Q: Who built the world's first binary digit computer: Z1...?

1. Konrad Zuse
2. Alan Turing
3. George Boole
4. Ken Thompson

Q: Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause?

1. Overheating
2. Adware/spyware is infecting your PC
3. You dropped a sandwich in your computer
4. Your processor chip is just getting old

Q: Windows Vista, the eventual replacement for Windows XP, will demand more from a computer. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. You'll need at least 512 megabytes of RAM
2. A DVD drive is needed
3. All the above
4. A separate graphics card, rather than onboard graphics, will be required

Q: 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

1. Order of Significance
2. Operating System
3. Open Software
4. Optical Sensor

Q: A JPG is...

1. A Jumper Programmed Graphic
2. A format for an image file
3. A type of hard disk
4. A unit of measure for memory

Q: The letters, "DOS" stand for...

1. Disk Operating System
2. Disk Out System
3. Data Out System
4. Data Operating System

Q: What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?

1. Report
2. Record
3. Crop
4. Sort

Q: Changing computer language of 1's and 0's to characters that a person can understand is...

1. Decode
2. Highlight
3. Clip art
4. Execute

Q: 'DTP' computer abbreviation usually means ?

1. Digital Transmission Protocol
2. DeskTop Publishing
3. Document Type Processing
4. Data Type Programming

Q: Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by...

1. Viewing from a darkened room
2. Using special glasses that filter out UV rays
3. Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast
4. Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes

Q: What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.

1. LAN (Local Area Network)
2. URL (Universal Resource Locator)
3. WAN (Wide Area Network)
4. World Wide Web

Q: 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means ?

1. Driver Boot
2. Double Byte
3. Database
4. Data Block

Q: The Central Processing Unit is an embeded chip that acts as the 'brains' of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?

1. 6400
2. 8286
3. 6502
4. 8080

Q: Which of the following is NOT a type of expansion slot or bus design used in Advanced-Technology class systems?

1. PROM
2. ISA
3. EISA
4. PCMCIA