MULTIPLE CHOICE FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS World ORT Union
2 C O N T E N T S Worksheets (multiple choice and free response questions) The correct answers can be found in the appendix. HARDWARE ARE MULTIPLE CHOICE - Input devices - Output devices - Storage devices - Computer logic - Processor & memory - Range of computers - Generations of computers FREE RESPONSE - Peripheral Devices - Computer Logic - Processor and Memory - Range of Computers - Generations of Computers SOFTWARE MULTIPLE CHOICE - Word processors - Spreadsheets - Databases. - Desk Top Publishing Free Response Questions (not included in - the Systems DI IT software course).. COMPUTER Free Response LANGUAGES GES Questions (not included in the DO IT course) DEVELOPING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION REPRESENTATION TION NETWORKS INTERNET Answers and answer sheets can be found in the Appendix section.. Appendix
3 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E I n p u t d e v i c e s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. Where would you find the letters QUERTY? A. Mouse B. Keyboard C.Numeric Keypad How did the computer mouse get its name? A. Because it squeaks when moved B. It s cable looks like a tail C.It has ears What are you most likely to use when playing A. Touch screen a computer game? B. Light pen C. Joystick A digitising tablet can be used for? A. Printing letters B. Tracing diagrams C. Reading bar codes Which of the following is a pointing device A. Touch screen used for computer input? B. Hard disk C. CD-ROM drive 6 What does a light pen contain? A. Refillable ink B. Pencil lead C. Light sensitive elements 7 What would be the best way to move A. Use a space mouse. around a -D environment? B. Use a tracker ball. C. Use a keyboard. 8 What input device can be used for marking A. Mouse a multiple choice test? B. Bar code reader C. Optical mark reader 9 What input device could tell you the price of A. Mouse a bar of chocolate? B. Bar code reader C. Optical mark reader 0 Where would you find a magnetic strip? A. Credit card B. Speakers C. Smart card
4 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E O u t p u t d e v i c e s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. Hard copy is a term used to describe...? A. Writing on a hard board B. Printed output C. Storing information on the hard disk What do the abbreviations VAB A. Voice activated broadcasting stand for? B. Voice answer back C. Visual audio board What are the individual dots which A. Coloured spots make up a picture on the monitor screen B. Pixels called? C. Pixies A daisy wheel is a type of...? A. Printer B. Storage device C. Pointing device Factory production lines can be automated A. VDUs using...? B. Machine tools C. Plotters 6 An impact printer creates characters by using...? A. Electrically charged ink B. An ink pen C. An inked ribbon and print head 7 What would you NOT use with a flatbed plotter? A. A pen B. Paper C. Eraser 8 What would be the best way to move around A. Electrostatic plotters a -D environment? B. Robots C. Thermal printers 9 What do you need for an ink jet printer? A. A cartridge B. A drum C. A ribbon
5 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E O u t p u t d e v i c e s 0 A laser printer does NOT use? A. A print head B. A laser beam C. A photoconductive drum
6 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E S t o r a g e d e v i c e s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. The amount of data that a disk may contain A. Volume is known as the disk s...? B. Size C. Storage capacity You can protect a floppy disk. A. Read B. Write C. Read and Write Information on a hard disk is usually A. Magnetic tape backed-up using a...? B. CD-ROM C. Floppy disk Magnetic storage devices can represent A. Magnetic tape binary 0 by the absence of...? B. A magnetic field C. Static electricity Magnetic tape is a...? A. Serial access medium B. Random access medium C. A parallel access medium 6 Hard disks can have a storage capacity A..Mb in the region of...? B. Gb C. 70K 7 Formatting a disk results in all the data being...? A. Deleted from the disk B. Copied from the disk C. Saved to the disk 8 Which storage device has the largest A. A CD-ROM capacity in Mb s? B. A floppy disk C. Magnetic tape storage 9 Which storage device cannot be erased? A. A CD-ROM B. A floppy disk C. Magnetic tape storage 0 Where should Floppy disks be stored? A. By a sunny window B. By magnet objects C. In a drawer
7 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E C o m p u t e r L o g i c Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. What is the output state of an A. 0 OR gate if the inputs are 0 and? B. C. What is the output state of an AND gate A. 0 if the inputs are 0 and? B. C. What is the output state of a NOT gate A. 0 if the input is? B. C. A NOT gate has... A. Two inputs and one output B. One input and one output C. One input and two outputs An OR gate has... A. Two inputs and one output B. One input and one output C. One input and two outputs 6 The output of a logic gate can be one A. Inputs of two? B. Gates C. States 7 Logic states can only be or 0. A. B. C. 8 The output of a gate is only when A. NOR all of its inputs are. B. XOR C. AND
8 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E C o m p u t e r L o g i c Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. 9 A NAND gate is equivalent to an AND gate A. NOR plus a... gate put together. B. NOT C. XOR 0 A Half adder circuit is? A. Half of an AND gate B. A circuit to add two bits together C. Half of a NAND gate
