Questions and Answers

• 1.
An IP address is best defined as...

o A.

An IP Address is a unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots

(eg: 217.247.84.89) asociated with every system connected to a network

o B.

Internet Provider Address. The address of a company that provides individuals

and other companies access to the Internet.

o C.

The location of Internet Packets measured in kilobytes on a network.

o D.

All of the above.

• 2.
Malware is best defined as...

o A.

A computer program designed to protect the operating system from viruses.

o B.

Microsoft Arithmetic LAN software. Software run in the backgrWindows based

computer system used to manage network connections

o C.

Software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the

owner's informed consent.

o D.

None of the above.

• 3.
Which one of the following best defines the term Operating System?
Discuss

o A.
 The software that allows computer users to run applications with the hardware of a
specific system. Microsoft® Windows® or Apple® Computer's OS are examples of
operating systems.

o B.

The master control program that manages a computer's internal functions and
provides a means of control to the computer's operations and file system.

o C.

The software that manages the hardware and software interface of a computer.

o D.

All of the above.

• 4.
Which one is not an output device?

o A.

Printer

o B.

Monitor

o C.

Modem

o D.

Keyboard

• 5.
One MB is equal to...

o A.

One thousand bytes

o B.

1 billion bytes

o C.

The amount of RAM in every computer

 o D.

1024KB

• 6.
Select the 3 graphics files from the list below.

o A.

Untitled.nfo

o B.

Untitled.jpg

o C.

Untitled.bmp

o D.

Untitled.ogg

o E.

Untitled.tiff

• 7.
Select the URL from the list below.

o A.

[email protected]

o B.

Http://www.yahoo.com

o C.

D:\downloads\standard

o D.

192.168.0.1

• 8.
Which of the following programs is not an email client.
 o A.

Microsoft Outlook 2003

o B.

Windows Live Mail

o C.

Mozilla Firefox

o D.

Outlook Express 6

• 9.
A modem is best defined as...

o A.

A device that allows you to connect your PC to to an internet service.

o B.

A piece of computer software that is used to browse the web. (eg: internet
explorer)

o C.

An interconnected group of computers.

o D.

A program that prevents other people on the Internet from accessing your
computer and your files.

• 10.
What is the shortcut for PASTE?

o A.

Ctrl + P

o B.

Ctrl + V

o C.
 Ctrl + C

o D.

Caps Lock + V

• 11.
Which is not an operating system?

o A.

DOS

o B.

Windows

o C.

MS-Word

o D.

LINUX

• 12.
The brain of the computer. This part does the calculation, moving and processing of
information.

o A.

CPU

o B.

RAM

o C.

Motherboard

o D.

Hard drive

• 13.
What does "www" stand for?

o A.
 Wide World Web

o B.

Winding Web World

o C.

World Wide Web

o D.

None of the above

• 14.

What is this computer component?

o A.

Video Card

o B.

Sound Card

o C.

RAM

o D.

Network Interface Card

• 15.

What is this computer component?

o A.

RAM

o B.

CPU

o C.

Hard Disk

o D.

Motherboard

• 16.
 What is this computer component?

o A.

Hard drive

o B.

CPU

o C.

Chassis

o D.

Motherboard

• 17.
 What is this device?

o A.

Modem

o B.

Wireless Router

o C.

Video Card

o D.

Motherboard

• 18.
 What is the function of this device?
Discuss

o A.

It performs all the arithmetic, logical operations of computer.

o B.

It is very high speed short term storage that CPU uses to store information
temporarily. After the computer is turned off, any data stored will be lost.

o C.

It is used to store large amounts of data in a computer system, data is

retained on this device even when the computer is turned off.

o D.

It is is used to generate and output images onto the display.

• 19.
This is a measurement of speed over a network.

o A.
 Megabytes

o B.

Bits

o C.

Megahertz

o D.

Megabits per second.

• 20.
Bandwidth

o A.

The speed at which data can be transferred from the server to the client.

o B.

A measurement of how much information can be carried in a given time

period (usually a second) over a wired or wireless communications link.

o C.

A unit of information or computer storage equal to one billion bytes.

o D.

None of the above.

• 21.
Download

o A.

A unit of information or computer storage equal to either 1,024 bytes (2 to the 10th
power) or 1,000 bytes (10 to the 3rd power), depending on context

o B.

When you transmit data from your PC to another computer.

o C.

A local area network which uses high frequency radio signals to send and receive
data over short distances.
 o D.

When data is received on your PC. This includes, but is not limited to,
viewing webpages, receiving e-mail, watching videos, getting movies,
getting music and email attachments.

• 22.
Ping

o A.

A measurement of data transferred to your local station from a specific network

source.

o B.

A computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable

across an IP network; it is also used to self test the Network Interface Card
(NIC) of the computer.

o C.

A sound used for testing your computer speakers.

o D.

None of the above.

• 23.
Which operating system was the successor to Windows 98?

o A.

Windows Vista

o B.

Windows XP

o C.

Windows ME

o D.

Windows CE

• 24.
Which of the following is not an internet browser?
 o A.

Safari

o B.

Firefox

o C.

Opera

o D.

Thunderbird

• 25.
The internet was invented by

o A.

Bill Gates

o B.

The US Department of Defense

o C.

Steve Jobs

o D.

Albert Einstein