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Computing - Computer Fundamentals Online Quiz

Description: Computing - Computer Fundamentals
Number of Questions: 20
Created by: Anumati Koshy
Tags: computer programming

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Which of these gives a correct list of laws relating to computing?

Data Protection and Computer Misuse
Copyright and Employment Law
Computer Misuse and Animal Protection
Data Protection and Data Usage

Which of these gives valid environmental computing issues?

Energy, Disposal
Energy, Design
Disposal, Testing
Design, Testing

Who has laid down ethics for computing professionals?

The BCS
The Law Society
The Government
The Police

Ethics relates to...

What is right and wrong
The application of law
How products look
Political issues

Open standards are...

Publicly available
Privately available
Proprietary
Always free

What is a de facto standard?

One adopted by a company
One adopted by a small group
One developed through common usage
One developed by a factory

Which of these is NOT a valid list of standard types?

Proprietary, Industry, Open
Industry, De facto, Open
De facto, Industry, Private
Industry, proprietary, open, de facto

Which of these is NOT a way to improve reliability?

Thorough Testing
Common Standards
Careful Design
Bigger Teams

How many aspects of life are affected by computer systems?

A few
Several
None
Most

What is an operating system kernel?

The lowest level of an OS that controls the hardware.
The highest level of an OS that controls hardware.
The first version of the OS
The most recent version of the OS

How do general purpose operating systems make software development easier?

Software can borrow functionality.
They provide an IDE.
The debug software.
They write software automatically.

What are "embedded systems"?

Ones installed on computers.
Ones stored on ROM.
Systems found in most electronic devices.
Systems consisting of several components.

If a computer system is not a dedicated one, what is it?

Single purpose.
General purpose.
Mono-purpose.
Fixed purpose.

What is meant by a "dedicated" computer system.

The system is reliable.
The system is simple.
The system cannot be changed.
The system is designed for a specific purpose.

What does a computer system need to include?

Inputs, outputs, storage and processes.
Inputs, storage, memory, processes.
Outputs, storage, processes, circuits.
Inputs, outputs, processes, algorithms.

Which two ideas are fundamental to computing?

Algorithms and information.
Algorithms and programs.
Programs and information.
Computers and programs.

What is the fundamental unit of information known as?

Byte
Bit
Kilobyte
Word

Which best describes computing?

How systems are deployed.
What needs to be done to solve a problem .
A digital device.
Networks of devices.

Many different algorithms can be used to solve the same problem...

True
False

A description of a sequence of steps to solve a problem is known as...

An algorithm
A program
A function
A procedure

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