COMPUTER BASIC INFORMATION QUIZ

Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____

All of these

None of these

other hardware

printers

modems

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In the language of the computer profession, one thousand position of main storage is represented with the letter

L

K

M

C

None of these

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The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called.

LAN

Web

Hypertext

Internet

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The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or _____

bits

decimal bytes

bytes

nibbles

kilobytes

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The binary equivalent of the Hexadecimal number 7BD is

All of these

111010000000

11110111101

101110000000

None of these

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What does a light pen contain?

Refillable ink

Pencil lead

Light sensitive elements

Blue Ink

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The magnetic disks and drums are like recirculating shift registers because

their access times are about the same

they have about the same storage capacity

None of these

stored data is available for reading over and over again in the same order.

their storage is non volatile

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Virtual memory is-

A form of RAM

None of the listed here

Related to virtual reality

A form of ROM

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Computer scientists are exploring the possibility of culturing bacteria to create living chips which have digital electronic properties. What are these chips called?

bacterial chips

natural chips

biochips

None of these

neural chips

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A compiler means

A person who compiles source programs

The same thing as a programmer

None of these

A program which translates source program into object program

Keypunch operator

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