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| 1. |
The basic architecture of computer was developed by |
| A. | john von neumann |
| B. | charles babbage |
| C. | blaise pascal |
| D. | garden moore |
| Answer» B. charles babbage | |
| 2. |
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports? |
| A. | data |
| B. | bytes |
| C. | graphics |
| D. | picture |
| Answer» A. data | |
| 3. |
Which of the items below are considered removable storage media? |
| A. | removable hard disk cartridges |
| B. | (magneto-optical) disk |
| C. | flexible disks cartridges |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is not purely output device? |
| A. | screen |
| B. | printer |
| C. | speaker |
| D. | plotter |
| Answer» D. plotter | |
| 5. |
In how many generations a computer can be classified? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 6. |
The brain of any computer system is |
| A. | alu |
| B. | memory |
| C. | cpu |
| D. | control unit |
| Answer» C. cpu | |
| 7. |
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers? |
| A. | technological advancement |
| B. | scientific code |
| C. | object oriented programming |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 8. |
__________ is the signals or data received by the system. |
| A. | input |
| B. | error |
| C. | exception |
| D. | output |
| Answer» A. input | |
| 9. |
Signals or data sent from system is called as ______________. |
| A. | input |
| B. | variable |
| C. | exception |
| D. | output |
| Answer» D. output | |
| 10. |
The first Macintosh computer was from |
| A. | first generation |
| B. | second generation |
| C. | third generation |
| D. | fourth generation |
| Answer» A. first generation | |
| 11. |
Which is not a computer classification? |
| A. | mainframe |
| B. | max frame |
| C. | mini |
| D. | notebook |
| Answer» B. max frame | |
| 12. |
Which operation is not performed by computer |
| A. | inputting |
| B. | processing |
| C. | controlling |
| D. | understanding |
| Answer» D. understanding | |
| 13. |
A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as |
| A. | file |
| B. | database |
| C. | program |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. program | |
| 14. |
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program? |
| A. | machine language |
| B. | assembly language |
| C. | high level language |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. assembly language | |
| 15. |
On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital? |
| A. | speed |
| B. | accuracy |
| C. | reliability |
| D. | automatic |
| Answer» A. speed | |
| 16. |
Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory? |
| A. | non volatile |
| B. | permanent |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | temporary |
| Answer» A. non volatile | |
| 17. |
The word length of a computer is measured in |
| A. | bytes |
| B. | millimetres |
| C. | meters |
| D. | bits |
| Answer» A. bytes | |
| 18. |
Which unit holds data permanently? |
| A. | input unit |
| B. | secondary storage unit |
| C. | output unit |
| D. | primary memory unit |
| Answer» B. secondary storage unit | |
| 19. |
Computer system comprises of major units |
| A. | input unit, output unit, control unit |
| B. | input unit, output unit, control unit and storage |
| C. | input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit |
| D. | input, output and storage units |
| Answer» C. input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit | |
| 20. |
Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as |
| A. | analog computer |
| B. | digital computer |
| C. | hybrid computer |
| D. | mainframe computer |
| Answer» C. hybrid computer | |
| 21. |
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? |
| A. | motorola |
| B. | ibm |
| C. | intel |
| D. | amd |
| Answer» C. intel | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is a storage device? |
| A. | tape |
| B. | hard disk |
| C. | floppy disk |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 23. |
Central Processing Unit is combination of |
| A. | control and storage |
| B. | control and output unit |
| C. | arithmetic logic and input unit |
| D. | arithmetic logic and control unit |
| Answer» D. arithmetic logic and control unit | |
| 24. |
CD-ROM stands for |
| A. | compactable read only memory |
| B. | compact data read only memory |
| C. | compactable disk read only memory |
