1. In order to be executed, a program (or part of it) needs to be loaded onto ____________.

1. RAM

2. ROM

3. Register

4. Cache

2. Which memory is considered as a working memory and will be erased when a computer is turned off?

1. RAM

2. ROM

3. EPROM

4. Hard Disk

3. Which memory is permanent (never updated) and contains the booting instructions?

1. RAM

2. ROM

3. EPROM

4. Cache

4. Which memory will be updated only in very rare occasions (for example, when an additional RAM is mounted on the mother board)?

1. Register

2. ROM

3. EPROM

4. Cache

5. Which is an intermediate memory that is located between RAM and CPU (usually attached to the chip with CPU) and faster than RAM?

1. RAM

2. ROM

3. EPROM

4. Cache

6. Which one of the following performs calculations in a computer?

   1. RAM

   2. Hard Drive

   3. CPU

   4. Cache

7. Which one of the following is not a part of a CPU?

   1. ALU

   2. Registers

   3. Data path

   4. RAM

8. Which one of the statements is TRUE about RAM?

   1. RAM stores Data only

   2. RAM stores Instructions only

   3. RAM stores both Data and Instructions

   4. RAM is not a storage device.

9. Which of the following is the list of storage units in the ascending order of their speed and decending order of their capacity?

   1. Hard Drive, RAM, Register, Cache

   2. RAM, FSB, Cache, Hard Drive

   3. Hard Drive, RAM, Cache, Register

   4. Register, RAM, Cache, Hard Drive

Consider the above specification of a laptop to answer the next three questions.

10. What is the word size of the above lap-top?

    1. One byte

    2. Two bytes

    3. Four bytes

    4. Eight bytes

11. What is the speed of the above lap-top?

    1. 64 bits

    2. 2 * 109 HZ

    3. 8 * 230 bytes

    4. 5005 Sec

12. What is the capacity of the internal memory of the above computer?

    1. 64 bits

    2. 2 * 103 HZ

    3. 8 * 230 bytes

    4. 5005 Sec

13. What is the difference between GHz and GB?

    1. GHz specifies speed: GB specifies storage

    2. 1 GHz = 109 Hz : 1 GB = 230 Bytes

    3. 1 GHz = 1000 MHz : 1 GB = 1024 MB

    4. All

14. What is 1+1 in binary number system?

1. 11

2. 2

3. 10

4. B2

15. Suppose the size of your photo file is 1 MB, and the average upload speed of your net connection is 500 KB/sec. How many seconds will it take to upload your photo to a website such as Facebook?

1. 2 s.

2. 5 s.

3. 1 s.

4. 2.5 s.

16. One of the top level domain is Education (abbreviation edu, e.g. www.ewc.edu). Give any other popular top level domains and their abbreviations.

1. .com commerce

2. .org organization

3. .gov- government

4. All of the above

17. Which is an internet application?

1. Web (HTML)

2. eMail (POP/SMTP)

3. File Transfer (FTP)

4. All of the above

18. From geographical perspective, which network is larger?

1. PAN

2. LAN

3. MAN

4. WAN

19. Which is the primary protocol for data transmission in Internet?

1. AT/T

2. USB

3. TCP/IP

4. LAN

20. Which is the primary protocol used in wired LANs?

1. Wi-Fi

2. Wii

3. Ethernet

4. Blue-tooth

21. Which is the primary protocol used in wireless LANs?

1. Wi-Fi

2. Wii

3. Ethernet

4. PS3

22. Which is a protocol for wireless WAN?

1. Wi-Fi

2. X-Box

3. 4G

4. Ethernet

23. What is a firewall?

1. A simulation program used by fire-fighters

2. A software wall used to chase fire-ants

3. A software-hardware based network security system

4. A computer game

24. Which of the following gives the pros and cons of wireless net over wired net?

1. Pros: Mobility Cons: Less Secure

2. Pros: Mobility Cons: Hard to setup

3. Pros: Faster Cons: Less Secure

4. Pros: Faster Cons: Hard to setup