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

2009 computer quizzes

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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

2008 computer quizzes

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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

2007 computer quizzes

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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

2006 computer quizzes

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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

2005 computer quizzes

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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.

2004 computer quizzes

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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 104-

key 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 MS-

DOS environment may have difficulties with this little difference at first.