Computer quiz
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1 What is output?
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1) Processor
takes from user
2) User gives to
processor
3) Processor gets
from user
4) Processor gives to user
5) None of these
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2 What type of
program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact
with the computer?
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1) Spreadsheet
2) Operating system
3) Word
processing software
4) Database
program
5) None of these
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3 The collection
of links throughout the Internet creates an interconnected network called the
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1) WWW
2) Intranet
3) Extranet
4) Ethernet
5) None of these
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4 CD-ROM stands
for
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1) CD-Remote
Optional Mainframe
2) CD-Remote Open
Mouse
3) CD-Resize or
Minimize
4) CD-Read Only Memory
5) None of these
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5 Correcting
errors in a program is called
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1) debugging
2) bugging
3) rectifying
4) modifying
5) None of these
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6 An assembler is
used to translate a program written in
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1) a low-level
language
2) machine
language
3) a high-level
language
4) assembly language
5) None of these
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7 The ability of
the OS to enable two or more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a
single computer system by using a single processor is
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1)
multi-processing
2) multitasking
3) multi-programming
4)
multi-execution
5) None of these
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8 Which of the
following groups consist of only output devices?
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1) Scanner,
printer, monitor
2) Keyboard,
printer, monitor
3) Mouse,
Keyboard, Plotter
4) Plotter, printer, monitor
5) None of these
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9 A(n) _______
contains commands that can be slected.
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1) pointer
2) menu
3) icon
4) button
5) None of these
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10 The name a
user assigns to a document is called a(n)
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1) filename
2) program
3) record
4) data
5) None of these
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11 ________ are
words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.
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1) Control words
2) Reserved words
3) Reserved keys
4) Control
structures
5) None of these
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12 What are the
two types of output devices?
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1) Monitor and printer
2) Storage-disks
(floppy, CD)
3) Keyboard and
mouse
4) Windows 2000
and Windows NT
5) None of these
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13 Computations
and logical operations are performed by the
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1) RAM
2) ALU
3) Register
4) Control Unit
5) None of these
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14 The portion
that shows all the choices you can make while working in a window is called
the
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1) options
2) table
3) menu bar
4) item bar
5) None of these
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15 What is the
place in the computer system where data and programs are temporarily stored?
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1) Motherboard
2) USB
3) Memory
4) Pocket
5) None of these
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16 A key that
will erase information from the computer's memory and characters on the screen
is called
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1) Edit
2) Delete
3) Tab
4) Spacebar
5) None of these
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17 The central
processing unit contains which of the following as a component?
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1) Memory
regulation unit
2) Flow Control
Unit
3) Arithmetic Logic Unit
4) Instruction
Manipulation Unit
5) None of these
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18 The process of
writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
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1) assembling
2) compiling
3) executing
4) coding
5) None of these
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19 An ad hoc
query is a
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1) pre-planned
question
2) pre-scheduled
question
3) spur-of-the - moment question
4) question that
will not return any results
5) None of these
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