1. Tina creates a business proposal on her home computer. She wants to use a storage device to save the proposal and take it to her office.
Which of the following devices will Tina use to store the files?
A. Microphone
B. Speakers
C. CD-R (Correct Answer)
D. Modem
2. Apurva needs to connect a printer to his computer. He asks you about the parts of a computer that he can use to connect the printer.
What will you tell Apurva? Select two.
A. Graphics card
B. Modem
C. Sound card
D. Parallel port (Correct Answer)
E. Universal serial bus (USB) port (Correct Answer)
3. You want to create a document on your computer.
In what order will you perform the following steps when you start creating the document?
Arrange the steps in the following list in the order in which you will perform them. Place the first step at the top of the list.
Steps:
A. Log on to the computer.
B. Create the document.
C. Turn on the computer.
D. Save the changes.
E. Start the program.
Steps in Correct Order:
C. Turn on the computer.
A. Log on to the computer.
E. Start the program.
B. Create the document.
D. Save the changes.
4. Your friend wants to view your live image while you chat with her online.
Which of the following devices installed on your computer will help her do this?
A. Web cam (Correct Answer)
B. Printer
C. Scanner
D. Microphone
5. Alexander needs to prepare the transcript for an audio file saved on his office computer. He wants to listen to the audio without disturbing his colleagues sitting nearby.
Which of the following hardware devices will Alexander use?
A. Headphone (Correct Answer)
B. Speaker
C. Microphone
D. Web cam
6. Niraj wants to use his office computer. To log on to the computer, he needs to enter his logon details.
Which of the following options does Niraj need in order to log on to the computer? Select two.
A. User name (Correct Answer)
B. Home address
C. Office name
D. Password (Correct Answer)
E. Office address
7. Markus uses his computer to calculate the money he spent on transportation costs in the last two months.
Which part of his computer will perform the calculations?
A. Monitor
B. Central processing unit (CPU) (Correct Answer)
C. DVD
D. Hard disk
Lesson 2: Common Computer Terminology.
8. Elisabeth reads an article on common computer terminology. She does not understand the meaning of operating system. She comes to you for help.
How will you explain operating system to Elisabeth?
A. An electronic device connected to your computer
B. A storage device in your computer
C. A program that controls and manages the computer (Correct Answer)
D. A circuit board that connects the input, output, and processing devices
9. You use a word processor to create and save a text-based document on your computer.
What does the text in your document represent?
A. Data (Correct Answer)
B. Hardware
C. Operating system
D. Application
10. Enrique reads an advertisement about a computer hardware store. He wants to know the meaning of the term hardware.
How will you define the term hardware for Enrique?
A. Physical parts of a computer (Correct Answer)
B. An item of information
C. Instructions that make programs work
D. Rules designed to enable computers to connect with one another
11. Arif sees you reserve your train tickets over the Internet. He wants to know about the various things one can do on the Internet.
Which of the following options will you tell him? Select three.
A. Service your car
B. Communicate in a real-time environment (Correct Answer)
C. Reserve travel tickets (Correct Answer)
D. Withdraw cash
E. Burn a CD
F. Send e-mail messages (Correct Answer)
12. Marko uses an instant messenger to chat with his friends over the Internet.
How will you categorize an instant messenger?
A. Hardware
B. Software (Correct Answer)
C. Operating system
D. Data
13. Kaspars listens to his friends talking about the Internet. He is curious about the Internet.
How will you define the Internet to him?
A. A software program installed on a computer
B. An electronic device for printing documents
C. A worldwide collection of computer networks (Correct Answer)
D. A power backup source
Lesson 3: Computer Performance and Features
14. Dan learns that he can control the access rights to his computer and specify a user name and password. He wants to know what process the operating system performs to confirm his logon information.
What will you tell Dan?
A. Computation
B. Initialization
C. Authentication (Correct Answer)
D. Authorization
15. Tom notices that when he runs several programs simultaneously on his computer, the performance of the programs slows down considerably.
What is the reason for this?
A. Nonfunctional keyboard
B. Nonfunctional mouse
C. Insufficient random access memory (RAM) (Correct Answer)
D. Low monitor speed
16. John works as a sales representative with Northwind Traders. He has to make a presentation to his customers in another town. The presentation occupies 10 gigabytes (GB) on his computer. He wants to make some final changes to this presentation while he is traveling.
