Questions
1
Who first developed QWERTY keyboard used in computers and phones?
Answer:Christopher Latham Sholes
3
You must install a (n) ......... on a network if you want to share a broadband Internet connection
Answer: router
4
Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest
Answer: character, field, record, file, database
5
A person who uses his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a
Answer: hacker
6
To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the________ button and then point to AutoFit Contents.
Answer: Auto Fit
7
The_____stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.
Answer: BIOS
9
To get to the ‘Symbol’ dialog box, click on the ……… menu and choose ‘Symbol’.
Answer: Insert
10
What are the instructions called that tell a system what, how, and when to do something?
Answer: Program
11
What is it called when you are rerouted from your requested internet site to another, undesired site?
Answer: Redirecting
12
Who is the person who typically manages the software development project?
Answer: Project manager
13
If you wish to extend the length of the network withouthaving the signal degrade, you would use a
Answer: switch
14
Office LANs that are spread geographically apart on alarge scale can be connected using a corporate ——
Answer: WAN
15
Which of the following communication modessupport -two-way traffic but in only one direction at a time?
Answer: half duplex
16
When you are working on a document on PC, where is the document temporarily stored?
Answer: RAM
17
One can move between two or more open Excel files by using-
Answer: ctrl + tab
18
_____________ is a facility whereby all the contents in a specified storage areas are written as Output.
Answer: Dumping
19
Which of the following people probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?
Answer: User
20
A(n) __________ converts all the source code into machine code, creating an executable file.
Answer: compiler
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