TROPICAL MEDICARE INSTITUTE

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ASSESMENT TEST

INTRUCTION Date; 11th October 2010

Answer all questions
Circle the most correct alternative
1. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
2. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 16
D. 32
3. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen
D. Touch Screen
4. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only access information to it but
cannot erase or modify it?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Tape Drive
D. CDROM
5. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Compact Disk
D. Magneto Optic Disk
6. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Firmware
D. ROMware
7. Memory is made up of
A. Set of wires
B. Set of circuits
C. Large number of cells
D. All of these
8. Primary memory stores
A. Data alone
B. Programs alone
C. Results alone
D. All of these
9. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Memory
D. Microprocessor
10. The contents of information are stored in
A. Memory data register
B. Memory address register
C. Memory access register
D. Memory arithmetic register
11. Memory unit is one part of
A. Input device
B. Control unit
C. Output device
D. Central Processing Unit
12. Which of the following device can store large amounts of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. CDROM
D. Zip Disk
13. Data (information) is stored in computers as
A. Files
B. Directories
C. Floppies
D. Matter
14. Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation?
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. FDD
D. HDD
15. MOS stands for _____
A. Metal Oxide Semiconductor
B. Most Often Store
C. Method Organized Stack
D. None of these
16. Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. Cache Memories are bigger than RAM
B. Cache Memories are smaller than RAM
C. ROM is faster than RAM
D. Information in ROM can be written by users
17. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a
computer?
A. gathering data
B. processing data into information
C. analyzing the data or information
D. storing the data or information
18. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
A. proprietary
B. open
C. experimental
D. in the public domain
19. ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
A. A process
B. Software
C. Storage
D. Information
20.The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
A. programming
B. processing
C. storing
D. organizing
21. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.
A. present
B. input
C. output
D. store
22. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual
print of the picture is considered:
A. data
B. output.
C. input.
D. the process
23. Computers use the ____________ language to process data.
A. processing
B. kilobyte
C. binary
D. representational
24. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
A. multimedia
B. words
C. characters
D. numbers
25. 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 kilobytes
C. Eight characters
D. eight bit
26. The term bit is short for:
A. megabyte
B. binary language
C. binary digit
D. binary number
27. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
A. megabyte
B. byte
C. kilobyte
D. gigabyte
28. A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
A. kilobyte
B. bit
C. gigabyte
D. megabyte
29. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
A. gigabyte
B. kilobyte
C. megabyte
D. terabyte
30. ____________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.
A. Hardware
B. A device
C. A peripheral
D. An application
31. The components that process data are located in the:
A. input devices.
B. output devices.
C. system unit
D. storage component
32. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:
A. scanner
B. mouse
C. keyboard
D. printer
33. Which of the following is an example of an input device?
A. scanner
B. speaker
C. CD
D. printer
34. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
A. hard disk drives.
B. printers
C. floppy disk drives.
D. CD drives.
35. The ____________, also called the brainsﾝ of the computer, is responsible for processing
data.
A. motherboard
B. memory
C. RAM
D. central processing unit (CPU)
36. The CPU and memory are located on the:
A. expansion board
B. motherboard
C. storage device
D. output device.
37. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
A. application software
B. system software
C. operating system software
D. platform software
38. ____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
A. An instruction
B. Software.
C. Memory
D. A processor
39. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer hardware devices and
____________ software to work together.
A. management
B. processing
C. utility
D. application
40. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different
operating systems.
A. languages
B. methods
C. CPUs.
D. storage devices
41. Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
A. Process à Output à Input à Storage
B. Input à Outputà Process à Storage
C. Process à Storage à Input à Output
D. Input à Process à Output à Storage
42. ____________ bits equal one byte.
A. Eight
B. Two
C. One thousand
D. One million
43. The binary language consists of ____________ digit(s).
A. 8
B. 2
C. 1,000
D. 1
44. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.
A. bit
B. binary digit
C. character
D. kilobyte
45. The operating system is the most common type of ____________ software.
A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word-processing software
46. The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon
are called:
A. instructions
B. the operating system
C. application software
D. the system unit
47. The two broad categories of software are:
A. word processing and spreadsheet
B. transaction and application
C. Windows and Mac OS
D. system and application
48. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the:
A. system unit
B. CPU.
C. mainframe
D. platform
49. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. printer A. storage device
II. Scanner B. output device
III. RAM C. input device
IV. CPU D. a type of memory
V. CD drive E. processor
Answer: B, C, D, E, A
50. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. Data A. the main circuit board in the system unit
II. Memory B. the representation of a fact or idea (unprocessed information)
III. Output C. processed data or information
IV. Storage D. holds instructions or data that the CPU processes
V. Motherboard E. data or information that can be accessed again
Answer: B, D, C, E, A