Everyone who uses a computer for a little bit of time believes they know enough about computers to fix most issues they may come across. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. If you believe you know enough about basic computer knowledge, then take this quiz. It will either confirm your knowledge or let you know you need to brush up on a few things. It is also a great quiz for those help desk operators who usually get their answers from a help manual. The first ten questions involve the most commonly asked help desk questions. The last ten questions relate to common email issues. Good Luck!
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2. What is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
Bit
Byte
Exobit
Nit RESULT:
3. What is the program your personal computer's microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on?
Boot
Source Code
BIOS
Softswitch RESULT:
4. What is the standard interactive and programming language for getting information from a database?
SQL
DCOM
PL/1
DASD RESULT:
5. What is a collection of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the computer
Digizine
Servlet
Legacy Application
Dynamic Link Library RESULT:
6. What is the place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor
Microprocessor
Random Access Memory
System Tray
Access Control List RESULT:
7. This is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network.
Handshake
Gateway
Router
Switch RESULT:
8. This is the measure of the range of frequencies a communication signal occupies.
Frequency Modulation
Dynamic Range
Radian
Bandwidth RESULT:
9. This is the device, or in some cases, software in a computer, that determines the next network point to which a packet is forwarded toward its destination.
Traceroute
Router
Switch
Control Interface RESULT:
10. This is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
11. Suppose you want to send an e-mail note to someone on the Internet. Which of these do you NOT need?
Internet Service Provider
@ sign
Address
Browser RESULT:
12. When you get connected to the Internet with a modem, the exchange of information between your modem and the modem at the other end and the resulting agreement about which protocol to use is called:
16. A technology that puts data from different sources together on an optical fiber, with each signal carried on its own separate light wavelength is called:
Dense wavelength division multiplexing
Frequency-division multiplexing
Data Space Transfer Protocol
Bandwidth Protocol RESULT:
17. To learn the path that your requests for Web pages or other files are taking to get to a specific Web site or other Internet location, use:
Internet Routing Protocol
Traceroute
Ping
Multiprotocol Processing RESULT:
18. Solutions for a major remaining challenge to high-bandwidth applications such as on-demand television, fast Internet access, and Web pages full of multimedia effects are known as: