Computer Questions

In computer ethics and software law, which term describes the act of copying or downloading a software program from a network and then making multiple illegal copies of it without permission from the copyright owner?

In web browsing and internet security, which type of cookies are also known as transient cookies because they exist only while the browser session is open and are deleted automatically when you close the browser?

In basic computer hardware terminology, which type of hard drives are permanently located inside the system unit and are not designed to be removed during normal use, except when they need to be repaired or replaced?

In office productivity software, what do you call a program that helps you create written documents such as letters and reports and lets you go back to edit or correct the text as necessary?

From a basic computer security point of view, which of the following is the most common way for a virus to enter and infect a computer hard disk on a typical home or office system?

In word processing and graphic editing programs, which command is used to remove selected text or graphics from a document and store the removed content on the clipboard so that you can paste it somewhere else later?

In computer memory technology, which type of memory specifically requires periodic refresh cycles to maintain the stored data bits?

In computer security terminology, a delayed payload in a malicious program that is triggered at a specific date, time or event is commonly referred to as what?

In computer security, what do you call a self replicating malicious program that behaves like a virus but spreads by copying itself across computers over a network rather than staying on only one system?

In the standard classification of storage devices, a USB flash drive is considered to be which type of storage device within a computer system?

Digital computers represent and encode all internal data and programs using which number system?

In Microsoft Word, which of the following actions will not close the MS Word application itself, but instead only closes the current document window?

In data communication, what is the main function of a modem when connecting a digital computer to conventional analog telephone lines?

Most modern application software is designed with a user friendly interface in which users interact with windows, icons, menus and pointing devices. What is this type of interface commonly called?

In Microsoft Word, if you want to send the currently open document directly as an email message from within Word itself, which option would you typically use?

In computer terminology, programs that are permanently stored in read only memory ROM chips and provide low level control for hardware devices are collectively called what?

In a personal computer system, expansion cards such as graphics cards and network cards are inserted into which physical connectors on the motherboard to add new capabilities?

From the point of view of basic information processing, what are the four main functions that every general purpose computer carries out?

In older PC memory models, which type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special software support known as Expanded Memory Specification EMS in order to access it?

In Visual Basic style programming environments, what is the maximum number of characters allowed in the text prompt when you use functions such as MsgBox and InputBox to display a message or request input from the user?