| D. | compact disk read only memory |
| Answer» C. compactable disk read only memory | |
| 25. |
What type of device is computer keyboard? |
| A. | memory |
| B. | output |
| C. | storage |
| D. | input |
| Answer» D. input | |
| 26. |
Fifth generation computer is also known as |
| A. | knowledge information processing system |
| B. | very large scale integration (vlsi) |
| C. | both of above |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. knowledge information processing system | |
| 27. |
ALU is |
| A. | arithmetic logic unit |
| B. | array logic unit |
| C. | application logic unit |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. arithmetic logic unit | |
| 28. |
WAN stands for |
| A. | wap area network |
| B. | wide area network |
| C. | wide array net |
| D. | wireless area network |
| Answer» B. wide area network | |
| 29. |
Second Generation computers were developed during |
| A. | 1949 to 1955 |
| B. | 1956 to 1965 |
| C. | 1965 to 1970 |
| D. | 1970 to 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1956 to 1965 | |
| 30. |
The computer size was very large in |
| A. | first generation |
| B. | second generation |
| C. | third generation |
| D. | fourth generation |
| Answer» A. first generation | |
| 31. |
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers |
| A. | first generation |
| B. | second generation |
| C. | third generation |
| D. | fourth generation |
| Answer» B. second generation | |
| 32. |
Which generation of computer is still under development |
| A. | fourth generation |
| B. | fifth generation |
| C. | sixth generation |
| D. | seventh generation |
| Answer» B. fifth generation | |
| 33. |
Which statement is valid? |
| A. | 1kb = 1024 bytes |
| B. | 1 mb=2048 bytes |
| C. | 1 mb = 1000 kilobytes |
| D. | 1 kb = 1000 bytes |
| Answer» A. 1kb = 1024 bytes | |
| 34. |
Software in computer |
| A. | enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine |
| B. | increase the speed of central processing unit |
| C. | both of above |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. both of above | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is a secondary memory device? |
| A. | keyboard |
| B. | disk |
| C. | alu |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. disk | |
| 36. |
The differeŶĐe ďetǁeeŶ ŵeŵory aŶd storage is that ŵeŵory is … aŶd storage is … |
| A. | temporary, permanent |
| B. | permanent, temporary |
| C. | slow, fast |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» A. temporary, permanent | |
| 37. |
Which will not harm computer resources |
| A. | firewall |
| B. | virus |
| C. | trojan horse |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. firewall | |
| 38. |
The first Generation computer was based on which technology? |
| A. | transistor |
| B. | lsi |
| C. | vlsi |
| D. | vaccum tube |
| Answer» D. vaccum tube | |
| 39. |
Who protects system from external threats? |
| A. | firewall |
| B. | edi |
| C. | erp |
| D. | script kiddies |
| Answer» A. firewall | |
| 40. |
Microsoft Word is an example of |
| A. | an operating system |
| B. | processing device |
| C. | application software |
| D. | an input device |
| Answer» C. application software | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is not a text editor |
| A. | notepad |
| B. | textpad |
| C. | textmate |
| D. | ms excel |
| Answer» D. ms excel | |
| 42. |
The key board shortcut for making fonts Italic is |
| A. | ctrl + c |
| B. | ctrl + i |
| C. | ctrl + x |
| D. | alt + b |
| Answer» B. ctrl + i | |
| 43. |
The short cut for centrally aligning a text is |
| A. | ctrl+c |
| B. | ctrl+l |
| C. | ctrl+e |
| D. | ctrl+r |
| Answer» C. ctrl+e | |
| 44. |
Replacing a word with another word throughout the document can be done using |
| A. | cut and paste |
| B. | find and replace |
| C. | copy and paste |
| D. | go |
| Answer» B. find and replace | |
| 45. |
Which among the following is not an option in editing group? |
| A. | find |
| B. | replace |
| C. | select |
| D. | illustrations |
| Answer» D. illustrations | |
| 46. |
Which of the key shortcut is used for printing a document in word ? |
| A. | ctrl+p |
| B. | ctrl+r |
| C. | altl+p |
| D. | alt+r |
| Answer» A. ctrl+p | |
| 47. |
The keyboard short cut for cut command is |
| A. | ctrl+c |
| B. | altl+c |
| C. | ctrl+x |
| D. | alt+v |
| Answer» C. ctrl+x | |
| 48. |
The key board shortcut for making fonts bold is |
| A. | ctrl + c |
| B. | ctrl + b |
