1.
Which BEST describes the technology that enables computers to communicate the transmission of text, numeric, voice or video data from one machine to another?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Which suggestion will make your computer work station more comfortable?
A. 
Work at least four hours at a time without breaks
B. 
Sit with legs wrapped around the chair
C. 
Use a comfortable, adjustable chair
D. 
Use the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder for a soft drink
3.
What type of computer is used by business and government to process large amounts of information?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
What are new facts entered into the computer to be processed, which consists of text, numbers, sounds, and images called?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Which BEST describes devices on the motherboard that controls the transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral device?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
What type of memory is short term; where data, information and program instructions are stored temporarily?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
What type of memory is long term; where the specific instructions that are needed for the computer to operate are stored?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Which type of software is frequently used by people who work with numbers, formulas, and data to perform calculations?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Which type of software performs specialized tasks related to managing the computer's resources such as formatting and copying a disk?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
What input device controls the position of the cursor on the screen and is used to select menu items?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
What type of computer is the largest, fastest, and most powerful in existence?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
What type of computer is small and portable with features very similar to a desktop computer?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
What does CD-ROM stand for?
A. 
Change drives-read only memory
B. 
Compact data-right on memory
C. 
Compact disc-read only memory
D. 
Compact disk-right of memory
14.
What type of computer is less powerful than all other types of computers?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
What are the instructions that tell the computer what to do called?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
What electronic device receives, processes, stores data, and then produces a result or output?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
Which is NOT one of the four data communications components?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
Which hardware device is MOST often used to input information into the computer?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
What hardware device in your computer allows you to transmit data using the telephone?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
What is the machine that prints characters or other images on paper?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
Which is NOT part of the information processing cycle?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
What units make up the information processing cycle?
A. 
Arithmetic, logic, input, and memory
B. 
Control, input/output, and arithmetic
C. 
Input, processing, output, and storage
D. 
Memory, processing, logic, and output
23.
Devices such as keyboards, trackballs, scanners, and microphones are known as:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
What type of printer uses a series of dots to form images on paper?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
What type of printer sprays ink through a nozzle to create images on paper?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.