Computer And Media Studies: Quiz 3 \'10
This quiz covers the L3: Memory, L4: File size, L5: Operating Systems and L6: Networks lectures from the past two weeks.
- 1.What piece of hardware allows a computer to communicate on a network?
- A.
BIOSs
- B.
Applications
- C.
Operating Systems
- D.
A network card
- 2.What would I use to connect my router to my cable modem?
- A.
Software
- B.
A telephone
- C.
An ethernet cable
- D.
A social network
- 3.What does LAN stand for?
- A.
Learn About Nematodes
- B.
Large Actual Numbers
- C.
Local Area Network
- D.
Large Amphitheater Network
- 4.A cable modem is a piece of hardware.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What is a LAN?
- A.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- B.
A piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a network.
- C.
A location or address where documents can be found on the internet.
- D.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- 6.What is a network card?
- A.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- B.
A piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a network.
- C.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- D.
A group of bits, including data and control information, such as a source and destination address.
- 7.What does BIOS stand for?
- A.
Basic Input/Output System
- B.
Before Inferring Output Standard
- C.
Basic Interference Outline System
- 8.How many bits are in the number 1001?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 9.How many bytes are in 1MB (megabyte)?
- A.
10 (ten)
- B.
1,000 (one thousand)
- C.
1,000,000 (one million)
- D.
1,000,000,000 (one billion)
- 10.About how many megabytes does a CD ROM hold?
- A.
1 MB
- B.
100 MB
- C.
650 MB
- 11.RAM is like ____________ while ROM is like _________________.
- A.
Short term memory; long term memory
- B.
Fading memory; long term memory
- C.
BIOS; Hardware
- 12.There are 10,000 kilobytes (KB) in 1 megabyte (MB).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.A normal Microsoft word file is about 30 megabytes (MB).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.A minute of MP3 audio is about 1 megabyte (MB).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.A bit is...
- A.
The way computers store infrequently changing information like saved files and programs that are not in current use.
- B.
A binary digit taking the value of 1 or 0.
- C.
It allows the user to operate a computer with images rather than text commands.
- 16.A byte is...
- A.
A series of 8 binary digits or 8 bits.
- B.
One billion bits.
- C.
The software between BIOS and applications. It is responsible for the management and coordination of programs.
- 17.ROM is...
- A.
The way computers store infrequently changing information like saved files and programs that are not in current use.
- B.
He place in a computer where the operating system, application, and data in current use are kept.
- 18.RAM is...
- A.
The place in a computer where the operating system, application, and data in current use are kept.
- B.
The way computers store infrequently changing information like saved files and programs that are not in current use.
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