Question 1

Which of the following is the first general purpose computer?

Accepted Answer

A) mark i 
B) eniac 
C) ibm123 
D) apple ii 
A) mark i 
B) eniac 
C) ibm123 
D) apple ii B

Question 2

The overall design of a font is called its

Accepted Answer

A) type style 
B) type face 
C) type size 
D) serif 
A) type style 
B) type face 
C) type size 
D) serif B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer 
B) hard disks are considered volatile storage devices 
C) with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology 
D) hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices 
A) hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer 
B) hard disks are considered volatile storage devices 
C) with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology 
D) hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices D

Question 4

An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to

Accepted Answer

A) a network 
B) a printer 
C) a monitor 
D) a digital camera 
A) a network 
B) a printer 
C) a monitor 
D) a digital camera

Question 5

The name of the first digital computer is

Accepted Answer

A) enicac 
B) mark i 
C) ibm 132 
D) apple ii 
A) enicac 
B) mark i 
C) ibm 132 
D) apple ii

Question 6

Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes.

Accepted Answer

A) transistors 
B) liquid crystal displays 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) transistors 
B) liquid crystal displays 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 7

…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers.

Accepted Answer

A) univac-i 
B) enicac 
C) mark i 
D) none of the above 
A) univac-i 
B) enicac 
C) mark i 
D) none of the above

Question 8

On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is

Accepted Answer

A) enter 
B) control 
C) escape 
D) all of the above 
A) enter 
B) control 
C) escape 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following period is the first generation of computing?

Accepted Answer

A) 1945-55 
B) 1956-63 
C) 1964-1971 
D) none of the above 
A) 1945-55 
B) 1956-63 
C) 1964-1971 
D) none of the above

Question 10

The resolution of a monitor is governed by the

Accepted Answer

A) size of the screen 
B) cost of the monitor 
C) number of pixels on the screen 
D) contrast of the pixels on the screen 
A) size of the screen 
B) cost of the monitor 
C) number of pixels on the screen 
D) contrast of the pixels on the screen

Question 11

Any machine capable of representing information from a computer is…………….. .

Accepted Answer

A) output device 
B) input device 
C) both a and b 
D) none of the above 
A) output device 
B) input device 
C) both a and b 
D) none of the above

Question 12

………………….developed the integrated circuits

Accepted Answer

A) kim philby 
B) jack philby 
C) john neumann 
D) thomas watson 
A) kim philby 
B) jack philby 
C) john neumann 
D) thomas watson

Question 13

When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on

Accepted Answer

A) the number of bits assigned to each pixel 
B) its optical resolution 
C) whether it has optical character recognition software included 
D) all of the above 
A) the number of bits assigned to each pixel 
B) its optical resolution 
C) whether it has optical character recognition software included 
D) all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices?

Accepted Answer

A) keyboard and mouse 
B) scanner and printer 
C) hard drive and speakers 
D) microphone and cd-rom drive 
A) keyboard and mouse 
B) scanner and printer 
C) hard drive and speakers 
D) microphone and cd-rom drive

Question 15

All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) brightness 
B) viewing angle 
C) pixel swap rate 
D) resolution 
A) brightness 
B) viewing angle 
C) pixel swap rate 
D) resolution

Question 16

Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called

Accepted Answer

A) a warm boot 
B) a standby start 
C) hibernation 
D) a cold boot 
A) a warm boot 
B) a standby start 
C) hibernation 
D) a cold boot

Question 17

Mouse was invented by……………in 1963

Accepted Answer

A) douglas engelbart 
B) jack philby 
C) john neumann 
D) thomas watson 
A) douglas engelbart 
B) jack philby 
C) john neumann 
D) thomas watson

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer?

Accepted Answer

A) output 
B) storage 
C) processing 
D) calculation 
A) output 
B) storage 
C) processing 
D) calculation

Question 19

Notebook and smaller computers usually use

Accepted Answer

A) liquid crystal displays 
B) electroluminescent displays 
C) field emission displays 
D) all of the above 
A) liquid crystal displays 
B) electroluminescent displays 
C) field emission displays 
D) all of the above

Question 20

Which of the following period is the second generation of computing?

Accepted Answer

A) 1945-55 
B) 1956-63 
C) 1964-1971 
D) none of the above 
A) 1945-55 
B) 1956-63 
C) 1964-1971 
D) none of the above

Which of the following is the first general purpose computer?

The overall design of a font is called its

Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE?

An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to

The name of the first digital computer is

Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes.

…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers.

On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is

Which of the following period is the first generation of computing?

The resolution of a monitor is governed by the

Any machine capable of representing information from a computer is…………….. .

………………….developed the integrated circuits

When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on

Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices?

All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT

Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called

Mouse was invented by……………in 1963

Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer?

Notebook and smaller computers usually use

Which of the following period is the second generation of computing?

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Which of the following is the first general purpose computer?

The overall design of a font is called its

Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE?

An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to

The name of the first digital computer is

Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes.

…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers.

On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is

Which of the following period is the first generation of computing?

The resolution of a monitor is governed by the

Any machine capable of representing information from a computer is…………….. .

………………….developed the integrated circuits

When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on

Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices?

All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT

Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called

Mouse was invented by……………in 1963

Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer?

Notebook and smaller computers usually use

Which of the following period is the second generation of computing?

Technology Terminology: LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN, VPN, GB, PDA, CRT, Magnetic Disks

Computer Tools, Formats, and Terminology

Technology and Computing

Technology Terminology and Concepts

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