Basic IT Skills Test

___ printers are high speed printers capable of printing an entire line at a time. ___ printers are high speed printers capable of printing an entire line at a time.

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Daisy wheel Daisy wheel
Dotmatrix Dotmatrix
Line Line
Impact Impact

A type of instruction that produce several lines of machine language code is a A type of instruction that produce several lines of machine language code is a

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Assemble Assemble
Address Address
Mnemonic Mnemonic
Macro Macro

Another word for the CPU is Another word for the CPU is

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Decode Decode
Microchip Microchip
Execute Execute
Microprocessor Microprocessor

Which bus is used to connect the monitor to the CPU? Which bus is used to connect the monitor to the CPU?

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SCSI bus SCSI bus
HACK bus HACK bus
KISS bus KISS bus
PCI PCI

Intel Pentium CPU is a ______ based processor. Intel Pentium CPU is a ______ based processor.

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LISC LISC
MISC MISC
RISC RISC
SISC SISC

The central processing unit is an example of The central processing unit is an example of

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Peripheral Peripheral
Software Software
Hardware Hardware
An output unit An output unit

The ___ is controlled by a list of software instructions. The ___ is controlled by a list of software instructions.

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ALU ALU
CPU CPU
CU CU
MU MU

____ is an input device that controls the movements of the cursor on the display screen. ____ is an input device that controls the movements of the cursor on the display screen.

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Scanner Scanner
Mouse Mouse
Monitor Monitor
Light pen Light pen

Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program? Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?

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Machine language Machine language
High level language High level language
BASIC language BASIC language
Assembly language Assembly language

Transformation of input into output is performed by Transformation of input into output is performed by

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CPU CPU
Storage Storage
Memory Memory
Peripherals Peripherals

A CPU can directly understand ____ language. A CPU can directly understand ____ language.

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Java Java
C C
Fortran Fortran
Machine Machine

A digital computer performs its computations by A digital computer performs its computations by

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Analogy Analogy
Mechanical means Mechanical means
Counting Counting
Guessing Guessing

Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations? Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations?

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BUS BUS
Registers Registers
ALU ALU
Control unit Control unit

Video processors consists of and which store ___ and ___ process images. Video processors consists of and which store ___ and ___ process images.

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CPU and VGA CPU and VGA
CPU and memory CPU and memory
VGA and memory VGA and memory
VGI and DVI VGI and DVI

The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its

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Data location Data location
Address Address
Memory Name Memory Name
Storage Storage

____ card is an input device stores data in a microprocessor embedded in the card. ____ card is an input device stores data in a microprocessor embedded in the card.

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Sim Sim
Smart Smart
Magnetic Magnetic
Laser Laser

The microprocessor of a computer cannot operate on any information if that information is not in its The microprocessor of a computer cannot operate on any information if that information is not in its

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ALU ALU
Logic Unit Logic Unit
Main Storage Main Storage
Secondary storage Secondary storage

A computer type, processor, and operating system define its A computer type, processor, and operating system define its

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Speed Speed
Size Size
Brand Brand
Platform Platform

ALU stands for ALU stands for

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Algorithm and logical unit Algorithm and logical unit
Arithmetic and logical unit Arithmetic and logical unit
Arithmetic and logarithm unit Arithmetic and logarithm unit
Algorithm and logarithm unit Algorithm and logarithm unit

______ registers holds the information before it goes to the decoder. ______ registers holds the information before it goes to the decoder.

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Address Register Address Register
Bus Register Bus Register
Control Register Control Register
Data Register Data Register

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU for I/O operations is a A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU for I/O operations is a

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Register Register
Core Core
Buffer Buffer
Chip Chip

____ printers include all printers that print by striking an ink ribbon. ____ printers include all printers that print by striking an ink ribbon.

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Impact Impact
Line Line
Daisywheel Daisywheel
Dot Matrix Dot Matrix

The operation executed on data stored in registers is called ___ The operation executed on data stored in registers is called ___

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Byte operation Byte operation
Bit operation Bit operation
Micro operation Micro operation
Macro operation Macro operation

Which of the following is not a type of computer software which can be bought? Which of the following is not a type of computer software which can be bought?

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Off-the-shelf with alterations Off-the-shelf with alterations
Custom-developed Custom-developed
Tailor-made Tailor-made
Off-the–shelf Off-the–shelf

When a file contains instructions that can be carried out by the computer, it is often called a(n) ____ pile. When a file contains instructions that can be carried out by the computer, it is often called a(n) ____ pile.

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Application Application
Data Data
Information Information
Executable Executable

The three main parts of the processor are The three main parts of the processor are

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ALU, control unit and RAM ALU, control unit and RAM
ALU, control unit and registers ALU, control unit and registers
Control, unit registers and RAM Control, unit registers and RAM
Cache, control unit and register Cache, control unit and register

Which unit controls the movements of signals between CPU and I/O? Which unit controls the movements of signals between CPU and I/O?

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Memory unit Memory unit
Secondary storage Secondary storage
Control unit Control unit
ALU ALU

____ are a storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written by lasers. ____ are a storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written by lasers.

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Optical drives Optical drives
Optical data Optical data
Optical disks Optical disks
None None

The CPU and memory are located on the The CPU and memory are located on the

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Keyboard Keyboard
Graphics board Graphics board
Sound board Sound board
Motherboard Motherboard

The input unit of a computer The input unit of a computer

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Directs all other units Directs all other units
Feeds data to the CPU or memory Feeds data to the CPU or memory
Retrieves data from CPU Retrieves data from CPU
All of these All of these

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