Computer Knowledge

1. WWW means ____ (3)

  1. World Wide Wonder
  2. World Wide Wizard
  3. World Wide Web
  4. Wide World Web
  5. None of these

2. Processing is used when a large mail-order company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set. (1)

  1. Batch
  2. Online
  3. Real-time
  4. Group
  5. None of these

3. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?  (3)

  1. They are the same-just two different terms used by different manufactures
  2. A CAD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot
  3. A CD-RW can be written to but a CD-ROM can only be read from
  4. A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW
  5. None of these

4. Holding the mouse button down while mov­ing an object or text is known as ____  (2)

  1. moving
  2. dragging
  3. dropping
  4. highlighting
  5. None of these

5. A ____ is a collection of data that is stored electronically as a series of records in a table.  (3)

  1. Spreadsheet
  2. presentation
  3. database
  4. web page
  5. None of these

6. = SUM (B1:B8) is an example ____  (2)

  1. function
  2. formula
  3. cell address
  4. value
  5. None of these

7. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?  (3)

  1. Floppy disk
  2. Magnetic disk
  3. Magnetic tape
  4. Optical disk
  5. None of these

8. Compilers and translators are one form of ____  (4)

  1. ROM
  2. RAM
  3. hard disk
  4. software
  5. None of these

9. Data representation is based on the ___ num­ber system, which uses two numbers to rep­resent all data  (1)

  1. Binary
  2. biometric
  3. bicentennial
  4. byte
  5. None of these

10. The most common input devices include ____  (3)

  1. Monitor and keyboard
  2. Monitor and mouse
  3. Mouse and keyboard
  4. Printer and mouse
  5. None of these