CSI 101
Command-Line switches are used to: Select one: a. Modify the command's operation b. Remove folders c. Enable the graphical interface d. Disable the operating system
A
In 1990 what software company dominated the software market and what major product did it sell? Select one: a. Lotus and Lotus 1-2-3 b. Microsoft and Excel c. Apple and their OS d. Microsoft and Word
A
In Windows Explorer you can select multiple folders and files by using the left mouse button combined with which of the following: Select one: a. Shift key b. Double clicking c. Alt key d. Right mouse button
A
In Windows, the md command must be used to create a folder. Select one: a. True b. False
A
In the OSI model, as a data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers are _______. Select one: a. removed b. rearranged c. added d. modified
A
Most computers today are based on: Select one: a. Von Neumann architecture b. Tabulation basics c. Upscale integration d. Small-Scale Integration
A
Most computers today are based on: Select one: a. Von Neumann architecture b. Upscale integration c. Tabulation basics d. Small-Scale Integration
A
The .............................. contains instructions and data that provide the startup program for a computer. Select one: a. BIOS b. CU c. CPU d. SRAM e. DRAM
A
The Apple computer became very popular. What was its largest market and what software made it interesting to that market? Select one: a. The business maket and the program VisiCalc b. The game market and the program VisiCalc c. The education market and the game "Big Man" d. The business maket and the Macintosh program
A
The Internet model consists of _______ layers. Select one: a. Five b. Eight c. Seven d. Three
A
The Jacquard loom is important in the history of computing for what innovation? Select one: a. Reusable cards with holes that held information b. It used magnetic tape to hold information c. The use of wheels for calculation d. Paper rolls with holes that held information
A
The_________ layer is responsible for the delivery of a message from one process to another. Select one: a. transport b. physical c. network d. none of the above
A
Today, Microsoft considers its major competition in operating systems to be what system? Select one: a. Linux operating system b. Mac OS X c. Sega Game OS d. Lotus 1-2-3
A
What features of transistors made superior for computers, compared with vacuum tubes? Select one: a. They were cheaper, smaller and cooler than tubes and lasted longer b. They were cheaper, hotter but lasted longer than tubes c. They were cheaper and smaller than tubes d. They were more expensive but lasted longer, smaller and cooler than tubes
A
What is the ASCII code (in in the hexadecimal number) for the UPPERCASE letter A? Select one: a. 41 b. 42 c. 40 d. 43
A
What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 345? Select one: a. 101011001 b. 10101101 c. 1010110011 d. 10101100
A
What is the binary result of adding the binary numbers 1001 + 1111? Select one: a. 11000 b. 11010 c. 10100 d. 11100
A
What is the primary purpose of a presentation software tool? Select one: a. Help the speaker present information to the audience b. Keep the audience awake c. Provide a way for the speaker to speak less on the topic d. Impress your audience with your newly found computer skills
A
When a host on network A sends a message to a host on network B, which address does the router look at? Select one: a. logical b. none of the above c. physical d. port
A
Which is not a programming language? Select one: a. WinZip b. C++ c. Java d. Visual Basic
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Which is not a programming language? Select one: a. WinZip b. Visual Basic c. C++ d. Java
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Which is not a valid file compression format extension? Select one: a. tar b. gz c. zip d. None of the above e. z
A
Which of the following define the display quantity of a monitor? Select one: a. Resolution b. Flip rate c. Beam strength d. Inversion
A
Which of the following is used to create SRAM? Select one: a. Flip-flop b. Decoder c. CRT d. ROM e. LCD
A
Windows is case-sensitive. Select one: a. False b. True
A
__________ provides full transport layer services to applications. Select one: a. TCP b. ARP c. none of the above d. UDP
A
An OS method of allowing multiple processes to share the CPU is: Select one: a. Command line b. Time Slicing c. I/O d. Multiuser
B
An OS method of allowing multiple processes to share the CPU is: Select one: a. I/O b. Time Slicing c. Multiuser d. Command line
