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2010 computer quizzes
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12/2010 - Who famously said "640K ought to be enough for
anybody."
1. Bill Gates
2. Steve Jobs
3. Steve Wozniak
4. None of the above
9/2010 - A DNS translates a domain name into what?
1. Binary
2. Hex
3. IP
4. URL
8/2010 - What port is SMTP commonly on?
1. 21
2. 23
3. 25
4. 80
7/2010 - Which of the below is not an iPhone 4 feature
1. 4G
2. Front facing camera
3. HD recording
4. Multitasking
6/2010 - What is SSL short for?
1. Secure Socket LAN
2. Software Security Layer
3. Secure Software Layer
4. Secure Socket Layer
5/2010 - Which of the below has the most capacity?
1. 100GB
2. 100KB
3. 100MB
4. 100TB
4/2010 - When was the first e-mail sent?
1. 1963
2. 1969
3. 1971
4. 1974
3/2010 - Which of the below is not a type of computer battery?
1. BIOS
2. CMOS
3. Li-ion
4. NiMH
2/2010 - Which network protocol is used to send e-mail?
1. FTP
2. SSH
3. POP3
4. SMTP
1/2010 - What type of memory is volatile
1. Cache
2. Hard drive
3. RAM
4. ROM

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2008 quizzes
12/2009 - Where is the BIOS stored?
1. On the hard drive
2. On a diskette
3. On a USB drive
4. On a flash memory chip
11/2009 - How many devices can SCSI support?
1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10
10/2009 - What is BIOS short for?

1. Not short for anything
2. Basic Input/Output System
3. Binary Input/Output System
4. Bus Input/Output System
9/2009 - Which below IP address would be used for a local
network?
1. 74.125.127.100
2. 69.72.169.241
3. 192.168.1.100
4. 209.131.36.100
8/2009 - Which of the below media types hold the most
information?
1. Blu-ray
2. CD
3. DVD
4. Floppy diskette
7/2009 - Which of the below utilities allow you to view a drives
partition information?
1. Chkdsk
2. Disk Management
3. Device Manager
4. Scandisk
6/2009 - What is shown in the picture below?
1. caps
2. dip switches
3. jumpers
4. plugs
4/2009 - What is the minimum memory requirements for Microsoft
Windows XP?
1. 32MB
2. 64MB
3. 128MB
4. 256MB
3/2009 - What is XML short for?
1. eXtensive Markup Language
2. eXtensive Markup List
3. eXtension Markup List
4. eXtensible Markup Language
2/2009 - What is the name of the port in the picture below?
1. AT
2. Mouse
3. PS/2
4. USB
1/2009 - What was the original Apple computers logo?
1. Rainbow apple
2. Rainbow apple with a bite
3. Red apple
4. Sir Isaac Newton under an apple tree

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2011 quizzes

12/2008 - What is the input device primarily used with a PDA?
1. keyboard
2. mouse
3. scanner
4. stylus
11/2008 - What command is most likely to log you out of an FTP
command line?
1. bye
2. end
3. logoff
4. logout
10/2008 - What is Apache?
1. browser
2. computer
3. operating system
4. web server
9/2008 - Which of the below is not related to the Internet and web
development?
1. DOS
2. HTML
3. Java
4. PHP
8/2008 - Which of the below options is not an iPod Apple has

released?
1. iPod Mini
2. iPod Nano
3. iPod Shuffle
4. iPod Vision
7/2008 - What is the name of the person in the below photograph?
1. Bill Gates
2. Dan Bricklin
3. Sergey Brin
4. Steve Ballmer
6/2008 - Which of the below power line issues can cause problems
with your computer?
1. Line sag
2. Line surge
3. Line noise
4. All of the above
5/2008 - Where are the device drivers settings for Microsoft
Windows stored?
1. BIOS
2. CMOS
3. EEPROM
4. Registry
4/2008 - Which of the below options is a type of connector used

with a CD-ROM or other disc drive?
1. DB-15
2. Molex
3. PS/2
4. RJ-11
3/2008 - What is the name of the section of Microsoft Windows
shown in the picture below?
1. Quick Launch
2. Notification area
3. Taskbar
4. Time
2/2008 - Who was one of the original founders for the Intel
corporation?
1. Bill Gates
2. Jerry Yang
3. Gordon E. Moore
4. Sergey Brin
1/2008 - Which of the below versions of Windows was the first to be
released after Windows 98?
1. Windows 99
2. Windows 2000
3. Windows ME
4. Windows XP

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2011 quizzes
12/2007 - Which of the following is not a social network site?
1. Amazon
2. MySpace
3. Orkut
4. Twitter
11/2007 - What command clears the screen in MS-DOS and the

Windows command line?
1. cd
2. clear
3. cls
4. echo
10/2007 - What MS-DOS command can display hidden files?
1. attrib
2. cd
3. ls
4. more
9/2007 - What is the transfer rate of USB 2.0?
1. 12Mbps
2. 64Mbps
3. 256Mbps
4. 480Mbps
8-2007 - Which of the following is not an antivirus company?
1. AVG
2. Panda
3. Symantec
4. Xargon
7/2007 - Who created the first mouse?
1. Bill Gates
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. John Mauchly
4. Robert Noyce
6/2007 - Which of the below is not a type of computer memory?

