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1. The primary purpose of a computer is to process _____ in to information.
A. electricity
B. data
C. raw material
D. a bit
2. The four major functions of a computer are _______ data.
A. gathering, processing, outputting, and storing
B. gathering, inputting, outputting, and processing
C. inputting, storing, writing, and outputting
D. processing, writing, storing, and outputting
3. A table is a collection of related
A. files
B. fields
C. records
D. worksheets
4. The use of icons and windows is a characteristic of a _____ interface
A. command driven
B. windows oriented
C. graphical user
D. menu driven
5. The electronic device inside the computer that can be flipped to an 'on' or 'off' state is called a
A. bit
B. switch
C. button
D. binary component
6. An eight-bit character representation commonly used in most PCs is
A. ASCII
B. EBCDIC
C. Unicode
D. Assembly
7. Pipelining refers to
A. splitting instructions into pieces, with each sent to a separate processor
B. processing multiple instructions simultaneously, each at a different stage of the machine cycle
C. applying a common instruction to multiple data items at the same time
D. installing several CPUs into a computer, in order to enable processing instructions in parallel
8. Performing a "what-if" analysis is most commonly accomplished using _____ software.
A. spreadsheet
B. database
C. presentation
D. PIM
9. (T/F) Most word processors feature a "WYSIWYG" interface. This means that the screen will look reasonably like the finished document. This feature is important because the real strength of a word processor is in the formatting they allow. Formatting is the manipulation of character, paragraphs, pages, and documents.
TrueFalse
10. (T/F) In a spreadsheet, any rectangular group of cells is called a range. Ranges are useful in various formulas that can work on large number of cells at a time. Ranges are defined by giving their upper-left-hand cell address followed by a colon then the lower-right-hand cell address. The following is an example of a range.
C1:F12
TrueFalse
11. The Basic Input/Output system resides in
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. the CPU
D. the hard drive
12. (T/F) Copyright software that is provided without charge, often over the Internet, is called developmental-ware
TrueFalse
13. Binary-to-Decimal
1100
A. 10
B. 13
C. 12
D. 15
14. The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is the
A. BIOS
B. POST
C. API
D. supervisor program
15. In a spreadsheet, an expression involving mathematical operators, cell addresses, and possibly numbers, is called a
A. formula
B. function
C. calculation
D. value
16. (T/F) Data that has been organized in a meaningful fashion is called information.
TrueFalse
17. All of the following are tasks performed by the operating system EXCEPT
A. managing hardware on the computer
B. controlling the way application programs work with RAM
C. performing housekeeping tasks like file compression and disk defragmentation
D. providing an interface for user's to interact with the computer
18. In a database of employees, the data category "Zip Code" is an example of a
A. byte
B. record
C. field
D. cell
19. Decimal-to-Binary 12
A. 1100
B. 1110
C. 1010
D. 1111
20. (T/F) The system software coordinates instructions between application software and hardware devices, and provides the programs to help run the computer.
TrueFalse
21. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process?
A. load operating systemâ†'activate BIOSâ†'perform POSTâ†'check configuration settings
B. activate BIOSâ†'perform POSTâ†'load operating systemâ†'check configuration settings
C. perform â†'load operating systemâ†'activate BIOSâ†'check configuration settings
D. activate BIOSâ†'check configuration settingsâ†'performPOSTâ†'load operating system
22. Binary-to-Decimal
1011
A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 21
23. Which of the following is NOT necessarily a character of computer fluency?
A. understanding the capabilities and limitations of computers
B. being able to write computer programs
C. becoming comfortable with the use of computers
D. understanding the legal, ethical,and, societal implications of computing
24. Binary-to-Decimal
101
A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. 4
25. (T/F) The disk defragmenter utility can be used to easily remove temporary Internet files, empty the Recycle Bin, and delete other unnecessary files from the hard disk.
TrueFalse
26. The practice of tricking unsuspecting Internet users into sharing personal information with scammers, possibly leading to identity theft, is known as
A. hoaxing
B. spamming
C. phishing
D. blogging
27. The _____ is used to store information in the computer.
A. machine linguistics
B. binary number system
C. HTML code
D. bit language
28. The _____ is responsible for decoding the instructions.
A. ALU
B. Level 1 cache
C. Level 2 cache
D. control unit
29. The logical links between tables in a relational database are accomplished via
A. keys
B. hyperlinks
C. data fields
D. computational fields
30. (T/F) Online discussion forums known as blog logs, let people post and reply to messages on a variety of topics at their leisure and do not usually take place in real time.
TrueFalse
31. Which of the following was an early desktop system that included a user-friendly interface with point-and-click features?
