Part I.

Computers
_____1. The word codec is used to refer to a computer program for streaming digital audio and video signals back to analog
signals in the transmission or storage of these files from one PC to another usually via Internet access. It may also be
used to play a particular media file using an electronic device that is capable of playing such a file. The word codec is
actually an abbreviation of ___.
A. EnCOder-DECoder C. COded DECryption
B. COmmunication DECryption D. COmmunication DECoded

Answer: A (Easy)

_____2. In Microsoft Windows XP, what do the letters “XP” stand for?
A. eXtra Power C. eXtra exPerience
B. eXPerience D. nothing in particular

Answer: B (Easy)

_____3. This file format reduces the size of an audio file to as much as one-tenth of its original file size, while preserving the
quality of the sound. What do you call this file format?
a. JPEG C. GIF
b. MP3 D. MP4

Answer: B (Easy)

_____4. On a graphic user interface, pointing to an item, holding down the primary mouse button, moving the item to another
desired location, and then, finally releasing the primary mouse button is called ___.
A. Pointing C. Dragging
B. Clicking D. Double clicking

Answer: C (Easy)

_____5. In any Microsoft Windows environment, the system tray can be found on what part of the graphic unit interface.
A. Lowermost leftmost side C. Lowermost rightmost side
B. Uppermost leftmost side D. Uppermost rightmost side

Answer: C (Easy)

_____6. You usually find these devices in department stores, supermarkets or many business establishments that accept credit
and debit cards as mode of payment. What is the collective name for these devices?

Answer: Point of Sale (POS) terminal (Average)

_____7. The capacity of computer storage devices has been increasing with the advancement in technology. As such, storage
devices are now measured in Terabytes from Gigabytes, Megabytes and Kilobytes. In a few years time, these storage
devices will become more compact, less expensive but can store even more data. What would be the next unit of
measure of these storage devices when they go beyond 999 Terabytes?
A. Yottabyte C. Exabyte
B. Petabyte D. Zettabyte

Answer: B (Average)

_____8. It is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6
and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
for Local Area Networks or IEEE LAN Standards Committee. These standards provide the basis for wireless network
products using the Wi-Fi brand name. What is this set of standards called?
A. IEEE 1394 C. IEEE 802.11
B. IEEE 754.01 D. IEEE 1802.11x

Answer: C (Average)

_____9. If CDROM = Compact Disc Read Only Memory,

CD RW = Compact Disc Rewritable, and
DVD RAM = Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory,

what does BD-RE mean?

Answer: Blu-ray Disc Rewritable or Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (Average)

____10. What is the maximum length (in characters) you can give to a filename, including the drive and the path, using Microsoft
Windows?

Answer: 255 characters (Average)

Part II. Internet
_____1. It is a small text file that is used by a website to send state information to a user's browser and for the browser to return
the state information to the same website when it is accessed again using the same PC. This state information can be
used for authentication, identification of a user session, user's preferences, shopping cart contents, or anything else that
can be accomplished through storing text data. What do you call this small text file?
A. URL or Uniform Resource Locator C. cookie
B. http or Hypertext Transfer Protocol D. Notepad

Answer: C (Easy)

_____2. Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?

A. Linda Lovelace C. Tim Berners-Lee
B. Bill Gates D. Charles Babbage

Answer: C (Easy)

_____3. Using DSL is a popular way of connecting to the Internet either at home, at work or at school because it can provide
quick digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. What does DSL stand for?
A. Dynamic Subscription Line C. Digital Subscriber Line
B. Direct Subscriber Line D. Domain Specific Line

Answer: C (Easy)

_____4. What company developed a Web browser that was used by 90% of the users until Internet Explorer 4 came to exist?
A. Netscape C. Google Chrome
B. Safari D. Mozilla Firefrox

Answer: A (Easy)

_____5. It is a name derived from a word coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels. It actually refers to a person who is
repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human.
A. Opera C. Google
B. Mozilla D. Yahoo

Answer: D (Average)

_____6. It is a software program that travels the Web to locate and index websites for search engines. All the major search
engines, such as Google and Yahoo!, use this program to build and update their indexes. These programs constantly
browse the Web, traveling from one hyperlink to another. What do you call these programs?
A. Nanobot C. Android
B. Spider D. Seeker

Answer: B (Average)

_____7. What is the correct associated name for the figure below?

Answer: Android (Average)

_____8. This is commonly seen while you transfer audio and video files from a remote computer to your PC via Internet access.
A good example of this is when a multimedia file is being played back without being completely transferred to your PC
first i.e. you can watch a video or listen to a sound file while it's being transferred to your computer.
A. Buffering C. Streaming
B. Downloading D. Digitizing

Answer: C (Average)

_____9. A Universal Serial Bus or USB system has an asymmetric design, consisting of a host, a multitude of USB ports, and
multiple peripheral devices connected in a star topology. A USB host, such as a PC, may have multiple host controllers
and each host controller may provide one or more USB ports. Up to how many USB-based peripheral devices may be
connected to a single host?
A. 12 C. 127
B. 16 D. 255

Answer: C (Easy)

____10. You often see these figures below. What is the most logical associated name for these icons?

Answer: Maximize