Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is NOT a personal computer?
a. | desktop | c. | notebook | b. | laptop | d. | mainframe |
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The physical components of a computer are referred to as ____.
a. | software | c. | configurations | b. | hardware | d. | specifications |
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The computer needs additional components called ____ to accomplish its input,
output, and storage functions.
a. | mice | c. | architecture | b. | specifications | d. | peripheral
devices |
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Processing tasks occur on the ____.
a. | motherboard | c. | control panel | b. | keyboard | d. | operating
system |
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Another name for the CPU pictured above is ____.
a. | microprocessor | c. | clock speed | b. | RAM cache | d. | megahertz |
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Megahertz is a measurement of ____.
a. | the amount of memory | c. | the speed of the microprocessor | b. | the amount of
RAM | d. | cache
memory |
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The devices shown in the figure above are all ____ devices.
a. | input | c. | storage | b. | pointing | d. | all of the
above |
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An example of an output device is a ____.
a. | keyboard | c. | mouse | b. | monitor | d. | touch pad |
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Resolution is the ____.
a. | number of pixels a monitor displays | b. | distance between pixels in a graphics
display | c. | number of rectangles in a character-based display grid | d. | dot pitch in a
graphics display |
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The speed of a laser printer is measured in ____.
a. | pages per minute | c. | characters per minute | b. | pages per
second | d. | characters per
second |
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A hard copy of a file you created on your computer would be ____.
a. | saved on a floppy disk | c. | backed up on a tape drive | b. | printed on a
printer | d. | sent as an
e-mail |
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Which of the following is the largest unit of measurement?
a. | a terabyte | c. | a megabyte | b. | a gigabyte | d. | a kilobyte |
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A file that tells a computer how to perform a specific task is called a(n) ____
file.
a. | executable | c. | data | b. | instruction | d. | configuration |
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Polycarbonate discs coated with a reflective metal on which data is recorded
using laser technology as a trail of tiny pits or dark spots in the surface of the disc are ____
storage devices.
a. | magnetic | c. | flash | b. | optical | d. | USB |
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The network shown in the figure above is a ____ network.
a. | peer-to-peer | c. | wireless | b. | client/server | d. | Bluetooth |
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The practice of sending e-mails to customers or potential customers of a
legitimate Web site asking them to click a link in the e-mail is called ____.
a. | spoofing | c. | pharming | b. | phishing | d. | swishing |
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Antivirus software protects against which of the following types of
malware?
a. | Viruses | c. | Worms | b. | Trojan horses | d. | all of the
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True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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CD-ROMs are rewritable.
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A device driver is a computer program that makes communication possible between
your computer and one of its peripherals.
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The operating system is the set of instructions that direct the computer to
accomplish specific tasks such as document production and spreadsheet calculations.
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