Sample Test 1
CS 104
100 points
Multiple Choice (choose the most appropriate answer)
The most appropriate answer is marked with an ->.
1. Computers can be used in home for many purposes and in many devices,
including ______
a. word processing d. "smart" toasters
b. microwave ovens with embedded computers ->e. all of the answers
c. telecommunications
2. Which of the following represents a computer code?
a. WORM d. word
b. FAT e. EEPROM
->c. ASCII
3. The major activities of a computer system are
a. interpreting, executing, computing, and storing.
->b. input, output, processing and storage.
c. input, output, computation, and logic.
d. reading, writing, computation, and storing.
e. input, throughput, output, load.
4. A file is updated first:
->a. in RAM d. in ROM
b. in the operating system, e. none of the answers
c. in the file
5. Magnetic disks
a. provide direct access to data ->d. a,b,and c
b. are coated with magnetizable material e. none of the answers
c. have concentric circles called tracks
6. The hard drive on a microcomputer is normally labeled
a. a number d. a name
->b. a single letter e. none of the choices
c. hard_drive
7. The processor is sometimes called the
a. main memory. d. ROM
b. RAM. e. chipware
->c. CPU.
8. The file _______________ is used to identify the TYPE of information
in the file.
a. name d. track
b. disk e. sector
->c. extension
9. To facilitate an even faster transfer of instruction and
data to the processor, some computers are designed with
a. bubble memory. d. memory transfer buses.
b. flash memory. e. fast memory
->c. cache memory.
10. The path through which the processor communicates with the
memory components and peripheral devices is the
->a. bus. d. memory chip.
b. carrier. e. taxi
c. flux.
11. To organize many files on a disk, you would probably want to use:
a. file names ->d. folders
b. file extensions e. waste basket
c. file comments
12. A(n) ______________ is a graphic image that represents a
processing activity.
a. pixel d. clip art
b. shell e. pagemarker
->c. icon
13. The term software is used to describe
a. electrical circuitry d. all input/output devices
-> b. all computer programs e. hardware made of flexible
c. magnetic tape plastic
14. An example of an application program is
a. a program used for inventory control.
b. a program that determines job priorities within the computer.
c. a demand report for items in the inventory.
->d. both a and c.
e. none of the above.
15. The instructions for starting the computer are housed on _______________
->a. read-only memory chips d. CD-ROM
b. random-access memory e. hard disk
c. startup
16. All microchips are upwardly compatible.
a. TRUE ->b. FALSE
17. Windows NT is a good example of
->a. an operating system d. an obsolete Operating System
b. an application program e. an interpreter
c. an advanced application program
18. For a program to execute, it must be
a. on a disk ->d. in main memory
b. in the WORKS environment e. none of the answers
c. on any secondary storage medium
19. You highlight a file on the A: drive and click the Delete button.
The file is:
a. removed from the disk and placed in the Recycle bin
->b. removed from the disk
c. highlighted in a different color and marked for deletion later
d. the file is not changed since the Delete button not used for drive A.
e. none of the answers
20. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about a GUI?
a. GUIs enable you to interact with the operating system by using icons
and a mouse.
b. The idea of a GUI was pioneered by IBM.
c. GUIs require a lot of primary memory and a hard disk
->d. A GUI slows down a computer.
e. all of the answers are true.
21. WYSIWYG stands for
->a. what you see is what you get.
b. what you save is what you get.
c. why you save is why you're good.
d. why you're saving is what you get.
e. none of the above.
22. In a Windows-based word processing package to copy or move
text in a document, you first must copy or cut the selected
text to a temporary storage area
a. in RAM. d. on your disk.
->b. called clipboard. e. called temp.
c. in ROM.
23. A plotter is used to produce which of the following?
->a. maps d. soft copy
b. text e. file
c. microfiche
24. The stored version of a document in a word processing package
is referred to as a
a. master file. d. primary file.
->b. document file. e. wpp file.
c. saved file.
25. To be in insert mode in word processing means that
a. you have full-screen editing possibilities.
b. the text you enter overstrikes the character at the cursor position.
->c. the text you enter is inserted at the cursor position.
d. the layout line is defined
e. you can insert a graphic
26. If a URL starts with http://, you know
a. that it is an FTP-based resource
->b. that it is a Web-based resource
c. that is not available anywhere on the Internet
d. nothing,-- that isn't enough information
e. it is a search engine
27. The software that you use to access information on the WWW may be called a
a. server ->d. browser
b. client e. both a and b
c. word processor
28. If, on the Web, a document has text, graphics and sound, you can assume that
the document was created using ____________.
a. a client d. a server
->b. HTML e. HTTP
c. URL
29. What refers to a set of characters with the same typeface, style and size?
->a. Font d. Scalable
b. Typeface e. none of the answers
c. Style
30. What refers to prepacked electronic images stored on disk to
be used as needed?
a. scalable typeface d. resident art
b. soft font e. artist's clips
->c. clip art
31. A Paragraph Marker is inserted in your document each time
->a. you press the Enter key d. you reach the end of a page
b. you press the Tab key e. you reach the end of the line
c. you press the Alt key
32. A presentation package cannot produce which of the following as output?
a. slides d. audience handouts
b. speaker notes e. it can produce all the options
-> c. faxes
33. Once a presentation has been created in a presentation product
a. it can be used in any presentation product.
-> b. it can only be used in another product if there
is a conversion package.
c. creates a master page.
d. can never be altered again.
e. none of the above.