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Online Practice Test



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Question 1.
A personal computer is a device that takes data in, processes it, and then sends the finished information out to the user.

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Question 2.
Computer memory is the long-term storage component of a computer system.

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Question 3.
Computer hardware includes all components of a computer system including the physical components and the software components.

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Question 4.
ROM chips are the backup chips for random access memory (RAM).

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Question 5.
Booting up a computer refers to restarting Windows after it has crashed.

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Question 6.
The operating system is the collection of programs that tells the computer how to function and manage its operations.

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Question 7.
A graphical user interface for an operating system means that the user will be able to point to and click on icons to issue commands.

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Question 8.
Application programs are software that was written to enable a computer to perform a specific task.

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Question 9.
The application that was specifically designed to allow users to manipulate and utilize numeric data is a

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Question 10.
Integrated software packages differ from stand-alone applications in that they

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The component of a computer system that controls the flow of information and manages tasks is the
 
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Question 12.
The most common input devices found in today's classrooms are

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A key measure of the quality of a computer monitor is its

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Question 14.
The optical disk that can not only be read but can also be written on repeatedly to store user information is the


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Question 15.
Networks are a collection of computers that


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Question 16.
CD-RWs are readable, Windows platform-only compact disks.

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