9 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E P r o c e s s o r & M e m o r y Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. Who is accredited with developing the architecture A. Sir Clive Sinclair of the modern computer? B. Bill Gates C. John Von Neumann Which bus carries information between processors A. Data bus and peripherals? B. Auto bus C. Address bus Which bus controls the sequencing of A. Data bus read/write operations? B. Address bus C. Control bus The contents of these chips are lost when the A. ROM chips computer is switched off? B. RAM chips C. DRAM chips What are responsible for storing permanent A. RAM chips data and instructions? B. ROM chips C. DRAM chips 6 Which parts of the computer perform arithmetic A. ALU calculations? B. Registers C. Logic bus 7 What are small high speed memory units used for A. CPUs storing temporary results? B. Registers C. Control unit 8 What maintains the status of the last operation A. Accumulator carried out by the ALU? B. Instruction pointer C. Status register 9 How many bits of information can each memory A. 0 bits cell in a computer chip hold? B. bit C. 8 bits 0 What type of computer chips are said to be volatile? A. RAM chips B. ROM chips C. DRAM
10 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E R a n g e o f C o m p u t e r s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. An example of an embedded system is...? A. A calculator B. A machine tool C. A CD-ROM Which computers use single chip processors? A. Personal computers B. Parallel computers C. Cray computers Travel agents use this computer system when A. Supercomputer reserving flights. B. Personal computer C. Mainframe computer Which computers are used in the weather A. Notebook computers forecasting industry? B. Supercomputers C. Jon Von Neumann computers Which computers are connected to many A. Personal computers running terminals and can multitask? MS-DOS B. Minicomputers C. LEO computers
11 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E G e n e r a t i o n s o f C o m p u t e r s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. Vacuum tube based electronic computers are...? A. First generation B. Second generation C. Hoover generation Which generation of computer was developed A. Second generation from microchips? B. Third generation C. Fourth generation Which generation of computer uses more than A. Second generation one microprocessor? B. Third generation C. Fifth generation Which generation of computer developed A. Second generation using integrated circuits? B. Third generation C. Fifth generation Which generation of computer developed using A. Second generation solid state components? B. Third generation C. Fifth generation
12 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. H A R D W A R E P e r i p h e r a l d e v i c e s (input, output & storage) What are peripheral devices? What is meant by the terms a. Input b. Output c. Storage? List four devices for each of a. Input b. Output c. Storage. For each of the devices listed below, copy their name and describe briefly what each is used for, and who would be most likely use them: a. Joystick i. Dot matrix printer b. Digitising tablet j. Laser printer c. Touch sensitive screen k. Robot d. Light pen l. Voice Answer Back e. Optical Mark Reader (OMR) m. Hard disk f. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) n. Floppy disk g. Bar code reader o. Optical disk h. VDU 6 7 Choose two of the input devices and compare them. Think about how easy they are to use, what they are to be used for, and how suitable they are for a particular purpose. Choose two output devices and compare them. Think about who will read the output (is it for use within the company or will it go to customers and clients). Consider the speed of the device, the quality of the output, the cost of the device and of the materials it uses. Choose two of the storage devices and compare the benefits of one over the other. C o m p u t e r l o g i c Complete the following truth tables. OR Gate T r u t h t a b l e A B C
13 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E C o m p u t e r l o g i c AND Gate T r u t h t a b l e A B C NOT Gate T r u t h t a b l e A B 0 Exclusive OR (XOR) Gate T r u t h t a b l e A B C NAND Gate T r u t h t a b l e A B C P r o c e s s o r & M e m o r y System Bus What is a bus? List the three buses that make up the system bus. Microprocessor Explain what is meant by the term sequential instruction executing machine. a. What are the main parts of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)? b. Draw a diagram of the three major parts of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and briefly describe their function.
14 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S H A R D W A R E P r o c e s s o r & M e m o r y Memory List the two main types of memory and describe their use. Describe appliances where you might find ROM chips and explain the purpose of these chips. R a n g e o f c o m p u t e r s Name the five ranges of computers and give an example of where each range of computers might be used. Compare microcomputers and minicomputers. a. Can the two ranges be used for the same application in some instances? b. When would you decide to use a microcomputer and when would you use a minicomputer? c.. Compare the cost and size. a. Discuss the differences between the mainframe computer and the supercomputer. b. What does multitasking mean? G e n e r a t i o n s o f c o m p u t e r s List the generations of computers and give a short description including the dates of their development. Which generation is in use today? Explain the benefits of the latest generation of computers. (You might have to read extra material).
