Computer Quiz

1. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(n) ..........

1) operating system

2) database

3) database program

4) data warehouse

5) None of these

2. A set of step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n) ..........

1) algorithm

2) hardware program

3) software bug

4) firmware program

5) None of these

3. Which of the following is not true about RAM?

1) RAM is a temporary storage area

2) RAM is the same as hard disk storage

3) RAM is volatile

4) Information stored in RAM is gone when you turn the computer off

5) None of these

4. The main directory of a disk is called the directory.............

1) root

2) sub

3) folder

4) network

5) None of these

5. The physical arrangement of elements on a page is referred to as a document’s ....

1) features

2) format

3) pagination

4) grid

5) None of these

6. The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as ........

1) Hardware

2) Networked Software

3) Shareware

4) Applications

5) None of these

7. A ............ shares hardware, software and data among authorized users.

1) network

2) protocol

3) hyperlink

4) transmitter

5) None of these

8. Computer programs are written in a highlevel programming language, however, the human-readable version of a program is called ..........

1) cache

2) instruction set

3) source code

4) word size

5) None

9. In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is ........

1) copy and paste

2) copy, cut and paste

3) cut, copy and paste

4) cut and paste

5) None of these

10. Which of the following is not a function of the control unit?

1) Read instructions

2) Execute instructions

3) Interpret instructions

4) Direct operations

5) None of these

11. WWW means ..........

1) World Wide Wonder

2) World Wide Wizard

3) World Wide Web

4) Wide World Web

5) None of these

12. ........ processing is used when a large mailorder company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set.

1) Batch

2) Online

3) Real-time

4) Group

5) None of these

13. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?

1) They are the same - just two different terms used by different manufactures

2) A CAD-ROM can be written to and a CDRW cannot

3) A CD-RW can be written to but a CDROM can only be read from

4) A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW

5) None of these

14. Holding the mouse button down while moving an object or text is known as ............

1) moving

2) dragging

3) dropping

4) highlighting

5) None of these

15. A ......... is a collection of data that is stored electronically as a series of records in a table.

1) spreadsheet

2) presentation

3) database

4) web page

5) None of these

Answers:

1. 4

2. 1

3. 2

4. 1

5. 2

6. 4

7. 1

8. 3

9. 4

10. 4

11. 3

12. 1

13. 3

14. 2

15. 3