CS
1. Which of the following devices is used to input data
into the computer
a. Monitor b. Mouse
c. External Harddrive d. Flashdrive
2. Which of the following are considered as hardware
a. Data b. Programs
c. Operating Systems d. Output devices
3. A diskette is divided into a number of concentric
circles called
a. Sectors b. Cylinders
c. Tracks d. clusters
4. What is the storage capacity of a floppy disk
computer
a. 1.44 MB b. 1.44 GB
c. 1440 KB d. 1440 MB
5. The content of which of the following types of
memory can be modified by running a program
a. RAM b. ROM
c. PROM d. EPROM
6. Which one of the following devices allows a user to
manipulate a cursor
a. Plotter b. Mouse
c. Barcode reader d. Optical Mark Reader
7. Which of the following list is arranged starting from
best to worst print quality
a. Laser, dot matrix ,inkjet
b. Inkjet, dot matrix, laser
c. Laser, inkjet, dot matrix
d. Dot matrix, inkjet, laser
8. Which of the following is a type of user interface
a. IDE b. ASCII
c. MIDI d. GUI
9. In modern computers the CPU speed is measured in
a. Nanoseconds b. Milliseconds
c. MHz d. GHz
10. Which of the following is used by CPU to temporarily store data
a. Buffer c. Track
b. Sector d. cylinder
11. Which of the following statement is true about the ALU ?
a. It is a component of the CPU
b. It is also called main memory
c. It is a high speed storage area
D I decodes program instructions
12. To access record number 998 from a sequential file containing
1000 records you must
a. Convert the file to direct access
b. Go to record 1000 and then read backward from there
c. Go directly to record 998
c. First read record 1 through 997
13. Which of the following is true of optical disk
a. Cannot store pictures
b. reading & writing is through laser beams
c. Information can be accessed faster than from magnetic disks
d. Can only store small amount of data
14. Encryption is used to ?
a. Physically prevents users from accessing a computer
b. Commit computer crime
c. Disguise data and programs
D discard old equipment
15. Which of the following provides transmission of data in BOTH
directions at the same time?
a. Half Duplex
b. Full Duplex
c. Null Duplex
d. Simplex
16. In the URL http://www.shoes.com, “shoes.com” stands for
a. extension
b. company name
c. Domain name
d. Internet company
17. Google Chrome is an example of
a. The internet Explorer
b. A Web Browser
c. A search engine
D World Wide Web
18. Which of the following is a feature of a utility program
a. It is unavailable to users
b. It is part of an integrated program
c. It is written by application users
c. It is considered to be systems software
16. In the URL http://www.shoes.com, “shoes.com” stands for
a. extension
b. company name
c. Domain name
d. Internet company
17. Google Chrome is an example of
a. The internet Explorer
b. A Web Browser
c. A search engine
D World Wide Web
18. Which of the following is a feature of a utility program
a. It is unavailable to users
b. It is part of an integrated program
c. It is written by application users
c. It is considered to be systems software
19. Transferring data from a remote computer to you computer is referred as
a. uploading
b. browsing
c. downloading
d. Data mining
20 . Scrambling of messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the
receiving end is called
a. espionage
b. encryption
c. coding
D eavesdropping
21. The acronym “HTTP” stands for Which of the following is a feature of a
utility program
a. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
b. Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
c. Higher Text Transmission Protocol
c. Higher Text Transfer Protocol
