Glossary of Computer Terms starting with alphabet 'A'

Description
Active X	Active X is a Microsoft Technology used by web developers to create interactive web content. While ActiveX is a useful technology, you are required to have an up-to-date version of ActiveX installed on your computer to use ActiveX-enabled content.
ADF	ADF is acronym for 'Automatic Document Feeder'. ADF technology is used in scanners, photocopiers and other machines for automatic feeding of documents.
ADSL	ADSL is acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line'. ADSL technology is used for transmitting data/information over telephone lines.
Adware	Adware is a software free to use but requires watching advertisements to use it.
AGP	AGP is acronym for accelerated Graphic Port'. AGP is a port/slot on computer motherboard for inserting graphic card to improve quality of display.
Alert Box	An Alert Box is a small window that pops up to display warnings or messages on monitor screen. An example of alert box is that when you give command to format a floppy or any other disk, an alert box "Warning: Formatting will erase All data on this disk. To format the disk, click OK. To quit click CANCEL" is displayed. The computer will proceed as per the option 'OK' or 'CAncel' exercised by you.
Algorithm	Algorithm is a set of instructions or procedure written by programmers to perform a task or set of tasks.
Appllet	Applet is usually a small java application written for the web page to make the page dynamic and interactive.
Application	An application is a software program that runs on the computer. The examples of applications are word processors, web browsers, games, multimedia etc.
ASCII	ASCII is acronym for 'American System Code for Information Interchange and is a universal standard for using numerical codes on computers.
ATA	ATA is acronym for 'Advanced Technology Attachment. ATA is a type of hard disk drive that has drive controllers on the drive itself.
Autoresponders	A program or script that automatically responds to emails received.

Practice QUESTIONS SET 1

1. One megabyte equals approximately
1) 1,000 bits 
2) 1,000 bytes 
3) 1 million bytes 
4) 1 million bits
5) 2,000 bytes 

2. Data going into the computer is called? 
1) Output 
2) Algorithm
3) Input 
4) Calculations
5) Flowchart

3. Which of the following refers to the memory in your computer? 
1) RAM 
2) DSL 
3) USB 
4) LAN 
5) CPU 

4. When you are working on a document on PC, where is the document temporarily stored?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) The CPU
4) Flash memory 
5) The CD-Rom

5. Information travels between components on the mother board through-
1) Flash memory
2) CMOS 
3)Bays 
4) Buses 
5) Peripherals 

6. How are data organised in a spreadsheet? 
1) Lines and spaces
2) Layers and planes 
3) Height and width 
4) Rows and columns 
5) None of these

7. Which of the following is true? 
1) Byte is a single digit in a binary number 
2) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers 
3) Eight-digit binary number is called a byte 
4) Eight-digit binary number is called a bit 
5) None of these 

8. Transformation of input into output is performed by? 
1) Peripherals 
2) Memory 
3) Storage 
4) The Input-Output unit 
5) The CPU 

(Blue Questions are the Important ones)

9. How many options does a binary choice offer? 
1) None 
2) One 
3) Two 
4) It depends on the amount of memory in the computer

5) It depends on the speed of the computer's processor 

10. .....is collection of web pages and ......is the very first page that we see on opening of a web-site 
1) Home-page, Web-page
2) Web-site, Home-page 
3) Web-page, Home-page 
4) Web-page, Web-site 
5) None of these

11. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it is shaped like a hand.
1) Grammar error 
2) Hyperlink 
3) Screen tip 
4) Spelling error 
5) Formatting error 

12. The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions.
1) Hardware 
2) Icon 
3) Information 
4) Software 
5) None of these 

13. 'www' stands for _____ 
1) World Word Web 
2) World Wide Web 
3) World White Web 
4) World Work Web 
5) None of these 

14. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste? 
1) File

2) Tools 
3) Special 
4) Edit 
5) None

15. You can use the tab key to 
1) Move a cursor across the screen 
2) Indent a paragraph 
3) Move the cursor down the screen 
4) Only (1) and (2) 
5) None of these 

16. The most important or powerful computer in a typical network is _____ 
1) Desktop 
2) Network client 
3) Network server 
4) Network station 
5) None of these 

17. Which of the following is an example of connectivity? 
1) Internet 
2) Floppy disk 
3) Power cord 
4) Data
5) None of these 

18. The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately _____ is used
1) File allocation table 
2) Directory 
3) Sequential access 
4) Direct access


5) None of these 

19. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into _____ 
1) Web sites 
2) Information 
3) Programs 
4) Objects 
5) None of these 

20. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another location? 
1) The clipboard 
2) ROM 
3) CD-ROM 
4) The hard disk 
5) None of these