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| 1. |
Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices? |
| A. | keyboard and mouse |
| B. | scanner and printer |
| C. | hard drive and speakers |
| D. | microphone and cd-rom drive |
| Answer» A. keyboard and mouse | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer? |
| A. | output |
| B. | storage |
| C. | processing |
| D. | calculation |
| Answer» B. storage | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is not an output device? |
| A. | printer |
| B. | hard drive |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | speakers |
| Answer» B. hard drive | |
| 4. |
The resolution of a monitor is governed by the |
| A. | size of the screen |
| B. | cost of the monitor |
| C. | number of pixels on the screen |
| D. | contrast of the pixels on the screen |
| Answer» C. number of pixels on the screen | |
| 5. |
All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT |
| A. | brightness |
| B. | viewing angle |
| C. | pixel swap rate |
| D. | resolution |
| Answer» D. resolution | |
| 6. |
Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called |
| A. | a warm boot |
| B. | a standby start |
| C. | hibernation |
| D. | a cold boot |
| Answer» D. a cold boot | |
| 7. |
An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to |
| A. | a network |
| B. | a printer |
| C. | a monitor |
| D. | a digital camera |
| Answer» A. a network | |
| 8. |
Which of the following devices is considered the brain of the computer? |
| A. | read only memory |
| B. | central processing unit |
| C. | random access memory |
| D. | motherboard |
| Answer» B. central processing unit | |
| 9. |
Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE? |
| A. | hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer |
| B. | hard disks are considered volatile storage devices |
| C. | with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology |
| D. | hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices |
| Answer» D. hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following statements is not true about instant messaging? |
| A. | it is a popular form of communication |
| B. | you communicate in real time |
| C. | only two people can im at the same time |
| D. | like e-mail, im is not good for private conversations |
| Answer» C. only two people can im at the same time | |
| 11. |
When shopping online which of the following does not indicate that you have a secure connection display? |
| A. | a closed padlock icon in the status bar |
| B. | the url begins with https |
| C. | the word “secure” in the title bar |
| D. | the verisign seal on the web page |
| Answer» C. the word “secure” in the title bar | |
| 12. |
Pages on the web have spots youcan click called |
| A. | hyperlinks |
| B. | links |
| C. | hot spots |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. hyperlinks | |
| 13. |
Links you can click on a web site include |
| A. | highlighted text |
| B. | highlighted graphics |
| C. | buttons |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 14. |
In addition to the web the internet also includes |
| A. | |
| B. | gopher and ftp |
| C. | usenet and telnet |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 15. |
To put a site on the web you need to work with |
| A. | an access provider |
| B. | a presence provider |
| C. | the internet authority |
| D. | a design company |
| Answer» B. a presence provider | |
| 16. |
A browser |
| A. | displays web documents |
| B. | allows you to navigate |
| C. | allows you to copy, print and transfer documents |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 17. |
To locate information on the web you can |
| A. | use a search engine |
| B. | select sites from list |
| C. | click any link to browse |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 18. |
When you use a search engine, the term hit refers to |
| A. | a popular site |
| B. | any site that’s listed |
| C. | any site that’s related to popular music |
| D. | any site related to baseball |
| Answer» B. any site that’s listed | |
| 19. |
Search engines search indexes of key terms that are often compiled by a software program called |
| A. | an insect |
| B. | a spider |
| C. | a worm |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a spider | |
| 20. |
The term bandwidth refers to |
| A. | how much data can be sent through a connection |
| B. | the amount of data in a multimedia file |
| C. | how fast your computer is |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. how much data can be sent through a connection | |
| 21. |
Browsers are enhanced by installing |
| A. | plug-ins |
| B. | helper applications |
| C. | a new version |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 22. |
On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is |
| A. | enter |
| B. | control |
| C. | escape |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. enter | |
| 23. |
When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on |
| A. | the number of bits assigned to each pixel |
| B. | its optical resolution |
| C. | whether it has optical character recognition software included |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 24. |
The most common computer pointing device is |
| A. | your finger |
| B. | a mouse |
| C. | a trackball |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a mouse | |
| 25. |
