Session 7: MIDTERM EXAM PART 1
Exam Score:
92
Questions Correct:
46
Questions Incorrect:
4
1.
______consists of instructions that tell the computer what to do and how to do it.
Your Answer :
c. Software
Review Topic :
2.
Software designed to allow the computer to manage its own resources and run basic
operations is
called_________.
Your Answer :
a. System software
Review Topic :
3.
Software that performs tasks to directly benefit or assist the user is called__________.
Your Answer :
b. Application software
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4.
_______are the fastest and highest-capacity computers
Your Answer :
a. Supercomputers
Review Topic :
5.
_______, also known as personal computers, can fit next to a desk, on a desktop, or
can be carried around.
Your Answer :
d. Microcomputers
Review Topic :
6.
_______are less powerful than supercomputers, but they are still fast,
mid-to-large-capacity machines, used
mostly in large companies.
Your Answer :
b. Mainframe computers
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7.
A__________connects a group of desktop PCs and peripheral devices in an office
building.
Your Answer :
b. Local area network
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8.
A_________is a PC on LAN that stores data and software for use by the other PCs
and/or performs services
for them, such as printing.
Your Answer :
d. Server
Review Topic :
9.
We have only been turning data into_______since the inseption of computer
technology.
Your Answer :
c. Information
Review Topic :
10.
_______refers to technology that presents information in more than one medium,
including text, graphics,
animation, video, music, and voice.
Your Answer :
b. Multimedia
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11.
A person who designs, writes, tests, and implements the software programs that
process the data.
Your Answer :
b. Computer programmer
Review Topic :
12.
A person who does not require much technical knowledge of computers, but who uses
a computer to
perform work-related or personal tasks, enhance learning and productivity, or have fun.
Your Answer :
d. Computer user
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13.
_______is a binary programming language that the computer can run directly.
Your Answer :
a. Machine language
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14.
In a binary system, a________is the smallest unit of measurement.
Your Answer :
a. Bit
Review Topic :
15.
A________is about 1000 bytes (precisely 1024 bytes)
Your Answer :
c. Kilobyte
Review Topic :
16.
A______is a group of 8 bits that represent letters, numbers, or special characters.
Your Answer :
b. Byte
Review Topic :
17.
A______is about 1 trillion bytes.
Your Answer :
e. Terabyte
Review Topic :
18.
A______is one of a number of processors in addition to the main processor.
Your Answer :
b. Coprocessor
Review Topic :
X
19.
A processor architecture that reduces the number of necessary processing instructions.
Your Answer :
b. RISC
Review Topic :
20.
Supercomputers use this type of processor, which spreads calculations over hundreds
or even thousands of
standard, inexpensive microprocessors, like those used in microcomputers.
Your Answer :
c. MPP
Review Topic :
21.
_______are special high-speed circuitry areas that temporarily store data during
processing and provide
working areas for computation.
Your Answer :
d. Registers
Review Topic :
22.
________refers to processing speeds which are measured according to the number of
instructions
processed per second.
Your Answer :
d. MIPS
Review Topic :
23.
Microcomputer processing speeds are most often expressed in_______.
Your Answer :
c. Megahertz
Review Topic :
24.
______is the box or cabinet that contains the microcomputer'b3x1xs processing
hardware.
Your Answer :
b. System unit
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25.
Used primarily in portable computers, this consists of circuitry on credit-card size cards
that can be
inserted into slots connecting to the motherboard.
Your Answer :
a. Flash memory
Review Topic :
26.
A________is a socket on the outside of the system unit that is connected by a bus to an
expansion board
on the inside of the system unit, or connected directly to integrated circuitry on the
motherboard.
Your Answer :
b. Port
Review Topic :
27.
Allows lines to be connected that will enable 8 (or more) bits to be transmitted
simultaneously.
Your Answer :
c. Parallel port
Review Topic :
28.
Enables a line to be connected that will send bits one after the other on a single line.
Your Answer :
d. Serial port
Review Topic :
29.
Provides an interface for transferring data at high speeds for up to seven or fifteen
devices.
Your Answer :
b. SCSI port
Review Topic :
30.
Sockets on the system board (motherboard) into which you can plug expansion cards.
Your Answer :
c. Expansion slots
Review Topic :
31.
_______devices consist of hardware that translates information processed by the
computer into a form that
humans can understand.
Your Answer :
b. Output
Review Topic :
32.
The______is also called the insertion point.
Your Answer :
c. Cursor
Review Topic :
33.
_______are used to move the cursor around the text on the screen, moving left, right,
up, down.
Your Answer :
d. Cursor-movement keys
Review Topic :
34.
The study of the physical relationship between people and their work environment is
called______.
Your Answer :
b. Ergonomics
Review Topic :
35.
A(n)______scans an image on paper and sends it over telephone lines.
Your Answer :
d. Fax machine
Review Topic :
X
36.
A(n)______converts a person's speech into digital codes.
Your Answer :
d. Audio input device
Review Topic :
37.
A(n) printer has mechanisms resemling those of a typewriter.
Your Answer :
a. Impact
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38.
A(n)_____printer sprays small, electrically charged droplets of ink at high speeds.
Your Answer :
d. Ink-jet
Review Topic :
39.
A(n)________is a vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer or video display
terminal.
Your Answer :
a. CRT
Review Topic :
40.
The amount of space between pixels.
Your Answer :
b. Dot pitch
Review Topic :
41.
The number of times per second that the pixels are recharged so that their glow remains
bright is known
as______.
Your Answer :
c. Refresh rate
Review Topic :
42.
A_______monitor supports 256 colors at high resolution.
Your Answer :
b. SVGA
Review Topic :
43.
When saved to______, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned
off.
Your Answer :
b. Secondary storage
Review Topic :
44.
The following is NOT another name for 'main memory':
Your Answer :
c. Secondary storage
Review Topic :
X
45.
An optical disk format used to hold software programs and data, such as prerecorded
text, graphics, and
sound.
Your Answer :
a. CD-ROM
Review Topic :
46.
______is a device that is rolled about on a desktop to direct a pointer on the computer's
screen.
Your Answer :
b. Mouse
Review Topic :
47.
In______a scanner translates the magnetically chagred numbers printed at the bottom
of bank checks and
deposit slips.
Your Answer :
c. MICR
Review Topic :
48.
A(n)_____board provides a standard for the interhcange of musical information.
Your Answer :
a. MIDI
Review Topic :
49.
For multimedia input, you need a sound card, microphone graphics scanner,
and_______.
Your Answer :
c. Video capture card
Review Topic :
X
50.
Multi-function devices, sometimes called_______, combine capabilities such as
printing, scanning,
copying, and faxing, all in one device.
Your Answer :
c. Multi-purpose device |
