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.
The floppy disk is an older form of ____ storage.
A:
optical
B:
magnetic
C:
flash
D:
none of the above
2.
An LCD monitor uses ____.
A:
liquid computer diagrams
B:
CRT pixels
C:
a liquid display crystal
D:
none of the above
3.
A ____ represents approximately one million memory locations.
A:
kilobyte
B:
megabyte
C:
gigabyte
D:
none of the above
4.
The box-like case that stores the processor and memory is the ____.
A:
system program
B:
control unit
C:
system unit
D:
none of the above
5.
The ____ is the world's largest network.
A:
Internet
B:
Microsoft network
C:
U.S. Government network
D:
none of the above
6.
____ are solid-state media with no moving parts.
A:
Flash memory cards
B:
Application cards
C:
Tapes
D:
none of the above
7.
____ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
A:
Tracking
B:
Formatting
C:
Crashing
D:
none of the above
8.
A printer that produces photo-quality pictures is called a ____.
A:
document printer
B:
system printer
C:
photo printer
D:
none of the above
9.
The main circuit board of the system unit is called the ____.
A:
fatherboard
B:
motherboard
C:
memory
D:
none of the above
10.
A collection of unprocessed items is ____.
A:
information
B:
data
C:
memory
D:
none of the above
11.
____ software is used to create, edit, format and print documents.
A:
Word processing
B:
Presentation graphics
C:
Electronic spreadsheet
D:
none of the above
12.
On a ____ disk you can record but not erase.
A:
CD-R
B:
CD-RW
C:
either a. or b.
D:
neither a. nor b.
13.
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
14.
A ____ represents approximately one billion memory locations.
A:
kilobyte
B:
megabyte
C:
gigabyte
D:
none of the above
15.
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.
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
____ stores instructions waiting to be executed by the processor.
A:
The system unit
B:
Memory
C:
The control unit
D:
none of the above
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