Which of the following types of computer will help John carry this data with him?
A. Mainframe
B. Personal digital assistant (PDA)
C. Laptop (Correct Answer)
D. Desktop computer
17. David wants to create business cards and brochures for his new company.
Which of the following programs will David use?
A. Instant messenger
B. Antivirus
C. Desktop publishing (DTP) (Correct Answer)
D. Movie maker
18. Your friend Jan travels to various parts of the world.
Which of the following options will you use to have a real-time conversation with him?
A. Instant messenger (Correct Answer)
Lesson 4: Computer Operating Systems
19. You tell Carol about the various types of operating systems. She now wants to know about the functions of an operating system.
Which of the following options will you use to describe the functions of an operating system to Carol? Select four.
A. Scans images
B. Takes pictures
C. Manages file system (Correct Answer)
D. Runs programs (Correct Answer)
E. Detects viruses
F. Manages data storage (Correct Answer)
G. Allocates memory usage (Correct Answer)
20. You want to view all the shared computers on the network.
Which of the following options in the Start menu will you use?
A. Computer
B. Network (Correct Answer)
C. Connect To
D. Default Programs
Lesson 5: Career Opportunities
21. Arno’s uncle owns a small business with 20 office employees. The computers in his office are connected on a network. Arno often helps his uncle to install new computers on the network, add and remove individuals from the list of authorized users, and archive files on a computer. He likes to perform these activities and wants to make them the focus of his profession.
Which of the following job opportunities can Arno consider?
A. Graphics designer
B. Software developer
C. Network administrator (Correct Answer)
D. Database administrator
Internet and the World Wide Web
Lesson 1: The Internet
22. You connect your computer to the Internet to find some information.
Which of the following terms describes a computer that is connected to the Internet?
A. Online (Correct Answer)
23. Your sister travels to another country for an on-site business project. You want to tell her about your new job by sending her an e-mail message from your computer.
Which of the following devices will you use to connect your computer to the Internet?
A. Printer
B. Scanner
C. Modem (Correct Answer)
D. Sound card
24. Morten wants to play a game online. He hears modem tones every time his computer sends a request to the Internet service provider (ISP) to establish the Internet connection.
What type of Internet connection does Morten use?
A. Dial-up (Correct Answer)
B. Broadband
C. WiFi
D. Dedicated
Lesson 2: The World Wide Web
25. Your friend publishes some photographs on his Web site. You want to view these photographs.
After connecting your computer to the Internet, which of the following programs will you start to access your friend's Web site and view the photographs?
A. Web browser (Correct Answer)
B. Word processor
C. E-mail client
D. Antivirus
26. You want to know more about active volcanoes in the world. You connect your computer to the Internet to find information based on the keyword "active volcanoes."
Which of the following features of the World Wide Web (WWW) will you use?
A. Search engine (Correct Answer)
B. Plug-in
C. Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
D. E-mail
27. Chris wants to send an e-mail message to his friends. He has a modem connected to his desktop computer.
What else does Chris need to send the e-mail message?
A. Personal digital assistant (PDA)
B. Internet connection (Correct Answer)
C. Web cam
D. Printer
28. Susan helps her son prepare for a computer exam. While describing the World Wide Web (WWW), she explains that he can access a Web site by using a unique alphanumeric address.
To which of the following terms is Susan referring?
A. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (Correct Answer)
B. Web browser
C. Internet service provider (ISP)
D. World Wide Web (WWW)
Lesson 3: Using E-mail
29. Hristina wants to know what an e-mail is and what she will need to be able to exchange e-mail messages with her friends.
What will you tell Hristina? Select two.
A. Computer (Correct Answer)
B. Internet access (Correct Answer)
C. Printer
D. Plug-in
E. Search engine
30. You want to create an online journal that describes a music concert you attended last week. You want your friends to read the journal and view the pictures of the concert.
Which of the following online communities will you use to create this online journal?
A. Blog (Correct Answer)
B. Chat group
C. Newsgroup
D. Bulletin board
31. You want to send an e-mail to two friends. You do not want the second friend