Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct choice in the space provided.

1.      A  microprocessor is also called a  _________. 
      ->a.      CPU                                  c. network adapter card
        b.      RAM chip                             d. modem


2.      An example of a data representation code is __________. 
        a.  ASCII                               c. EBCDIC
        b.  CACHE                            -> d. both a and c

3.      Types of computer memory include __________. 
        a.  ROM and RAM                         c. coprocessor
        b.  Virtual                          -> d. both a and b

4.      The smallest unit of data is a __________. 
        a.  Byte                                c. record
        b.  Field                            -> d. bit

5.      The more __________, the better the resolution of the screen image. 
        a.  Monitors                            c. graphics adapters
    ->  b.  Pixels                              d. bytes

6.      The two parts of the Internet electronic mail address are _________. 
     -> a. the user name and the domain name
        b. the account and the country code
        c.  the user name and the account
        d.  none of the above

7.      The role of the email server is to ________. 
        a. run on your computer
        b. display your Inbox for you
     -> c. run on your Internet service provider's computer 
        d. run on the Internet

8.      When using a word processor to create a Web page, you should save the 
        file with a _____extension.
        a. DOC
    ->  b. HTML
        c. TXT
        d. URL
        e. None of the above

9.      To add a graphic to a web page, the format must be
        a. JPG
        b. GIF
        c. BMP
        d. IMG
    ->  e. a and b

10.     "AND", "OR", and "NOT" are examples of _______________.
         a. false drops
    ->   b. Boolean operators
         c. Runs
         d. Hits
         e. None of the above

11.      Subject directories are built by __________; 
         Web databases are built by _________________.
   ->    a. people, software robots
         b. software robots, people
         c. HTML, HTTP
         d. Infoseek, Yahoo!
         e. None of the above

12.  Multimedia hardware can include ________________________.
         a. microphones and cassette tape drives  
         b. televisions and camcorders
         c. videodiscs, VCRs, and music keyboards  
     ->  d. all the above
         e. b and c only

13.  Hypermedia permits the user to ___________________________.
     ->  a. navigate through graphics and animation to find data related to topic
         b. choose a topic and have the computer find any related material
         c. interact with the software
         d. all of the above
         e. a and b only

14.  Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through
    the telephone system is called _________.
         a. data processing                      b. teleprocessing
     ->  c. telecommunications                   d. microprocessing

15.  Data transfer rate in modems is measured in ______.
         a. bandwidth                            b. bits per minute
         c. baud rate                       ->   d. bits per second

16.  Communicating between computers by using standard telephone service ____.
         a. is most efficient
         b. requires a change to an analog signal
         c. produces little noise and few disturbances
     ->  d. none of the above.

17. E-mail _____.
         a. lacks the privacy protection given by first-class mail
         b. sometimes uses an electronic bridge to send a message to someone
            using another e-mail service
         c. can address many recipients who are part of the e-mail system
     ->  d. all of the above

18. Which of the following is associated with networks?
         a. download                             b. node
         c. star topology                    ->  d. all of the answers
    
19. Which of following statements is false?
         a. A LAN, with data distributed to the responsible departments, is less
            expensive than a mainframe computer.
     ->  b. An advantage of networks is that they are less prone to security
            leaks than mainframes are.
         c. LAN topologies include star, ring, and bus.
         d. Two models of LANs are peer-to-peer and client/server.

20. For communications, WANs use ____________________.
         a. special-purpose telephone wires      b. fiber optic cables
         c. microwaves                       ->  d. a, b and c

21. WAN hardware includes _________________
         a. multiplexors                         b. routers
         c. EDI                              ->  d. a and b

22. Which of the following statements about the Internet is false?
         a. The Internet is an information highway.
         b. The Internet is wide-are network that links millions of computers
            worldwide.
     ->  c. The Internet was designed to have a central station where all 
            information would be routed for the purpose of efficiency.
         d. The Internet began in 1969 as a government-sponsored research
            network called ARPANET.

23. The two parts of an Internet electronic mail address are ___________. 
         a. the user name and the IP address
     ->  b. the user name and the domain name
         c. the address and the domain
         d. the name and the extension

24. Which of the following statements is false?
         a. Scientists working on the ARPANET developed the Internet protocols.
     ->  b. The Internet includes many universities and colleges but does not
            include any government agencies.
         c. Two ways of obtaining direct access to the Internet are using 
            dialup IP and connecting your computer to a local area network
            (LAN) that has Internet connectivity.
         d. Usenet is a collection of newsgroups.

