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Vietnam National Informatics Olympic Contest Computer/ English Test 30 Min Can Tho City – April, 2003 Họ tên:, số BD …………………………… Trường………………………………… Multiple Choice Which of the following is not necessary to considered computer literate ? a Knowledge of what computers are and how they work b The ability to write the instructions that direct a computer c An awareness of the computer’s importance, versatility, and pervasiveness in society d The ability to interact wity computers using simple applications Priters and screens are common forms of a input units b storage units c output units d processing units The central processing unit is an example of a a software b hardware c a program d an output unit Computer memory is also known as a a CPU b primary storage c secondary storage d a hard disk Secondary storage is required because a primary storage holds data and programs only temporarily b primary storage is not sufficiently fast c laptops cannot have primary storage d all of the above Who own the Internet? a United States Government b Microsoft c The World Trade Organization d No one owns the Internet Step-by-step instructions that run the computer are a hardware b CPUs c Documents d Software The most important program in the operating system, that manages the operating systems, is called a the kernel b DOS c Systems software d Bootstrapping A command line interface is a text-based b uses visual images c used with Windows and Mac OS d all of the above 10 This is the process of loading the kernel into memory when the computer is turned on a Booting b Re-booting c Reformatting d Al of the above 11 The version of Windows is typically run on pocket computers and Internet appliances a Windows CE b Windows NT c Windows 2000 d Windows Me 12 You can embed or link documents using a Windows technology called a Plug and Play b OLE c Scripting d Wizard 13 Making illegal copies of copyrighted software is called a software piracy b browsing c collaboration d electronic distribution 14 This is business software that is made up of columns and rows of numbers a graphing program b speardsheet c charting program d table 15 The type of software that can store, update, manipulate, and retrieve data is called a desktop publishing b speardsheet c database management d graphics 16 Which of the following best describes the ordering of computer professions, from least trainning and exprerience requirements, to most training and experience? a computer operator, data entry operator, programmer, CIO b data entry operator, network manager, programmer, librarian c computer operator, programmer, systems analyst, CIO d librarian, systems analyst, programmer, network manager 17 The main difference between programmers and systems analysts is a programmers are paid more b systems analysts deal with entire systems c programmers work more closely with users d all of the above are differences between programmers and systems analysts 18 Soft copy refers to a printed output b music sounds c screen ouput d digitizing 19 This gained popularity as an input device with the development of laptop computers a trackball b joystick c wireless mouse d optical mouse 20 Inkjet printers are superior to laser priters for a Speed - even low-end inkjet printers handle 50 pages per minute b Price - inkjet printers are cheaper than laser printers c paper quality – inkjet printers work equally well with low quality and high quality paper d color – laser printers cannot print on color 21 A dumb terminal a has a keyboard for output b has a monitor for input c has no processing capability d all of the above 22 What are pages in a workbook called? a Workbooks b Speardsheets c Worksheets d Relational Databases 23 How are columns in a worksheet represented? a By mumbers b By letters c By icons d None of the Above 24 ARPANet and the Internet started in a 1965 b 1969.bb c 1971 d 1975 25 Who invente a method of linking from to site, creating the World wide Web? a Marc Andreesen b Tim Berners-Lee c Linus Torvalds d Bill Gates 26 The first graphical browser was invented by a team led by a Marc Andreesen b Tim Berners-Lee c Linus Torvalds d Bill Gates 27 You can acquire information about your progress to a new site by a checking the scroll bar b clicking the stop button c checking the status line d all of the above 28 you can quit waiting for a site that is taking too long to load by clicking this button in your browser a cancel b stop c quit d all of the above 29 This is the means of communicating by using Web links a domain name b Hyper Text Transfer Protocol c URL d Applet 30 Which of the following top-level domain names is intended to represent nonprofit organizations? a com b org c net d any of the above 31 The standard way to transfer copies of files from the Internet is a program called FPT, which means a first transfer program b file transfer program c file transmit protocol d file transfer protocol 32 E-mail client software a allows you to retrive, create, send, store, print and delete e-mail messages b allows you to attach pictures c includes an address book d all of the above 33 Which of the following is a basic component of a data comunications system? a Sending device b Communication link c Receiving device d All of the above 34 This type of transmission sends a continous electrical signal in the form of a wave a analog b digital c modulated d demodulated 35 This type of transmission uses telephone lines, coaxial cables, and microwave circuits a analog b digital c modulated d demodulated 36 Which of the following is NOT a sources of noise? a the sun b high voltage equipment c lightning d all of the above are sources of noise 37 Which of the following is a problem with the use of microwave transmission? a high cost b difficulty of implementation c weather interference d all of the above are problems 38 In satellite transmission, this amplifiles the signal, changes the frequency, and retransmits the data a high cost b difficulty of implementation c weather interference d all of the above 39 Microwave antennas can be located on a towers b buildings c mountains d all of the above 40 This can be thought of as a precommunication agreement about the form in which a messages or data is to be sent and the receipt is to be acknowledged a protocol b trasponder c topolgy d communications medium 41 Which of the following is NOT a communication network topology? a node b bus c star d ring 42 This network has a central computer that is responsible for managing the network a bus b node c ring d star