Intro To Computer Science Quiz 1

14 Questions | By Aishamo | Last updated: Mar 2, 2019 | Total Attempts: 4339

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Computer science is one of the most taught courses in the university and almost everyone has done the basics which covers computation and practice of designing computer software. If you are covering the introduction to computer science and need some revision material then the quiz below is perfect for you. Give it a shot and see if you should hit the books harder.

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1.

The Miss Porters Network is a ....?
- A.
  
  MAN
- B.
  
  SAN
- C.
  
  LAN
- D.
  
  WAN
2.

Every Network Interface Card has a _______ address, which is a unique identifier?
- A.
  
  GUI
- B.
  
  MAC
- C.
  
  NIC
- D.
  
  CPU
3.

Which is considered to be the computers short-term memory?
- A.
  
  REM
- B.
  
  ROM
- C.
  
  RAM
- D.
  
  RIM
4.

What are the four major components of a computer?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Input Devices, CPU, Storage, Output Devices
- B.
  
  Input Devices, Processing Unit, Storage, Output Devices
- C.
  
  Motherboard, Processing Unit, Storage, Output Devices
- D.
  
  Input Devices, Processing Unit, Memory, Output Devices
5.

Which one has two examples of output devices?
- A.
  
  Monitor and scanner
- B.
  
  Speaker and keyboard
- C.
  
  Printer and scanner
- D.
  
  Speaker and printer
6.

What is the brain of the computer?
- A.
  
  Motherboard
- B.
  
  Memory
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  NIC
7.

Application software...
- A.
  
  Tells the computer components what to do
- B.
  
  Let's the computer interact with the user
- C.
  
  Let's the user perform a task.
- D.
  
  Is encoded on a piece of hardware.
8.

How do programs make request to the Operating System?
- A.
  
  GUI
- B.
  
  API
- C.
  
  TCP
- D.
  
  SMB
9.

What allows multiple programs to run on a computer?
- A.
  
  NIC
- B.
  
  OS
- C.
  
  API
- D.
  
  GUI
10.

When was the world wide we invented?
- A.
  
  1974
- B.
  
  1982
- C.
  
  1991
- D.
  
  1999
11.

Everything physical in a computer is attached to the...
- A.
  
  Hard drive
- B.
  
  CPU
- C.
  
  Memory
- D.
  
  Motherboard
12.

Information that is broken down into small chunks before it is sent to another computer are called...
- A.
  
  Letters
- B.
  
  Packets
- C.
  
  Messages
- D.
  
  Packages
13.

What does GUI stand for....?
- A.
  
  Graphical User Interim
- B.
  
  Geographical User Interruption
- C.
  
  Graphical User Interface
- D.
  
  Gain Upper Intensity
14.

What type of software is free to try but then you have to buy?
- A.
  
  Commercial
- B.
  
  Shareware
- C.
  
  Opensource
- D.
  
  Microsoft Word