Test 1

Question 0

Example of operating systems.

Answer 0

Windows 7

Question 1

What is an operating system?

Answer 1

Special software that controls input and output

Question 2

What is an executable?

Answer 2

A file that tells a computer how to preform a specific task.

Question 3

Example of output device

Answer 3

Monitor

Printer

Question 4

Example of input device

Answer 4

Mouse

Keyboard

Question 5

What is a client server/network

Answer 5

A network with a file server

Question 6

Define node

Answer 6

Any device connected to a network

Question 7

What is another name for CPU

Answer 7

Central processing unit
Processor
Microprocessor

Question 8

Antivirus software protects against what types of “malware”

Answer 8

All types of viruses. Including Trojan horses, worms, and viruses in general

Question 9

The speed of a micro processor, or the clock speed measured in millions of cycles per second is known as

Answer 9

Mega hertz

Question 10

Speed of a micro processor or clock speed measured in billions of cycles per seconds is known as

Answer 10

Giga hertz

Question 11

What is the name of code personal computers commonly used to represent character data?

Answer 11

ASCII

Question 12

Define optical storage

Answer 12

Polycarbonate discs coated with a reflective metal on which data is stored using laser technology as a trail of tiny pits or dark spits in the surface of the disc

Question 13

Example of optical storage

Answer 13

CDs

DVDs

Question 14

What is Magnetic storage

Answer 14

An object that stores data as a magnetized particles on a surface

Question 15

Examples of magnetized storage

Answer 15

Hard disk

Hard drive

Question 16

Where do processing tasks occur?

Answer 16

The mother board

Question 17

What is meant by resolution?

Answer 17

Number of pixels a monitor displays

Question 18

What is RAM

Answer 18

Temporary storage

Question 19

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 19

Random access memory

Question 20

What is cache memory?

Answer 20

Special high speed memory chips on the motherboard or CPU that store frequently accessed and recently accessed data and commands. Also known as RAM cache or CPU cache

Question 21

What is virtual memory

Answer 21

Space on computer storage devices. Simulates RAM

Question 22

Peripheral device

Answer 22

Components of a computer that accomplish its input, output, and storage functions.

Question 23

Examples of peripheral device

Answer 23

Mouse
Keyboard
Speakers
Printer
External hard drive

Question 24

Hardware

Answer 24

Physical components of a computer

Question 25

Speed of a laser printer measured in?

Answer 25

Pages per minute

Question 26

Spend of a dot matrix printer measured in?

Answer 26

Characters per second

Question 27

Where is a program and data that is being used temporarily by your computer stored?

Answer 27

RAM

Question 28

What is RAM also known as?

Answer 28

Volatile memory

Question 29

Does a smaller or larger dot pitch procure a sharper image?

Answer 29

Smaller

Question 30

Mainframe

Answer 30

Computer used by large businesses and government agencies that provides centralized storage, processing, and management for large amounts of data

Question 31

Kilobyte

Answer 31

One thousand

Question 32

Megabyte

Answer 32

One million

Question 33

Gigabyte

Answer 33

One billion

Question 34

Terabyte

Answer 34

One trillion

Question 35

What is Integration?

Answer 35

The seamless functioning of applications using OLE technologies (object linking and embedding)

Question 36

What does a modem stand for?

Answer 36

Modulator | Demodulator

Question 37

What does a modem do?

Answer 37

Converts digital computer signals into analog(sound waves) signals that can be transmitted across ordinary telephone lines

Question 38

Executable file

Answer 38

File that contains instructions that tell a computer how to preform a specific task, such as a idle used during boot process

Question 39

Specifications

Answer 39

Technical details about hardware components

Question 40

How are expansion cards added to a mother board?

Answer 40

Slots

Question 41

T/F | The technical details about components on a computer are called architecture

Answer 41

False

Question 42

T.F | Advice driver is a computer program that makes communication possible between your computer and one if it's peripherals

Answer 42

True

Question 43

T.F | Tape drive is a type of storage device

Answer 43

True

Question 44

T.F | CD-ROMs are rewritable

Answer 44

False

Question 45

T.F | DVD+Rs are rewritable

Answer 45

False

Question 46

T.F | Communication paths between a microprocessor, RAM, and peripherals is called a data bus

Answer 46

True

Question 47

T.F Database management software allows you to create illustrations, diagrams, graphics, and charts that can be projected before a group, printed out for quick reference, or transmitted to remote computers.

Answer 47

False

Question 48

T.F "Workstations" (personal computers connected to network) must have network intercommunication or interface card installed

Answer 48

True

Question 49

T.F The operating system is a set of instructions that direct the computer to accomplish specific tasks such as document reduction and spreadsheet calculations.

Answer 49

False

Question 50

T.F | Protocols and data communication establish the countries with which data can be exchanged

Answer 50

False

Question 51

What is the World Wide Web

Answer 51

The World Wide Web is a part of the Internet containing webpages that are linked together

Question 52

What do you need to use the World Wide Web

Answer 52

To use the World Wide Web on the Internet you must have a computer, an Internet connection, and a web browser

Question 53

What is a website

Answer 53

A group of webpages focused on a particular subject

Question 54

What do you need to move a webpage around browse

Answer 54

To move a webpage around in the browser window click the vertical scrollbar

Question 55

What is phishing

Answer 55

An illicit activity where people send you fraudulent websites to gather your personal information for possible illegal purposes

Question 56

What can hyperlinks do

Answer 56

Hyper links on webpages can open other webpages, graphics, text files, sound files, and video files.

Question 57

What do most sites begin with

Answer 57

WWW parentheses which indicate that the page is on the World Wide Web parentheses followed by a dot, or a period, and then the website name, known as the domain name

Question 58

What does the top level domain tell you

Answer 58

A top level domain tells you the type of site you are visiting

Question 59

What follows the domain name

Answer 59

Following the domain name is another die and top-level domain, such as COM (for commercial sites), EDU (for educational sites), gov (for government use).

Question 60

What is a URL considered as

Answer 60

URL is also considered an address for webpage

Question 61

What do web page addresses begin with

Answer 61

Http

Question 62

What does http stand for

Answer 62

Hypertext transfer protocol. Which is the set of rules for exchanging information on the web

Question 63

What is a web browser

Answer 63

A software program that lets you open and display webpages