2000 Technology Concepts Page 5
1. What is the name given to the area across the top of the screen where the pull-down commands are accessed? / A. Status bar / B. Formatting bar / C. Menu bar / D. Standard bar2. Which statement best describes the purpose of a computer network? / A. To allow floppy disks to be shared / B. To allow e-mail to be sent / C. To allow resources and information to be shared among multiple users / D. To give users access to fax modems
3. A device that enables the computer to accept data is called / A. output device. / B. input device. / C. storage device. / D. system device.
4. What does GUI stand for? / A. Group user information / B. Government user information / C. Graphical user interface / D. Government user interface
5. Another term for telecommunications is / A. communicating over a distance. / B. workflow automation. / C. connectivity. / D. local area network.
6. A scanner is / A. used to link a computer to a copy machine. / B. an output device. / C. a hardware device that is required for operation of a basic unit. / D. an input device that acts like a miniature photocopy machine connected to a computer.
7. In word processing, typical block operations include all of the following EXCEPT / A. block delete. / B. block copy. / C. block move. / D. block repeat.
8. When connected computers are in the same geographic location, you have a / A. local area network. / B. wide area network. / C. value added network. / D. metropolitan area network.
9. The ______program instructs the computer to perform a specific user-defined task. / A. system / B. data / C. application / D. processing
10. UNIX is an example of / A. Internet clients. / B. network protocols. / C. Internet servers. / D. operating systems.
11. If a company makes frequent long-distance calls, it might utilize / A. caller ID. / B. WATS. / C. LAN. / D. NOS.
12. To make lines of text aligned evenly at both the right and left margins, use / A. automatic templates. / B. justification. / C. character formatting. / D. style sheets.
13. What type of network allows each user to access what is stored on the hard drives of the other computers on that network? / A. Local area network / B. Peer-to-peer network / C. File-server network / D. Client-server network
14. The basic information processing cycle consists of / A. output, processing, input. / B. storage, processing, output. / C. input, storage, processing. / D. input, processing, output.
15.Which of the following is a valid IP address? / A.123.44 / B.123.44.5 / C.123.104.28.3 / D.123.567.89.8
16.What communication device enables computers to communicate via telephone lines? / A.DVD-ROM / B. Modem / C. User interface / D. Memory
17.What term is used to describe a series of keystrokes that has been stored in the computer so that a specific task can be automated? / A. Mail merge / B. Character formatting / C. Styles / D. Macros
18.What type of network would encompass three buildings within a school campus? / A.MAN / B.FSN / C.LAN / D.SAN
19.When you dial-in to the Internet with a modem, you / A. use a phone line. / B. use an AT&T operator. / C. use a DVD. / D. use ARPANET.
20.Which of the following is NOT an example of telecommunications? / A. Electronically transmitted orders / B. Tracking a package from pickup to delivery / C. Sending sales and inventory data to headquarters / D. Calculating data using a spreadsheet
21.A group of related fields forms a / A. database. / B. record. / C. block. / D. file.
22. What type of network is the Internet? / A. WAN / B. LAN / C. SAN / D. MAN
23. Productivity tools include all of the following EXCEPT / A. word processing software. / B. spreadsheet software. / C. graphics packages. / D. telecommuting.
24. When you start your GUI Browser, you will automatically come to / A. hypertext links. / B. a Hotlist. / C. bookmarks. / D. a Home Page.
25. In URL addresses, COM is short for / A. communications. / B. computer. / C. commercial. / D. command.
26. Which of the following is NOT a popular DBMS? / A. Paradox / B. Lotus 1-2-3 / C. Access / D. dBASE
27. The rules that specify how computers on a network will communicate are known as / A. services. / B. communication media. / C. protocols. / D. applications.
28. A ______is a computer that can perform actions based on what is happening in its surroundings. / A. CAM / B. CAD / C. robot / D. EFT
29. What will be the e-mail address of a user whose user name is Johnson and whose Internet domain name is English.msu.edu? / A. / B. johnson@ / C. johnson&english.msu.edu / D. @edu
30. BBS stands for / A. Business Board Structure. / B. British Board System. / C. Bulletin Board System. / D. Bulletin Business System.
