Monthly Knowledge Quiz
June, 2016
By Bert Price
QUESTIONS:
A. TRUE OR FALSE:
1 If you use G-Mail, or Yahoo or Hot Mail, you do not have to pay a provider such as Comcast.
2. If you have customized settings on your computer, you can undo them best by deleting and reinstalling the setting.
3. One way to search for people on-line is to click on start>search>people find.
4. Deleting the shortcut icon on the Desktop removes the Program.
5. The computer includes the monitor, printer, scanner and all other hardware.
6. Software is considered as part of the central processing unit.
7. If your computer is part of a network, the computer you log onto is called the host.
8. Fragmentation of the hard drive is dangerous and could lead to a crash.
9. A hard copy of a document is stored in the computer’s memory.
10. The first screen containing information you see when arriving at a WORLD WIDE WEB site is called the home page.
B. MATCHING
(Match the items in column A with the appropriate items in column B)
A B 1. Format
2. JPEG
3. Feeling lucky
4. Software
5. Provider
6. Pixels
7. Trash can
8. Safe As
9. Storage
10. AVGa. Recycle bin
b. Security
c. Resolution
d. Photos
e. Customize
f. Google
g. AT&T
h. Edit
i. Hard Drive
j. compact disk
C. MULTIPLE CHOICE (Select the best answer for each item. Some items may have more than one correct choice)
1. Examples of anti-virus programs are: a) MacAfee b) Explorer c) AVG d) Microsoft access e) Norton
2. A standard CD holds: a) 800mb b) 600mb c) 500mb d) 650mb
3. A user can communicate with another computer with a: a) modem b) network card c) serial port d) VGA port.
4. Examples of downloading are: a) copy a file from a central source to a peripheral device b) download a file from a network file server to another computer on the network c) placing a font from a disk to a laser printer d) Installing the program
5. Multimedia is: a) a combination of languages b) a combination of sound, text, video c) newspapers, radio, TV d) Computer sound system
6. A graphical user interface: a) enables you to choose commands b) start programs c) see lists of files d) use ports e) all of the above
7. A DVD disk can store how much more data than a compact disk? a) 10 times more b) 5 times more c) 7 times more d) 12 times more
8. Structure of a URL is: a) WWW./ b) ASC11// c) HTTP:// d) JPEG
9. Two of the following are keyboard designs: a) LC SMITH b) QWERTY c) ROYAL d) DVORAK e) IBM
10. The best way to learn the computer is: a) practice b) attend classes c) practice d) practice
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ANSWERS:
A. TRUE OR FALSE
1. False. Internet Explorer gives free access to e-mail. Internet Explorer is a browser, not a provider. You must sign up with a provider to go on line.
2. False. For example, in Word >help, you will find a drop down- box. Click on Detect and Repair to see another drop-down box. Check in the box that says “discard my customized settings and restore my default settings”
3. True. If this doesn’t work for you, there are several other “search engines”- Google is very good.
4. False. Removing the shortcut doesn’t remove the program. To remove the program go to control panel>add/delete.
5. False. External hardware, such as monitors and printers are not part of the computer per se. The computer is the box with all the internal items such as the CPO and the Hard Drive.
6. False. Software consists of the programs and data that that control the functioning of the hardware.
7. True. A host is a computer containing data or programs that another computer can access over a network or by a modem.
8. False. Fragmentation is the condition of having different parts of the same file scattered throughout a disk.
9. False. The hard copy is a printed version of data stored on a disk or memory.
10. True. The home page usually contains information about an organization, plus options or links to other sites.
B. MATCHING
1 - e
2 - d
3 - f
4 - j
5 - g
6 - c
7 - a
8 - h
9 - i
10 - b
C. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1 - a, c, e
2 - e
3 - a, b, c. VGA port pertains to the monitor.
4 - a, b, c. Install after you download.
5 - b A type of computer application designed to combine text, graphics, sound and full motion video into an integrated package.
6 - e The ports and connector, for example, are the interface with the computer and the printer. Also known as GUI.
7 - c Digital Video Disk (DVD) is an optical disk read by a laser.
8 - c URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies a file on the internet.
9 - b, d Dvorak keyboard is designed so that most English words fall in the middle row. We use the QWERTY design.
10 - a, b, c, d
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