CAT exam 2025 June

Question 1

What are the input devices?

Answer 1

Joystick, keyboard(QWERTY), mouse,

Question 2

What are the GUI elements?

Answer 2

clicking, double clicking, right clicking, fragging scrolling, zooming in or out.

Question 3

What is storage?

Answer 3

A device which will allow you to keep your information permanently.

Question 4

What is a Hard disk drive storage device?

Answer 4

Usually mounted inside the computer system box, keeps information.

Question 5

What is a compact disk drive?

Answer 5

Disk which is laser which hast burnt information.

Question 6

What is a Digital Versatile Disk Drive?

Answer 6

this device uses laser with a shorter wavelength which means it has more information.

Question 7

What is a Blu-ray Drive?

Answer 7

devices that store more than cd and dvd

Question 8

What are flash drives?

Answer 8

portable device which allows you to move easily from one computer to another.

Question 9

What are Tape Drives?

Answer 9

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Question 10

What are Memory cards?

Answer 10

electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information.

Question 11

What are card readers?

Answer 11

device for reading data on a memory card.

Question 12

What is RAM?

Answer 12

Random Access Memory

Question 13

What is software?

Answer 13

instructions that make the physical parts of a computer work.

Question 14

What is System software?

Answer 14

a software that is intended to control, support or operate the computer. A computer can’t function without these.

Question 15

What is Application software?

Answer 15

a group of programs that perform specific tasks for a user. a computer can continue to function without these.

Question 16

What are drivers?

Answer 16

A set of files that help your computer’s operating systems interface with certain pieces of hardware.

Question 17

What is a utility?

Answer 17

Housekeeping programs of a software. Make sure your computer runs smoothly.

Question 18

What are the type of Built in Utilities?

Answer 18

Disk clean up, Scan disk, Uninstall and Backup.

Question 19

What is a Disk clean up?

Answer 19

allows the user ti select to remove all unwanted and unneeded files stored on the Hard Disk Drive.

Question 20

What is a scan disk?

Answer 20

checks the surface of the Hard Disk Drive for errors as well as checking the folder and file structor for problems and then fixing them.

Question 21

What is uninstall?

Answer 21

allows the user to completely and safely remove all unwanted program from their computer.

Question 22

What is backup?

Answer 22

Allows user to make a copy of important files and programs on another storage medium other than the Hard Disk drive.

Question 23

What is an anti-virus?

Answer 23

Ensures that your computer is always protected from malware.

Question 24

What will the anti-virus do if it finds infections?

Answer 24

disinfect or clean the file, delete the infected file.

Question 25

What is a firewall?

Answer 25

Only allows those sites designated safe to access your computer.

Question 26

What is a computer network?

Answer 26

A collection of computers, connected, to share hardware and software resources and for the transference of information.

Question 27

What does ISP stand for?

Answer 27

Internet service provider.

Question 28

What is ISP?

Answer 28

A company that provides subscribers with access to the internet.

Question 29

What is Wireless Local Area Network?

Answer 29

WAN is a LAN based on wifi

Question 30

What is LAN?

Answer 30

Local Area Network

Question 31

What is Metropolitan Area Network?

Answer 31

a network spanning a physical area larger than LAN but smaller than WAN like cities.

Question 32

What is Personal Area Network or Home Area Network?

Answer 32

A computer network for interconnecting devices entered on a individuals workspace.

Question 33

What are the aims of networking?

Question 34

What is a router?

Answer 34

Electronic device that that joins computer networks together using either wired or wireless connections.

Question 35

What is netiquette?

Answer 35

The correct way of using the internet

Question 36

What are a few rules in netiquette?

Answer 36

Do not use all caps. Tell the truth. Be yourself. Do not flame.

Question 37

What is pirated software?

Question 38

what is software piracy?

Answer 38

When you copy software illegaly

Question 39

What is commercial or Proprietary software?

Answer 39

Author has full copyright over the software and you are required to pay a licensing fee in order to illegally use the software.

Question 40

What is Freeware?

Answer 40

you are legally allowed to copy and distribute software as long as you do not charge a fee doing so.

Question 41

What is Freemium Ware or Shareware?

Answer 41

given the right to use the software for a limited time after which you must pay a licensing fee to legally continue using the software.

Question 42

What is customised Software?

Answer 42

When you can't find a a specific commercial software, you hire a programmer to write the code for you.

Question 43

What are wireless connections?

Question 44

what are wireless connections?

Question 45

What are the advantages of wireless connections?

Question 46

What are the disadvantages of wireless connections?

Question 47

What are devices needed to create a network?

Question 48

What are the security measures tom protect a network?

Question 49

What is save?

Question 50

What is save as?