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Computer Awareness MCQ Competitive Exam - Sample Test 4

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1. Which of the following statements is true concerning?




2. The term bit is short for




3. All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except




4. _are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.




5. A_is approximately one billion bytes




6. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a n




7. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to__data.




8. Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together?




9. _is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off:




10. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a




11. Computer uses the ____ number system to store data and perform calculations.




12. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:




13. A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.




14. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.




15. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.




16. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:




17. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?




18. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.




19. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:




20. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:




21. _______ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.




22. ________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.




23. _______ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.




24. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:




25. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.




26. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:




27. Computers use the ____________ language to process data.




28. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:




29. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:




30. The term bit is short for:




31. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:




32. A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.




33. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.




34. _______ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.




35. The components that process data are located in the:




36. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:




37. Which of the following is an example of an input device?




38. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:




39. The ____________, also called the “brains” of the computer, is responsible for processing data.




40. The CPU and memory are located on the:




41. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:




42. __ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.




43. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ____________ software to work together.




44. The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:




45. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems.




46. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:




47. Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses.




48. _______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly




49. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.




50. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the: