Computer Basics Quiz

Which of the following is (are) true about computers?

• They accept input.

• They store data.

• They produce output.

A computer processes data in a device called the

• server

• CPU

• device driver

• URL

A computer file is a named collection of data that exists on which of the following?

• Optical disk (CD or DVD)

• Floppy disk

• Hard disk

Computers that operate in essentially the same way are said to be

• compatible

• compound

• user-friendly

• integrated

Which of the following can supply input to a computer?

• A person

• The environment

• Another computer

Software has two categories: operating system software and application software.

Operating system software example:

• Microsoft Word

• Unix

• Chrome

• Macromedia Dreamweaver

Computers perform all basic operations except:

• Input data

• Process data

• Protect data

• Output data

Which of the following can supply input to a computer?

• A person

• The environment

• Another computer

The ASCII code for the character 'a' is 97. How can the character 'a' be represented in binary using ASCII codes?