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TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING NC II
PRE-TEST

Name: __________________________________ Batch: ____ Score: ______

Instructor:___________________________ Date: M____/D____/Y 20___
General Instruction: No erasures. No doubling or writing over. Wrong spelling cannot be considered correct. Leave
questions unanswered if unsure and write your best answer later if there is still time.

I. Write the best possible answer on the space provided before the number.

_______1. It is an electronic hardware device that operates and functions under the control
of instructions called programs stored in its memory.
a. a. mobile phone b. super computer
b. c. computer d. tablet pc
_______2. An information that enters the computer.
a. a. binary b. input
b. c. code d. data

_______3. The most common and widely used computer today which you can see in
homes, schools, and in most businesses.
a. a. hand held computer b. laptop computer
b. c. micro computer d. mid-range computer

_______4. It is the most dominant mobile operating system used in mobile phones.
a. a. iOS b. android
b. c. linux d. kitkat

_______5. It is the most powerful computer.

a. a. supercomputer b. IBMz systems
b. mainframe computer d. IBM supercomputer

_______6. A notebook equipped with a touchscreen which allows the user to operate the computer using a digital pen or
stylus.
a. a. handheld computer b. tablet pc
b. c. laptop computer d. nettop computer

_______7. The small personal computer with components, display, keyboard, pointing
device, CPU, and rechargeable battery packed together in one single portable unit
intended for mobile use.
a. a. handheld computer b. tablet pc
b. c. laptop computer d. nettop computer is ideal

_______8. The smallest computer that are designed to fit into one hand or palm.
a. a. handheld computer b. tablet pc
b. c. laptop computer d. nettop computer
 _______9. It is small, low voltage, with minimal power requirement, and has a relatively cheap cost, which is ideal for
internet tasks and basic word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, and playing music or video.

a. a. handheld computer b. tablet pc

b. c. laptop computer d. nettop computer

_______10. It is a pocket-sized gadget with all the advanced hardware and software
applications running on mobile operating systems aside from its basic use as a cell
phone.
a. a. smartphone b. mid range computer
b. c. minicomputer d. personal computer

_______11. It is the electronic circuitry within a computer where the operations of data and information are controlled
and
where programs are executed.
a. a. CPU b. input unit
b. c. output unit d. memory unit

_______12. These are set of guidelines and rules to follow when using the hardware, the software applications, and the
data.
a. a. programs b. instructions
b. c. algorithms d. procedures

_______13. These are the facts and facet of records that we input into the computer.
a. a. word b. data
b. c. files d. record

_______14. It is the physical equipment that implements the data processing so that useful information may come as a
result.
a. a. software b. input unit
b. c. hardware d. CPU

_______15. It converts electronic data produced by the computer system and displays them in a form that the user can
understand.
a. a. output unit b. monitor
b. c. keyboard d. mouse

_______16. It is used to type alphanumeric commands in the computer that is translated as text in the monitor.
a. a. mouse b. keyboard
b. c. monitor d. speaker

_______17. Shows the visual representation of data encoded in the computer.

a. a. mouse b. keyboard
b. c. monitor d. speaker

_______18. This device eject sound and music that plays in the computer.
a. a. mouse b. keyboard
b. c. monitor d. speaker

_______19. It is used to point and click the icons in the computer.

 a. a. mouse b. keyboard
b. c. monitor d. speaker

_______20. Dispenses printed materials made in the computers word processor application.
a. a. scanner b. printer
b. c. industrial printer d. xerox machine

_______21. It is an input device that functions like a digital and video camera.
a. a. headphones b. scanner
b. c. voice synthesizer d. web camera

_______22. It is a computer printer that prints by hammering or striking an ink-soaked cloth ribbon against a paper.
a. a. dot-matrix printer b. laser-jet printer
b. c. ink-jet printer d. plotter

_______23. t is a computer printer that produces high quality prints of text or graphics on plain paper.
a. a. dot-matrix printer b. laser-jet printer
b. c. ink-jet printer d. plotter

