Computer Quiz

Q1. Hard disks use _______ to store information on rotating circular platters.
a. flash recording
b. magnetic recording
c. temporary recording
d. permanent recording

Q2. Starting your computer when it has been completely powered down is known as _______?
a. cold booting
b. booting
c. forced starting
d. warm booting

Q3. To interact with your computer, the most common input devices are ______?
a. microphone, printer
b. scanner, monitor
c. digtial camera, speaker
d. keyboard, mouse

Q4. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you need to do?
a. Save
b. Save and Replace
c. Save as
d. New file

Q5. ________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices?
a. network
b. peripheral
c. expansion board
d. digital device

Q6. The term “bit” is short for _______?
a. megabyte
b. binary language
c. binary digit
d. binary number

Q7. ________ are places on the system unit where peripheral devices attach to the computer.
a. ports
b. inputs
c. outputs
d. data cables

Q8. ________ is the connection of networks that can be joined together?
a. virtual private network
b. internet
c. intranet
d. extranet

Q9. ________ enables your computer to connect with other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high speed internet connection.
a. The Network Interface Card (NIC)
b. The CPU
c. Internet Data Card
d. ROM

Q10. The servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a ________?
a. network
b. mainframe
c. supercomputer
d. client

Answers:

1-B

magnetic recording
Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetised medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetisation in a magnetisable material to store data and is a form of non-volatile memory. The information is accessed using one or more read/write heads.

2-A

cold booting
Starting the computer when its power is turned off. To perform a cold boot if the computer is still running, Shut Down must be selected from the menu first. Once the machine is off, turning it back on performs the cold boot.

3-D

keyboard, mouse
To interact with your computer, you need input devices. The most common are a keyboard and a mouse, but there are other devices for more specialized tasks.

4-C

Save as
“Save As” lets the user make a copy of the file in a different folder or make a copy with a different name.

5-A

network
A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together. There are many types of computer networks, including the following: local-area networks (LANs): The computers are geographically close together (that is, in the same building).

6-C

binary digit
A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1. Although computers usually provide instructions that can test and manipulate bits, they generally are designed to store data and execute instructions in bit multiples called bytes.

7-A

ports
Computer ports have many uses, to connect a monitor, webcam, speakers, or other peripheral devices. On the physical layer, a computer port is a specialized outlet on a piece of equipment to which a plug or cable connects.

8-A

internet
The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers.

9-A

The Network Interface Card (NIC)
A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter or physical network interface, and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

10-A

network
A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together.