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CAT- General Theory Work

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following terms refers to the main memory of a computer?

a)

Ram

b)

HDD

c)

DVD

d)

Flash drive

2.

Which ONE of the following is a hardware component that you can upgrade to increase the overall performance of your computer?

a)

RAM

b)

Operating system

c)

Keyboard

d)

Flash drive

3.

Which ONE of the following refers to a company that provides wireless Internet access to its clients?

a)

WISP

b)

WAP

c)

WIA

d)

WIMP

4.

You download a patch from the Internet if you want to...

a)

Fix bugs in an existing program

b)

Remove a virus

c)

Use VoIP

d)

Update your virus definitions

5.

Many home users are hesitant to use video in a web chat because ...

a)

it will rapidly reduce the available cap

b)

integrated webcams are not available on notebook computers

c)

it requires that the latest operating system be installed

d)

webcams can only capture and send .jpg files.

6.

The digital divide refers to ...

a)

people having access to technology or not

b)

the gap between pixels on a monitor

c)

the increased use of analogue technology as opposed to digital technology

d)

new 4G technology

7.

Which ONE of the following technologies is designed for wireless communication over very short distances of a few metres?

a)

Bluetooth

b)

3G

c)

Ethernet

d)

Wi-Fi

8.

Which ONE of the following features of a word processing program can be used to move quickly to a specific word or phrase in a document?

a)

Formula

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Bookmark

d)

Endnote

9.

What type of software is generally used to view a web page?

a)

Search engine

b)

Web browser

c)

Word processor

d)

Operating system

10.

Which of the following ports can be used to transfer photos and videos from a digital camera to a PC?

a)

Parallel

b)

PS2

c)

FireWire

d)

USB

11.

Which one of the following does NOT logically belong with the others (the odd one out)?

a)

Adobe Reader

b)

Microsoft Edge

c)

Google Chrome

d)

Mozilla Firefox

12.

Which ONE of the following is NOT a wireless Internet connection?

a)

3G

b)

LTE

c)

ADSL

d)

WiMAX

13.

The downloading of large files has an impact on...

a)

bandwidth

b)

ergonomics

c)

recycling

d)

resolution

14.

Which ONE of the following functions will calculate the number of cells in the range A:A13 that has a value of 5 or more?

a)

=COUNTIF(A1:A13, "<5)

b)

=COUNTIF(A1:A13, ">5")

c)

=COUNTIF(A1:A13, ">=5")

15.

Which ONE of the following is NOT an example of a multipurpose device/computer?

a)

Phablet

b)

Webcam

c)

Netbook

d)

Tablet

16.

The ... tab on the Microsoft Word ribbon includes functions such as accepting or rejecting changes.

a)

Insert

b)

Review

c)

References

d)

Mailings

17.

Which ONE of the following is most likely to cause compatibility problems or to have compatibility problems when upgrading to a new version of an operating system?

a)

Firewalls

b)

Drivers

c)

Browser

d)

Word processing files

18.

Which of the following will always be TRUE regarding open-source software?

a)

It is free of charge

b)

The source code is made available

c)

Changes can be made and distributed

d)

It is distributed only with new computers

19.

Which ONE of the following specifications is the most likely to indicate that a computer is a notebook?

a)

1 TB HDD

b)

Touchpad

c)

Windows 10 Home (64 bit)

d)

USB 3.0

20.

Which ONE of the following units refers to processor speed?

a)

GHz

b)

Mbps

c)

ppm

d)

dpi

21.

The ... operating system utility would be helpful to people who experience challenges using their hands.

a)

Sticky Keys

b)

Sticky Notes

c)

Magnifier

d)

Narrator

22.

Which ONE of the following acronyms has to do with software licensing?

a)

WWW

b)

GUI

c)

WLAN

d)

EULA

23.

Which concept does "Application version 1.0 runs on OS version 1.0" and "Application version 1.0 does not run OS version 2.0" attempt to illustrate ?

a)

Archiving

b)

Downloading

c)

Accessibility

d)

Compatibility

24.

Which ONE of the following statements is NOT true about web applications?

a)

One may have to pay for the service

b)

More than one person can work on a document at the same time

c)

One does not need an Internet connection to access resources

d)

Data can be synced across multiple devices

25.

While editing videos on a mobile device, most of the battery life will be used by the...

a)

CPU

b)

microphone

c)

screen

d)

speaker

26.

Which ONE of the following criteria will retrieve records based on a field value that ends with 'ad'?

a)

ad

b)

ad*

c)

*ad

d)

a*d

27.

The main task of the Disk Cleanup utility is to ...

a)

delete individual files selected by user

b)

automatically delete unused files

c)

reorganize files and keep related files together

d)

format the hard disk when it is full

28.

Which ONE of the following acronyms is NOT associated with hardware?

a)

NIC

b)

HDD

c)

EULA

d)

BYOD

29.

A/An … is NOT an example of malware.

a)

trojan

b)

worm

c)

ad-blocker

d)

keylogger