The overall design of a font is called its |
| A. | type style |
| B. | type face |
| C. | type size |
| D. | serif |
| Answer» A. type style | |
| 26. |
The name of the first digital computer is |
| A. | enicac |
| B. | mark i |
| C. | ibm 132 |
| D. | apple ii |
| Answer» A. enicac | |
| 27. |
…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers. |
| A. | univac-i |
| B. | enicac |
| C. | mark i |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. univac-i | |
| 28. |
notebook and smaller computers usually use |
| A. | liquid crystal displays |
| B. | electroluminescent displays |
| C. | field emission displays |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. liquid crystal displays | |
| 29. |
Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes. |
| A. | transistors |
| B. | liquid crystal displays |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | neither a nor b |
| Answer» A. transistors | |
| 30. |
………………….developed the integrated circuits |
| A. | kim philby |
| B. | jack philby |
| C. | john neumann |
| D. | thomas watson |
| Answer» B. jack philby | |
| 31. |
Which of the following period is the first generation of computing? |
| A. | 1945-55 |
| B. | 1956-63 |
| C. | 1964-1971 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. 1945-55 | |
| 32. |
Which of the following is the first general purpose computer? |
| A. | mark i |
| B. | eniac |
| C. | ibm123 |
| D. | apple ii |
| Answer» B. eniac | |
| 33. |
Which of the following period is the second generation of computing? |
| A. | 1945-55 |
| B. | 1956-63 |
| C. | 1964-1971 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. 1956-63 | |
| 34. |
IBM’s System/360 is an example of ……………generation computer. |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» C. third | |
| 35. |
The first personal computer was introduced by |
| A. | ibm |
| B. | commodore |
| C. | apple |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. ibm | |
| 36. |
Fifth generation computers are capable of …………………. |
| A. | language translation |
| B. | language processing |
| C. | decision making |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 37. |
Which of the following memory is the additional memory attached to a computer system? |
| A. | primary memory |
| B. | secondary memory |
| C. | ram |
| D. | rom |
| Answer» B. secondary memory | |
| 38. |
------------ unit of CPU directs and co-ordinates all operations of a computer. |
| A. | alu |
| B. | ram |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | register |
| Answer» C. control unit | |
| 39. |
Memory of a computer is generally expressed in terms of ‘K’, where ‘K’ stands for |
| A. | 1042 |
| B. | 1024 |
| C. | 1204 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 1024 | |
| 40. |
The first electronic computer was |
| A. | mark i |
| B. | univac |
| C. | enicac |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. mark i | |
| 41. |
--------------cards are an integrated circuit that generates an audio signal and sends it to a computer’s speakers: |
| A. | video card |
| B. | sound cards |
| C. | web cam |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. sound cards | |
| 42. |
FORTRAN is a : |
| A. | high level language |
| B. | low level language |
| C. | assembly language |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. high level language | |
| 43. |
The base of operations for the brains of a computer is : |
| A. | desktop |
| B. | keyboard |
| C. | motherboard |
| D. | pda |
| Answer» C. motherboard | |
| 44. |
One cannot write new data in this type of memory: |
| A. | ram |
| B. | rom |
| C. | cpu |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. rom | |
| 45. |
These are machines which are used in computers to communicate with other computing systems: |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | modem |
| C. | cd rom |
| D. | graphic cards |
| Answer» B. modem | |
| 46. |
The function of ALU is: |
| A. | to do arithmetic operation |
| B. | to control other parts of a computer |
| C. | to do arithmetic and logic operations |
| D. | to produce output |
| Answer» C. to do arithmetic and logic operations | |
| 47. |
Mouse was invented by……………in 1963 |
| A. | douglas engelbart |
| B. | jack philby |
| C. | john neumann |
| D. | thomas watson |
| Answer» A. douglas engelbart | |
| 48. |
USB means…………………. |
| A. | universal serial bus |
| B. | university sector bus |
| C. | unique serial bus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. universal serial bus | |
| 49. |
LAN stands for………………… |
| A. | local area network |
| B. | loyal area network |
| C. | large area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. local area network | |
| 50. |
MAN stands for……………… |
| A. | metropolitan area network |
| B. | man area network |
| C. | manchester area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. metropolitan area network | |
| 51. |
WAN stands for……………… |
| A. | wireless area network |
| B. | wired area network |
| C. | wide area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. wide area network | |
| 52. |
PAN stands for……………… |
| A. | pan american network |
| B. | personal area network |
| C. | personal academic network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. personal area network | |
| 53. |
VPN stands for……………. |
| A. | virtual private network |
| B. | very private network |
| C. | voice passing network |
| D. | none ofthese |
