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For questions 1 to 20, please tick the box that is the best answer (4 points for each question).
1. The computer is now used in many areas of our daily lives. What is the main reason for such wide adoption?
It is very easy to use.
It is very cheap.
It has many useful applications.
It can be connected to the Internet.
2. EEPROM is:
hardware.
software.
application.
data.
3. A server is a computer that
is extremely fast.
can handle a number of simultaneous users.
normally runs independent of any network.
is part of a PDA.
4. A byte can be used to represent
8 different characters or symbols.
128 different characters or symbols.
256 different characters or symbols.
1024 different characters or symbols.
5. A CD-ROM is designed to hold about
10 megabytes of information.
70 megabytes of information.
100 megabytes of information.
700 megabytes of information.
6. The CPU is often referred to as the brain of the computer because...
It manages all the hardware components of the computer.
It is the only integrated circuit chip in the computer.
All the wires inside the computer are connected to it.
It is placed at the center of the motherboard.
7. Which of the following is considered a peripheral device?
Floppy disk
Motherboard
Printer
Cooling fan
8. When a user wishes to decrypt a confidential mail message, he would use
the senders public key to decrypt the message.
the senders private key to decrypt the message.
his own public key to decrypt the message.
his own private key to decrypt the message.
9. A user may digitally sign a message using
his own public key.
his own private key.
the recipients public key.
the recipients private key.
10. The PowerPoint is
part of the Windows operating system
an application
a driver
a powerful peripheral device
11. Which of the following strategy will not reduce the chance of a virus attack?
Use only Webmail as mail tool.
Never open attachments sent from strangers.
Never open unexpected attachments sent from friends.
Update anti-virus software frequently.
12. The number of computers connected to the Internet is growing rapidly these days mainly because
it is free.
it has several killer applications.
it is fast.
it is reliable.
13. A modern operating system can support a large number of different peripheral devices since
it is designed with these devices in mind.
it can install drivers for new devices.
it can install applications that use these devices.
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