TESTS

 

Test №1

 Choose the correct answer:

1. The work the computer does (storing information, finding the right information and doing calculations) is called ______________ .

a) data processing     b) programming    c) calculating     d) operating

2. The people who write instructions and put them in the computer are called ________________ .

     a) providers    b) users    c) computer programmers    

d) subscribers

3. The parts of the computer that most people use are called ______________ .

     a) programs     b) terminals     c) microchips    d) keys

4. The CPU (central processing unit) contains only electronic components, called __________________ .

     a) keys     b) terminals     c) programs     d) microchips 

5. A computer terminal which looks like a television is ______________ .

     a) a keyboard     2) a CPU  c) a VDU  d) a mouse

6. The instructions written in a computer are _________________ .

    a) programs  b) data     c) information    d) garbage

7. The information that comes out of a computer is called ________________.

    a) input     b) output     c) garbage     d) chips

8. The main part of the computer which contains microchips is ___________.

    a) a keyboard     b) a VDU     c) a CPU     d) a printer

9. Give a synonym to the word «information».

    a) instructions     b) data     c) programs     d) microchips

10. The sales department keeps the information about our clients in a _______ .

    a) program    b) spreadsheet     c) database     d) password

11. Information is given into the computer in the form of ___________.

                  a)ideas b) thoughts c) characters d) rules

1.                    The basis function of a computer is _____________ information.

a)    to switch b) to  keep c) to process d) to translate

2. The data needed for solving the problems are kept in the _________.

a)memory b) input device c) scanner d) output device

3. Inputting information into the computer is realized by means of _____.

a)a printer b) letters c) disks d) numbers

4. A computer is a machine with a complex network of electronic________________ that operate switches.

a)circuits b) cores c) characters d) machines

5. Data are entered from a___________in a manner similar to typing.

a)keyboard b) digitizer c) printer d) scanner

6. A personal computer is a small relatively inexpensive device designed for an individual___________.

a)person b) producer c) manufacturer d) user

18. A system of sending messages to and receiving from other users on a network or over the Internet is _________________ .

a)  USENET     b) e-mail     c) Gopher      d) the www  

19. A company that offers users a connection to the Internet is ________ .

a) a provider     b) a programmer  c) a password     d) a host computer

20. Any program or group of programs which instruct the hardware on how it should perform are _______________ .

a)instructions     b) data     c) information     d) software

21. A word which identifies a user so that he can access a system is ______ .

     a) data     b) a keyword     c) a password    d) software

22. A section of data on a computer, in the form of individual records which contain data, characters, digits or graphics is ______________.

      a) a file     b) a disk     c) a chip     d) a circuit

23. A person who has a telephone and pays for access to service is ________ .

     a) a user     b) a programmer     c)  a subscriber     d) a provider

24. A system of words or symbols which allows communication with computers is _______________.

     a) a network    b) a language     c) multimedia     d) a protocol

25. Action of two things on each other is _________________ .

a) interaction     b) a language     c) multimedia     d) a protocol

26. To put a machine into an office or factory; to set up a new computer system to the user’s requirements means ___________________ .

     a) to transfer     b) to send     c) to copy     d) to install

27. A device that allows data to be sent over telephone lines by converting binary signals from a computer into analog sound signals, which can be transmitted over a telephone line is _______________ .

     a) a modem     b) a printer     c) a CPU     d) a VDU

28. A list of options or programs available to the user is ______________ .

    a) a access     b) a table    c) Windows     d) a menu

29. The Internet is the biggest computer _______________ now in use.

     a) the WWW     b) connection     c) network     d) company

30. A flat circular plate that contains data, read by a laser is ______________ .

     a) a floppy disc     b) a compact disc     c) software     d) hard ware

31.The Internet is _________________ computer network now in use.

      a) the biggest    b) bigger    c) big    d) the most big

32.Charles Babbage, a professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University ____________________the first calculating machine in 1812.