31. A low-end fax unit would probably use / A. thermal paper. / B. reprographic paper. / C. carbonless paper. / D. paper containing a high rag content.
32. Of the following, which is the most powerful feature of a database management system? / A. query. / B. file. / C. search. / D. add and delete.
33. The most common example of messaging services is / A. voice message. / B. e-mail. / C. electronic bulletin boards. / D. video message.
34. What kind of software attempts to give the user the feeling of participating in a real-world event, such as an automobile race? / A. Simulation software / B. CAT software / C. CAD software / D. Robotics
35. FTP is / A. the way to edit files on your computer. / B. File Transfer Protocol. / C. File Transmit Protocol. / D. the way to retrieve a word processing file.
36.A popular information service is / A. America Online; / B. the GPS. / C. Preview. / D.CATV.
37.The intersection of a column and a row is called / A. a label. / B. a value. / C. a formula. / D. a cell.
38.Each computer in a local area network is referred to as a / A. node or workstation. / B. server. / C. workgroup. / D. link.
39.URL is / A. the Uniform Region Locator. / B. the Web address of the Internet site you want to visit. / C. the search engine of the Internet. / D. the address for all Internet sites.
40.The word modem is taken from the terms / A. modulator/demodulator. / B. modifier/demodifier. / C. modemize/demodemize. / D. module/demodule.
41.Which statement is correct about the following function: @SUM(B2..B7)? / A. Summarizes the contents of column B2 and B7 / B. Multiplies the contents of cells B2 through B7 / C. Adds the contents of cells B2 through B7 / D. Adds the contents of cells B2 and B7
42.The two common methods used for connecting local area networks to each other are / A. rings and busses. / B. hubs and nodes. / C. bridges and routers. / D. peers and servers.
43. What are the two basic elements of a computer system? / A. Hardware and software / B. Software and storage / C. CPU and storage / D. CPU and RAM
44. A hyperlink is / A. a link between one object and another. / B. a link that can be displayed either as text or as an icon. / C. a link that allows you to point and click to jump to another page. / D. All of the above
45. Telephone equipment originally was designed to carry only voice transmission in the form of / A. digital signals / B. parity signals. / C. analog signals. / D. infrared signals.
46. In a spreadsheet, columns are identified by / A. numbers. / B. values. / C. addresses. / D. letters.
47. The expansion card that allows a node to communicate with the rest of the network is a / A. network operating card. / B. network interface card. / C. fiber optic card. / D. workstation interface card.
48. What do the Os and Is of machine language represent to the computer? / A. Clock speed / B. Arithmetic/logic / C. Off and on / D. Random-access memory
49. The Internet tool that allows you to search the World Wide Web is / A. e-mail. / B. FTP. / C. USENET Newsgroup Readers. / D. a brower.
50. The speed at which data is transmitted is expressed as / A. bps. / B. cps. / C. kps. / D. mps.
51. Multipurpose or multifunction devices are / A. printer-based devices that only print documents. / B. printer-based devices that can print, fax, and copy documents. / C. machines that send faxes to foreign countries. / D. used for handling high-volume photocopying.
52. To look up a synonym using a word processing program use the / A. AutoCorrect / B. Thesaurus / C. Spelling and Grammar Check / D. Cross Reference
53. Which of the following is NOT a network operating system? / A. Windows NT / B. AppleTalk / C. Novell NetWare / D. NIC
54. Which of the following is the correct order from smallest to largest? / A. Gigabyte, megabyte, bit, byte / B. Bit, megabyte, gigabyte, byte / C. Megabyte, bit, byte, gigabyte / D. Bit, byte, megabyte, gigabyte
55. The links between computers are called / A. contacts. / B. extensions. / C. connections. / D. cybernetics.
56. The file transfer feature of communications software allows you to / A. file, review, and transfer telephone numbers. / B. manage the transmission of data between computers. / C. use the computer to connect to the Internet to send e-mail. / D. move one or more files from one computer system to another.
