Computer Science Fundamentals Test with Answers (47 questions)

Question 1. Computer science is the science of…

• 1. the structure, properties, patterns and methods of using information
• 2. transforming information from one form to another
• 3. techniques and methods of information processing
• 4. technical properties of information processing

Question 2. The information society is…

• 1. a society that cannot exist without information
• 2. a society in which information is an essential and necessary element for rapid development
• 3. a fully computerized society
• 4. a society in which all data processing is carried out exclusively with the help of information technology

Question 3. Information and data are:

• 1. the same
• 2. completely different concepts
• 3. Data is numbers or text entered into a computer.
• 4. Data is information recorded on a machine-readable storage medium or entered into a computer

Question 4. More fully reflects the real world…

• 1. data
• 2. information
• 3. Both of these concepts reflect the real world equally accurately.
• 4. depending on the input method into the computer

Question 5. Information cannot be presented in…

• 1. graphic format
• 2. text format
• 3. sound format
• 4. real format

Question 6. Visual information refers to information that a person perceives with the help of…

• 1. touch
• 2. organs of hearing
• 3. olfactory organs
• 4. organs of vision

Question 7. The ability of information to meet the needs and requests of the user…

• 1. completeness
• 2. timeliness
• 3. relevance
• 4. Ergonomics

Question 8. A property that characterizes the convenience of the form or volume of information from the point of view of a given consumer

• 1. availability
• 2. Ergonomics
• 3. relevance
• 4. completeness

Question 9. The property of information to exhaustively (for a given consumer) characterize the displayed object or process

• 1. completeness
• 2. availability
• 3. timeliness
• 4. relevance

Question 10. The property of information to not have hidden errors

• 1. completeness
• 2. reliability
• 3. relevance
• 4. Ergonomics

Question 11. The ability of information to meet consumer needs at the right time

• 1. relevance
• 2. availability
• 3. timeliness
• 4. Ergonomics

Question 12. The sequence of information processes described in the sentence: “The text of the abstract should be typed on a computer and saved to disk” is…

• 1. input-storage
• 2. storage-input
• 3. processing-transfer
• 4. processing-output

Question 13. A student is writing a summary. What information processes are performed by the student?

• 1. reception and dispatch
• 2. reception, processing and storage
• 3. reception, storage and transmission
• 4. storage and transfer

Question 14. The process by which information is received, transmitted, transformed, and used is called…

• 1. telecommunications
• 2. communication
• 3. informative
• 4. informational

Question 15. How is information physically recorded and transmitted in a computer?

• 1. in numbers
• 2. using programs
• 3. is presented in the form of electrical signals

Question 16. The binary number system contains numbers

• 1. 0.1
• 2. 0,1,2
• 3. 1,2
• 4.0.2

Question 17. What is the smallest unit of measurement of information in a computer?

• 1 byte
• 2. bit
• 3. kilobyte
• 4. baud

Question 18. The amount of information contained in one digit of a binary number

• 1. 1 byte
• 2.3 bits
• 3.4 bits
• 4. 1 bit

Question 19. A bit is…

• 1. logical element
• 2. the minimum unit of information that takes the value 0 or 1
• 3. the minimum unit of information that takes the value 0
• 4. the minimum unit of information that takes the value 1

Question 20. 1 GB is equal to…

• 1.2 ¹⁰ MB
• 2.10 ³ MB
• 3. 1000 Mbps
• 4. 1,000,000 KB

Question 21. 1 MB is equal to…

• 1. 1,000,000 bytes
• 2. 1024 bytes
• 3. 1024 KB
• 4. 1000 bytes

Question 22. 1 KB is equal to…

• 1. 1000 bits
• 2. 1000 bytes
• 3. 1024 bits
• 4. 1024 bytes

Question 24. What is 1 byte equal to?

• 1. 10 bits
• 2. 10 KB
• 3. 8 bits
• 4. 1 baud

Question 25. How many bits of information are needed to encode one letter?

• 1. 1
• 2.2
• 3.8
• 4.16

Question 26. How many bits are in the word MEGABYTE (single-byte encoding)

• 1.8
• 2.32
• 3.64
• 4.24

Question 27. How many bytes does the phrase INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY take up (single-byte encoding)?

• 1.24
• 2. 192
• 3.25
• 4.2

Question 28. How many bits are in the word INFORMATICS (single-byte encoding)

• 1. 11
• 2.88
• 3.44
• 4.1

Question 29. The file containing the largest amount of information will be the one containing…

• 1. 1 page of text
• 2. Black and white drawing 100×100
• 3. 1-minute audio clip
• 4. Video clip 1 minute long

Question 30. The information volume of the message “Hurray!_The session has started!!” with single-byte encoding is…

• 1. 17 bytes
• 2. 20 bytes
• 3.23 bytes
• 4. 22 bytes

Question 31. The information volume of the book “Fundamentals of Computer Science”, containing 224 pages with 53 characters per line and 45 lines per page (single-byte encoding), is…

• 1. 4.5 MB
• 2. 3.98 MB
• 3. 1.98 MB
• 4. 0.51 MB

Question 32. The value of the information volume of 5 KB is equal to

• 1.5120 Bytes
• 2. 5000 Bytes
• 3. 5120 Bits
• 4. 0.51 MB

Question 33. Analog-to-digital conversion is the basis of coding

• 1. sound
• 2. symbols
• 3. integers
• 4. graphs

Question 34. Adequacy is a property of information…

• 1. meaning that its composition is sufficient for making the right decision
• 2. determining the degree of its correspondence to a real object, process o, or phenomenon
• 3. determining the degree of its compliance with the current moment in time
• 4. reflecting the extent of the possibility of obtaining it

Question 35. The value of the information volume of 3 GB is equal to

• 1. 3000 Bytes
• 2. 3072 Bytes
• 3. 3072 MB
• 4. 3000 MB

Question 36. Formalization is an information process that ensures…

• 1. bringing data coming from different sources to a single form
• 2. filtering out data that is not needed
• 3. Reducing data storage costs
• 4. reception and transmission of data between remote participants in the information process

Question 37. According to the method of presentation, visual information can be…

• 1. tactile
• 2. sound
• 3. verbal
• 4. graphic

Question 38. According to the form of presentation, information is classified as…

• 1. tactile
• 2. mass
• 3. text
• 4. social

Question 39. To encode symbols in a computer, they use…

• 1. code tables
• 2. truth tables
• 3. Latin alphabet
• 4. real form of writing a number

Question 40. The number of independent values ​​that can be encoded using 5 bits is…

• 1. 10
• 2.16
• 3.25
• 4.32

Question 41. An information process that allows information to be accumulated for repeated use is called…

• 1. archiving
• 2. storage
• 3. removal
• 4. using

Question 42. Information is classified according to the method of perception…

• 1. tactile
• 2. text
• 3. special
• 4. personal

Question 43. To structure information on a disk,…

• 1. letters and attachments
• 2. sheets of documents
• 3. drawings and photographs
• 4. files and folders

Question 44. Information is categorized by purpose…

• 1. tactile
• 2. text
• 3. special
• 4. graphic

Question 45. The property of information that reflects the degree to which it corresponds to the current moment in time is called…

• 1. availability
• 2. completeness
• 3. objectivity
• 4. Relevance

Question 46. The process by which the number of objects with given properties is determined is called…

• 1. by account
• 2. experiment
• 3. observation
• 4. comparison

Question 47. The number of independent values ​​that can be encoded using 8 bits is…

• 1. 16
• 2.80
• 3.256
• 4.640

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