MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. A set of computer instructions designed to solve a specific problem is referred to as:

a. hardware.
b. a device.
c. a program.
d. a hardware concept.

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a peripheral device

a. Printer
b. Mouse
c. Memory
d. Keyboard

3. Which of the following is NOT an output device

a. Microfilm
b. Modem
c. Monitor
d. Mouse

4. The display size of a monitor is measured:

a. diagonally.
b. horizontally.
c. vertically.
d. from center to the furthest corner.

5. Arithmetic logic unit

I. perform arithmetic operations
II. Store data
III. Perform comparison
IV. Communicate with input devices of the above the correct one is
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only

6. Which of the following does NOT describe the functions of a mouse

a. Has a set of keys
b. Is a pointing device
c. Has a rubber ball underneath
d. Left button is used to select text

7. A _______________ is an example of a direct data entry device

a. Barcode reader
b. Keyboard
c. Mouse
d. Plotter
8. An inkjet printer is best described as
a. An output device
b. An input device
c. A storage device
d. A memory device

9. Which of the following devices is most suitable for signaling that there is smoke in the
area
a. A sensor
b. A mouse
c. An OCR Reader
d. A thermometer

10. The two kinds of main memory are

a. Primary and secondary
b. Random and sequential
c. ROM and RAM
d. Hard and soft

11. When a floppy disk is formatted, all data is _____

a. Copied to the disk
b. Deleted from the disk
c. Read from the disk
d. Saved to the disk

12. Pixels are:

a. dots of ink from an inkjet printer.
b. dots on the screen arranged in rows.
c. points of light used by a cordless, wireless, optical mouse.
d. points on the end of PDA handheld devices.

13. What is the corresponding decimal value of 1111 (base 2)

a. 15
b. 4
c. 64
d. 32

14. A bit can contain one of two possible values,:

a. 0 or 1.
b. 8 or 16.
c. 1 or 2.
d. A or B.

15. 1,024 bytes of data is a:

a. megabyte.
b. kilobyte.
c. gigabyte.
d. Terabyte
16. The primary application suite on the market is:
a. Microsoft Office.
b. WordPerfect Suite.
c. Adobe Creative Suite.
d. Microsoft Works.

17. Operating systems and utility programs are in a class of software known as:
a. application software.
b. system software.
c. software suites.
d. BIOS software.

18. GUI refers to:

A. graphical use interaction.
B. guaranteed user interface.
C. graphical user interface.
D. graphics utilized internally.

19. The only language that a computer directly interprets is __________ language.
a. assembly
b. machine
c. nonprocedural
d. procedural

20. IPO diagrams

a. Illustrate the structure of the program
b. Use symbols to present activities
c. Specify the input to the program and the output produced
d. Specify the logic of the program

21. An if-then-else structure is part of:

a. sequence
b. repetition
c. selection
d. ordering

22. Repetitions include:

a. if-then-else
b. case
c. do-while
d. sequence

23. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time
is called a/an
a. Interpreter
b. CPU
c. Compiler
d. Simulator
24. An interpreter
a. Converts the program line by line
b. Converts the entire program code in one step
c. Executes the program efficiently
d. Does not have any errors

25. The first step in solving a program is

a. Develop the algorithm
b. Evaluate solutions
c. Specification and design
d. Test the solution

26. The term used to retrieve data from keyboard entry is called
a. Write
b. Print
c. Read
d. Start

27. What is the most recent version of Windows?

a. Windows NT
b. Windows XP
c. Windows 2000
d. Windows 2004

28. A standardized test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a(n):
a. optical mark reader.
b. bar code reader.
c. magnetic ink character reader.
d. scanner.

29. A ____________ is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that
is stored in memory.
a. printer
b. laser beam
c. scanner
d. touchpad

30. OCR stands for:

a. optical coding recognizer.
b. ostensibly characterized reader.
c. optical character recognition.
d. original character reader.

31. State whether each of the following can be described as

 (a) soft copy (b) hard copy (c) both o (d)neither

a. Sound -d

b. Microfilm-c

c. Visual display unit-a

d. Non-impact printer-b

32. Write a pseudocode that accepts two numbers and find their sum. Draw a flow chart to
represent this.

33. What is printed in the following algorithm?

A=1
B=3
WHILE B< 29 DO
A = A*B
B=B+A
Print A,B
B=B+1
ENDWHILE
Print B

34. List the Two (2) types of user interfaces.

35. Match the following terms to their meanings:

I. DVD-ROM A. play a movie, rewritable

II. DVD-RW B. play music, rewritable
III. CD-RW C. record
IV. CD-ROM D. play a movie, not recordable
IV. CD-R E. WORM
VI . Burn F. play music, cannot write to it
VII. DVD/CD-RW G. play movies, play music, record and
erase data