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Basic Computer competency MCQ

1. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

Card punch

Mouse

Touch panel

None of the above

Plotter

Answer

Correct Answer: Plotter

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2. What does GPU stand for?

Graphic Printing Unit

Graphical Processing Unit

Graphic Processor Unit

Graphics Processing Unit

Answer

Correct Answer: Graphics Processing Unit

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3. What is the command line or keyboard shortcut operation to open the DirectX Diagnostic tool that provides key information about the System, Display, Sound, and Input devices.

Windows Key + D

Control Panel

Alt + D

dxdiag

Answer

Correct Answer: dxdiag

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4. Which of the following is equal to one terabyte (1TB)?

100MB

1024KB

1000GB

1000MB

1024GB

Answer

Correct Answer: 1024GB

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5. What is a common term for a configuration using multiple AMD graphics cards?

CUDA

NVIDIA

CrossfireX

SLI

Answer

Correct Answer: CrossfireX

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6. What is the shortcut key of Task Manager on windows OS?

Ctrl+ Shift + T

Ctrl + Shift + Del

Ctri + Alt + T

Ctrl + Alt + Del

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Alt + Del

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7. Which of the following best describes nvidia Surround?

Sharp view without nvidia glasses

A high-end sound card made by nvidia.

3D view with surround sound support.

Having 3 monitors or more as one screen.

Answer

Correct Answer: Having 3 monitors or more as one screen.

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8. Which Is Faster - FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS?

small volumes, FAT16 or NTFS

small volumes, FAT32

small volumes, NTFS or FAT32

small volumes, FAT16 or FAT32

small volumes, FAT16

Answer

Correct Answer: small volumes, FAT16 or FAT32

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9. Which command will show the mac address in a windows command shell?

ipconfig /showmac

infomac

showmac

macinfo

getmac

Answer

Correct Answer: getmac

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10. What are the maximum number of devices that can be run through a single USB port?

256

unlimited

127

Answer

Correct Answer: 127

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11. How can you set your system date to be displayed at your prompt with the default drive letters?

Prompt $d$p$g

prompt $date$path

prompt $d

prompt $d$p

Answer

Correct Answer: Prompt $d$p$g

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12. What does clear command in windows OS do?

Nothing

Refresh

Clear CMD prompt

Clear Lcd content

Answer

Correct Answer: Nothing

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13. What happens when one presses the Tab key in a windows command shell at the prompt?

Show drive or folder contents

Show Switch of command

Correct command

Show History of CMD Commands

Complete command

Answer

Correct Answer: Show drive or folder contents

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14. What kind of file extensions are displayed in Windows Explorer by default?

Known File Types

Windows Native file extensions

Unknown or uncommon File types

No file extension is ever displayed

Answer

Correct Answer: Unknown or uncommon File types

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15. The 40 extra wires in a PATA 80 cable are:

Are backup wires.

Are just a different PATA cable design.

Ground wires.

For full duplex connectivity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ground wires.

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16. Using command prompt, how can you view hidden files?

dir -showall

dir -hidden

dir /ah

dir /show

Answer

Correct Answer: dir /ah

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17. What keyboard layout is designed to reduce finger motion and is claimed to permit faster rates of typing by removing awkward key movements for common letter combinations?

AZERTY

Colemak

QWERTY

Dvorak

Answer

Correct Answer: Dvorak

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18. Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as

Hard disk

Punched card

Floppy disk

None of the above

Backing store

Answer

Correct Answer: Backing store

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19. Wich series of Intel's CPU are usefull for socket 1150 ?

Begin Model number with 3xxx

Begin Model number with core i x

Begin Model number with 4xxx

Just Core i7

just Xeon Cpu

Answer

Correct Answer: Begin Model number with 4xxx

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20. In Windows, what is the keyboard shortcut to view "My Computer" properties?

Windows Key + T

Windows Key + D

Windows Key + P

Windows Key + Pause/Break

Windows Key + W

Answer

Correct Answer: Windows Key + Pause/Break

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21. In CMD which Function key show Command History?

F10

Answer

Correct Answer: F7

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22. How can you cancel a scheduled Windows shutdown event?

Run the following command: shutdown --cancel

Run the following command: shutdown --stop

Run the following command: shutdown -a

Run the following command: shutdown -i

Answer

Correct Answer: Run the following command: shutdown -a

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23. Wich CPU Sockets are compatibility with Haswell Chipset ?

