Computer Awareness Quiz

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1. Pie charts are typically created by using which of the following ?
1. browser software
2. database software
3. desk-top publishing software
4. word-processing software 
5. spreadsheet software 
2. The computer to which a user's computer connects in order to access the Internet is called a 
1. notebook
   
2. PDA
3. super computer
4. server
5. laptop
3. Which of the following domains is used for profit business ?
1. .com
2. .mil
3. .org
4. .edu
5. .net
4. WAN stands for _____________
1. Wired Area Network
2. Wide Area Network
3. Wide Array Net
4. Wireless Area Network
5. Wanted Area Network
5. What are lists of programs waiting to be run called ?
1. Shells
2. The background
3. Queues 
4. Lists
5. Page frames
6. An example of peripheral equipment is the ______________
1. printer
2. CPU
3. spreadsheet
4. microcomputer
5. ALU
7. Which of the following commercial software products are examples of operating system software and application software respectively ?
1. Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Word
2. Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft WIndows XP
3. MS DOS and Microsoft Windows XP
4. UNIX and LINUX
5. UNIX and Java
8. MS Excel is used for
1. Letter writing
2. Spread Sheet Calculation
3. Presentation
4. Painting
5. None of these
9. Computer users who are not computer professionals are sometimes called ___________
1. peripheral users
2. programmers
3. librarians
4. information officers
5. end-users
10. Desktop and personal computers are also known as _____________ 
1. supercomputers
2. servers
3. mainframes
4. peripheral equipment
5. microcomputers
11. The ability to exchange information through the use of computer equipment and software is 
1. Data entry
2. The internet 
3. Data retrieval
4. Electronic communication 
5. None of these 
12. A computer professional who writes and tests software is called a(n) _____________
1. hardware consultant
2. librarian
3. programmer
4. computer operator
5. data entry operator
13. The most widely used input device is the _______________
1. mouse
2. keyboard
3. modem
4. monitor
5. none of these
14. A CPU contains _________________
1. a card reader and printing device
2. an analytical engine and a control unit
3. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
4. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
5. none of these
15. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called _______________
1. multitasking
2. object-oriented programming
3. multi-user computing
4. time sharing
5. none of these

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