COCS1371                             Test-1                                      6/21/2011   

Keys Used:

     1-5:         CCC(A)AC

6-10:       CBCAA

11-15:     BAAAC

16-20:     CAAAC

21-25:     CCBBC

26-30:     EBBCC

31-34:     CECD

 

In each multiple choice question, mark the BEST one choice.

 

1.       Which is true of the Desktop?

a.       It is the basic interface of the Operating System

b.       It displays icons that represent folders or application programs.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

2.         The Desktop displays

a.       Icons

b.       The Task Bar that contains the Start Button pinned programs and minimized windows

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

3.         The Windows Explorer can be opened by

a.       Pressing the MS Logo key and E-key simultaneously.

b.       Selecting the Explore command on the shortcut menu of some folders.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

4.         The Folders pane (or Navigation pane) of the Windows Explorer window shows

a.       A hierarchy of folders that you can navigate and open.

b.       File names of the folder you opened.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

5.         The second generation computers

a.       Were characterized by the use of transistors.

b.       Were more reliable and faster than first generation computers such as ENIAC.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

6.         HTML

a.       Stands for Hyper Text Markup Language

b.       Is the standard language to write WWW pages.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

7.         The shortcut menu can be opened by

a.       Left clicking the mouse button.

b.       Right clicking the mouse button.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

8.         Which is the word processor?

a.       Excel

b.       Powerpoint

c.       Word

d.       a  and b above.

9.         Which is the spreadsheet application for business operation?

a.       Excel

b.       Powerpoint

c.       Access                                     d.         b  and c above.

10.     Which is true of RAM (Random Access Memory)

a.       It is the majority of the Main Memory

b.       Is not volatile.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

11.     Typical computer speed can be measured by the frequency of Synchronizing Pulses and is roughly

a.       0.1 GHZ

b.       2 GHZ

c.       200 MHZ

12.     Hourly US population increase and world population increase are roughly

a.       280 and 9500

b.       600 and 9500

c.       2000 and 40000

d.       280 and 40000

13.   The command used in saving a file for the first time is

a.       Save As

b.       Save

c.       Copy

d.       Paste

14.    CTRL-C and CTRL-P are respectively

a.       Copy and Print

b.       Copy and Paste

c.       Cut and Print

d.       None of above

15.    Word2010 Home Tab displays buttons for

a.       Font and paragraph

b.       Clipboard and Styles

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

16.    Word 2010 Font Group on the Home Tab displays buttons for

a.       Font (Face), font size, font color and text highlight color.

b.       Bold, underlining, subscripting and superscripting

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

17.    Which is to insert a non-breaking hyphen?

a.       CRTL+Shift+Hyphen

b.       CTRL+Alt+Hyphen

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

18.    Default view of Word2010 is

a.       Print Layout View

b.       Web Layout View

c.       Full Screen Reading View

d.       Outline View

19.    The Full Screen Reading View displays

a.       two pages on the full screen, making it easy to read the document.

b.       just one page in larger font size and multiple columns.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither

20.    Word2010 Insert Tab displays buttons for

a.       Pages, tables and Illustrations

b.       Header&Footer and Symbols

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

 

21.   CTRL-A selects the entire document including

a.       All tables

b.       All surrounding texts such as table titles.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

22.    Triple-clicking in Word2010 selects

a.       A word

b.       A sentence

c.       A paragraph.

d.       The entire document. 

23.                Suppose that the population of a country increases by 30 people in ten minutes. In this case, the best estimate for the hourly increase is:

a.       300

b.       180

c.       60 

24.                 Which is an indicator of Degree of Dispersion?

a.       Average

b.       Standard deviation

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither

25.                 Word options include

a.       Proofing and Saving

b.       Customizing Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

26.                 Ribbon includes

a.       Tabs and Groups such as Font and Paragraph

b.       Commands/Options such as Bold, Italic, Underline, Align Left and Superscript.

c.       Quick Access Toolbar.

d.       All above.                                 e.         two above.

27.                 Double-clicking the active Tab will hide

a.       The Ribbon including tabs

b.       The Ribbon not including tabs

c.       The Ribbon not including the active tab

d.       None above.

28.                 Which is volatile?

a.       Main Memory

b.       RAM

c.       ROM

29.                 A micro-operation includes

a.       Adding or comparing two integers.

b.       Complementing or shifting an integer.

c.       Both.                                        d.         neither.

30.                 Which is the largest in capacity?

a.       RAM

b.       ROM

c.       Hard disk

 

31.                Which provides the fastest access?

a.       RAM

b.       Hard disk

c.       Registers 

32.                 Which is a web browser?

a.       Windows Explorer.

b.       Internet Explorer.

c.       Firefox.

d.       All above.                                 e.         two above.

33.                 Which performs the arithmetic and logical operations of computers?

a.       RAM

b.       CPU

c.       ALU of CPU

d.       None above. 

34.          Which button toggles?

                   a.  Maximize/Restore Down button on the Title Bar and Show/Hide button in the Paragraph Group

              b.   Bold and Underline

              c    Minimize Ribbon button 

              d.   all bove.                            e.         two above.