IT Examination Review

Name: Date:

I. Write the meaning of the following acronyms:

1 BASIC -
2 TCP/IP -
3 HTML -
4 HTTP -
5 AGP -
6 DVD ROM -
7 IDE -
8 WYSIWYG -
9 VPN -
10 WIFI -
11 RAM -
12 ROM -
13 VOIP -
14 WAN -
15 USB -
16 UPS -
17 LAN -
18 FAT -
19 CPU -
20 OS -

II. Enumeration

1. Name three (3) different applications included in MS Office for Windows XP.

2. Name three (3) different versions/kinds of OS.

3. Name three (3) computer components required to set up a LAN.

4. Name three (3) anti-virus and internet security software.

III. Identification

1 Inventor of the first computer.

A central computer dedicated to sending and receiving data from other computers on
2 a network
3 The smallest piece of information used by the computer

4 The basic unit of programmable color on a computer display or in a computer image.

5 A hardware device that routes data from a LAN to another network connection
6 It refers to the amount of data transferred through a network or modem connection

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III. Identification (continued…)

7 A hardware device used to connect multiple computers in a network

8 A string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system

IV. Definition

1 What is a modem?

2 What is the difference between static IP and dynamic IP when connecting to the internet?

3 What is the purpose of a soundcard?

4 What is safe mode?

5 What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-Writer?

6 What is latency?

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