A. MS-DOS
B. MAC OS
C. Unix
D. Gnome
32. Match the following -
A. Turing Machine
B. Pascalene
C. Jacquard Loom
D. Herman Hollerith
E. ENIAC
select A B C D E 1. led to the development of punch cards
select A B C D E 2. first successful high-speed digital computer
select A B C D E 3. abstract computer model able to perform logical operations
select A B C D E 4. instrumental in the origins of IBM
select A B C D E 5. first accurate mechanical calculator
33. The _____ gathers together scattered pieces of files on the hard disk and rearranges them sequentially to improve the efficiency of the operating system.
A. ScanDisk utility
B. disk defragmenter
C. disk cleanup program
D. file compression utility
34. If you want to access certain records that share some common characteristics, you will need to _____ the database.
A. query
B. index
C. constrain
D. synchronize
35. (T/F) Email is somewhat a cross between having a conversation and writing a letter. It is quick and informal like a conversation but, like a letter, doesn't offer the non-verbal cues that are important to any communication.
TrueFalse
36. Known as the "father of computing", ______ invented the Analytical Engine and other devices.
A. Steve Jobs
B. Charles Babbage
C. Blaise Pascal
D. Dan Bricklin
37. Software that you can use for a trial period before paying for it is called
A. freeware
B. beta software
C. shareware
D. standard software
38. ENIAC was the first
A. computer to use transistors
B. integrated circuit device
C. form of binary language
D. electronic digital computer
39. Computer arithmetic is accomplished using the _____ number system
A. binary
B. octal
C. decimal
D. hexadecimal
40. In a spreadsheet, the intersection between a column and a row is called a(n)
A. intersect box
B. address
C. cell
D. worksheet
41. Custom software, developed to address the specific needs of a company, is known as _____ software.
A. developmental
B. privately-owned
C. copyrighted
D. proprietary
42. (T/F) Analog information is mechanical. It usually is nearly accurate but has limited precision.
TrueFalse
43. Decimal-to-Binary 27
A. 10111
B. 10001
C. 11011
D. 10100
44. Microsoft Office is an example of a(n)
A. software suite
B. open-source product
C. free-ware
D. business management application
45. File compression utilities work by
A. substituting short placeholders for repeated patterns of characters
B. regrouping related pieces of files together on the hard disk for quicker access
C. removing unneeded clusters and sectors from a file
D. restoring system settings to a previously saved system snapshot
46. Fetched instructions are placed into _____ to be executed.
A. the instruction set
B. Level 1 cache
C. registers
D. Level 2 cache
47. In a database of employees, all the information about a particular person would constitute a
A. table
B. file
C. record
D. field
48. The portion of the machine cycle performed by the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is the ______ stage.
A. store
B. fetch
C. execute
D. decode
49. The proper sequence of actions in a machine cycle is
A. decodeâ†'fetchâ†'executeâ†'store
B. fetchâ†'decodeâ†'executeâ†'store
C. fetchâ†'executeâ†'decodeâ†'store
D. executeâ†'decodeâ†'storeâ†'fetch
50. The MS-DOS operating system is a
A. graphical-user interface, single-task operating system
B. graphical-user interface, multitasking operating system
C. command-driven interface, single-task operating system
D. graphical-user interface that operates in executes in real-time
51. The following tasks are all performed by productivity software EXCEPT
A. word processing
B. peripheral device management
C. personal information management
D. spreadsheet usage
52. The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was responsible for many "first" in computing, including
A. using mechanical switches instead of vacuum tubes
B. having a control unit and separate memory functions
C. using the binary system
D. the ability to perform a calculation in less than one second
53. The filtering feature of many client-based email systems enables the user to
A. prevent all forms of pornography
B. prevent children from accessing inappropriate web sites
C. reduce exposure to unwanted spam mail
D. maintain lists of contacts to allow sending of group e-mail messages
54. Virtual memory is typically located
A. on a floppy disk
B. in the CPU
C. in a flash card
D. on the hard drive
55. Of the following, which would be the best candidate as primary key field?
A. last name
B. birthdate
C. employee position title
D. employee ID
56. Decimal-to-Binary
13
A. 1011
B. 1110
C. 1101
D. 1000
57. AVERAGE and SUM are examples of
A. formulas
B. functions
C. fields
D. tables
58. Unicode's advantage over ASCII is that it
A. requires less storage space
B. supports character representation of many international languages
C. allows a maximum of 256 different characters to be represented
D. provides a hexadecimal notation for CPU processing
Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on July 27 2006 at 3:11 PM