Socket 1150

Socket 775

Socket 1155

Socket 1156

Socket 1366

Answer

Correct Answer: Socket 1150

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24. 32 bit bus is__________then a 16 bit.

Both Wider and Longer.

Wider.

Longer

Faster

Answer

Correct Answer: Both Wider and Longer.

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25. Which of the following is not an attack?

XSS

GDB

Click Jacking

Heap spraying

CSRF

Answer

Correct Answer: GDB

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26. All USB Ports are powered.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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27. An 80 wire ribbon type cable is a:

Mobo power source cable.

PATA cable.

SCSI cable.

SATA2 cable with QOS control.

Answer

Correct Answer: PATA cable.

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28. In computer graphics, what does the acronym "VGA" refer to?

Video Graphics Adapter

Video Gaming Adapter

Very Good Adapter

Video Graphics Array

Answer

Correct Answer: Video Graphics Array

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29. What bandwidth can a CAT 6 network cable support?

100 Megabits

1 Megabit

10 Gigabits

1 Gigabit

10 Megabits

Answer

Correct Answer: 10 Gigabits

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30. Which Intel CPU Socket Support By Ivy Bridge ?

LGA 1156

LGA 1366

LGA 775

LGA 478

LGA 1155

Answer

Correct Answer: LGA 1155

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31. What monitor resolution is XGA?

800 x 600

1024 x 768

1152 x 768

1280 x 720

640 x 480

Answer

Correct Answer: 1024 x 768

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32. what is the shortcut key to open the task manager?

ctrl + shift + t

ctrl + shift + esc

ctrl + tab + esc

ctrl + alt + esc

Answer

Correct Answer: ctrl + shift + esc

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33. In Windows, which Run Command will open the System Information screen?

msinfo32

regedit

syskey

sysedit

msconfig

Answer

Correct Answer: msinfo32

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34. To log out on a Mac, the keyboard shortcut is:

Cmd-Tab

Shift-Cmd-Delete

Shift-Cmd-Q

Shift-Cmd-3

Option-Cmd-Esc

Answer

Correct Answer: Shift-Cmd-Q

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35. Which command shows share resource in CMD ?

Net show share

Net share

Share view

Net view

Answer

Correct Answer: Net share

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36. What is a common abbreviation for a configuration using multiple graphics cards?

CUDA

GPU

ADI

SLI

Answer

Correct Answer: SLI

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37. What is the maximum data transfer speed of USB 2.0?

0.1 Gbit/s

240 Mbit/s

380 Mbit/s

480 Mbit/s

48 Mbit/s

Answer

Correct Answer: 480 Mbit/s

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38. Which command clears dns cache ?

Ipconfig /cleardns

Ipconfig /flushdns

nslookup /flushdns

nbtstat /flushdns

Ipconfig /clrdns

Answer

Correct Answer: Ipconfig /flushdns

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39. In IE which function key clears the cache ?

Ctrl + F6

Ctrl + F3

Alt + F5

Shift + F5

Ctrl + F5

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl + F5

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40. What is the .mov file extension generally associated with?

Windows Movie Maker

Quicktime

Microsoft Office Video

Photoshop

iTunes

Answer

Correct Answer: Quicktime

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41. To move forward through the tabs

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

None of these

SHIFT+TAB

CTRL+TAB

Answer

Correct Answer: CTRL+TAB

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42. What does POP stand for, when referring to email?

Post Operative Protocol

Post Output Protocol

Post Office Principle

Popular Office Protocol

Post Office Protocol

Answer

Correct Answer: Post Office Protocol

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43. What difference between DDR2 and DDR3 ?

Ram Bus

Ram Size

Ram chipset

Ram Quality

Ram Brand

Answer

Correct Answer: Ram Bus

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44. On a Windows computer, a multitude of commands such as cut, copy, paste, print, and various other options can be reached by right-clicking and using a ________.

Command Processing Script

Drop-Down Box

Contextual Menu

Clippy

Office Helper

Answer

Correct Answer: Contextual Menu

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45. OSI models have ...

7 layers

2 layers

8 layers

6 layers

5 layers

Answer

Correct Answer: 7 layers

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46. "Native" resolution refers to:

the screen resolution your display is currently rendering.

the resolution of the application you are currently running.

the exact physical resolution your display is built to render.

the default resolution settings for a newly-shipped OS

Answer

Correct Answer: the exact physical resolution your display is built to render.

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47. What does POST stand for?

