Database Skill
This quiz covers skills and concepts from all units.
- 1.Ergonomics is the science of designing a workspace for comfort and safety. Which suggestion will make your computer workstation more comfortable?
- A.
Work for at least four hours at at time without taking a break.
- B.
Sit with legs wrapped around the chair.
- C.
Use a comfortable, adjustable chair.
- D.
Use the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder for a soft drink
- 2.Which type of software is frequently used by people to calculate data using formulas or functions?
- A.
Word Processing
- B.
Database
- C.
Multimedia
- D.
Spreadsheet
- 3.Which type of memory is long term memory? This is the type of memory where the instructions needed to boot the computer are stored.
- A.
Random Access Memory
- B.
Read Only Memory
- C.
Short Term Memory
- D.
None of the above are correct
- 4.Which term BEST describes the technology that enables computers to communicate the transmission of text, numeric, voice and/or video data from one computer to another computer?
- A.
Basic Controller
- B.
Control Unit
- C.
Data Communications
- D.
Processing Unit
- 5.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of short term memory?
- A.
Will be erased when the computer is turned off.
- B.
Also know as RAM
- C.
Also know as ROM
- D.
Will be erased when the computer loses power.
- 6.Which piece of hardware is a device that processes the data entered into a computer?
- A.
ROM
- B.
RAM
- C.
CD-ROM
- D.
CPU
- 7.Which of the following is NOT an example of hardware?
- A.
Printer
- B.
Excel
- C.
Monitor
- D.
Mouse
- 8.Which type of printer provides the BEST quality of printer documents?
- A.
Laser
- B.
Dot matrix
- C.
Inkjet
- D.
Deskjet
- 9.What is the term used for the printed copy of data?
- A.
Hard copy
- B.
Soft copy
- C.
Final copy
- D.
Used copy
- 10.A network consists of at least two computers being connected together. Which of the following is a type of network?
- A.
ALN
- B.
CPU
- C.
ROM
- D.
LAN
- 11.Which of the following is NOT an example of software?
- A.
Word
- B.
Excel
- C.
PowerPoint
- D.
All of the above are examples of software.
- 12.If Susan purchases a single-user license for a word processing program, on how many computers can she legally install the software?
- A.
Two
- B.
One
- C.
None
- D.
All computers included in her network
- 13.What is the term used for the type of software used to view documents over the World Wide Web?
- A.
Word Processing
- B.
Browser
- C.
WWW
- D.
Public Domain
- 14.What is the term used for the most common way to input data into a computer?
- A.
Printer
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Monitor
- D.
Scanner
- 15.Which type of virus is created to multiply itself and use up system resources?
- A.
Logic Bomb
- B.
Time Bomb
- C.
Trojan Horse
- D.
Worm
- 16.All formulas begin with which symbol?
- A.
* (Asterisk)
- B.
= (Equal)
- C.
+ (Plus)
- D.
% (Percent)
- 17.Which of the following is NOT a part of an email address?
- A.
User name
- B.
Domain name
- C.
@ symbol
- D.
Public Domain
- 18.Which type of virus is created to do something different than what is expected?
- A.
Logic Bomb
- B.
Time Bomb
- C.
Trojan Horse
- D.
Worm
- 19.Which type of software can be used for a trial period before the owner asks for a fee?
- A.
Freeware
- B.
Shareware
- C.
Public Domain
- D.
Commercial software
- 20.When you purchase a new CD just released by your favorite artist, how many copies can you legally make? Why?
- A.
One - to give your best friend
- B.
One - to serve as a back-up copy
- C.
One- to use for writing down the lyrics
- D.
None, it is not legal to make any copies
- 21.A well known scientist has just completed a spreadsheet to perform calculations related to his latest experiment. One of the calculations requires for a range of cells to be averaged. Which function will he use to calculate the average in a range of cells?
- A.
AVG
- B.
SUM
- C.
COUNT
- D.
IF
- 22.When guide words are typed in upper/lower case, which of the following is the appropriate formatting?
- A.
Bold, DS, and followed by a colon
- B.
Bold, and DS
- C.
DS, and followed by a colon
- D.
None of the above is correct?
- 23.If you wanted to respond to an advertisement posted by your favorite restaurant, which type of correspondence would be MOST appropriate?
- A.
Business letter
- B.
Personal letter
- C.
Personal business letter
- D.
Memorandum
- 24.Wanda needs to enter a formula to calculate payroll information for her employees. She is multiplying the hours worked by the rate of pay. What is the symbol used for multiplication operations in a spreadsheet?
- A.
* (Asterisk)
- B.
+ (Plus)
- C.
- (Minus)
- D.
& (Ampersand)
- 25.While manipulating a database of the planets, Sandra considers locating information on planets beginning with the letters M and N. Which type of sort will Sandra use to arrange all of the planets by name in alphabetical order?
- A.
Sort the Name field using the UP option
- B.
Sort the Diameter field in ascending order
- C.
Sort the Name field in descending order
- D.
Sort the Name field in ascending order
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