Spring 2001
White Test 1
CS 104
(answer key - most appropriate answer is bolded)
100 points
Multiple Choice (choose the most appropriate answer)
CS 104 Spring 2001 Test 1
1. The smallest amount of data a computer can store is known as a
a. bit d. sentence
b. byte e. micron
c. nugget
2. AN example of a data representation code is _______.
a. ASCII d. both a and c
b. CACHE e. none of the answers
c. EBCDIC
3. The processor is also called
a. microprocessor d. main memory
b. CPU e. none of the choices
c. both a and b
4. When electrical power is disrupted or cut off, data and programs are
lost in:
a. secondary storage. d. operating system.
b. basic tools. e. hard disk.
c. memory.
5. Before you can use a computer, _________________________
a. productivity software must be chosen from a menu
b. the operating system must be loaded
c. application software must be installed
d. data must be processed
e. none of the above
6. To use a computer, you need not know its internal function
a. TRUE b. FALSE
7. Which of the following terms does not represent a microcomputer
output device?
a. video display screen d. keyboard
b. monitor e. all are output devices
c. cathode ray tube
8. The central processing unit (CPU) is located in the
a. hard disk d. monitor
b. system unit e. keyboard
c. memory
9. 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
10. _____________ can be found on the motherboard
a. A file-allocation table d. Platters
b. A CD-ROM e. none
c. RAM
11. A ___________ is commonly used to connect a modem to the motherboard
a. cable d. coprocessor chip
b. parrallel port e. none
c. serial port
12. Which of the following enables users to enter text, to store
it on magnetic storage media, to manipulate it in preparation
for output, and to produce a hard copy?
a. Desktop publishing software d. spreadsheet software
b. Graphics software e. application software
c. Word processing software
13. For a program to execute, it must be
a. on a disk d. in main memory
b. in the WORD environment e. none of the answers
c. on any secondary storage medium
14. Which of the following is not an ergonomic factor?
a. the positioning of the display with relation to the users eye level
b. reduction of glare on the screen
c. the study of well designed computer furniture with relation to the
user application
d. the reduction of electromagnetic fields in computer monitors
e. all the above are ergonomic factors
15. The more _____________, the better the resolution of the screen image.
a. monitors d. bytes
b. pixels. e. all of the choices.
c. graphics adapters
16. When the lines of type are parallel to the long edge of the paper,
the document is printed in ___________mode.
a. binding d. master page
b. portrait e. none of the answers
c. landscape
17. Which number system do computers use to represent data?
a. decimal d. binary
b. tertiary e. none of the answers
c. base 10
18. A coding event where the computer sets a 1 bit if the sum of the
other bits is an even number is called _____________.
a. odd parity d. unsequenced parity
b. sequenced parity e. total parity
c. even parity
19. A type of computer memory is
a. ROM and RAM d. a and b
b. Virtual e. a, b and c
c. coprocesser
20. The pathway connecting parts of the CPU to each other is called a
a. motherboard. d. parallel port.
b. bus. e. none of the choices.
c. parallel port.
21. A set of rules that you should follow to be "good" computer users is
a. law d. code of ethics
b. conscience e. none of the answers
c. uniform code
22. The key feature of Microsoft Windows/NT is _________ interaction.
a. user-keyboard d. security
b. click and point e. none of the choices
c. file saving
23. Which of the following is Word not capable of creating?
a. table d. header
b. index e. it can create
c. slide all of choices
24. Groups of files stored on a magnetic disk may be organized into ____.
a. fields d. classes
b. teams e. none of the answers
c. folders
25. Windows/NT runs well on ANY computer.
a. TRUE b. FALSE
26. When you exit Word, if you haven't saved your work,
a. Word saves it automatically.
b. your work is lost.
c. Word asks you if you want to save your work.
d. Word saves your work in a temporary file that will open automatically
the next time you launch Word.
e. none of the above
27. Once a page layout has been planned using Word, the layout is
very difficult to change.
a. TRUE b. FALSE
28. What does WYSIWYG stand for?
a. What you see is what you get. d. Why you're saving
b. What you save is what you get. is what you get.
c. Why you save is why your're good. e. none of the choices
29. When using a word process, the only time you press Enter is at
the end of a ___________________.
a. line d. sentence
b. document e. none of the choices
c. paragraph
30. The clipboard holds text that has been
a. cut or pasted. d. copied or pasted.
b. cut or deleted. e. none of the choices
c. cut or copied.
31. Before a block of text can be copied or moved, it must be
a. spell checked d. cut
b. marked e. none of the choices
c. double spaced
32. In font size, the unit of measure is a _______________.
a. kern d. lead
b. space e. none of the choices
c. point
33. 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, -- not enough information
e. it is a search engine