Computer Fundamentals Quiz
Test your knowledge of basic computer concepts including hardware, software, networking, databases, and security.
Questions
A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is
- a disk
- data
- a file
- a floppy
- None of these
Which of the following refer to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers?
- Personal computers
- Supercomputers
- Laptops
- Notebooks
- None of these
The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet is known as
- pulling
- pushing
- downloading
- transferring
- None of these
Which of the following parts of a computer helps in storing information?
- Disk drive
- Keyboard
- Monitor
- Printer
- None of these
_________ is the process of carrying out commands.
- Fetching
- Storing
- Executing
- Decoding
- None of these
Which of the following groups consists of only output devices?
- Scanner, printer, monitor
- Keyboard, printer, monitor
- Mouse, printer, monitor
- Plotter, printer, monitor
- None of these
The role of a ___________ generally is to determine a buyer's needs and match it to the correct hardware and software.
- computer scientist
- computer sales representative
- computer consultant
- corporate trainer
- None of these
The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a
- title bar
- button
- dialog box
- window
- None of these
A/An ______ contains commands that can be selected.
- pointer
- menu
- icon
- button
- None of these
An error is also known as
- bug
- debug
- cursor
- icon
- None of these
Sending an e-mail is similar to
- picturing an event
- narrating a story
- writing a letter
- creating a drawing
- None of these
Arithmetic Operations
- involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item
- sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order
- use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT
- include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- None of these
Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as
- storage
- output
- input
- information
- None of these
Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel?
- Hardware
- Software
- Programs
- Output
- None of these
Microsoft Word is an example of a/an
- operating system
- processing device
- application software
- input device
- None of these
Which part of the computer displays the work done?
- RAM
- printer
- monitor
- ROM
- None of these
Programs from the same developer, sold bundled together, that provide better integration and share common features, toolbars and menus are known as
- software suites
- integrated software packages
- software processing packages
- personal information managers
- None of these
A data warehouse is which of the following?
- Can be updated by the end users
- Contains numerous naming conventions and formats
- Organized around important subject areas
- Contains only current data
- None of these
______________ servers store and manage files for network users.
- Authentication
- Main
- Web
- File
- None of these
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks, except
- hackers
- spam
- viruses
- identify theft
- None of these
The following are all computing devices, except& & &
- notebook computers
- cellular telephones
- digital scanners
- personal digital assistants
- None of these
A system software is the set of programs that enables your computer's hardware devices and ______ software to work together.
- management
- processing
- utility
- application
- None of these
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
- mainframe
- network
- supercomputer
- client
- None of these
A ____ is the part of operating system that manages the essential peripherals, such as the keyboard, screen, disk drives and parallel and serial ports.
- basic input/output system
- secondary input/output system
- peripheral input/output system
- marginal input/output system
- None of these
_____________ are the words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.
- Control worlds
- Reserved words
- Control structures
- Reserved keys
- None of these
What does URL stand for?
- Universal Research List
- Universal Resource List
- Uniform Resource Locator
- Uniform Research Locator
- None of these
When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes
- data redundancy
- information overload
- duplicate data
- data inconsistency
- None of these
In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the ______ can trasmit data.
- packet
- data
- access method
- token
- None of these
________ viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive.
- Trojan horse
- Boot-sector
- Script
- Logic bomb
- None of these
________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.
- A platform
- An application software
- An operating system
- A motherboard
- None of these
A database management system (DBMS) is a
- hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
- hardware system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
- software system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
- software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
- None of these
What is the primary difference between a virus and a worm?
- A worm has the ability to self-propagate from an infected user's computer to other computers.
- A worm is usually written by a cracker; script bunnies do not have the skills to develop a worm program.
- A virus is very harmful to the computer it infects; a worm is not a serious problem.
- Antivirus software is effective in fighting viruses, but not worms.
- None of these
A proxy server is used to
- provide security against unauthorised users
- process client requests for web pages
- process client requests for database access
- provide TCP/IP
- None of these
Which of the following terms identifies a specific computer on the web and the main page of the entire site?
- URL
- Website address
- Hyperlink
- Domain name
- None of these
______ describe what are database fields.
- Structures
- Field markers
- Field definitions
- Field names
- None of these
Chip is a common nickname for a (n):
- transistor
- resistor
- integrated circuit
- semiconductor
- None of these
Granting an outside organisation access to internet web pages is often implemented using
- extranet
- intranet
- internet
- hacker
- None of these
You must install a/an ____________ on a network if you want to share a broadband internet connection.
- router
- modem
- node
- cable
- None of these
The code that relational database management systems use to perform their database task is referred to as
- QBE
- SQL
- OLAP
- OOP
- None of these
________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
- Servers
- Embedded computers
- Robotic computers
- Mainframes
- None of these