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 |