

July 5, 2003
ITeaser
By Mahjabeen Agha
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:
1. Windows 98 is an example of:
a. System software
b. Computer virus
c. Security advice
d. Designing software
2. What button do you use to shut down a computer running Windows?
a. Off
b. Escape
c. Start
d. Stop
3. What do you see when you click the right mouse button?
a. Today’s date
b. Time
c. Help screen
d. Special menu
4. How many bits there are in a byte?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. None of the above
5. Which Linux command sets a files permission?
a. altmod
b. chmod
c. properties
d. rights
6. What type of memory allows you to read data from or write data?
a. ROM
b. EPROM
c. PROM
d. RAM
7. Which factor determined whether an I/O channel is input, output, or both input and output?
a. Specific type of peripheral device
b. Maintenance programmer
c. Systems analyst
d. All of the above
8. The type of data storage for future uses and usually resides outside the main body of a computer is:
a. Hyper storage
b. Secondary storage
c. Peripheral storage
d. None of the above
9. A memory in most computers used to permanently store often-used instructions is called:
a. Permanent
b. Read-only
c. Unaccessible
d. Programmable
10. The purpose of pipeline burst cache is used for:
a. Fast accessed memory
b. Paused memory
c. Slow accessed memory
d. None of the above
ANSWERS: 1a; 2c; 3d; 4d; 5b; 6d; 7a; 8b; 9b; 10a
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