ECS REVIEW QUESTIONS 2025 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Acceptable Use Policies - correct answer Document summarizing what you can and cannot do on
school/company owned computers.
Binary - correct answer A method of counting numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. Otherwise known
as Base 2.
Bit - correct answer The smallest unit of digital information; on or off, yes or no, true or false and
interpreted by computers as 0 or 1.
Boot Process - correct answer Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer
and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands.
Boot Sector Virus - correct answer Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is
turned on
Byte - correct answer 8 bits.
CD Rom - correct answer Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently
stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk.
, Circuits - correct answer The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to
travel.
Client - correct answer Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server
Computer - correct answer A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces
output, all according to a series of stored instructions.
Computer Virus - correct answer Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces
itself, and/or spreads to other files
Copyrights - correct answer A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of
a program
CPU - correct answer Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the
computer.
Data - correct answer Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas.
Desktop Computer - correct answer Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall
outlet
Digital Audio Tape - correct answer Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan
technology to write data at high densities across the tape at an angle.
E Mail - correct answer Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people
Ethics - correct answer The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a
profession
File - correct answer A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Acceptable Use Policies - correct answer Document summarizing what you can and cannot do on
school/company owned computers.
Binary - correct answer A method of counting numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. Otherwise known
as Base 2.
Bit - correct answer The smallest unit of digital information; on or off, yes or no, true or false and
interpreted by computers as 0 or 1.
Boot Process - correct answer Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer
and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands.
Boot Sector Virus - correct answer Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is
turned on
Byte - correct answer 8 bits.
CD Rom - correct answer Storage device that uses laser technology to read data that is permanently
stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk.
, Circuits - correct answer The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to
travel.
Client - correct answer Refers to the software on a computer that allows the user to access the server
Computer - correct answer A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces
output, all according to a series of stored instructions.
Computer Virus - correct answer Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces
itself, and/or spreads to other files
Copyrights - correct answer A form of legal protection that grants certain exclusive rights to the author of
a program
CPU - correct answer Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the
computer.
Data - correct answer Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas.
Desktop Computer - correct answer Microcomputer that fits on a desk and runs on power from a wall
outlet
Digital Audio Tape - correct answer Method of storing large amounts of data on tape using helical scan
technology to write data at high densities across the tape at an angle.
E Mail - correct answer Sending an electronic message to another person or to a group of people
Ethics - correct answer The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a
profession
File - correct answer A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium.
