International School, VNU Hanoi Dr.

Tran Thi Oanh

Dept of Natural Science and Technology

COMPUTERS, OPERATING SYSTEMS

AND THE INTERNET

Contents
A. BASICS ABOUT COMPUTER SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................... 1
B. INTERNET AND WEB SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 9

A. BASICS ABOUT COMPUTER SYSTEMS

1. 1 byte equals:
A: 2 bits C: 10 bits
B: 8 bits D: 16 bits
2. 1 KB equals:
A: 1000 bits C: 1000 bytes
B: 1024 bits D: 1024 bytes
3. Given the following computer configuration: 2GHz - 120GB – 2GB, what does 2GB mean?
A: speed of micro-processor
B: capacity of hard disk
C: capacity of memory RAM
D: speed of memory ROM
4. To secure the data on laptops, which method should you use?
A: Back up all important data into another place and use password when logging in
B: Encrypt all data in the laptop
C: Put the laptop in a locked place.
D: All of these methods

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5. Which one is a good password strategy?

A: Less than 6 letters
B: Similar to users’ biography (date of birth, hometown)
C: Never tell passwords to anyone
D: Change passwords after a long-time usage
6. An example of computer software:
A: floppy disk C: CD disk
B: operating system D: all of these
7. You received an email containing an attachment file which you do not recognize, what
would you do to ensure safety?
A: Open this file to check its type
B: Forward this email to another person who you think can recognize the file
C: Scan this file by an anti-virus program
D: Save this file to your hard disk and then open it
8. Which statement is True?
A: computer virus is not spread via shared computers
B: computer virus is not spread when copying files via floppy disks, CD disks
C: computer virus is not spread when uploading files via the Internet
D: computer virus is spread via the Internet
9. In computer literature, MB means:
A: measurement unit of screen resolution
B: measurement unit of volume
C: measurement unit of processing speed
D: measurement unit of storing capacity
10. Which string is an example of binary data?
A: 01010000 B: 00120000 C: 00fe0001 D: 000A110

11. Which string is not an example of binary data?

A: 01010101 B: 12121212 C: 00000000 D: 11111111

12. Free operating systems are:

A: MS-WINDOWS 2000 C: LINUX
B: MS DOS D: both C and B
13. These software, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, and MS Internet
Explorer, are examples of:

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A: application software C: database software

B: system software D: operating systems
14. Device that takes data from user and convert it into form that can be easily understandable
by computer is
A. storage device C. input device
B. output device D. pointing device
15. Data entered into computer through keyboard and mouse is an example of
A. instruction C. indirect input
B. command D. direct input
16. Most PCs give a single beep on boot up to indicate they are OK hardware wise, if we boot
PC and doesn’t get any beep we have to check
A. system board C. microprocessor
B. RAM D. speaker
17. Computer mouse get its name because
A. it squeaks when moved C. it has ears
B. it's cable looks like a tail D. it has eyes
18. Computer memory is measured in terms of
A. bits C. cells
B. bytes D. units
19. A part of a computer system that consists of data or computer instructions is called
A. software C. hardware
B. chip D. DOS
20. Two main types of a computer software are
A. system software and application C. windows and Mac OS
software D. disk drive and anti virus
B. LINUX and UNIX
21. Computer hardware can't perform any task without
A. processing C. DOS
B. software D. operating system
22. Main purpose of computer software is to make computer's work
A. effective C. up-to-date
B. speedy D. error less
23. In Computer, set of instructions used to solve particular problems are termed as

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A. program C. both A and B

B. software D. data
24. Component of computer which is used to store instructions and data is called
A. storage device C. hard disk
B. memory D. USB
25. Any computer regardless of its type is controlled by
A. user C. booting
B. programmed instructions D. hardware
26. Digital computers are called processing data because they work by
A. numbers C. letters
B. symbols D. processors
27. Electronic device which processes data and convert it into information that is useful to
people is called
A. computer C. calculator
B. smart phone D. printer
28. Computer's critical parts which is used to process and store data is called
A. hard disk C. mother board
B. system unit D. monitor
29. Main component of desktop computer is
A. speaker C. system unit
B. printer D. monitor
30. Way in which computer components are connected with each another is called
A. computer layout C. computer parts
B. computer architecture D. computer hardware
31. Computer system mainly consists of
A. CPU C. I/O unit
B. main memory D. all of these
32. If a computer in a network accesses resources that are shared by other computers it is called
a
A. server C. receiver
B. client D. sender
33. Interconnection which is present between two or more computers so that they can
communicate with each other is called

