Quiz- Computers
1. The main memory of a computer can also be called
(1) Primary storage
(2) Internal memory
(3) Primary memory
(4) All of these
(5) None of these
2. Computer software can be defined as .....
(1) the computer and its
associated equipment.
(2) the instructions that tell the
computer what to do.
(3) computer components that act
to accomplish a goal.
(4) an interface between the
computer and the network.
(5) the interaction between the
computer and its database.
3. When speaking of computer input and output, input refers to
(1) any data processing that
occurs from new data input into computer.
(2) retrieval of data or
information that has been entered into the computer.
(3) data/ information that has
been entered into the computer.
(4) the transmission of data that has been
entered into the computer.
(5) Both (3) and (4)
4. A ......... is a set of rules.
(1) resource locator
(2) domain
(3) hypertext
(4) URL
(5) protocol
5. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is
called
..........
(1) the last mile
(2) the home stretch
(3) the home page
(4) the backbone
(5) the vital mile
6. All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer
happen
in/on the ..........
(1) system board
(2) central control unit
(3) central processing unit
(4) mother board
(5) memory
7. There are several primary categories of procedures. Which of the
following is
not a primary category
of procedures?
(1) Testing
(2) Backup and recovery
(3) Firewall development
(4) Design
(5) None of these
8. The operating system called UNIX is typically used for
(1) Desktop computers
(2) Laptop computers
(3) Super computers
(4) Web servers
(5) All of these
9. The ......... file format is a method of encoding pictures on a
computer.
(1) HTML
(2) JPEG
(3) FTP
(4) URL
(5) DOC
10. Press ......... to move the insertion point to the Address box, or
to highlight the URL in the
Address box.
(1) ALT + D
(2) ALT + A
(3) SHIFT + TAB
(4)
TAB + CTRL
(5)
CTRL + S
Answers:
1-1;
2-2;
3-3;
4-5;
5-3;
6-5;
7-3;
8-5;
9-2;
10-1
