Multiple Choice Questions

Computer Science

Q: C' in CPU stands for
A) Central
B) Common
C) Convenient
D) None of These
Q: Which of the following uses a handheld operating system?
A) Super-computer
B) Personal-Computer
C) PDA
D) None of These
Q: To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should ___
A) Click on it
B) Collapse it
C) Give is a password
D) None of These
Q: The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and ___ units
A) Microprocessor
B) Arithmetic/Logic
C) Output
D) ROM
Q: ____ is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network
A) Desktop
B) Network Client
C) Network Server Network Station
D) None of These
Q: A(n) ____ appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked
A) Anchor
B) URL
C) Hyperlink
D) Reference
Q: Which of the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs?
A) Desktop
B) Dialog box
C) Menu
D) Window
Q: ____ is a windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges filed and unused disk space to optimize operations
A) Backup
B) Disk Clean-up
C) Disk defragmenter
D) Restore
Q: Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
A) Anomaly
B) Shock
C) Spike
D) Virus
Q: The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as
A) DBMS
B) Suites
C) Spreadsheets
D) Word Processors
Q: ____ devices convert human understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process
A) Printing
B) Output
C) Solid State
D) Input
Q: Allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be viewed and edited from another location
A) General Purpose Applications
B) Microsoft Outlook
C) Web-based technology
D) Office live
Q: What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is cantered vertically on the printed page?
A) Vertical Justifying
B) Vertical adjusting
C) Dual Cantering
D) Horizontal Cantering
Q: Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet?
A) Chat
B) Instant Messaging
C) Instanotes
D) Electronic Mail
Q: What is the overall term for creating, editing, formatting, storing, retrieving and printing text document?
A) Word Processing
B) Spreadsheet Design
C) Web Design
D) Database Management
Q: Fourth generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both ___ data, including full-motion video, high-speed internet access, and video conferencing.
A) Video and Data information
B) Voice and non-voice
C) Music and video
D) Video and Audio
Q: _____ is a form of denial of service attack in which a hostile client repeatedly sends SYN packets to every port on the server using fake IP addresses.
A) Cybergaming crime
B) Memory shaving
C) SYN flooding
D) Software Piracy
Q: Which of these is a point and draw device?
A) Mouse
B) Scanner
C) Printer
D) CD-ROM
Q: A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a
A) Procedural Language
B) Structures
C) Natural Language
D) Programming Language
Q: A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and a printout of the program is called
A) Documentation
B) Output
C) Reporting
D) Spec Sheets
Q: Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and columns are called
A) Transaction sheets
B) Registers
C) Business forms
D) Spread Sheets
Q: In power point, the header and footer button can be found on the insert tab in what group?
A) Illustration Suite
B) Object Group
C) Text Group
D) Tables Group
Q: A(n) ____ is a set of programs designed to manage the resources of a computer, including starting the computer, managing programs, managing memory and coordinating tasks between input and output devices.
A) Application Suite
B) Compiler
C) Input/output system
D) Operating System
Q: A typical slide in a slide presentation would not include
A) Photo images, charts and graphs
B) Graphs and Clip art
C) Clip arts and Audio clips
D) Full motion video
Q: The PC productivity tool that manipulates data organized in rows and column is called a
A) Spreadsheet
B) Word processing document
C) Presentation mechanism
D) Database record manager
Q: In the absence of parentheses, the order of operation is
A) exponentiation, addition of subtraction, multiplication of division
B) addition or subtraction, multiplication or division, exponentiation
C) multiplication or division, exponentiation, addition or subtraction
D) exponentiation, multiplication or division, addition of subtraction
Q: To find the Paste Special option, you use the clipboard group on the ____ tab of power point
A) Design
B) Slide show
C) Page layout
D) Home
Q: A(n) ____ program is one that is ready to run and does not need to be altered in any way.
A) Interpreter
B) High level
C) Compiler
D) Executable
Q: Usually downloaded into folders that hold temporary internet files, ____ are written to your computer's hard disk by some of the websites you visit.
A) anonymous files
B) behaviour files
C) banner ads
D) cookies
Q: What is the easiest way to change the phrase, revenues, profits, gross margin, to read revenues, profits, and gross margin?
A) Use the insert mode, position the cursor before the g in the gross, then type the word and followed by a space
B) Use the insert mode, position the cursor after the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space
C) Use the overtype mode, position the cursor before the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space
D) None of these
Q: A program either talk or music, that is made available in digital format for automatic download over the internet is called a
A) Wiki
B) Broadcast
C) Podcast
D) Blog
Q: Which power point view displays each slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is useful for rearranging slides?
A) Slide sorter
B) Slide show
C) Slide master
D) Notes page
Q: Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
A) Conductors
B) Buses
C) Connectors
D) Consecutives
Q: What is the name given to those applications that combine text, sound, graphics, motion video, and/or animation?
A) Motionware
B) Anigraphics
C) Videoscapes
D) Multimedia
Q: A USB communication device that supports data encryption for secure wireless communication for notebook users is called a
A) USB wireless network adapter
B) wireless switch
C) wireless hub
D) router
Q: A(n) ____ language reflects the way people think mathematically.
A) cross-platform programming
B) 3GL business programming
C) event driven programming
D) functional
Q: When entering text within a document, the Enter key is normally pressed at the end of every
A) Line
B) Sentence
C) Paragraph
D) Word
Q: When a real time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called
A) a chat session
B) an e-mail
C) an instant message
D) internet telephony
Q: Which of the following is the first step in sizing a window?
A) Point to the title bar
B) Pull down the view menu to display the toolbar
C) Point to any corner or border
D) Pull down the view menu and change to large icons
Q: Which of the following software could assist someone who cannot use their hands for computer input?
A) Video conferencing
B) Speech recognition
C) Audio digitizer
D) Synthesizer
Q: ____ a document means the file is transferred from another computer to your computer
A) Uploading
B) Really Simple Syndication
C) Accessing
D) Downloading
Q: Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
A) Mass memory
B) Internal memory
C) Non-volatile memory
D) PROM
Q: Computers that control processes accept data in a continuous
A) data traffic pattern
B) data highway
C) infinite loop
D) feedback loop
Q: What refers to a set of characters of a particular design?
A) Keyface
B) Formation
C) Calligraph
D) Stencil
Q: _____ is used by public and private enterprises to publish and share financial information with each other and industry analysis across all computer platforms and the Internet
A) Extensible Mark-up Language
B) Extensible Business Reporting Language
C) Enterprise Application Integration
D) Sales Force Automation Software
Q: Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
A) ALU
B) Control unit
C) Disk unit
D) Modem
Q: The method of Internet access that requires a phone line, but offers faster access speeds than dial- up is the connection.
A) cable access
B) satellite access
C) fiber-optic service
D) modem
Q: software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, applications, files and data.
A) Operating system
B) Backup software
C) Utility programs
D) Driver imaging
Q: What is a URL?
A) A computer software program
B) A type of programming object
C) The address of a document or page on the World Wide Web
D) An acronym for Unlimited resources for Learning
Q: What is the significance of a faded (dimmed) command in a pull-down menu?
A) The command is not currently accessible
B) A dialog box appears if the command is selected
C) A help window appears if the command is selected
D) There are no equivalent keystrokes for the particular command

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