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Computer Quiz

1.A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
A. data mining
B. data selection
C. POS
D. data conversion
E.None of these

2. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
A. Data
B. Point-of-sale (POS)
C. Sales
D. Query
E.None of these

3. A (n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
A. PSS
B. POS
C. inventory
D. data mining
E.None of these

4. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.
A. POS
B. RFID
C. PPS
D. GPS
E.None of these

5.Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
A. proprietary.
B. open.
C. experimental.
D. in the public domain.
E.None of these

6.Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
A. multimedia.
B. words.
C. characters.
D. numbers.
E.None of these

7. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.
A. network
B. wireless
C. slow
D. broadband
E.None of these

8.Which language is most suited for commercial applications?
 A. Fortran
 B. Cobol
 C. Basic
 D. Prolog
 E. None of these

9.How many margins are on a page?
 A. Two (header and footer)
 B. Four (top, bottom, right, left)
 C. Two (landscape and portrait)
 D. Two (top and bottom)
 E. None of these

10.Nibble describes a bits combination of?
 A. 5 bits
 B. 6 bits
 C. 7 bits
 D. 4 bits
 E. None of these

11.The ________ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing?
 A. Active tab
 B. Insertion point
 C. Mouse pointer
 D. Ribbon
 E. None of these

12.A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen
 A. Edit
 B. Delete key
 C. Dummy out
 D. Trust key
 E. None of these

13.Screen that comes on when you turn on your computer that shows all the icons _____
 A. Desktop
 B. Face to face
 C. Viewer
 D. View space
 E. None of these

14.End means ?
 A. Logical end of a program
 B. Physical end of a program
 C. Both (a) and (b)
 D. Binary program
 E. None of these

15. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.
A. bit
B. binary digit
C. character
D. kilobyte
E. None of these

Answers:

1.A
2.B
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.C
9.B
10.D
11.D
12.D
13.A
14.A
15.C

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