     a) invent     b) invents     c) have invented      d) invented

33.Most users ______________ the world of telecommunications.

     a) already discovered               b) has already discovered  

     c) have already discovered         d) already discover

34.Once the changes ______________, not only ____________ but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in а paper-free society.

     a) will be introduced, postmans     b) are introduced, postmen

     c) is introduced,  postmens     c) introduce, postman

35.All the routine tasks _____________ on а tiny silicon chip in a few years.

     a)  are carried     b) will carry     c) will carried      d) will be carried

36.Nearly all the information ________________ over the Internet is transmitted without any form of encoding.

     a) send     b) is sent     c) being sent     d) to be sent

37.There are still both commercial and technical problems which will take time ______________________.

     a) to be resolved     b) resolved     c) being resolved     d) resolving

38.Companies such as Microsoft have begun _________________- their traditional software products on compact-discs.

     a) to distribute     b) distributing     c) to be distributing     d) distribute

 

Test №2

1. «Big Blue»  is a nickname of the __ corporation.

     a) IBM     b) Apple     c) Microsoft     d) NEC

2. Space ________________ uses computers widely.

    a) information b) production c) investigation d) exploration

3. Computers are used for image ____________________.

    a) processing b) operating c) producing d) calculating

4. Computers help in _______________ of economy. 

    a) environment b) management c) government d) measurement

5. Microelectronics greatly extended man’s intellectual _______________.

    a) subsystems b) capabilities c) dimensions d) opinions

6. The first generation computers were ___________ and often burned out.

    a) uncomfortable b) uncommunicative c) unreliable d) undesirable

7. Due to ____________ the development of the fourth generation computers became possible.

     a) microelectronics b) miniaturization c) microminiaturization d) microeconomics

8. The entered data can be transmitted by ______________ networks.

     a) communications b) conversions c) procession d) connection

9. Computer data ______________system frees humans from routine error-prone tasks.

     a) counting b) computing c) processing d) storing

10. The possibility of______________ is reduced if data were correctly put into the data processing system.

     a) character b) access c) disaster d) error

11. Digital computers use numbers instead of analogous physical________________.

     a) symbols b) equipment c) quantities d) dimensions

12. Using a display you can____________mistakes, ______________words and replace sentences.

     a) delete b) dial c) correct d) subscribe

13. A number of actions that convert data into useful information is defined as ___________________.

     a) data b) processing c) data processing d) data storing

14. The analyst_____________a computer for solving problems, while the computer system architect______________computers.

     a) requires b) designs c) uses d) stores

15. Instructions and data are fed through the______________equipment to the_________________.

     a) output b) memory c) input d) control

16. The main units of the computer communicate with each other___________________a machine language.

     a) in spite of b) because of c) by means of d) although

 

