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quick quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SCSI stands for:

a)

Serial Computer System Interface

b)

Serial Connection System Interface

c)

Small Computer System Interface

d)

Solid Connection System Interface

2.

Which type of computer does not use the standard binary system?

a)

Smartphone

b)

Quantum

c)

Laptop

d)

Hybrid

3.

Satellite connections usually have a high latency. High latency means:

a)

the large delay in time it takes for signals to arrive at their destination.

b)

there is no delay in the time it takes for signals to arrive at their destination.

c)

the fast speed that signals travel at to reach their destination.

d)

the slow speed that signals travel at to reach their destination.

4.

Which of the following is an example of business software?

a)

Debugger

b)

Word Processor

c)

Email

d)

CAD/CAM

5.

One advantage of using messaging software is that:

a)

not all users use the same system.

b)

it is cost effective compared to making a telephone call.

c)

it increases sales.

d)

voice quality is dependent on signal strength.

6.

Which protocol is used to distribute data on the World Wide Web?

a)

FTP

b)

HTTP

c)

ICMP

d)

IP

7.

Which servers’ role is to respond to a client’s request over the internet?

a)

Database

b)

Hypervisor

c)

Web

d)

Application

8.

Which connectivity method is not used when using a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

a)

PSTN

b)

Leased line

c)

ISDN

d)

ADSL

9.

How many bits make a nibble?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

10.
Convert 65 to binary
a)
01100001
b)
00100001
c)
01000001
d)
00100101
11.
Convert 11111111 to decimal
a)
255
b)
245
c)
235
d)
225
12.
Convert the binary number 10101010 to Hex
a)
AA
b)
BB
c)
CC
d)
DD
13.
Convert the Hex number B9 to binary.
a)
10111001
b)
10111000
c)
10111101
d)
10101001
14.

Which piece of network hardware exchanges data across the internet?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Hub

15.

Which computer component 'Stores the boot program to load the BIOS' ?

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

CPU

d)

INPUT

16.

What network TOPOLOGY does this diagram represent?

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Star

d)

Backbone Network

17.

What does TCP stand for?

a)

Transfer Control Protocol

b)

Transmission Control Protocol

c)

Transfer Character Protocol

d)

Transmission Character Protocol

18.

Which of the TCP/IP model layers is responsible for breaking down the message into packets?

a)

Network

b)

Application

c)

Transport

d)

Internet

19.
Which of these are mail protocols?
a)
SMTP and POP
b)
TCP and FTP
c)
FTP and SMTP
d)
POP and IP
20.
Microsoft Office and similar software is an example of:
a)
off the shelf
b)
bespoke
c)
open source
21.

What type of operating system is commonly used on most personal computers and mobile computing devices?

a)

Single user , single task

b)

Multiple user operating system

c)

Single user, multi task operating system

22.

Which one is an example of utility software?

a)

word processing

b)

firewall

c)

games

d)

video editing

23.

What would be a benefit of using online education & training for a company?

a)

Online courses are always better than studying in a classroom

b)

workers can learn in their own time, wherever they want, fitting it around their other daily demands

24.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?

a)

You can edit the source code to customise it

b)

It may have bugs, since updates are not readily available

c)

Less likely to have 'bugs' as updates are regular to fix them

d)

May have features within the software you don't need, source code can't be changed.

25.

Complete the following sentence: _________ virtualisation typically uses a mixture of private and public cloud services.

a)

Client

b)

Hybrid

c)

Server

d)

Storage

26.

Which of the following is not a common characteristic of helpdesk software?

a)

Sales ordering process

b)

Service level agreement

c)

Technician assignment

d)

Ticketing

27.

How many bytes in a Gibibyte

a)

220

b)

230

c)

240

d)

100,048,576

28.
Which protocol would you use to transfer files?
a)
FTP
b)
SMTP
c)
POP3
d)
HTTP
29.
Which protocol would you use to create a copy of the email from your email server?
a)
FTP
b)
SMTP
c)
POP3
d)
HTTP
30.
What is an advantage for SMTP?
a)
If you delete the email it is still stored in the server
b)
You do not have to be logged in to the Internet to read your messages
31.

When will it be appropriate to use UDP instead of TCP?

a)

Sending an email

b)

Sending an image

c)

Streaming Live

d)

Sending a music file

32.

What does SMTP stand for?

a)

Server Mail Transfer Protocol

b)

Simple Mail Transition Protocol

c)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

d)

Server Mailing Transfer Procedure

33.

What does TCP stand for?

a)

Transcript Control Protocol

b)

Transition Control Protocol

c)

Transmit Control Protocol

d)

Transmission Control Protocol