Power-On Stability Test

Pre-Operating System Test

Power-On Self-Test

Answer

Correct Answer: Power-On Self-Test

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48. The computer's processor consists of the following parts:

Operating system and Applications

Control Unit and ALU

Main Memory and storage

CPU and Main Memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Control Unit and ALU

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49. "IEEE 1394" is more commonly known as:

USB

PCI Express

FireWire

Serial ATA

Answer

Correct Answer: FireWire

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50. True or False: If you have an Intel-based motherboard, you can install any model of Intel CPU

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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51. Which of the following screen resolutions is at a 16:9 aspect ratio?

1280 x 1024

800 x 600

1280 x 720

1024 x 768

Answer

Correct Answer: 1280 x 720

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52. What is a thread?

An entity which sprouts from the CPU to aid in multitask processing.

The smallest unit of processing an executable can afford the operating system for scheduling purposes.

A module of RAM which is currently being processed via the CPU.

Answer

Correct Answer: The smallest unit of processing an executable can afford the operating system for scheduling purposes.

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53. What is the default port for HTTP?

8080

Answer

Correct Answer: 80

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54. What is the term for a million bytes?

Terabyte

Uberbyte

Gigabyte

Megabyte

Answer

Correct Answer: Megabyte

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55. By what method is a computer's mouse sensitivity measured?

MPH

DPI

MMM

PPS

LDI

Answer

Correct Answer: DPI

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56. What does FLOPS mean?

A secure floppy disk with communications built on top of the SSL/TLS protocol

Floating-point operations per second

Flipped latches operating speed of the arithmetic logic unit

The plural form of FLOP which is the smallest computational unit of a computing device

Fixed-point logical operations per second

Answer

Correct Answer: Floating-point operations per second

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57. The term for the location of a particular piece of data is its...

address

storage site

data location

memory name

Answer

Correct Answer: address

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58. Which of these is NOT a standard wireless protocol?

802.11a

802.11n

802.11g

802.11f

802.11b

Answer

Correct Answer: 802.11f

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59. What's port of smtp service?

111

110

Answer

Correct Answer: 25

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60. Port 25 is most commonly associated with which of the following?

ftp

dns

imap

smtp

http

Answer

Correct Answer: smtp

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61. Which of these Shut Down options uses the least power?

Sleep

Log off

Hibernate

Restart

Lock

Answer

Correct Answer: Hibernate

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62. What keyboard shortcut locks your Windows session?

Control + L

Shift + L

Alt + L

Control + Alt + L

Windows Key + L

Answer

Correct Answer: Windows Key + L

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63. Information in this type of memory will persist even after the computer is turned off.

Read-only memory (ROM)

Random access memory (RAM)

Neither of these

Both of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Read-only memory (ROM)

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64. Can you write special characters that are not on your keyboard (ASCII)?

No, you have to use a search engine.

Yes, by using Alt + [a combination of uppercase letters]

Yes, by using Alt + [a combination of keypad numbers]

No, you have to use a Windows Character Map.

Yes, by using Alt + [a combination of lowercase letters]

Answer

Correct Answer: Yes, by using Alt + [a combination of keypad numbers]

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65. Which of the following is the correct keystroke for cycling through active programs? (Windows/Mac)

Win: Control-TAB Mac: Control-TAB

Win: Shift-Scrollwheel Mac: Command-1/2/3/4/5/6

Win: Shift-TAB Mac: Not possible

Win: ALT-TAB Mac: Command-TAB

Win: Control-TAB Mac: Command-TAB

Answer

Correct Answer: Win: ALT-TAB Mac: Command-TAB

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66. What is the main selling point of a solid state disk

Faster load times

Allows more storage

Increases processor overclock headroom

Only raid 4 compatible storage

Answer

Correct Answer: Faster load times

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67. In Windows, how can you delete a file without it going to the Recycle Bin first?

Press Shift + Delete

Press Delete twice

Press Alt + Delete

Press Esc + Delete

Press Ctrl + Delete

Answer

Correct Answer: Press Shift + Delete

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68. What does the .com stand for in a URL?

Commercial

Command

Community

Commodity

Computer

Answer

Correct Answer: Commercial

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69. What is a set of software components that add specific abilities to a larger software application?

Tabbing

URL

Plug In

iFrame

Embedding

Answer

Correct Answer: Plug In

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70. SSD stands for:

Shock-stable disk

Solid-source disk

Solid-state drive

Small Silent Drive

Solid-state domain

Answer

Correct Answer: Solid-state drive

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71. A category-5 cable is used for which purpose?

