Computer quiz
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1 Memory unit is
one part of
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1) Control unit
2) Central Processing Unit
3) Input Device
4) Output Device
5) None of these
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2 ________ is
when the computer is turned on and the operating system is loading.
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1) Booting
2) Flashing
3) Tracking
4) Taping
5) None of these
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3 Scanners scan
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1) pictures
2) text
3) both pictures and text
4) neither
pictures nor text
5) None of these
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4 Developing sets
of instructions for the computer to follow and to do the task the same way as
many times as needed are called
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1) listing
2) sequencing
3) programming
4) directing
5) None of these
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5 Programs
designed specifically to address general-purpose applications and
special-purpose applications are called
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1) operating
system
2) system
software
3) application software
4) management
information system
5) None of these
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6 Approximately
how many bytes make one Megabyte?
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1) One thousand
2) Ten thousand
3) One hundred
4) One million
5) None of these
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7 _______ refers
to the spelling and grammar of a computer programming language.
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1) A computer
program
2) A compiter
3) An assembler
4) Syntax
5) None of these
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8 The general
term "peripheral equipment" is used for
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1) any device that is attached to a
computer system
2) large scale
computer systems
3) a program
collection
4) other office
equipment not associated with a desktop computer
5) None of these
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9 If a memory
chip is volatile, it will
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1) explode if
exposed to high temperature
2) lose its contents if current is turned
off
3) be used for
data storage only
4) be used to
both read and write data
5) None of these
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10 ________ is
the process of finding errors in software code.
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1) Compiling
2) Assembling
3) Interpreting
4) Compressing
5) None of these
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11 What is MP3?
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1) A mouse
2) A printer
3) A sound format
4) A scanner
5) None of these
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12 All the
deleted files go to
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1) Recycle Bin
2) Task bar
3) Tool Bar
4) My Computer
5) None of these
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13 ______ is the
act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple
copies of it.
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1) Network piracy
2) Plagiarism
3) Software piracy
4) Site-license
piracy
5) None of these
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14 A directory
within a directory is called a ________.
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1) Mini Directory
2) Junior
Directory
3) Part Directory
4) Sub Directory
5) None of these
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15 These are the
instructions that tell the computer what to do, another name for software.
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1) Programs
2) CPU
3) Options
4) Folder
5) None of these
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16 A program
which helps create written documents and lets you go back and make necessary
corrections is called
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1) Spreadsheet
2) Personal
writer
3) Word printer
4) Word Processor
5) None of these
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17 A place that a
user can create to store files.
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1) Cursor
2) Text
3) Folder
4) Boot
5) None of these
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18 Starting or
restarting the computer is called
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1) Exit
2) Kick
3) Boot
4) Kick-start
5) None of these
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19 A bllinking
indicator that shows you where your next action will happen.
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1) CPU
2) Cursor
3) Tollbar
4) Boot
5) None of these
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20 The _______
key and the _______ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform
shortcuts and special tasks.
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1) Ctrl, Alt
2) Function,
Toggle
3) Delete, Insert
4) Caps Lock, Num
Lock
5) None of these
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