IC3- Computer Fundamentals Practice Exam

IC3- Computer Fundamentals Practice Exam

1. Computers that are similar to notebooks but have a screen that swivels or folds over are called .: Tablets. 2. Computers that are linked together form a .: Network. 3. How many bytes in the wordsupercalifragelisticexpealidotious_: 34 4. The area on the far right side of the task bar which contains the clock is called the .: Notification area. 5. What measuring unit describes 100,000,000?: Mega. 6. The keyboard shortcut to paste is?: CTRL+V 7. The speed of the processor is measured in: "Both MHZ and GHZ 8. Mainframe computers are commonly found in -: Government agencies, large corporations. 9. PDA stands for : Personal Digital Assistant. 10. Computers run which process and perform tasks based on the instructions provided.: Programs, data. 11. What is the name of the code that computers use to understand out language?: Binary. 12. Data is defined as : Informations stored on a computer. 13. Computers that process data at a slower rate and in smaller volumes than mainframes are called : Minicomputers. 14. How many characters in a byte?: 1. 15. A small, palm sized computer that is used as a personal organizer is called a .: PDA. 16. DOS stands for : Disk Operating System. 17. The name of the operating system PRIOR to windows was : DOS. 18. There are generally two types of microcomputers systems which are : - PC and Macintosh. 19. A program is defined as : A set of instructions. 20. Portable microcomputers similar to the desktop models in speed, perfor- mance and usage are called : Laptops and Notebooks. 21. A workstation is essentially : Any Computer. 22. The area to the right of the START button is called the : Quick launch bar. 23. If I need to store a set of encyclopedias that have 498,000 pages, what is the minimum amount of memory I will need to store the books?: A gigabyte. 24. The keys across the top of the keyboard, F-1-F-12: Function keys 25. Although several people can use minicomputers at the same time, as the number of users increase : There would be a decrease in the speed of the system. 26. What is the acronym for the memory that is volatile?: RAM.