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Computer Terms

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is hardware?

a)

The hard disk in the middle of a computer.

b)

The physical components of a computer.

c)

The screen of a computer.

d)

The energy processing system.

2.

What is CPU?

a)

Connected part unit; used as chords.

b)

Computer processing unit.

c)

Central Processing Unit; the brain of the computer.

d)

Central particular unit; for specific data.

3.

What is a disk drive?

a)

A disk that is used when people break the computer to fix it.

b)

A disk used to store music that is made by yourself.

c)

A disk that people watch movies on.

d)

A peripheral device for recording, storing, and retrieving information

4.

What is a hard drive?

a)

The primary storage component of a computer which holds all software and data.

b)

A drive that is used to store confidential information.

c)

A drive used to store information that isn't important.

d)

A drive that is used as a hard copy of a paper.

5.

What is a key board?

a)

A wooden board that holds car and house keys.

b)

Common input device for entering numeric and alphabetic data into a computer.

c)

A board that allows humans to store keys in.

d)

A board used for technology that turns letters into numbers.

6.

What is a modem

a)

A mode in a computer that helps people store data.

b)

A mode in a computer for doing math.

c)

Communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission for data.

d)

A gadget in a computer that sends data from one user to the other.

7.

What is a mouse?

a)

A squeaky little animal.

b)

A virus in a computer.

c)

A system based on how mice live.

d)

A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad

8.

What is NIC?

a)

Network interface card; a board inserted in a computer that provides a physical connection to a network

b)

New York Institution of Computers.

c)

Network interpreter card; used to help decide or interpret data.

d)

Network included card; includes Wi-Fi and all the stuff you need.

9.

What is a printer?

a)

A print used on a computer.

b)

A machine that prints characters or other images on paper.

c)

A machine that randomly picks a print.

d)

A device used to print words on a document.

10.

What is software?

a)

A(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

b)

A soft spoken noise that wears down people's eardrums.

c)

A document in a computer to store data.

d)

A device used to help other devices keep working.

11.

What are applications?

a)

An app used to apply to different opportunities and more adventures.

b)

A program that helps bosses decide weather to employ or not employ a person based on there records and past.

c)

A program or group of programs that are designed for users to accomplish a specific task. Word processors, Web browsers, games, database management programs, presentation programs are a few examples of applications.

d)

A paper that is submited to a boss to get a job.

12.

What is a bit?

a)

A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.

b)

A bit of data used in math to find the mean, median, mode, and range.

c)

A bit of help needed to start adding data or needed for permission to get into an app.

d)

A multi digit number used to help find the location of something in a computer.

13.

What is a boot?

a)

A type of shoe.

b)

Something used by a police that stops a car from moving.

c)

Something put on a broken foot to make the bone heal.

d)

To start up a computer.

14.

What is a browser?

a)

A person using a device to find something.

b)

An application software for accessing the World Wide Web

c)

A person skimming through a book.

d)

A device used on a computer that Scans data to see what is correct or incorrect.

15.

What is a computer bug?

a)

An informal term for error in computer hardware or software -- the term was coined by Grace Hopper.

b)

A bug that crawls in your computer to clean it.

c)

A app on a computer that can be used to practice coding.

d)

A insect that is used to test a computer.

16.

A group of eight bits.

a)

Bit.

b)

Byte.

c)

Gulp.

d)

Chomp.

17.

The action of clicking a button or trigger on the mouse.

a)

The act of clicking a trigger to help a mouse escape.

b)

Petting a mouse.

c)

Mouse click.

d)

Mouse sound.

18.

A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data.

a)

Basedata.

b)

Folder.

c)

Database.

d)

Dataorganizer.

19.

A small flexible disk used for storing computer data.

a)

Diskette.

b)

Disk drive.

c)

Disked.

d)

Disk

20.

To press the left mouse button twice in rapid succession to select or open an item.

a)

Print.

b)

Double click.

c)

Paste.

d)

Copy.

21.

Copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet.

a)

Copy and paste.

b)

Excell worksheet.

c)

URL.

d)

Download.

22.

To move computer software or information from one computing device to another especially from a local computer to a central server or network.

a)

Peripheral.

b)

ROM.

c)

Upload.

d)

Undownload.

23.

When you move the mouse while holding down the mouse button (usually the left) to select a range of cells.

a)

Drag.

b)

Copy.

c)

Paste.

d)

Print.

24.

A program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device

a)

.mil

b)

Bug.

c)

Driver.

d)

Bus driver.

25.

This is an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions.

a)

FAW.

b)

FAQ.

c)

FAP.

d)

FAS.

26.

A resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage.

a)

Shareware.

b)

Computer spreadsheet.

c)

Database.

d)

Computer file.

27.

