COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PAPER 2

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PAPER 2

1. A ____ is a named location on a disk where files are stored.

A folder

B pod

C version

D none of the above

Ans (A)

2. The ____ allows you to choose where to go and is located below the Standards Buttons toolbar.

A System menu

B Address bar

C Menu bar

D none of the above

Ans (B)

3. A ____ is a set of computer instructions that carry out a task on the computer.

A program

B database

C memory file

D none of the above

Ans (A)

4. An operating system version designed for home use is Microsoft Windows XP ____.

A Home Edition

B Media Center Edition

C Tablet PC Edition

D none of the above

Ans (A)

5. A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be ____.

A user-happy

B user-simple

C user-friendly

D none of the above

Ans (C)

6. When you press and release the secondary mouse button you are ____.

A Right-clicking

B Left-clicking

C either a. or b.

D neither a. nor b.

Ans (A)

7. Another term for hyperlink is ____.

A link

B source

C bar

D none of the above

Ans (A)

8. A ____ is a flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port.

A USB snap drive

B USB flash drive

C USB memory maker drive

D none of the above

Ans (B)

9. An operating system version designed for use with a Media Center PC is Microsoft Windows XP ____.

A Home Edition

B Media Center Edition

C Tablet PC Edition

D none of the above

Ans (B)

10. A graphical user interface displays ____.

A graphics

B text

C both (A) and (B).

D neither (A) nor (B).

Ans (C)

11. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are ____.

A Primary-clicking

B Double-clicking

C pointing

D none of the above

12. Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as a ____.

A hyperlink

B menu

C source drive

D none of the above

Ans (A)

13. The ____ program compresses larger files into a smaller file.

A WinZip

B WinShrink

C WinStyle

D none of the above

Ans (A)

14. An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP ____.

A Home Edition

B Media Center Edition

C Tablet PC Edition

D none of the above

Ans (C)

15. The ____ displays the name of every computer user on the computer.

A Wish list screen

B Command screen

C Welcome screen

D none of the above

Ans (C)

16. The ____ contains commands associated with the My computer window.

A Standards menu

B Start menu

C System menu

D none of the above

Ans (C)

17. Press the ____ button to have the window fill the entire screen.

A Close

B Maximize

C Minimize

D none of the above

Ans (B)

18. The ____ is the drive containing the files to be copied.

A source drive

B destination drive

C USB drive

D none of the above

Ans (A)

19. A ____ allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process.

A monitor RS

B tablet PC

C database manager

D media center

Ans (B)

20. A ____ is a pointing device.

A monitor

B mouse

C keyboard

D none of the above

Ans (B)

21. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a ___ wavy underline

appears below the word.

(A) red

(B) green

(C) blue

(D) black

(E) None of these

Ans (A)

22. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your

recent commands or actions.

(A) Search

(B) Cut

(C) Document

(D) Undo

(E) None of these

Ans (D)

23. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is

considered ___

(A) a formula

(B) text

(C) a name

(D) a title

(E) None of these

Ans (B)

24. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and

columns of data.

(A) Word processing

(B) Presentation graphics

(C) Database Management Systems

(D) Electronic Spreadsheet

(E) None of these

Ans (C)

25. A _________ represent approximately one billion memory locations.

(A) kilobyte

(B) megabyte

(C) gigabyte

(D) terabyte

(E) None of these

Ans (C)