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Multiple Choice:

1. A desktop computer is also known as a:

A. Palm Pilot.

B. laptop.

C. mainframe.

D. PC.

Answer: D Reference: PC Basics Difficult:Easy

!. The physical parts of a computer are known as:

A. hardware.

B. software.

C. firmware.

D. read-only memory (!"#.

Answer: A Reference: PC Basics Difficult:Easy

". The de$ice that controls all PCs is the:

A. A".

B. microprocessor.

C. memory.

D. hard disk.

Answer: B Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:Easy

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#. CP, stands for:

A. central processor unit.

B. centralied practical unit.

C. central processin& unit.

D. computer processin& unit.

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

$. hat de$ice is considered the /0rains1 of the computer2

A. CP,

B. A"

C. !"

D. 3ystem unit

Answer: A Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

%. Built-in memory is referred to as:

A. !".

B. a hard disk.

C. A".

D. a CD-!" dri$e.

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

&. E4ternal de$ices that are connected to a PC throu&h ca0les are known as:

A. stora&e de$ices.

B. optical stora&e de$ices.

C. peripherals.

D. system unit de$ices.

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:Easy

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'. emo$a0le media include all of the followin& E5CEPT:

A. CD-!"s.

B. diskettes.

C. D6Ds.

D. hard disk dri$es.

Answer: D Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:Easy

(. hat is the difference 0etween a CD-!" and a CD-2

A. They are the same78ust two different terms used 0y different manufacturers.

B. A CD-!" can 0e written to and a CD- cannot.

C. A CD-!" holds more information than a CD-.

D. A CD- can 0e written to9 0ut a CD-!" can only 0e read from.

Answer: D Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

10. A popular type of remo$a0le media is:

A. the hard disk.

B. A".

C. the CD.

D. the ;< floppy disk.

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:Easy

11. CD- and D6D dri$es are known as ============ dri$es.

A. ma&netic

B. temporary stora&e

C. optical

D. floppy

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

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1!. All of the followin& are considered common peripheral de$ices E5CEPT a:

A. mouse.

B. key0oard.

C. printer.

D. monitor.

Answer: C Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

1". hat peripheral de$ice &enerates hard copies2

A. Printer

B. "onitor

C. 3canner

D. PC ta0let

Answer: A Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:Easy

1#. Cursor keys are located on a:

A. mouse.

B. key0oard.

C. touchpad.

D. monitor.

Answer: B Reference: ,sin& a ?ey0oard Difficult:Easy

1$. %oldin& the mouse 0utton down while mo$in& an o08ect or te4t is known as:

A. mo$in&.

B. dra&&in&.

C. droppin&.

D. hi&hli&htin&.

Answer: B Reference: ,sin& a "ouse Difficult:Easy

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1%. Pointin& to an o08ect and clickin& the ri&ht 0utton on the mouse will most likely &enerate a:

A. menu.

B. delete option.

C. tool0ar.

D. ta0le of options.

Answer: A Reference: ,sin& a "ouse Difficult:Easy

1&. The software that handles the 0ack&round tasks and details of a computer is known as the:

A. system software.

B. "ac !3.

C. application software.

D. e4ecuta0le files.

Answer: A Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:Easy

1'. "acintosh computers use a $ersion of =========== "ac !3.

A. "icrosofts

B. Apples

C. B"s

D. ntels

Answer: B Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:Easy

1(. Pro&rams9 such as "icrosoft ord9 that allow a user to accomplish a task or &oal are referred to as:

A. system software.

B. application software.

C. e0 0rowsers.

D. operatin& systems.

Answer: B Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:Easy

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!0. hat controls the CP,2

A. A"

B. !"

C. 3oftware

D. Peripheral de$ices

Answer: C Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:"oderate

!1. The ============ primarily take(s# care of the 0ehind-the-scenes details and mana&e(s# the hardware.

A. operatin& system

B. application software

C. peripheral de$ices

D. hard disk

Answer: A Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:"oderate

!!. A(n# ============ is created 0y an application.