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A. network C. link
B. sharing D. LAN
34. If a computer in a network shares resources which can be accessed by other computers it is
called a
A. server C. sender
B. client D. receiver
35. Computer which is powerful with faster processor, more memory and disk space in a
computer network is called
A. sender C. server
B. receiver D. client
36. Interconnection of computer is possible only with help of
A. cables C. communication links
B. information technology D. processing
37. In information technology processed form of data is called
A. data processing C. information
B. system D. instruction
38. The basic operations performed by a computer are
A) Arithmetic operation C) Storage and relative
B) Logical operation D) All the above
39. The brain of any computer system is
A) ALU C) CPU
B) Memory D) Control unit
40. The two kinds of main memory are:
A) Primary and secondary C) ROM and RAM
B) Random and sequential D) All of above
41. CD-ROM is a
A) Semiconductor memory C) Magnetic memory
B) Memory register D) None of above
42. One millisecond is
A) 1 second C) 1000th of a seconds
B) 10th of a seconds D) 10000th of a seconds
43. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A) Floppy Disk C) Compact Disk
B) Hard Disk D) Magneto Optic Disk
44. Software in computer

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A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
C) Both of above
D) None of above

45. A computer consists of

A) A central C) Input and output
processing unit unit
B) A memory D) All of the above
46. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A) It is understood by a computer C) It is understood user
B) It is understood by programmer D) Both a & b
47. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
A) Temporary, permanent C) Slow, fast
B) Permanent, temporary D) All of above
48. The term gigabyte refers to
A) 1024 bytes C) 1024 megabytes
B) 1024 kilobytes D) 1024 gigabyte
49. A byte consists of
A) One bit C) Eight bits
B) Four bits D) Sixteen bits
50. Computer operators
A) writes computer programs for specific problems
B) operate the device which input and output data from the computer
C) normally require a college degree in computer science
D) all of the above

51. Which of the following statement is false?

A) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years
B) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.
C) All electronic computers are digital computers
D) All of above are false

52. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A) Bits C) Hertz
B) Bytes D) Clock cycles
53. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
A) Input, output and processing
B) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
D) Control unit, processing, and primary storage
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54. A system is
A) an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
B) input unit
C) input and output unit
D) input, output and storage units

55. Which of the following is the largest unit?

A) data C) record
B) field D) database file
56. Main storage is also called
A) Accumulator C) Register Unit
B) Control Unit D) Memory
57. Memory unit is one part of
A) Input device C) Output device
B) Control unit D) Central Processing Unit
58. Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are
A) Information C) data
B) facts D) none of above
59. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
A) Data C) Graphics
B) Bytes D) Pictures
60. The decimal equivalence of 111010 is
A) 58 C) 70
B) 72 D) None of above
61. Which of the following is not a form of data?
A) numbers and characters C) sound
B) images D) none of above
62. The word length of a computer is measured in
A) Bytes C) Meters
B) Millimeters D) Bits
63. Which unit holds data permanently?
A) Input unit C) Output Unit
B) Secondary storage unit D) Primary Memory Unit
64. Which of the following is a storage device?
A) Tape C) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk D) All of the above

65. ASCII stands for

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A) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

B) American Scientific Code for International Interchange
C) American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
D) American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

66. Cursor is a ____

A) Pixel C) Pointing device
B) Thin blinking line D) None of these
67. Which of the following is input device?
A) scanner C) monitor
B) speaker D) projector

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B. INTERNET AND WEB SERVICES

68. Which of the following is not the address of popular search engines?
A: www.google.com.vn C: www.bing.com
B: www.yahoo.com D: www.vnn.vn
69. Which one is not a web address?
A: www.laodong.com.vn C: [email protected]
B: mail.yahoo.com D: www.ngoisao.net/News/Home/
70. To “bookmark” (save addresses of websites) into a web browser (see the figure), which
region should we select?
A: (1) B: (2) C: (3) D: (4)