25. When copying data from a spreadsheet to a database, 
         a cell becomes a _________
         while the row becomes a ___________.
         a. record, database                      b. field, file
         c. record, file                       -> d. field, record

26. When a spreadsheet is LINKED to a word processing document
         a. the data is deleted in the spreadsheet and inserted into the word 
            processing document
         b. the data can longer be changed in the spreadsheet
     ->  c. changes to the data in the spreadsheet are reflected in the word 
            processing document
         d. spreadsheet data cannot be linked to a word processing document

27. To open an additional Word Window, all you have to do is
         a. you cannot have more than one window in Works open at a time
         b. run the Works application again
     ->  c. open a file     
         d. type in open

28. Which of the following is NOT true about modems?
         a. Modems must conform to standards called modulation protocols.
         b. Most modems can fall back to a lower rate.
     ->  c. In communicating, two modems use the fastest rate that the
            fastest modem has.
         d. Modems are of two kinds, external and internal.

29. The two transmission modes are ___________.
         a. digital and analog                   b. ISDN and analog
     ->  c. asynchronous and synchronous         d. wireless and wired

30. Which of following is NOT true regarding network topologies?
         a. A ring topology has no central host computer.
     ->  b. In a bus topology, the failure of one network computer        
            affects all the other network computers.
         c. In a star topology, all messages are routed through the host.
         d. In a bus topology, each node manages part of the network.

31. High-bandwidth multimedia communications can best be deliver using ______.
         a. analog telephone lines               b. cable TV connections
      -> c. optical fiber                        d. twisted-pair wiring

32. Which of following is worldwide hypermedia system?
         a. Archie                               b. Navigator
     ->  c. World Wide Web                       d. FTP

33. Which of the following is true about networks such as Prodigy, CompuServe,
         and America Online?
     ->  a. Each offers some service similar to the Internet.
         b. None of the on-line service provide access to the Internet.
         c. On-line service are reducing their access to the Internet.
         d. all of the above.

34. Which of the following was NOT true of computers as we progressed from
         one generation to the next?
         a. Computer size decreased.             b. Computer cost decreased.
         c. Speed of processing increased.    -> d. Memory/storage capacities decreased. 

35. Which of the following indicates that both criteria must be met?
         a. is equal to      b. contains      c. #OR#       ->  d. #AND#
 
36. Flat files are created by ______ programs.
         a. two-dimensional                   b. database management
      -> c. file management                   d. hierarchical files

37. Once a database structure is defined, it cannot be changed.
         a. TRUE                          ->  b. FALSE
 
38. Information in a database is divided into ____________.
      -> a. records and fields                b. fields and characters
         c. files and fields                  d. form view and list view
 
39. Which of the following contains unrelated terms?
         a. analog, continuous                    d. character, byte
         b. digital, discrete units               e. none of the choices
     ->  c. analog, precise units

40. If a program can run on a certain computer, the program is said to be
    compatible with that computer's operating system.
       -> a. TRUE                                  b. FALSE
 
41. Which of the following is true about a data bus?
         a. It connects the CPU and memory.
         b. It provides a pathway between the computer and its peripherals.
         c. It is a highway of parallel wires.
     ->  d. all of the above

42. A area of memory that temporarily stores date that has been cut or
         copied from a document is called
      -> a. the clipboard                          d. the work area
         b. a file                                 e. none of the answers
         c. the cursor
 
43. Which of the following types of errors will NOT be caught by the
         Spell Check option?
      -> a. double words                           d. improper punctuation
         b. irregular capitalization               e. none of the answers
         c. incorrectly spelled words
 
44. A VAX program that publishes a template homepage to your VAX account is
         called __________.
         a. webinit                              ->d. webready
         b. webstart                               e. none of the choices
         c. www_begin
 


Write the letter of the correct answer to the left of its matching question 
number.
        a. application program
        b. computer literacy
        c. storage
        d. hardware
        e. none of the above
        ____b__ 45.     Computer knowledge used to prepare you for working and 
                        living in a computerized society 
        ____d__ 46.     A computer and its components 
        ____c__ 47.     The keeping of the results of processing for future use 
        ____a__ 48.     Programs that turn a computer into a tool for a specific 
                        purpose 

49. a   Elements that affect the CPU's performance include __________. 
        a.  the system clock                    c. the number of disk drives
        b.  the speed of the printer            d. both a and b

50. d   Types of computer memory include __________. 
        a.  ROM and RAM                         c. coprocessor
        b.  Virtual                             d. both a and b