Important questions
1- Which of the following is NOT found on a motherboard?
a- RAM
b- hard drive
c- ROM
d- CPU
2- Which of these is considered the “brains” of the computer?
a- CPU
b- ROM
c- RAM
d- USB
3- Which of these has moving parts which makes them more prone to
malfunction?
a- Thumb drive
b- SSD
c. conventional hard disk drive
d- a flash memory card
4- Which of the following is a port?
a- HDMI
b- RAM
c- ROM
d- CPU
5- Which power control option leads to a cold boot?
a- Sleep
b- Restart
c- Log off
d- Shut down
6- Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a
computer?
a- indexing
b- processing
c- storage
d- output
7- Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a- Not all cell phones are smartphones.
b- Smartphones generally have less computing power than desktop
computers.
c- Smartphones do not contain a CPU.
d- Smartphones are considered a type of computer.
8- Which of the following can be both an input device and an output
device?
a- display screen
b- keyboard
c- mouse
d- laser printer
9- The width-to-height proportion of a monitor is known as what?
a- viewing density
b- viewing plane
c- aspect ratio
d- screen resolution
10- What type of printer works by spraying ink onto the paper?
a- inkjet
b- laser
c- 3D
d- resolution
11- Which type of productivity software would you most likely use to
do calculations and what-if analyses?
a- Database
b- Tax Preparation
c- Spreadsheet
d- Financial Planning
12- The software that allows you to edit digital images, videos, as well
as digital audio is called
a- multimedia software.
b- encryption algorithms.
c- distributed software.
d- productivity software
13- Which of the following is an uncompressed audio file format?
a- WAV
b- AAC
c- MP3
d- WMA
14- Which of the following software packages would not be used to
create mobile applications?
a- Scratch
b- App Engine
c- Thunkable
d- App Inventor
15- Which of the following is considered a benefit of using simulation
programs?
a- They allow users to experience potentially dangerous situations
without risk.
b- They help to prevent costly errors.
c- They allow users to experience or control the software as if it were an
actual event.
d- All of the above
16- Microsoft Office is an example of which type of software?
a- Open source system software
b- Proprietary application software
c- Open source application software
d- Proprietary system software
17- Beta software is never:
a- system software.
b- the final finished version of the software.
c- open source software.
d- application software
18- Choosing which features of software you want to install is what
kind of installation?
a- Custom installation
b- Full installation
c- Restore installation
d- Single installation
19- Which type of software is not upgraded automatically?
a- Software as a service
b- Mobile apps
c- Locally installed
d- Subscription based
20- Which best describes copy left?
a- A single license covering a single user on a single device
b- A license that grants users the right to modify and redistribute the
software
c- A license covering one user with multiple installations
d- A family pack license
21- The process of adding a Windows 10 app to the Start menu is
known as a:
a. clipping.
b- pinning.
c- visualizing.
22- The Windows app used for locating files and folders is:
d- screening.
a- Disk Manager
b- Finder
c- Library Explorer
d- File Explorer
23- Which view in File Explorer can you use to sort files by column
heading?
a- Details
b- Small icons
c- Tiles
d- Large icons
24- Which of the following is used to reduce the file size of a file or
folder?
a- defragmenter
b- extraction
c- compression
d- shrinker
25- Which utility is used to exit from a nonresponsive Program?
a- System Refresh
b- Disk Cleanup c- Task Manager
d- File Explorer
26- Which is NOT an example of a mobile operating system?
a- iOS
b- Windows 10
c- Android
d- macOS
27- You’re most likely to find an RTOS
a- on an iPad.
b- in a robotic camera.
c- on a supercomputer.
d- on a mainframe.
28- Operating systems that have windows and icons have which type
of user interface?
a- command-driven
b- menu-driven
c- graphical
d- magnetic tape–based
29- The OS can optimize RAM storage by using:
a- virtual memory.
b- thrashing.
c- an interrupt handler
d- a spooler
30- BIOS stands for:
a- bundled input output software
b- billable input output services
c- basic input output system
d- basic in order services