71. Two persons created two different gmail accounts at mail.google.com. Which of the
following statement is correct?
A: mail boxes of these two accounts are located on Mail Server of Google corporation
B: passwords of these two accounts must be different.
C: These two persons must choose two different usernames.
D: A person can open the mail box of the other person and vice verse if they know
usernames/passwords of each other.
72. HTML is the abbreviation of:
A: Hyper Text Markup Language C: Hyper Text Made-up Language
B: Heavy Text Markup Language D: Hyper Text Many Languages
73. A foreigner wants to know the information about hotels in Hanoi. Which of the following
services should s/he use?
A: Yahoo Mail
B: Free websites which support searching such as www.google.com
C: Fax
D: Mobiphone

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74. When sending email, we can attach:

A. an image file
B. a zipped file
C. a program containing virus
D. All of the above
75. if you want to send an email to the address a, and secretly copy it the address b, we do:
A: To a,b C: To b, Bcc a
B: To a; Cc b D: To a, Bcc b
76. Which of the following address is correct?
A: Alpha C: yahoo.com@alpha2005
B: alpha2005@yahoo D: [email protected]
77. Which of the following statement is correct?
A: WWW is the abbreviation of World Wire Web
B: We can freely register email accounts at MAIL.YAHOO.COM
C: Email is the platform for building paperless offices
D: Internet is the service operated and owned by an Internet company
78. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A: open multi browser tabs for different web sites
B: opening a web browser while playing games waiting for all contents appearing on that
browser
C: clicking REFRESH is to re-start loading a webpage from servers to your local computer.
D: clicking BACK is to close the Web browser.
79. Which of the following statement is incorrect about email?
A: emails sent from senders to recipients must be transmitted to the Server of service
provider.
B: emails are always safe and reliable
C: users can themselves create accounts using email service providers freely
D: can attach a file to emails
80. Using Web services, we can:
A: listen to music from online sites
B: register to buy tickets for football matches
C: register an email account freely
D: all of these
81. Which of the following actions cannot be done:
A: download an image from a Website to your computer
B: copy a segment of texts from a Website to your computer
C: delete contents on Web by selecting and pressing DELETE button
D: re-visit a viewed webpage without Internet connection

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82. URL is the abbreviation of:

A: Untried Resource Location C: United Resource Locator
B: Uniform Resource Locator D: Uniform Rescue Locator
83. With emails, which of the following statement is incorrect?
A: can send one email to 10 different email addresses.
B: a user can send email to him/herself
C: two users can register the same email address
D: attachment files can contain virus, so we need to scan them before usage
84. Virus cannot be spread by:
A: copy files via usb from one computer to another
B: receive attachment files from emails
C: download files from Internet
D: Scan an image from scanner
85. WWW is the abbreviation of:
A: World Wide Wait C: World Wide Wet
B: World Wide Waste D: World Wide Web
86. Protocol which is used to access web pages on world wide web is
A. ethernet C. HTTP
B. gopher D. HTML
87. Protocol in URL "http://www.Microsoft.com" is
A. www C. microsoft
B. http D. .com
88. In web address, http://www.microsoft.com, http is the
A. URL C. protocol
B. domain name D. extension
89. Computer that manages sending and receiving of emails is called
A. mail server C. HTTP
B. web browser D. outlook
90. Portion of computer URL which is top-level domain is
A. http C. www
B. microsoft D. .com
91. Transferring information from computer to internet is called
A. downloading C. uploading
B. down seizing D. pasting
92. Services on internet includes
A. world wide web C. email
B. FTP D. all of these

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93. Software which is used to access internet is called

A. browser C. spreadsheet
B. packaged D. HTTP
94. Internet service provider gives you access to
A. email C. chat lines
B. FTP D. all of these
95. Element used to find information on world wide web is
A. web browser C. search engine
B. website D. web server
96. In a computer, three-character extension that designates a URL as a commercial site is
A. .gov C. .org
B. .com D. .mill
97. Website which is used to search other website by typing a keyword is
A. social network C. router
B. search engine D. search page
98. Which of following is valid website address?
A. [email protected] C. ww#.mcqslearn.com
B. www.mcqslearn D. www.mcqslearn.com
99. Internet protocol includes
A. ethernet C. TCP/IP
B. ARCnet D. MAC
100. Computer can be linked to internet through the
A. phone-line modem C. cable modem
B. DSL D. all of these
101. All of following are top-level computer domains except
A. .edu C. .gov
B. .org D. .army

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