| C. | ctrl + x |
| D. | alt + b |
| Answer» B. ctrl + b | |
| 49. |
Which of the following is not a type of page margin? |
| A. | normal |
| B. | narrow |
| C. | moderate |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» D. middle | |
| 50. |
Portrait and Landscape are |
| A. | paper size |
| B. | page layout |
| C. | page orientation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. page orientation | |
| 51. |
Which of the following is not a font style? |
| A. | bold |
| B. | superscript |
| C. | regular |
| D. | italics |
| Answer» B. superscript | |
| 52. |
Which enables us to send the same letter to different persons? |
| A. | macros |
| B. | mail merge |
| C. | template |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. mail merge | |
| 53. |
Which of the following is not an essential component to create mail merge? |
| A. | main document |
| B. | data source |
| C. | merge fields |
| D. | word fields |
| Answer» D. word fields | |
| 54. |
________consists of most frequently used commands such as cut, copy, paste, print etc |
| A. | quick access toolbar |
| B. | title bar |
| C. | status bar |
| D. | rulers |
| Answer» A. quick access toolbar | |
| 55. |
Number of tabs in MS word |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 7 | |
| 56. |
Which of the following is not an option under font group? |
| A. | underline |
| B. | bold |
| C. | shapes |
| D. | change case |
| Answer» C. shapes | |
| 57. |
The word indicates the spelling errors with |
| A. | blue underline |
| B. | green underline |
| C. | red underline |
| D. | black underline |
| Answer» C. red underline | |
| 58. |
The word indicates the grammar mistakes with |
| A. | blue underline |
| B. | green underline |
| C. | red underline |
| D. | black underline |
| Answer» B. green underline | |
| 59. |
The keyboard short cut for Undo command is |
| A. | alt+u |
| B. | ctrl+y |
| C. | ctrl+u |
| D. | ctrl+z |
| Answer» D. ctrl+z | |
| 60. |
The keyboard short cut for Redo command is |
| A. | ctrl+r |
| B. | ctrl+y |
| C. | ctrl+j |
| D. | alt+r |
| Answer» B. ctrl+y | |
| 61. |
The keyboard short cut for Paste command is |
| A. | ctrl+v |
| B. | ctrl+p |
| C. | ctrl+j |
| D. | alt+p |
| Answer» A. ctrl+v | |
| 62. |
The keyboard short cut for justifying alignment is |
| A. | ctrl+a |
| B. | ctrl+y |
| C. | ctrl+j |
| D. | ctrl+n |
| Answer» C. ctrl+j | |
| 63. |
The keyboard short cut for creating a new document is |
| A. | alt+n |
| B. | ctrl+n |
| C. | alt+d |
| D. | ctrl+d |
| Answer» B. ctrl+n | |
| 64. |
_______is a collection of predefined design elements and colour schemes |
| A. | feature |
| B. | hyperlink |
| C. | palette |
| D. | theme |
| Answer» D. theme | |
| 65. |
Change the _____to create a document in wide format |
| A. | page margins |
| B. | paper style |
| C. | page orientation |
| D. | paper source |
| Answer» A. page margins | |
| 66. |
Which operation you will perform if you need to move a block of text. |
| A. | copy and paste |
| B. | paste and delete |
| C. | cut and paste |
| D. | title bar |
| Answer» C. cut and paste | |
| 67. |
To view header and footer you must switch to |
| A. | normal view |
| B. | print layout view |
| C. | print preview mode |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» D. both b and c | |
| 68. |
From where you can access save command. |
| A. | home tab |
| B. | insert tab |
| C. | review tab |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» D. none of above | |
| 69. |
Essential business letter elements include the_________ |
| A. | date line and inside address |
| B. | message |
| C. | signature bloc |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 70. |
Which of the following helps to reduce spelling error in the document? |
| A. | auto format |
| B. | auto correct |
| C. | smart tags |
| D. | auto text. |
| Answer» B. auto correct | |
| 71. |
In Word 2007 the Zoom is placed on |
| A. | view tab |
| B. | home tab |
| C. | status bar |
| D. | both a & c |
| Answer» D. both a & c | |
| 72. |
A command under a group is known as _____ |
| A. | button |
| B. | tab |
| C. | ribbon |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» A. button | |
| 73. |
________indicates writable area of the document |
| A. | gridlines |
| B. | rulers |
| C. | thumbnails |
| D. | document map |
| Answer» B. rulers | |
| 74. |
Which is not an option to insert equations? |
| A. | equations |
| B. | symbols |
