In what year was Facebook launched?
A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007
A. This social networking service was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
In 1976, ____________ rolled-out the first single-circuit board computer called Apple I.
A. Jobs and Gaters
B. Jobs and Babbage
C. Jobs and Turing
D. Jobs and Wozniak
B. WordStar is an example of a word-processing software.
The following are programming languages except ________________.
A. FORTRAN
B. WORDSTAR
C. COBOL
D. BASIC
B. WordStar is an example of a word-processing software.
In Windows, what is the keyboard shortcut for retrieving content previously copied onto the clipboard?
A. CTRL + C
B. CTRL + V
C. CTRL + P
D. CTRL + M
B. The clipboard is the virtual temporary storage of text or objects that have been copied or cut.
Which of the following is unit of measuring the speed of a computer processor?
A. GHz
B. Mbps
C. KB
D. Dpi
A. GHz is a term of computer processing speed, it is the measure of the processor’s clock rate, which is the rate at which it generates pulses to synchronize the operations of its components.
For which of the following is batch data processing not appropriate?
A. school grades report
B. utilities bill computation
C. burglar alarm system
D. OMR survey from scanning
C. A burglar alarm system needs real-time data processing.
Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov was defeated by a computer developed by IBM known as ______________.
A. Deep Space
B. Deep Blue
C. Deep Eight
D. Deep Black
B. Deep Blue beat Kasparov after a six-game match: 2 wins for Deep Blue, 1 for Kasparov, and 3 draws.
Central processing unit is to hardware as ______________ is to software.
A. web browser
B. antivirus program
C. operating system
D. device driver
C. The opening system manages all other software.
In the acronym HTTP, the second T stands for ______________
A. text
B. transfer
C. template
D. terminal
B. HTTP, stands for hypertext transfer protocol.
Which of the following improves the performance of a computer?
A. switching from LCD to LED monitors
B. using wireless input and output devices
C. increasing the size of the RAM
D. running multiple applications simultaneously
C. Increasing RAM size allows your computer to do more things at once.
