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A secret word or phrase used to access information stored on a computer or computer network.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
A system of computers linked together to share data, software, and hardware.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
This is the most common port for attaching peripherals onto a PC. iPods, Zunes, Flash drives, and more all use this.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
USB(Universal Serial Bus)
4.
A search for specific data. It implies that any condition can be searched for using them
Search operators AND, OR, and NOT.
This is often used by search engines such as Google or Yahoo
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B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
This is the metaphor to portray file systems on the computer’s home screen. It consists of pictures, called icons, which show files, folders, and various types of documents. You can arrange the icons on the electronic desktop to suit your particular needs.
A. 
B. 
C. 
C:\ (Pronounced "C drive")
D. 
6.
This is something that is a box on your screen. It can usually be minimized, maximized, and moved around. You can have many of these on the screen at once
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B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
This is a place where files can be stored in an organized manner. You can put these within each other and move them around.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Any device that you can attach to a computer. This can be an input, output or sometimes it just draws power from the computer.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
If you right click on an icon or object, what usually happens?
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B. 
It pulls up a list of various things you can do with that icon or object
C. 
10.
This is the basic data layout on a device. This tells a computer how exactly it should store data on the device such as a hard drive, floppy disk, SD card or flash drive and how to read it. By reseting this, you can effectively delete all the data on a drive. Usually it is still there, but the computer no longer knows how to read it.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
This is a application that is used for composing letters, writing reports, and presenting typed material
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B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
CMOS and BIOS are...
A. 
Basic Input/Output Systems on a computer. They help tell the computer how to communicate with the different devices on the computer
B. 
C. 
The Audio and Graphics cards of the computer
D. 
The power supply of a computer
13.
Why is there a battery in the desktop computer?
A. 
To power the computer when it is unplugged
B. 
To save basic setup information from CMOS/BIOS and to keep the system clock going in a power outage
C. 
To charge the power supply
D. 
It runs the CPU during warm up.
14.
This is a program that is based on a grid. It is very useful for doing calculations quickly and is good at organizing numerical data and making graphs but isn't very good at organizing written data.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
This is software designed to inform people who are watching the screen about a specific topic. Sometimes this software is interactive, other times it is run on a mouse click or timing. It blocks out all other programs on the screen to display it's information.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
The most common Office Suite. This contains Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Power point.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
This is the lowest form of software on the hard disk. It tells the computer how to use it's devices, maintains the drivers and allows other software to run within it. Linux, Windows, and Apple are all examples of these.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
This is the process of transfering data from a remote source such as the internet onto your computer
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B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
This is the device that stores most of the information in a computer
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B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
This is the short term memory of a computer. This accessed faster than from a hard drive or other device. When the computer turns off or reboots this type of memory is cleared
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
This is the term for a box on the top of web pages and dialog boxes that allow you to move to different sections in the dialog box. For instance it might list "Formatting, Shading, Borders" and items related to that topic will be displayed if you click on it
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B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
On windows PCs, the shortcut key to switch between menus is
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B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
By hitting the insert key, you can switch between what?
A. 
Writing over the text after the cursor or inserting text before the text
B. 
Pasting from the clipboard
C. 
Bringing to cursor to the beginning or end of the paragraph
D. 
Between capital and lower case letters.
24.
The num lock button's primary function is...
A. 
Preventing numbers from moving around
B. 
To switch from capital to lowercase letters
C. 
To switch between using the numerical keypad as arrow keys and using it as numbers
D. 
25.
The key near alt and ctrl on most keyboards. This key opens the 'start' menu and can be used for various functions
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.