COMPUTER QUIZ
1. If a memory chip is volatile, it will ______
a) lose its contents if current is turned off
b) lose its contents if current is turned on
c) save all the content automatically
d) delete all automatically
2. Which is NOT a function of a microprocessor?
a) keeps the system unit hot
b) keeps system always cool
c) Keeps the system unit cool
d) dont keep the system unit cool
3. To connect to a WAN, you must have:
a) LAN wire
b) POP
c) connection
d) bluetooth
4. During the operation, the control unit ________
a) determine the cpu is telling
b) determine the rate per speed of computer
c) determine the location
d) determines what the program is telling the computer to do
5. A __________ card connects each computer to the wiring in the network.
a) wire
b) network interface
c) cpu
d) ups
6. What is the initial page of the Web site?
a) The home page
b) web page
c) google page
d) url
7. What is the term for a set of step-by-step instructions that direct a computer to perform its tasks?
a) program
b) algorithm
c) calculation
d) result
8. To execute a given DOS program, you must type a(n) __________.
a) dos
b) word
c) sentence
d) command
9. PC cards, flash memory cards, and smart cards are all examples of:
a) Solid state storage devices
b) hard disk
c) ram
d) rom
10. RAM is an example of volatile storage and serves as the computer’s ___________
a) Short-term memory
b) long term memory
c) no memory
d) all
11. The ascending order of a data hierarchy is ___________
a) Bit-byte-field-record-file-database
b) byte-bit-field-record-file-database
c) byte-bit-record-field-file-database
d) byte-bit-database-field-record-file
12. In computer terminology, information means _______
a) input
b) output
c) Data in more useful or intelligible form
d) input-output
13. A floppy disk contains ________
a) Both circular tracks and sectors
b) tracks
c) sectors
d) records
14. A plotter is ___________
a) An output device to produce drawings and graphics
b) input device
c) hard disc
d) software
15. Which of the following is a graphical package?
a) CorelDraw
b) illustrator
c) paint
d) microsoft office
