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  • 1. A _____________ consists of the computer memory peripheral devices and programs
A) PC
B) Computer system
C) None of these answers is correct
D) Program
  • 2. The _________________ performs actual calculations and is often called the "brain" of the computer
A) Central processing unit (CPU)
B) Motherboard
C) Memory
D) Input devices
  • 3. Which of the following can permanently store data
A) A CD-ROM
B) Hard disk
C) Both hard disk and CD-ROM
D) RAM
  • 4. Computers are classified into which of the following categories
A) Minicomputers
B) Microcomputers
C) All of these answers are correct
D) Mainframes
  • 5. Random Access Memory (RAM) stores data
A) None of these answers is correct
B) Permanently
C) On a floppy disk
D) Temporarily
  • 6. The operating system is
A) A set of programs that performs word processing
B) A set of programs controlling the computer system
C) None of these answers is correct
D) A set of programs controlling only the hard disk
  • 7. The keyboard is an input device and the monitor is
A) An output device
B) Another input device
C) A peripheral device
D) Both a peripheral and an output device
  • 8. Binary numbers consist of
A) Ones and Zeros only
B) None of these answers is correct
C) Ones only
D) Zeros only
  • 9. How is a microprocessor's clock speed measured
A) In Kilobytes
B) In Megabytes
C) None of these answers is correct
D) In Gigabytes
  • 10. How many bytes are in 1 MB
A) Approximately one thousand
B) Approximately one hundred
C) Approximately ten thousand
D) Approximately one million
  • 11. The contents of ROM
A) Are accessed when the computer is turned on
B) Can be easily changed by the user
C) Both can be easily changed by the user and are accessed when the computer is turned on
D) Are read-only
  • 12. What is the storage capacity of a standard CD
A) 1 GB
B) 650 MB
C) 1.44 MB
D) 17 GB
  • 13. A gigabyte contains approximately
A) A trillion bytes
B) A billion bytes
C) A million bytes
D) None of these answers is correct
  • 14. What is the storage capacity of a DVD
A) 17 GB
B) 1GB
C) 1. 44 MB
D) 650 MB
  • 15. The Iomega Zip drive is
A) A backup unit
B) A high capacity removable media
C) An auxiliary storage device
D) All of these answers are correct
  • 16. All of the following are input devices except
A) Keyboard
B) Joystick
C) Printer
D) Mouse
  • 17. One floppy drive is always
A) Drive C
B) Drive D
C) Drive A
D) Drive B
  • 18. Which of the following is true
A) Most document text is set in 10 or 12 point
B) One point is equal to 1/72 of an inch
C) All of these answers are correct
D) Font type size is specified in points
  • 19. Application software includes all of the following except
A) The operating system
B) Office 2000
C) Word processing
D) Games
  • 20. Which version of Windows was not intended for the typical home user
A) Windows 2000
B) Windows 95
C) Windows Me
D) Windows 98
  • 21. Which operating system introduced the common user interface multitasking and object linking and embedding
A) Windows 98
B) Windows 3.1
C) Windows 95
D) MS-DOS 6.0
  • 22. Which version of Windows is intended for the business user
A) Both Windows NT and Windows 2000
B) Windows NT
C) Windows 2000
D) MS-DOS 6.0
  • 23. A mistake in a computer program is known as a ________
A) Moth
B) Bug
C) Virus
D) None of these answers is correct
  • 24. When is your computer most likely to be infected with a virus
A) When uploading a file
B) When downloading a file
C) When sending a fax
D) When running Phone Dialer
  • 25. To prevent a computer virus from attacking your machine you should
A) Avoid downloading programs from unknown origins
B) Not use pirated software
C) Obtain an antivirus program
D) Do all of these things
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