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24 Jan hard quiz

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for output, input, hardware device?

(a)  

2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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A

b)

B

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C

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D

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a)

A

b)

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C

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D

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A

b)

B

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C

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D

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b)

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C

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D

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D

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D

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C

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C

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C

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D

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D

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b)

B

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C

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D

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a)

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b)

B

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C

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D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Which of the following conponents are located inside of the CPU ? (multiple answers)

a)

CU or control unit

b)

HDD Hard disk drives

c)

ALU or Arithmetic Logic Unit

d)

Printer

28.

Which of the following are features of RAM (multiple answers)

a)

non- volatile / data is not lost when electricity goes off

b)

Read- Only / data cannot be erased

c)

Read- write / can store new data

d)

Volatile / data stored is lost which electricity goes off

29.

Which of the following are feaures of ROM (multiple answers)

a)

non- volatile / data is not lost when electricity goes off

b)

Read- Only / data cannot be erased

c)

Read- write / can store new data

d)

volatile / data is lost when electricity goes off

30.

What type of memory is wiped clean when expsed to UV / ultra violet light

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

EPROM

d)

PROM

31.

That type is system used 1's and 0's to represent data ?

(a)  

32.

A single ON or OFF signal (a single 1 or 0) is calle a (a)  

33.

what storage should be shown by the ?

a)

megabyte

b)

picobyte

c)

bit

d)

terabyte

34.

(a)   storage Is computer memory that is held outside the CPU. It is non volatile

35.

Which of the following is best described as "CDs are used to stroe music and large data files. They use microscopic pits burned into a smooth surface by a laser "

a)

Solid State Drives

b)

Magnetic Tape

c)

Hard disk

d)

Optical disk

36.

Which of the following secondary storages uses magnetism to store data (multiple answers)

a)

Optical disks

b)

Hard disks

c)

Magnetic tape

d)

Solid state disk

37.

(a)   storage uses the internet to transfer data between your computer and a large remote storage data centers

38.

which of the following are features of cloud storage ? (multiple answers)

a)

Can buy as much or as little storage as needed

b)

Data can be accessed from anywhere with an interent connection

c)

Data can be accessed from anywhere without an interent connection

d)

Data is not lost if the computer fails

39.

what is this a photo of ?

a)

CD

b)

Hard Disk

c)

Magnetic Tape

d)

Soild state drive

40.

The surface of a hard disk is divided into tracks and (a)  

41.

Select all the input devices from the list below

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mouse

c)

Touchscreen

d)

Barcode reader

e)

scanner

42.

Which data capture device commonly used in banks to examine data from cheques

a)

OMR

b)

OCR

c)

MICR

d)

Barcode reader

43.

Which input devices measure physical characteristics of the human body and use this to identify an individual for security purposes. Include fingerprint readers, eye retina scanners and facial recognition systems.

a)

Light Pen

b)

BioMetric Systems

c)

Touchsreen

d)

none of the above

44.

What type of printer produce output by employing a striking or hammering mechanism

a)

non-impact

b)

inkjet

c)

Impact

d)

all of the above

45.

A dot matrix printer is an example of a(n) (a)   printer

46.

Select the non- impact printers below (multiple answers)

a)

InkJet

b)

Laser

c)

Dot matrix

d)

Scanner

47.

A network that uses cables or radio signals to link two or more computers in a geographically limited area (generally one building ). This is best decribed as a

a)

NIC

b)

WAN

c)

LAN

d)

TAN

48.

A data communication network extending a LAN (local area network) outside its building, over telecommunication lines or wirelessly, to link to other LANs over great distances. The Internet is an example of it

a)

TAN

b)

WAN

c)

LAN

d)

None of the above

49.

Which type of data transmission cables use light to send and received data?

a)

untwisted pairs

b)

Twisted pairs

c)

Coaxial Cables

d)

Fiber optics

50.

Both cables and radio waves are used for linking computers in a network. Cables are referred to as (a)   media and include coaxial, twisted pair and fibre-optic cables.

51.

Both cables and radio waves are used for linking computers in a network. Cables are referred to as wired media and include coaxial, twisted pair and fibre-optic cables. Radio waves are referred to as (a)   media; include satellite, microwave and infrared.

52.

Some organisations rely on the Internet, intranet and an extranet to meet their data communication needs. Whilst all three have similarities, they all have features that make them different. An (a)   is an intranet that has been selectively opened to specially selected individuals or organisations (including customers, suppliers, research associates)

53.

Some organisations rely on the Internet, intranet and an extranet to meet their data communication needs. Whilst all three have similarities, they all have features that make them different. An (a)   is a private computer network designed to meet the needs of a single organisation or company that is based on Internet (TCP/IP) technology.

54.

Data communication via the Internet, a global wide area network, is based on the TCP/IP protocol. Communication with the World Wide Web is based on another protocol:

HTTP. Other popular protocols that we may encounter in data communication include FTP, VoIP, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth..

