Quiz On Computer Technology Terms! Trivia
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- 1.
Sending and receiving messages through a computer network.
- A.
Chat rooms
- B.
Instant messaging
- C.
Email
- D.
Room boards
Correct Answer
C. Email -
- 2.
An electronic facsimile of a printed document.
- A.
Wmv
- B.
Portable Document format
- C.
Smiley face
- D.
Fax
Correct Answer
B. Portable Document format -
- 3.
A network of directly-connected computers in close proximity.
- A.
Flashlight
- B.
Something in your room
- C.
LAN
- D.
Nearly all schools have them
Correct Answer
C. LAN -
- 4.
A device that converts images (such as photographs) into digital form so that they can be stored and manipulated on a computer.
- A.
Scanner
- B.
Fax over documents
- C.
Printer
- D.
Projector
Correct Answer
A. Scanner -
- 5.
What is a WAN?
- A.
A mark up language
- B.
A network really close to you
- C.
A network on the other side of the fence
- D.
A network spanning multiple geographic distances
Correct Answer
D. A network spanning multiple geographic distances -
- 6.
What is a virus?
- A.
A computer program that is part of another and inserts copies of itself, often damaging the integrity of stored data
- B.
A cold or cough you can catch from others
- C.
When you push the power button on the computer
- D.
A computer icon on the desktop
Correct Answer
A. A computer program that is part of another and inserts copies of itself, often damaging the integrity of stored data -
- 7.
An unsolicited, often commercial, message transmitted through the Internet as a mass mailing to a large number of recipients.
- A.
Soliciting items that are not of interest to me
- B.
Spam
- C.
Unwanted bills
- D.
Unwanted mail
Correct Answer
B. Spam -
- 8.
A Blend of text, graphics, sound, animation, and/or video on a computer.
- A.
Music
- B.
Multimedia
- C.
Light text
- D.
Transitions
Correct Answer
B. Multimedia -
- 9.
A piece of hardware that is attached to the outside of a computer through a cable.
- A.
Mouse
- B.
Scanner
- C.
Peripheral
- D.
Keyboard
Correct Answer
C. Peripheral -
- 10.
To send an angry, critical, or disparaging electronic message.
- A.
Upset
- B.
Angry
- C.
Disappointed
- D.
Flaming
Correct Answer
D. Flaming -
- 11.
What is spyware?
- A.
Software that is taken out of a computer
- B.
The government spying on all you do online
- C.
To prevent hackers from entering your computer
- D.
Software surreptitiously installed on a hard disk without the user's knowledge that relays encoded information on his or her identity and Internet use via an Internet connection
Correct Answer
D. Software surreptitiously installed on a hard disk without the user's knowledge that relays encoded information on his or her identity and Internet use via an Internet connection -
- 12.
What is considered shouting over the Internet?
- A.
Screaming at your computer.
- B.
Writing in all CAPS.
- C.
Putting a lot of exclamation marks at the end of a sentence.
- D.
Not answering a friend request on Facebook.
Correct Answer
B. Writing in all CAPS. -
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