_______24. An input device connected to the sound card via a microphone port.
a. a. voice synthesizer b. speaker
b. c. headphones d. voice recorder

_______25. It is the process of enabling machines to talk to humans.

a. a. artificial intelligence b. face recognition
b. c. password d. voice synthesis

_______26. A solid-state electronic data storage device that uses flash memory.
a. a. flash memory b. solid state drive
b. c. hard disk drive d. compact disk

_______27. It is a storage media that uses laser technology to store data onto a circular plastic or metallic disc.
a. a. hard disk drive b. physical drive
b. c. optical drive d. flash memory

_______28. The measure of the amount of information that can be stored in a memory or storage device.
a. a. length b. size
b. c. bytes d. capacity

_______29. The most widely used optical disk with a standard capacity of around 800 megabytes (MB).
a. a. flash memory b. solid state drive
b. c. hard disk drive d. compact disk

_______30. An optical drive that has a magnetized disk inside, stacked one after another, where data is recorded by
magnetizing.
a. a. flash memory b. solid state drive
b. c. hard disk drive d. compact disk

_______31. This kind of storage is a non-volatile memory.

a. a. flash memory b. solid state drive
b. c. hard disk drive d. compact disk
_______32. A type of storage that loses its stored data when the power is turned off.
a. a. volatile b. re-writable
b. c. read-only d. non volatile

_______33. The data in a digital computer system is represented in numerical digits in 1’s and 0’s is called
_____________.
a. a. binary code b. binary numeric system
b. c. binary digits d. binary numeral system

_______34. Exabyte is equal to 1 ____________.

a. a. quintillion b. septillion
b. c. sextillion d. quadrillion

_______35. A kind of access that indicates that the data are accessed one after another.
a. a. organizational b. spatial
b. c. sequential d. order

_______36. It contains electrical signals that direct the other parts of the system to do their work.
a. a. output unit b. control unit
b. c. input unit d. remote unit

_______37. It reads and interprets program instructions and converts it to machine language that the CPU can
understand.
a. a. output unit b. control unit
b. c. input unit d. remote unit

_______38. It is an integrated circuit made of millions of transistors and capacitors.

a. a. control panel b. central processing unit
b. c. front panel d. motherboard

_______39. Inside the CPU are small but high-speed data storage.
a. a. ram b. cache memory
b. c. flash memory d. rom

_______40. It stores memory data and speeds up operation by making recently accessed data immediately available to
the processor.
a. a. ram b. cache memory
b. c. flash memory d. rom

_______41. It contains electronic circuitry that executes the arithmetic and logical operations like calculations and
comparisons.
a. a. floating point unit b. arithmetic logical unit
b. c. arithmetic logic unit d. floating points unit

_______42. It is the primary internal storage that holds data and instructions for processing.
a. a. ram b. cache memory
b. c. flash memory d. rom
_______43. The process of getting instructions or data from program memory (cache or RAM).
a. a. execute b. store or writeback
 b. c. fetch d. decode

_______44. It is the process of translating these instructions or data that the CPU can understand and execute upon.
a. a. execute b. store or writeback
b. c. fetch d. decode

_______45. The plate or shielding that protects the back panel from electrostatic discharges and outside elements.
a. a. back panel b. i/o bezel plate
b. c. bezel plate d. i/o back panel

_______46. The circular concentric path arrangement of data is called _______________.

a. a. tracks b. pathway
b. c. pathfinding d. tracking

_______47. The CPU is contained inside a small socket called ___________________.

a. a. CPU slot b. CPU holder
b. c. CPU port d. CPU socket

_______48. The smallest but the fastest among the different cache levels of a CPU.
a. a. level 1 b. level 2
b. c. level 3 d. level 4

_______49. One gigahertz (GHz) is equivalent to ___________.

a. a. 1,000 kbp/s b. 1,000 mbp/s
b. c. 1,000 gbp/s d. 1,000 tbp/s

_______50. A type of memory that is a relatively small amount of high-speed memory and located near the CPU.
a. a. RAM b. cache memory
b. c. flash memory d. ROM