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WorksheetsICT Computing Essentials
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is a computer network?
When you use a stand alone computer at home.
When two or more computers are connected.
When you connect peripheral devices to your home computer.
When two or more peripheral devices are connected to your computer.
A group of connected computers confined within a small geographic area is referred to as a ___.
Metropolitan area network
Wide area network
Personal area network
Local area network
What are the 4 functions of the computing cycle?
hardware, software, data, storage
input, processing, output,storage
input, hardware, user, storage
input, software, output, data
A network used to provide external businesses or individuals with access to resources
Home network
Bluetooth
Extranet
Intranet
What are the four parts of the computer system?
input, process, output, hardware
hardware, software, data, input
hardware, software, data, user
software, input, output, data
Which type of software license must be purchased by a user?
Application License
Commercial License
Open-Source License
Operating System License
Which of the following is a desktop operating system?
Mac OS
Apple ios
Google Android
Windows Phone
Which of the following is an example of a good file name?
essay.doc
FIRSTQUARTER!!!.xlsx
vacationSummer2015.pptx
my$diary.txt
Which of the following is a guideline for properly naming files and folders?
Use short and simple file names
Use all capital letters for folder names
Use a numbering scheme instead of words
Use special characters or symbols instead of spaces
Which of the following is an example of an open-source operating system?
Linux
Windows 10
Mac OS
Chrome
Which of the following provides a simple point-and-click user interface?
System Software
Open-source Software
Command-line interface
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Was commonly used with a mouse, has been widely replaced by USB, rarely used today.
Serial DB-9
Parallel DB-25
USB
IEEE 1394
Widely used standard connector and port for keyboards, mouse pointers, printers, phones and cameras.
Serial DB-9
Parallel DB-25
VGA
USB
An audio/video interface for transferring high-quality video and audio signals, most modern monitors, projectors and televisions come equipped with this connector.
HDMI
USB
IEEE 1394
VGA
A small modular connector used by modems
Commonly seen at the end of a home telephone line (landline)
USB
HDMI
VGA
RJ-11 Connector and Port
Every year people in the U.S. must file tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS needs to track every person's tax records on an extremely fast, high-performing computer. The computer must be able to calculate and process millions of tax returns. What type of computer does the IRS use?
Microcomputer
Mainframe
Supercomputer
Server
Kikutaro is the network administrator for his company. He is in charge of supervising multiple LANs. Which network hardware device can he use to connect the LANs together, and also use as a firewall?
Router
Bridge
Switch
Hub
Which example is a valid IPv4 address?
192.168.1.100.255
192168.1.100.255
192.168.1.100
192.168.1.1000
Alicia was admitted to the hospital for some pain in her abdomen. After running some tests, the doctors conclude that Alicia has appendicitis and needs surgery immediately. How does the hospital share information about her condition with the doctors, nurses and staff?
The doctors, nurses and staff manually enter the information onto the patient's chart to inform all parties and exchange information.
The doctors, nurses, and staff enter the patient's information into the hospital's computer network so that the information is available to the medical team.
The doctors and nurses rely on the staff to inform them verbally of the patient's updates and latest results.
The doctors, nurses and staff e-mail each other the latest test results, labs, and diagnosis summaries to keep each other informed of the patient's condition.
Study the example in the image. Which type of storage device is shown?
Hard drive
SD card
Flash drive
CD ROM
Destinations, Inc. is a premiere travel agency that helps tourists books their flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and tour guides around the world. However, Destinations, Inc. travel agents are still operating under the text-based operating system, making it more difficult to train new hires. What software interface can the company implement to reduce training expenses?
Change the command-line interface to a Graphical User Interface (GUI) operating system.
Hire more professional trainers to help new hires retain the knowledge of the current user interface.
Upgrade the software license to an open-sourced license.
Upgrade the software license to a commercial license.
Denise set up a calendar on her school's internal network so teachers could keep track of holidays, sick time, school events, etc. Because this network is internal, only the teachers and administrators at the school have access to it. Which term describes this type of network?
WAN
Extranet
Intranet
MAN
Which network topology requires computers to possess a token in order to send data over the network?
Ring
Mesh
Star
Bus
Ana has just purchased a new smartphone that came with a mobile operating system pre-installed. She has commented about how much she enjoys all of the customizable features in the mobile OS. Which mobile OS is likely installed on Ana's new smartphone?
Google Android
Apple iOS
Windows 7
Linux
Software that focus on the need of the user to complete a certain task or perhaps a coordinated group of tasks.
Operating system
Application software
Mobile Operating System
Device driver
Mobile operation system that offers a large screen with "live-tiles" representing applications or functions.
Apple iOS
Google Android
Windows Phone
Mac OS
Which of the following is an example of Application software?
Web browser
Mac OS
Window Phone
Device driver
Which file extension is assigned to Audio files?
.txt
.mp3
.mp4