Networking

Sound

Power

Diagnostics

Connecting Devices

Answer

Correct Answer: Networking

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72. What does SMTP stand for, when talking about email?

Specific Mail Transfer Protocol

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Simple Mail Trending Protocol

Special Mail Trending Protocol

Special Mail Transfer Protocol

Answer

Correct Answer: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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73. In which filesystem can you set Permissions ?

FAT

FAT16

NTFS

FAT32

Answer

Correct Answer: NTFS

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74. Which of these abbreviations is not a partition type?

Ext3

NTFS

FAT32

Answer

Correct Answer: DH

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75. BIOS stands for...

Boot Into Operating System

Basic Input Output System

Basic Input Operating System

Answer

Correct Answer: Basic Input Output System

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76. Which of these is not a Boolean operator?

AND

NOT

Answer

Correct Answer: IS

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77. On a Windows machine, what run line command allows a user to configure startup programs and services?

Taskmgr

Services.msc

Control startup

Netplwiz

msconfig

Answer

Correct Answer: msconfig

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78. Which one of these items is an input device?

printer

speaker

scanner

monitor

Answer

Correct Answer: scanner

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79. For Intel based PCs, where is processor hyper-threading typically enabled or disabled?

In System Settings

in the BIOS

in Computer Properties

in Performance Monitor

Answer

Correct Answer: in the BIOS

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80. Which of the following can the BIOS not do?

set various password prompts

enable or disable system components

set the system clock

configure hardware

modify or uninstall third-party software

Answer

Correct Answer: modify or uninstall third-party software

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81. How can you access the BIOS setup utility?

Open the Task Manager and go to View --> BIOS setup.

Enter msinfo32 into the Run dialog box.

As your computer is shutting down, watch for an "access setup" message and type in the key(s) listed.

Enter msconfig into the Run dialog box.

Just after your computer starts, watch for an "entering setup" message and type in the key(s) listed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Just after your computer starts, watch for an "entering setup" message and type in the key(s) listed.

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82. To protect data on a USB flash drive, you can...

move the data to the cloud

hang it from your keychain using the drive's cap

change the file attributes to read-only

encrypt the data

Answer

Correct Answer: encrypt the data

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83. You can over-write data multiple times to all of the following, except for

DVD-RW

DVD-R

CD-RW

Floppy disk

USB Drive

Answer

Correct Answer: DVD-R

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84. What is the most common meaning of BIOS?

Basic Input/Output System

Binary Operating System

Built in Operating System

Basic Input/Output Set

Built In Output Service

Answer

Correct Answer: Basic Input/Output System

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85. The RJ-45 is a(n) _____

ethernet connector.

printer connector.

phone-line connector.

fire-wire connector.

Answer

Correct Answer: ethernet connector.

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86. What does the bottom right button on the Google search box say?

"Google Search"

"I'm feeling Lucky"

"Help"

"Search"

Answer

Correct Answer: "I'm feeling Lucky"

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87. Which of the following can cool down a computer?

All of these can cool down a computer system.

A heat sink.

Reducing power consumption.

The PC fan.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these can cool down a computer system.

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88. What devices connect to the PS/2 ports on a PC?

mouse and keyboard

monitors

printers and scanners

speakers and microphone

Answer

Correct Answer: mouse and keyboard

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89. What is the windows run command to configure boot settings and startup services/applications?

sysedit

msconfig

dxdiag

mmsys

bootmngr

Answer

Correct Answer: msconfig

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90. In Windows, what keyboard shortcut do you use to close the active window?

Alt+Esc

Windows Key + Esc

Alt + F4

Alt+Enter

Ctrl+Alt+Enter

Answer

Correct Answer: Alt + F4

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91. What is DVI used for?

sound

video

floppy disk reader

dvd reader

cd reader

Answer

Correct Answer: video

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92. What does NOT happen as a result of deleting a program shortcut?

The program shortcut is removed from the desktop

The user is no longer able to click on the program shortcut icon on the desktop

The program is uninstalled

The program shortcut is moved to the Recycle Bin

Answer

Correct Answer: The program is uninstalled

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93. What is the name of the standard keyboard layout used on most computers produced for English-speaking users?

Asdf

Qwerty

English Keyboard Standard

International Keyboard Standard

Standard

Answer

Correct Answer: Qwerty

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94. Which one of these file extensions does not define an archive file

.rar

.zip

.tar

.gif

Answer

Correct Answer: .gif

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95. What does the "Print Screen" button on the keyboard do?

