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CSI101 Quiz 1 Understanding Computer Technology Name Matthew Hockenberry _________________________________

In the multiple choice and true and false sections, please darken the best answer. Each question is worth 2 points apiece. I. MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION 1. The acronym GUI means A B C D

Grayed user information Group user icons Graphical user interface Group user interconnect

2. What does OS stand for?

5. According to the Triumph of the Nerds video, what was the point of ʻreverse engineeringʼ: A

To make sure that the computers worked B

To ʻcloneʼ a competitors computer

C

To find a copy of the system code

D

To figure out how to create an operating system 6. The creator and head of Microsoft, and an all-around incredibly wealthy guy is: A

Steve Jobs

B

Steve Kazmirkowski

C

Jeff Bezos

D

Bill Gates

7. According to the Triumph of the Nerds video, what was needed for a computer to sell successfully?

A

Operating Supercomputer

B

Outstanding Shape

A

A monitor

C

Output System

B

Windows

D

Operating System

C

A GUI

D

A ʻkillerʼ application

3. The acronym RAM means A

Random Access Memory

B

Readily Available Memory

C

Read Access Memory

D

Readily Accessible Memory

4. What does CPU stand for? A

Convex Processing Unit

B

Central Processing Unit

C

Cache Point Unit

D

Cache Processing Unit

8. To check your AiNE email, you must go to which address A

stu.aii.edu

B

www.hotmail.com

C

www.aii.edu

D

www.masscom.edu

9. Examples of input devices: A

Email, GUI, Icons

B

Keyboard, mouse, light pen

C

Printer, monitor, modem

D

Hard drive, operating system, system software

10. The largest printed circuit in a computer is? A

Video card

B

Microprocessor

C

Motherboard

D

Sound card

11. According to the movie, ʻTriumph of the Nerds,ʼ Visicalc and Lotus 123 were both: A B C D

15. The ______________ is a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data A

Storage media

B

System unit

C

Central processing unit

D

Flash drive

16. What are the two main components of the motherboard?

Word processing applications

A

Processor and memory

GUIs

B

Sound card and memory

Spreadsheets

C

Processor and monitor

Storage devices

D

The mother and the board

12. ROM stands for:

17. The two numbers (1 & 0, on/off) represent a machine coding system, which all computers work off of, and it is called:

A

Read Only Memory

B

Random Only Memory

C

Read Over Memory

A

One-two code

D

Random Opportunity Memory

B

Primary Code

C

Binary Code

D

Secondary Code

13. What are the three main stages a computer system goes through called: A

Input, process, output

B

Import, export, posting

C

Impress, express, impulse

D

Invent, except, prevent

18. What is the main difference between RAM and ROM? A

RAM stores information permanently and ROM stores information temporarily B

14. Which of the following IS NOT considered a ʻstorage deviceʼ?: A

A scanner

B

A hard disk drive

C

A USB flash drive

D

A floppy disk

ROM holds data being used and RAM holds functions used to perform basic system functions C

ROM stores programs permanently and RAM is storage that can be emptied when the processing is completed D

They both function the same way

19. The original, modern, meaning of computer was:

24. The first ʻkiller applicationʼ was a: A

Word processing application

A

Devices developed from clocks

A

B

Spreadsheet

Women who made calculations

A

C

MS_DOS

Large warehouses

A

D

PC_Talk

Systems designed by Bill Gates

20. A peripheral is: A

A read only program

B

The amount it takes for a processor to read data C

A device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor D

A form of storage that is re-writable

21. Select the largest file listed below?

25. Who, besides Bill Gates, helped to create Microsoft? A

Steve Jobs

A

Paul Allen

A

Steve Wozniak

A

Matthew Hockenberry

26. The first computer cheap enough for individuals to afford was: A

Apple

10 KB

B

B

IBM PC

1000 MB

C

C

Gateway

10 GB

D

D

Compaq

1000 KB

A

22. Flash Memory is the latest form of:

27. The tool developed by the ancient Babylonians to aid in computations was:

A

CD-ROM

A

Calculator

B

Music download software

B

Sliderule

C

New Reggae band

C

Abacus

D

Removable storage

D

Abacata

23. Which of the following is the correct progression from smallest to largest? A

Megabyte, byte, kilobyte, gigabyte, bit

B

bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte

C

byte, kilobyte, gigabyte, bit

D

bit, byte, megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte

28. A(n) __________is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer. A

Input device

B

Output device

C

Memory

D

Storage media

29. Right clicking in windows produces what kind of menu? A

A coriander menu

B

A system menu

C

A contextual menu

D

The file menu

35. A ______ is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that you can use in case the original is lost or damaged. A

diskette

B

cluster

C

backup

D

Zip

30. What does USB stand for? A

United System Bus

B

Universal Serial Bus

C D

36. Which of the following are storage media? A

Floppy disk

Universal Speech Button

B

It doesnʼt stand for anything

Video card

C

Motherboard

D

All of the above

31. What does DOS stand for? A

Diagnostic Owner Screen

B

Disc Optimizing Scanner

C

Disk Operating System

A

CD-R

D

It doesnʼt stand for anything

B

CD-RW

C

CD-ROM

D

CD-RWE

32. Speakers are considered to be: A

Output devices

B

Input devices

C

Import devices

D

Export devices

33. __________software serves as the interface between the user, the application software and the computerís hardware: A

System

B

Utility

C D

37. A ______ is an erasable multi-session disc you can write on multiple times.

38. ______ measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium. A

Access time

B

Terabyte

C

Reading

D

A Track

39. Primary storage refers to: A

The hard drive

Application

B

Web Browser

The C drive, specifically

C

Memory (RAM)

D

USB Sticks

34. This class is: A

Interesting

B

Boring

40. Briefly list at least five advantages and at least five disadvantages of computers in modern society:

46. Modern computers began serious development for code breaking in World

Advantages: Communications, speed, consistency, reliability, storage and more.

47. A laptop can be as powerful as a

Disadvantages: Impact on labor force, privacy, environment, public safety, health risks and more. _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

War II

T

F

desktop computer.

T

F

48.The ʻTriumph of the Nerdsʼ movie is basically a history of all of the people who were responsible for creating the computer industry.

T

F

49. The guys that created ʻVisiCalcʼ a spreadsheet ʻkiller applicationʼ didnít make a lot of money from it.

T

F

50. Microsoft bought the operating system that has made them billions of dollars for about $50,000.

T

F

Done! TRUE / FALSE SECTION Use either T

for TRUE or F for False for the following questions. 41.The processor and memory are the two main components of the motherboard.

T

F

42. Data is a collection of unprocessed items.

T

F

43. A collection of web pages is called a browser.

T

F

44. Primary storage usually refers to the hard drive

T

Donʼt write here!

F

45. The class web address is: www.creativesynthesis.net/ai/

T

F

Your Score: _____50 / 50 ____100 / 100%