| 1. |
Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices? |
| A. | keyboard and mouse |
| B. | scanner and printer |
| C. | hard drive and speakers |
| D. | microphone and cd-rom drive |
| Answer» A. keyboard and mouse | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer? |
| A. | output |
| B. | storage |
| C. | processing |
| D. | calculation |
| Answer» B. storage | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is not an output device? |
| A. | printer |
| B. | hard drive |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | speakers |
| Answer» B. hard drive | |
| 4. |
The resolution of a monitor is governed by the |
| A. | size of the screen |
| B. | cost of the monitor |
| C. | number of pixels on the screen |
| D. | contrast of the pixels on the screen |
| Answer» C. number of pixels on the screen | |
| 5. |
All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT |
| A. | brightness |
| B. | viewing angle |
| C. | pixel swap rate |
| D. | resolution |
| Answer» D. resolution | |
| 6. |
Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called |
| A. | a warm boot |
| B. | a standby start |
| C. | hibernation |
| D. | a cold boot |
| Answer» D. a cold boot | |
| 7. |
An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to |
| A. | a network |
| B. | a printer |
| C. | a monitor |
| D. | a digital camera |
| Answer» A. a network | |
| 8. |
Which of the following devices is considered the brain of the computer? |
| A. | read only memory |
| B. | central processing unit |
| C. | random access memory |
| D. | motherboard |
| Answer» B. central processing unit | |
| 9. |
Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE? |
| A. | hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer |
| B. | hard disks are considered volatile storage devices |
| C. | with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology |
| D. | hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices |
| Answer» D. hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following statements is not true about instant messaging? |
| A. | it is a popular form of communication |
| B. | you communicate in real time |
| C. | only two people can im at the same time |
| D. | like e-mail, im is not good for private conversations |
| Answer» C. only two people can im at the same time | |
| 11. |
When shopping online which of the following does not indicate that you have a secure connection display? |
| A. | a closed padlock icon in the status bar |
| B. | the url begins with https |
| C. | the word “secure” in the title bar |
| D. | the verisign seal on the web page |
| Answer» C. the word “secure” in the title bar | |
| 12. |
Pages on the web have spots youcan click called |
| A. | hyperlinks |
| B. | links |
| C. | hot spots |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. hyperlinks | |
| 13. |
Links you can click on a web site include |
| A. | highlighted text |
| B. | highlighted graphics |
| C. | buttons |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 14. |
In addition to the web the internet also includes |
| A. | |
| B. | gopher and ftp |
| C. | usenet and telnet |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 15. |
To put a site on the web you need to work with |
| A. | an access provider |
| B. | a presence provider |
| C. | the internet authority |
| D. | a design company |
| Answer» B. a presence provider | |
| 16. |
A browser |
| A. | displays web documents |
| B. | allows you to navigate |
| C. | allows you to copy, print and transfer documents |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 17. |
To locate information on the web you can |
| A. | use a search engine |
| B. | select sites from list |
| C. | click any link to browse |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 18. |
When you use a search engine, the term hit refers to |
| A. | a popular site |
| B. | any site that’s listed |
| C. | any site that’s related to popular music |
| D. | any site related to baseball |
| Answer» B. any site that’s listed | |
| 19. |
Search engines search indexes of key terms that are often compiled by a software program called |
| A. | an insect |
| B. | a spider |
| C. | a worm |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a spider | |
| 20. |
The term bandwidth refers to |
| A. | how much data can be sent through a connection |
| B. | the amount of data in a multimedia file |
| C. | how fast your computer is |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. how much data can be sent through a connection | |
| 21. |
Browsers are enhanced by installing |
| A. | plug-ins |
| B. | helper applications |
| C. | a new version |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 22. |
On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is |
| A. | enter |
| B. | control |
| C. | escape |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. enter | |
| 23. |
When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on |
| A. | the number of bits assigned to each pixel |
| B. | its optical resolution |
| C. | whether it has optical character recognition software included |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 24. |
The most common computer pointing device is |
| A. | your finger |
| B. | a mouse |
| C. | a trackball |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a mouse | |
| 25. |
The overall design of a font is called its |
| A. | type style |
| B. | type face |
| C. | type size |
| D. | serif |
| Answer» A. type style | |