Computer Quiz

1. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

1) Optical scanner                                 

2) Mouse

3) Light pen                             

4) Digitizer

5) All of the above.

2. The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of:

1) Batch processing             

2) Real-time processing

3) Interactive processing    

4) Multi processing

5) All of the above.

3. Which is a unit of measurement used with computer systems?

1) Byte                       

2) Kilobyte

3) Megabyte             

4) Gigabyte

5) All of the above

4.A character is represented in EBCDIC by

1) one bit                   

2) four bits

3) eight bits             

4) sixteen bits

5) None of the above

5.Which is a secondary memory device?

1) CPU                        

2) ALU

3) Floppy disk        

4) Mouse

5) None of the above

6. Which is the computer memory that does not forget?

1) ROM                      

2) RAM

3) PROM                    

4) All of the above

5) None of the above

7. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. What do the letters ASCII stand for?

1) American Standard Code for International Interchange

2) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

3) American Standard Code for Intelligence interchange

4) American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

5) None of the above

8. A computer derives its basic strength from

1) Speed                    

2) Accuracy

3) Memory                

4) all of the above

5) None of the above

9. A collection of eight bits is called

1) Byte                       

2) Word

3) Record                  

4) file                   

5) None of the above

10. A BIT represents a

1) Decimal digit      

2) Octal digit

3) Binary digit        

4) Hexadecimal digit

5) none of these

11.Which can read data and convert them to a form that a computer can use?

1) Logic                      

2) Storage

3) Control                  

4) Input device

5) Output device

12.Software instruction intended to satisfy a user's specific processing needs are called

1) System software               

2) A microcomputer

3) Documentation                  

4) Applications software

5) All of the above

13. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer?

1) Super micro                        

2) Super conductor

3) Microcomputer                  

4) Super computer

5) Mega frame

14.Which of the following people probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?

1) Programmer                       

2) User

3) System analyst                  

4) Computer operator

5) Computer professional

15.The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of:

1) Input, output and processing

2) Control unit, primary storage & secondary storage

3) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit, primary storage

4) Control unit, processing, and primary storage

5) None of the above 

ANSWERS
1. 5
2. 1
3. 5
4. 3
5. 3
6. 1
7. 2
8. 4
9. 1
10. 3
11. 4
12. 4
13. 4
14. 2
15. 3