PC Jargon

Approximately how many bits does a
2400-baud modem transmit per
second?

8

16

*2400

19,600

What microprocessor drives an "AT"
computer?

8088

*80286

80386

68000

Which of the following is the
decimal number 10 expressed as a
hexadecimal number?

10

0110

X

*A

What language is known as the
"beginner all-purpose symbolic
instruction code"?

LISP

*BASIC

Pascal

Fortran

Cybernetics is the study of:

Man-machine interaction

*Artificial intelligence

Suspended animation

Integrated circuit design

What are most personal computer
chips made of?

Chocolate

Gallium arsenide & Plastic

*Plastic & Silicon

Silicon

Where would you most likely find
"hard copy" stored?

In RAM

In ROM

On a diskette

*In a filing cabinet

What does a "smart terminal" have
that a "dumb terminal" lacks?

*A programmable microprocessor

Artificial intelligence

Connections to computer

Good PR

An analogy -  8088 is to IBM PC as
68000 is to:

Commodore 64

Tandy Color Computer

*Apple Macintosh

IBM System/36

How much space is allocated on a disk 
when a .5K file is created?

512 bytes

1024 bytes

2048 bytes

*The answer depends on the type of
disk.

"LIM 4.0" refers to a standard
developed by Lotus, Intel, and
Microsoft for:

Extra memory

*Expanded memory

Expendable memory

Bubble memory

A printer with a Centronics interface
should be connected to your
computer's...

*Parallel port

Serial port

Cassette port

Mouse port

A set of information about one
person, thing, or event stored in a
database is called a:

Field

*Record

Relation

File

In personal computing, MHz is a
measure of:

*Microprocessor speed

Memory capacity

Data transmission speed

Storage capacity

"Friction feed" is a characteristic
of...

Diskette drives

Mouse pads

Expansion slots

*Printers

IBM's introduction of the
microchannel bus created a new
"standard" for:

*Expansion cards

Graphics displays

Keyboards

Operating systems

OS/2 is:

An upgrade for OS/1 users

A new computer system from IBM

*A replacement for PC-DOS

An ordinary compound, like H2O

How many kilobytes (K) are there in
a megabyte (M)?

100

1000

*1024

4096

In a 320x200, 256-color mode, what
advantage does a VGA display have
over a CGA display?

Higher resolution

*More colors

Lower price

All of the above

If you want to do word processing
while your spreadsheet
recalculates, then you need an 
operating system that is...

Multi-user

*Multi-tasking

Multi-functional

Multi-million dollar

When you can use the exact same
software and data files on a
Macintosh as on an IBM-compatible
PC, you've achieved:

Portability

Interactivity

*Interoperability

Nirvana

A "pixel" refers to:

*One "dot" on a display

A byte of data

A bug in the system

A cell in a spreadsheet

An "RS-232C" port is also known 
as a...

Parallel port

*Serial port

Microprocessor

Part in a Radio Shack catalog

"Backing up" a computer means...

Restoring it to its old condition

Operating in reverse

Buying a second computer

*Making a second copy of data

If DOS stands for Disk Operating
System, what does TOS stand for?

Terrorist Operating System

Task-Oriented System

*Tape Operating System

Tandy Operating System

Which of these is not a common
alternative to a joystick for a
personal computer?

Mouse

Keyboard

Track ball

*Foot pedal

What kind of program is most likely
to generate .WKS or .WK1 files?

Word processor

Database

*Spreadsheet

Graphics

What kind of program is most likely
to generate .PCX or .PIC files?

Word processor

Database

Spreadsheet

*Graphics

What does LISP stand for?

*List Processor

Logical Introduction to Symbolic
Processing

Long Island Sound Programming

A speech impediment

A file containing only letters,
numbers, and common punctuation is
known as an...

*ASCII file

Unformatted binary file

Data Interchange Format (DIF) file

ANSI file

A Hayes-compatible modem can
receive ASCII files from a
computer; a FAX modem receives
only...

Text files

Spreadsheet files

*Special rasterized graphic files

PostScript files

If some of the latest '386-based
personal computers operate at 25
MHz, how fast was the original IBM
PC?

1 MHz

2.4 MHz

*4.77 MHz

9.54 MHz

What does MIPS stand for?

*Million Instructions Per Second

Megahertz Intra-Processing Speed

Multiple Input Processor System

Master InPut Source

Excel, 1-2-3, and Silk are examples
of:

Word processors

Databases

*Spreadsheets

Graphics

A program that uses PostScript is
most likely which type of program:

*Desktop publishing

Spreadsheet

Database

Computer-aided instruction


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