COMPUTER QUIZ

1.    In addition to keying data directly into a data base, data entry can be done from a(n)

(a) Input form                    (b) Table

(c) Field                            (d) Data dictionary

(e) None of these

2.    What happens when you boot up a PC?

(a) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory

(b) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk

(c) Portions of the operating system are compiled

(d) Portions of the operating system are emulated

(e) None of these

3.    A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following?

(a) Keep an account of money spent

(b) Maintain an inventory

(c) Type a biography

(d) Do a computer search in the media centre

(e) None of these

4.    Grouping and processing all of the firm’s transactions at one time is called___?

(a) An online-system

(b) Batch processing

(c) A real-time system

(d) A data management system

(e) None of these

5.    Which ports connects special types of music instruments to sound cards?

(a) CPU                                   (b) USB

(c) MINI                                    (d) MIDI

(d) BUS

6.    The first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website___?

(a) Database maintenance

(b) Transaction processing start-up

(c) Document and report generation

(d) Data entry

(e) None of these

7.    Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/ information ___?

(a) Optical disk

(b) Hard disk

(c) Floppy diskette

(d) Permanent disk

(e) None of these

8.    Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as ____?

(a) an OCR scanner

(b) an ASCII code

(c) a magnetic tape

(d) a bar code

(e) None of these

9.    To instruct word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the _______ button and then point to auto fit contents ___?

(a) Contents                                (b) auto size

(c) Formal                                   (d) fit to form

(e) Auto fit 

10.  What is the process of copying software programs from secondary media to hard disk called ____?

(a) Upload                                   (b) Storage

(c) Configuration                          (d) Download

(e) Installation

ANSWERS:

1.	a	6.	d
2.	a	7.	b
3.	c	8.	d
4.	b	9.	e
5.	d	10.	e