15 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S S O F T W A R E W o r d p r o c e s s o r s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. What is a Word Processor used for? A. To analyse figures B. Creating and editing documents C. Storing information What hardware is essential for a word A. CD-ROM, printer and processing system? keyboard? B. Keyboard, monitor and printer C. Monitor, keyboard and mouse What basic tools would you find in the Edit A. Clear, replace and select menu of a word processor? B. Spelling, grammar and autocorrect C. Cut, copy, paste and clear What is a header in a document? A. Text at the bottom of every page B. Numbers which appear on every page C. Text which appear at the top of every page What does a document contain? A. Data about a set of similar things B. Mainly text C. A set of different graphics
16 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S S O F T W A R E S p r e a d s h e e t s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. What can you NOT do with a spreadsheet? A. Analyse data B. Calculate data C. Create forms Spreadsheets can be used for... A. producing graphs B. writing letters C. drawing pictures Which of the functions is not valid for A. =SUM(A:C) performing addition? B. =ASUM:BSUM:CSUM C. =A+B+C Which is not a valid cell address? A. ADF B. ZA C. A0 What is the result of the function A. AVERAGE(A:C)? B. C.
17 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S S O F T W A R E D a t a b a s e s Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. What is a database? A. A way to analyse and manipu late numerical information B. A tool to produce high quality documents C. An organised way of storing information about a set of similarthings What does a record contain? A. Information about certain programs B. It contains all the data about one specific item C. A document which contains text What is a report? A. Reports allow users to extract information as hard copy (printed output) B. Reports provide a very flexible way of creating and editing documents C. A tool which allows text and graphics to be placed in documents What is the best way to analyse and change A. Extracting and analysing data data? B. Spreadsheets make data easy to analyse C. Using queries What are the stages in the development A. Store, select and analyse of a Database? information B. Enter, search and find specific questions C. Data investigation and data modelling
18 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S S O F T W A R E S y s t e m s s o f t w a r e Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. Software can be divided into two areas: A. Network software and security software B. Systems software and application software C. Business software and games software What is the function of systems software? A. To collect data B. To execute programs C. To maintain security Systems software can be categorised into: A. Operating systems and system services B. Network systems and communication services C. Database systems and backup services Application software are programs that are written: A. To maintain a backup copy of all the information B. To do a particular job such as editing, storing information C. To help someone who is applying for employment What are some popular office orientated software applications? A. Compilers, interpreters, editors B. Network software, backup systems C. Word processors, spreadsheets, databases, DTP
19 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. S O F T W A R E W o r d p r o c e s s o r s List the hardware requirements for a word processing system. Who would you expect to make use of a word processing system? Describe some of the basic text formatting available within a word processor. Describe some of the advanced tools that may be included within a modern word processing package. S p r e a d s h e e t s 6 It is said that spreadsheets allow a user to work on a what if? basis. Explain what this means. Describe how spreadsheets can be used to: a. Calculate data b. Analyse data c. Present data What kind of information can be included within a spreadsheet cell? What are the various ways in which someone can move around a spreadsheet? Describe how macros can be useful to someone working with a spreadsheet. What charts can be drawn up with a modern spreadsheet program? D a t a b a s e s What are databases used for? What kind of information can be stored on a database? Define the following database key terms: a. Entities e. Primary key b. Fields f. Foreign key c.. Records g. Forms d. Tables h. Reports
20 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S S O F T W A R E D e s k t o p p u b l i s h i n g How does DTP software differ from that of a Word Processor? What could the home user of a computer effectively use DTP for? Explain the words: a. font b. kerning c. snaking S y s t e m s S o f t w a r e 6 What four tasks does a personal computer operating system perform? Explain when and where batch processing might be used. Compare time sharing with real-time. What are the advantages of both systems? Describe what protection facilities are included within an operating system s services and why they are necessary. Computers have progressed from a command line environment (entering text at a prompt in order to run programs) to the current state of GUI environments. Explain the effect that GUI environments have had on the computing industry, list some benefits and, finally describe the next possible computing user environment. The development of powerful, but cheap computer processing chips has enabled industries to make use of real-time processing. Describe how real-time processing might be used. Consider the use of real-time processing for manufacturing and explain how a modern automobile might make use of real-time processing.
