Computer Science Quiz

What is the term for the process of transferring data between components?

• Buffer

• Register

• Bus

• Cache

Which of the following is a type of bus that connects peripheral devices to the CPU?

• Control bus

• System bus

• Expansion bus

• Data bus

What is the primary purpose of a backup?

• To encrypt files

• To recover data after loss

• To delete files

• To compress files

Which register holds the instruction currently being executed?

• General Purpose Register

• Instruction Register

• Memory Data Register

• Floating Point Register

What is the purpose of an antivirus program?

• To create files

• To delete files

• To protect files from viruses

• To encrypt files

What is the term for a group of related records?

• Folder

• Database

• File

• Directory

Which of the following is a feature of word processors?

• Virus scanning

• Spell check

• Data encryption

• File deletion

Which type of bus is unidirectional?

• Control bus

• Data bus

• Expansion bus

• Address bus

What is the term for the process of creating a new file?

• Encrypting

• Writing

• Deleting

• Creating

What is the function of the Program Counter (PC)?

• Transfers data

• Holds the address of the next instruction

• Stores data

• Encrypts data