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For each of the questions 1 to 17, please use a pencil to fill in the circle on the answer sheet that represents the best answer (4 points for each question).
Q1. What does DNS stand for?
A. Decimal number system

B. Digital network server

C. Domain name service

D. Domain name structure



Q2. Which part of a computer is used for primary data storage?
A. Main memory

B. DVD

C. Hard disk

D. Mother board



Q3. Which of the following is NOT a functionality of an operating system?
A. Coordinates different hardware components

B. Provides a convenient way for using the computer

C. Enables users to install new applications

D. Handles email communications



Q4. What is used in the Internet to forward IP packets to their destinations?
A. Super Computers

B. Routers

C. Databases

D. Ethernet Cards



Q5. What is the protocol used in sending emails?
A. SMTP

B. NNTP

C. FTP

D. HTTP



Q6. Which of the following needs a cookie to function effectively?
A. The user who is browsing the website

B. The web browser which is opening the website

C. The web server which hosts the website

D. The operating system of the users computer



Q7. Which of the following sequences is ordered by descending computational power?
A. Mainframe Computer, Super Computer, PDA, PC

B. Super Computer, PC, Mainframe Computer, PDA

C. Super Computer, Mainframe Computer, PC, PDA

D. Mainframe Computer, Super Computer, PC, PDA



Q8. Alices computer has 0.4 gigabytes space remaining, while Bobs computer has 40 megabytes space remaining. Whose computer has more remaining space?
A. Alices computer

B. Bobs computer

C. Both computers have the same amount of remaining space

D. They are not comparable



Q9. Which of the following hardware components is essential for a computer to at least function?
A. Motherboard

B. Monitor

C. Display card

D. Keyboard



Q10. What is a driver?
A. The integrated circuit chip driving data to and from cables in the computers

B. The software instructing the operating system to interact with a particular application

C. The software instructing the operating system to interact with a particular hardware device

D. The physical cable connecting a particular hardware device and the computer



Q11. Alice has just received an email containing a virus. What should she do now?
A. Format her hard disk

B. Turn off her monitor

C. Cancel her email account

D. Delete the email



Q12. In where should the firewall be located in order to best protect my computer?
A. My computer

B. The cable connecting my computer and the Intranet

C. The router connecting the Intranet and the Internet

D. The Internet Service Provider



Q13. Someone received an email from his friend, but he suspects that part of the email was modified by some bad peo