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IT | Chapter 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow?

a)

People

b)

Procedures

c)

Internet

d)

Data

2.

The physical equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the:

a)

typology

b)

compiler

c)

hardware

d)

software

3.

The word "software" is interchangeable with the word:

a)

application

b)

procedure

c)

program

d)

computer

4.

What are the two major software types?

a)

Operating system software and utilities software

b)

System analysis software and data warehousing software

c)

System software and application software

d)

Database management software and application software

5.

Which of the following is a collection of programs rather than a single program?

a)

Procedures

b)

System software

c)

Hardware

d)

Microsoft Access

6.

"Background" software that helps the computer manage resources is called:

a)

shareware

b)

application software.

c)

desktop

d)

system software.

7.

Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applications.

a)

System software

b)

Operating system

c)

Application software

d)

Device driver

8.

Antivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programs. This is an example of which type of software?

a)

Browser software

b)

Operating system

c)

Application software

d)

Utilities

9.

System software includes all of the following except:

a)

Operating systems

b)

Utilities

c)

Device drivers

d)

Browsers

10.

Which of the following computers is also referred to as a server and is used to support end users for things such as retrieving data from a database or providing application software?

a)

Midrange

b)

Mainframe

c)

Supercomputer

d)

Microcomputer

11.

Desktop, notebook, tablet, and handheld computers are classified as:

a)

Mainframe computers

b)

Supercomputers

c)

Microcomputers

d)

Midrange computers

12.

The most widely used handheld computers are:

A. laptops.

a)

PDAs and smartphones.

b)

notebooks and laptops.

c)

tablets

13.

A microcomputer that is smaller, lighter and less powerful than a notebook that has a touch sensitive screen is called a:

a)

laptop

b)

desktop

c)

subnotebook

d)

Tablet

14.

This computer component holds data that is currently being processed.

a)

RAM

b)

Rom

c)

Bus

d)

Ports

15.

Which of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?

a)

DVD

b)

RAM

c)

ROM

d)

Hard drive

16.

Identify the four basic categories of hardware in a microcomputer system.

a)

Hard disk, input/output, secondary storage, and display devices

b)

System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and primary storage

c)

System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and communication

d)

System unit, modem, RAM, and microprocessor

17.

This hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

a)

System unit

b)

Input/output devices

c)

Secondary storage

d)

Communication

18.

Which of the following are two important components of the system unit?

a)

Microprocessor and memory

b)

Keyboard and mouse

c)

Microphone and speakers

d)

Monitor and printer

19.

Which one of the following is not considered a form of secondary storage?

a)

Solid-state storage

b)

Optical disk

c)

RAM

d)

Hard disk

20.

USB drives are a type of what kind of secondary storage?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

High-definition

d)

Solid-state

21.

The type of media that uses laser technology to store data and programs is:

a)

hard disk.

b)

flash

c)

solid state.

d)

optical

22.

Which of the following is not an example of a document file created by a word processor?

a)

Spreadsheet

b)

Letter

c)

Memo

d)

Term paper

23.

A financial budget would be created in what type of data file?

a)

Worksheet

b)

Database

c)

Presentation

d)

Document

24.

Employee records, including names, social security numbers, and related information, would typically be stored in what type of data file?

a)

Presentation

b)

Document

c)

Database

d)

Worksheet

25.

The Internet is the largest _____ in the world.

a)

network

b)

system unit

c)

database program

d)

operating system

26.

Which technology allows users to shift their desktop computing activities to computers on the Internet?

a)

Distributed databases

b)

Cloud computing

c)

Handheld computers

d)

Solid-state storage