Introduction to Computers – SET A

1. What two things did George Boole invent?

A. a punch card machine
B. C programing code
C. Logic and Boolean algebra
D. the search engines
2. What do punch cards do?
A. gives someone a horse
B. store data as small holes on a piece of paper
C. Quench your thirst
D. provide written code for the Altair
3. What did Steve Jacobs introduce in the computer world
A. laptop B. netbook C. ipad D. tablet PC
4. Who is the high-tech mogul who appeared on 1995 cover of Time magazine headlined as
“Master of the Universe”?
A. Bill Gates B. Steve Jacobs C. Paul Allen D. Douglas Engelbart
5. What movie did Apple use to hype its new Quick Time4 format, sparking a net clogging 25
million downloads of the trailer?
A. Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace
B. Superman
C. Extra Terrestrial
D. Twilight Saga
6. What was the first fast-food restaurant to offer patrons free 20 minutes of internet time?
A. Burger King B. Jollibee C. McDonalds D. Starbucks
7. What do you call the board that forms the foundation of your computer?
A. motherboard B. ROM C. main memory D. RAM
8. How is RAM speed measured?
A. bytes B. megabytes C. hertz D. gigabytes
9. The word processor is an example of what types of software?
A. application software
B. operating systems software
C. systems software
D. utilities
10. Which of the following hardware devices acts as the intermediary between a computer and the
phone system?
A. modem B. speaker C. keyboard D. hard disk
11. Which is the standard input device that accepts letters, numbers, and commands from the
user?
A. keyboard B. digital camera C. scanner D. mouse
12. Which of the following refers to the transmission of messages over communications network?
A. email B. WAN C. LAN D. networks
13. Fourth generation computing devices, are based on what?
A. IC B. vacuum tubes C. LSI D. transistors
14. Which of the following enables the computer to communicate with other coputers linked
together by cable through the interface?
A. network card B. internet C. LAN D. intranet
15. This is the biggest in size, the most expensive in price than any other computers. Different
industries also use this huge computer for designing their products. Which classification of
computer is referred to?
A. mini computers B. super computers
C. personal computers D. mainframe computers
16. Which of the following is equivalent to one character?
A. kilobyte B. byte C. megabyte D. gigabyte
17. What software helps run the computer hardware and computer system?
A. operating system B. Utilities C. application software D. system software
18. What do you call someone who accesses a computer or computer network unlawfully?
A. hacker B. unethical employee C. cyber extortionist D. script kiddie
19. What is the latest portable storage device which can have as much as gigabyte memory?
A. thumb drive B. CD C. floppy drive D. DVD
20. Which program repeatedly copies itself and is very similar to a computer virus?
A. Trojan horse B. virus C. computer worm D. freeware
21. Which electronic machine can take instructions; perform computations based on those
instructions?
A. PDA B. Computer C. cellphone D. ipad
22. What do you call the set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers
A. ethics B. professional ethics C. code of ethics D. computer ethics
23. Which printer uses metal pins to strike an inked ribbon to make dots on a piece of paper
A. ink jet printer B. dot matrix printer C. laser printer D. matrix printer
24. Which of the following instances would not spread a computer virus?
A. when an individual runs an infected program
B. when someone sneezes in front of the computer
C. when someone opens an unsecured email attachment
D. when an individual boots a computer with an infected
25. What is the meaning of URL?
A. Uniform Reading Locator
B. Unidentified Reading Location
C. Uniform Resource Locator
D. Unidentified Resource Location