1.
A compiler translates a
program written in a high - level language into ........
a. Machine
language
b. An algorithm
c. A debugged program
d. Java
2.
A set of step - by -
step procedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n):
a. algorithm
b. hardware program
c. software bug
d. firmware program
3.
A complete electronic
circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon
chip is called a(n) ......
a. Workstation
b. CPU
c. Magnetic disk
d. Integrated
circuit
4.
A saved document is
referred to as a .....
a. file
b. word
c. folder
d. project
5.
What is output?
a. What the processor takes from the user
b. What the user gives to the processor
c. What the processor gets from the user
d. What
the processor gives to the user
6.
When you turn on the
computer, the boot routine will perform this test ........
a. RAM test
b. Disk drive test
c. Memory test
d. Power
- on self-test
7.
Which of the following
storage media provides sequential access only?
a. Floppy disk
b. Magnetic
disk
c. Magnetic tape
d. Optical disk
8.
In word processing, an
efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is
........
a. copy and paste
b. copy, cut and paste
c. cut, copy and paste
d. cut
and paste
9.
Hardware includes
..........
a. all devices used to input data into a computer
b. sets
of instructions that a computer runs or executes
c. the computer and all the devices connected to it
that are used to input and output data
d. all devices involved in processing information
including the central processing unit, memory and storage
10.
The quickest and easiest
way in Word, to locate a particular word or phrase in a document is to use the
....... command
a. Replace
b. Find
c. Lookup
d. Search
11.
The term 'user
interface' refers to ............
a. What the user sees on the screen and how they
can interact with it
b. How the operating system responds to user
commands
c. the
means by which the user interacts with the peripheral devices on the computer
d. the monitor that is available for the computer
12.
For creating a document,
you use ........ command at File Menu.
a. Open
b. Close
c. New
d. Save
13.
The ..............
becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing
a. Active tab
b. Insertion
point
c. Mouse pointer
d. Ribbon
14.
Specilizd programs that
asist users in locating information on the Web are called ....
a. Information engines
b. Search engines
c. Web browsers
d. Resource
locators
15.
.The background of any
Word document ......
a. Is always white colour
b. Is the colour you presect under the Options menu
c. Is always the same for the entire document
d. Can
have any colour you choose
16.
Correcting errors in a
program is referred to as .........
a. debugging
b. bugging
c. rectifying
d. modifying
17.
Any letter, number, or
symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer ..........
a. output
b. character
c. type
d. print
18.
A symbol or question on
the screen that prompts you to take action and tell the computer what to do
next ........
a. scanner
b. questionnaire
c. prompt
and dialog box
d. information seeker
19.
Commands at the top of a
screen such as : FILE-EDIT-FONT-TOOLS to operate and change things within
programs .....
a. menu
bar
b. tool bar
c. user friendly
d. word processor
20.
.The primary device that
a computer uses to store information ......
a. monitor
b. memory
c. disk
d. hard
drive