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Below is a complete listing of each of the
computer quizzes Computer Hope posted in 2001. This year's quizzes
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2002 quizzes - 2000 quizzes 12/2001 - Which of the following is not a Unix or Linux variant
1. SunOS
2. RedHat
3. DOS
4. Debian
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number 3. DOS, also known
as MS-DOS, is not a variant of Unix or Linux. Additional information
about MS-DOS can be found on our MS-DOS page.
Additional information about Unix, Linux and its variants can be found
on our Unix page.
11/2001 - Which of the following is a PC video file extension?
1. .MVE
2. .MP3
3. .AVI
4. .VDO
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number 3, or .AVI.
AVI is a Microsoft Windows movie file and is commonly used for short
movies.
10/2001 - Which of the following file extensions is not an audio
file format?
1. MP3
2. AIF
3. WAV
4. COM
The correct answer would be COM. A com file is a compiled
executable file and not an audio file format file. Additional
information about file extensions can be found here.
Additional information about MP3 files can be found here.
9/2001 - Which of the
following is not an Operating System?
1. SuSE
2. Unix
3. OSD
4. DOS
The correct answer would be OSD which is not related to a computer
Operating System. Additional information and help with computer
Operating Systems can be found here.
8/2001 - Which of the
following is a broadband Internet connection?
1. 28.8k
2. 56k
3. Cable
4. Modem
The correct answer would be cable as it is one of the many
broadband possibilities available in some areas of the world. 28.k,
56k and Modem are all types of modems. Additional information about
modems can be found on our Modem help page.
7/2001 - Which of the
following is not an Internet browser?
1. Internet
Explorer
2. AOL
3. Netscape
4. Opera
The correct answer would have been AOL as it is an Internet Service
provider and not an Internet browser. Internet Explorer, Netscape and
Opera are all types of Internet browsers available for various
platforms.
6/2001 - Which of the
following is not a network command?
1. Ping
2. Winipcfg
3. Netcfg
4. Tracert
The command netcfg is not a network command. Additional information
about each of the above valid commands can be found on
document CH000444.
5/2001 - Typically, hard
disk drives employ what technology as a storage mechanism?
1. Laser
2. Magnetic
3. Light
4. Chemical
Hard disk drives today generally utilize a magnetic technology to
read, write and store information. Additional help and information
about hard disk drives can be found on our hard
disk drive page.
4/2001 - Microsoft Windows XP is an upcoming Operating System, what is
XP short for?
1. Whistler
2. eXtra
Powerful
3. eXPerienced
4. It
is not an acronym
Codenamed Whistler, Microsoft Windows XP is sort for Windows
Experienced. Windows XP is currently in Beta and will be released the
second half of 2001.
3/2001 - Unix is short for
what?
1. UNIt
eXchange
2. UNIform
eXchange
3. UNIt
X
4. It
is not an acronym
Unix is not an acronym, therefore it is not short for anything. An
early version of Unix was actually called UNICS and it was short for
UNiplexed Information and Computing Service. Additional information
about Unix can be found on our Unix page. Unix
history can be found on our Unix history
page.
2/2001 - The windows
registry consists of which two files?
1. autoexec.bat
and config.sys
2. user.dat
and win.ini
3. user.dat
and system.dat
4. win.reg
and user.dat
The system registry consists of two files named the user.dat and
system.dat. These two files have backups named user.da0 and
system.da0. Additional information about the system registry can be
found on our registry page.
1/2001 - Why was the first Intel Celeron
processor not as popular as expected?
1. Had
errors
2. No
level 2 cache
3. Caused
errors
4. Caused
Excess heat
The original Intel
Celeron processor was not as popular as expected because it lacked
level 2 cache to help reduce the price of the processor. With no level
2 cache the processor was much slower than the competitor
processors. Users felt that while the processor was cheap it was
not worth the dramatic speed decrease.
Additional information
about CPUs can be found on our CPU page.
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