It sends an image of the current screen to a designated e-mail address

It creates an image of the current screen and copies it to the clipboard

It prints an image of the current screen if the printer is on

It creates an image of the current screen and saves it to the "My Pictures" folder

Answer

Correct Answer: It creates an image of the current screen and copies it to the clipboard

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96. Are computers more likely to crash under low temperatures or high temperatures?

High temperatures.

Both.

Neither.

Low temperatures.

Answer

Correct Answer: High temperatures.

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97. What does the S in HTTPS stand for?

Standard

Socket

Secure

Answer

Correct Answer: Secure

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98. The OS (operating system) of a computer can not be deleted.

false

true

Answer

Correct Answer: false

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99. Which Extension is used for batch files?

.exe

.dat

.bat and .cmd

Answer

Correct Answer: .bat and .cmd

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100. The various collections of different appearances of text and characters displayed on a computer are called

styles

fonts

layouts

formats

Answer

Correct Answer: fonts

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101. What is a router?

A device that allows multiple computers to join the same network

A device that provides access to the Internet

Answer

Correct Answer: A device that allows multiple computers to join the same network

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102. What is the cache size of Intel core i7 ?

2 MB

8 MB

4 MB

6 MB

Answer

Correct Answer: 8 MB

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103. USB stands for:

Universal Serial Bus

Unsupported System Behavior

Unicode Signal Beacon

Unified Signal Band

Universal System Bus

Answer

Correct Answer: Universal Serial Bus

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104. True or False: Storage space can be limited by the OS (operating system).

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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105. Which is larger kilobits or kilobytes?

kilobits

no such thing as kilobits

kilobytes

they are equal

Answer

Correct Answer: kilobytes

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106. Which one are Windows commands?

dir, del, net

ls, rm, passwd

gzip, ssh, mkdir

vi, kill, dscl

pwd, rm, su

Answer

Correct Answer: dir, del, net

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107. What does the Internet extension ".net" stand for?

New External Table

Internet

Network

Extranet

Ethernet

Answer

Correct Answer: Network

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108. Which component stores a computer's core operating system files?

RAM

CD-Rom

USB

Hard disk

Answer

Correct Answer: Hard disk

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109. If the number-lock key is not on, using the number pad will:

act as arrow keys

insert two sets of the numbers keyed

open a user preset program

Answer

Correct Answer: act as arrow keys

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110. Which type of account can you access e-mail from?

Neither of these

IMAP

Both of these

POP

Answer

Correct Answer: Both of these

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111. A computer can still process peripheral inputs (typing, mouse movements, etc) when the screen is off.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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112. What does 127.0.0.1 refer to?

It is the default gateway address is many home routers.

It is the default registry setting for Windows 8 keys.

It is the network address that refers to the localhost, or local computer and is not routeable.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is the network address that refers to the localhost, or local computer and is not routeable.

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113. Which of the following is/are considered as Word Processors?

Microsoft Word

WordPad

Bean

Writer

All of them

Answer

Correct Answer: All of them

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114. Which category do "spyware,adware,rogueware" best fit in?

weapons of mass destruction

government spy software

malware

virus

Answer

Correct Answer: malware

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115. What is a computer file?

A kind of a document that can be printed

An action of filing information

A collection of data that can be given a name

A Word document only

A folder with several documents

Answer

Correct Answer: A collection of data that can be given a name

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116. A PS/2 connector is generally used to connect what devices to a PC?

Monitor

External drive

Keyboard and/or mouse

Power cord

Answer

Correct Answer: Keyboard and/or mouse

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117. What determines the quality of images displayed on a monitor?

Price

Size of monitor

Resolution

Size of pixels

Answer

Correct Answer: Resolution

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118. A byte is comprised of:

None of the above

Sixteen bits

Four bits

Eight bits

One bit

Answer

Correct Answer: Eight bits

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119. Which of these is NOT a standard monitor resolution?

1280x800

1920x1080

1280x960

1000x900

1280x1024

Answer

Correct Answer: 1000x900

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120. Which of the following stores more data?

CD ROM

DVD

CD RW

Floppy Disk

Answer

Correct Answer: DVD

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121. True or False: When adding multiple RAM chips, the memory sticks should be evenly split between the available memory channels

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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122. What is the definition of a mainframe?

