ICT CIS 11 / 12 - Quiz #1 - Thursday, October 8, 2009
This will be your 50 point quiz covering the various computer aspects presented during the class Power Point presentations.
- 1.
The first operational computer network was called_________- A.
G.hn
- B.
HANs
- C.
ALPHANET
- D.
ARPANET
- 2.The first computer network was used in _____________
- A.
School
- B.
Military
- C.
Government
- D.
University
- 3.Wireless LAN technology uses _____ as transmission signals
- A.
Radio waves only
- B.
Infrared signals only
- C.
Radio waves and infrared signals
- D.
Gravitational wave signal and radio waves
- 4.Secure Servers use _______________
- A.
SLS Protocol
- B.
TSS Protocol
- C.
HBO Protocol
- D.
SSL Protocol
- 5.A little icon is displayed on your web browser if it has been secure by a Secure Server. The icon is_______
- A.
A lock
- B.
A monitor
- C.
A fan
- D.
A Keyboard
- 6.
______ is a software package that downloads automatically and displays unwanted advertisements to the user
- A.
Worms
- B.
Adware
- C.
Spyware
- D.
Pop-Ups
- 7.______ deals with the sale of products and service over the Internet
- A.
E-Bay
- B.
E-Distribution
- C.
E-Commerce
- D.
E-Commercial
- 8.What does LAN stand for?
- A.
Large Accessible Network
- B.
Local Area Network
- C.
Legalized Apple Nectar
- D.
Linguistic Aptitude Neo-Service
- 9.What does ‘IP Address’ stand for? What is it made of?
- A.
Internet Protocol Address, made of letters and numbers.
- B.
Intranet Perfunctory Address, made of numbers and decimals.
- C.
Internet Protocol Address, made of numbers and decimals.
- D.
Interned Pillar Address made of symbols and octahedrons.
- 10.What are the two main purposes of the IP Address?
- A.
To identify the hacker and the host.
- B.
To locate the host and address the location.
- C.
To pinpoint the first and last.
- D.
To locate the beginning and end.
- 11.What is a network?
- A.
A bundle of cables to connect you to the internet
- B.
A net for working
- C.
Group of interconnected computers
- D.
A system to keep in touch with others
- 12.
Regarding the steps of how a network works, choose the correct order of steps (first to last).
- A.
Hub, Cable, NIC(Computer B), NIC (Computer A)
- B.
NIC(Computer A), Hub, Cable, NIC(Computer B)
- C.
Protocol, NIC(Computer A), Cable, Hub, NIC(Computer B)
- 13.How can we keep our computers running smoothly?
- A.
Defragmentation
- B.
Registry Cleaning
- C.
Deleting Cache files
- D.
All of above
- 14.
Defragmentation is……
- A.
A software utility that attempt to remove configuration data from the Windows Registry that is no longer in use or that is unwanted on the system.
- B.
The process of locating the noncontiguous fragments of data into which a computer file may be divided as it is stored on a hard disk, and rearranging the fragments and restoring them into fewer fragments or into the whole file.
- C.
Deleting files that are not necessary for the computer.
- D.
Untangling all the wires on the inside of the computer case.
- 15.
What is a good way to clean out excess dirt and dust from inside the computers case?
- A.
Pressure Washer
- B.
Use a product like Windex
- C.
Spray compressed air into it
- D.
Use a damp cloth
- 16.
What is spyware?
- A.
Secret listening device planted in your computer
- B.
Is a type of malware that is installed on computers and that collects information about users without their knowledge
- C.
The latest fashion trend in the spy world
- D.
A type of Trojan that infiltrates your system via unsecured connections
- 17.
What is a firewall?
- A.
A program that attacks viruses and catches them before they do any damage.
- B.
A product that protects your computer from overheating
- C.
A device that guards the entrance to a private network and keeps out unauthorized or unwanted traffic
- D.
Something to hide behind in case there is a fire
- 18.The 3 major operating systems are:
- A.
Linux, Windows, Ubuntu
- B.
Windows, Apple, Lanux
- C.
Snow Leopard, DOS, Linux
- D.
Windows, Apple, Linux
- 19.Apple’s operating system is cheaper and more popular than windows.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.What is the next Windows o/s called?
- A.
Windows 2010
- B.
Microsoft Infinity
- C.
Windows 7
- D.
Windows Professional
- 21.The Apple operating system is based in which original operating system.
- A.
Winux
- B.
Unix
- C.
Seanix
- D.
Zenith
- 22.
Which one of these companies manufactures graphic cards?
- A.
ATI
- B.
Microsoft
- C.
Dell
- D.
HP
- 23.
Which device input goes into the pink connector on the audio card?
- A.
Headphones
- B.
Stereo
- C.
Speaker
- D.
Microphone
- 24.
Almost all PC systems use SDRAM
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.
_____ keyboards have the appearance of keyboard pianos and send musical notes as signals to the computer.
- A.
Braille
- B.
MIDI
- C.
Musical
- D.
Synthesizer
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