Computer Science Quiz Test 13 Start your test Q1. The bar-code which is used on all types of items, is ready by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning? A.Laser scanner B.Wand C.OCR D.MICRO None Q2. Which of the following are characteristics of peer to peer networking? A.Limited number of computers involved B.Computer acting as both a client and a server C.Centralized security and admin D.Both A and B None Q3. Which of the following devices send and receive information from other devices? A.Parallel port B.Serial port C.Video port D.Both A and B None Q4. What is the name of the reading device which makes use of photo sensors and laser technologies to interpret printed types of even handwritten data directly from the source document? A.MICR B.OCR C.MARK SENSING D.ATM None Q5. Modem use _____________ transmission. A.synchronous B.asynchronous C.timed interval D.PPP None Q6. Which of the following is a type of preventive maintenance used on a hard drive? A.Disk diagnostics B.Head alignment diagnostics C.Initializing D.Un-initializing None Q7. The storage location in the internal storage of a CPU are called __________. A.Contents B.Address C.Locations D.Mask None Q8. What are alternative names for the internal storage of a computer? A.real storage B.primary memory C.main memory D.Both A and B None Q9. During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first? A.RAM BIOS B.ROM BIOS C.CMOS D.Hard disk information None Q20. Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with special electric pulses? A.EPROM B.PROM C.ROM D.EEPROM None Q11. RAM is used as short memory because it A.is volatile B.is very expensive C.has small capacity D.is programmable None Q12. Magnetic tape can serve as A.Input media B.Output media C.Secondary media D.All of the above None Q13. Hard disks and diskette are __________. A.Direct access devices B.Sequential access devices C.Rarely used with micro computers D.Both A and B None Q14. The OCR stands for A.Out-sized character reader B.Optical character recognition C.Operational character reader D.Only character reader None Q15. Which is widely use in academic testing? A.MICR B.POS C.OCR D.OMR None Q16. A memory bus is mainly used for communication between A.Processor and memory B.Processor and I/O memory C.Input device and output device D.None of the above None Q17. Primary storage is __________ as compared to secondary storage. A.slow and inexpensive B.fast and inexpensive C.fast and expensive D.slow and expensive None Q18. Which is not true of primary storage? A.Information must be transferred to primary storage B.It allows very fast access to data C.It is the part of the CPU D.All of the above None Q19. 4 bits are equal to ____________. A.Nibble B.Data C.Bit D.Bytes None Q20. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC? A.Memory Address Register B.Memory Data Register C.Instruction Register D.Program Counter None Q21. Which can read data and convert them to a form that a computer can use? A.Logic B.Storage C.Control D.Input device None Q22. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called _________. A.Hard disk B.Floppy disk C.Winchester disk D.Flexible disk None Q23. The first electronic digital computer contained A.Electronic valves B.Vacuum tubes C.Transistors D.Semiconductor memory None Q24. 1 bytes is equal to A. 4 bits B. 10 bits C. 8 bits D. None of the above None Q25. The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called ____________. A.Register B.Bus C.Control Unit D.Memory None Time's upTime is Up!