17. The input also_______________the information into the pulse-no-pulse combinations understandable to the computer.

     a) converts b) removes c) accomplishes d) connects

18. Numbers and instructions forming the program are___________in the memory.

     a) solved b) stored c) simulated d) sent

19. The function of memory is to store____________the original input data________________the partial results.

     a) not only…………but also b) either…………or

     c) no sooner……………..than d) neither……………… nor

20. The simplest digital device is any device which_____________ count.

      a) can b) could c) must d) should

21. The control unit______________instructions from the program.

      a) sends b) changes c)removes d) obtains

22. CPU is designed to_____________and to_____________basic instructions for the computer.

     a) control b) consist c) delete d) carry out

23. Input-output devices allow the computer to_____________with its external environment.

     a) compute b) command c) communicate d) compensate

24. They_____________data into the binary codes.

      a) transmit b) translate c) transform d) transport

25. One of the first and most popular personal computer was____________in 1977.

     a) interpreted b) introduced c) integrated d) informed

26. All personal computers are based on____________technology, its CPU being called MPU.

     a) microscopy b) microprocessor c) microelement d) microeconomic

27. Very soon a computer was________________from a calculator into a PC for everyone.

     a) transformed b) transferred c) transported d) translated

28. A personal computer uses____________disks as input and output media.

      a) hard b) fixed c) strong d) floppy

29. Personal computers have a lot of______________, scientific, engineering, educational being among them.

     a) multiplication b) applications c) investigation d) measurements

30. Input-output units link the computer to its external ______________

      a) requirement b) development c) environment d) government

31. To break into a computer system for criminal purposes means ______ .

      a) to hack     b) to overload     c) to built in     d) to install

32. Trademark for a type of photocopier is _____________.

      a) an ATM     2) Apple     c) Xerox     d) IBM

33. A device that produces text or image on paper using ink or toner under the control of a computer is ________________.

     a) a copier     b) a printer     c) a modem    d ) a CPU

34. A compact disc can only be used with a special ______________ .

      a) printer     b) copier    c) disc player     d) VDU

35.  _____________ assembly means

     a) Yellow     b) Red     c) Black     d) White

36. ___________ assembly means computers assembled in Russia.

     a) Yellow     b) Red     c) Black     d) White

37. А couple of months ago а newspaper reported that а gang of hackers _____________ to break into the computers of five British banks.

     a) had managed     b) were managing    c) managed     d) have managed.

 

Test  № 3

1. Information is given into the computer in the form of _______

                a)ideas; b) characters; c) rules.

2.The basic function of a computer is    __________ information.

a) to switch; b) to keep; c) to process.

3. The data needed for solving problems are kept in the ____________.

a) memory; b) input device; c) output device.

4. Inputting information into the computer is realized by means of _________ .

a) a printer; b) letters; c) diskettes.

5. A computer can carry out arithmetic-logical operations _____________.

a) quickly; b) instantaneously; c) during some minutes.

6. Computers have become  ____________  in homes, offices, research

institutes.

a) commonwealth; b) commonplace; c) common room.

7. Space   ___________  uses computers widely.

a) information; b) production; c) exploration.

8. Computers are used for image ___________ .

a) processing; b) operating; c) producing.

9. Computers help in ____________  of economy.

a) environment; b) management; c) government.

10.Air traffic control depends on computer-  ____________  information.

    a) generated; b) instructed; c) combined.

Test № 4

1. British scientists invented а   ____________ way of multiplying and dividing.

a) mechanical; b) electrical; c) optical.

2. A new branch of mathematics,  _____________  , was invented in

England and Germany independently.

a) mechanics; b) arithmetics; c) calculus.

3. A young American clerk invented a means of coding  ____________   by punched cards.

a) letters; b) data; c) numbers.

4. Soon punched cards were replaced by   ________________  terminals.

a) printer; b) scanner; c) keyboard.

5. Mark I was the first ______________  computer that could solvemathematical problems.

a) analog; b) digital; c) mechanical.

6. J. von Neumann simplified his computer by storing information in a ___________ code.

a) analytical; b) numerical; c) binary.

7. Vacuum tubes could control and   ____________  electric signals.

            а)calculate; b) amplify; c) generate.

8.The first generation computers were      ___________  and often burned out.

а)uncomfortable; b) uncommunicative; c) unreliable.

9. Computers of the second generation used ______________  whichreduced computational time greatly.

а)transistors; b) integrated circuits; c) vacuum tubes.

10.Due to  _____________  the development of the fourth generationcomputers became possible.

а)microelectronics; b) miniaturization; c) microminiaturization.

 

Tests № 5

Выберите правильный перевод предложений, содержащих неличные формы глагола(Infinitive, Gerund, ParticipleI, ParticipleII).

1.    That was the machine provided with the necessary facts about the problem to be solved.

а) Машину обеспечили необходимыми фактами, чтобы она решила проблему.

б) То была машина, снабженная необходимой информацией о задаче, которую предстояло решить.

в) Эту машину обеспечили необходимой информацией о решаемой задаче.

2.    The computers designed to use IC were called third generation computers.

а) Компьютеры сконструировали для использования ИС и назвали их третьим поколением.

