专业英语考试题太原理工.docx

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专业英语考试题太原理工

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotarequiredpartofaninformationsystem?

A.People

B.Procedures

C.Internet

D.Data

2.Thephysicalequipmentthatprocessesdatainordertocreateinformationiscalledthe

A.typology

B.compiler

C.hardware

D.software

3.Theword"software"isinterchangeablewiththeword

A.procedure

B.application

C.program

D.computer

4.Whatarethetwomajorsoftwaretypes?

A.Systemanalysissoftwareanddatawarehousingsoftware

B.Operatingsystemsoftwareandutilitiessoftware

C.Systemsoftwareandapplicationsoftware

D.Databasemanagementsoftwareandapplicationsoftware

5.Whichofthefollowingisacollectionofprogramsratherthanasingleprogram?

A.Procedures

B.Systemsoftware

C.Hardware

D.Applicationsoftware

6."Background"softwarethatallowsthecomputerstoworkiscalled

A.shareware.

B.applicationsoftware.

C.desktop.

D.systemsoftware.

7.Identifytheprogramthatcoordinatescomputerresources,providesaninterfacebetweenusersandthecomputer,andrunsapplications.

A.Systemssoftware

B.Operatingsystem

C.Applicationsoftware

D.Devicedriver

8.DiskDefragmentereliminatesunnecessaryfilefragmentsandrearrangesfilesandunuseddiskspacetooptimizecomputeroperations.Thisisanexampleofwhichtypeofprogram?

A.Systemsoftware

B.Operatingsystem

C.Applicationsoftware

D.Utilities

9.Systemsoftwareincludesallofthefollowingexcept

A.operatingsystems.

B.devicedrivers.

C.utilities.

D.browser.

10.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobeusedtomonitormanufacturingprocessesandassembly-lineoperations?

A.Minicomputers

B.Mainframecomputers

C.Supercomputers

D.Microcomputers

11.Desktop,mediacenter,notebook,netbook,tabletPC,andhandheldcomputersareclassifiedas

A.mainframecomputers.

B.supercomputers.

C.minicomputers.

D.microcomputers.

12.Themostwidelyusedhandheldcomputersare

A.laptopcomputers.

B.PDAsandsmartphones.

C.notebooksandnetbooks.

D.tabletPCs.

13.Aspecifictypeofnotebookcomputerthatacceptshandwritingiscalleda

A.laptopcomputer

B.netbook

C.subnotebook

D.tabletPC

14.Thiscomputercomponentholdsdatathatiscurrentlybeingprocessed.

A.RAM

B.ROM

C.Bus

D.Ports

15.Whichofthefollowingwillnotretaindataafterthecomputeristurnedoff?

A.DVD

B.RAM

C.ROM

D.Harddrive

16.Identifythefourbasiccategoriesofhardwareinamicrocomputersystem.

A.Harddisk,input/output,secondarystorage,anddisplaydevices.

B.Systemunit,input/output,secondarystorage,andprimarystorage.

C.Systemunit,input/output,secondarystorage,andcommunication.

D.Systemunit,modem,RAM,andmicroprocessor.

17.Themostcommonoutputdevicesare

A.monitorsandprinters.

B.DVDdrivesandmonitors.

C.speakersandprinters.

D.printersandDVDdrives.

18.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotconsideredaformofsecondarystorage?

A.Solid-statestorage

B.Opticaldisk

C.RAM

D.Harddisk

19.Flashmemorycardsareatypeofwhatkindofsecondarystorage?

A.Opticaldisks

B.Harddrives

C.High-definitiondisks

D.Solid-statestorage

20.Themostwidelyusedcommunicationdeviceis

A.apersonalcomputer.

B.theInternet.

C.atelephoneline.

D.amodem.

21.Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofadocumentfile?

A.Spreadsheet

B.Memo

C.Letter

D.Termpaper

22.Afinancialbudgetwouldtypicallybewhattypeofdatafile?

A.Adatabase

B.Aworksheet

C.Apresentation

D.Adocument

23.Employeerecords,includingnames,socialsecuritynumbers,andrelatedinformation,wouldtypicallybewhattypeofdatafiles?

A.Documentfiles

B.Presentationfiles

C.Databasefiles

D.Worksheetfiles

24.Thecapabilityofyourmicrocomputertoshareinformationwithothercomputersisreferredtoas

A.thewirelessrevolution.

B.systemmemory.

C.computercompetency.

D.connectivity.

25.TheInternetisthelargest_____intheworld.

A.network

B.systemunit

C.databaseprogram

D.operatingsystem

True/FalseQuestions

26.Thefivepartsofaninformationsystemare:

people,procedures,software,hardware,anddata.

TrueFalse

27.Thepurposeofsoftwareistoconvertdataintoinformation.

