1. If a large business is going to use a single computer to execute many programs for hundreds of users at the same time, performing relatively simple operations and transactions, the type of computer will probably be a
A. Supercomputer
B. PC
C. Mainframe
D. ISP
E. None of these
2. What is backup?
A) Filtering old data from the new data
B) Adding more components to your network
C) Accessing data on tape
D) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination
E) None of these
3. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:
A. Supercomputer.
B. Mainframe.
C. Network.
D. Client.
E. None of these
4. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
A. System Software.
B. Application Software.
C. Operating System
D. Utility Software.
E. None of these
5. DSL is an example of what kind of connection?
A. Baseband
B. Wireless
C. Slow
D. Broadband
E. None of these
6. Retail employees typically use what kind of terminals to process sales transactions?
A. Sales processing
B. Automatic teller
C. Transaction point
D. Point of sale
E. None of these
7. Network components are connected to the same cable in the _____ topology.
A. Star
B. Ring
C. Bus
D. Mesh
E. Mixed
8. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ____________ software to work together.
A. Management
B. Processing
C. Utility
D. Application
E. None of these
9. The engineering discipline that involves construction of molecular-sized computing devices is called:
A. Silicon grafting.
B. Molecular processing.
C. Nanotechnology.
D. Nano-science.
E. None of those
10. What is the term for unsolicited e-mail?
A. News group
B. Use net
C. Spam
D. Backbone
E. Flaming
Answers:
1.(c), 2.(d), 3.(c), 4.(b), 5.(d), 6.(d), 7.(c), 8(d), 9.(c), 10.(c)
