Computer Basics Quiz

Which of the following allows a user to communicate with their computer?

• workspace

• program

• operating system

• parallel port

Which of the following allows a user to perform a specific task?

• USB

• program

• graphical user interface

• parallel port

Which of the following is a general purpose port that has replaced older types of ports such as PS/2 and serial ports?

• Ethernet

• Parallel Port

• VGA

• USB

Computer peripheral refers to which of the following?

• software

• devices such as mice and keyboards

• an application

• the CPU

T/F: Applications that run on desktop computers may not run on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.

• True

• False

Which of the following ports is necessary to connect a computer to a router to access the internet when wifi is not available ?

• ethernet

• USB

• HDMI

• VGA

What does hardware refer to?

• a device that connects two or more networks

• a computer's operating system

• all of the programs on a computer

• the physical components of a computer

The email domain for Brush High School is _______.

• Yahoo

• Google

• One Drive

• Outlook

Computers communicate using the numbers zero and (a)   .

Windows, Mac OS, and Linux are ______________.

• internet domains

• operating systems

• programs

• applications