TrueFalse

28.Softwareisanothernameforaprogramorprograms.

TrueFalse

29.Tobeacompetentcomputeruser,youmustunderstandtheessentialsofinformationtechnology（IT）.

TrueFalse

30.Applicationsoftwareis"background"softwarewhichhelpsthecomputermanageitsowninternalresources.

TrueFalse

31.Systemsoftwareisacollectionofprograms.

TrueFalse

32.DiskDefragmenterisaWindowsutilitythatiscommonlyusedtoformatsecondarydevices.

TrueFalse

33.Systemsoftwaremightbedescribedasendusersoftware.

TrueFalse

34.Abrowserisanexampleofaspecializedapplication.

TrueFalse

35.Anothernameforaminicomputerismidrangecomputer.

TrueFalse

36.Insurancecompaniesaremostlikelytousemidrangecomputerstoprocessinformationaboutmillionsofpolicyholders.

TrueFalse

37.Mediacenterscombinethefunctionalityofadesktopcomputerwithanentertainmentcenter.

TrueFalse

38.Twoimportantcomponentsofthesystemunitarethemicroprocessorandtheharddisk.

TrueFalse

39.Asystemunitconsistsofthekeyboardandthemonitor.

TrueFalse

40.RAMwillretaindatawhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

TrueFalse

41.Themostcommoninputdevicesarethemouseandthekeyboard.

TrueFalse

42.Secondarystoragewillretaindatawhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

TrueFalse

43.Solid-statestorageusesrigidmetallicplatterstostoredatausingthemagneticchargesofthedisk'ssurface.

TrueFalse

44.Thefourcommontypesoffilesaredocumentfiles,worksheetfiles,databasefiles,andpresentationfiles.

TrueFalse

45.Highlystructuredandorganizeddataisstoredindatabasefiles.

TrueFalse

FillintheBlankQuestions

46.Computer_____referstoacquiringcomputer-relatedskills.

________________________________________

47.Therulestofollowwhenusingsoftware,hardware,anddataarecalled_____.

________________________________________

48._____istheequipmentthatprocessesdatatocreateinformation.

________________________________________

49.Raw,unprocessedfacts,includingtext,numbers,images,andsounds,arecalled_____.

________________________________________

50._____isacollectionofprogramsthathelpsthecomputermanageitsownresourcesandenablesapplicationsoftwaretointeractwithcomputerhardware.

________________________________________

51._____arespecializedprogramsdesignedtoallowparticularinputoroutputdevicestocommunicatewiththerestofthecomputersystem.

________________________________________

52.Applicationsoftwarecanbecategorizedaseitherbasicapplicationsor_____applications.

________________________________________

53.Thebasicapplicationusedtonavigate,explore,andfindinformationontheInternetiscalleda_____.

________________________________________

54._____computersarenotnearlyaspowerfulassupercomputers,butarecapableofgreatprocessingspeedsanddatastorage.

________________________________________

55.Thesixtypesofmicrocomputersare:

_____computers,mediacenters,notebooks,netbooks,tabletPCs,andhandheldcomputers.

________________________________________

56._____computersarethesmallesttypeofmicrocomputerandaredesignedtofitintothepalmofonehand.

________________________________________

57.The_____isthecontainerthathousesmostoftheelectroniccomponentsofacomputersystem.

________________________________________

58._____storagedevicesdonotlosedataorprogramsaftertheelectricalpoweristurnedoff.

________________________________________

59._____arerigidmetallicplattersusedtostoreprogramsandverylargedatafiles.

________________________________________

60._____aresecondarystoragedevicesthathavethegreatestcapacity.

________________________________________

61.A_____filemightcontainaudiencehandoutsandspeakernotesinadditiontoelectronicslides.

________________________________________

62.Increaseduseofmobiledeviceshasbeentermedthe_____revolution.

________________________________________

63.A_____isacommunicationssystemconnectingtwoormorecomputers.

________________________________________

64.The_____providesamultimediainterfacetothenumerousresourcesavailableontheInternet.

________________________________________

65.Thelargestnetworkintheworldisthe_____.

________________________________________

EssayQuestions

66.Describeallthepartsofaninformationsystem.

67.Wherewoulditbemostrelevanttousetheterm"data"andtheterm"information"?

Giveanexampleofeach.

68.Whatisanoperatingsystem?

Givetwoexamples.

69.Whatisapplicationsoftware?

Describethetwocategoriesoftheapplicationsoftware.

70.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenasupercomputerandamainframecomputer?

71.Describethedifferencesbetweenminicomputersandmicrocomputers.

72.Describethedifferenttypesofmicrocomputerswithrelevantexamples.

73.Explainwhatasystemunitis.

74.Whatissecondarystorage?

Whatisthedifferencebetweenharddisksandsolid-statestorage?

75.