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ECDL Module One ‐ V ista / Office 2007 E dition ‐ Page 1

ECDL Module One ‐ Vista / Office 2007 Edition

Quick Quiz

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TRAINERS PLEASE NOTE:

 The correct answers on these quiz sheets (as originally supplied by Cheltenham Courseware in
Microsoft Word format) are highlighted. You will need to remove th e highlighting, if you are going to
print these quizzes for students. To remove highlighting, press Ctrl + A (to select ev erything), and then
click on the down arrow, to the right of the 'Highlight' icon. From the drop down displayed, select 'No
Colour'.
 There is a marking template sheet contained on the last page. DO NOT print this and give it to your
students! Print it out once using a transparency, which you can then use as a template for marking quiz
results.
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This is not an official ECDL test

It is simply a quick quiz to help you see what you have remembered after working through
the associated ECDL training course. Success in this quick quiz is no guarantee of success
when taking the official ECDL test. For details of ECDL testing and certification please see
the official ECDL web site at: www.ecdl.org

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1. The term hardware refers to the physica l 8. What is RAM short for?
components of your computer such as the A. Access Assembly Module
system unit, mouse, keyboard, monitor etc. B. Random Access Memory
Is this true or false? C. Random Auxiliary Module
A. True D. Rational Access Memory
B. False

9. What does USB stand for?

2. A smartphone is exactly the same as a n A. United Serial Bus
ordinary phone a part from the fact tha t you B. United Spectrum Bus
can plug hea dphones into it. Is this true or C. Universal Serial Bus
false? D. Universal Seria l Block
A. True
B. False
10. You ca n read AND write to all makes and
types of computer CD. Is this true or false?
3. Laptop computers are normally chea per A. True
and more powerful than desktop computers. B. False
Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False 11. Which port would you mos t likely plug a
new sca nner into on a modern computer?
A. Parallel
4. What is PDA short for? B. USB
A. Personal Data Assista nt C. Serial
B. Private Digital Assistant D. Firewire
C. Pretty Digital Assis tant
D. Personal Digital Assis tant
12. FireWire has largely replaced earlier ways
of transferring data, such as parallel or SCSI
5. Satellite phones use a signa l coming from a cables. Is this true or false?
satellite and they tend to be much more A. True
expensive to purchase and use. Is this true or B. False
false?
A. True
B. False 13. ROM is a specia l type of memory chip
which holds software which ca n be read but
not written to. Is this true or false?
6. What does CPU stand for? A. True
A. Central Process ing Unit B. False
B. Channel Processing Unit
C. Central Processing Utility
D. Central People Unit 14. There are approximately a million bytes
in a KByte. Is this true or fa lse?
A. True
7. What units are CPU s peeds meas ured in on B. False
a modern computer?
A. Bits
B. Bytes 15. A DVD ca n hold more da ta than a CD. Is
C. GHz this true or false?
D. GBytes A. True
B. False

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16. Floppy disk (diskettes) are very reliable 24. Microsoft Windows Vis ta has basic screen
and this makes them an excellent medium magnifier software included. Is this true or
for storing your da ta backups. Is this true or false?
false? A. True
A. True B. False
B. False

25. What is LAN short for?

17. Which of these is a n input device? A. Linear Area Network
A. CPU B. Local A rea Network
B. Headphones C. Local Airborne Network
C. Power Supply D. Localised Area Ne twork
D. Mouse

26. What is WAN short for?

18. Which of these is a n output device? A. Wide Area Network
A. Screen B. Wide Aria l Ne twork
B. CPU C. Wilderness Area Ne twork
C. Microphone D. Wedge Area Network
D. Power Supply

27. The Internet and the WWW are the same

19. Because of recent adva nces in thing. Is this true or false?
technology, colour laser printers are now A. True
cheaper to run tha n black and while laser B. False
printers. Is this true or fa lse?
A. True
B. False 28. An Intranet is a smaller, closed version of
the Internet, which can only be accessed by
authorised members of a n organisa tion. Is
20. Microsoft Windows Vis ta is an operating this true or false?
system. Is this true or false? A. True
A. True B. False
B. False

29. You download to a network and uploa d

21. Microsoft Word is an operating system. Is from a network. Is this true or fa lse?
this true or false? A. True
A. True B. False
B. False

30. Which of these is NOT a feature of

22. Which is these is NOT an a pplica tion broadband?
program? A. Always on
A. Microsoft Word B. Flat fee payment
B. Microsoft Windows C. High speed a ccess
C. Microsoft Exce l D. Less risk of intrude r attack
D. Microsoft Powe rPoint

31. If you use a credit card to purchase goods

23. Which of these is NOT an option designed or services on the Internet your credit card
to improve computer access ibly? issuer will always refund you in the event of
A. Voice recognition software fraud. Is this true or false?
B. On‐screen keyboard A. True
C. Screen magnifie r software B. False
D. Scientific calculator

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32. Reduced or zero commuting time is a 40. Because of the method of cons truction
major advantage of tele‐working? Is this true and the use of dangerous heavy meta ls
or false? within the CPU, it is not possible to recycle
A. True computers. Is this true or false?
B. False A. True
B. False

33. What is VoIP s hort for?

A. Victim Over Interne t Protocol
B. Voice Over Internet Protocol
C. Village Over Internet Protocol
D. Voice Over Interne t Procedure
34. VoIP allows you to talk for free to other
computer users who are using a compatible
VoIP system. Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False
35. What is RSS short for?
A. Really Simple Syndication
B. Really Sharp Syndication
C. Really Simple Serial
D. Really Shinny Syndication
36. RSS is a method used to publis h
information that needs to be frequently
upda ted, such as news headlines, tickertapes
or podcas ts. Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False
41. When using a password to logon to a
computer it is best to pick a short na me that
you can easily remember, such as the name
of a pet. Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False
42. Because backup media is so reliable these
days, off site storage of backups is no longer
required. Is this true or fa lse?
A. True
B. False
43. A firewall is a system that secures your
network from access by una uthorized users.
Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False
44. Modern anti‐virus products do not need
regular updating, as older versions did. Is
this true or false?
A. True
B. False

37. Blogs can only dis play text, with no

pictures. Is this true or false? 45. A modern a ntivirus program offers 100%
A. True protection agains t all viruses. Is this true or
B. False false?
A. True
B. False
38. Once you s ubscribe to a podcast it will be
downloa ded a utomatically for you. Is this
true or false? 46. Under international la w you have the
A. True right to use all images displayed on a web
B. False site. Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False
39. What is RSI short for?
A. Relative Strain Injury
B. Really Strained Injury 47. Most text which you will find on the
C. Repetitive Stress Injury Internet is copyrighted. Is this true or false?
D. Repetitive Strain Injury A. True
B. False

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48. All files tha t you downloa d from web

sites are guaranteed to be free of viruses. Is
this true or false?
A. True
B. False

49. Shareware and freeware are the same

thing. Is this true or false?
A. True
B. False

50. Data protection la ws can differ

substantia lly between countries. Is this true
or false?
A. True
B. False

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ANSWERS – DO NOT GIVE

THIS SHEET TO STUDENTS!!

ECDL Module One ‐ Vista / Office 2007 Edition

1=TRUE 26=A
2=FALSE 27=FALSE
3=FALSE 28=TRUE
4=D 29=FALSE
5=TRUE 30=D
6=A 31=FALSE
7=C 32=TRUE
8=B 33=B
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18=A 43=TRUE
19=FALSE 44=FALSE
20=TRUE 45=FALSE
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