Test Your 'Net IQ - Quiz #29

No one likes jargon, but in the digital world it's often unavoidable. So the goal of today's quiz is to test your awareness of some of the more commonly used tech terms associated with computer hardware and software. Here goes:

Test Your 'Net IQ - Quiz #29

1. Each of the following is an example of a "peripheral" device except?


A keyboard

A mouse

A printer

A microprocessor




2. The software that allows communication between a peripheral device and a computer is called?


A driver

An optical drive

A browser

A patch




3. This is the part of your computer that stores the most data.


The monitor

The hard drive

The microprocessor

The video card




4. From time to time a hard drive needs to be ____________.


Cached

Refreshed

Defragmented

Hyperlinked




5. Windows Vista and Windows XP are examples of which of the following?


DSL Modems

Operating Systems

Cookies

Spreadsheet programs

Good luck!