What does HTTP stand for ?

a)

Hyper Text Transfer Point

b)

High Text Transfer Protocol

c)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

d)

Hyper Text Topology Protocol

55.

What does FTP stand for ?

a)

File Text Protocol

b)

File Transfer Protocol

c)

File Transfer Point

d)

File Type Protocol

56.

What is the name of the hardware shown ?

a)

Motherboard

b)

Network Interface Card

c)

CPU

d)

none of the above

57.

This placed at the center of a network, it is used to connect devices to together

a)

LAN

b)

Router

c)

Modem

d)

Hub / Swtich

58.

This device is used to connect different LANs together and can be used to connect to the internet

a)

Router

b)

Hub / switch

c)

Modem

d)

CPU

59.

(a)   is shorthand for modulator / demodulator

60.

This device is used to connect networks to the internet, where data is sent using public networks such as telephone systems

a)

modem

b)

router

c)

switch / hub

d)

ISP

61.

Select the system software labeled "A"

a)

Command line

b)

Special purpose software

c)

Anti-Virus

d)

Operating System

62.

Name the application software lablled "B"

a)

GUI

b)

Anti-virus

c)

Operating system

d)

Special Purpose software

63.

Select all of the Operating Systems (multiple answers)

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

Linux

c)

Mac OS

d)

Translator

64.

"A" best decribes the functions of the ?

a)

GUI

b)

RAM

c)

Application software

d)

Operating System

65.

The interface shown is called a

a)

GUI

b)

Command Line

c)

Embedded

d)

WIMP

66.

The photo best shows an example of a

a)

GUI (graphical user interface)

b)

Menu interface

c)

Command Line

d)

none of the above

67.

elements of a Graphical User Interface are called WIMP for short. select all the elements frome below ( multiple answers)

a)

Pointer

b)

Icons

c)

Windows

d)

Menus

e)

Words

68.

(a)   -purpose applications are flexible and can be used for a variety of different tasks. For example, a word-processing. It can be used to write letters, reports, stories or advertisements. An electronic spreadsheet package such as Microsoft Excel is also one.

69.

________ written or _________ software is software that is created by programmers on behalf of a company to meet its unique requirements.

(a)  

70.

(a)   software is when general-purpose software is altered / changed for a user's unique purpose. This modifications maintain the familiarity of the general purpose software while adding important features

71.

____________ methods: double entry and visual checks

a)

Encryption

b)

Input

c)

verification

d)

validation

72.

(a)   methods use :
consistency checks

data type checks

range check

reasonableness checks

73.

The verification method identify and correct the following errors
typographical & transposition

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Which of these are benefits of cloud storage

a)

Storage Capacity

b)

Accessible anywhere on any device with internet connection

c)

Cost is cheaper

d)

Safe from hackers

e)

Data can be stored on another server if one server goes down. ( redundancy)

75.
a)

General- Purpose

b)

Special - Purpose

c)

Customized

d)

Custom- written

76.
a)

General- Purpose

b)

Custom - Written

c)

Special Purpose

d)

Customized

77.
a)

Custom - Written

b)

Customized

c)

Special - Purpose

d)

General - Purpose

78.

Which of the following checks is NOT a validation technique

a)

Range

b)

Consistency

c)

Double Entry

d)

Reasonableness

79.

In order to use a program stored on a flash drive , the program must be tranfered into

a)

EPROM

b)

PROM

c)

ROM

d)

RAM

80.

Which of the following type of software should be used for applications that involve repetitive numerical calculations

a)

Databases

b)

Spreadsheets

c)

Presentations

d)

Word Processing

81.

The diagram shown is an example of a

(a)  

82.

What does this algorithm do?

a)

Computes the area of a circle

b)

Multiples the inputs

c)

Compute averages of the inputs

d)

Computes the area of a triangle

83.

Which of the flowchart diagrams correctly represents an If- Then decision Statement

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

84.

Which flowchart is correct ?

a)

a

b)

b

85.

This flowchart box represents

a)

Terminator

b)

Process

c)

Decision

d)

Input / Ouput

86.

WRITELN(‘The original price is ’, itemPrice);

The above Pascal code is an example of

a)

a Loop

b)

an Input

c)

an Output

d)

None of the above

87.
a)

Creates a table of contents

b)

Creates bullet lists and numbered list

c)

Format texts to Bold , Italics

d)

Aligns text to center, left and right

88.

READLN(creditAmount);

The above Pascal code is an example of

a)

an Input

b)

An Output

c)

a Loop

d)

All of the above

89.

Which of the the following are limitations of Cloud Storage?

a)

Exposure to hackers

b)

Cost is cheaper

c)

Storage capacity is flexible

d)

Requires constant and reliable Internet connectivity