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What is an Operating System? |
| | A) | Program that coordinates computer resources |
| | B) | Program that provides an interface between users and the computer |
| | C) | Program that runs applications |
| | D) | All of the above |
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What is the purpose of a spreadsheet? |
| | A) | Connect to Web sites and display Web pages |
| | B) | Prepare written documents |
| | C) | Analyze and summarize numerical data |
| | D) | Create and edit Web pages |
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Personal digital assistants and notebook computers are examples of which type of computer? |
| | A) | Microcomputers |
| | B) | Midrange computers |
| | C) | Minicomputers |
| | D) | None of the above |
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The _________ houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system. |
| | A) | chassis |
| | B) | system unit |
| | C) | system cabinet |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Which of the following is considered an input device? |
| | A) | Keyboard |
| | B) | Monitor |
| | C) | Floppy disk |
| | D) | Printer |
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Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment, including which of the following? |
| | A) | Keyboard, monitor, hard drive. |
| | B) | System unit, input/output memory. |
| | C) | System unit, input/output, secondary storage. |
| | D) | System unit, primary storage, secondary storage. |
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Which of the following is part of the system unit? |
| | A) | Keyboard |
| | B) | Floppy disks |
| | C) | Monitor |
| | D) | Memory |
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The four common types of files are |
| | A) | document files, worksheet files, database files, and digital files. |
| | B) | document files, worksheet files, database files, and presentation files. |
| | C) | document files, worksheet files, database files, and program files. |
| | D) | document files, worksheet files, database files, and workbook files. |
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Which of the following is considered a general-purpose program? |
| | A) | Word processor |
| | B) | Browser |
| | C) | Database management system |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Programs designed specifically to address general-purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called |
| | A) | operating systems. |
| | B) | system software. |
| | C) | application software. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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The operating system is the most important application software program. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The World Wide Web is another name for the Internet, the largest network in the world. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs) are two basic types of optical disks. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A keyboard is part of a computer's secondary storage. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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