| C. | smartart |
| D. | ms equation editor |
| Answer» C. smartart | |
| 75. |
What is the default file extension for all word documents? |
| A. | .txts |
| B. | . word |
| C. | .docs |
| D. | .docx |
| Answer» D. .docx | |
| 76. |
What is the smallest and largest font size tool on formatting toolbar? |
| A. | 8 and 72 |
| B. | 8 and 64 |
| C. | 12 and 72 |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» A. 8 and 72 | |
| 77. |
The extension of database file in excel is |
| A. | .doc |
| B. | .xls |
| C. | bmp |
| D. | dbf |
| Answer» B. .xls | |
| 78. |
The menu for locating regression in MS Excel is |
| A. | format |
| B. | tools |
| C. | insert |
| D. | data analysis |
| Answer» D. data analysis | |
| 79. |
Which of the following formula in excel is used for exponential operation? |
| A. | ^ |
| B. | + |
| C. | * |
| D. | / |
| Answer» A. ^ | |
| 80. |
Analysis toolpak is an add-in function in |
| A. | powerpoint |
| B. | excel |
| C. | word |
| D. | access |
| Answer» B. excel | |
| 81. |
Which of the following is an electronic spreadsheet? |
| A. | powerpoint |
| B. | excel |
| C. | word |
| D. | access |
| Answer» B. excel | |
| 82. |
Solver is an add-in function in |
| A. | powerpoint |
| B. | word |
| C. | excel |
| D. | access |
| Answer» C. excel | |
| 83. |
Conditional sum wizard is an add-in function in |
| A. | powerpoint |
| B. | word |
| C. | excel |
| D. | access |
| Answer» C. excel | |
| 84. |
Which of the following is an operator for defining natural logarithm in excel worksheet |
| A. | =ni(). |
| B. | =ln() |
| C. | =^() |
| D. | =log() |
| Answer» B. =ln() | |
| 85. |
Which of the following defines a formula in excel ? |
| A. | &. |
| B. | * |
| C. | ^ |
| D. | = |
| Answer» D. = | |
| 86. |
Which among the following is a valid cell address in MS Excel? |
| A. | a:20 |
| B. | b;15 |
| C. | d6 |
| D. | 10h |
| Answer» C. d6 | |
| 87. |
Which among the following represents a union type cell reference in Excel? |
| A. | (a10:a20) |
| B. | (b10:b20) |
| C. | (a10,a20) |
| D. | a10 |
| Answer» C. (a10,a20) | |
| 88. |
Which among the following represents a individual cell reference in Excel? |
| A. | (c10:c20) |
| B. | (d10,d20) |
| C. | (a10,a20) |
| D. | f10 |
| Answer» D. f10 | |
| 89. |
________useful to display trend of an economic variable over a time period |
| A. | line chart |
| B. | bar chart |
| C. | pie chart |
| D. | scatter plot |
| Answer» A. line chart | |
| 90. |
AutoSum can be used to calculate |
| A. | sum |
| B. | average |
| C. | maximum |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 91. |
Which of the following is not an element in formula syntax? |
| A. | equal to sign |
| B. | operator |
| C. | chart |
| D. | cell address |
| Answer» C. chart | |
| 92. |
Which of the following is forecasting tool? |
| A. | moving average |
| B. | variance |
| C. | linear trend line |
| D. | cubic trend line |
| Answer» B. variance | |
| 93. |
The function library is available under _______tab. |
| A. | formula |
| B. | insert |
| C. | data |
| D. | review |
| Answer» A. formula | |
| 94. |
__________ means the structure or order of the elements of a formula |
| A. | operator |
| B. | cell |
| C. | formula syntax |
| D. | operand |
| Answer» C. formula syntax | |
| 95. |
Which of the following methods cannot be used to enter data in a cell? |
| A. | pressing an arrow key |
| B. | pressing an tab key |
| C. | pressing escape key |
| D. | clicking on the formula bar |
| Answer» C. pressing escape key | |
| 96. |
You can activate a cell by |
| A. | pressing tab key |
| B. | clicking the cell |
| C. | pressing an arrow key |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 97. |
Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet? |
| A. | save workbook |
| B. | modify the worksheet |
| C. | enter text and the data |
| D. | copy the worksheet |
| Answer» D. copy the worksheet | |
| 98. |
How many worksheets a workbook normally consist of? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» A. 3 | |
| 99. |
Which area in an excel allows entering values and formulas |
| A. | title bar |
| B. | menu bar |
| C. | formula bar |
| D. | standard toolbar |
| Answer» C. formula bar | |
| 100. |
________cell address remains constant, no matter where they are copied |
| A. | individual |
| B. | union |
| C. | range |
| D. | absolute. |
| Answer» A. individual | |
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