Multiple Choice Exam

1. What is the keyboard shortcut for cut?
A. CTRL-Z

B. CTRL-C

C. CTRL-X

D. CTRL-V

E. CTRL-S

2. What is the keyboard shortcut for paste?
A. CTRL-V

B. CTRL-C

C. CTRL-X

D. CTRL-Z

E. CTRL-P

3. What is the keyboard shortcut for copy?
A. CTRL-Y

B. CTRL-X

C. CTRL-Z

D. CTRL-V

E. CTRL-C

4. What is the keyboard shortcut for save?
A. CTRL-X

B. CTRL-S

C. CTRL-C

D. CTRL-Z

E. CTRL-V

5. What is the keyboard shortcut for select all?
A. CTRL-Z

B. CTRL-B

C. CTRL-X

D. CTRL-C

E. CTRL-A

6. What is the keyboard shortcut to make bold text?
A. CTRL-M

B. CTRL-C

C. CTRL-Z

D. CTRL-B

E. CTRL-A

7. True of False? All keyboard shortcuts work for all programs?
A. TRUE

B. FALSE

C. -

D. -

E. -

8. Computers use the digits 0 and 1. What is this called?
A. Binary

B. Bilingual

C. Computer language

D. Markup numbers

E. None of the above

9. What is the function of a CPU?
A. Clock protection unit. It protects th etime so that the computer can stary connected.

B. It provides you with the image you see on the screen.

C. It is the brain of the computer, by processing information determining how the rest of the computer will function

D. It is a processor but for only the hard drive, and since a computer can function without a hard drive, it is a not critical to have this.

E. None of the above. CPU has nothing to with the computer.

10. What is the purpose of ROM?
A. It is used for tranferring files from one disk to another.

B. This is memory and it is used to store information that is permanent.

C. It processes and temporarily stores memory data and information when the computer is running.

D. It determines how much output is needed in respect with input levels.

E. None of the above.

11. What is a RAM?
A. It is used for tranferring files from one disk to another.

B. This is memory and it is used to store information that is permanent.

C. It processes and temporarily stores memory data and information when the computer is running.

D. It determines how much output is needed in respect with input levels.

E. It is another name for ROM. RAM and ROM are the same.

12. What is a motherboard?
A. The prototype from which all other motherboards are created when in production.

B. The original circuit board that was invented in the 1950s. It is the mother of all circuit board inventions since then.

C. It is the tower that you see which the monitor and keyboard are connected to.

D. The device in the computer that provides electricity.

E. The main circuit board. All of the other functions and peripherals are connected in some way to the motherboard.

13. Which are examples of computer hardware?
A. Computer desk, carts, and chairs.

B. Microsoft Windows, Macromedia Fireworks, and Notepad.

C. Monitor, CPU, and mouse.

D. Motherboard, power supply, and hard drive.

E. C and D

14. Which are examples of software?
A. Spreadsheet, word processor, operating system

B. Mouse, Monitor, and keyboard.

C. Scanner, digital camera and projector.

D. A and C

E. B and C

15. Which of the following provide output?
A. Monitor and speakers.

B. Printers.

C. Keyboard and mouse.

D. A and B

E. A and C

16. Which of the following provide input?
A. Keyboard and mouse.

B. Printers.

C. Monitors and speakers.

D. Scanners.

E. A and D

17. What is a byte?
A. 100 calories. (A single increment of food for body fuel.)

B. A basic unit of measurement for file sizes.

C. Measurement for CPU speed.

D. Measeurement for computer case size. Motherboards with different bytes have a need different types of cases.

E. None of the above.

18. How many kilobytes are there in 4.56 megabytes?
A. 4,560 kilobytes

B. 45,600 kilobytes

C. .456 kilobytes

D. 456,000 kilobytes

E. 456 kilobytes

19. What is a bitmap graphic?
A. Bitmap graphics are pictures that contain demographic information.

B. Digital pictures or graphics containing a map of dots or "pixels"

C. It is a type of graphic that contains code that requires a "code map."

D. It is computer program which creates graphics.

E. Graphics which appear bit by bit according to how much RAM is on the computer.

20. What is a vector graphic?
A. Graphic made up of mathematically defined curves and lines.

B. It is just another name for bitmap graphics.

C. Graphic specifically designed for the Windows Operating System.

D. Graphics designed with more pixel points than bitmaps.

E. None of the above.

21. True of False? The default setting for paper size for printing is 8.5 by 14.
A. True

B. False

C. -

D. -

E. -

22. I need to type a book report. What kind of program is most suitable for this task?
A. Spreadsheet software

B. Presentation software

C. HTML editor

D. Word Processor

E. Windows XP

23. I need to create an ad for a newspaper. What type of program is most suitable for this task?
A. Word processor

B. Desktop publisher

C. Graphics editor

D. Vector graphics program

E. Spreadsheet

24. I need to analyze daily and monthly profit for my new restaurant. What is the best program to use for this task?
A. Vector database program

