1. In a programming language in which operations are associated right-to-left instead of left-to-right (i.e., a + b + c = a + (b + c)), the value of the following expression is :
7- (16/(3+1)*2) -4
(A) –1 (B) 1
(C) 7 (D) 9
2. The process of copying files to a CD is known as :
(A) burning (B) zipping
(C) digitizing (D) ripping
3. The term _______ refers to a combination of text, graphics, animation, video, music, voice, and sound effects used to communicate a message.
(A) multitasking (B) hyperlinking
(C) multicasting (D) multimedia
4. A (n)______ port is faster and more flexible than a traditional serial or parallel port.
(A) peripheral (B) USB
(C) monitor (D) server
5. __________ is new technology currently available in India. It uses high bandwidth connections to communicate multimedia over wireless networks.
(A) 4GL (B) PDA
(C) 3G (D) Wi-Fi
6. WWW means :
(A) World Wide Web (B) World Wide Wonder
(C) World Wide Wizard (D) Wide World Web
7. What is the technological advancement that made it possible for computers to become as small as they are today ?
(A) Repeater (B) Vacuum tube
(C) Transistor (D) Silicon chip
8. The term, ________, refers to the amount of information transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time.
(A) dots per inch (B) bit depth
(C) bandwidth (D) broadband
9. Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called :
(A) Hypertext (B) Networks
(C) Internet (D) Web browsers
10. Organizations use ________ to deny network access to outsiders and to restrict employees? access to sensitive data such as payroll or personnel records.
(A) drywalls (B) seawalls
(C) headwalls (D) firewalls
11. The circuitry in the system unit usually is part of, or is connected to, a circuit board called the _______.
(A) billboard (B) soundboard
(C) motherboard (D) snowboard
12. Known as ?The first computer programmer? :
(A) J. M. Jacquard (B) Charles Babbage
(C) Ada Lovelace (D) Grace Hopper
13. In Windows NT, NT stands for New Technology. What does XP in Windows XP stand for ?
(A) eXtra Powerful (B) eXtra Professional
(C) eXPerience (D) X = to cross out P = piracy
14. This technology is used to measure and analyze human body characteristics for authentication purposes :
(A) Foot-printing (B) Biometrics
(C) Optical Character Recognition (D) Ergonomics
15. Disk Defragmenter :
(A) Regroups fragmented sectors on a hard drive
(B) Regroups pieces of files together on a hard drive
(C) Compresses fragmented files
(D) All of the above