COMPUTER QUIZ - 53

Q.1 Workers with computer and Internet skills tend to _____.

(1) make more money and have more satisfying careers.

(2) make informed choices.

(3) have difficulty balancing their personal lives.

(4) have difficulty deciding what types of technology to use.

(5) None of these

Ans. (1) make more money and have more satisfying careers

Q. 2 Input, processing, output, and storage are collectively referred to as the ______.

(1) system cycle

(2) system unit

(3) information-processing cycle

(4) computer system

(5) Processing system

Ans. (3) Information-Processing Cycle

Q. 3 The system unit, the keyboard, and the monitor are examples of the computer systems ________. 

(1) Hardware

(2) Programs

(3) Software

(4) Peripherals

(5) Processor 

Ans. (1) Hardware

Q. 4 An example of the system software is _______.

(1) MS office 

(2) A word processing program

(3) A spreadsheet program

(4) The Web browser

(5) Operating system 

Ans. (5) Operating System 

Q. 5 Which of the following is an input device?

(1) A printer

(2) A monitor

(3) A digital camera

(4) An external modem

(5) Speaker

Ans. (3) A digital camera

Q. 6 The computer transforms data into information during which operation?

(1) Input

(2) Output

(3) Processing

(4) Storage

(5) Conversion

Ans. (3) Processing

Q. 7 A personal computer is also called a _______.

(1) Microcomputer

(2) Server

(3) Minicomputer

(4) Mainframe

(5) Multicomputer

Ans. (1) Microcomputer

Q. 8 The disparity in computer ownership and Internet access is called: 

(1) The digital divide

(2) A peripheral status

(3) Digital piracy

(4) A legacy technology

(5) Analog divide

Ans. (1) Digital divide

Q. 9 A feeling of anxiety and incapacity experienced by people when presented with more information than they can handle is called:

(1) data inaccuracy

(2) the digital divide

(3) information overload

(4) PDA

(5) Throughput

Ans. (3) Information overload

Q.10 Which of the following are ways to prevent injuries from happening when using a computer?

(1) Protect hardware from dust and moisture

(2) Use ergonomically designed equipment

(3) Take regular vacations away from your job

(4) Leave space around hardware

(5) None of these

Ans. (2) Use ergonomically designed equipment.