1. DIMM
2. MIMM
3. RIMM
4. SIMM
5/2007 - Which of the below is the GUI commonly used with Linux?
1. LUI
2. GNU
3. GPL
4. GNOME
4/2007 - In what year did Time Magazine name the personal
computer the machine of the year?
1. 1978
2. 1980
3. 1982
4. 1995
3/2007 - Which of the examples below of a programming code
contains an example of a regular expression?
1. $expression = 1;
2. my @expression;
3. $total = $exp + $exp2;
4. $total =~ s/[0-9]+/\*//g;
2/2007 - What is the name of the image below? A Type of protection
that requires users to enter the letters seen in the image when filling
out information on the Internet and is an easy method of identifying
humans from computers.
1. Captcha
2. Decepcha
3. Gotcha
4. GenImage
1/2007 - Which part of the computer does an EIDE cable connect to?
1. Floppy drive
2. Hard disk drive
3. Sound card
4. Video card

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2011 quizzes
12/2006 - What is 10100110?
1. 4
2. 19
3. 151
4. 166
11/2006 - Which of the below is not a codec?
1. DivX
2. EVid
3. FLAC
4. XviD
10/2006 - How much disk space does a standard CD hold?
1. 650MB
2. 600MB
3. 500MB
4. 200MB
9/2006 - What does LOL stand for?
1. Log Off Laptop
2. Laughing Out Loud
3. Lack Of Laughter
4. Lag On Laptop
6-8/2006 - Which of the below is not an e-mail client?
1. Eudora
2. Opera
3. Outlook
4. Thunderbird
5/2006 - What command comments out a line in a batch file?
1. #
2. ;
3. Hide
4. Rem
4/2006 - Which of the below is not a PC game?
1. Dune
2. Oregon trail
3. Tropico
4. Ultimate defense
3/2006 - Who developed the Apple I?
1. Bill Gates
2. Bill Jobs
3. Steve Palmer
4. Steve Wozniak
2/2006 - Which of the below is not a network connectors?
1. DVI
2. RJ-45
3. BNC
4. DB-15
1/2006 - What is the .tbz file extension?
1. Compressed text file

2. Text file
3. Audio file
4. Compressed tar file

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2011 quizzes
12/2005 - Which of the below HTML tags is correct for inserting an

image?
1. <a img="">
2. <img src="">
3. <image source="">
4. <image="">
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. The img src tag is
the correct tag to insert images into an HTML document. Additional
information about HTML and HTML tags can be found on our HTML help
page.
11/2005 - What is the maximum transfer speed of the wireless
802.11a standard?
1. 100 Mbps
2. 54 Mbps
3. 24 Mbps
4. 10 Mbps
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. 54 Mbps is the
maximum transfer speed of this standard. See the 802.11 standard page for
a listing of each of the standards and their capabilities.
10/2005 - Which of the below people is credited for developing the
World Wide Web?
1. Alan Kay
2. Tim Berners-Lee
3. Jack Kilby
4. Robert Noyce
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. Tim Berners-Lee is
credited for developing the Internet.
9/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of printer?

