CIS final exam Questions Answered
Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
According to von Neumann's definition of a computer, what are the four basic functions of a computer?
- CORRECT ANSWERS input data, process data, output data, and store data
What are the two golden rules when using Excel? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Do not enter data
that can be calculated by using existing data.
2. Write a formula that can be copied.
List the four Microsoft Office products used in this course. - CORRECT ANSWERS Access,
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
List three input devices - CORRECT ANSWERS Keyboard, mouse, and scanner
List three output devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS Monitor, speaker, and printer
List three secondary storage devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS Compact disk, flash drive, and
hard drive
Used to extract information from tables in a relational Database - CORRECT ANSWERS SQL
A diagram used to model a database - CORRECT ANSWERS ERD
The main chip of the computer that processes instructions - CORRECT ANSWERS CPU
The logical description of a file's location - CORRECT ANSWERS Path name
, System software used to control one specific device - CORRECT ANSWERS Device Driver
Electronic connections between components on the mother board - CORRECT ANSWERS bus
The legal protection granted to the developer of software - CORRECT ANSWERS copywrite
The process used to structure tables in order to prevent data redundancy - CORRECT ANSWERS
normalization
Language used to develop web pages - CORRECT ANSWERS HTML
The main circuit board inside the computer that all devices are connected to - CORRECT ANSWERS
motherboard
Two or more computers connected to each other - CORRECT ANSWERS network
A contract that defines how a user can use software - CORRECT ANSWERS License
Eight bits - CORRECT ANSWERS byte
Automatic Speech Recognition - CORRECT ANSWERS ASR
The field in a record that has a unique value for each record - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
Key
The character coding scheme used on a PC - CORRECT ANSWERS ASCII
Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
According to von Neumann's definition of a computer, what are the four basic functions of a computer?
- CORRECT ANSWERS input data, process data, output data, and store data
What are the two golden rules when using Excel? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Do not enter data
that can be calculated by using existing data.
2. Write a formula that can be copied.
List the four Microsoft Office products used in this course. - CORRECT ANSWERS Access,
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
List three input devices - CORRECT ANSWERS Keyboard, mouse, and scanner
List three output devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS Monitor, speaker, and printer
List three secondary storage devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS Compact disk, flash drive, and
hard drive
Used to extract information from tables in a relational Database - CORRECT ANSWERS SQL
A diagram used to model a database - CORRECT ANSWERS ERD
The main chip of the computer that processes instructions - CORRECT ANSWERS CPU
The logical description of a file's location - CORRECT ANSWERS Path name
, System software used to control one specific device - CORRECT ANSWERS Device Driver
Electronic connections between components on the mother board - CORRECT ANSWERS bus
The legal protection granted to the developer of software - CORRECT ANSWERS copywrite
The process used to structure tables in order to prevent data redundancy - CORRECT ANSWERS
normalization
Language used to develop web pages - CORRECT ANSWERS HTML
The main circuit board inside the computer that all devices are connected to - CORRECT ANSWERS
motherboard
Two or more computers connected to each other - CORRECT ANSWERS network
A contract that defines how a user can use software - CORRECT ANSWERS License
Eight bits - CORRECT ANSWERS byte
Automatic Speech Recognition - CORRECT ANSWERS ASR
The field in a record that has a unique value for each record - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary
Key
The character coding scheme used on a PC - CORRECT ANSWERS ASCII
