Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Hardware a. | a physical piece of computer equipment, like disks, disk
drives, monitors, keyboards, etc. | c. | any device that connects to a
computer | b. | a paper printout of information | d. | a diskdrive that is located on a network
server | | | | |
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Analog (phone) modem a. | a sudden increase in electrical
current | c. | a hard, metal,
magnetic disk on which you can store computer data | b. | modulator-demodulator: a device that enables a computer to transmit data over
telephone lines (up to 56 Kbps) | d. | any device that
conects to a computer | | | | |
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Floppy Disk a. | a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of
date | c. | a hard, metal ,
magnetic disk on which you can store computer data | b. | a paper printout
of information | d. | a hard plastic
removable disk that can holde 650 megabytes of information | | | | |
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Compact Disk (CD) a. | a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of
data | c. | a hard, metal,
magnetic disk on which you can store computer data | b. | a paper printout
of information | d. | a hard plastic
removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of information | | | | |
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Hard Disk a. | a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of
data | c. | a hard, metal, magnetic disk on which you can store computer
data
| b. | a paper printout of information | d. | a hard plastic removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of
information | | | | |
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Hard Copy a. | a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of
data | c. | a hard, metal,
magnetic disk on which you can store computer data
| b. | a paper printout
of information | d. | a hard plastic removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of
information | | | | |
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CPU a. | a computer or device on the network that manages network
resources | c. | modulator:
demodulator: a device that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines (up to 56
Kbps) | b. | Central Processing Unit: the "brain" of the
computer | d. | a disk drive
that is located on a network server | | | | |
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Server a. | a computer or device on the network that manages network
resources | c. | a disk drive
that is located on your own computer station | b. | Central
Processing Unit: the "brain" of the computer | d. | a disk drive that is located on a network
server | | | | |
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Network Drive a. | a computer or device on the network that manages network
resources | c. | a disk drive
that is located on your own computer station | b. | Central
Processing Unit: the "brain" of the computer | d. | a disk drive that is located on a network
server | | | | |
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Local Drive a. | a computer or device on the network that manages network
resources | c. | a disk drive
that is located on your own computer station | b. | Central
Processing Unit: the "brain" of the computer | d. | a disk drive that is located on a network
server | | | | |
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Power Surge- a sudden increase in a. | electrical
current | c. | computer
capabilities | b. | drive space | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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Peripheral a. | a physical piece of computer equipment like disks, disk drives,
monitors, keyboards, etc. | c. | any device that
connects to a computer | b. | a sudden increase in electrical
current | d. | a computer or
device on a network that manages network resources | | | | |
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Ergonomics a. | study of events occurring
immediately | c. | types of
transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once | b. | concerned with
designing machines that are safe and comfortable for humans | d. | science concerned with enabling a computer to manipulate and
output sounds | | | | |
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DSL a. | a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544
megabits per second | c. | a fast method of
sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps
upload) | b. | a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43
megabits per second | d. | another way of
sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps) | | | | |
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ISDN a. | a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544
megabits per second | c. | a fast method of sending data over a standard copper telephone
line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps upload)
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phone connection supporting data rates of about 43 megabits per
second | d. | another way of
sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps) | | | | |
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T1
line a. | a dedicated
phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second
| c. | a fast method of
sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps
upload) | b. | a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43
megabits per second | d. | another way of
sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps) | | | | |
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T3
line a. | a dedicated
phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second
| c. | a fast method of
sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps
upload) | b. | a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43
megabits per second | d. | another way of
sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps) | | | | |
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Real Time a. | a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry
several channels at once (ie., cable tv) | c. | modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits
per second speed) | b. | occuring immediately | d. | enables a computer to manipulate and output
sounds | | | | |
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Sound Card a. | a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry
several channels at once (ie., cable tv) | c. | modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits
per second speed) | b. | occuring immediately | d. | enables a computer to manipulate and output
sounds | | | | |
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Broadband a. | a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry
several channels at once (ie., cable tv) | c. | modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits
per second speed) | b. | occuring immediately | d. | enables a computer to manipulate and output
sounds | | | | |
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Cable Modem a. | a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry
several channels at once (ie., cable tv) | c. | modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits
per second speed) | b. | occuring immediately | d. | enables a computer to manipulate and output
sounds | | | | |
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Motherboard a. | a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be
plugged | c. | the main circuit
board inside a computer | b. | a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and
translate the information into a form that the computer can use | d. | a display screen | | | | |
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Scanner a. | a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be
plugged | c. | the main circuit
board inside a computer | b. | a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and
translate the information into a form that the computer can use | d. | a display screen | | | | |
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Port a. | a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be
plugged | c. | |
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