Vocabulary 1 (Backup - Gigabyte)
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 164
This test is for the computer class at GLC.
Questions and Answers
- 1."two," or "base two"; a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1
- A.
Binary
- B.
Backup
- C.
Gigabyte
- 2.blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.
- A.
Floppy disk
- B.
Cursor
- C.
Gigabyte
- 3.A group of 8 bits, strung together
- A.
Byte
- B.
Field
- C.
Database
- 4.a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts
- A.
Database
- B.
Cable
- C.
CPU
- 5.a part of the computer that operates the disks that store information
- A.
Disk drive
- B.
Cabe
- C.
Bit
- 6.a round, floppy piece of plastic that you put into a computer to store information. It is in a hard square cover for protection
- A.
Floppy disk
- B.
Backup
- C.
Cell
- 7.A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information
- A.
Chat
- B.
Browser
- C.
CD ROM
- 8.a software program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more
- A.
Email
- B.
Download
- C.
Browser
- 9.a tiny piece of silicon with electronic circuits; is the most important part of the computer
- A.
Chip
- B.
CPU
- C.
Cable
- 10.a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes
- A.
CD Rom
- B.
Gigabyte
- C.
Download
- 11.a way of sending messages from one computer to another
- A.
Browser
- B.
Email
- C.
Internet
- 12.a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer
- A.
Chat
- B.
Download
- C.
Email
- 13.an electronic machine that takes in data and instruction, works with the data, and puts out information
- A.
CPU
- B.
Database
- C.
Computer
- 14.an electronic signal which is either on (1) or off (0). It is the smallest unit of information the computer uses
- A.
Byte
- B.
Chip
- C.
Bit
- 15.An extra copy of a document, file or program
- A.
Backup
- B.
Disk drive
- C.
CPU
- 16.An organized collection of information. It is like a box of 3x5 cards that you can search, sort and analyze rapidly with a database program
- A.
Field
- B.
Cell
- C.
Database
- 17.In a database, this holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. It is like one line written on an index card in an index card file
- A.
Cell
- B.
Field
- C.
Floppy disk
- 18.the "box" where a column and a row intersect, in a spreadsheet
- A.
Email
- B.
Field
- C.
Cell
- 19.The chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor
- A.
Integrated circuit
- B.
CPU
- C.
Cursor
- 20.To get information from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or disk
- A.
Binary
- B.
Email
- C.
Download
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