б) Компьютеры назывались третьим поколением, потому что в них использовались ИС.

в) Компьютеры, сконструированные, чтобы использовать ИС, назывались компьютерами третьего поколения.

3.    Mark 1 was the first machine to figure out mathematical problems.

а) Первая машина для вычисления математических проблем была Марк I.

б) Марк I явилась первой машиной для вычисления математических задач.

в) Марк I была первой машиной, которая вычисляла математические задачи.

4.    Early computers using vacuum tubes could perform computations in milliseconds.

а) Первые компьютеры, использующие электронные лампы, могли выполнять вычисления в течение миллисекунд.

б) Ранние компьютеры использовали вакуумные лампы, которые выполняли вычисления за миллисекунды.

в) Рано компьютеры, использующие электронные трубки, выполняли вычисления за миллисекунды.

5.    Vacuum tubes to control and amplify electric signals were invented by Neumann.

а) Изобретенные Нойманом вакуумные лампы регулировали и усиливали электрические сигналы.

б) Нойман изобрел электронные лампы для управления и усиления электрических сигналов.

в) Электронные лампы, которые регулировали и усиливали электрические сигналы, были изобретены Нойманом.

6.    Neumann’s machine called the EDVAC was designed to store both data and instructions.

а) Неймановскую машину, называемую EDVAC, сконструировали для хранения информации и команд.

б) Машина Ноймана, названная EDVAC, была создана, чтобы запоминать как информацию, так и команды.

в) Машину Ноймана, которая хранила данные и инструкции, назвали EDVAC.

7.    Computers were developed to perform calculations for military and scientific purposes.

а) Компьютеры были созданы, чтобы выполнять вычисления для военных и научных целей.

б) Компьютеры создали для выполнения военных и научных вычислений.

в) Созданные компьютеры выполняли вычисления военного и научного назначения.

8.    An American clerk invented a means of coding the data by punching holes into cards.

а) Американский служащий изобрел посредством кодирования информации перфокарту.

б) Американский клерк изобрел перфокарту, кодируя информацию.

в) Американский служащий изобрел средство шифрования информации путем пробивания отверстий в карте.

 

Tests № 6

Подберите вместо пропусков подходящее по смыслу слово

1. Computer data ____________  system frees humans from routine error-phone tasks.

a) counting; b) computing; c) processing.

2. Computers can store vast amount of information to organize it and _____________ it.

•                    to travel; b) to retrieve; c) to respond.

3. The entered data can be transmitted by _____________ networks.

a) communications; b) conversions; c) procession.

4. Computer data processing systems can ____________  at a fraction of a second.

a) receive; b) respond; c) retrieve.

5. Computer systems are vulnerable to the entry of ______________ data.

a) invalid; b) invariable; c) invisible.

6. The amount of data stored on magnetic discs is constantly _______________.

a) decreasing; b) increasing; c) eliminating.

Tests № 7

Подберите вместо пропусков подходящие по смыслу слова.

1. The method of_________________ all functional categories to one another represents the functional organization of a computer.

a)showing; b) relating; c) performing;

2.Instructions and data are fed through the __________________ equipment to the ________________.

a)output; b) memory; c) input; d) control.

3.The main units of the computer communicate with each other __________  a machine language.

a)in spite of; b) because of; c) by means of.

4.The input also  ______________ the information into the pulse- no-pulse combinations understandable to the computer.

a)converts; b) removes; c) accomplishes.

5.The four ___________  are used to perform basic operations in a computer.

a)basics; b) circuits; c) equipment

6. A computer cab solve very complex numerical ______________  .

a)communication; b) computations; c) instructions.

7.Numbers and instructions forming the program are ______________ in the memory.

a)solved; b) stored; c) simulated.

8. The control unit serves for ______________ orders.

a)reading; b) interpreting; c) inputting.

9.The function of memory is to store ______________ the original input data ___________  the partial results.

a)not only …. but also; b) either  …. or; c) no sooner … than.