Another term for a computer monitor

The first browser window you open after starting your computer

A high-performance computer made for high-volume, processor-intensive computing

Answer

Correct Answer: A high-performance computer made for high-volume, processor-intensive computing

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123. What key combination will usually undo your typing or changes in most applications?

Ctrl-Z (Command-Z on a mac)

Ctrl-Y (Command-Y on a MAC)

Alt-Y (Option-Command-Y on a MAC)

Alt-Z (Option-Command-Z on a MAC)

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl-Z (Command-Z on a mac)

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124. What is Microsoft Access used for?

Managing databases

Programming computers

Communicating through e-mail

Creating spreadsheets

Giving presentations

Answer

Correct Answer: Managing databases

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125. Which of the following are true about firewalls?

All the above

Follows a set of rules

Can be either a hardware or software device

Filters network traffic

Answer

Correct Answer: All the above

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126. True or False: USB 3.0 ports are backwards compatible with devices containing earlier USB versions?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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127. A computer can host multiple OS (operating systems)

true

false

Answer

Correct Answer: true

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128. How many WiFi networks can a PC be connected to at once?

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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129. In Windows, which Run Command will open the System Configuration screen?

syskey

sysedit

msconfig

msinfo32

regedit

Answer

Correct Answer: msconfig

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130. What is the most likely tool to use to test basic network connectivity?

echo

sfc

cls

dir

ping

Answer

Correct Answer: ping

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131. Software that blocks access or communication to certain websites is called:

Firewall

Total Quality Control

Spyware

Spam Filter

Filtering

Answer

Correct Answer: Firewall

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132. Which file extensions are images?

All of these

.jpeg

.gif

.png

.tif

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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133. W3C is the ...

Whole Wide World Crawler

Wiki Wiki Web Consortium

World Without Windows Consortium

Wild Wild West Consortium

World Wide Web Consortium

Answer

Correct Answer: World Wide Web Consortium

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134. What is the most common meaning of ROM?

Random Oracle Model

Random Operational Memory

Read-Only Message

Read-Only Memory

Remote Operations Manager

Answer

Correct Answer: Read-Only Memory

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135. Which of the following are NOT user input devices?

keypad

mouse

touchpad

display screen

keyboard

Answer

Correct Answer: display screen

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136. What does USB stand for?

United Serial Bus

Universal Serial Bus

Universal Series Base

Unlimited Serial Bus

Answer

Correct Answer: Universal Serial Bus

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137. What is the main difference between installing software on Windows and MAC?

Windows has a Registry which stores information.

MAC has a Registry which stores information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Windows has a Registry which stores information.

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138. Which command shows your IP address in the command prompt?

showip

myip

ipconfig

msconfig

winipconfig

Answer

Correct Answer: ipconfig

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139. If the computer is frozen, how do you turn off the computer?

Push and hold power button

Contact tech support

Apple Menu, then Shut down

Start, then Shut down

Answer

Correct Answer: Push and hold power button

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140. What is a modem?

A device that provides access to the Internet

A device that allows multiple computers to join the same network

Answer

Correct Answer: A device that provides access to the Internet

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141. What is the keyboard shortcut to undo the last thing you typed?

Ctrl+A

Ctrl+U

Ctrl+Z

Ctrl+R

Ctrl+X

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl+Z

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142. Checking a computer program for errors is called...

debugging

correcting

syntaxing

bugging

Answer

Correct Answer: debugging

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143. Which of these is an operating system?

Windows Firefox

Google

Apple

OS X

Answer

Correct Answer: OS X

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144. What is the default letter associated with the main harddrive disk?

Answer

Correct Answer: C

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145. Which of these tiny devices can be used to remove/store files from a computer?

Docking station

RAM Memory

Webcam

Flash Drive

Answer

Correct Answer: Flash Drive

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146. What is the keyboard shortcut to paste data from the clipboard?

Alt+P

Ctrl(Cmd)+V

Ctrl(Cmd)+P

Ctrl(Cmd)+Z

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl(Cmd)+V

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147. Which of the following is application software?

Window 8

Linux

MS Word

Window 7

Unix

Answer

Correct Answer: MS Word

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148. What does "Booting Up" mean?

The process of starting a computer when it has been turned off

The process of mounting an external hard drive

The process of waking a computer from a screensaver

Answer

Correct Answer: The process of starting a computer when it has been turned off

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149. Which of these is a type of memory?

SSD

AMD

RAM

HDD

Answer

Correct Answer: RAM

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150. Which of the following (assuming all other computer hardware is equivalent) will be the "fastest" processor?

