Computer Quiz

1. Making a field _______ means : that it cannot be left bank.
a. Numeric 
b. Required 
c. Calculated
d. Validated

2. _______ is the process of finding errors in software code.
a. Debugging
b. Compiling
c. Testing 
d. Running

3. ________ are viruses that are triggered by the passage of time or on a certain date.
a. Boot-sector  viruses
b. Macro viruses
c. Time bombs
d. Worms

4. What is a backup?
a. Restoring the information backup 
b. An exact copy of a systems information
c. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or future.
d. All of these

5. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?
a. Character, file, record, field, database
b. Character, record, field, database, file
c. Character, field, record, file, database
d. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

6. The internet is ________.
a. An internal communication system for a business
b. A communication system for the Indian government 
c. All of these
d. A large network of networks

7. __________ are list of commands that appear on the screen.
a. GUIs
b. Icons 
c. Menus
d. Windows

8. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?
a. Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both
b. Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
c. File extension is another name for the file type
d. The file extension comes before the dot(.) followed by the file name

9. Verification of a login name and password is known as ________
a. Configuration
b. Accessibility
c. Authentication
d. Logging in 

10. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus?
a. Existing program files and icons disappear
b. The CD-ROM stops functioning 
c. The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
d. Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen.






Answers :
1 – b
2 – a
3 – c
4 – d
5 – c
6 – d
7 – c
8 – d
9 – c
10 – b