Computer quiz

Computer quiz

All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below:

Question: A basic computer network can be described as:

A) a minimum of five computers linked together.

B) computer and cables that link the network together.

C) two or more computers that are linked together.

D) the use of satellites linking computers together.

Correct answer: A

The three essential components of every computer system include all EXCEPT:

A) software.

B) hardware.

C) people or users.

D) cables.

Correct answer: D

Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about wireless networks?

A) Wireless networks are convenient.

B) Wireless networks are faster than wired networks.

C) Wireless networks use radio transmitters.

D) Wireless networks are slower than wired LANs.

Correct answer: B

MAN stands for:

A) metropolitan area network.

B) marked area network.

C) metropolitan arranged network.

D) manufactured arrangement of networks

Correct answer: A

The hardware device or software program that sends messages between networks is known as a:

A) bridge.

B) backbone.

C) router.

D) gateway.

Correct answer: C

The system of satellites that circle the earth and can determine any position is known as a:

A) GPS.

B) LAN.

C) receiver.

D) MAN.

Correct answer: A

Remote access means that:

A) a computer is linked directly to a network.

B) you connect to a network through a phone line, television cable, or satellite.

C) you can access the Internet from anywhere.

D) your Internet connection is through a satellite rather than phone lines.

Correct answer: B

NIC stands for:

A) network internal card.

B) network interface card.

C) networking Internet connection.

D) newer industrial computer.

Correct answer: B

A NIC allows direct connection to:

A) the Internet.

B) a printer.

C) a network.

D) a modem.

Correct answer: C

Computer bits must be ___________ to travel over phone lines.

A) digital signals

B) analog signals

C) modem signals

D) converted to bytes

Correct answer: B

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Computer Awareness Quiz 1

1. To change selected text to ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, click the change case button, and then click______

a. UPPERCASE

b .UPPER ALL

c. CAPS LOCK

d. Lock upper

e. Large size

Correct answer: A

2. A person who used his or expertise to gain access to other peoples computers to get information illegally or do damage is

a. Hacker

b. Analyst

c. Instant messenger

d. Programmer

e. Spammer

Correct answer: A

3. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be__________

a. distributed

b. free

c. centralized

d. open source

e. None of these

Correct answer: B

4. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym

a. CD

b. DVD

c. ROM

d. RW

Correct answer: D

5. The most common type of storage devices are___________

a. persistence

b. optical

c. magnetic

d. flash

Correct answer: C

6. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as_______

a. an ASCII Code

b. a magnetic type

c. an OCR scanner

d. a bar code

e. none of these

Correct answer: D

7. A website's main page is called it's__________

a. home page

b. browser page

c. search page

d. Index Page

e. none of these

Correct answer: A

8. Part number, part description ,and number of parts ordered are examples of_______

a. control

b. output

c. processing

d. feedback

e. output

Correct answer: C

9. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is __________

a. dragging

b. dropping

c. right-clicking

d. shift-clicking

e. none of these

Correct answer: C

10. Computers used the__________ number systems to store data and perform calculations

a. binary

b. octal

c. decimal

d. hexadecimal

e. none of these

Correct answer: A

Computer Awareness Quiz 2

11.______ are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.

a. phishing trips

b. computer viruses

c. Spyware spams

d. viruses

e. phishing scams

Correct answer: E

12.Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends

a.it is not unethical, because it is legal

b. it is unethical because the files are being given for free

c. sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyrights laws.

d. it is not unethical because the files are being given for free

e. it is not unethical-anyone can access a computer

Correct answer: C

13.Which of the following can be used to select entire document?

a. CTRL+A

b.ALT+F5

c. SHIFT+A

d. CTRL-K

e. CTRL+H

Correct answer: A

14. To instruct word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, dick the_____ button and then option to auto fit content

a. Fit to form

b. format

c. auto size

d. contents

e. auto fit

Correct answer: E

15. The simultaneous processing of 2 or more programs by processor is ___________

a. Multi programming

b. multi-tasking

c. time-sharing

d. multi-processing

Correct answer: B

16.A disk's content that recorded at his time of manufacture and that cannot be erased by the user is______

a. memory -only

b. write- only

c. once- only

d. run-only

e. read-only

Correct answer: E

17. What is the permanent memory built in to your computer called?

a. RAM

b. Floppy

c. CPU

d. CD-ROM

e. ROM

Correct answer: E

18.The default view in Excel is_____________ View.

a. Work

b. Auto

c. normal

d. Roman

e. none of these

Correct answer: C

19.What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel

a. Name box

b. Row heading

c. Formula Bar

d. Task panel

Correct answer: C

20.In word you can force a page break___________

a. by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1key

b. By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter

c. By using the insert/section break

d. by changing the font size of your documents

e. None of these

Correct answer: B

Computer Awareness Quiz 3

Computer Awareness Quiz 4

31. The basic unit of a work sheet into which you enter data in excel is called a ______________

a.Tab

b. cell

c. box

d. range

Correct answer: B

32. __________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors

a. tracking

b. formatting

c. crashing

d. allotting

e. none of these

Correct answer: B

33. Which ports connects special types of music instruments to sound cards?

a. BUS

b. CPU

c. USB

d. MIDI

e. MINI

Correct answer: D

34. The process of transferring files from a computer on the internet to your computer is called _____

a. Downloading

b. uploading

c. FTP

d. JPEG

e. downsizing

Correct answer: A

35. In Excel, allows users to bring together copies of workbooks those others users have worked on independently

a. Copying

b. merging

c. pasting

d. compiling

e. none of these

Correct answer: B

36. 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

e. None of these

Correct answer: D

37. To reload a web page, press the _______ button

a. redo

b. Refresh

c. restore

c. ctrl

Correct answer: B

38. Mobile commerce is best described as ______

a. the use of kioske in marketing

b. transporting products

c. buying and selling goods/services through wireless handled devices

d. using notebook PCs in marketing

Correct answer: C

39.video processor consist of ____________ and ______________ which store and process images

a. CPU and VGA

b. CPU and MEMORY

C. VGA and Memory

d.VGI and DVI

Correct answer: C

40.________________ are words that a programing language has set aside for its own use

a. control words

b. control structure

c. keywords

d. reserved keys

Correct answer: C