Basic Computer Knowledge Quiz


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1) In order to access the internet, a network card is needed?
a) True.
b) False.

2) An operating system can best be defined as?
a) Software which allows a user to be productive, handling word processing, spreadsheets, and the internet.
b) Software which acts as your interface to the World Wide Web.
c) Software designed specifically for networking computers together.
d) Software which directly interfaces with the hardware in a computer, making it usable by an application or a user.

3) The internet can be best be defined as?
a) America Online (AOL).
b) MSN (Microsoft Networks)
c) Large network that consits of countless smaller networks and computers across the world.
d) Private corporation or personal networks for sharing personal data.

4) What is the proper definition of a driver?
a) A small file which contains information needed to recognize and control a device.
b) A person who operates a moving vehicle.
c) Another term for a computer programmer.
d) A computer which shares files and applications for other users on a network.

5) Simply defined, a network is?
a) Any number of computers attached to any number of dedicated servers.
b) More than one computer attached together for sharing files or resources.
c) Five or more computers attached to a hub.
d) Any computer on the Internet.

6) WWW stands for?
a) World Wide Wares.
b) World Wide Web.
c) Wired World Web.
d) Windows Wired Web.

7) Hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a?
a) Computer.
b) Tower.
c) Modem.
d) Telephone Card.

8) What is the name of the software used to view pages on the internet?
a) Operating System.
b) Word Processor.
c) Internet Browser.
d) Windows Browser.

9) What is another name for the internet?
a) World Wide Web.
b) The Net.
c) Cyberspace.
d) All the above.

10) Which one of the following is the fastest connection to the internet?
a) Dial-up modem.
b) DSL modem.
c) 56k modem.
d) 28.8 modem.

11) Netscape and Internet Explorer are 2 examples of what?
a) Networking software.
b) Word processing software.
c) Web browsing software.
d) All of the above.

12) URL stands for?
a) Uniform Resource Locator.
b) Unified Registry Log.
c) Unreal.
d) None of the above.

13) "page cannot be displayed" errors may mean?
a) That the display settings are not set correctly.
b) That the page drivers are not installed.
c) That the software is corrupted.
d) That there is no connection to the internet established.

14) What does ISP stand for?
a) Internet Software Provider.
b) Internet Software Program.
c) Internet Service Provider.
d) Internet Service Program.

15) Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express are 2 examples of what?
a) Database editing software.
b) Email software.
c) Internet gaming software.
d) Photo editing software.

16) Which of these is not a search engine?
a) Internet Explorer.
b) Yahoo.
c) AltaVista.
d) Google.

17) Which is a valid ip address?
a) 65.58.302.526
b) 68.125.32.8
c) 300.0.400.600
d) 169.125.1.256

18) To download is to?
a) Bring information from the Internet to your computer.
b) Send a file to another compouter on the Internet.
c) Both send and receiving files on the Internet.
d) Do all of the above.
e) Do none of the above.

19) What is the function of the right mouse button in Windows?
a) It enables you to select items in a window.
b) It functions the same way as the left mouse.
c) It produces another menu.
d) It invokes a properties menu 32. Which keystroke combination.

20) Which drives are indicated in "My Computer"?
a) Local Drives Only.
b) Network Drives Only.
c) Local and Network Drives.
d) Only the diskette drives of your compouter.

21) Which Windows program do you use to manage folders and files?
a) Windows Explorer.
b) Windows Accesories.
c) Microsoft Office.
d) Windows Control Panel.

22) Which CPU is the fastest?
a) 4 GHz.
b) 600 MHz.
c) Pentium MMX.
d) 486 Turbo.

23) Which hard disk will be able to store more information?
a) 24 Mb.
b) 240 KB.
c) 24 GB.
d) 240 MB.

24) The brain of the computer is called?
a) Random Access Memory or RAM.
b) Central Processing Unit or CPU.
c) Read Only Memory or ROM.
d) BIOS.

25) America Online is a(n)?
a) Content Provider.
b) Internet Service Provider.
c) Email editor.
d) Instant Messenger.

26) Windows 98 uses what type of file system?
a) NTFS.
b) DOS.
c) FAT32.
d) CDFS.

27) Microsoft does NOT sell ____ software ?
a) Email.
b) Speadsheet.
c) Database.
d) Anti Virus.

28) What utility is needed to change a hard drive from NTFS to FAT32?
a) FDISK.
b) Autoexec.bat.
c) Convert.
d) Defrag.

29) What key do you type to enter Windows XP in Safe Mode?
a) F2.
b) Del.
c) F8.
d) Esc.

30) Windows XP can read what types of file systems?
a) CDFS.
b) Fat32.
c) NTFS.
d) All of the above.

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