1 - 2 May Computer Quiz

1. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is
1) TV
2) storehouse
3) desk
4) hard drive
5) None of these

4) hard drive

2. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets

1) calculator
2) spreadsheet
3) budgeter
4) financier
5) None of these

2) spreadsheet

3. Programs or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do
1) Menu
2) Monitor
3) Hardware
4) Software
5) None of these

4) Software

4. _______ are symbols that represent any character or combination of characters.
1) Playing cards
2) Wildcards
3) Private keys
4) Public keys
5) None of these

2) Wildcards

5. A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document is called
1) anchor
2) hyperlink
3) reference
4) hytertext
5) URL

2) hyperlink

6. A CPU contains
1) a card reader and a printing device
2) an analytical engine and a control unit
3) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
4) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
5) None of these 

3) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

7. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called
1) multitasking
2) object-oriented programming
3) multi-user programming
4) time-sharing
5) None of these

1) multitasking

8. Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) ALU
4) REM
5) None of these 

1) ROM

9. Which type of software manages the computer's processes, functioning as an interface, connecting user, the application software, and the hardware?
1) Application software
2) Utility program
3) Translator program
4) Operating system
5) None of these

4) Operating system

10. The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the
1) motherboard
2) coordination board
3) control unit
4) arithmetic and logical unit
5) None of these

3) control unit