| Answer» A. virtual private network | |
| 54. |
GB stands for …………………. |
| A. | gigabyte |
| B. | giant byte |
| C. | global bus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. gigabyte | |
| 55. |
PDA stands for ……………….. |
| A. | personal digital assistant |
| B. | personal dairy assistant |
| C. | private digital assistant |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. personal digital assistant | |
| 56. |
………………….. is the primary large printed circuit board within a personal computer. |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | main memory |
| C. | magnetic disk |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. motherboard | |
| 57. |
CRT means …………………….. |
| A. | cathode ray tube |
| B. | central ray tube |
| C. | cathode ray tray |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. cathode ray tube | |
| 58. |
Magnetic disks are also known as…………………. |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | soft disk |
| C. | compact disk |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. hard disk | |
| 59. |
Which of the following documents handling system is not used for storage of documents |
| A. | cd-rom |
| B. | microfiche |
| C. | microfilm |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. cd-rom | |
| 60. |
Which of the following are input devices? |
| A. | keyboard |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | card reader |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 61. |
Examples of output devices are |
| A. | screen |
| B. | printer |
| C. | speaker |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 62. |
VDU is also called |
| A. | screen |
| B. | monitor |
| C. | both 1 & 2 |
| D. | printer |
| Answer» B. monitor | |
| 63. |
Any two computers connected through a telephone line should be connected with a………….on both sides. |
| A. | printer |
| B. | scanner |
| C. | hard disk |
| D. | modem |
| Answer» D. modem | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is not a transmission medium |
| A. | twisted pair cable |
| B. | coaxial cable |
| C. | modem |
| D. | satellite system |
| Answer» C. modem | |
| 65. |
A server in LAN is a |
| A. | nic |
| B. | work station with huge secondary storage |
| C. | device offering service to user |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. device offering service to user | |
| 66. |
Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Networks? |
| A. | modem |
| B. | printer |
| C. | computer |
| D. | cable |
| Answer» B. printer | |
| 67. |
Different computers are connected to LAN by a cable and |
| A. | special wires |
| B. | telephone lines |
| C. | modem |
| D. | interface card |
| Answer» D. interface card | |
| 68. |
What is the name of the network technology in which there are bidirectional links between each possible node? |
| A. | star |
| B. | ring |
| C. | mesh |
| D. | tree |
| Answer» A. star | |
| 69. |
The most flexible network topology is |
| A. | ring |
| B. | star |
| C. | bus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. bus | |
| 70. |
Which of the following topologies is highly reliable? |
| A. | ring |
| B. | star |
| C. | fully connected mesh |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. fully connected mesh | |
| 71. |
Data communication cable laying is not required when using |
| A. | optical fibre |
| B. | coaxial fibre |
| C. | microwave transmission |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. optical fibre | |
| 72. |
Which data communication method is used for sending data in both direction at the same time? |
| A. | half duplex |
| B. | full duplex |
| C. | super duplex |
| D. | simplex |
| Answer» B. full duplex | |
| 73. |
Which of the following is suitable for networking within a building? |
| A. | wan |
| B. | lan |
| C. | man |
| D. | van |
| Answer» B. lan | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is suitable for networking in two adjacent buildings? |
| A. | wan |
| B. | lan |
| C. | man |
| D. | van |
| Answer» B. lan | |
| 75. |
Ethernet networks transmit data in small units. These units are called……… |
| A. | baud |
| B. | frames |
| C. | data bundles |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. frames | |
| 76. |
Baud rate means |
| A. | the rate at which data is transferred |
| B. | the rate at which data is processed |
| C. | the rate at which data is received from the modern |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. the rate at which data is transferred | |
| 77. |
Baud rate is measured in |
| A. | bits per second |
| B. | bytes per second |
| C. | megabytes per second |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. bits per second | |
| 78. |
Data can be transmitted in the form of…….. |
| A. | serial data transmission |
| B. | parallel data transmission |
| C. | both of these |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both of these | |
| 79. |
Our public telephone network is also known as………… |
| A. | public switched telephone network |
| B. | private switched telephone network |
| C. | value added network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. public switched telephone network | |
| 80. |
Which of the following is most popular web browser |
| A. | netscape navigator |
| B. | novell netware |
| C. | windows nt |
| D. | internet explorer |
| Answer» D. internet explorer | |
| 81. |
Which must be a valid name of a website? |
| A. | web.india.com |
