PreWindowsEssentialsF
  • 1. A _____________ consists of the computer memory peripheral devices and programs
A) Computer system
B) PC
C) Program
D) None of these answers is correct
  • 2. The _________________ performs actual calculations and is often called the "brain" of the computer
A) Input devices
B) Memory
C) Central processing unit (CPU)
D) Motherboard
  • 3. Which of the following can permanently store data
A) Both hard disk and CD-ROM
B) A CD-ROM
C) Hard disk
D) RAM
  • 4. Computers are classified into which of the following categories
A) Mainframes
B) All of these answers are correct
C) Microcomputers
D) Minicomputers
  • 5. Random Access Memory (RAM) stores data
A) Permanently
B) On a floppy disk
C) None of these answers is correct
D) Temporarily
  • 6. The operating system is
A) A set of programs controlling only the hard disk
B) A set of programs that performs word processing
C) None of these answers is correct
D) A set of programs controlling the computer system
  • 7. The keyboard is an input device and the monitor is
A) Both a peripheral and an output device
B) An output device
C) A peripheral device
D) Another input device
  • 8. Binary numbers consist of
A) Ones and Zeros only
B) Zeros only
C) None of these answers is correct
D) Ones only
  • 9. How is a microprocessor's clock speed measured
A) In Gigabytes
B) In Kilobytes
C) In Megabytes
D) None of these answers is correct
  • 10. How many bytes are in 1 MB
A) Approximately one thousand
B) Approximately one hundred
C) Approximately ten thousand
D) Approximately one million
  • 11. The contents of ROM
A) Are read-only
B) Are accessed when the computer is turned on
C) Both can be easily changed by the user and are accessed when the computer is turned on
D) Can be easily changed by the user
  • 12. What is the storage capacity of a standard CD
A) 1.44 MB
B) 17 GB
C) 650 MB
D) 1 GB
  • 13. A gigabyte contains approximately
A) A trillion bytes
B) None of these answers is correct
C) A billion bytes
D) A million bytes
  • 14. What is the storage capacity of a DVD
A) 650 MB
B) 1. 44 MB
C) 1GB
D) 17 GB
  • 15. The Iomega Zip drive is
A) An auxiliary storage device
B) A backup unit
C) A high capacity removable media
D) All of these answers are correct
  • 16. All of the following are input devices except
A) Printer
B) Keyboard
C) Joystick
D) Mouse
  • 17. One floppy drive is always
A) Drive B
B) Drive C
C) Drive A
D) Drive D
  • 18. Which of the following is true
A) All of these answers are correct
B) Font type size is specified in points
C) Most document text is set in 10 or 12 point
D) One point is equal to 1/72 of an inch
  • 19. Application software includes all of the following except
A) Word processing
B) The operating system
C) Office 2000
D) Games
  • 20. Which version of Windows was not intended for the typical home user
A) Windows 2000
B) Windows Me
C) Windows 98
D) Windows 95
  • 21. Which operating system introduced the common user interface multitasking and object linking and embedding
A) Windows 95
B) MS-DOS 6.0
C) Windows 98
D) Windows 3.1
  • 22. Which version of Windows is intended for the business user
A) Windows NT
B) MS-DOS 6.0
C) Both Windows NT and Windows 2000
D) Windows 2000
  • 23. A mistake in a computer program is known as a ________
A) Moth
B) None of these answers is correct
C) Virus
D) Bug
  • 24. When is your computer most likely to be infected with a virus
A) When sending a fax
B) When running Phone Dialer
C) When downloading a file
D) When uploading a file
  • 25. To prevent a computer virus from attacking your machine you should
A) Do all of these things
B) Obtain an antivirus program
C) Not use pirated software
D) Avoid downloading programs from unknown origins
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