Computer Questions

1. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a (n) ____ (4)

1. operating system
2. database
3. database program
4. data warehouse
5. None of these

2. A set of step-by-step procedures for accom­plishing a task is known as a(n) ____ (1)

1. algorithm
2. hardware program
3. software bug
4. firmware program
5. None of these

3. Which of the following is not true about RAM? (2)

1. RAM is a temporary storage area
2. RAM is the same as hard disk storage
3. RAM is volatile
4. Information stored in RAM is gone when you turn the computer off
5. None of these

4. The main directory of a disk is called the di­rectory____ (1)

1. root
2. sub
3. folder
4. network
5. None of these

5. The physical arrangement of elements on a page is referred to as a document’s (2)

1. features
2. format
3. pagination
4. grid
5. None of these

6. The software tools that enable a user to inter­act with a computer for specific purposes are (4)
known as ____

1. Hardware
2. Networked Software
3. Shareware
4. Applications
5. None of these

7. A ____ shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users. (1)

1. Network
2. protocol
3. hyperlink
4. transmitter
5. None of these

8. Computer programs are written in a high-level programming language, however, the human-
readable, version of a program is called ___ (3)

1. cache
2. instruction set
3. source code
4. word size
5. None of these

9. In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is ____ (4)

1. copy and paste
2. copy, cut and paste
3. cut, copy and paste
4. cut and paste
5. None of these

10. Which of the following is not a function of the control unit? (4)

1. Read instructions
2. Execute instructions
3. Interpret instructions
4. Direct operations
5. None of these