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Computer Fundamentals

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Which of the following can perform both input and output functions?

  1. Track ball

  2. Monitor

  3. Communication device

  4. Mouse


Correct Option: C

______ programs are used to create numeric-based documents such as budgets or balance sheets.

  1. Word processing

  2. Presentation

  3. Spread sheet

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

A _____ is a less powerful version of a PC, designed especially for use on a network.

  1. handheld computer

  2. cellular phone

  3. network computer

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following computers is also known as enterprise servers?

  1. Workstation

  2. Mainframe

  3. Network

  4. Handheld


Correct Option: B

On a PC keyboard, the modifier keys include

  1. alt, delete, and insert

  2. shift, ctrl, and alt

  3. backspace, esc, and command

  4. spacebar


Correct Option: B

As the keys are typed, the system stores ______ in the keyboard buffer.

  1. interrupt requests

  2. scan codes

  3. messages

  4. both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: B

Translating voice into text is a capability known as

  1. speech recognition

  2. voice recognition

  3. voice minimizing

  4. both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: D

When a sound card translates signals form a microphone into codes via a process called?

  1. Scanning

  2. Digitizing

  3. Inputting

  4. Minimizing


Correct Option: D

PC video cameras digitize images by breaking them into individual

  1. pixels

  2. barcodes

  3. waves

  4. both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: A

The _____ of a monitor is expressed as a matrix.

  1. resolution

  2. viewing angle

  3. dot pitch

  4. speed


Correct Option: A

Using a ____, devices such as a VCR can be connected to a PC.

  1. web TV

  2. sound card

  3. video capture card

  4. serial port


Correct Option: C

A video controller contains a ____ witch frees the CPU from making the calculations required.

  1. cable

  2. video RAM

  3. microprocessor

  4. ROM


Correct Option: C

A(n) ___ LCD relies on transistors for each row and each column of pixels.

  1. active matrix

  2. passive matrix

  3. flat panel

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

The speed of a dot matrix printer is measured in

  1. dpi

  2. cps

  3. PPM

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Special ____ printers are gaining popularity for printing photographic quality images.

  1. ink jet

  2. snapshot

  3. fiery

  4. IRIS


Correct Option: B

A (n) ___ printer is a high-tech version of an inkjet printer, capable of printing at resolutions of 1800 dpi.

  1. dot matrix

  2. fiery

  3. IRIS

  4. snapshot


Correct Option: C

_____ are ideal for creating large format drawings like those required by engineers.

  1. Dot matrix

  2. Plotters

  3. Snapshot printers

  4. Inkjet printers


Correct Option: B

A floppy disk's read/write head uses a(n) __ to read and write data on a disk.

  1. tape drive

  2. pit

  3. electromagnet

  4. laser


Correct Option: C

The ___ is a small program that runs when you start the computer.

  1. FAT

  2. master boot record

  3. sector

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

A bus's ____ is measured in Mbps or MBps.

  1. clock speed

  2. daisy chain

  3. data transfer rate

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

___ is a process of creating a duplicate set of programs or date files for safekeeping.

  1. Backing up

  2. Initializing

  3. Booting

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

___ standard promises to provide enough characters to cover all the world's languages.

  1. ASCII

  2. Unicode

  3. ISO

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

_____ are high speed memory locations built directly into the CPU.

  1. Registers

  2. Logic units

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The ___ process enables one instruction to perform the same function on multiple pieces of data

  1. super scalar

  2. symmetric multiprocessing

  3. single instruction multiple data

  4. multitasking


Correct Option: C

The computer can move data and instructions between storage and memory, as needed, in a process called

  1. volatility

  2. swapping

  3. pipelining

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
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