2.4GHz

3.1GHz

1.8GHz

3.2GHz

2.8GHz

Answer

Correct Answer: 3.2GHz

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151. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows?

Alt + P

Ctrl + P

Shift + P

Ctrl + Shift + P

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl + P

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152. Which of these is NOT a common network type for connecting to the internet?

SATA

Dial-up

Mobile Broadband

LAN

WiFi

Answer

Correct Answer: SATA

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153. How many bits are there in 2 bytes?

Answer

Correct Answer: 16

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154. From the Task Manager on Windows systems, what is the command that closes a program?

Halt Process

Suspend Program

End Task

Force Quit

Exit Application

Answer

Correct Answer: End Task

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155. What is the standard US keyboard layout commonly referred to?

ASDFJKL;

QWERTY

Line-Key Input

Mirror Map

Answer

Correct Answer: QWERTY

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156. Which of the following is a word processing program?

WordPerfect

Word

All

Notepad

WordPad

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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157. Which of these is a program in Microsoft Office?

Google Docs

Text Edit

PowerPoint

Windows 7

Internet Explorer

Answer

Correct Answer: PowerPoint

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158. What is an algorithm?

A stock market checker

A piece of code that takes a input and produces a output

A powerful calculator

A form of computer virus

Answer

Correct Answer: A piece of code that takes a input and produces a output

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159. What does WWW stand for

Web World Wide

World Web Wide

Wide Web World

World Wide Web

Web Wide World

Answer

Correct Answer: World Wide Web

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160. What Is Stand for ROM?

Ram Only Memory

Random Only Memory

Rapid Only Memory

Read Only Memory

Ranks Of Memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Read Only Memory

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161. What does BIOS stand for?

Basic Input Output System

Backup Inside Our System

Basic Inside Outside Service

Basic Instruction Output System

Answer

Correct Answer: Basic Input Output System

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162. Which of these devices is NOT used to store information?

All of these devices can be used to store information.

An external hard drive

A rewritable DVD

An internal hard drive

A USB Flash drive

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these devices can be used to store information.

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163. What is a "GUI?"

Graphic Underscan Interface

Graphical User Interface

Guide to Using the Internet

Gigabyte User Intelligence

Answer

Correct Answer: Graphical User Interface

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164. Computers process data using binary digits. What are the two digits that make up binary code?

0,1

-1,1

0,-1

Answer

Correct Answer: 0,1

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165. What is the primary function of a modem?

Processing

Network Connectivity

Holding all the Parts (The tower)

Extending WiFi Range

Storage

Answer

Correct Answer: Network Connectivity

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166. Which software would you use to compare test scores to find the average?

Word

Powerpoint

Excel

Skype

Answer

Correct Answer: Excel

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167. What's the name of the big "box" that contains the circuits that the computer needs to read and process programs?

CPU

HLC

KKA

EER

RMA

Answer

Correct Answer: CPU

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168. Which one of the following is not an Operating System?

OS2

Windows

Linux

Word Perfect

Answer

Correct Answer: Word Perfect

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169. Which is the safest way to shut down your computer?

Press ctrl-alt-delete

Select "shut down" from the start/finder menu.

Press and hold the power button.

Answer

Correct Answer: Select "shut down" from the start/finder menu.

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170. What are these generally called? :-) ;-) :-/ :-D

Emotiltalics

Melements

Emoticons

Emomusic

Answer

Correct Answer: Emoticons

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171. A printer is considered what kind of device?

A memory device

A selection device

An output device

An input device

Answer

Correct Answer: An output device

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172. How many "Bits" make a "Byte?"

Answer

Correct Answer: 8

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173. What are the physical components of a computer called?

Software

Ethernet

Hardware

Servers

Answer

Correct Answer: Hardware

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174. What does RAM stand for?

Realtime-Access Memory

Random-Access Memory

Real-Allocation Memory

Random-Allocation Memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Random-Access Memory

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175. Windows, MacOSX and Linux are examples of what?

Operating Systems

Computing Systems

Server Software

Office Applications

Answer

Correct Answer: Operating Systems

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176. What term is most associated with the style of lettering?

Fields

Texture

Font

Looks

Answer

Correct Answer: Font

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177. Which of these is an internet browser?

Microsoft Access

Preview

Mozilla Firefox

Cartographer

Answer

Correct Answer: Mozilla Firefox

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178. HTML means...

