Computer Knowledge

1. The protocol for sending digital data over fiber optic cabling is known as _____. (3)

1. Ethernet
2. Internet
3. FDDI
4. ATM
5. X.25

2.  NAT stands for ________. (5)

1. Network Access Translation
2. Networking Address Translation
3. Network Addressing Terminator
4. Network Access Transformation
5. Network Address Translation

3.  What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer? (2)

1. Utility software
2. Operating system
3. Word processing software
4. Database program
5. None of these

4. Each cell in a Microsoft office Excel document is referred to by its cell address, which is the ____. (4)

1. Cell’s column label
2. Cell’s column label and worksheet tab name
3. Cell’s row label
4. Cell’s row and column labels
5. None of these

5. What is the process of copying software from secondary storage media to the hard disk called? (5)

1. Configuration
2. Download
3. Storage
4. Upload
5. Installation

6. The code for a web page is written using_________. (4)

1. A fifth generation language
2. Win zip
3. Perl
4. Hypertext Markup Language
5. URL

7.  Small application programs that run on a web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide  animation are known as__________ (3)

1. Flash
2. Spiders
3. Cookies
4. Applets
5. Sparks

8. In a relation database, this is a data structure that organizes the information about a single topic into rows and columns. (4)

1. Block
2. Record
3. Tuple
4. Table
5. Command the interface

9.  A technique in which transactions are collected into groups is called __________. (2)

1. online processing
2. batch processing
3. sequential processing
4. update processing
5. None of these

10. Name the technique of processing transactions in random order. (1)

1. Transaction processing
2. Batch processing
3. Offline processing
4. Sequential file processing
5. None of these