1) ____________ controls the way in which the computer
system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the
computer. Incorrect!
A. The operating system
B. The motherboard
C. The platform
D. Application software
Answer : A.
2) The difference between people with access to computers
and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:
A. digital divide.
B. Internet divide.
C. Web divide.
D. cyberway divide.
Answer : A.
3) Servers are computers that provide resources to other
computers connected to a:
A. mainframe
B. supercomputer
C. network
D. client
Answer : C.
4) Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are
examples of:
A. application software.
B. system software.
C. operating system software.
D. platform
software.
Answer : A.
5) A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
A. bit
B. kilobyte
C. gigabyte
D. megabyte
Answer : C.
6) All of the following are examples of input devices
EXCEPT a:
A. scanner
B. mouse
C. printer
D. keyboard
Answer : C.
7) Computers use the ____________ language to process
data.
A. relational
B. megabyte
C. binary
D. processing
Answer : C.
8) In the binary language each letter of the alphabet,
each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:
A. eight bytes.
B. eight characters.
C. eight bits.
D. eight kilobytes.
Answer : C.
9) ____________ is data that has been organized or
presented in a meaningful way.
A. A process
B. Information
C. Software
D. Storage
Answer : B.
10) All of the following are examples of real security
and privacy risks EXCEPT:
A. Viruses
B. Identity theft.
C. Hackers
D. Spam
Answer : D.
