Year-6 (Term-1 Overall Units Test)

What technology characterized the first generation of computers?

• Transistors

• Integrated Circuits

• Vacuum tubes

• Microprocessors

Second generation computers replaced vacuum tubes with:

• Integrated Circuits

• Transistors

• Microprocessors

• Abacus

Third generation computers were based on the use of:

• Assembly language

• High-level languages

• Machine language

• Natural language

Fifth generation computers are still being developed and are based on the principles of:

• Machine language

• Assembly language

• Artificial intelligence

• High-level languages

The CPU has three components responsible for different functions. What are they?

• Input unit, CU, MU

• ALU, CU, Output unit

• ALU, CU, MU

• Input unit, Output unit, Storage

What is the process of pressing the Restart button while the computer is already on called?

• Cold Boot

• Warm Boot

• BIOS

• POST

Which software acts as an interface between the user and the computer?

• Application software

• BIOS

• Assembler

• Operating system

What converts a program written in assembly language into machine language?

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Assembler

• Operating system

Which of the following is a tool that allows you to search for synonyms?

• Format Painter

• Drop Cap

• Thesaurus

• Tab Stop

Which feature makes the first character of a paragraph bigger and dropped on the subsequent lines?

• Header

• Footer

• Drop Cap

• Hanging Indent