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For questions 1 to 20, please tick all boxes that are correct (4 points for each question).
1. Linux is less popular as an operating system on a personal computer than MS Windows because...
. Linux is usually considered to contain more bugs than Windows.
. Linux is free, and how can good and reliable software be free?
. Most popular software is only available in a Windows version, but not in a Linux version.
. Linux is widely known as being less secure than Windows.
2.
The secondary storage of a computer is used to: . Make the computer to run. . Store programs and user data permanently. . Make the computer to perform better. . Make the keyboard work.

3.
Which of the following is not hardware?

. Keyboard
. CPU
. Floppy disk
. Microsoft Windows
. Ethernet cable


4.
Which of the following statements is true?

. A GUI is harder to learn.
. A CLI uses a mouse.
. A CLI is more useful for novice users.
. All of the above.
. None of the above.


5.
ASCII only encodes the English characters andpunctuations, and for that reason cannot be used for Chinese text. How is Chinese text in simplifiedcharacters encoded?

. Simplified Chinese ASCII
. Big5
. Unicode
. GB2312


6.
The CPU is often referred to as the brain of the computer because...

. It controls all the other hardware components. . It gives the computer artificial intelligence. . It is the fastest component of the computer. . It stores all computing results permanently.

7.
When a user clicks on a button in MS Outlook, what is the detailed route by which the mouse click is delivered to the computer?

. Mouse . Outlook
. Mouse . Windows . Outlook
. Mouse . Mouse driver . Outlook
. Mouse . Mouse driver . Windows . Outlook


8.
When a user prints a file from MS Excel, who is responsible for communicating directly with the printer?

. MS Office
. MS Excel
. MS Windows
. The printer driver
. The user


9.
The data stored in RAM chips ... when power to the computer is turned off:

. Is kept and can be accessed when power is restored . Is lost but can be recovered from harddisks later . Is lost but can be recovered from CD-ROM later . Is lost permanently

10.
A byte provides enough different combinations of 0's and 1's to represent how many individual charactersmaximum?

. 26
. 64
. 128
. 256


11.
At the computer store you bought the new version ofyour favorite application program: OSFA (One Size Fits All) Version 7.0. In exchange for your hard-earned cash you receive a cardboard box containing a CD and a user manual. What did you buy?

. Hardware
. Software
. Middleware
. Firmware


12.
One of the differences between a harddisk and RAM is that the latter is volatile. Why do computermanufacturers nonetheless use RAM for primary memory (and not harddisks)?

. Harddisks are too noisy.
. Harddisks are too slow.
. Harddisks are too large.
. Harddisks are too expensive.


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