21 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S C O M P U T E R L A N G U A G E S Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet. What is the definition of a variable? A. Variables store data for the program to work with. A variable could contain text or numerical values B. Variables allow decisions to be made in a program C. Variables receive data and messages enabling two or more computers to communicate What is a compiler? A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step C. A compiler is a generalpurpose language providing very efficient execution What are the stages in the compilation process? A. Feasibility study, system design, and testing B. Implementation and documentation C. Lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation What is the definition of an interpreter? A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run B. An interpreter is a representation of the system being designed C. An interpreter is a generalpurpose language providing very efficient execution Third generation languages such as Basic, A. High-level languages COBOL, C, and FORTRAN are referred to as: B. Middle-level languages C. Low-level languages
22 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S C O M P U T E R L A N G U A G E S O u t p u t d e v i c e s c o n t i n u e d 6 What programming languages are classified as A. Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN low-level languages? and C B. Machine code and Assembly Languages C. Prolog, Expert Systems, and Knowledge Based Systems 7 In what areas is the COBOL programming A. Financial sector and language used? engineering B. Graphic design and education C. Accounting systems, commercial sector and government 8 What is the first stage in program development? A. Specification and design B. System Analysis C. Testing 9 What is System Analysis? A. The design of the screen the user will see and use to enter or display data B. System Analysis defines the format and type of data the program will use C. System Analysis involves creating a formal model of the problem to be solved 0 What will a good programmer consider? A. The different types of network to be used B. Testing to check for errors before the system is introduced C. Future maintenance, readability, and documentation
23 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. C O M P U T E R L A N G U A G E S 6 7 What is meant by: a. a subroutine b. a keyword c. a loop? What is the fundamental difference between machine code and the languages which followed? What is a mnemonic? Give three examples of mnemonics. Why is Assembly Language called a low level language? How do the higher level languages differ? What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter? What are the preferred areas in which the programming languages a. FORTRAN b. C c. BASIC d. COBOL would be used? Give one advantage and one disadvantage of a fourth generation language.
24 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S D E V E L O P I N G A N I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. Name three steps involved in developing an A. Specification, Design, and information system. Testing B. Programming, Design, and Testing C. Analysis, System Design, and Implementation How do you define Analysis of an information A. Analysis translates program system? code of a high level language to machine code B. Analysis is the loading of programs that perform routines to control peripheral devices C. This involves looking at a system and finding out how information is being handled What areas need to be considered in the A. Only hardware and software design process? B. Inputs, outputs, file design, hardware, and software C. Maintenance, reliability, and upgradeability Implementation of a new system can be done A. Design and testing of the system in the following ways: B. Direct implementation and parallel running C. Testing and analysing the system What is Direct Implementation? A. Users operate the manual system and computer system at the same time B. Users operate the computer system from a given date C. Users operate the manual system 6 What is parallel running? A. The new system is introduced alongside the existing system B. The new system is introduced and users start operating it C. Users continue operating the old system
25 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S D E V E L O P I N G A N I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M 7 What documents are produced during the A. Instructions and technical development of a system? documentation B. Log files and temporary files C. User Guide and technical documentation 8 What are User Guides are used for? A. For technical support B. To enable any printer to be connected to the network C. To explain how to run the system, enter data, save, print, etc. 9 Why do specialists use Technical Documentation? A. To explain the way the system has been programmed B. To explain how the system works and the technical requirements C. To explain what to do in case of a failure 0 Technical documentation needs to be: A. Reviewed every five years B. Fully up-to-date and accurate C. Stored and forgotten
26 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. D E V E L O P I N G A N I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M A company sells new and used cars, services and repairs them, and sells spare parts for cars. There are ten employees. The owner of the business is very old-fashioned and does not use computers. How would you go about developing an information system for the business? In the business above, what hardware input and output devices would be useful? In the business above, where would you use: a. a wordprocessor b. a spreadsheet c. a database d. a desktop publisher?
