Computer Essentials MCQs

Computer Essentials MCQs

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1: _______ is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.

A.   Digital

B.   Output

C.   Information

D.   Input

2: _______-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit.

A.   Electrolyzing

B.   Plotting

C.   WebCam

D.   Audio

3: A ____ connects devices on a network so all the devices can access network components.

A.   Router

B.   Trafficker

C.   Token

D.   Peer

4: A 32-bit-word computer can access _______.

A.   2 bytes at a time

B.   16 bytes at a time

C.   4 bytes at a time

D.   8 bytes at a time

5: A computer can become infected with viruses in all the following ways, except by _____.

A.   Opening attachments to e-mail messages

B.   Downloading software from the Internet

C.   Downloading files from the Web

D.   Creating a new folder on your computer

6: A monitor is a(n) ____ device.

A.   Processing

B.   Web site

C.   Output

7: A scanner operates most similarly to a(n) ____.

A.   Inkjet printer

B.   Optical mouse

C.   Photocopier

D.   Video camera

8: In a ribbon gui, _______ are used to divide the ribbon into major activity areas.

A.   Server

B.   True

C.   Ribbon

D.   False

9: Moving text, graphics, or interactive features on a web page are called _______.

A.   WYSIWYGs

B.   Flash

C.   Animations

D.   HTML

10: Printer ____ is measured by ppm

A.   Speed

B.   Clock speed

C.   None of these

11: The processing speed of a microprocessor is typically represented by its ________.

A.   Bus line

B.   Control unit

C.   Clock speed

D.   None of these

12: The system board is also known as the _____.

A.   Integrated circuit

B.   Motherboard

C.   Processor

D.   Microchip

E.   None of these.

13: You _____ access on your computer in order to complete a merge with a data source file.

A.   Fill-in.

B.   Select Recipients

C.   Do not need

D.   Go to record

14: Tiny circuit boards etched onto squares of sandlike material, called silicon, are called _____.

A.   Buses

B.   Slots

C.   Sockets

D.   Chips

15: After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.

A.   Understand the problem

B.   Test the program

C.   Translate the program

D.   Code the program

16: On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as _____.

A.   Slots

B.   Sockets

C.   Ports

D.   Lines

17: Integrated circuits must be mounted on _______, which are then plugged into the motherboard.

A.   Slots

B.   Pins

C.   Ports

D.   Chip carriers

18: The electronic equivalent of a file cabinet is a _______.

A.   Database

B.   Word processor

C.   Spreadsheet

D.   Query

19: On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called ________.

A.   Bits.

B.   Platters.

C.   Cylinders.

D.   Sectors.

20: Programs used to secretly record an individual

A.   Spyware

B.   Cookies

C.   Sniffer programs

D.   None of these

21: To show how individual volume changes over time in relation to total volume, use a(n) ____.

A.   Bar chart

B.   Area chart

C.   Line chart

D.   Column chart