Information Technology 101: Trivia Quiz
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- 1.IBM is the largest manufacturer of what type of computer?
- A.
Mainframe
- B.
Desktop
- C.
Laptop
- D.
Workstation
- 2.MIPS is the abbreviation for what?
- A.
Motherboard in Personal System
- B.
Millions of Instructions Per Second
- 3.A mainframe computer is typically used by what type of business:
- A.
Large corporations such as banks
- B.
An individual in their home
- 4.A workstation is made for which type of work:
- A.
Homework
- B.
Work that require intense calculations and graphics capabilities
- 5.Which type of computer is designed to fit on a desk or table?
- A.
Mainframe
- B.
Workstation
- C.
Laptop
- D.
Desktop
- 6.Laptops are:
- A.
Extremely heavy
- B.
Thin and lightweight
- 7.Which type of computer is more expensive:
- A.
Laptop
- B.
Desktop
- 8.CPU stands for what:
- A.
Central Processing Unit
- B.
Computer Processing Unit
- 9.Which one of the following is an input device?
- A.
Hard drive
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Printer
- 10.Which of the following is an output device?
- A.
Keyboard
- B.
Mouse
- C.
Printer
- 11.Which of the following acts like a mini hard drive and doesn't need to be reformatted or rewritten:
- A.
Zip disk
- B.
Hard drive
- C.
USB drive
- 12.Which type of drive is portable?
- A.
Zip disk
- B.
Hard drive
- C.
USB drive
- 13.Which type of memory temporarily holds programs and data while the computer is on?
- A.
RAM or Random Access Memory
- B.
ROM or Read Only Memory
- 14.The operating system software
- A.
Serves as the interface between the user, the application software and the computer's hardware
- B.
Enables you to perform specific computer tasks
- 15.Which one of the following is an example of operating system software?
- A.
Windows Vista
- B.
Excel
- 16.Which one of the following is a type of applications software?
- A.
Wordperfect
- B.
Windows XP
- 17.A database is:
- A.
A computer's operating system
- B.
A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of the data
- 18.Which type of database stores infromation in a tree-like structure?
- A.
Hierarchal
- B.
Relational
- 19.Which of these is an advantage of a computer:
- A.
Communication
- B.
Being able to handwrite
- 20.Which one of the following is an example of a spreadsheet program?
- A.
Wordperfect
- B.
Excel
- 21.Powerpoint is used to create what type of files?
- A.
Spreadsheets
- B.
Presentations
- 22.A function in Excel must always start with:
- A.
&
- B.
=
- C.
/
- D.
#
- 23.A block of cells in an Excel spreadsheet are called:
- A.
Data
- B.
Portion
- C.
Sum
- D.
Range
- 24.Which of the following is a type of chart you can create in Excel?
- A.
Bar
- B.
Fish
- C.
Cup
- D.
Hyper
- 25.Which of the following formulas are correct?
- A.
=SUM(A1:A5)
- B.
Add A1-A5
- C.
A1=A5
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