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ICT 1

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Relevance, objectivity, completeness are the properties of :

a)

Information

b)

Informatics

c)

Interface

d)

Multimedia

e)

Macromedia

2.

Central Processing Unit - the "brain" of the computer is the part of the

a)

Motherboard

b)

Monitor

c)

Keyboard

d)

There is no right answer

e)

Joystick

3.

The speed of information processing in the computer depends on:

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Clock frequently

d)

External memory

e)

All answers are correct

4.

When the computer turns off, the information is erased from:

a)

RAM

b)

FLOPPY DISK

c)

HARD DISK

d)

the permanent memory

e)

All answers are correct

5.

Which of the following should only be used for temporary data storage?

a)

Random access memory

b)

Rewriteable CD

c)

Hard drive

d)

3.5inch floppy disk

e)

USB flash drive

6.

What is the width: height ratio of a traditional computer monitor?

a)

4:3

b)

5:2

c)

16:9

d)

9:16

e)

12:16

7.

Which of these five does NOT comprise a part of the system bus?

a)

Logic bus

b)

Data bus

c)

Control bus

d)

Address bus

e)

All answers correct

8.

What is the correct definition of the term 'CISC'?

a)

Complex Instruction Set Computers

b)

Continual Input System Computer

c)

Control Independent System Computer

d)

Central Immediate Source Construct

e)

All answers correct

9.

What is the correct definition of the term 'CISC'?

a)

Complex Instruction Set Computers

b)

Continual Input System Computer

c)

Control Independent System Computer

d)

Central Immediate Source Construct

e)

All answers are correct

10.

Where does the control unit look in order to find the address of the next instruction to be fetched?

a)

Memory Address Register (MAR)

b)

Instruction Register (IR)

c)

Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

d)

Accumulator (ACC)

e)

All answers are correct

11.

Types of computer system

a)

Laptop, PDA, tablet PC

b)

Hardware and software

c)

Input,output and storage devices

d)

RAM and ROM

e)

All answers correct

12.

With indirect addressing, how many memory lookups are need to obtain the required data?

a)

Two

b)

Zero

c)

Three

d)

One

e)

All answers correct

13.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Central processing unit

b)

Core processing unit

c)

Computer processing unit

d)

Central pipelining unit

e)

All answers are correct

14.

When was the first commercial microprocessor introduced?

a)

1971

b)

1961

c)

1981

d)

2001

e)

1941

15.

Out of what material are computer chips made?

a)

Silicon

b)

Plastic

c)

Olestra

d)

Fibre

e)

Wood

16.

The width of the smallest wire on a computer chip is typically measured in:

a)

Microns

b)

Millimeters

c)

Nanometers

d)

Centimeters

e)

Kilometers

17.

Which of the following is not part of a computer chip's job?

a)

Starting up the computer

b)

Performing mathematical operations

c)

Moving data from one memory location to another

d)

Follow sets of instructions

e)

All answers correct

18.

What does ROM stand for?

a)

Read-only memory

b)

Random-only memory

c)

Read-on memory

d)

Random access memory

e)

Random of memory

19.

About how much address space can a 64-bit microprocessor access?

a)

4 GB

b)

1,000 GB

c)

1 billion GB

d)

2 billion GB

e)

3 billion GB

20.

How many transistors are included in the Intel Core i7 processor, introduced in 2008?

a)

731 million

b)

7 million

c)

73 million

d)

25 million

e)

All answers correct

21.

The CPU is included on a central component of the computer known as:

a)

the motherboard

b)

the BIOS adapter

c)

the command center

d)

modem

e)

sound card

22.

The memory that a CPU can use directly is called:

a)

cache memory

b)

clock memory

c)

direct access memory

d)

external memory

e)

superior memory

23.

Which type of CPU was used in the first IBM personal computer?

a)

16-bit

b)

8-bit

c)

32-bit

d)

All answers are correct

e)

There is no correct answer

24.

The first commercial processor was used in:

a)

a programmable business calculator

b)

the ENIAC computer Apple Macintosh

c)

the Apple Macintosh

d)

mobile phone

e)

All answers correct

25.

