Practice Test
Project 1
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer each question below. Enter your name and click the 'Grade Test' button to receive a graded study guide. You will not get a grade until all questions are answered.
1.
A ____ is a popular monitor that takes up less desk space than traditional monitors.
A:
flat panel monitor
B:
CRT monitor
C:
desktop monitor
D:
none of the above
2.
A ____ represents approximately one billion memory locations.
A:
kilobyte
B:
megabyte
C:
gigabyte
D:
none of the above
3.
Any _____ component that lets you enter data is an input device.
A:
hardware
B:
software
C:
both a. and b.
D:
neither a. nor b.
4.
An ____ is an organization that supplies connections to the Internet for a fee.
A:
Internet network
B:
Internet service provider
C:
Application provider
D:
none of the above
5.
A flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port is a ____.
A:
USB flash drive
B:
USB floppy disk
C:
USB CD-ROM
D:
none of the above
6.
The narrow recording band that forms a circle on a disk surface is a ____.
A:
smart card
B:
tape
C:
track
D:
none of the above
7.
Ink-jet and laser printers are examples of the ____ type.
A:
impact printer
B:
nonimpact printer
C:
either a. or b.
D:
neither a. nor b.
8.
____ stores instructions waiting to be executed by the processor.
A:
The system unit
B:
Memory
C:
The control unit
D:
none of the above
9.
____ conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people.
A:
Information
B:
Data
C:
Memory
D:
none of the above
10.
____ software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
A:
Word processing
B:
Electronic spreadsheet
C:
Presentation graphics
D:
none of the above
11.
On a ____ disk you can write and erase multiple times.
A:
CD-R
B:
CD-RW
C:
either a. or b.
D:
neither a. nor b.
12.
A(n) ____ is used to store data when the data is not being used in memory.
A:
central processing unit
B:
input device
C:
storage device
D:
none of the above
13.
The ____ is the processor component that interprets the instructions to operate a computer.
A:
control unit
B:
memory
C:
system unit
D:
none of the above
14.
A ____ is an input device that contains rows of keys you press.
A:
mouse
B:
keyboard
C:
stylus
D:
none of the above
15.
The ____, also called the Web, contains billions of documents.
A:
World Wide Web
B:
HTTP
C:
Web Portal
D:
none of the above
16.
On a ____, data is stored on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card.
A:
floppy disk
B:
smart card
C:
DVD-ROM
D:
none of the above
17.
A ____ is a storage device that contains inflexible circular platters.
A:
portable storage medium
B:
hard disk
C:
floppy disk
D:
none of the above
18.
A ____ is a display device that is packaged as a separate unit.
A:
mouse
B:
keyboard
C:
monitor
D:
none of the above
19.
The ____ interprets and carries out instructions that operate a computer.
A:
central processing unit
B:
memory
C:
computer program
D:
none of the above
20.
People who use the computer or the information it provides are called ____.
A:
programmers
B:
geeks
C:
users
D:
none of the above
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