CSEC Revision

1.

1 point

An interface requires a mouse in order to work.... What type of interface is it?

command

menu

Ms-DOS

graphical

2.

1 point

A network covers an entire university campus. This is an example of a .............

WAN

LAN

FAN

MAN

3.

1 point

................. is the memory used by the CPU while in operation

diskette

PROM

ROM

RAM

4.

1 point

What is the difference between hardcopy and softcopy?

hardcopy is tangible and semi permanent while softcopy is not

hardcopy is only visible during the day while softcopy is visible all the time

hardcopy is machine readable while softcopy is only human readable

hardcopy can be emailed while softcopy cannot

5.

1 point

I install cabling, switches, hubs and access points for a company. I am a .........................

network administrator

database administrator

technician

programmer

6.

1 point

I check a system to see if it is working and make recomendations on how to improve. I am a.....

system analyst

database administrator

programmer

technician

7.

1 point

The small square that makes up an image is called a

resolution

pixel

icon

vga

8.

1 point

Which device would I use in a high security area?

Biometric system

digital camera

bar code reader

sensor

9.

1 point

.............. is an example of a command interface.

Windows 7

MS-DOS

Mac OS

Linux

10.

1 point

SCSI, SATA, IDE and USB are all types of .....

hard drive interfaces

external devices

secondary storage

primary storage

11.

1 point

Google, Yahoo and Bing are examples of ...........

bulletin boards

search engines

blogs

newsletters

12.

1 point

The best device for reproducing a document with all the text intact for editing is .....

MICR

Scanner

OCR

OMR

13.

1 point

The decimal number 14 represented as a binary number is

11100000

01110001

00001110

00011100

14.

1 point

The circles on the surface of a diskette are called

clusters

sectors

tracks

platters

15.

1 point

Who would most use an MIDI in their job?

policeman

trainer

teacher

musician

16.

1 point

There are............ bytes in a kilobyte

1000

1024

100

1040

17.

1 point

A ................ is used to view web pages online

word processor

browser

database program

spreadsheet program

18.

1 point

Hexadecimal refers to base .......

2

16

5

8

19.

1 point

Arrange the following in order of size, starting with the biggest

megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte, gigabyte

gigabyte, terabyte, megabyte, kilobyte

terabyte, gigabyte, megabyte, kilobyte

kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte, megabyte

20.

1 point

A word refers to....

the amount of bits a CPU can process at one time

the size of the computer's memory

something in a book

how many instructions the computer can process

21.

1 point

Resolution refers to.......

how much memory an image takes up

the size of your hard drive

how many pixels make up an image

how big your computer screen is

22.

1 point

........... is the fastest media for networking to date

coaxial

twisted pair

dial up

fiber optic

23.

1 point

Microsoft Office is an example of .................. software

custom written

general purpose

specialised

integrated

24.

1 point

I purchase software that can only be used by my company and no one else. This type of software is called ..............

specialised

custom written

integrated

general purpose

25.

1 point

I save copies of a file and store every time I save. I end up with multiple copies of files for different days. This is called.....

archiving

backup

recovery

restore

26.

1 point

The binary number 00110010 represented as a decimal number is

64

50

52

128

27.

1 point

The .............................. conducts all logic and calculations for the CPU.

CPU

ALU

ROM

Control Unit

28.

1 point

A ................... is used to output architectural drawings

graphics pad

plotter

printer

monitor

29.

1 point

The decimal number 538 represents using BCD is......

1111 0101 0011

0101 0011 1000

1000 0011 0101

1011 1000 1000

30.

1 point

....................... is a form of secondary storage that uses sequential access

diskette

hard drive

magnetic tape

CD

31.

1 point

The best device for reading checks at a bank is.....

MICR

OMR

Scanner

OCR

32.

1 point

When I add the binary numbers 1011 and 101 I get ..........

10000

10001

10010

1000

33.

1 point

Simplex refers to communication

in one direction only

in both directions at the same time

in no direction

in both directions one at a time

34.

1 point

Which memory is used to boot up the computer?

SDRAM

RAM

Flash drive

ROM

35.

1 point

A ................. is the best storage device for use with phones and cameras.

memory card

CD

diskette

flash drive