1. Where is a printer attached?
A) Serial port
B) Parallel port
C) SCSI
D) Interface port
2. An internal modem is attached to a(n):
A) bay.
B) SCSI port.
C) expansion slot.
D) parallel port.
3. USB is –
A) platform dependent.
B) only available on PCs.
C) platform independent.
D) only available on Macs.
4. Hardware is worthless without ____________, the real controller of a computer.
A) expansion cards
B) ports
C) Software
D) a user
5. What is it called when you can remove and replace devices without turning off your computer?
A) Bay swap
B) Plug-N-Play
C) Hot swapping
D) USB swapping
6. A computer system only recognizes:
A) 0s and 1s.
B) modem and coaxial cable signals.
C) ASCII code.
D) EDCDIC code.
7. A set of computer instructions designed to solve a specific problem is referred to as –
A) hardware.
B) a program.
C) a device.
D) a hardware concept.
8. When in use, software is temporarily stored in:
A) RAM.
B) ROM.
C) BIOS.
D) the hard disk.
9. ____________ is what allows a computer to function as a word processor, then a browser, then a calculator.
A) Hardware
B) Firmware
C) Software
D) Drivers
10. Errors in a software program are referred to as:
A) software omissions.
B) bugs.
C) viruses.
D) computer faults
Answers:
1.(b), 2.(c), 3.(c), 4.(c), 5.(c), 6.(a), 7.(b), 8(a), 9.(c), 10.(b)
