General Knowledge - Quiz - Computer Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Questions:

1. Term used to describe someone who tries to break into computer systems?
2. Term used, to start the computer?
3. International Business Machines.
4. Your Interface to the World Wide Web?
5. Conducting Business Online.
6. The Internet Equivalent of addresses.
7. What is called a network of networks?
8. A set of Bits that represent a single character?
9. A Billionth of a second.
10. 1024 Bytes.
11. A utility that searches a hard disk for viruses and removes any that is found?
12. Which is called an unsolicited e-mail on the Internet?
13. What is named as a collection of related files that can be retrieved, moved and otherwise manipulated as one entity?
14. A kind of computer network that is limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building is called?
15. The informal name for a CD recorder, a device that can record data to a compact disc.
16. Which determines the path by which you send and receive information to the computer?
17. How the information stored on a disk is measured?
18. An inappropriate way to use a mailing list.
19. A software program that enables you to search the World Wide Web for information.
20. Pieces of information generated by a web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access.
21. Which enables you to connect external output or input devices to your computer?
22. How many types of ports are there? What are they?
23. Which refers to the amount of data that can be sent through a connection and is expressed as data speed in bps (bits per second)?
24. Whic port that can be used to connect printers, zip drives, video capture, External hard drives or digital cameras?
25. Which port that cannot be used to connect printers?

Answers:

1. Hacker.
2. Boot.
3. IBM.
4. Browser.
5. eCommerce.
6. URL - Uniform Resource Locator.
7. Internet.
8. Byte.
9. Nanosecond.
10. KiloByte.
11. Antivirus.
12. Spam.
13. Folder.
14. LAN - Local Area Network.
15. CD Burner.
16. Disk Drive.
17. Bytes.
18. Spamming.
19. Search Engine. Some examples are Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista Etc,.
20. Cookies.
21. Ports.
22. Two types. Parellel Ports and Serial Ports.
23. Bandwidth.
24. Parallel Port.
25. Serial Port.