CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Basic IT Concepts

Which would be regarded as character values as opposed to string values?

-H -!

Which storage components would typically not be offered as built-in devices for storing data on a personal computer?

-Magnetic tape -Flash drive

Which statements correctly distinguish Unicode from ASCII?

-Unicode supports many languages, ASCII only supports letters, digits and symbols -Unicode uses varying sizes of encoding formats, ASCII uses a set size format -For backward compatibility, Unicode contains the ASCII set

Place CPU processing states in the correct sequence.

1.Fetch 2.Decode 3.Execute 4.Write back

Which base value is used for the hexadecimal numerical system?

16

Which decimal value is represented by the binary value of 11000000?

192

By which other method could you express an upper-case letter A in character operations?

=CHAR(65)

Which numeric data type is typically used in a yes/no, true/false, or on/off situation?

Boolean

Which storage value expresses approximately 1 billion bytes?

Gigabyte

If the value "Hello World!" (not including the quotation marks) was contained within cell A1 of a spreadsheet, what would be the result of the =LEFT(A1,7) string operation?

Hello W

Which numeric operation can be used to find the least expensive item in a list of prices?

MIN

Which type of input device would be best suited to converting a hard copy of a document into data?

Scanner

What is the primary task of a computer output device?

To convert information into human-understandable format