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WorksheetsComputer General Knowledge - 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
a)
Hackers
b)
Spam
c)
viruses
d)
identity theft
2.
A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
a)
data mining
b)
data selection
c)
POS
d)
data conversion
3.
____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
a)
Data
b)
POS or Point-of-Sale
c)
Sales
d)
Query
4.
A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
a)
PSS
b)
POS
c)
inventory
d)
data mining
5.
The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:
a)
robotics
b)
simulation
c)
computer forensics
d)
animation
6.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
C. analyzing the data or information
D. storing the data or information
Answer: C
C. analyzing the data or information
D. storing the data or information
Answer: C
a)
gathering data
b)
process data into information
c)
analyzing the data or information
d)
storing the data or information
7.
Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:
a)
robotics
b)
computer forensics
c)
simulation
d)
forecasting
8.
____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
a)
Nanoscience
b)
Microelectrodes
c)
Computer forensics
d)
Artificial intelligence
9.
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.
a)
present
b)
input
c)
output
d)
store
10.
The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
a)
programming
b)
processing
c)
storing
d)
organizing
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