Which of these is an important manufacturer of CPU chips?

a)

AMD

b)

ADM

c)

HP

d)

Hitachi

e)

Motorola

26.

In what year was introduced the original PC, used an 16-bit processor, but it only had an 8-bit bus to carry the data.

a)

1981

b)

1971

c)

1961

d)

1941

e)

1991

27.

In what year Intel Corp. created its 4004 programmable chip for calculators

a)

1971

b)

1981

c)

1961

d)

1951

e)

1991

28.

What designates the register DS?

a)

Data segment register

b)

Counting register

c)

Accumulator

d)

Base register

e)

Data register

29.

What designates the register CS?

a)

Code segment register

b)

Base pointers register

c)

Source index register

d)

Destiny index register

e)

Next instruction pointer register

30.

What designates the register BP?

a)

Base pointers register

b)

Code segment register

c)

Source index register

d)

Destiny index register

e)

Next instruction pointer register

31.

What designates the register SI?

a)

Source index register

b)

Base pointers register

c)

Destiny index register

d)

Code segment register

e)

Next instruction pointer register

32.

What designates the register DI?

a)

Destiny index register

b)

Source index register

c)

Base pointers register

d)

Code segment register

e)

Next instruction pointer register

33.

What designates the register IP?

a)

Next instruction pointer register

b)

Code segment register

c)

Destiny index register

d)

Source index register

e)

Base pointers register

34.

What designates the register F?

a)

Flag register

b)

Next register

c)

Code segment register

d)

Destiny index register

e)

Source register

35.

Which device carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system?

a)

central processor unit

b)

motherboard bus

c)

system unit

d)

address bus

e)

data unit

36.

When the term “central processor unit” has been in use in the computer industry?

a)

since 1960s

b)

since 1970s

c)

since 1980s

d)

since 1950s

e)

since 1990s

37.

What part of the CPU does not execute program instructions; rather, it directs other parts of the system to do so.

a)

The control unit

b)

The arithmetic/logic unit

c)

The memory

d)

The system bus

e)

The motherboard

38.

What is the main circuit of a computer?

a)

Motherboard

b)

Microprocessor

c)

Modem

d)

Scanner

e)

Keyboard

39.

Which of the following has the highest capacity?

a)

Hard disk

b)

DVD-ROM

c)

3.5inch floppy disk

d)

CD-ROM

e)

All answers correct

40.

Which of the following has the lowest capacity?

a)

3.5inch floppy disk

b)

Hard drive

c)

CD-ROM

d)

DVD-ROM

e)

All answers correct

41.

Which of the following is essentially a magnetic disk on which large amounts of data can be stored?

a)

Hard disk

b)

Floppy disk

c)

CD-ROM

d)

DVD-ROM

e)

All answers correct

42.

What device is used for shorter term data storage?

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Hard disk and Floppy disk

c)

CD-ROM

d)

DVD-ROM

e)

Floppy disk

43.

How also we call microprocessor?

a)

CPU (Control Processing Unit)

b)

PC (Personal computer)

c)

Motherboard

d)

Memory (Personal computer)

e)

Hard drive

44.

What unit / device is used to decode the instructions?

a)

Decoder

b)

Timer

c)

Clock

d)

Control logic unit

e)

Program counter

45.

What unit is used to hold the result of operations performed by the arithmetic and logic unit

a)

Accumulator

b)

Decoder

c)

Counter

d)

Program

e)

Addres bus

46.

The flag register is specially designed to contain all the appropriate … status flags

a)

1-bit

b)

2-bit

c)

8-bit

d)

16-bit

e)

4-bit

47.

Which device controls the movement of instructions in?

a)

CU

b)

ALU

c)

Register array

d)

System bus

e)

All answers correct

48.

Which of the following devices should sometimes referred to as the “brain” of the PC?

a)

procesor

b)

Monitor

c)

Modem

d)

Printer

e)

Scanner

49.

Which of the following devices has the special key such as the arrow keys, escape, shift, etc, which are used for performing more complete functions?

a)

keyboard

b)

Mouse

c)

Joystick

d)

Scanner

e)

Modem

50.

