
D)
data projector
10. A(n) __________ is software that you purchase that solves one task.
A)
suite
B)
stand-alone program
C)
open-source program
D)
freeware program
ANSWERS:
10
4. In a photo editor, you can repair scratches using the __________ tool.
A)
mask
B)
airbrush
C)
stamper
D)
eraser
C)
D)
paint
draw
ANSWERS:
10
B
C
A
B
C
D
C
B
A
C
1. The newest error-correction protocol used in modern modems.
A)
TCP/IP
B)
NetBEUI
C)
V.92
D)
POTS
3. Saving a file from the Internet onto your computer is called __________.
A)
downloading
B)
uploading
C)
D)
transferring
storing
B)
C)
D)
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
10
C
C
A
D
B
A
B
C
A
D
1. Which is the most important item in a client-servernetwork?
A)
client
B)
hub
C)
server
D)
media
3. _________ is defined as the logical layout of the cables and devices that
connect the nodes of the network.
A)
Structure
B)
Schematic
C)
Protocol
D)
Topology
D)
mesh
C)
D)
gateway
router
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
10
C
A
D
B
D
A
D
B
C
D
1. Connections to the Internet using a phone line and a modem are called
__________ connections.
A)
broadband
B)
dish
C)
digital
D)
dial-up
D)
radio IP
10. This high-speed Internet solution is installed using existing phone lines.
A)
T1
B)
cable
C)
DSL
D)
Satellite
ANSWERS:
1
10
D
B
A
B
A
C
A
A
B
C
This technology is used to protect e-commerce pages.
A)
HTTP
B)
HTML
C)
SSL
D)
HTTPS
2. B2B transactions are performed __________ to __________.
A)
Business, business
B)
Buyer, business
C)
business, broker
D)
buyer, broker
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
C
10
B. Marketing Applications
D. None of the above
B. Hard Disk
D. CDROM
B. Tape
C. Network Drive.
B. a microphone
B. Magnetic Disks
D. Magnetic Tapes
B. Flip flop
D. Inductor
B. Adder
D. None of the above
8. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage
device?
A. Bits
C. Hertz
B. Bytes
D. Clock cycles
B. Loader
D. Shift register
B. Magnetic Disks
D. Compact Disks
B. Static
D. Both a & b
B. CDROM
D. None of these
B. Pascal
D. Netscape
14. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program
as input & produce machine language code as output?
A. Compiler
C. Debugger
B. Interpreter
D. Assembler
Answer: C
18. A Compiler is ____
A. a combination of computer hardware
B. a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C. a program which translates from one high-level to a machine
level language
D. None of these
19. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for
converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
A. ANSI
C. EBCDIC
B. ASCII
D. ISO
Answer: A
20. A Pixel is
A. A computer program that draws picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D. None of these
Answer: C
C. 16
D. 32
B. Set of circuits
D. All of these
B. Programs alone
D. All of these
13. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Memory
D. Microprocessor
14. The contents of information are stored in
A. Memory data register
B. Memory address register
C. Memory arithmetic registers
D. Memory access register
15. Memory unit is one part of
A. Input device
C. Output device
B. Control unit
D. Central Processing Unit
B. Pascal
D. Herman Hollerith
C. Electrical
D. None of these
B. an object oriented
D. none of the above
B. IBM
D. Acer
C. Peripherals
D. Services
B. Directories
D. Matter
C. Panasonic
D. Samsung