Multiple Choice Questions

Computer Science

Q: Your business has contracted with another company to have them host and run an application for your company over the Internet. The company providing this service to your business is called an
A) Internet service provider
B) Internet access provider
C) Application service provider
D) Outsource agency
Q: A(n) allows you to access your e-mail from anywhere
A) forum
B) webmail interface
C) message board
D) weblog
Q: Which of the following would you find on LinkedIn?
A) Games
B) Connections
C) Chat
D) Applications
Q: is a technique that is used to send more than one call over a single line.
A) Digital transmission
B) Infrared transmission
C) Digitizing
D) Multiplexing
Q: The search companion can
A) locate all files containing a specified phrase
B) restrict its search to a specified set of folders
C) locate all files containing a specified phrase and restrict its search to a specified set of folders
D) cannot locate all files containing a specified phrase or restrict its search to a specified set of folders
Q: Which of the following cannot be part of an e-mail address?
A) Period
B) At sign
C) Space
D) Underscore
Q: Which of the following must be contained in a URL?
A) A protocol identifier
B) The letters www.
C) The unique registered domain name
D) www. and the unique registered domain name
Q: Which of the following information systems focuses on making manufacturing processes more efficient and of higher quality?
A) Computer aided manufacturing
B) Computer integrated manufacturing
C) Computer aided software engineering
D) Computer aided system engineering
Q: A mistake in an algorithm that causes incorrect results is called a
A) logical error
B) syntax error
C) procedural error
D) compiler error
Q: A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different configuration is
A) a converter
B) a competent
C) an attachment
D) an adapter
Q: To navigate to a new web page for which you know the URL, type that URL in the browser's ____ and press Enter key.
A) Address bar
B) Domain bar
C) Address button
D) Name button
Q: The CPU also called the … when talking about PCs, does the vast majority of the processing for a computer.
A) Microprocessor
B) RAM
C) Memory system
D) microprocessors
Q: A computer's type, processor and operating system define its
A) Brand
B) Size
C) Platform
D) Speed
Q: A kiosk
A) is data organised and presented in a manner that has additional value beyond t he value of the data itself
B) combines microscopic electronic components on a single integrated circuit that processes bits according to software instructions
C) is a computer station that provides the public with specific and useful information and service
D) describes a computer's type, processor, and operating system
Q: The part of the CPU that accesses and decodes programme instructions, and coordinates the flow of data among various system components is the
A) ALU
B) Control unit
C) Megahertz
D) Motherboard
Q: Computer programs are written in a high level programming language, however, the human readable version of a program is called
A) cache
B) instruction
C) source code
D) word size
Q: What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?
A) They are the same just two different terms used by different manufacturers
B) A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot
C) A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from
D) A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW
Q: What is the term for how words will appear on a page?
A) Text formatting
B) Character formatting
C) Point size
D) Typeface
Q: The process of a computer receiving information form a server on the Internet is known as
A) Pulling
B) Pushing
C) Downloading
D) Transferring
Q: When sending an e-mail, the ____ line describe the contents of the message
A) Subject
B) To
C) Contents
D) CC
Q: All the deleted files go to
A) Recycle bin
B) Task bar
C) Tool bar
D) My computer
Q: You organise files by storing them in
A) Archives
B) Folders
C) Indexes
D) Lists
Q: A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific on the web
A) Web browser
B) Website
C) PDA
D) Link
Q: are specially designed computer chips that reside inside o there devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat
A) Servers
B) Embedded computers
C) Robotic computers
D) Mainframes
Q: Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?
A) Character, file, record, field, database
B) Character, record, field, file, database
C) Character, field, record, file, database
D) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
Q: Which of the following statements is false concerning file names?
A) Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both
B) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
C) File extension is another name for file type
D) None of these
Q: A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is
A) Memory only
B) Write only
C) Read only
D) Run only
Q: Distributed processing involves
A) solving computer component problems from a different computer
B) solving computing problems by breaking them into smaller parts that are separately processed by different computers
C) allowing users to share files on a network
D) allowing users to access network resources away from the office
Q: The operating system determines the manner in which all of the following occurs except
A) user creation of a document
B) user interaction with the processor
C) printer output
D) data displayed on the monitor
Q: Office LANs that are spread geographically apart on a large scale can be connected using a corporate
A) CAN
B) LAN
C) DAN
D) WAN
Q: You can keep your personal files/folders in
A) My folder
B) My documents
C) My files
D) My text
Q: The primary purpose of software is to turn data into
A) Websites
B) Information
C) Programs
D) Objects
Q: A directory within a directory is called
A) Mini Directory
B) Junior Directory
C) Part Directory
D) Sub Directory
Q: A compiler translates a program written in a high-level language into
A) Machine language
B) An algorithm
C) A debugged program
D) Java
Q: When your turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test
A) RAM test
B) disk drive test
C) memory test
D) power on self test
Q: A is a unique name that you give to a file of information
A) Device letter
B) Folders
C) File name
D) File name extension
Q: Hardware includes
A) All devices used to input data into a computer
B) Sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes
C) The computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data
D) All devices involved in processing information including the central processing unit, memory and storage
Q: A contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm
A) Programming language
B) Syntax error
C) Programming structure
D) Logic chart
Q: The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is
A) Multiprogramming
B) Multitasking
C) Time-sharing
D) Multiprocessing
Q: The secret code that restricts entry to some programs
A) Password
B) Passport
C) Entry code
D) Access code
Q: Computers use the number system to store data and perform calculations.
A) Binary
B) Octal
C) Decimal
D) Hexadecimal
Q: The main function of the ALU is to
A) Perform arithmetic and logical operations
B) Store data and information for future use
C) Control computer output, such as printing
D) Monitor all computer activities
Q: is the process of carrying commands.
A) Fetching
B) Storing
C) Executing
D) Decoding
Q: Softcopy is the intangible output, so then what is hardcopy?
A) The physical parts of the computer
B) The printed parts of the computer
C) The printed output
D) The physical output devices
Q: A(n) is a program that makes the computer easier to use
A) utility
B) application
C) operating system
D) network
Q: A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n)
A) workstation
B) CPU
C) magnetic disk
D) integrated circuit
Q: Computer systems are comprised of
A) hardware, programs, processors, procedures and people
B) hardware, programs, information, people and procedures
C) hardware, programs, information, people and networks
D) hardware, software, procedures, networks and people
Q: An error in a computer program
A) Crash
B) Power Failure
C) Bug
D) Virus
Q: What is output?
A) What the processor takes from the user
B) What the user gives to the processor
C) What the processor gets from the user
D) What the processor gives to the user
Q: The person who writes and tests computer programs is called a
A) programmer
B) computer scientist
C) software engineer
D) project developer

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