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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
| 251. |
What is part of a database that holds only one type of information? |
| A. | Report |
| B. | Field |
| C. | Record |
| D. | File |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Field | |
| 252. |
Most modern TV’s draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function? |
| A. | Sound |
| B. | Remote control |
| C. | Color balance |
| D. | High voltage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Remote control | |
| 253. |
‘MPG’ extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
| A. | WordPerfect Document File |
| B. | MS Office document |
| C. | Animation/movie file |
| D. | Image file |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Animation/movie file | |
| 254. |
The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for….? |
| A. | Video Home System |
| B. | Very high speed |
| C. | Video horizontal standard |
| D. | Voltage house standard |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Video Home System | |
| 255. |
What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines. |
| A. | URL (Universal Resource Locator) |
| B. | LAN (Local Area Network) |
| C. | WAN (Wide Area Network) |
| D. | World Wide Web |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. WAN (Wide Area Network) | |
| 256. |
If you want to secure a message, use a(n) : |
| A. | cryptology source |
| B. | encryption key |
| C. | encryption software package |
| D. | cryptosystem |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. cryptosystem | |
| 257. |
Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is : |
| A. | Car |
| B. | Bus |
| C. | Track |
| D. | Cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Bus | |
| 258. |
A coding structure in which characters are represented by means of series of parallel bars is : |
| A. | Bar code |
| B. | Menu Bar |
| C. | Numeric Bar |
| D. | Bar Graph |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Bar code | |
| 259. |
Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system? |
| A. | Data input for processing |
| B. | Output in produced in the form of Hard copy |
| C. | Processing data |
| D. | System where computer is used to turn data into information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. System where computer is used to turn data into information | |
| 260. |
Voice recognition is : |
| A. | Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it |
| B. | Ability to output data directly from a computer system by speaking |
| C. | Processing of voice in computer system |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it | |
| 261. |
Which one of the following is the right shortcut for closing document in MS Office? |
| A. | Shift + W |
| B. | Ctrl + W |
| C. | Shift + Ctrl + W |
| D. | Shift + Alt + W |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ctrl + W | |
| 262. |
The cell reference for cell range of G2 to M12 is………. |
| A. | G2.M12 |
| B. | G2;M12 |
| C. | G2:M12 |
| D. | G2-M12 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. G2:M12 | |
| 263. |
Which of the following is not an option of the spelling dialog box? |
| A. | Ignore |
| B. | Ignore all |
| C. | Edit |
| D. | Change |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Edit | |
| 264. |
Which language is used to create macros in Excel? |
| A. | Visual Basic |
| B. | C |
| C. | Visual C + + |
| D. | Java |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Visual Basic | |
| 265. |
Which key do you press to check spelling? |
| A. | F3 |
| B. | F5 |
| C. | F7 |
| D. | F9 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. F7 | |
| 266. |
What does COUNTA ( ) function do? |
| A. | counts cells having alphabets |
| B. | counts empty cells |
| C. | counts cells having number |
| D. | counts non-empty cells |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. counts non-empty cells | |
| 267. |
Which area in an Excel window allows entering values and formulas? |
| A. | Title Bar |
| B. | Menu Bar |
| C. | Formula Bar |
| D. | Standard Tool Bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Formula Bar | |
| 268. |
Which of the following helps to reduce spelling error in the document? |
| A. | Auto Format |
| B. | Auto Correct |
| C. | Smart Tags |
| D. | Auto Text |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Auto Correct | |
| 269. |
Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times? |
| A. | window clipboard |
| B. | office clipboard |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. office clipboard | |
| 270. |
Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times? |
| A. | windows clipboard |
| B. | office clipboard |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 271. |
Which of the following is valid IP address? |
| A. | 984.12.787.76 |
| B. | 192.168.321.10 |
| C. | 1.888.234.3456 |
| D. | 192.168.56.115 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 192.168.56.115 | |
| 272. |
What is FTP program used for? |
| A. | Transfer files to and from an Internet Server |
| B. | Designing a website |
| C. | Connecting to the Internet |
| D. | Sending mails in bulk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Transfer files to and from an Internet Server | |
| 273. |
Which of the following are commonly found on web pages? |
| A. | internet |
| B. | hyperlinks |
| C. | intranet |
| D. | all of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. hyperlinks | |
| 274. |
The ability to combine name and addresses with a standard document is called……. |
| A. | document formatting |
| B. | database management |
| C. | mail merge |
| D. | form letters |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. mail merge | |
| 275. |
What is the full form of TCP/IP? |
| A. | Transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
| B. | telephone call protocol/international protocol |