HoT MaiL

High Temperature Materials Laboratory

How To Make Love

HyperText Markup Language

How to Make Laughs

Answer

Correct Answer: HyperText Markup Language

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179. Which of the following files is an image file?

smarterer.jpg

smarterer.xls

smarterer.exe

smarterer.doc

Answer

Correct Answer: smarterer.jpg

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180. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access are all part of a suite of apps called ________.

Apple iOffice.

Microsoft Work.

Microsoft Office.

Apple iWork.

Microsoft Business.

Answer

Correct Answer: Microsoft Office.

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181. What does ROM stand for?

root owner mode

read-other memory

read-only memory

re-order memory

Answer

Correct Answer: read-only memory

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182. What is the most common meaning of RAM?

Random Access Memory

Reading Acceleration Machine

Real Audio Movie

Remote Administration Module

Remote Access Manager

Answer

Correct Answer: Random Access Memory

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183. Which of the following is a correct format of Email address?

sales@website.info

sales@website@info

sales.website.info

saleswebsite.info

Answer

Correct Answer: sales@website.info

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184. TRUE or false: Windows 8 is an operating system.

TRUE

false

Answer

Correct Answer: TRUE

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185. What does GUI stand for?

Gigabytes Under Intense Usage

Graphics Used In

Game User Interface

Graphical User Interface

Geological Umbrella Insurance

Answer

Correct Answer: Graphical User Interface

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186. To move a copy of a file from one computer to another over a communications channel is called...

file compression

file transfer

file encryption

terminal emulation

Answer

Correct Answer: file transfer

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187. Which of these is an Anti-Virus Software manufacturer?

AIDS

Emorf

McAfee

AGI-Plan

Answer

Correct Answer: McAfee

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188. What is a search engine?

A social media term

A type of train

A website that assists with locating content related to one's query

Software development

Answer

Correct Answer: A website that assists with locating content related to one's query

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189. What Does HTML Stand For

Hyper Truck Mega Loop

Hot Tabbing Medium Lag

Hewlett Type Matrix Log

Hard Text Mask Language

Hyper Text Mark Up Language

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyper Text Mark Up Language

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190. By default what is the name of the system drive on Windows?

Answer

Correct Answer: C:

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191. Which of the following are considered I/O devices?

Keyboard

Mouse

Monitor

Printer

All of these are

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these are

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192. What is "QWERTY?"

A style of font with only UPPERCASE lettering

A style of organizing folders by size rather than alphabetically

A style of arranging desktop shortcuts and icons by date

A style of keyboard with the first six letters on the upper left being Q, W, E, R, T, and Y

Answer

Correct Answer: A style of keyboard with the first six letters on the upper left being Q, W, E, R, T, and Y

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193. What does the abbreviation FTP stand for?

fast typing process

file type placement

file timing process

file transfer protocol

file transmission procedure

Answer

Correct Answer: file transfer protocol

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194. Which method is NOT a way to connect to a network?

Using a USB Flash Drive

Using an Ethernet cable

Using a dial-up modem

Wirelessly

Answer

Correct Answer: Using a USB Flash Drive

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195. If a computer becomes unresponsive, which of the following is the best first step to resolve the problem?

Call technical support

Unplug the power source

Attempt to open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) or Force Quit (Cmd + Opt + Esc)

Do a hard reset by holding the power button for 5 seconds

Answer

Correct Answer: Attempt to open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) or Force Quit (Cmd + Opt + Esc)

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196. What are cookies?

Delicious

Computer viruses

Personal browsing history

Personally stored information

Piece of data stored by a website within a browser

Answer

Correct Answer: Piece of data stored by a website within a browser

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197. True or False: If you have an "always on" broadband internet connection and use a router between the modem and your PC, you do not need to use anti-virus or firewall software to protect your PC

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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198. What is a Hard Copy?

A shortcut icon on a desktop

Data copied to a CD or DVD

A printed document

Data copied to a hard drive

Answer

Correct Answer: A printed document

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199. What is the keyboard shortcut to cut data to the clipboard?

none

Ctrl+C

Ctrl+X

Alt+C

Ctrl+V

Answer

Correct Answer: Ctrl+X

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200. Base64 is used to ...

Cheat at computer games

Represent ASCII data in binary

Represent binary data in ASCII

Make music writable to a CD

Answer

Correct Answer: Represent binary data in ASCII

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201. What does PC stand for?

Portable Computer

All of the answers

Personal Computer

Powerful Computer

None of the answers

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal Computer

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