Notational Systems
Computing & Processing
Units of Measure
Troubleshooting Methodology
Data Types Characteristics
100

Given the numerical value 1010101.11, which of the following number systems is MOST likely represented? A. Decimal B. Octal C. Binary D. Hexadecimal

What is (A) Decimal?

100

Which of the following lists the basic computing and processing steps in order?

A. Input, retrieval, output, and storage
B. Input/output, processing and storage
C. Input, retrieval, processing, and storage
D. Input, processing, output, and storage

What is (D) Input, processing, output, and storage ? 

100

Which of the following storage units can be used to represent 1024MB?
A.  1GB
B.  1KB
C.  1TB
D.  1PB

What is (A) 1 GB? 

100

A customer has brought a computer in to be repaired. He said he thinks that the sound card has stopped working because no audio is produced when music, video, or DVD's are played.
Which troubleshooting step should you take first?
A. Replace the sound card with a known-good spare.
B. Verify the speakers are plugged into the correct jack and are powered on.
C. Download and install the latest sound card drivers.
D. Verify the volume isn't muted
E. Verify that no IRQ or I/O port address conflicts exist between the card and other devices in the system.

What is (B) Verify the speakers are plugged in the correct jack and are powered on? 

100

A developer is writing a propgram that will store the value of a single character. Which of the following data types will work BEST to store this value?
A. String
B. Single
C. Boolean
D. Char

What is (D) Char? 

200

Which of the following represent the binary number of 2?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 110
D. 101

What is (A) 10?

10 in binary is the same as 2 in decimal

200

What type of connector is commonly used for keyboards and mice?
A. RCA
B. USB
C. XLR
D. TRS

What is (B) USB? 

200

How many bites are in a single byte?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16

What is (B) 8? 

200

When troubleshooting a malfunctioning notebook computer. Nothing appears on the LED display when the system is powered on.
Which of the following is tbe BEST step to try first?
A. Calibrate the battery
B. Replace the motherboard
C. Plug in the external monitor
D. Replace the video card

What is (C) Plug in an external monitor? 

200

A software developer is creating a variable to hold whole numbers and will perform numeric operations on the values stored in that variable. Which of the following data types is the BEST for this purpose?
A. Integer
B. Float
C. Boolean
D. String

What is (A) Integer? 

300

Which of the following notational systems is MOST Likely used to represent a MAC address?
A. Binary
B. Octal
C. Decimal  
D. Hexadecimal

What is (D) Hexadecimal ?

300

A user has entered a search string into an application and clicked on the search icon. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the computing process?

A. Processing
B. Output
C. Input
D. Storage

What is (A) Processing? 

300

A single 1 or 0 in a digital signal

What is a bit?

300

You have just connected a new USB device to your Windows system. You used the installation disc that came with the device to install the drivers needed to support the device. After the installation, the system frequently crashes when you try to access the new device. Which of the following steps would most likely resolve the issue?
A. Replace the device itself
B. Remove and then reinstall the device
C. Download and install the latest driver from the manufacture's website.
D. Run the Add Legacy Hardware wizard and manually configure the device

What is (C) Download and install the latest driver from the manufacture's website? 

300

A programmer is creating an application that needs to store a value indicating if the user is logged in or not. Which of the following would be the BEST data type to accomplish this?
A. String
B. Integer
C. Boolean
D. Float

What is (C) Boolean? 

400

A network has an IPV4 address of 192.168.12.155. Which of the following notational systems is used to represent this IP address?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Octal
D. Hexadecimal

What is (B) Decimal - Decimal number systems use ten digits from 0 to 9.

400

Keyboards, mice, speakers, microphones, and printers are collectively referred to as:
A. Peripherals
B. Equipment
C. Add-ins
D. Attachments

What is (A) Peripherals? 

400

A consumer wants to add a hard drive to their computer to store video from their camera. Which of the following would represent the storage capacity of a modern hard disk drive (HDD) purchased from a computer store?
A. 4 Gigabytes
B. 3 Terabytes
C. 8 Megabytes
D. 1,024 Kilobytes

What is (B) 3 Terabytes ? 

400

You're troubleshooting a computer running Windows 10. The operating system has halted and a blue screen has been displayed on the monitor with an error message. Which of the following is MOST likely first step that should be taken in a troubleshooting the issue?
A. Check the voltage levels on the DC side of the power supply.
B. Remove all memory modules and replce them one a ta time until the error reappears.
C. Update the BIOS.
D. Search for the error in Microsoft's knowledgebase.
E. Uninstall the last application or system update that was installed.

What is (D) Search for the error on Microsoft's knowledgebase?

400

A developer is creating an application that requires a value to be stored with decimal precision. Which of teh following data types shoul dbe used for the variables that will store these values?
A. Integer
B. Boolean
C. Float
D. String

What is (C) Float? 

500

Which of the following encoding schemes would MOST likely be used to represent an emoji?
A. Binary
B. ASCII
C. Hexadecimal
D. Unicode

What is (D) Unicode? 

Unicode - is an international 16-bit encoding standard, and can represent millions of different characters.

500

Which of the following provides a computer system with the ability to retrieve and manipulate data at a future time?  A. Processing B. Output C. Input D. Storage

What is (D) Storage? 

500

Which of the following transfer rates is the FASTEST?
A. 1,282 Kbps
B. 181 Mbps
C. 1,480 Mbps
D. 1.24 Gbps

What is (C) 1,480 Mbps ? 

500

You are troubleshooting a malfunctioning notebook computer. Nothing appears on the LED display when the system is powered on. Which of the following is the BEST step to try first?
A. Calibrate the battery
B. Replace the video card
C. Replace the motherboard
D. Plug in the external monitor

What is (D) Plug in the external monitor? 

500

As a software developer, you need to create a variable to store postal codes. Which data type would you MOST likely use?
A. Boolean
B. String
C. Integer
D. Float

What is (B) String?