1. Bubble Jet printer
2. LED printer
3. Thermal printer
4. Microwave printer
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. See Bubble Jet
printer definition, LED printer definition, Thermal printer definition, or
Microwave printer definition for additional information about the other
printers listed in this month's poll.
8/2005 - Which year was Microsoft Windows XP released?
1. 2000
2. 2001
3. 2002
4. 2003
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. Microsoft Windows
XP was released on October 25, 2001. Additional history on Microsoft
Windows can also be found on our Windows history page.
7/2005 - What is another name for a motherboard?
1. CPU
2. Fatherboard
3. Main system
4. System board
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. A system board is
another name for a computer motherboard. See the motherboard definition
for additional information about this term as well as other common names
for it.
6/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of game?
1. FPS
2. RTS
3. RPG
4. ETS
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four, ETS is not a type of
game. However, FPS, RTS, and RPG are all types of games.
5/2005 - Which of the below is a type of memory that cannot have
information written to it?
1. DRAM
2. RAM
3. ROM
4. SRAM
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. ROM, which is
short for Read Only Memory, is a type of memory that cannot have
information written to it. see the DRAM, RAM, ROM, and SRAM dictionary
definitions for additional information about each of these terms.
4/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of network?
1. MAN
2. HAN
3. LPN
4. VPN
The correct answer is number three. An LPN is not a type of network. see
the MAN, HAN, and VPN dictionary definitions for additional information
about each of these terms.
3/2005 - Which below file extension is not a type of compressed
file?
1. .bin
2. .rar
3. .tar
4. .z
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. The .tar file
extension is not a type of compressed file, it is actually a single file that
contains a group of files that is uncompressed. Additional information about
each of the above file extensions as well as hundreds of other file extensions
can be found on our file extension section.
Update - We would like to thank "Marduk" and "Father Nature" for bringing
to our attention that a .tar file is not actually a compressed file. It is actually
a catalogued conglomeration of files without compression. Therefore, if you
answered .tar for this month's quiz, it would have also been correct.
Update - We would like to thank Allan for bringing to our attention that a
.bin file can be a compressed file. The bin file can preserve resource forks in
Mac OS files. For example, a disk image (compressed) file that may have a
Mac resource fork can be preserved by making it a bin file.
Update - Because of the above updates, this month's correct answer as
been changed to number three.
2/2005 - How many keys does the standard Windows US keyboard
with number pad have?
1. 74
2. 84
3. 94
4. 104
With the three Microsoft Windows keys, function keys, and the keys found on
the number pad the standard Windows US keyboard has 104 keys.
Keyboards for different places in the world and with additional features such
as media buttons may have more or less keys.
1/2005 - Which of the below is not a text editor?
1. Vim
2. Perl
3. Pico
4. Vi
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two, Perl is a
programming language and not a text editor. see the Vim, Perl, Pico, and Vi
dictionary definitions for additional information.

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2011 quizzes
12/2004 - Which of the below does not have the ability to allow a
user to communicate with another computer?
1. Network Card
2. Serial Port
3. VGA Port
4. Modem
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. A network card,
serial port, and modem all are hardware devices that allow a user to
communicate with another computer. A VGA port, however, only allows the
computer to communicate with a computer monitor.
11/2004 - Which of the below is not a type of live communication?
1. Chat
2. E-mail
3. Instant Messaging
4. IRC
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. Often e-mail can
take several minutes, hours, or even days to be read or get a response.
Chat, Instant Messaging, and IRC are all forms of live communication in
most situations.
10/2004 - Which of the below is an input device?
1. Monitor
2. Printer
3. Scanner
4. Speakers
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. A computer
scanner is one of the many ways to input data into a computer. A monitor,
printer, and speakers are all examples of output devices.
9/2004 - Which of the below is not related to power?
1. PIO
2. Surge
3. UPS
4. VRM
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number one. Surge, UPS, and
VRM are all related to power. Where PIO is not related to power.
8/2004 - Which of the below is not a type of DVD drive?
1. DVD-RD
2. DVD-RW
3. DVD+RW
4. DVD-RAM
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number one. DVD-RW, DVD+RW,
and DVD-RAM are all types of DVD drives.
7/2004 - How many pins is an IDE/EIDE connector?
1. 20-pin
2. 25-pin
3. 40-pin
4. 50-pin
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. The IDE/EIDE
connector is a forty-pin connector and is one of the most widely used type of
connectors used on IBM compatible computers.
6/2004 - Which of the below is related to memory?
1. PS
2. DSP
3. Flops
4. Cache
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. Cache is related to
memory while all other definitions are not. See the following definitions for
additional information about each of these terms: PS, DSP, Flops, and
Cache.
5/2004 - Which of the following is not related to computer video.
1. DirectX
2. AC-3
3. GeForce
4. OpenGL
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. AC-3 is related to
sound and not computer video. See any of the following definitions for
additional information about each of these terms: DirectX, AC-3, GeForce,
and OpenGL.
4/2004 - How many keys are there on the majority of the standard
US keyboard today?
1. 100
2. 102
3. 104
4. 106
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. Although many US
computer keyboards also have 101 keys, with the advent of the 104-key
keyboard with the Microsoft Windows keys, most computers are using a 104key keyboard. See the 101-key keyboard definition and 104-key keyboard
definition for further information.
3/2004 - Which of the following is not related to chat?
1. IRC
2. IM
3. Op
4. AutoPlay
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. See each of the
following definitions for additional information about each of these terms.
IRC, IM, Op, and AutoPlay.
2/2004 - Which of the following is not considered a superuser?
1. Admin
2. Agent
3. Op
4. Root
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. See each of the
following definitions for additional information about each of these terms.
Admin, Agent, Op, and Root.
1/2004 - Which of the below commands displays the time on most
Linux and Unix computers?
1. time
2. date
3. timex
4. now
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two. The time command
is used to time a command and not display the time. To display the time and
date, users must use the date command. Users who may come from an MSDOS environment may have difficulties with this little difference at first.

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