A. e4ecuta0le file

B. software pro&ram

C. operatin& system

D. document

Answer: D Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:Easy

!". Applications are often referred to as:

A. data files.

B. e4ecuta0le files.

C. system software.

D. the operatin& system.

Answer: B Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult: "oderate

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!#. hen a file contains instructions that can 0e carried out 0y the computer9 it is often called a(n#

=========== file.

A. data

B. e4ecuta0le

C. information

D. application

Answer: B Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:"oderate

!$. To what temporary area can you store te4t and other data9 and later paste them to another location2

A. The Clip0oard

B. !"

C. The hard disk

D. CD-!"

Answer: A Reference: Enterin&9 Editin&9 and ormattin& Te4t Difficult:Easy

!%. hen you chan&e fonts9 how te4t looks9 or how a para&raph looks on a pa&e9 you are chan&in& the:

A. formattin&.

B. point sie.

C. structure.

D. print setup.

Answer: A Reference: ormattin& Characters Difficult:Easy

!&. hat is a sie and style of typeface called2

A. A proportionally spaced font

B. A letter

C. A print style

D. A font

Answer: D Reference: ormattin& Characters Difficult:Easy

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!'. hich type of font has the most plain clean lines2

A. "onospaced fonts

B. Proportionally spaced fonts

C. 3ans-serif fonts

D. 3erif fonts

Answer: C Reference: ormattin& Characters Difficult:"oderate

!(. hat are the three characters that follow the period and file name referred to2

A. An e4tension

B. A file folder

C. A file locator

D. An e4pansion

Answer: A Reference: ile "ana&ement Basics Difficult:Easy

"0. hat is the electronic eui$alent to usin& paper file folders to or&anie your paper documents2

A. ile compression

B. olders

C. iles

D. A file e4tension

Answer: B Reference: ile "ana&ement Basics Difficult:Easy

"1. iles that contain $ideo9 son&s9 or ima&es are often:

A. stored as &ifs.

B. sa$ed in A".

C. compressed.

D. compacted.

Answer: A Reference: ile Compression Basics Difficult:Easy

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"!. The indows ============ is a screen that includes icons of software pro&rams and possi0ly files andGor

folders.

A. tool0ar

B. menu

C. desktop

D. 5P window

Answer: C Reference: ,sin& "icrosoft ord with "icrosoft indows Difficult:"oderate

"". A common feature of 0oth a "acintosh desktop and a indows desktop is the use of:

A. icons to represent each o08ect.

B. a menu 0ar at the 0ottom of the screen.

C. a Dock.

D. a menu 0ar at the top of the screen.

Answer: A Reference: ,sin& "icrosoft ord with "ac !3 5 Difficult:"oderate

"#. ,sin& a modem to connect to a network is referred to as a:

A. direct connection.

B. local area network (HAI#.

C. wide area network (AI#.

D. remote access connection.

Answer: D Reference: PC Ietwork Basics Difficult:"oderate

"$. An e4tensi$e network of interconnected networks is known as:

A. the nternet.

B. the orld ide e0.

C. a e0 0rowser.

D. a HAI.

Answer: A Reference: PC Ietwork Basics Difficult:"oderate

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"%. Kou can $iew e0 pa&es on your own PC throu&h the use of:

A. a e0 0rowser.

B. utility software.

C. e0 site 0rowser files.

D. file transfer protocol (TP# sites.

Answer: A Reference: orld ide e0 Basics Difficult:"oderate

"&. The ============ for ntel is http:GGwww.intel.com.

