COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SET - 2
1. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
(A) hackers.
(B) spam.
(C) viruses.
(D) identity theft.
Answer: B
(A) hackers.
(B) spam.
(C) viruses.
(D) identity theft.
Answer: B
2. A process known as____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
(A) data mining
(B) data selection
(C) POS
(D) data conversion
(A) data mining
(B) data selection
(C) POS
(D) data conversion
Answer: A
3. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and
sales computer systems.
(A) Data
(B) Point-of-sale (POS)
(C) Sales
(D) Query
Answer: B
sales computer systems.
(A) Data
(B) Point-of-sale (POS)
(C) Sales
(D) Query
Answer: B
4. A(n)____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up
the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(A) PSS
(B) POS
(C) inventory
(D) data mining
the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(A) PSS
(B) POS
(C) inventory
(D) data mining
Answer: A
5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:
(A) robotics.
(B) simulation.
(C) computer forensics.
(D) animation.
Answer: C
(A) robotics.
(B) simulation.
(C) computer forensics.
(D) animation.
Answer: C
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
(A) gathering data
(B) processing data into information
(C) analyzing the data or information
(D) storing the data or information
Answer: C
(A) gathering data
(B) processing data into information
(C) analyzing the data or information
(D) storing the data or information
Answer: C
7. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.
(A) POS
(B) RFID
(C) PPS
(D) GPS
Answer: B
(A) POS
(B) RFID
(C) PPS
(D) GPS
Answer: B
8. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually.
This technology is known as:
(A) robotics.
(B) computer forensics.
(C) simulation.
(D) forecasting.
This technology is known as:
(A) robotics.
(B) computer forensics.
(C) simulation.
(D) forecasting.
Answer: A
9. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
(A) proprietary.
(B) open.
(C) experimental.
(D) in the public domain.
(A) proprietary.
(B) open.
(C) experimental.
(D) in the public domain.
Answer: A
10. ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
(A) Nanoscience
(B) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(A) Nanoscience
(B) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(D) Artificial intelligence
Answer: A
11. ____________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.
(A) Nanoscience
(B) Nanotechnology
(C) Simulation
(D) Artificial intelligence (AI)
Answer: D
(A) Nanoscience
(B) Nanotechnology
(C) Simulation
(D) Artificial intelligence (AI)
Answer: D
12. ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
(A) A process
(B) Software
(C) Storage
(D) Information
Answer: D
(C) Storage
(D) Information
Answer: D
13. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
(A) programming.
(B) processing.
(C) storing.
(D) organizing.
Answer: B
(A) programming.
(B) processing.
(C) storing.
(D) organizing.
Answer: B
14. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to____________ data.
(A) present
(B) input
(C) output
(D) store
Answer: B
(A) present
(B) input
(C) output
(D) store
Answer: B
15. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:
(A) data.
(B) output.
(C) input.
(D) the process.
Answer: B
(A) data.
(B) output.
(C) input.
(D) the process.
Answer: B
16. Computers use the____________ language to process data.
(A) processing
(B) kilobyte
(C) binary
(D) representational
Answer: C
(B) kilobyte
(C) binary
(D) representational
Answer: C
17. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
(A) multimedia.
(B) words.
(C) characters.
(D) numbers.
Answer: D
(A) multimedia.
(B) words.
(C) characters.
(D) numbers.
Answer: D
18. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:
(A) eight bytes.
(B) eight kilobytes.
(C) eight characters.
(D) eight bits.
Answer: D
(A) eight bytes.
(B) eight kilobytes.
(C) eight characters.
(D) eight bits.
Answer: D
19. The term bit is short for:
A. megabyte.
B. binary language.
C. binary digit.
D. binary number.
Answer: C
A. megabyte.
B. binary language.
C. binary digit.
D. binary number.
Answer: C
20. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
A. megabyte.
B. byte.
C. kilobyte.
D. gigabyte.
Answer: B
A. megabyte.
B. byte.
C. kilobyte.
D. gigabyte.
Answer: B
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