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Computer Questions

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Q.1 A ___________ is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria. (A) Blog (B) Hit (C) Link (D) View

Q.2 Personal computers can be connected together to form a (A) Server (B) Supercomputer (C) Network (D) Enterprise

Q.3 The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a (A) Red wire (B) Blue Cord (C) Tower (D) Modem

Q.4 Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information (A) Floppy diskette (B) Hard Disk (C) Permanent Disk (D) Optical Disk

Q.5 A(n) ___________ is a special visual and audio effect applied in PowerPoint to text or content. (A) Animation (B) Flash (C) Wipe (D) Dissolve

Q.6 Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media ? (A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information (B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than (C) CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media (D) All of the above

Q.7 The computer abbreviation KB usually means (A) Key Block (B) Kernel Boot (C) Key Byte (D) Kilo Byte

Q.8 When the pointer is positioned on a _________ ,it is shaped like a hand. (A) Grammer Error (B) Formatting Error (C) Screen Tip (D) Spelling Error

Q.9 This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website _______ (A) Document and report generation (B) Database maintenance (C) Transaction processing start-up (D) Data Entry

Q.10 What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk is called ? (A) Configuration (B) Download (C) Upload (D) Installation

Q.11 __________ are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use. (A) Control Words (B) Control Structure (C) Reserved Keywords (D) Reserved Keys

Q.12 To change selected text to all capital Letters, click the change case buttons, then click (A) UPPERCASE (B) UPPERALL (C) CAPS LOCK (D) LOCK UPPER

Q.13 A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or to do damage is a (A) Hacker (B) Analyst (C) Instant Messenger (D) Spammer

Q.14 Reusable optical storage will usually have the acronym (A) ROM (B) CD (C) DVD (D) RW

Q.15 The most common type of storage devices are: (A) Persistent (B) Optical (C) Magenatic (D) Flash

Q.16 A Website's main page is called its (A) Home Page (B) Browser Page (C) Search Page (D) Bookmark

Q.17 Computers use the number system to store data and perform calculations. (A) Hexadecimal (B) Octal (C) Binary (D) Decimal

Q.18 If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use (A) E-mail (B) FTP (C) Instant Message (D) Telnet

Q.19 Mobile Commerce is best described as (A) The use of Kiosks in marketing (B) Transporting products (C) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless hand held devices (D) Using notebook PC's in marketing

Q.20 A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n) (A) Supercomputer (B) Minicomputer (C) Laptop (D) Server

Answer Sheet
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5A6D7D8C
9D10D11C12A
13A14D15C16A
17C18D19C20D


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