B
As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are _______. Select one: a. Modified b. Added c. Removed d. Rearranged
B
Before a disk can be used, it must be: Select one: a. Enable and locked b. Partitioned and formatted c. Time sliced d. Filled with folders and files
B
Graphical interfaces can be added to the Linux OS. Select one: a. False b. True
B
High speed ..................................... is used to speed processing in a computer system? Select one: a. ROM b. Cache memory c. CDROM d. Mass storage
B
How many unique characters does Extended ASCII allow? Select one: a. 127 b. 256 c. 128 d. 255
B
IBM has some of its origins in what 1890 event? Select one: a. Vacuum tube was invented b. The U.S. census c. The Jacquard loom appeared in US d. Ada Lovelace's first program loop
B
In the OSI model, when data is transmitted from device A to device B, the header from A's layer 5 is read by B's _______ layer. Select one: a. presentation b. session c. physical d. transport
B
Lebniz's device could perform all kind of calculations which Pascal's could do. Further more it was capable of the following what kind of calculation(s): Select one: a. Multiplication and substraction b. Division and Multiplication c. Addition and Division d. Division and Substraction e. Substraction and Division
B
Lebniz's device could perform all kind of calculations which Pascal's could do. Further more it was capable of the following what kind of calculation(s): Select one: a. Substraction and Division b. Division and Multiplication c. Division and Substraction d. Multiplication and substraction e. Addition and Division
B
Name the three most likely critical large-scale developments of the fifth generation of software development from the following options: Select one: a. GUI, networking and software engineering tools b. Parallel computing, networking, and the multiple-data-stream approach c. Networking, GUI and packet switching d. ARPANET, the Internet, and CASE
B
The _______ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium. Select one: a. Data link b. Physical c. Network d. Transport
B
The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer. Select one: a. Physical b. Transport c. Data link d. None of the above
B
The ________ layer is responsible for the process-to-process delivery of the entire message. Select one: a. physical b. transport c. data link d. network
B
The ________ portion of an OS remains in memory the entire time the computer is on. Select one: a. Overlay b. Kernel c. Interrupt d. CPU
B
The physical layer is concerned with the movement of _______ over the physical medium. Select one: a. programs b. bits c. protocols d. dialogs
B
The process of __________ arranges the disk's surface into addressable areas and sets up the disk's basic directory tree structure. Select one: a. Booting b. Formatting c. Partitioning d. Time slicing
B
What important concept is attributed to John Von Neumann? Select one: a. CPU concept b. Stored program concept c. Stored data and program concept d. Stored data concept
B
What is the primary purpose of a presentation software tool? Select one: a. Provide a way for the speaker to speak less on the topic b. Help the speaker present information to the audience c. Impress your audience with your newly found computer skills d. Keep the audience awake
B
What numeric value in hexadecimal is equivalent to the binary number 1011 1110 1010 1101? Select one: a. CEAD b. BEAD c. BEBD d. BEAC
B
What part of the CPU is responsible for the mathematical operator? Select one: a. RLU b. ALU c. CU d. VLSI
B
Which graphic format is best suited for professional, realistic images? Select one: a. JPG b. TIF c. GIF d. BMP
B
Which is not a valid file compression format extension? Select one: a. gz b. tar c. zip d. None of the above e. z
B
Which of the following define the display quantity of a monitor? Select one: a. Inversion b. Resolution c. Beam strength d. Flip rate
B
Which of the following is not one of the basic Boolean operator? Select one: a. NOT b. XOR c. OR d. AND
B
Which of the following memory types is the fasted? Select one: a. DRAM b. SRAM c. ROM d. XOR
B
Which type of memory cannot be written to easily? Select one: a. RAM b. ROM c. DRAM d. SRAM
B
Why was the OSI model developed? Select one: a. None of the above b. Standards were needed to allow any two systems to communicate c. The rate of data transfer was increasing exponentially d. Manufacturers disliked the TCP/IP protocol suite.
