CXC CAPE Advanced IT Pre Test

What does an operating system provide?

• power

• nothing

• inconsistent environment

• consistent environment

What is the purpose of peripheral devices?

• To do find viruses

• To enhance the computing experience

• to make us smarter

• All of the above

What is a set of instructions compiled together in a file to perform a specific task by the CPU?

• HDMI

• USB

• Computer program

• video graphics card

What is a bug?

• a virus
• an annoying insect
• an error which arises while a program is running that makes it give an incorrect result

To compile means to 

• check for errors and create an object file
• bring the files all together
• run the program

To interpret is to 

• translate from language 1 to language 2
• translate and execute each line of code
• clarify the code

an algorithm is

• a set of steps that one executes to solve a task
• a computer program
• a list of instructions

Algorithms can not be represented as

• flowchart
• pseudocode
• altative

An example of a URL(website) address is

• http://www.rcsnc.org

• 209 Bob hardin road

• PO Box 784

• [e-mail]

Word processing programs have a feature that allows you to easily move paragraphs around in your document. This feature is called

• Cut and Paste

• Copy and Slide

• Replace and Cut

• Copy and Switch