I.T Olympiad
I. T OLYMPIAD FOR AMA FOUNDATION
- 1.Intrepret this statement: Michelle
- A.
It makes Michelle strong
- B.
It highlights Michelle as being strong
- C.
It will print out Michelle in bold font - correct answer
- 2.What does POST stand for?
- A.
Printer Online Standard Test
- B.
Power On Self Test
- C.
Power Off Standard Test
- D.
Preferred Operating System Timing
- 3.What is the size of a Char?
- A.
4 bits
- B.
7 bits
- C.
8 bits
- D.
16 bits
- 4.Represents 1 million bytes
- A.
Gigabyte
- B.
Kilobyte
- C.
Megabyte
- D.
Terrabyte
- 5.Provides a means of giving the computer information using different keys for different instructions
- A.
Scanner
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Mouse
- D.
Program
- 6.A series of instructions which tell the computer to perform one or more particular tasks
- A.
Voice activation
- B.
Database
- C.
Program
- D.
software
- 7.1 billion bytes is equivalent to
- A.
megabyte
- B.
Kilobyte
- C.
Terrabyte
- D.
Gigabyte
- E.
Billibyte
- 8.The smallest unit of information in any computer system. eight of these make a Byte.
- A.
Mb
- B.
Byte
- C.
Kb
- D.
Bit
- 9.An error in a computer program
- A.
Crash
- B.
Bug
- C.
Power Failure
- D.
Fatal error
- 10.A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo) so that it can stored on a computer
- A.
Modem
- B.
Software
- C.
Scanner
- D.
Keyboard
- 11.It is removable storage device on which you can store information. they have a hard case and just over 1Mb capacity.
- A.
CD-RW
- B.
Floppy Disk
- C.
Hard Disk
- D.
CD Rom
- 12.It is effectively the "brain" of the computer. It is the silicon chip which translates programs into the computer processes or actions.
- A.
CD-RW
- B.
Floppy Disk
- C.
CPU
- D.
Hard Disk
- 13.A Compact Disk that can be read from or written to a number of times.
- A.
CD Rom
- B.
Hard Drive
- C.
RAM
- D.
CD-RW
- 14.Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turned off?
- A.
CPU
- B.
ROM
- C.
RAM
- D.
DRAM
- 15.What does BIOS stands for?
- A.
Bootstrap initial operating system
- B.
Basic input output startup
- C.
boot initial operating startup
- D.
Basic input output system
- 16.What are the four key functions of a computer system?
- A.
Input, processing, output, and storage
- B.
Keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive
- C.
Read, write, calculate, and display
- D.
Word processing, spreadsheets, database, and contact management
- 17.How much data will a high density (HD) floppy disk hold?
- A.
124 KB
- B.
1.44 MB
- C.
2.88MB
- D.
640 KB
- 18.Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?
- A.
74 mins
- B.
56 mins
- C.
60 mins
- D.
90 mins
- 19.'.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
- A.
WordPerfect Document file
- B.
MS Office document
- C.
Animation/movie file
- D.
Image file
- 20.'.JPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
- A.
System file
- B.
Animation/movie file
- C.
MS Encarta document
- D.
Image file
- 21.'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
- 22.What part of a database holds only one type of information?
- A.
Report
- B.
Field
- C.
Record
- D.
File
- 23.JPG stands for ____________________________
- 24.To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is known as...
- A.
Clip art
- B.
Highlight
- C.
Fetch
- D.
Decode
- 25._____________________ is a machine that performs tasks, such as calculations or electronic communication, under the control of a set of instructions called a program-computer.
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