Computer Science - Vocab 7 Quiz

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1. A joystick is:
	a. a piece of hardware designed to enable a user to modify games to their playing level		c. a piece of hardware designed to assist users in designing their own programs
	b. a piece of hardware designed to assist users in removing sections of the hard drive		d. a piece of hardware designed to enables users to play games
2. A console is:
	a. the computer's keyboard and screen		c. the computer's hard drive and screen
	b. the computer's hard drive and keyboard		d. the computer's keyboard, hard drive and screen
3. Infrared is:
	a. a type of radiation		c. a type of light that is visible
	b. a type of light that is invisible		d. a type of nuclear power
4. A byte is:
	a. 8 bits		c. 256 bits
	b. 64 bits		d. 1024 bits
5. A gigabyte:
	a. 8 bytes		c. 1,000,000 bytes
	b. 1,000 bytes		d. 1,000,000,000 bytes
6. Grayscale is:
	a. a type of coloration that only depicts black and white		c. a type of coloration that only depicts purple and orange
	b. a type of coloration that only depicts yellow and blue		d. a type of coloration that only depicts red and green
7. To crash is:
	a. to fail completely		c. to fall asleep on the keyboard
	b. to shut off the computer		d. to throw a computer out the window
8. A benchmark is:
	a. a mark on letterhead similar to a watermark		c. a program used to create letterhead
	b. a college or university logo		d. a program used to test performance
9. Default is:
	a. to revert back to the last known open application		c. to automatically shut down the system
	b. to use software instead of hardware		d. to automatically use a set of given specifications
10. A kiosk is:
	a. a terminal that displays information for public use		c. a home computer terminal
	b. a terminal that is part of an international network		d. a computer screen that contains a burned-in image