B
A ..................... in computer terminology is a set of wires and protocols designed to facilitate data transfer? Select one: a. CPU b. Gate c. Bus d. Boolean circuit e. ALU
C
Command-Line switches are used to: Select one: a. Remove folders b. Disable the operating system c. Modify the command's operation d. Enable the graphical interface
C
DOS stands for: Select one: a. Demand open sources b. Device outer shell c. Disk operating system d. Direct operating system
C
FTP is used to:? Select one: a. Transmit files to another user b. Send messages to another user c. Transmit files to another location d. Compress files so that they can be sent to another location
C
Most computers today are based on: Select one: a. Upscale integration b. Tabulation basics c. Von Neumann architecture d. Small-Scale Integration
C
The ______ layer establishes, maintains, and synchronizes the interactions between communicating devices. Select one: a. transport b. network c. session d. physical
C
The _______ layer ensures interoperability between communicating devices through transformation of data into a mutually agreed upon format. Select one: a. transport b. data link c. presentation d. network
C
The _______ model shows how the network functions of a computer ought to be organized. Select one: a. CCITT b. ISO c. OSI d. ANSI
C
The ________ address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as defined by its LAN or WAN. Select one: a. logical b. none of the above c. physical d. port
C
The ________ portion of an OS remains in memory the entire time the computer is on. Select one: a. Overlay b. Interrupt c. Kernel d. CPU
C
What binary value is equivalent to the hexadecimal number C43A? Select one: a. 1100 0100 0111 1010 b. 1100 0100 0011 1011 c. 1100 0100 0011 1010 d. 1100 0100 0011 1110
C
What is a common use of spreadsheets? Select one: a. Creating a resume b. Managing a project's milestones c. Creating a budget d. Creating a program
C
What part of the CPU is responsible for the mathematical operator? Select one: a. CU b. RLU c. ALU d. VLSI
C
Which graphic format is best suited for professional, realistic images? Select one: a. BMP b. GIF c. TIF d. JPG
C
Which method to transform a graphic is used to change the image so that it can be displayed on a document that is in landscape orientation? Select one: a. Scaling b. Format conversion c. Rotation d. Cropping
C
Which of the following IS NOT a multi-tasking OS? Select one: a. Windows b. UNIX c. DOS d. Linux
C
Which of the following memory types is the fasted? Select one: a. DRAM b. XOR c. SRAM d. ROM
C
How many different colors can be represented with a 24-bit pixel? Select one: a. Less than 16 million different colors b. Exactly 16 million different colors c. More than 17 million different colors d. More than 16 million different colors
D
Name 4 important elements of Babbage's Engine that are components of today's computer: Select one: a. CPU, vacuum tube, input device, output device b. Magnetic drum, memory, input device, output device c. CPU, memory, input-output device, clock d. CPU, memory, input device, output device
D
Pascal's device was capable of what kind of calculation(s)? Select one: a. Multiplication and substraction b. Addition and Division c. Division and Multiplication d. Addition and Substraction e. Substraction and Division
D
Pascal's device was capable of what kind of calculation(s)? Select one: a. Substraction and Division b. Multiplication and substraction c. Addition and Division d. Addition and Substraction e. Division and Multiplication
D
The OSI model consists of _______ layers. Select one: a. five b. three c. eight d. seven
D
The ______ layer adds a header to the packet coming from the upper layer that includes the logical addresses of the sender and receiver. Select one: a. none of the above b. data link c. physical d. network
D
The ______ layer is responsible for the source-to-destination delivery of a packet across multiple network links. Select one: a. physical b. transport c. data link d. network
D
The physical, data link, and network layers are the ______ support layers. (1) network (2) user (3) both (1) and (2) (4) neither (1) nor (2) Select one: a. (2) b. (4) c. (3) d. (1)
D
What BASE 10 value is equivalent to 1C4B? Select one: a. 8243 b. 7244 c. 7245 d. 7243
D
What numeric value in hexadecimal is equivalent to the binary number 1011 1110 1010 1101? Select one: a. BEBD b. CEAD c. BEAC d. BEAD
D
Which graphic format is best suited for displaying animated images? Select one: a. TIF b. JPG c. BMP d. GIF
D
Which of these image formats ----BMP, JPG, GIF ---- is not compressed? Select one: a. None of them b. GIF c. JPG d. BMP
D
Which one of the following is not one of the bus signal groups? Select one: a. Data b. Control, c. Address d. Fetch
D
Which type of I/O is most efficient? Select one: a. Polling b. Logic c. Boolean d. Interrupt
D
Most computers theses days use the ...................... bus. Select one: a. ASI b. VLSI c. ACM d. SCSI e. PCI
E
The .............................. contains instructions and data that provide the startup program for a computer. Select one: a. CU b. SRAM c. DRAM d. CPU e. BIOS
E
The quality of a printer is measured by ....................... Select one: a. CU b. PPM c. ROM d. RAM e. DPI
E
What numeric value in BASE 10 does the binary number 1010101 represent? Select one: a. 88 b. 89 c. 86 d. 84 e. 85
E