| 1. | A megabyte is actually equal to _________ kilobytes ? | |
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100
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1000
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1024
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1024 × 1024
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Report Question| 2. | The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the __________ ? | |
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motherboard
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coordination board
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control unit
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arithmetic logic unit
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| 3. | A group of 8 bits is known as a ? | |
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byte
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kilobyte
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binary digit
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megabit
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| 4. | The main memory of a computer can also be called ? | |
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Primary storage
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Internal memory
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Primary memory
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All of these
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| 5. | How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored in the same floppy disk ? | |
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A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs.
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A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
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Programs and data are both software and both can be stored in any memory device.
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Floppy disks can only store data, not programs.
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| 6. | Storage media such as a CD read and write information using __________ ? | |
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a laser beam of red light
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magnetic dots
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magnetic strips
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All of these
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| 7. | Which of the following has the most capacity ? | |
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CD-R
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CD-RW
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DVD
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VCD
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| 8. | A CD-ROM disk ? | |
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cannot be erased and rewritten
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has more storage capacity than a CD-R
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holds less data than a floppy disk
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can be written to only once
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| 9. | Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as ? | |
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hard disks
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soft disks
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flash memory
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SAN
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| 10. | How many bits are there in a byte ? | |
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20
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4
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6
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8
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