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Computing Skills Written Test Sample Questions

These questions are similar to those on the computing skills test.  On the actual test, you will have 25 multiple-choice questions.  The answers for these questions have been provided for you below.

1.  Illegally copying software is sometimes referred to as:
    A.    free booting
    B.    pirating
    C.    copy protection
    D.    copyright

2.  A hard drive:
    A.    is a mass storage device
    B.    is capable of storing the equivalent of dozens of floppy disks
    C.    is generally faster and more-reliable than using a floppy disk
    D.    more than one of the above

3.  The programs which direct the computer in its tasks:
    A.    hardware
    B.    software
    C.    memory
    D.    none of the above

4.  A software application which allows an operator to edit or otherwise manipulate text is:
    A.    a word processor
    B.    a spreadsheet
    C.    a template
    D.    all of the above

5.  If the power goes off, data stored in RAM is _____; whereas, data stored on magnetic disk is _____:
    A.    lost, not lost.
    B.    not lost, lost.
    C.    lost, lost also.
    D.    not lost, not lost.

ANSWERS

1.  B     2.  D     3.  B     4.  A     5.  A


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