MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN CYPRUS
CAMPUS
CNG100 Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications
Class Activity 1
PART ONE: REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Which one is the exact definition of a computer?
a) A computer is a device that produces digital signal.
b) A computer is a device that takes data in one form, uses it and produces a
different form of information which is related to the original data.
c) An abacus is a kind of computer since it holds numbers fort the person using it.
d) A calculator is a device that produces or gives results that are discretely varying
and it is manufactured to perform a predetermined task or set of tasks.
2. Which one is software?
a) Hard disk
b) CPU
c) Memory
d) Program
3. Which statement is not descriptive of the binary system?
a) Two possible states of a switch
b) One binary digit is called a byte
c) Powers of 2
d) Values of 0 and 1
4. One basic function of ram
a) Permanent data storage
b) To hold a program temporarily
c) To do logic operations
d) To direct the CPU
5. Which one is a volatile storage?
a) Hard disk
b) CD-ROM
c) Ram
d) Rom
6. Which of the following is not an input device?
a) Keyboard
b) Touchpad
c) Mouse
d) Monitor
7. Which one coordinates all the actions that are performed in a computer system?
a) Ram
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b) Rom
c) CPU
d) ALU
8. Which one of the following has the largest storage capacity?
a) A 600 MB compact disk
b) A 2 TB hard drive
c) A 32 GB flash drive
d) A 100 KB folder
9. Which one of the following terms represents instructions that enable a computer to
perform tasks?
a) Software
b) Hardware
c) Scroll bar
d) ALU
10. Which one is an example to system software?
a) Windows 7
b) Office word 2010
c) Adobe acrobat
d) Office excel 2007
PART TWO: FILE & FOLDER MANAGEMENT
Task A: Creating Folders and Getting Familiar with File Types
1. Open your desktop
2. Create a folder and name it as “student_id” (e.g.: 1234567). It will become your
home directory
3. Download “Activity1.zip” file from METU-CLASS which contains several files
including (a) music, (b) picture, (c) document and (d) video
4. Create subfolders for each of them in your home directory
5. Copy files in “Activity1” folder to the relevant subfolders that you created in
step3 (hint: for example, copy mp3 files to music folder)
Task B: Searching For Files
1. Click on the start menu, select search
2. Search for all files with extension of .html and .txt
3. Copy one file for each extension to your home directory
Task C: Copying and Moving Files and Hiding Files
1. Copy sumbul.jpeg to your desktop
2. Move ratjump.avi from video folder to your desktop
3. What’s the difference between copy and move?
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4. Open “Activity1” folder and find the “my diary.docx” document
5. Examine what type of file this is
6. Copy and paste “my_diary.docx” document to your home directory (do not forget
to paste the document in the appropriate folder)
7. Make this file hidden
Task D: Shortcutting
1. Open “Activity1” folder and find “me-shortcut.xlsx” file
2. Create a shortcut of “me-shortcut.xlsx” file to the desktop
3. Click to the shortcut of “me-shortcut.xlsx” file on the desktop
4. What happened when you clicked on the shortcut? Please discuss with your
classmates
5. Close all files and folders by using task bar
6. Open “Activity1” folder again and delete the “me-shortcut.xlsx” file
7. Go to desktop and click to the shortcut of “me-shortcut.xlsx”
8. What happened?
Task E: Compressing Your Directory and Uploading to METU-CLASS
1. Compress your home directory that you created in task a with your student’s id
2. Upload the compressed file to METU-CLASS
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