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| 1. |
Which of the following is the primary output device for computers? |
| A. | Video monitor |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Mouse |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Video monitor | |
| 2. |
A directory within a directory is called |
| A. | Mini Directory |
| B. | Junior Directory |
| C. | Part Directory |
| D. | Sub-Directory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Sub-Directory | |
| 3. |
In windows XP, which shorcut is used to cycle through opened items in taskbar? |
| A. | Ctrl + Tab |
| B. | Alt + Tab |
| C. | Ctrl + Esc |
| D. | Alt + Esc |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Alt + Esc | |
| 4. |
Stored data in which of the following remains intact even after the computer is turned off? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | Secondary Storage Device |
| D. | Primary Storage Device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Secondary Storage Device | |
| 5. |
SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications of the ________ layer. |
| A. | Data link |
| B. | Network |
| C. | Transport |
| D. | Application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Application | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not a common feature of software applications? |
| A. | Menus |
| B. | Windows |
| C. | Help |
| D. | Search |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Windows | |
| 7. |
In MICR, C stands for |
| A. | Code |
| B. | Colour |
| C. | Computer |
| D. | Character |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Character | |
| 8. |
A _______ computer is a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users. |
| A. | server |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | desktop |
| D. | tablet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. mainframe | |
| 9. |
The trend in computer systems is towards the use of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In these operating systems, a track ball is described as |
| A. | a roller ball which moves the cursor. |
| B. | a pen-shaped device which allows data to be entered through the CRT screen. |
| C. | a figure which resembles a familiar office device. |
| D. | an outdated input device. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. a roller ball which moves the cursor. | |
| 10. |
The _______ folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send |
| A. | Inbox |
| B. | Outbox |
| C. | Drafts |
| D. | Sent Items |
| E. | Address Book |
| Answer» C. Drafts | |
| 11. |
The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called |
| A. | multitasking |
| B. | object-oriented programming |
| C. | multiuser computing |
| D. | time-sharing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. multitasking | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is an example of non-numeric data? |
| A. | Employee address |
| B. | Examination score |
| C. | Bank balance |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 13. |
Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called |
| A. | Entry codes |
| B. | Passwords |
| C. | Security commands |
| D. | Codewords |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Passwords | |
| 14. |
To move to the bottom of a document, press |
| A. | Insert key |
| B. | Home key |
| C. | Ctrl key + End key |
| D. | End key |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ctrl key + End key | |
| 15. |
A device that is connected to the motherboard is _______. |
| A. | called an external device. |
| B. | called an adjunct device. |
| C. | called a peripheral device. |
| D. | connected using ribbon cable. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. called a peripheral device. | |
| 16. |
An error is also known as |
| A. | bug |
| B. | debug |
| C. | cursor |
| D. | icon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. bug | |
| 17. |
What type of device is a keyboard? |
| A. | Black |
| B. | Input |
| C. | Output |
| D. | Word processing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Input | |
| 18. |
Arithmetic operations |
| A. | involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to or less than the other item. |
| B. | sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending or descending order. |
| C. | use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT. |
| D. | include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. | |
| 19. |
Which part of the computer helps to store information? |
| A. | Disk drive |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Disk drive | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is the default mask of a class A IP address? |
| A. | 255.0.0.255 |
| B. | 255.255.0.0 |
| C. | 255.0.0.0 |
| D. | 255.255.255.0 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 255.0.0.0 | |
| 21. |
What is Internet ? |
| A. | A new type of cabling system for Wide Area Networks |
| B. | A second local area network that can connect with another online LAN to share access |
| C. | A new standard for Internet browsers |
| D. | An association to develop advanced Internet technology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. An association to develop advanced Internet technology | |
| 22. |
To drop a column that is used as a foreign key, first |
| A. | drop the primary key. |
| B. | drop the table. |
| C. | drop the foreign key constraint. |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. drop the foreign key constraint. | |
| 23. |
The name given to a document by user is called |
| A. | Filename |
| B. | Program |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Record |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Filename | |
| 24. |
________ is a procedure that requires users to enter an identification code and a matching password. |
| A. | Paging |
| B. | Logging on |
| C. | Time sharing |
| D. | Multitasking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Logging on | |
| 25. |
Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Joystick |
