COMPUTER QUIZ
1. You can use the tab key to
a) Move a cursor across the screen
b) Indent a paragraph
c) Move the cursor down the screen
d) Only (1) and (2)
e) None of these
2. The most important or powerful computer in a typical network is_____
a) Desktop
b) Network client
c) Network server
d) Network station
e) None of these
3. Which of the following is an example of connectivity?
a) Internet
b) Floppy disk
c) Power cord
d) Data
e) None of these
4. The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately _____is used.
a) File allocation table
b) Directory
c) Sequential access
d) Direct access
e) None of these
5. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into _____
a) Web sites
b) Information
c) Programs
d) Objects
e) None of these
6. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another location?
a) The clipboard
b) ROM
c) CD-ROM
d) The hard disk
e) None of these
7. Storage that retains its data after the power is tuned off is referred to as
a) volatile storage
b) non-volatile storage
c) sequential storage
d) direct storage
e) None of these
8. _____is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.
a) Nano science
b) Nanotechnology
c) Simulation
d) Artificial intelligence (AI)
e) None of these
9. Changing an existing document is called _____ the document.
a) Creating
b) Editing
c) Modifying
d) Adjusting
e) None of these
10. Computers use the _____ number system to store data and perform calculations.
a) Decimal
b) Hexadecimal
c) Octal
d) Binary
e) None of these
11. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?
a) GB
b) KB
c) MB
d) TB
e) None of these
12. The _____ key will launch the start buttons.
a) Esc
b) Shift
c) Windows
d) Shortcut
e) None of these
13. _____is the process of finding errors in software code.
a) Compiling
b) Testing
c) Running
d) Debugging
e) None of these
14. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _____ key.
a) Home
b) Up Arrow Key
c) Page-up
d) Enter
e) None of these
15. Virtual memory is
a) Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as an extended RAM
b) RAM
c) Only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your computer
d) A back up device for floppy disks
e) None of these
16. A _____ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.
a) Syntax
b) Programming structure
c) Programming language
d) Logic chart
e) None of these
