Question: Who built the world's first binary digit computer: Z1...?
1) Konrad Zuse
2) Ken Thompson
3) Alan Turing
4) George Boole
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Question: Who developed Yahoo?
1) Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
2) David Filo & Jerry Yang
3) Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
4) Steve Case & Jeff Bezos
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Question: 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means ?
1) Database
2) Double Byte
3) Data Block
4) Driver Boot
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Question: 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
1) Order of Significance
2) Open Software
3) Operating System
4) Optical Sensor
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Question: 'DTP' computer abbreviation usually means ?
1) Digital Transmission Protocol
2) DeskTop Publishing
3) Data Type Programming
4) Document Type Processing
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Question: 'CD' computer abbreviation usually means ?
1) Command Description
2) Change Data
3) Copy Density
4) Compact Disc
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Question: What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
1) Crop
2) Report
3) Record
4) Sort
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Question: What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.
1) URL (Universal Resource Locator)
2) LAN (Local Area Network)
3) WAN (Wide Area Network)
4) World Wide Web
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Question: What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?
1) Inernet
2) Interanet
3) Local Area Network
4) Wide Area Network
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Question: What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
1) Report
2) Field
3) Record
4) File
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Question: The window which shows icons for things like the mouse, sound, and display is...?
1) My Computer
2) Explorer
3) Control Panel
4) Taskbar
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Question: On the Task bar the time is shown in the...?
1) Start menu
2) Scrollbar
3) Desktop
4) Notification area or Tray
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Question: Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by...
1) Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes
2) Viewing from a darkened room
3) Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast
4) Using special glasses that filter out UV rays
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Question: A dual-layer DVD is valued because it:
1) Can hold more data
2) Contains a backup of the data stored
3) Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase
4) Creates alternative sound tracks
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Question: A JPG is...
1) A Jumper Programmed Graphic
2) A format for an image file
3) A type of hard disk
4) A unit of measure for memory
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Question: Windows Vista, the eventual replacement for Windows XP, will demand more from a computer. Which of the following statements is correct?
1) You'll need at least 512 megabytes of RAM
2) A separate graphics card, rather than onboard graphics, will be required
3) A DVD drive is needed
4) All the above
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Question: Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause?
1) Overheating
2) Your processor chip is just getting old
3) Adware/spyware is infecting your PC
4) You dropped a sandwich in your computer
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Question: The letters, "DOS" stand for...
1) Data Out System
2) Disk Out System
3) Disk Operating System
4) Data Operating System
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Question: Changing computer language of 1's and 0's to characters that a person can understand is...
1) Highlight
2) Clip art
3) Decode
4) Execute
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Question: Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added later to the system.
1) Peripheral
2) Clip art
3) Highlight
4) Execute
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