1. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.
- 1) present
- 2) input
- 3) output
- 4) store
- 5) None of these
2. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a
- 1) repeater
- 2) router
- 3) gateway
- 4) modem
- 5) None of these
3. The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU is known as
- 1) clock speed
- 2) a processing cycle
- 3) CPU speed
- 4) access time
- 5) None of these
4. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which we can interact with the computer.
- 1) The platform
- 2) The operating system
- 3) Application software
- 4) The motherboard
- 5) None of these
5. ________ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.
- 1) Data redundancy
- 2) Data integrity
- 3) Data reliability
- 4) Data consistency
- 5) None of these
6. A(n) ________ is a private corporate network used exclusively by company employees.
- 1) internet
- 2) local area network
- 3) peer to peer
- 4) intranet
- 5) None of these
7. Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together ?
- 1) virtual private network
- 2) internet
- 3) intranet
- 4) extranet
- 5) None of these
8. An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is
- 1) CPU
- 2) Memory
- 3) Storage
- 4) File
- 5) None of these
9. A ________ is a microprocessor-based computing device.
- 1) personal computer
- 2) mainframe
- 3) workstation
- 4) server
- 5) None of these
10. You use a(n) ________, such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information.
- 1) output device
- 2) input device
- 3) storage device
- 4) processing device
- 5) None of these
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