Course Title: Computer skills

Date:
19 / 11 / 2009

o. of Questions: (43)
Time (60 minutes)
Using Calculator (
o)
Using Dictionary (
o)

Instructors
ames:
Eng. Ahmed H. Abo absa
Ms. Yasmeen Al bobo
Student
o.: _________________
Midterm Exam
Student
ame: _______________
1st quadmester 2009/2010 College
ame: _______________
Total Grade: 20
Dep. / Specialist: ______________
University of Palestine

Choose the correct answer and fill the answers in the table (last page):
1. A __________ is an electronic device that process data, converting it into information.
A) processor
C) case
B) computer
D) stylus
2. __________ computers represent data as variable points along a continuous spectrum of values.
A) Analog
C) Precise
B) Digital
D) Mainframe
3. Personal computers can be connected together to form a __________.
A) server
C) network
B) supercomputer
D) enterprise
4. Minicomputers are also called __________ computers.
A) midrange
C) handheld
B) laptop
D) smart
5. To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a __________.
A) terminal
C) desktop
B) node
D) handheld
6. This is the part of the computer system that one can touch.
A) hardware
C) software
B) data
D) input
7. There are __________ parts to a computer system
A) 2
B) 4

C) 16
D) hundreds of

8. __________ is processed by the computer into information.

A) numbers
C) input
B) processor
D) data
9. The __________ tells the computer how to use its components.
A) utility
C) operating system
B) network
D) application program
10. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?
A) KB
C) TB
B) MB
D) GB
11. The Internet was originally a project for this government agency.
A) ARPA
C) NSA
B) NSF
D) FCC


Course Title: Computer skills
Date:
19 / 11 / 2009

o. of Questions: (43)
Time (60 minutes)
Using Calculator (
o)
Using Dictionary (
o)

Instructors
ames:
Eng. Ahmed H. Abo absa
Ms. Yasmeen Al bobo
Student
o.: _________________
Midterm Exam
Student
ame: _______________
1st quadmester 2009/2010 College
ame: _______________
Total Grade: 20
Dep. / Specialist: ______________
University of Palestine

12. A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document.
A) anchor
C) hyperlink
B) URL
D) reference
13. __________ is the protocol that supports linking from one web page to another page.
A) HTML
C) HTTP
B) IP
D) FTP
14. A __________ organizes the web into categories.
A) search engine
B) encyclopedia

C) archive
D) directory

15. E-mail addresses separate the user name from the ISP using the __________ symbol.
C) %
A) &
D) *
B) @
16. To send email to a large group at one time, a __________ can be use
A) listserv
C) alias
B) group
D) mail server
17. When sending an e-mail, the __________ line describes the contents of the message.
A) to
C) contents
B) subject
D) CC
18. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often called a __________.
C) thread
A) post
D) comment
B) list
19. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the __________ key.
C)arrow lock
A)num lock
D)shift
B)caps lock
20. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the __________ key.
A)a
C)enter
B)pageup
D)home
21. The traditional mechanical mouse uses a __________ to track the pointer position on the screen.
A)light sensor
C)ball
B)wheel
D)ruler
22. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is __________.
A)dragging
C)right-clicking
B)dropping
D)shift-clicking
23. The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.
A)scroll through documents
C)open documents
B)select objects
D)change volume


Course Title: Computer skills
Date:
19 / 11 / 2009

o. of Questions: (43)
Time (60 minutes)
Using Calculator (
o)
Using Dictionary (
o)

Instructors
ames:
Eng. Ahmed H. Abo absa
Ms. Yasmeen Al bobo
Student
o.: _________________
Midterm Exam
Student
ame: _______________
1st quadmester 2009/2010 College
ame: _______________
Total Grade: 20
Dep. / Specialist: ______________
University of Palestine

24. A __________ is very good at accepting written input

A)pen
C)tablet PC
B)stylus
D)mouse
25. __________ can make it easier to play games.
A)Joysticks
B)Mouses

C)Keyboards
D)Pens

26. To convert paper into an editable document, a scanner would employ __________ technology.
C)conversion
A)UPC
D)OCR
B)scanning
27. Monitors use various intensities of __________ colors to generate the rainbow.
C)three
A)16
D)four
B)16 million
28. The __________ helps to align the electron guns.
A)pixel
B)shadow mask

C)resolution
D)refresh

29. LCD monitors often have a smaller __________ than CRT monitors.
A)refresh rate
C)color depth
B)viewing angle
D)price
30. This specification of a monitor describes the usable portion of the screen.
C)dot-pitch
A)refresh rate
D)viewable area
B)resolution
31. The __________ contains speakers and a microphone on a headband.
C)headset
A)speaker
D)sound card
B)microphone
32. Dot matrix and band printers are __________ printers.
A)laser
C)ink jet
B)impact
D)thermal
33. Printers use __________ colors to generate the rainbow.
A)3
C)8
B)4
D)16
34. In a laser printer, the __________ transfers the image to the paper.
A)laser
C)toner
B)roller
D)drum
35. Chips are made up of millions of tiny __________ or switches.
A)etches
C)charges
B)transistors
D)electrons


Course Title: Computer skills
Date:
19 / 11 / 2009

o. of Questions: (43)
Time (60 minutes)
Using Calculator (
o)
Using Dictionary (
o)

Instructors
ames:
Eng. Ahmed H. Abo absa
Ms. Yasmeen Al bobo
Student
o.: _________________
Midterm Exam
Student
ame: _______________
1st quadmester 2009/2010 College
ame: _______________
Total Grade: 20
Dep. / Specialist: ______________
University of Palestine

36. Computers use the __________ number system to store data and perform calculations.
A)decimal
C)binary
B)hexadecimal
D)octal
37. There are __________ bits in one byte.
A)4
B)8

C)16
D)32

38. The text code originally used in personal computers.

C)Unicode
A)EBCDIC
D)ASCII
B)Extended ASCII
39. The __________ is the electronic pathway between components in the computer.
C)RAM
A)CPU
D)register
B)bus
40. The __________ interface transmits one bit at a time.
A)parallel
C)serial
B)SCSI
D)FireWire

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