Which of the following devices would be commonly used to allow the user to access the internet and as such browse the world wide web and send e-mail?

a)

Modem

b)

Printer

c)

Scanner

d)

Monitor

e)

Keyboard

51.

Which of the following chips is more expensive?

a)

CISC

b)

ENIAC

c)

IBM

d)

IBP PC

e)

UNIVAC

52.

Which of the following IBM System/360 systems shipped first?

a)

360 model 30

b)

360 model 20

c)

360 model 44

d)

360 model 90

e)

There is no correct answers

53.

If your IBM S/360 was going to run the BOS/360 Operating System you would have been required to have purchased at least how much memory?

a)

8 kilobytes

b)

16 kilobytes

c)

64 kilobytes

d)

128 kilobytes

e)

There is no correct answers

54.

What was the primary medium used to input programs into S/360 in the mid-1960s?

a)

Punched cards

b)

Teletype terminals

c)

Paper tape

d)

Telephone line

e)

There is no correct answers

55.

ICT standard

a)

national standard

b)

technical standard

c)

Information standard

d)

sienftific standard

e)

grouped standard

56.

What is the main circuit board of a computer?

a)

Motherboard

b)

Microprocessor

c)

Modem

d)

Scanner

e)

Keyboard

57.

Type of ICT tools:

a)

interactive board

b)

logical

c)

text

d)

mathematical

e)

the internet

58.

Computer system consists:

a)

Hardware and software

b)

Input and output devices

c)

ROM and RAM

d)

Main memory and storage device

e)

Graphical and multimedia package

59.

Types of computer systems:

a)

Desktop PC, mainframe, wearable PC

b)

Hardware and software, wearable PC

c)

Storage and output devices, wearable PC

d)

Input and output devices, wearable PC

e)

Single OS and multiple OS, wearable PC

60.

The Start menu and clock are found on the ….

a)

task bar

b)

scroll bar

c)

title bar

d)

Start menu

e)

desktop

61.

Which program creates and edits bitmap pictures?

a)

Paint

b)

WordPad

c)

Windows

d)

Movie Maker

e)

Media Player

62.

What is the file extension of the Excel program?

a)

*.xlsx

b)

*.pptx

c)

*.bmp

d)

*.accdb

e)

*.txt

63.

A table consists of:

a)

records

b)

macros

c)

queries

d)

modules

e)

forms

64.

The correct hierarchy of terms from largest to smallest is:

a)

database, table, field, record

b)

field, record, table, database

c)

record, table, database, field

d)

table, record, database, field

e)

database, table, record, field

65.

What are the four classifications of the Network based on the scale?

a)

PAN, LAN, WAN, MAN

b)

LAN, ETHERNET, PAN

c)

ACTIVE, CLIENT-SERVER

d)

BUS, STAR, RING, MESH

e)

PAN, COAXIAL, WI-FI

66.

What is the file extension of the Power Point program?

a)

*.pptx

b)

*.xlsx

c)

*.bmp

d)

*.accdb

e)

*.txt

67.

What is the pixel?

a)

Picture element

b)

software

c)

brief blur

d)

long delay

e)

Programming oddity

68.

From the listed terms what is included in the hardware?

a)

Processor, mouse

b)

Database, program

c)

Web browser

d)

Hardware engineer

e)

Data entry operator

69.

From the listed terms what is included in the liveware?

a)

Hardware engineer

b)

Processor, mouse

c)

Database, program

d)

Web browser

e)

Blank DVD

70.

From the listed terms what is included in the software?

a)

Spreadsheet, database

b)

Memory chips

c)

Fixed, hard disk

d)

Hardware engineer

e)

Removable,hard disk

71.

The first programmable computer in the USA, which appeared in 1946,

was called the….

a)

ENIAC

b)

HARDWARE

c)

Computer

d)

Windows

e)

Celeron

72.

Speakers are an example of ...

a)

an output device

b)

an input device

c)

a storage device

d)

a power supply

e)

a processor

73.

Peripheral components…

a)

Headphones

b)

Monitor

c)

System unit

d)

Keyboard

e)

Mouse

74.

I have a very good memory. I can read, but I can‘t write:

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

BIOS

d)

CPU

e)

SRAM

75.