A. hyperlink

B. uniform resource locator (,H#

C. su0directory

D. file name

Answer: B Reference: orld ide e0 Basics Difficult:Easy

"'. Loo&le is an e4ample of a:

A. ,H.

B. 0ookmark.

C. portal.

D. search en&ine.

Answer: D Reference: e0 3earch Basics Difficult:Easy

"(. 3P stands for:

A. nternet surplus pro$ider.

B. nternet ser$ice pro$isions.

C. nternet ser$ice pro$ider.

D. nternet social pro$ider.

Answer: C Reference: Email Basics Difficult:"oderate

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#0. An email address contains two parts7the user name and the:

A. 3P.

B. host name.

C. ,H.

D. address.

Answer: B Reference: Email Basics Difficult:Challen&in&

#1. hat is the stora&e area for email messa&es called2

A. A folder

B. A mail0o4

C. A directory

D. The hard disk

Answer: B Reference: Email Basics Difficult:Easy

#!. %otmail is a popular:

A. email ser$ice.

B. 3P.

C. spam filter software pro&ram.

D. host computer company.

Answer: A Reference: Communicatin& with Electronic "ail Difficult:Easy

#". ============ are often deli$ered to a PC throu&h an email attachment and are often desi&ned to do harm.

A. 6iruses

B. 3pam

C. Portals

D. Email messa&es

Answer: A Reference: nternet 3ecurity Basics Difficult:"oderate

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##. People that write $iruses are often known as:

A. D thie$es.

B. hackers.

C. e0 0rowsers.

D. hosts.

Answer: B Reference: nternet 3ecurity Basics Difficult:Easy

)ill in the Bl*n+:

#$. PC typically stands for ============.

Answer:personal computer Reference: PC Basics Difficult:Easy

#%. The primary permanent stora&e and retrie$al de$ice for information is the ============.

Answer: hard disk Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

#&. Disk dri$es that are included in the system unit are called ============.

Answer: internal dri$es Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

#'. ============ can 0e attached to the system unit throu&h ca0les.

Answer: E4ternal dri$es Reference: PC %ardware Basics Difficult:"oderate

#(. All hardware is controlled 0y the ============.

Answer: CP, Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:"oderate

$0. The operatin& system most commonly used on PCs is ============.

Answer: "icrosoft indows Reference: PC 3oftware Basics Difficult:Easy

$1. An easy way to keep documents or&anied is to create ============ which store files.

Answer: folders Reference: ile "ana&ement Basics Difficult:"oderate

$!. The hardware de$ice that connects a computer to the nternet throu&h phone lines is known as a (n#============.

Answer: modem Reference: PC Ietwork Basics Difficult:"oderate

$". stands for ============.

Answer: orld ide e0 Reference: orld ide e0 Basics Difficult:Easy

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%%. The most common way $iruses are deli$ered to your PC is throu&h a(n# ============.

Answer: email attachment Reference: nternet 3ecurity Basics Difficult:"oderate

%&. 6iruses that delete files or folders on your PC or that duplicate themsel$es and possi0ly cause harm to your

computer are created 0y ============.

Answer: hackers Reference: nternet 3ecurity Basics Difficult:"oderate

%'. The ela0orate9 e4tensi$e network of networks that has chan&ed how people work and communicate is

known as the ============.

Answer: nternet Reference: PC Ietwork Basics Difficult:"oderate

M*tchin,:

%(. "atch the followin& terms to their meanin&s:

. A. software to $iew e0 pa&es

. e0 0rowser B. clicka0le item that 8umps somewhere else

. e0 site C. data0ase of e0 pa&e locations

6. ,H D. e0 pa&es of te4t and ima&es

6. hyperlink E. multimedia content throu&h the nternet

6. 0ookmark or fa$orite . http:GGcomputerconfluence.com

6. search en&ine L. ,H you want to re$isit

6. directory %. hierarchical catalo& of e0 sites

Answers: E9 A9 D9 9 B9 L9 C9 % Reference:Ietwork and nternet Basics Difficult:"oderate

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&0. "atch the followin& de$ices to their functions:

. CP, A. stora&e

. A" B. remo$a0le media

. hard disk C. /0rains1

6. CD D. hard copies

6. printer E. can /0urn1

6. monitor . memory

6. CD- L. displays te4t and pictures

Answers: C9 9 A9 B9 D9 L9 E Reference: PC Basics Difficult:"oderate

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