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1. ROM stands for
A. Random Only Memory
B. Readable Only Memory
C. Real Online Memory
D. Random Other Memory
E. Read Only Memory

2. Another name for a logic chip is
A. PROM
B. Memory
C. Microprocessor
D. ROM
E. None of these

3. The Number System based on 0 and 1 only is known as……………………..
A. Binary System
B. Barter System
C. Number System
D. Hexadecimal System
E. Special System
4. The capacity of 0.5 inch floppy disk is…..
A. 1.40MB
B. 1.44GB
C. 1.40GB
D. 1.45MB
E. 1.44MB

5. Which of the following is not an integral part of computer ?
A. CPU
B. Mouse
C. Monitor
D. UPS
E. None of these

6. Which of the following is/are not part of the CPU ?
A. Primary storage
B. Registers
C. Control unit
D. ALU
E. None of these

7. The device that reconciles the differences between computers and phones is the ……
A. LAN
B. Wand reader
C. TCP/IP
D. scanner
E. modem

8. A combination of hardware and software that allows communication and electronic transfer of information between computers
A. Network
B. Backup System
C. Server
D. Peripheral
E. Modem

9. Which of the following represents the fastest data transmission speed ?
A. bandwidth
B. bps
C. gbps
D. kbps
E. mbps

10. What is a major feature of the World Wide Web that makes it simple to learn and use ?
A. Database interface
B. Graphical text interface
C. Graphical user interface
D. Point-to-Point Protocol
E. None of these

11. Which of the following is an input device that, when moved by the user on a flat surface, causes a pointer on the screen to move accordingly ?
A. Wand reader
B. Mouse
C. Keyboard
D. Bar code reader
E. Scanner

12. A bar code reader is an example of a(n}…….
A. processing device
B. storage device
C. input device
D. output device
E. printer

13. If your regularly send letters to people, what type of program would you use to create the letters ?
A. Hardware
B. System software
C. Utility software
D. Application software
E. None of these

14. Computer gets && with the help of mouse or keyboard.
A. insert
B. instructions
C. guides
D. input
E. None

15. Dot-matrix is a type of …………….
A. Tape
B. Printer
C. Disk
D. Bus
E. None

16. Which of the following represents one billion characters ?
A. Byte
B. Gigabyte
C. Kilobyte
D. Megabyte
E. Terabyte

17. Which of the following menu types is also called a drop-down menu ?
A. Fly-down
B.Pop-down
C. Pop-up
D. Pull-up
E. Pull-down

18. What is an onscreen picture that represents an object, such as a program or file ?
A. Spool
B. NOS
C. Page
D. Pointer
E. Icon

19. Which of the following is not necessary to be considered computer literate ?
A. The ability to write the instructions that direct a computer
B. An awareness of the computers importance, versatility, and pervasiveness in society
C. Knowledge of what computers are and how they work
D. The ability to interact with computers using simple applications
E. None of these

20. An area of the microprocessor chip used to temporarily store instructions and data that the processor is likely to use frequently is termed a(n)….
(A) ALL
(B) Bus
(C) Cache
(D) CPU
(E) Flash

21. Kilobyte equals to how many bytes?
(A) 1000
(B) 1035
(C) 100
(D) 1008
(E) 1024

22. The central processing unit is an ex-ample of
A. peripheral
(B) an output unit
(C) software
(D) a program
(E) hardware

23. CD-ROM stands for ……..
(A) Compactable Read Only Memory
(B) Compact Data Read Only Memory
(C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memo ry
(D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
(E) Connected Disk Read Only Memory

24. Which of the following terms refers to the ability of a computer to automatically configure a new hardware component that is added to it ?
(A) Formatting
(B) Multiprocessing
(C) Multiprogramming
(D) Multitasking
(E) Plug and Play

25. Free hard-disk space used to extend the capacity of RAM is ten:
(A) Cache
(B) Flash memory
(C) ROM
(D) Virtual memory
(E) Volatile

26. Making illegal copies of copy-righted software is called ……
(A) Collaboration
(B) software piracy
(C) electronic distribution
(D) Browsing
(E) software legacy

27. What is loading the operating system into a personal computer called ?
(A) Booting
(B) Prompting
(C) Paging
(D) Interrupting
(E) Readying

28. Which of the following is not an example of application software ?
(A) Database software
(B) Graphics software
(C) Operating system software
(D) Spreadsheet software
(E) Word processing software

29. Pie charts are typically created by using which of the follow ing ?
(A) browser software
(B) database software
(C) desk-top publishing software
(D) word-processing software
(E) spreadsheet software

30. The computer to which a users computer connects in order to access the Internet is called a ……..
(A) notebook
(B) PDA
(C) supercomputer
(D) server
(E) laptop

31. Which of the following domains is used by for-profit businesses ?
(A) .com
(B) .edu
(C) .mil
(D) .net
(E) .org

32. WAN stands for ……………….
(A) Wired Area Network
(B) Wide Area Network
(C) Wide Array Net
(D) Wireless Area Network
(E) Wanted Area Network

33. What are lists of programs waiting to be run called ?
(A) Shells
(B) The background
(C) Queues
(D) Page frames
(E) Lists

34. An example of peripheral equipm-ent is the
(A) printer
(B) CPU
(C) spreadsheet
(D) microcomputer
(E) ALU

35. Which of the following commercial software products are examples of operating system software and application soft-ware, respectively ?
(A) Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Word
(B) Microsoft Office XP and Micro soft Windows XP
(C) MS DOS and Microsoft Windows XP
(D) UNIX and LINUX
(E) UNIX and Java

36. MS Excel is used for ?
(A) Letter writing
(B) Spread Sheet Calculation
(C) Presentation
(D) Painting
(E) None of these

37. Computer users who are not; computer professionals, are someti-mes called…..
(A) peripheral users
(B) programmers
(C) librarians
(D) information officers
(E) end-users

38. Desktop and personal computers are also known as…..
(A) supercomputers
(B) servers
(C) mainframes
(D) peripheral equipment
(E) microcomputers

39. The ability to exchange information through the use of computer equipment and software is
(A) Data entry
(B) The Internet
(C) Data retrieval
(D) Electronic communication
(E) None

40. A computer professional who writes and tests software is called a /an …..
(A) hardware consultant
(B) librarian
(C) programmer
(D) computer operator
(E) data entry operator

ANSWERS:
1-E, 2-C, 3-A, 4-E, 5-D, 6-E, 7-E, 8-A, 9-C, 10-C
11-B, 12-D, 13-D, 14-D, 15-B, 16-B, 17-E, 18-E, 19-E, 20-C
21-E, 22-E, 23-D, 24-E, 25-B, 26-B, 27-A, 28-C, 29-E, 30-D
31-E, 32-B, 33-D, 34-A, 35-A, 36-B, 37-E, 38-E, 39-D, 40-C