Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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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What type of computer is shown in the above figure?
a. | Supercomputer | c. | Terminal | b. | Mainframe | d. | all of the
above |
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Additional components called ____ are used to accomplish input and output
functions.
a. | cards | c. | peripheral devices | b. | ergonomic devices | d. | display
adapters |
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The result of the computer processing your input is referred to as ____.
a. | output | c. | multitasking | b. | data | d. | tracking |
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A ____ is a device that transfers the content on a piece of paper into
memory.
a. | digital camera | c. | LCD panel | b. | scanner | d. | CRT monitor |
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Resolution is ____.
a. | the maximum number of pixels a monitor can display | b. | the distance between
pixels in a graphics display | c. | the number of rectangles in a character-based
display grid | d. | dot pitch in a graphics display |
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A(n) ____ is a place on a Web page that is programmed to connect to a
particular file on the same network server, or even on a network server on the other side of the
globe.
a. | executable file | c. | server | b. | animation | d. | hyperlink |
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A wide area network (WAN) is more than one ____ connected together.
a. | PAN | c. | WLAN | b. | LAN | d. | workstation |
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The item in the above figure is a(n) ____.
a. | parallel port | c. | MIDI card | b. | USB connector | d. | USB port |
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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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Which kind of CD can you record data on?
a. | CD-ROM | c. | CD-RAM | b. | CD-R | d. | CD-WR |
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The path that data travels between the microprocessor, RAM, and peripherals is
called the ____.
a. | device driver | c. | serial port | b. | channel | d. | data bus |
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____ software helps the computer carry out its basic operating tasks.
a. | Virus protection | c. | System | b. | Hardware | d. | Application |
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What kind of software would you most likely use to keep track of a checking
account?
a. | Word processing | c. | Spreadsheet | b. | Electronic publishing | d. | Database |
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Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista are two ____.
a. | operating systems | c. | application software packages | b. | programming
languages | d. | device
drivers |
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The figure above shows a ____ created with spreadsheet software.
a. | document | c. | report | b. | graph | d. | worksheet |
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Item 1 in the above figure points to a(n) ____.
a. | block | c. | cell | b. | box | d. | record |
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The monitor on the left in the figure above uses ____ technology
a. | resolution | c. | USB | b. | CRT | d. | liquid crystal display
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An address on the Web is known as a(n) ___.
a. | ISP | c. | hyperlink | b. | CRT | d. | URL |
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