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  1. A dual-layer DVD is valued because it:

  2. A.

     Can hold more data

    B.

     Contains a backup of the data stored

    C.

     Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase

    D.

     Creates alternative sound tracks


  3. To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is known as...

  4. A.

     Clip art

    B.

     To highlight

    C.

     To fetch

    D.

     To decode


  5. Another word for 'Graphics for a word processor'?

  6. A.

     Peripheral

    B.

     Clip art

    C.

     Highlight

    D.

     Execute


  7. What Designates where the next action occurs?

  8. A.

     Decode

    B.

     Highlight

    C.

     Select

    D.

     Mother board


  9. Which was an early mainframe computer?

  10. A.

     ENIAC

    B.

     UNIC

    C.

     BRAINIA

    D.

     FUNTRIA


  11. Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by

  12. A.

     Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes

    B.

     Viewing from a darkened room

    C.

     Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast

    D.

     Using special glasses that filter out UV rays


  13. Name the terminals of a BJT.

  14. A.

     Drain, Gate, Source

    B.

     Positive, Negative, Neutral

    C.

     Anode, Cathode, Triode

    D.

     Emitter, Base, Collector


  15. What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer?

  16. A.

     A client

    B.

     A host

    C.

     A router

    D.

     A web server


  17. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?

  18. A.

     1800s

    B.

     1880s

    C.

     1890s

    D.

     1900s


  19. RAM stands for

  20. A.

     Random Access Memory

    B.

     Really Annoying Machine

    C.

     Read A Manual

    D.

     Real Absolute Memory