TestOut Concepts and Terminology 25 Question Practice

A user has entered a search string into an application and clicked on the search icon. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the computing process?

• Storage

• Processing

• Output

• Input

A consumer wants to add a hard drive to their computer to store video from their camera. Which of the following is the storage capacity of a modern hard disk drive (HDD) purchased from a computer store?

• 4 gigabytes

• 8 megabytes

• 3 terabytes

• 1,024 kilobytes

Dave, a videographer, wants to purchase a network switch that will improve the performance of transferring video from his video editing workstation to a backup server. Which of the following transfer rates currently available to consumers is the FASTEST for network switches?

• Tbps

• Gbps

• Mbps

• Kbps

Which of the following processing speeds runs at one billion cycles per second?

• MB

• GHz

• MHz

• GB

A programmer is creating an application that needs to store a value indicating if the user is logged in or not. Which of the following would be the BEST data type to accomplish this?

• Integer

• Float

• String

• Boolean

A system administrator is troubleshooting a company financial application that has several problems, including locking up on Windows 10 laptops, failing to save automatically, and allowing access to unauthorized users.

Which of the following is the BEST approach to solving these problems?

• Approach each problem separately.

• Create an action plan for each problem.

• Back up the system hosting the financial application.

• Try to find the relationship between the problems.

Which of the following is the best definition of a bit?

• A measure of computer graphics and sound

• A physical signal that becomes a digital signal

• An electrical signal in a wire

• A single 1 or 0 in a digital signal

Which of the following statements BEST describes a firewall?

• A firewall is a peripheral device attached to your computer that restricts the flow of data between the computer and a network.

• A firewall blocks all traffic between computers and networks.

• A firewall filters data packets between a computer and the internet.

• A firewall restricts the flow of data between hosts and networks by checking data packets to make sure they are safe.

Which of the following tools would you use to check connectivity between two computers?

• DHCP

• Tracert

• TCP/IP

• Ping

Which of the following Microsoft Access database features provides the BEST way to organize and summarize data for analysis?

• Tables

• Queries

• Reports

• Forms