| D. | Track ball |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mouse | |
| 26. |
The Assistant is |
| A. | an application that allows you to take notes and save them in a file. |
| B. | an animated character that provides help and suggestions. |
| C. | a button on the standard Toolbar that executes the Print command. |
| D. | a collection of frequently misspelled words in a dictionary file. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. an animated character that provides help and suggestions. | |
| 27. |
A CPU contains |
| A. | a card reader and a printing device. |
| B. | an analytical engine and a control unit. |
| C. | a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit. |
| D. | an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit. | |
| 28. |
The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called |
| A. | multitasking |
| B. | object-oriented programming |
| C. | multi user computing |
| D. | time-sharing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. multitasking | |
| 29. |
Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | REM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. ROM | |
| 30. |
What are .bas, .doc and .htm examples of? |
| A. | Databases |
| B. | Extensions |
| C. | Domains |
| D. | Protocols |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Extensions | |
| 31. |
The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called |
| A. | LAN |
| B. | Web |
| C. | Hypertext |
| D. | Internet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Internet | |
| 32. |
The property that when classes are arranged in a hierarchy, each class assumes the attributes and methods of its ancestors is called |
| A. | generalisation |
| B. | inheritance |
| C. | encapsulation |
| D. | information hiding |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. inheritance | |
| 33. |
The software component of an expert system that draws conclusions is the |
| A. | user interface |
| B. | database |
| C. | inference engine |
| D. | I/O controller |
| E. | model base |
| Answer» C. inference engine | |
| 34. |
The attributes and methods for each object are stored in |
| A. | an object instance |
| B. | an object connection |
| C. | an assembly structure |
| D. | an object repository |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. an object repository | |
| 35. |
One advantage of dial-up Internet access is |
| A. | it utilises broadband technology. |
| B. | it utilises existing telephone service. |
| C. | it uses a router for security. |
| D. | modem speed is very fast. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. it utilises existing telephone service. | |
| 36. |
What is backup? |
| A. | Adding more components to your network |
| B. | Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination |
| C. | Filtering old data from the new data |
| D. | Accessing data on tape |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is true ? |
| A. | Byte is a single digit in a binary number. |
| B. | Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers. |
| C. | An eight-digit binary number is called a byte. |
| D. | An eight-digit binary number is called a bit. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. An eight-digit binary number is called a byte. | |
| 38. |
A hard copy of a file created on a computer refers to data |
| A. | saved on a floppy disk. |
| B. | printed on a printer. |
| C. | backed up on a tape drive. |
| D. | sent as an e-mail. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. printed on a printer. | |
| 39. |
A ______ is an organised collection of data about a single entity. |
| A. | file |
| B. | library |
| C. | database |
| D. | dictionary |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. file | |
| 40. |
Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be |
| A. | user-friendly |
| B. | information |
| C. | word processing |
| D. | icon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. user-friendly | |
| 41. |
Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added later to the system are called |
| A. | clip art |
| B. | highlight |
| C. | execute |
| D. | peripherals |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. peripherals | |
| 42. |
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except |
| A. | Hackers |
| B. | Spam |
| C. | Viruses |
| D. | Identity theft |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Spam | |
| 43. |
If you want to move an icon on your desktop, this is called |
| A. | double clicking |
| B. | highlighting |
| C. | dragging |
| D. | pointing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. dragging | |
| 44. |
A computer checks the ________ of usernames and passwords for a match before granting access. |
| A. | website |
| B. | network |
| C. | backup file |
| D. | database |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. database | |
| 45. |
Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as |
| A. | supercomputers |
| B. | laptops |
| C. | minicomputers |
| D. | file servers |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. laptops | |
| 46. |
A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Computer |
| C. | Communication Adapter |
| D. | Serial Port |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Computer | |
| 47. |
Windows is ________ and Window 95, Window 98 are________. |
| A. | Graphical User Interface, Operating System |
| B. | Graphics Useful Interface, Executing Systems |
| C. | Graph User Interval, Expert Systems |
| D. | Graphical Use Interphase, Excel Systems |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Graphical User Interface, Operating System | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is the most widely used input device? |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | Monitor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Keyboard | |
| 49. |
The blinking symbol which indicates the next position of the character is called |
| A. | Delete key |
| B. | Control key |
| C. | Cursor |
