1. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a

(a) Hacker 
(b) spammer 
(c) instant messenger 
(d) programmer



2. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is 

 (a) Dragging 
(b) dropping 
(c) right-clicking 
(d) shift-clicking



3. A DVD is an example of a (n)-

(a) hard disk 
(b) optical disc
(c) output device 
(d) solid-state storage device



4. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called

(a) Downloading 
(b) uploading
(c) FTP 
(d) JPEG



5. . .......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

(a) Tracking 
(b) Formatting
(c) Crashing 
(d) Allotting



6. Help Menu is available at which button?

(a) End 
(b) Start
(c) Turnoff 
(d) Restart



7. The technology that stores only the essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and thus enhances its speed is referred to as

(a) CISC 
(b) RISC
(c) CD-ROM 
(d) Wi-Fi



8. Which is not a basic function of a computer?

(a) Store data 
(b) Accept input
(c) Process data 
(d) Copy text



9. ASCII is a coding system that provides

(a) 256 different characters 
(b) 512 different characters
(c) 1024 different characters 
(d) 128 different characters



10. Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer program?

(a) The scanner 
(b) The main storage
(c) The secondary storage 
(d) The processor




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