Computer Knowledge Test: MCQ Trivia Quiz
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Do you have any basic knowledge about the computer? Typically, strong computer skills mean that you should know how to use a computer and its various functions without any formal direction as to how to use it. The most common applications you will use include a web browser and an e-mail client (most likely Outlook). Take this quiz and put your computer knowledge to the test.
- 1.Which of the following is considered an input device?
- A.
Keyboard
- B.
Monitor
- C.
Floppy Disk
- D.
Printer
- E.
CD
- 2.___________ are bundles of related software packages that are sold together?
- A.
Personal Productivity Tools
- B.
Word and Power Point
- C.
Screen Savers
- D.
Excel and Word Perfect
- E.
Software Suites
- 3.The _________ manual tells you how to use a software program.
- A.
Documentation
- B.
Programming
- C.
Technical
- D.
User
- E.
Dictionary
- 4.Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment______________.
- A.
Keyboard,Monitor,Hard Drive
- B.
System Unit,Input/Output,Memory
- C.
System unit,Input/Output,Secondary Storage
- D.
System unit,Primary Storage,Secondary storage
- E.
CD,Floppy Disc,Pen drive
- 5.Processor contain a control unit and a(n)______________.
- A.
Adapter Card
- B.
ALU
- C.
Expansion Slot
- D.
Port
- E.
CD Drive
- 6.You may be required to insert the program disc into the drive while you use,or _____________,the software.
- A.
Install
- B.
Run
- C.
Activate
- D.
Register
- E.
Buy
- 7.Which of the following is the example of connectivity?
- A.
CD
- B.
Power Cord
- C.
Floppy Disk
- D.
Internet
- E.
Data
- 8.How many bits are there in a byte?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
8
- D.
16
- E.
24
- 9.Which of the following is another name for a chip?
- A.
Silicon Chip
- B.
Integrated Circuit
- C.
Semi Conductor
- D.
All of these
- E.
None of these
- 10.Decreasing the amount of space required to store data and programs is accomplished by
- A.
Pressing
- B.
Disk Caching
- C.
RAID
- D.
Crashing
- E.
Compression
- 11.Data in floppy disk stored in rings is called_______________?
- A.
Sectors
- B.
Ringers
- C.
Roundels
- D.
Tracks
- E.
Segments
- 12.Documents on the wed are called:
- A.
Web Pages
- B.
Websites
- C.
Web Communities
- D.
Web Tags
- E.
Homepages
- 13.Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?
- A.
CMOS
- B.
ROM
- C.
RAM
- D.
ASCII
- E.
CD
- 14.The ____________ in an information system must be reliable and capable of handling the expecting workload.
- A.
Hardware
- B.
Software
- C.
Data Input
- D.
People
- E.
Mobiles
- 15.Which of the following is part of the System Unit?
- A.
Keyboard
- B.
Floppy Disks
- C.
Monitor
- D.
Memory
- E.
CD
- 16.Specialized programs that allow particular input or output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system are called___________
- A.
Operating System
- B.
Utilities
- C.
Device Drivers
- D.
Compiler
- E.
Connectors
- 17.The primary purpose of software is to turn data into:
- A.
Websites
- B.
Graphs
- C.
Programs
- D.
Objects
- E.
Information
- 18.A device that copies or reproduces text and images is also called_______________
- A.
Optical Scanner
- B.
Bar Code Reader
- C.
Character Device
- D.
Digital Camera
- E.
Printer
- 19.Which of the following are Secondary Storage devices?
- A.
Optical Disks
- B.
RAM
- C.
Microprocessor
- D.
All of these
- E.
None of these
- 20.All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
- A.
Hackers
- B.
Spam
- C.
Identity Theft
- D.
Viruses
- E.
None of these
- 21.. ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
- A.
Nano Science
- B.
Micro Electrodes
- C.
Computer Forensics
- D.
Artificial Intelligence
- E.
None of these
- 22.The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
- A.
Programming
- B.
Processing
- C.
Storing
- D.
Organising
- E.
None of These
- 23.Computers use the ____________ language to process data.
- A.
Assembly
- B.
C++
- C.
Java
- D.
Binary
- E.
Perl
- 24.The components that process data are located in the:
- A.
Input Devices
- B.
Output Devices
- C.
System Unit
- D.
Storage Component.
- E.
None of these
- 25.The system software is the set of programs that enables your computers hardware devices and ____________ software to work together with management.
- A.
Management
- B.
Processing
- C.
Utility
- D.
Application
- E.
None of these
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