| D. | Return key |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cursor | |
| 50. |
A small figure which depicts some application on the screen is called |
| A. | Menu |
| B. | Photo |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | Icon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Icon | |
| 51. |
Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics? |
| A. | Price |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Speed |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 52. |
What are the two examples of freeware? |
| A. | WinZip and Linux |
| B. | Shareware and file sharing |
| C. | Microsoft Word and the Google toolbar |
| D. | Instant messaging and the Google toolbar |
| E. | Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Excel |
| Answer» D. Instant messaging and the Google toolbar | |
| 53. |
What is e-commerce? |
| A. | Buying and selling of international goods |
| B. | Buying and selling of products and services over the Internet |
| C. | Buying and selling of products and services not found in stores |
| D. | Buying and selling of products having to do with computers |
| E. | Buying and selling of electronic goods |
| Answer» B. Buying and selling of products and services over the Internet | |
| 54. |
The ________ tells the computer how to use its components. |
| A. | utility |
| B. | network |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | application program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. operating system | |
| 55. |
A ________ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. |
| A. | menu bar |
| B. | toolbar |
| C. | window |
| D. | action bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. toolbar | |
| 56. |
Which of the following displays the contents of an active cell? |
| A. | Toolbar |
| B. | Menu bar |
| C. | Namebox |
| D. | Formula bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Formula bar | |
| 57. |
What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer? |
| A. | Utility software |
| B. | Operating system |
| C. | Word processing software |
| D. | Database program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Operating system | |
| 58. |
Network components are connected to the same cable in the ________ topology. |
| A. | star |
| B. | ring |
| C. | bus |
| D. | mesh |
| E. | mixed |
| Answer» C. bus | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is the largest unit of storage ? |
| A. | GB |
| B. | KB |
| C. | MB |
| D. | TB |
| E. | All are equal |
| Answer» D. TB | |
| 60. |
Which type of software manages the computer’s processes, functioning as an interface, connecting user, the application software and the hardware ? |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Utility program |
| C. | Translator program |
| D. | Operating system |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Operating system | |
| 61. |
The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | coordination board |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | arithmetic logic unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. control unit | |
| 62. |
The primary device that a computer uses to store information is |
| A. | TV |
| B. | storehouse |
| C. | desk |
| D. | hard drive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. hard drive | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is a program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets? |
| A. | Calculator |
| B. | Spreadsheet |
| C. | Budgeter |
| D. | Financier |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Spreadsheet | |
| 64. |
What menu is selected to print? |
| A. | File |
| B. | Tools |
| C. | Social |
| D. | Edit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. File | |
| 65. |
Which of the following is a program or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do? |
| A. | Menu |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Hardware |
| D. | Software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Software | |
| 66. |
________are symbols that represent any character or combination of characters. |
| A. | Playing cards |
| B. | Wildcards |
| C. | Private keys |
| D. | Public keys |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Wildcards | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is a word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document? |
| A. | Anchor |
| B. | Hyperlink |
| C. | Reference |
| D. | URL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Hyperlink | |
| 68. |
The________, also called the Web, contains billons of documents. |
| A. | World Wide Web |
| B. | HTTP |
| C. | Webportal |
| D. | domain |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. World Wide Web | |
| 69. |
A(n)________is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area |
| A. | MAN |
| B. | PAN |
| C. | CAN |
| D. | LAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. LAN | |
| 70. |
.bas, .doc and . htm are the examples of |
| A. | Database |
| B. | Extension |
| C. | Domain |
| D. | Protocol |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Extension | |
| 71. |
Saving is a process |
| A. | to copy document from memory to storage medium. |
| B. | to change the content of any document. |
| C. | to change the display or entire document. |
| D. | to develop document by entering text using keyboard |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. to copy document from memory to storage medium. | |
| 72. |
________ is the process of implementing command |
| A. | Fetching |
| B. | Storing |
| C. | Decoding |
| D. | Executing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Executing | |
| 73. |
________ is a printed information that exists in real sense and is more permanent form of output than the output existing on the display device. |
| A. | Soft copy |
| B. | Carbon copy |
| C. | Hard copy |
| D. | Desk copy |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Hard copy | |
| 74. |
The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as |
| A. | pulling |