| B. | www.roseypublications.com |
| C. | rosey@yahoo.co.in |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. www.roseypublications.com | |
| 82. |
Which of the following is a valid name of an e-mail address? |
| A. | web.india.com |
| B. | www.roseypublications.com |
| C. | rosey@yahoo.co.in |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. rosey@yahoo.co.in | |
| 83. |
The two broad categories of software are |
| A. | word processing and spreadsheets |
| B. | windows and mac os |
| C. | transaction and application |
| D. | system and application |
| Answer» D. system and application | |
| 84. |
Word processing, spreadsheet and photo-editing are examples of: |
| A. | application software |
| B. | system software |
| C. | operating system software |
| D. | platform software |
| Answer» A. application software | |
| 85. |
……………….is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks. |
| A. | a processor |
| B. | memory |
| C. | software |
| D. | a command |
| Answer» C. software | |
| 86. |
Linux is a ……………………. Operating system |
| A. | open-source |
| B. | windows |
| C. | microsoft |
| D. | mac |
| Answer» A. open-source | |
| 87. |
A ……………………………uses pictures(icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the computer system. |
| A. | command-based user interface |
| B. | gui |
| C. | system utility |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. gui | |
| 88. |
Which of the following statements is wrong |
| A. | windows xp is an operating system |
| B. | linux is owned and sold by microsoft |
| C. | photoshop is graphical design tool by adobe |
| D. | linux is a free and open source software |
| Answer» B. linux is owned and sold by microsoft | |
| 89. |
Which of the following is true? |
| A. | mp3 files contain audio data |
| B. | mp3 files are the only recognized format for digital audio |
| C. | windows media player is able to organize large collections of audio files. |
| D. | only a and c are true. |
| Answer» D. only a and c are true. | |
| 90. |
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about instant messaging? |
| A. | it is a popular form of communication |
| B. | you communicate in real time |
| C. | only two people can mi at the same time |
| D. | like e-mail im is not good for private conversations |
| Answer» C. only two people can mi at the same time | |
| 91. |
When shopping online, which of the following does NOT indicate that you have a secure connection displays? |
| A. | a closed padlock icon in the status bar. |
| B. | the url begins with https. |
| C. | the word ‘’secure’’ in the title bar. |
| D. | the verisign seal on the web page. |
| Answer» C. the word ‘’secure’’ in the title bar. | |
| 92. |
With a podcast , you can |
| A. | subscribe to video and audio content. |
| B. | have the most recent content ‘’delivered’’ automatically. |
| C. | play the video andaudio content on an mp3 player. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 93. |
An online journal or chronological posting of thoughts and opinion is a[n] |
| A. | podcast. |
| B. | wiki |
| C. | blog |
| D. | im chat |
| Answer» C. blog | |
| 94. |
When searching the internet which of the following is true? |
| A. | it doesn’t matter which search engine you use; they all provide the same results |
| B. | a subject directory is best to use when you can provide keywords |
| C. | boolean operators and advanced search pages will help you to narrow your results |
| D. | search engines are best to use when you need to narrow the search by specific topics |
| Answer» C. boolean operators and advanced search pages will help you to narrow your results | |
| 95. |
In a web address http://www.irs.gov, the .gov would be considered the |
| A. | url |
| B. | top-level domain |
| C. | protocol |
| D. | web address |
| Answer» B. top-level domain | |
| 96. |
Which of the following provides the fastest broadband internet connection by transmitting data at the speed of light |
| A. | cable |
| B. | dsl |
| C. | fiber optics |
| D. | satellite |
| Answer» C. fiber optics | |
| 97. |
The primary disadvantage to DSL internet access is the quality and effectiveness of service |
| A. | are affected by the number of users on the same dsl line at any time |
| B. | depend on your proximity to a phone company central office |
| C. | can be affected by adverse weather conditions |
| D. | depend on the internet service provider you select |
| Answer» B. depend on your proximity to a phone company central office | |
| 98. |
A kilobyte stores how many numbers of bytes? |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | 1024 |
| C. | 1048 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» B. 1024 | |
| 99. |
What is a Podcast? |
| A. | is a clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the internet |
| B. | is an instant messaging tool |
| C. | is a free popular email service |
| D. | is a web-conferencing tool |
| Answer» A. is a clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the internet | |
| 100. |
Which of the following is not a use of computers in the legal environment? |
| A. | creating animations that simulate the crime for use in the courtroom |
| B. | tracking criminal behavior patterns |
| C. | predicting criminal behavior patterns |
| D. | conducting interviews with suspects |
| Answer» D. conducting interviews with suspects | |
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