I can read and write, but if you turn off the computer, I forget

everything:

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

BIOS

d)

CPU

e)

SRAM

76.

System software

a)

Device drivers

b)

Word drivers

c)

Spreadsheet program

d)

Database package

e)

Graphics package

77.

Application software

a)

Spreadsheet program

b)

Device drivers

c)

Programming language C+

d)

Disk clean-up program

e)

Anti-virus utility

78.

Work area on which you see your programs

a)

Desktop

b)

Task bar

c)

Start menu

d)

Icons

e)

Shortcut

79.

Easy way to access programs

a)

Start Menu

b)

Desktop

c)

Task bar

d)

Desktop Icons

e)

Shortcut Icons

80.

You use your finger to drag the pointer around the screen. What is this?

a)

Touchpad

b)

Keyboard

c)

Screen

d)

whell mouse

e)

iPad

81.

A device that shows a copy of the computer‘s screen on a large

screen, often used in presentations?

a)

Projector

b)

Headset

c)

Touchpad

d)

Touch screen

e)

Stylus

82.

The user can perform calculations using the computer without using:

a)

Printer

b)

RAM

c)

Processor

d)

System bus

e)

ROM

83.

Graphics programs

a)

Adobe Photoshop

b)

MS Power Point

c)

Norton Commander

d)

Acrobat Reader

e)

Find Scanner

84.

Which of the following should NOT be categorised as an input device?

a)

Motherboard

b)

Scanner

c)

Joystick

d)

Plotter

e)

Mouse

85.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages of the instruction execution cycle?

a)

flag

b)

Execute

c)

Plotter

d)

Multiple

e)

Single

86.

To what do buses and lines connect in a computer chip?

a)

ROM

b)

Monitor

c)

Printer

d)

Plotter

e)

CPU

87.

What is HTML?

a)

Hyper Text Markup language

b)

Text redactor

c)

Operation system

d)

Utilities software

e)

Application programs

88.

What does BIOS stand for?

a)

Basic input

b)

All answers are correct

c)

There is no correct answers

d)

Operating system

e)

Test software

89.

What does a laser printer use to make a print job?

a)

toner

b)

the mouse

c)

the modem

d)

monitor

e)

speakers

90.

Which one is an INPUT device?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Speakers

c)

There is No correct answer

d)

Plotter

e)

Printer

91.

Which one is an OUTPUT device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Hard disk

c)

There Is No Correct answers

d)

Scanner

e)

Digital Camera

92.

Which one is a STORAGE device?

a)

Floppy disk

b)

Modem

c)

All answers are correct

d)

Digital Camera

e)

Joystick

93.

Computer memory can be referred to as either permanent or temporary. Of the following, which one is NOT a temporary storage area?

a)

Hard drive

b)

Virtual memory

c)

There is no correct answer

d)

Headphones

e)

Modem

94.

Which of the following could be found on a motherboard?

a)

ZIF Socket

b)

CD Drive

c)

Hard drive

d)

Floppy disk

e)

Memory card

95.

Which of the following could be found on a mother board?

a)

USB Port

b)

CD Drive

c)

Hard drive

d)

Floppy disk

e)

Memory card

96.

All the number systems are divided into 2 groups:

a)

Positional

b)

Integers and fractional

c)

All answers are correct

d)

Roman and Integers

e)

Arabic and decimal

97.

Which of the following should not necessarily come with the motherboard?

a)

BIOS description

b)

Contact information

c)

There is no correct answer

d)

Binary and decimal

e)

Integers and fractional

98.

All the information which is used by people, can be divided into the following types:

a)

mathematical

b)

Single task

c)

there is no correct answer

d)

its model number

e)

contact information

99.

The unit of information is called

a)

megabyte (mb)

b)

Com

c)

There is no correct answers

d)

jpeg

e)

Power point (ppt)

100.

What are the main parts of computer system?

a)

Hardware

b)

Spreadsheet

c)

There is no correct answers

d)

Multi-user

e)

Single-task

101.

All the information which is used by people, can be divided into the following types:

a)

graphics

b)

single task

c)

There is no correct answers

d)

Audio

e)

Music