Computer Fundamental-III

1. ____________ is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle.
a. Hibernation
b. Power down
c. Standby mode
d. The shutdown procedure


2. Hard disk drive re considered ___________ storage.
a. Flash
b. Non volatile
c. Temporary
d. Nonpermanent

3. The _____________ key and the ___________ keys can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcut and special tasks.
a. Control, alt
b. Function, toggle
c. Delete, insert
d. Caps lock, num lock

4. The most common input devices are the ___________ and the __________.
a. Microphone, printer
b. Scanner, monitor,
c. Digital camera, speaker
d. Keyboard, mouse

5. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the _____________ command.
a. Save
b. Save and replace
c. Save as
d. New file

6. Which type of software manages the computer’s process functioning as an interface, connecting the user, the application software, and the hardware?
a. System software
b. Utility program
c. Translator program
d. Operating system

7. the portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the-
a. motherboard
b. coordination board
c. control unit
d. arithmetic logic unit

8. Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be_______________.
a. User friendly
b. Information
c. Word processing
d. Icon

9. In a database _________ fields store numbers used to perform calculations.
a. Next
b. Key
c. Alphanumeric
d. Numeric

10. A(n) ______________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
a. Network
b. Peripheral
c. Expansion board
d. Digital device

11. Which of the following statements is true concerning?
a. Virtual memory is the space on the hard drive where the operating system begins to store data when it becomes memory-bound.
b. Accessing data from RA M is a slower than accessing data from virtual memory.
c. When it is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the RAM file.
d. If a computer is memory-bound, adding more RAM will not solve the problem

12. The term bit is short for-
a. Megabyte
b. Binary language
c. Binary digit
d. Binary number

13. All the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except-
a. Worksheet
b. Cell
c. Formula
d. Virus detection

14. __________ are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.
a. Drives
b. Drive bays
c. Modems
d. Platforms

15. A ___________________ is approximately one billion bytes.
a. Kilobytes
b. Bit
c. Gigabyte
d. Megabyte

16. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a(n)-
a. Version
b. Patch
c. Tutorial
d. FAQ

17. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to _________ data.
a. Present
b. Input
c. Output
d. Store

18. Which of the following terms is just the connection of network that can be joined together?
a. Virtual private network
b. Internet
c. Intranet
d. Extranet

19. _______________ 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.
a. Network interface card
b. CPU
c. RAM
d. ROM

20. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a-
a. Network
b. Mainframe
c. Supercomputer
d. Client
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