| C. | transport control protocol/internet protocol |
| D. | Tele caller protocol institutional protocol |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Transmission control protocol/internet protocol | |
| 276. |
HTML document start and end with which tag pairs? |
| A. | <HEAD<….</HEAD> |
| B. | <BODY>…..</BODY> |
| C. | <HTML>…..</HTML> |
| D. | <WEB>…….</WEB> |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. <HTML>…..</HTML> | |
| 277. |
In Satellite based communication, VSAT stands for? |
| A. | Very Small Aperture Terminal |
| B. | Varying Size Aperture Terminal |
| C. | Very Small Analog Terminal |
| D. | Very Small Analog Transmitter |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Very Small Aperture Terminal | |
| 278. |
Internet uses |
| A. | Packet switching |
| B. | Circuit switching |
| C. | Telephone switching |
| D. | Telex switching |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Packet switching | |
| 279. |
The Internet banking facility provide by banks is known as |
| A. | online banking |
| B. | net banking |
| C. | e-connect |
| D. | epay |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. net banking | |
| 280. |
The code for a web page is written using ……….. |
| A. | machine language |
| B. | winzip |
| C. | perl |
| D. | HTML |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. HTML | |
| 281. |
A collection of related fields in data organization is called |
| A. | group |
| B. | file |
| C. | information |
| D. | register |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. register | |
| 282. |
The worksheet contains……..rows. |
| A. | 65536 |
| B. | 256 |
| C. | 536 |
| D. | 400 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. 65536 | |
| 283. |
A menu contains a list of : |
| A. | commands |
| B. | data |
| C. | objects |
| D. | reports |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. commands | |
| 284. |
To create a formulae, you can use : |
| A. | values but not cell references |
| B. | cell references but not values |
| C. | values or cell references although not both at the same time |
| D. | value and cell references |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. value and cell references | |
| 285. |
The cell labeled F5 refers to : |
| A. | row 5 column F |
| B. | column 5 row F |
| C. | function available in cells |
| D. | function key F5 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. row 5 column F | |
| 286. |
In a worksheet you can select |
| A. | rows |
| B. | coloumns |
| C. | entire worksheet |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 287. |
………..view shows hot the contents on printed page will appear with margin, header and footer. |
| A. | draft |
| B. | full screen reading |
| C. | outline |
| D. | page layout |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. page layout | |
| 288. |
A commonly used graphic format for the web is : |
| A. | GIF |
| B. | cmp |
| C. | text |
| D. | TIF |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. GIF | |
| 289. |
Which of the following is a disadvantage of machine language? |
| A. | Machine Dependent |
| B. | Slower Execution |
| C. | Machine Independent |
| D. | It requires Translation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Machine Dependent | |
| 290. |
Android Operating System is an example of which kind of Source Model? |
| A. | Open Source |
| B. | Vertical Market Software |
| C. | Horizontal Market Software |
| D. | Shareware |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Open Source | |
| 291. |
Which of the following is true about Operating System? |
| A. | It is an interface between user and the computer. |
| B. | It manages all resources |
| C. | It does all Memory management and Process management tasks |
| D. | All are true |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All are true | |
| 292. |
A software that is not protected by copyright or trademark is……… |
| A. | Vertical Market Software |
| B. | Public Domain Software |
| C. | Shareware Software |
| D. | Trialware |
| E. | Adware |
| Answer» B. Public Domain Software | |
| 293. |
Which of the following programming languages is associated with Artificial Intelligence? |
| A. | C |
| B. | B |
| C. | C++ |
| D. | JAVA |
| E. | PROLOG |
| Answer» E. PROLOG | |
| 294. |
Expand RDBMS |
| A. | Relative Database Management System |
| B. | Rational Database Minimize System |
| C. | Relational Database Management System |
| D. | Relational Database Maximize System |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Relational Database Management System | |
| 295. |
………..is the storage area for e-mails. |
| A. | Folder |
| B. | Mail box |
| C. | Directory |
| D. | Hard Disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mail box | |
| 296. |
Display bar that lists all the open folders and active application is……… |
| A. | Menubar |
| B. | Toolbar |
| C. | Task bar |
| D. | Window list |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Window list | |
| 297. |
Which of the following is the keyboard short-cut for permanent deletion of a file/folder in windows? |
| A. | Del |
| B. | Shift + Del |
| C. | Ctrl + Del |
| D. | Alt + Enter |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Shift + Del | |
| 298. |
Which of the following operating systems does not exist? |
| A. | Windows 7 |
| B. | Mac OS X |
| C. | Windows CE |
| D. | Windows 12 |
| E. | Ubuntu |
| Answer» D. Windows 12 | |
| 299. |
To protect the computer from hacker intrusions, ……..must be installed. |
| A. | Firewall |
| B. | Mailer |
| C. | Script |
| D. | Yahoo Messenger |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Firewall | |
| 300. |
Which of the following is known as non volatile memory? |
| A. | Hard Disk |
| B. | Floppy Disk |
| C. | CD-ROM |
| D. | DVD-ROM |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» E. All of these | |
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