10.The ____________  includes the control and arithmetic-logical units.

a)flip-flop; b) digital computer; c) central processor.

 

Tests № 8

1. The time required for the computer to locate and transfer data in the storage device is called the data _____  time.

a) sequence; b) access; c) value.

2. _____________ memories have no moving parts.

a) electronic; b) mechanical; c) electromechanical.

3. Magnetic___ were the main elements used for primary memory in digital computers for many years.

a) cores; b) tapes; c) disks.

4.__________is more commonly used for memory at present.

a) bipolar semiconductor; b) MOS; c) field-effect transistor.

5. Magnetic disks constitute the _______      storage       media.

a) internal; b) primary; c) secondary.

6.Data are stored in _____codes in primary as well as insecondary storage.

a) digital; b) binary; c) numerical.

7. Data access time is _____ in electronic memories than that in electromechanical memories.

a) longer; b) much longer; c) shorter.

8.  Electronic memories have ________capacities for data storage.

       a)more; b) larger; c) less.

Tests № 9

    1. Programs and data to be processed must be in the______________memory.

a) internal; b) external; c) secondary.

    2. The control unit  _____________  instructions from the program.

        a) sends; b) changes; c) obtains.

    3. The results of arithmetic operations are returned to the _____________for transferring to main storage.

 

а)decoder; b) counter; c) accumulator

4. The instruction to be _______________  in       control unit is read outfrom primary storage into the storage register.

 a) calculated; b) executed; c) read out.

5.The  _______________  performs logical comparisons of the contents  of the storage register and the  _________________.

a) adder; b) accumulator; c) comparer.

    6. CPU is designed to _________   and to  ___________ basic instructions for the computer.

 a) control; b) consist; c) carry out.

    7. CU and ALU consist of electronic circuits with millions of   ____________.

a) sensors; b) servers; c) switches.

Tests № 10

1. Input-output devices allow the computer to _______________ with its external environment.

a) compute; b) command; c) communicate.

2.  An I/O interface is a special  ___________        that   converts     inputdata to the internal codes.

a) register; b) processor; c) plotter.

3.The ______________devices   allow         the    computer to communicatewith its external environment.

a) high-speed; b) medium-speed; c) low-speed.

4. The low-speed devices are those with complex _____________  motion or those that operate at the speed of a human operator.

a) mechanical; b) electrical; c) electronic.

5. Data are entered from a _______________ in a manner similar to typing.

a) keyboard; b) digitizer; c) printer.

6. A remote banking terminal is an example of a     ___________________input environment.

а)human-dependent; b) human-independent; c) human- related.

7. Input ______________  match the physical or electrical characteristics of input devices to the requirements of the computer system.

а) interconnections; b)interfaces;с) intercommunication.

Tests № 11

1. A  personal computer is a small relatively inexpensive device designed for an individual____________________ _________.

a) person; b) producer; c) user.

2. One of the first and most popular personal computer was ________________  in 1977.

a) interpreted; b) introduced; c) integrated.

3. All personal computers are based on   ____________  technology, its CPU being called MPU.

a) microscopy; b) microprocessor; c) microelement.

4. Very soon a microcomputer was ______________    from a        calculator into a PC for everyone.

a) transformed; b) transferred; c) transported.

5. Input in PC is usually performed by means of a  _____________ .

a) mouse; b) scanner; c) keyboard.

6. A personal computer uses ___________ disks    as      input and    out

put media.

a) hard; b) fixed; c) floppy.

7.Personal computers have a lot of ____________, scientific, engineering, educational being among them.

•          multiplication; b) application; c) investigation.

8.Personal computers have a great ______________upon pupils, educators, accountants, stock brokers and who not.

•        influence; b) information; c) environment.

9. A word processing program called application ___________ enables you to modify any document in a manner you wish.

•        Hardware; b) software; c) firmware.

10.Using a display you can ___________  mistakes, ____________ words and replace sentences.

a) delete; b) dial; c) correct.