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Below is a complete listing of each of the
computer quizzes Computer Hope posted in 2001. This year's quizzes
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2002 quizzes - 2000 quizzes 12/2000 - Which of the
following is not an image file?
1. JPEG
2. GIF
3. TMP
4. BMP
Each of the listed file types are valid file extensions; however, the
file extension TMP is not an image file. TMP, or temp files, are
temporary Windows files used to store temporary data or be used as a
backup for files that are being used.
Additional information about PC computer file extensions an be
found on our Extensions page.
11/2000 -
Which
command lists files in MS-DOS?
1. cd
2. ls
3. dir
4. list
The command dir, short
for directory, will list files in MS-DOS. Not to be confused with the
command ls that is generally used to list files in Unix variants.
Additional information
about dir and other MS-DOS command can be found on our DOS
page.
10/2000 - What is the
capacity of a standard PC floppy?
1. 2MB
2. 1.44K
3. 1.44MB
4. 120MB
A standard PC floppy, once formatted, is capable of holding 1.44 MB.
Because of this small capacity by today's standards, a floppy diskette
and drive are rarely used. New solutions such as the LS-120 floppy
diskette drive are cable of reading the standard 1.44MB floppy
diskettes and also support a new type of floppy diskette capable
of holding 120MB which is equivalent to around 80 floppy diskettes.
Additional information about floppy diskettes can be found on our floppy
disk drive page.
Additional information about LS-120 drives can be found on our LS-120
page.
09/2000 - What is
downloading?
1. Sending
a file on the Internet
2. Retrieving
a file on the Internet
3. Moving
a file from a floppy
4. Scanning
a picture
Downloading is the method of getting a file from another computer.
The opposite of downloading a file is uploading a file, where a user
sends a file to another computer.
When on the Internet you are actually downloading, to your computer's hard disk drive,
each page you
view. In addition to downloading web
pages, when downloading software such as a software update or patch
you are also downloading a file to the computer.
When downloading a file it is important that you remember where you
copied the file to on your hard disk drive. If this is not known you
may have a difficult time locating the file and running it to have it
do its specific task.
Several downloads can be found through our download
page.
08/2000 - What is a cookie?
1. Cooking
software
2. Web
site
3. Internet
information file
4. Hacker
file
Cookie, in short, is an Internet File. The complete definition of a
computer Cookie is simply an HTTP header
that consists of a text-only string that gets entered into the memory
of your browser. This string contains the domain, path, lifetime, and
value of a variable that you set. If the lifetime of this variable is
longer than the time the user spends at your site, then this string is
saved to file for future reference.
Many believe that computer cookies are
dangerous and are a privacy concern. However, cookies are stored on
your computer hard disk drive and only accessible by the page it was
created or the user of the computer. Some examples of how computer
cookies can help you are:
- Store on your hard disk drive your
personal information and preferences for a web site such as an
Internet Store. This information can only be accessed by that
store and is used to help direct you faster to places that most interest
you.
- Store information about your preferences
for a start page. If you have a customized start page which
contains information such as local weather and news, this
information is placed on the web page by looking at information
from a cookie.
The above are just a few good examples
of computer cookies, to help understand what exactly they are used
for.
07/2000
- What is degauss?
1. Attachment
for CPU
2. Creating
magnetic media
3. Erasing
magnetic media
4. Medical
software
Term derived from Johann Gauss who was
a mathematician that studied and worked with electro-magnetic fields.
Degauss is a method of erasing magnetic media and the removal of
remnants of previously recorded signals. The degauss process is achieved
by passing magnetic media through a magnet field more powerful than
the media itself in order to rearrange the magnetic particles.
Update: Michael B., a visitor of Computer Hope, also indicated
that Degaussing was first used by the
British Royal Navy in the 2nd WW. An electro-magnetic cable was
inserted on the inside and around each warship as a safeguard against
magnetic mines. Each time a ship came into harbor it was degaussed. An
electrical current was passed through this cable and the magnetic
field was neutralized, hence the magnetic mine was unemployed.
When degaussing a monitor the degauss
demagnetizes the CRT, fixing possible color impurities. After either
the Degauss button is pressed or the monitor is manually Degaussed, the
degaussing circuit will be activated and then deactivated after a few
seconds. Older monitors may not have this ability; however, handheld
monitor degauss can also be used to restore color impurities.
Additional Information on Monitors can be found on our monitor
page.
06/2000
- A Computer Virus cannot be contracted by.
1. Floppy
diskette
2. E-mail
3. Scanner
4. Internet
Downloads
Computer Viruses cannot be contracted through a computer scanner,
not to be confused with a Virus Scanner. While the hardware scanner
may be inputting data from hard copies or other sources of data, it is impossible
for a virus to be transferred through a scanner as the input is being
placed into an image format. Additional information on computer
viruses can be found at our Virus section.
05/2000
- A CPU stands for what?
1. Central
Power Unit
2. Certified
Public Unit
3. Central
Processing Unit
4. Certified
Power Unit
The CPU, or the Central Processing Unit, is the
brain of the computer and the single most important chip in the
computer. Modern processors contain millions of transistors which are
etched onto a tiny square silicon called a die, which is about the
with of a standard thumb. The CPU performs the system's calculating
and processing. The majority of personal computers included the Intel
processors. Intel released the first processor, the 4004, in 1971.
Today, the market is being shared by other companies such as the
popular AMD processor manufactured by the AMD company. Additional
information can be found on our CPU page.
04/2000 -
A Cathode Ray Tube is found in what?
1. CPU
2. Printer
3. Monitor
4. Scanner
A Cathode Ray Tube that is commonly referred to as a CRT is found
in a Computer Monitor. The CRT is the main component and most
expensive part within your computer monitor. Within the CRT are three
electron guns: Red, Green and Blue. Each of these guns streams a
steady flow of electrons left to right for each line of your monitor.
As the electrons hit the phosphors on the CRT, the phosphor will glow
certain intensities. As a new line begins, the guns will then begin at
the left and continue right, these guns will repeat this process
sometimes thousands of times, until the screen has been completely drawn
line by line. Once the phosphors on the CRT have been hit with an
electron they will only glow for a short period of time; because of
this, the CRT must be refreshed which means the process will be
repeated as explained above. Additional information on computer Monitors
can be found on our Monitor
Page.
03/2000 - What does the
term IRQ stand for?
1. Input
Request Que
2. Interrupt
Request Que
3. Interrupt
Request
4. Input
Request
IRQ stands for Interrupt Request. An IRQ or
Interrupt request line allows a hardware device inside of the computer
a direct line to the Microprocessor and tells the Microprocessor to
stop what it is doing and wait until it has further instructions.
Every PC computer has a maximum of 15 IRQs and are prioritized
in the computer according to the importance of the device. See our Understanding
system resources page for additional information.
02/2000 - The Intel
Pentium bug/flaw was an
issue with the:
1. Cache
2. FPU
3. Socket
4. There
was no bug/flaw
The
Intel Pentium bug/flaw was an issue with the FPU
which is a section of the processor which allows the computer to
perform floating-point calculations. While this issue was very small
and only occurred on earlier Intel Pentium processors, there was wide
coverage of this issue and several thousand processors ended up being
replaced. Additional Information about this issue and ways of testing
your old Pentium processor can be found on our CPU
page.
01/2000 - What does the term MIME stand for?
1. Mail
Internet Mail Exchange
2. Mail
Interleave Method Exchange
3. Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions
4. Multipurpose
Interleave Mail Exchange
Mime stands for Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions, which is a standard format for attaching non-text files,
such as graphics and other files to a text base electronic mail message.
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