27 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S I N F O R M A T I O N R E P R E S E N T A T I O N Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. How many single digit numbers/symbols, A. 9 excluding zero, would be needed for a number B. 60 system with a base or radix of 60? C. 6 In a base 60 system what would the number A. 9 be as a decimal number? B. 7 C. 6 What is the 8-bit binary value of the decimal A number 8? B C What is the decimal value of the binary A. number? B. C. 6 What is the decimal value of the octal A. 7 number? B. C What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal A. 0 number FF? B. C. 6 7 What is the hexadecimal value of the decimal A. C number 76? B. B7 C. C 8 What does BCD coding of numbers mean? A. Basic Coding Description B. Binary Coded Decimal C. Bit Code Design 9 0 What is the binary sum of 00 and 000? A B. 0 C. 00 What is the two s complement of the binary A. 000 number 00000? B C
28 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. I N F O R M A T I O N R E P R E S E N T A T I O N I n f o r m a t i o n Write about a supermarket stock system where coded information is used to produce data. Explain what useful information can be obtained from a stock system and how the information might affect decisions on the running of the supermarket. You should consider the input devices that might be used to input data into the computer and the different departments that might make use of this information. The owner of a small village store and post office gets his stock from a central distributor who supplies many similar small shops. How could the shop owner make use of his home computer in his business to make it more efficient and profitable? N u m b e r s y s t e m s Convert the decimal number 7 to: a. binary b. octal c. hexadecimal numbers Convert to decimal: a. the binary number 000 b. the octal number 7 c. the hexadecimal number D7E C o d e s Write the word FADE in ASCII code. Write the decimal number 79 in BCD code C o m p u t e r a r i t h m e t i c Perform binary addition and subtraction on the following problems: a. Binary Addition i. ii. iii
29 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S C o m p u t e r a r i t h m e t i c b. Binary Subtraction i. ii. iii
30 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S N E T W O R K S Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. Give a definition of a network A. A system to allow the user to make requests for information from the central computer B. An organised way of storing information about a set of similar things C. A system that receives data and messages enabling two or more computers to communicate Which of the following elements does a A. Workstations Peer-to-Peer network require? B. Fileserver C. Network interface cards A company wishes to connect two sites in A. Router different parts of the country together. It is B. Modem decided to use the telephone system. What C. CD-ROM device should be connected to the fileservers on each site? An accountant s office has four employees. A. Client / Server Network They have four computers and two printers B. Peer-to-Peer Network. What kind of network would you suggest they C. Intranet install? A company is expanding rapidly, many new A. Bus people are being employed and in addition the B. Star employees keep changing offices. The company C. Ring wants to set up an Ethernet network. What physical topology would they use? 6 What is a Local Area Network (LAN)? A. Network within a building or site B. Network across a city, country or even the world C. Network that contains servers across the world 7 What is a file server? A. A computer that performs a service for other computers B. A computer that controls the printers on the network C. A computer that stores files that are created by network users
31 F R E E R E S P O N S E Q U E S T I O N S These questions do not appear in the interactive DO IT course. If you want help to answer them you can use the navigation buttons to move to the relevant unit of the course. You may prefer to use the Contents listings. Write your answers on paper. N E T W O R K S 6 Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of client-server and peer-to-peer networks. What is the difference between a LAN and a WAN? What is the difference between: a. a file server b. a printer server c. a web server d. an Internet server What are the advantages of fibre optic cables over electrical cables when connecting a network of computers? Explain the difference between the Bus, Star and Ring methods of connecting a network of computers. What is the difference between the Internet and an Intranet? What are the advantages of a network of computers over a number of stand-alone computers?
32 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S N E T W O R K S 8 Describe the function of the hub at the centre A. Device to store information of a star network. temporarily then send it out to another destination on the network B. Hardware device which will enable any printer to be connected to the network C. A central location for the attachment of cabling from a number of PCs 9 What is the main function of a A. A Protocol connects different Network Protocol? physical network types together B. A language that computers use to communicate with other computers C. A Protocol speeds up the connection between computers 0 What is the Protocol used for the Internet? A. IPX/SPX B. NetBIOS/NetBEUI C. TCP/IP
33 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S I N T E R N E T Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or by circling the correct letter. Which do you NOT need to connect to the A. Modem Internet? B. CD-ROM C. Telephone line What does FTP stand for? A. File Transfer Program B. File Transmission Protocol C. File Transfer Protocol What is the purpose of DNS? A. So computers can be referenced by a name B. So IP addresses can be shorter C. So is delivered faster Which of the following is NOT a properly A formatted IP address? B.... C....9 Which of the following is a properly formatted A. domain. org. uk address? B. paul.trigg@domain.org.uk C. paul.domain.uk 6 The Internet is controlled by whom? A. The US government B. Scientists in Switzerland C. No-one 7 What does IRC stand for? A. Internet Relay Chat B. International Relay of Characters C. Internet Remote Conversations 8 If you do not pick up your for a week...? A. It will be deleted B. It will be waiting for you to collect it C. A letter will be sent to you in the post 9 What does HTML stand for? A. Hyper Textual Mark-up Lingo B. Hyperlink Text Marking Language C. HyperText Mark-up Language
34 M U L T I P L E C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S I N T E R N E T 0 What is a disadvantage of joining a mailing list? A. Receiving messages automatically from anyone in the group B. People discussing a topic of interest globally C. High volumes of
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