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This set of General Informatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on General Informatics Set 1
Q1 | Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices?
- keyboard and mouse
- scanner and printer
- hard drive and speakers
- microphone and cd-rom drive
Q2 | Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer?
- output
- storage
- processing
- calculation
Q3 | Which of the following is not an output device?
- printer
- hard drive
- monitor
- speakers
Q4 | The resolution of a monitor is governed by the
- size of the screen
- cost of the monitor
- number of pixels on the screen
- contrast of the pixels on the screen
Q5 | All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT
- brightness
- viewing angle
- pixel swap rate
- resolution
Q6 | Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called
- a warm boot
- a standby start
- hibernation
- a cold boot
Q7 | An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to
- a network
- a printer
- a monitor
- a digital camera
Q8 | Which of the following devices is considered the brain of the computer?
- read only memory
- central processing unit
- random access memory
- motherboard
Q9 | Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE?
- hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer
- hard disks are considered volatile storage devices
- with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology
- hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices
Q10 | Which one of the following statements is not true about instant messaging?
- it is a popular form of communication
- you communicate in real time
- only two people can im at the same time
- like e-mail, im is not good for private conversations
Q11 | When shopping online which of the following does not indicate that you have a secureconnection display?
- a closed padlock icon in the status bar
- the url begins with https
- the word “secure” in the title bar
- the verisign seal on the web page
Q12 | Pages on the web have spots youcan click called
- hyperlinks
- links
- hot spots
- all of the above
Q13 | Links you can click on a web site include
- highlighted text
- highlighted graphics
- buttons
- all of the above
Q14 | In addition to the web the internet also includes
- gopher and ftp
- usenet and telnet
- all of the above
Q15 | To put a site on the web you need to work with
- an access provider
- a presence provider
- the internet authority
- a design company
Q16 | A browser
- displays web documents
- allows you to navigate
- allows you to copy, print and transfer documents
- all of the above
Q17 | To locate information on the web you can
- use a search engine
- select sites from list
- click any link to browse
- all of the above
Q18 | When you use a search engine, the term hit refers to
- a popular site
- any site that’s listed
- any site that’s related to popular music
- any site related to baseball
Q19 | Search engines search indexes of key terms that are often compiled by a software programcalled
- an insect
- a spider
- a worm
- none of the above
Q20 | The term bandwidth refers to
- how much data can be sent through a connection
- the amount of data in a multimedia file
- how fast your computer is
- none of the above
Q21 | Browsers are enhanced by installing
- plug-ins
- helper applications
- a new version
- all of the above
Q22 | On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is
- enter
- control
- escape
- all of the above
Q23 | When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on
- the number of bits assigned to each pixel
- its optical resolution
- whether it has optical character recognition software included
- all of the above
Q24 | The most common computer pointing device is
- your finger
- a mouse
- a trackball
- none of the above
Q25 | The overall design of a font is called its
- type style
- type face
- type size
- serif