Computer Knowledge Questions

1. Documentation of computer programs is im­portant so that ____ (4)

(1) users can learn how to use the program

(2) other programmers can know how to main­tain the program

(3) the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for sources of error

(4) All of the above

(5) None of the above

2. Two different files can have the same name if ____ (5)

(1) they are in different folders

(2) they are on different drives

(3) never

(4) the names are capitalized differently

(5) (1) and (2)

3. Computers connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can ____ (3)

(1) run faster

(2) go on line

(3) share information and / or share peripheral equipment

(4) E-mail

(5) None of these

4.  A CD-RW disk ____ (4)    

(1) has a faster access than an internal disk

(2) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be writ­ten once

(3) holds less data than a floppy disk

(4) can be erased and rewritten

(5) None of these

5. Secondary storage ____ (5)

(1) does not require constant power

(2) does not use magnetic media

(3) consists of four main types of devices

(4) does not store information for later retrieval

(5) None of the above