| B. | pushing |
| C. | downloading |
| D. | transferring |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. downloading | |
| 75. |
You access Microsoft Word by using ________ button. |
| A. | New |
| B. | Start |
| C. | Program |
| D. | Control Panel |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Program | |
| 76. |
Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as |
| A. | storage |
| B. | output |
| C. | input |
| D. | information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. information | |
| 77. |
Which of the following could you do to remove a paragraph from a report you had written? |
| A. | Delete and edit |
| B. | Select and delete |
| C. | Cut and paste |
| D. | Undo typing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Select and delete | |
| 78. |
All of the following storage media have Read and Write capabilities except |
| A. | flash memory cards |
| B. | CD-ROMs |
| C. | hard disk drives |
| D. | floppy disks |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. CD-ROMs | |
| 79. |
In Excel,_____ contains one or more worksheets. |
| A. | Template |
| B. | Workbook |
| C. | Active cell |
| D. | Label |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Workbook | |
| 80. |
Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications? |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | Java |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Java | |
| 81. |
Compiling creates a(n) |
| A. | program specification |
| B. | algorithm |
| C. | executable program |
| D. | subroutine |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. executable program | |
| 82. |
Computers use the ________ number system to store data and perform calculations. |
| A. | decimal |
| B. | hexadecimal |
| C. | octal |
| D. | binary |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. binary | |
| 83. |
The ________ key will launch the Start button. |
| A. | esc |
| B. | shift |
| C. | Windows |
| D. | Shortcut |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Windows | |
| 84. |
A Web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific ________ on the Web |
| A. | Web browser |
| B. | PDA |
| C. | Web Site |
| D. | link |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. link | |
| 85. |
A character of information is represented by a(n) |
| A. | byte |
| B. | bit |
| C. | field |
| D. | attribute |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. bit | |
| 86. |
A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called |
| A. | mentor |
| B. | instructor |
| C. | compiler |
| D. | program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. program | |
| 87. |
To “maximise” a window means to |
| A. | fill it to capacity. |
| B. | expand it to fit the desktop. |
| C. | put it on toolbar. |
| D. | drag it to the Recycle Bin. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. expand it to fit the desktop. | |
| 88. |
The “home page” of a web site is |
| A. | the largest page. |
| B. | the last page. |
| C. | the first page. |
| D. | the most colourful page. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. the first page. | |
| 89. |
What is ISL used for? |
| A. | To allow an Ethernet interface to understand frame tags |
| B. | To make two Ethernet interfaces appear as one |
| C. | To connect an Ethernet switch with a high-speed core switch such as ATM |
| D. | To allow simultaneous routing and switching |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. To allow an Ethernet interface to understand frame tags | |
| 90. |
Which of the following is NOT associated with Computers? |
| A. | Bit |
| B. | Binary |
| C. | Pencil |
| D. | Mouse |
| E. | Screen |
| Answer» C. Pencil | |
| 91. |
‘MICR’ technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to |
| A. | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| B. | Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition |
| C. | Magnetic Information Cable Recognition |
| D. | Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition | |
| 92. |
Modern Computers represent characters and numbers internally using which of the following number systems? |
| A. | Penta |
| B. | Octal |
| C. | Hexa |
| D. | Septa |
| E. | Binary |
| Answer» E. Binary | |
| 93. |
A ________ is approximately a million bytes. |
| A. | gigabyte |
| B. | kilobyte |
| C. | megabyte |
| D. | terabyte |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. megabyte | |
| 94. |
If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a |
| A. | repeater |
| B. | router |
| C. | gateway |
| D. | switch |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. repeater | |
| 95. |
Which of the following is used to move down a page in a document? |
| A. | Jump |
| B. | Fly |
| C. | Wriggle |
| D. | Scroll |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Scroll | |
| 96. |
Date and Time are available on the desktop at |
| A. | Taskbar |
| B. | My Computer |
| C. | Recycle Bin |
| D. | Only (2) and (3) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Taskbar | |
| 97. |
Which type of resource has greater probability to become shared resource in a computer network? |
| A. | Printers |
| B. | Speakers |
| C. | Floppy Disc Drivers |
| D. | Keyboards |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Printers | |
| 98. |
Which of the following terms is used to describe the movement of an item with the help of mouse to a new position on screen? |
| A. | Click |
| B. | Double-click |
| C. | Drag and drop |
| D. | Point |
| E. | Right-click |
| Answer» C. Drag and drop | |
| 99. |
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ________ software to work together. |
| A. | Management |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Utility |
| D. | Application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Application | |
| 100. |
Select the odd one out. |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | Operating System |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Operating System | |
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