CSI101 Quiz 1Understanding Computer Technology

Name Matthew Hockenberry_________________________________ In the multiple choice and true and false sections, please darken the best answer.

Each question is worth 2 points apiece.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION

1. The acronym GUI meansA Grayed user informationB Group user iconsC Graphical user interfaceD Group user interconnect

2. What does OS stand for?A Operating SupercomputerB Outstanding ShapeC Output SystemD Operating System

3. The acronym RAM meansA Random Access MemoryB Readily Available MemoryC Read Access MemoryD Readily Accessible Memory

4. What does CPU stand for?A Convex Processing UnitB Central Processing UnitC Cache Point UnitD Cache Processing Unit

5. According to the Triumph of the Nerds video, what was the point of ʻreverse engineeringʼ:

A To make sure that the computers worked

B To ʻcloneʼ a competitors computerC To find a copy of the system codeD To figure out how to create an

operating system

6. The creator and head of Microsoft, and an all-around incredibly wealthy guy is:

A Steve JobsB Steve KazmirkowskiC Jeff BezosD Bill Gates

7. According to the Triumph of the Nerds video, what was needed for a computer to sell successfully?

A A monitorB WindowsC A GUID A ʻkillerʼ application

8. To check your AiNE email, you must go to which address

A stu.aii.eduB www.hotmail.comC www.aii.eduD www.masscom.edu

9. Examples of input devices:A Email, GUI, IconsB Keyboard, mouse, light penC Printer, monitor, modemD Hard drive, operating system, system

software

10. The largest printed circuit in a computer is?A Video cardB MicroprocessorC MotherboardD Sound card

11. According to the movie, ʻTriumph of the Nerds,ʼ Visicalc and Lotus 123 were both:A Word processing applicationsB GUIsC SpreadsheetsD Storage devices

12. ROM stands for:A Read Only MemoryB Random Only MemoryC Read Over MemoryD Random Opportunity Memory

13. What are the three main stages a computer system goes through called:A Input, process, outputB Import, export, postingC Impress, express, impulseD Invent, except, prevent

14. Which of the following IS NOT considered a ʻstorage deviceʼ?:A A scannerB A hard disk driveC A USB flash driveD A floppy disk

15. The ______________ is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data

A Storage mediaB System unitC Central processing unitD Flash drive

16. What are the two main components of the motherboard?

A Processor and memoryB Sound card and memoryC Processor and monitorD The mother and the board

17. The two numbers (1 & 0, on/off) represent a machine coding system, which all computers work off of, and it is called:

A One-two codeB Primary CodeC Binary CodeD Secondary Code

18. What is the main difference between RAM and ROM?

A RAM stores information permanently and ROM stores information temporarily

B ROM holds data being used and RAM holds functions used to perform basic system functions

C ROM stores programs permanently and RAM is storage that can be emptied when the processing is completed

D They both function the same way

19. The original, modern, meaning of computer was:A Devices developed from clocksB Women who made calculationsC Large warehousesD Systems designed by Bill Gates

20. A peripheral is:A A read only programB The amount it takes for a processor to

read dataC A device that connects to the system

unit and is controlled by the processor D A form of storage that is re-writable

21. Select the largest file listed below?A 10 KBB 1000 MBC 10 GBD 1000 KB

22. Flash Memory is the latest form of:A CD-ROMB Music download softwareC New Reggae bandD Removable storage

23. Which of the following is the correct progression from smallest to largest?A Megabyte, byte, kilobyte, gigabyte, bitB bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte C byte, kilobyte, gigabyte, bit D bit, byte, megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte

24. The first ʻkiller applicationʼ was a:A Word processing applicationA SpreadsheetA MS_DOSA PC_Talk

25. Who, besides Bill Gates, helped to create Microsoft?

A Steve JobsA Paul AllenA Steve WozniakA Matthew Hockenberry

26. The first computer cheap enough for individuals to afford was:

A AppleB IBM PCC GatewayD Compaq

27. The tool developed by the ancient Babylonians to aid in computations was:

A CalculatorB SlideruleC AbacusD Abacata

28. A(n) __________is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer.

A Input deviceB Output deviceC MemoryD Storage media

29. Right clicking in windows produces what kind of menu?A A coriander menuB A system menuC A contextual menuD The file menu

30. What does USB stand for?A United System BusB Universal Serial BusC Universal Speech ButtonD It doesnʼt stand for anything

31. What does DOS stand for?A Diagnostic Owner ScreenB Disc Optimizing ScannerC Disk Operating SystemD It doesnʼt stand for anything

32. Speakers are considered to be:A Output devicesB Input devicesC Import devicesD Export devices

33. __________software serves as the interface between the user, the application software and the computerís hardware:A SystemB UtilityC ApplicationD Web Browser

34. This class is:A InterestingB Boring

35. A ______ is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that you can use in case the original is lost or damaged.

A diskette B cluster C backup D Zip

36. Which of the following are storage media?

A Floppy disk B Video card C Motherboard D All of the above

37. A ______ is an erasable multi-session disc you can write on multiple times.

A CD-R B CD-RW C CD-ROM D CD-RWE

38. ______ measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium.

A Access time B Terabyte C Reading D A Track

39. Primary storage refers to:A The hard driveB The C drive, specificallyC Memory (RAM)D USB Sticks

40. Briefly list at least five advantages and at least five disadvantages of computers in modern society:

Advantages: Communications, speed, consistency, reliability, storage and more.

Disadvantages: Impact on labor force, privacy, environment, public safety, health risks and more.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRUE / FALSE SECTION Use either T for TRUE or F for False for the following questions.

41.The processor and memory are the two main components of the motherboard. T F

42. Data is a collection of unprocessed items. T F

43. A collection of web pages is called a browser. T F

44. Primary storage usually refers to the hard drive T F

45. The class web address is: www.creativesynthesis.net/ai/ T F

46. Modern computers began serious development for code breaking in World War II T F

47. A laptop can be as powerful as a desktop computer. T F

48.The ʻTriumph of the Nerdsʼ movie is basically a history of all of the people who were responsible for creating the computer industry. T F

49. The guys that created ʻVisiCalcʼ a spreadsheet ʻkiller applicationʼ didnít make a lot of money from it. T F

50. Microsoft bought the operating system that has made them billions of dollars for about $50,000. T F

Done!

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