B. Graphics editor

C. Desktop publisher

D. Spreadsheet program

E. Bitmap database program

25. True or False? teacher@prestonschools.com is an example of a URL.
A. True

B. False

C. -

D. -

E. -

26. What is HTML?
A. It is only a file extension.

B. Computer language in which spreadsheets are created.

C. Computer language in which web pages are written

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

27. What is XML?
A. Markup language to describe a structure of data

B. It is only a file extension for web pages similar to HTML.

C. It is a kind of spreadsheet.

D. Files used only for programs in Windows.

E. HTML pages that been corrupted. The "X" prevents the file from being displayed.

28. <B> and <HR> are examples of:
A. HTML

B. XML

C. Vector

D. tags

E. A and D

29. color="red" and height="200" are examples of:
A. attributes

B. HTML

C. tags

D. A and B

E. A and C

30. In networking, what is a client computer?
A. A computer on carts that move from room to room.

B. A computer that stays in one location.

C. A computer that connects and/or requires information from the server.

D. Any computer that is connected to the internet.

E. Computers that have a CAT-5 ethernet connection. Wireless computers are not clients.

31. Which are examples of nodes?
A. Virus, mal-ware, SPAM.

B. Computer, printer, access points

C. Mouse, keyboard, printer.

D. Another name for pixels.

E. None of the above.

32. What is an Operating System?
A. A server program for servers only.

B. The basic program in a computer that run other programs and is in charge of the input/output devices

C. Anti-virus software.

D. The image you see on the your screen. It is also referred as the "desktop."

E. A combination of programs created by one company. For example; Word, Excel, Powerpoint are all part of a software operating system.

33. If I am bringing an electronic image into a computer software program, I am...
A. importing.

B. exporting.

C. saving.

D. saving as.

E. deleting.

34. What do I need to do if I want to open a file created in one program and open it in another?
A. Import

B. Delete certain lines of code.

C. Export

D. Buy different software.

E. None of the above.

35. A computer project that includes video, graphic, and sound files altogether would be best described as:
A. animation.

B. web site.

C. vector.

D. multimedia.

E. Flashy.

36. What is WYSIWYG?
A. what you see is what you get.

B. Why you should import while you gag.

C. When you save inside Windows you're great.

D. It doesn't mean anything.

E. It chatroom talk for saying wizzy-wiggy, which means "you're crazy."

37. What is GUI?
A. Chatroom talk for things that are not good. A negative thing.

B. Chatrrom talk for things that are good. A positive thing.

C. Graphic User Interface. The visual graphics of a program allowing you to interact with programs.

D. Graphics Under Import. Graphics that is being stored in RAM while it is in the act of being imported.

E. None of the above.

38. What is an absolute link?
A. A link that that will work every time.

B. A link that includes the complete URL

C. a link that is defined by its relative position to a complete URL

D. A and C

E. A and B

39. What is a relative link?
A. A link that includes the complete URL

B. A link that chnages from time to time

C. a link that is defined by its relative position to a complete URL

D. A and B

E. B and C

40. What is a root folder?
A. The top folder in a network folder

B. The original folder from which all other folders were copied from.

C. The folders furthest inside of other folders.

D. Any folder that cannot be deleted.

E. None of the above.

41. A picture of a flower is going to be on the cover of a magazine. This picture is really nice, but there is a bug that is needed to be taken out. What kind of program is most suitable for this task?
A. Desktop Publisher

B. Word processor

C. Spreadsheet program

D. HTML editor

E. Graphics/Picture Editor

42. Graphics with motion, or changing colors on the computer are called?
A. Vector

B. GIF files

C. JPEG files

D. Bitmap

E. animation

43. A person who has unauthorized access to a computer is:
A. a hacker.

B. possibly someone who have little or no porgramming experience.

C. is doing something that is criminal.

D. possibly form another country.

E. All of the above.

44. What is a virus?
A. Malicious files that can be transmitted as e-mail attachments, downloads, or be present on a diskette or CD.

B. Files or code can travel from computer to computer to cause undesireable effects on them.

C. A piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause some unexpected and usually undesirable event.

D. All of the above.

E. None of the above.

45. What is mal-ware?
A. Viruses.

B. Trojans.

C. Ad-wares.

D. Worms.

E. All of the above.

46. What is SPAM?
A. It is a virus.

B. It is any e-mail with an attachment.

C. 100 e-mails within two hours.

D. Unsolicited or unwanted e-mail.

E. Web based ham.

47. True of False? It is OK to buy and install software, and then let other people have it for their computers.
A. True

B. False

C. -

D. -

E. -

48. What is software license?
A. Software to create different types of licenses inlcuding driver's and hunting.

B. Software that allows other software to run on a computer system.

C. Describes how an individual or group may use a particular piece of software. There is usually a fee involved depending on the license type.

D. None of the above.

E. B and C

49. If you copy and paste text from the internet for a paper, what must you do?
A. Make a backup of your paper by doing a "Save As..."

B. Bookmark the web page.

C. Cite the source.

D. Delete the information from the RAM.

E. Delete the information from the ROM.

50. What is plagiarism?
A. Copying someone else's work and then passing it off as one's own. It IS acceptable.

B. Copying someone else's work and then passing it off as one's own. It IS NOT acceptable.

C. The act of doing homework for other people.

D. It is citing sources incorrectly.

E. It is a type of cheating that is allowed for the sake of education.

51. The best way to electronically find information for a research paper is:
A. ask.com or askjeeves.com

B. Use a whole a bunch of different search engines.

C. Send e-mail to your teachers and ask them. They will find it for you.

D. AEA on-line Media Services.

E. Rent non-fictional DVDs.

52. What is a server?
A. The server is a device that you never have access to because that is where all of the sensitive and important files are located.

B. It is a switch in which all of the computers connect to with cat-5 wire get internet connection.

C. The server are the computers you use in the classroom or media center.

D. The server is a person which you give your order, and says "want fies with that?" or "What kind of salad dressing?"

E. The server is a computer that delivers information and software to other computers linked by a network.

53. True of False? If I unplug the computer I will lose EVERYTHING in the hard drive.
A. True

B. False

C. -

D. -

E. -

54. After I copy text and before I paste it, that information is being stored...
A. in RAM.

B. in ROM.

C. in keyboard memory.

D. on the server.

E. on the web.