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For each of the questions below - choose the one correct, or most appropriate answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT classed as software?
a. Keyboard b. Desk Top Publishing c. Spreadsheets d. Presentation
2. Which of the following is a portable computer, enabling the user to work remotely?
a. Desktop PC b. Mainframe c. Laptop computer d. Server
3. A search engine is used to?
a. Find files b. Locate web pages on the Internet c. Create queries in a database d. Find specific words or phrases in a Word Processor document
4. Read Only Memory (ROM) is?
a. Temporary memory b. Retained when the computer is switched off c. Part of the operating system d. A removable storage device
5. A Megabyte (Mb) is?
a. 8 bits b. 1024 bytes c. 1024 Kilobytes d. 1000 Kilobytes
6. Which of the following is NOT an input device?
a. Keyboard b. Speaker c. Mouse d. Scanner
a b c d
7. Which removable stiorage device has the smallest capacity?
a. Floppy disk b. Zip disk c. CD-R d. DVD
8. Formatting a disk does which of the following?
a. Prepares it for storing data b. Copies files c. Makes files read-only d. Retains existing data on the disk
9. Which of the following is classed as operating system software?
a. Word processing b. Database c. Web Browser d. Presentation e. Windows XP
10. Which of the following is NOT part of application software?
a. Word Processing b. Controlling allocation of resources on the computer c. Creating a spreadsheet d. Entering records into a database
11. The Data Protection Act legislates for?
a. Copyright material b. Storage and use of computer based information c. Material downloaded from the Internet d. Files against corruption
12. An Office network (Intranet) permits?
a. People to sell illegal items b. People to surf holiday websites c. An easy exchange of company documents d. Employees to make a cup of tea
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