I'll guess all of the above, mostly because when there's an all of the above for only one answer on a quiz, that's usually the answer. Personally, I'd probably say none of the above. Windows is really just a DOS application. Am I right, Web?
The answer is A: I must be a hidden geek, I knew this one too!
A. Text is to graphics
The operating system on your computer can be represented through a graphic interface, such as Windows, or text-based interface, such as DOS. With Windows, you can just use your mouse to point and click on icons representing the applications-- like Microsoft Word-- that you want to use. With DOS, you must type in commands as a string of text.
Among the following, which is the fastest way to connect to the Internet?
A T1 line is a dedicated phone connection that allows large amounts of data to be transmitted-- 1.54 megabits per second. It can support many Internet users at one time. Think of it as a large water main that supplies water to an entire city-- while a dial-up modem would be like getting water through your garden hose.
Read Only Memory is a way to store memory permanently on formats like CDs and DVDs. The data stored on CDs and DVDs can be read by the disk drives of computers, but not altered or erased.
Hardware is the equipment on which you run software, or programs. It's similar to playing many different kinds of movies-- the software-- in a DVD player-- your hardware
. What does a Uniform Resource Locator do?
A. Allows you to access a Web site on the Internet
B. Tracks information on a CD-ROM
C. Finds a file on your hard drive
D. Searches for similar sites on the World Wide Web
