Technology Fundamentals

1. A MicroSoft Word document has an extension of ...

.xls

.dfg

.doc

.ppt

.mml

2. A FIREWALL is used to ..

Protect computer systems against unwanted invaders

Put out fires in computer rooms

An exercise utility for computer programmers

A way to stay warm in computer labs

A way to tell tech support that the computer is broken

3. What is the meaning of the acronym CPU ?

Centrally Provided Users

Centric Processing Unit

Central Processing Unit

Creepy Pointed Unit

None of the above

4. MicroSoft WORD is an example of ...

A game

A spreadsheet application

A database Application

A word processing application

A graphics application

5. An application program needs an Operating System to function. True , False or depends ...

True

False

Depends...

6. What describes a Network in computer terms ?

A group of friends talking the phone

A group of computers working together

All the people who support phone calls on cellular phones

Anyone doing work

A school

7. What is the meaning of the acronym GUI

Great User Intimidation

Graphical User Interface

Graphics Users Incorporated

Great Ugly Illnesses

Good Users Invited

8. Where would you most likely find a CPU ?

On a mailbox

On top of a computer

In Drama class

On a motherboard

In a sandwich

9. What is a better choice for portability ...

A desktop computer

A notebook computer

A mainframe

10. A computer system suddenly starts to change it's screen saver, and will not respond to the user's commands. The user has recently gone on-line and downloaded some software. What should she check first ?

Is there a power failure ?

Did someone take out the processor ?

Is it too warm in the room for the computer ?

Did she accidentally download a computer virus ?

None of the above. She just doesn't know how to use a computer.

11. What does the acronym RAM stand for ?

Random Access Memory

Random Archival Method

Really Awful Methods

Rotating Arm Memory

Rotary Archival Method

12. A process is responsible for changing the format of information so that the information cannot be directly read, and can be kept private. This process is the process of ...

I/O

Decryption

Writing

Transferring

Encryption

13. What is recognized as the main circuit board in a computer ?

The graphics card

The sound card

The CPU

The motherboard

The power supply unit

14. What is the term given to the computer code that works to support your use of the computer ?

The Matrix

Windows

Linux

An Operating System

None of the above

15. What best describes computer hardware ...

All the visible parts of the computer

All the physical components of the computer

All the parts of the computer that you use to input data

The printer

The computer case

16. What did Apple release on June 29th of 2007 ?

The iMac

The MacBook

The MacDonald

The iPhone

The iPod

17. Who founded MicroSoft ?

Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Bill Gates and George W Bush

Steve Jobs

Tamera S Higgins

18. Who founded Apple Computers ?

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

Bill Gates

Howard Aiken

Grace Hopper

19. Who theorised the Difference Engine, and built the Analytical Engine ?

Steve Jobs

J Presper Eckertt

Charles Babbage

George Boole

George W Bush, Senior

20. What Word best describes how a computer network is laid out ...

Lay-out

Format

Topology

Topography

Map

Technology Fundamentals

1. A MicroSoft Word document has an extension of ...

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. A FIREWALL is used to ..

3. What is the meaning of the acronym CPU ?

4. MicroSoft WORD is an example of ...

5. An application program needs an Operating System to function. True , False or depends ...

6. What describes a Network in computer terms ?

7. What is the meaning of the acronym GUI

8. Where would you most likely find a CPU ?

9. What is a better choice for portability ...

10. A computer system suddenly starts to change it's screen saver, and will not respond to the user's commands. The user has recently gone on-line and downloaded some software. What should she check first ?

11. What does the acronym RAM stand for ?

12. A process is responsible for changing the format of information so that the information cannot be directly read, and can be kept private. This process is the process of ...

13. What is recognized as the main circuit board in a computer ?

14. What is the term given to the computer code that works to support your use of the computer ?

15. What best describes computer hardware ...

16. What did Apple release on June 29th of 2007 ?

17. Who founded MicroSoft ?

18. Who founded Apple Computers ?

19. Who theorised the Difference Engine, and built the Analytical Engine ?

20. What Word best describes how a computer network is laid out ...