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3. Disk Defragme nter elim inates unnecessary file fragments and rearranges files and unused disk space to
optimi?e com puter operations- This as an example ofwhich type of program?
A. System software c. Application software
A. Operating system O. Utilities
5. Which ofthe following willnot retain data after the computer k turned off?
A, DVD C. ROM
B. RAM D. Hard drive
7. Which techno ogy allows users to shift their desktop computing activities to €omputers on the lnternet?
A. distributeddatabases C. handheld computers
B. cloud computing D. solid"state storage
8. Tiny circuit-boards etched onto squiires of sandlike materialcalled silicon are called
A buses c sockets
B slots D chips
9. This coding system allows non-EnSlish characters and special characters to
A. ASCII c. EBCDTC
B. Unicode D, ANSIC
11. Pathways that support communication amongthe various electronic components on the system board
c. logic paths
a. nPtwork lin€s D, gate ways
12. A 32-blt word computer can access
A. 2 bytes at a time c.4 bytes at a time
B. 16 bytes at a time D, 8 bytes at a tjme
13. These types ofports typically provide connectlons to specialjzed devices su€h as camcorders and audio
re€ording devices.
A. rirewire C. Parallel
B. Serial D. AGP
14. Which ofthe foilowing ports is used for connecting musicalinstruments to a sound cad?
A. AGP C. MIOI
B. USB D.5CS|
15. Hard dhks store and organize fil€s using allthe following, except
A. tracks C. cylinders
B. sectors D. paths
16. Storage that retains its data afterthe power k turned off is referred to as
A, volatile storage C. direct storage
B. seq storage
uential D. nonvolatile storage
- 17. One wayto improve the storage capacily ofa hard disk is to
A, format often C. increase memory
B, use file compression D, use Linux
18. This process improves system performance bY acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between a
secondarystorage device and the cPU.
A. Data compression C. Diskca€hing
B. Data ac€ess D. RAID
20. oplicaldiscs
A. can hold up to 10 gigab!4es of data.
B. use magnetic cha rges to represent 1s and 0s.
C. typically use a singl€ track that spirals toward the.enter ofthe disk
0. have had littl€ impact on storage
28. fhis feature ofthe Mac OSX allows Macintosh computers to run Windows.
A. Utilities c. Dashboard
B. Spotlight D. Boot Camp
29. Thistype ofprogram alJows communlcation b€tlveen a peripheraldevice, such as a nouse or printer/ and
the rest ofthe compLrter system.
A. Client C. Device driver
B. machine
Virtual D. server
31. In a bitmap imag€ the pixels represent images and have allthefollowing, except:
A. specific location c. specific image
B. specific color D. specific shade
33. ln an database management system, data are collected in the form of:
A. rows and spreadsheets C. access fil€s
B. fields and tables D. Primary keys
34. One ofthe most dramatic changes in connectivity and comm!nications in the past five years has been:
A. mobile telephoneswith wireless lnternet connectivity C. satellite uplinks
g, chat rooms D. running programs on remote computers
36. What networks switchlng method when data is sent as individual group, which are sssembled at the
recipient's destination?
A. Circuit-switched networks C synchronous_switched networks
B. Eroadcast networks D Packet-switched n€tworks
37. Which among the followint h considered a line ofsight communication medlum?
A. Brcadcast radio C. Bluetooth
I satellite communication D lnfrared
38 What is STP n€twork cables stands for?
A- standard Twisted-Pair c. secured Twisted-Pair
B. shielded Twisted-Pair D. small Twisted_Pa ir
39. lf we wantto create a direct network connection between two desktop computers, we should use:
A. crossover cable C. crosstalkcable
B. straight cable D. UTP cable
42. Self"published, inexpensive lnternet radio broadcaststhat can be downloaded via the lnternet is called:
A, radio streaming c. podcast
D. RSs
43. Small text flles that are stored on your hard drive by a Web serverto identify return visitors and their
preferences is calledl
A. RsS . C. spyware
D, LOOkreS
44. When we wantto buy something frcm an e-commerce w€bsite, we haveto make sure thatthe protocolis
A. hitp c. ftp
L https D. FtPs
45. A Web page typically contains which contains the formatting instruclions to allow the page to
display lnternet resources,
A. Hypertext Markup Language {HTML} C. uniform resource jocators (URLs)
B, top-lev€l domain {TLD) D. Hypedinks