Where you access hard disk drives, removable drives and media, CD and DVD drives, network locations, and other removable media such as cameras and scanners.

a)

Computer folder.

b)

Database.

c)

Spreadsheet.

d)

Workbook.

28.

A Graphical User Interface, currently the dominant method for designing human-computer interaction.

a)

GUL.

b)

GUI.

c)

GUU.

d)

GUR.

29.

A Graphical User Interface, currently the dominant method for designing human-computer interaction.

a)

Tool bar.

b)

GUI.

c)

Computer icon.

d)

Memory.

30.

A global network connecting millions of computers, making it possible to exchange information.

a)

Generator.

b)

Google.

c)

Wi-Fi.

d)

Internet.

31.

Internet protocol; a computer's unique address or number on the Internet.

a)

Numerical system.

b)

IP number.

c)

Spot.

d)

Address.

32.

One thousand bytes (abbreviated "kb"). Sometimes used to mean 210 bytes = 1024 bytes (abbreviated "kib").

a)

Byte.

b)

Megabyte

c)

Terabyte.

d)

Kilobyte.

33.

A unit of information equaling about 1 million bytes.

a)

Byte.

b)

Googlebyte.

c)

Megabyte.

d)

Terabyte.

34.

A unit of information equal to one billion (109) or, strictly, 230 bytes.

a)

Byte.

b)

Kilobyte.

c)

Gigabyte

d)

Terabyte.

35.

A unit of information equaling about 1,000 gigabytes

a)

Kilobyte.

b)

Byte.

c)

Terabyte.

d)

Gigabyte.

36.

The component within your computer that allows for short-term data access.

a)

Shareware.

b)

Remember.

c)

Memory.

d)

Menu.

37.

A menu is a set of options presented to the user of a computer application to help the user find information or execute a program function.

a)

Shareware.

b)

Scroll bar.

c)

Computer menu.

d)

Spreadsheet.

38.

A system that connects computers and other devices via communications media so that data and information can be transmitted among them.

a)

Wi-Fi.

b)

Network.

c)

Scroll bar.

d)

Computer network.

39.

(Including sensors) used to enter information and instructions into a computer for storage or processing and to deliver the processed data to a human operator or, in some cases, a machine controlled by the computer.

a)

Upload.

b)

Drag.

c)

Vision.

d)

Peripheral.

40.

Random Access Memory ;short term memory where data is stored as the processor needs it.

a)

Rom.

b)

Ram.

c)

Cow.

d)

FAQ.

41.

Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

a)

Spreadsheetm.

b)

Rom.

c)

Ram.

d)

Database.

42.

A bar at the right side or bottom of the screen that allows you to move up and down or left and right in a document or a worksheet.

a)

Toolbar.

b)

User Info.

c)

Spreadsheet.

d)

Scroll bar.

43.

Commercial software that is distributed free to users, eventually either requiring or encouraging users to pay for the continued support of the software.

a)

Gigabyte.

b)

Shareware.

c)

Sharing.

d)

Database.

44.

A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form.

a)

Computer spreadsheet.

b)

Spreadsheet.

c)

Worksheet.

d)

Workbook.

45.

A toolbar is part of a window, often a bar across the top, that contains buttons that execute commands when you click them. Many applications contain toolbars that you can customize so the commands you use frequently are readily available and easily identifiable.

a)

Looking.

b)

Scrolling.

c)

Tool bar.

d)

Scroll bar.

46.

A location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a Web address.

a)

.com.

b)

URL.

c)

.mil.

d)

.gov.

47.

Graphics processing unit, a specialized processor originally designed to accelerate graphics rendering.

a)

FAQ.

b)

GUI.

c)

URL.

d)

GPU.

48.

A destructive program that destroys or harms data on a computer.

a)

Computer virus.

b)

Bug.

c)

Bad situation.

d)

Upload.

49.

A computer application used to create, modify, print, and e-mail documents.

a)

Text operator.

b)

Print.

c)

Word procesor.

d)

Font.

50.

The ending of a URL for a Web site for an educational institution.

a)

.gov.

b)

.mil.

c)

.edu.

d)

.com.

51.

The ending of a URL for a government Web site.

a)

.com.

b)

.edu.

c)

.gov.

d)

.mil.

52.

The .com ending is the most common generic top-level domain. The .com TLD represents a commercial domain, which conveys the type of content that's published. Ending of a URL.

a)

.edu.

b)

.mil.

c)

.edu.

d)

.com.

53.

The domain name mil is the sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary or affiliated organizations. The name is derived from military.

a)

.mil.

b)

.gov.

c)

.edu.

d)

.com.

54.

Piece of computer that displays the videos and graphics information generated by a connected computer through the computer's video card.

a)

Monitor.

b)

Screen.

c)

Keyboard.

d)

Generator.