57.Microsoft Office and Lotus SmartSuite are examples of / A. stand-alone programs. / B. word packages. / C. suites. / D. works packages.
58.The physical arrangement of a network's layout is called / A. topology. / B. distribution. / C. component. / D. netware.
59.Unwanted Internet garbage, especially advertising, is called / A. spam. / B. flames. / C. cyber garbage. / D. junk.
60.What is videoconferencing? / A. Working at home and communicating with an office by computer / B. Using computers, television, cameras, and communication software and equipment to conduct electronic meetings at different locations / C. Sharing data through the company network / D. Exchanging documents between one computer system to another
61.When you cut a sentence from a document, where is it placed? / A. Paint program / B. Clipboard / C. Source document / D. Hard drive
62.Which of the following is NOT a network topology? / A. Linear bus topology / B. Circle topology / C. Ring topology / D. Star topology
63.ROM stands for / A. random-on memory. / B. random-off memory. / C. read-only memory. / D. read-over memory.
64. The four most popular Internet platforms are / A. Windows, Macintosh, DOS, Gopher. / B. Windows, Macintosh, DOS, UNIX. / C. Windows, Macintosh, Cyber View, UNIX. / D. Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, Veronica.
65. What is the person called who runs a bulletin board system? / A. System operator / B. Data operator / C. GPS operator / D. File operator
66. Changing the portion of a window that is visible so that you can see items that were previously NOT visible is called / A. editing. / B. formatting. / C. scrolling. / D. word wrap.
67. MAN stands for / A. metropolitan area network. / B. medium area network. / C. main area network. / D. municipal area network.
68. Which type of memory store information temporarily? / A. ROM / A. CD-R / B. Read-only memory / C. Read-over memory
69. Where did the Gopher start? / A. University of Michigan / B. University of Nevada / C. University of Minnesota / D. The White House
70. Which one of the following is NOT a commonly used setting for modem communications? / A. Baud rate / B. Parity / C. Data bits and stop bits / D. Style
71.Which one of the following is NOT a method for storing files electronically? / A. Bar coding / B. Hard drives / C. Optical disks / D.CD-ROMS
72.The design of a set of characters, including uppercase and lowercase, is the / A. type style. / B. type size. / C. typeface. / D. attribute.
73.What kind of network transmits data using radio or light waves? / A. Radio network / B. Wireless network / C. Star network / D. Enterprise network
74.What type of computer system does NOT require software to run? / A. Workstation system / B. Embedded system / C. Digital system / D. Notebook computer system
75.Two types of browsers are / A. HTTP and URL. / B. textual and graphical. / C. serial and parallel. / D. hypertext and hypermedia.
76.Which of the following is an example of information that might be obtained by subscribing to CompuServe? / A. Electronic data interchange / B. On-demand connection / C. Workgroup technology / D. Stock exchange services
77.What device might be a useful tool for desktop publishing? / A. Speaker / B. DVD-ROM drive / C. Plotter / D. Scanner
78. The person responsible for the efficient management and security of the company network is the / A. network server. / B. network supervisor. / C. network administrator. / D. network manager.
79. Hard disk drives, printers, monitors, and keyboards are examples of / A. input devices. / B. output devices. / C. control units. / D. peripheral devices.
80. The home page / A. is the first page the user sees when starting a Web browser. / B. can never be changed. / C. can never contain links. / D. can only be created when you set up your URL.
81. For telephone lines to carry digital signals, what piece of equipment converts between digital signals and analog signals? / A. A microwave / B. A communications satellite / C. A fiber-optic cable / D. A modem
82. A set of instructions built into spreadsheet software is called / A. a formula. / B. a value. / C. a label. / D. a function.
83. A networked workstation or computer that requests the service of another computer is called a / A. client. / B. file server. / C. server. / D. peer.
84. When you move the pointer over an entry and the pointer changes to a hand, you are pointing at / A. a browser. / B. a link. / C. an application / D. a home page.
85. In order to send a fax using your computer, use / A. a stand-alone fax machine. / B. a fax modem. / C. electronic mail. / D. digital device.