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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) .
| 351. |
Timing and control unit is a part of a(n) |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Processor |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | CMOS |
| E. | BIOS |
| Answer» B. Processor | |
| 352. |
Chip is the common name for a(n) |
| A. | transistor |
| B. | resistor |
| C. | integrated circuit |
| D. | semiconductor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. integrated circuit | |
| 353. |
Malicious software is known as |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | malware |
| C. | malicious ware |
| D. | illegal ware |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. malware | |
| 354. |
Name the key that will erase information from the computer memory and characters on the screen. |
| A. | Edit |
| B. | Delete key |
| C. | Dummy out |
| D. | Trust key |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Delete key | |
| 355. |
________ determines the appearance of your desktop and controls the performance of your hardware. |
| A. | Windows Explorer |
| B. | Internet Explorer |
| C. | Program file |
| D. | Control Panel |
| E. | System file |
| Answer» D. Control Panel | |
| 356. |
The processing capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help of |
| A. | secondary memory |
| B. | additional processor |
| C. | expansion card |
| D. | buffer memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. expansion card | |
| 357. |
Which view is not available in Microsoft Word 2007? |
| A. | Outline |
| B. | Full Screen |
| C. | Page Break |
| D. | Draft |
| E. | Print Layout |
| Answer» C. Page Break | |
| 358. |
The collection of commands is called |
| A. | file |
| B. | program |
| C. | information |
| D. | data |
| E. | instruction |
| Answer» B. program | |
| 359. |
Recycle Bin enables you to restore a file which was deleted from |
| A. | Drive B |
| B. | Drive C |
| C. | Drive K |
| D. | Drive L |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Drive C | |
| 360. |
________ bar appears immediately below the title bar and provides access to pull-down menus. |
| A. | Tool |
| B. | Menu |
| C. | Task |
| D. | Status |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Menu | |
| 361. |
By default, number entries are |
| A. | rightied aligned |
| B. | centred |
| C. | left-aligned |
| D. | merged |
| E. | justified |
| Answer» A. rightied aligned | |
| 362. |
________ process rearranges file fragments into contiguous files. |
| A. | Folder folding |
| B. | Defragmentation |
| C. | Unfragging |
| D. | Disk scanning |
| E. | File filling |
| Answer» B. Defragmentation | |
| 363. |
The memory card which is conceptually related to the smart card but is similar to the video disk, is |
| A. | Master card |
| B. | Visa card |
| C. | Optical card |
| D. | Laser card |
| E. | Data card |
| Answer» D. Laser card | |
| 364. |
The main advantage of magnetic disk compared to magnetic tape is |
| A. | low cost |
| B. | rigidity |
| C. | direct access |
| D. | high packet density |
| E. | sequential access |
| Answer» C. direct access | |
| 365. |
Which of the following printers is used in conjunction with computers and uses dry ink powder? |
| A. | Daisy wheel |
| B. | Thermal printer |
| C. | Line printer |
| D. | Laser printer |
| E. | Band printer |
| Answer» D. Laser printer | |
| 366. |
Another term for the Internet is |
| A. | web |
| B. | www |
| C. | cyberspace |
| D. | arpanet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. cyberspace | |
| 367. |
Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type? |
| A. | Star |
| B. | Bus |
| C. | Ring |
| D. | Mesh |
| E. | Tree |
| Answer» C. Ring | |
| 368. |
Enterprise storage unit that uses DVD and CD discs as the storage medium is |
| A. | library |
| B. | data mart |
| C. | jukebox |
| D. | RAID |
| E. | NAS |
| Answer» C. jukebox | |
| 369. |
The function of the ‘home key’ in a microcomputer is |
| A. | to interrupt executions |
| B. | to reposition the cursor |
| C. | to cancel the entry |
| D. | to capitalise letters |
| E. | to delete letters |
| Answer» B. to reposition the cursor | |
| 370. |
A computer user obsessed with gaining entry into highly secured computer system is called a(n) |
| A. | Hacker |
| B. | Attacker |
| C. | Normal user |
| D. | Cracker |
| E. | Programmer |
| Answer» D. Cracker | |
| 371. |
The programming team fixes program errors discovered by users during |
| A. | program maintenance |
| B. | nesting |
| C. | documentation |
| D. | developing |
| E. | flowcharting |
| Answer» A. program maintenance | |
| 372. |
A data type used for nontextual data like pictures, sound and videos is called |
| A. | Complex data type |
| B. | OLE object data type |
| C. | Memo data type |
| D. | Simple data type |
| E. | Yes/No data type |
| Answer» B. OLE object data type | |
| 373. |
A(n) ________ is a system that is used for capturing knowledge from books and experienced individuals making it available where needed. |
| A. | expert system |
| B. | executive information system |
| C. | decision support system |
| D. | knowledge management system |
| E. | knowledge database |
| Answer» D. knowledge management system | |
| 374. |
Computer’s language consisting of binary numbers that directly corresponds to its electrical state is called |
| A. | Natural |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | Machine language |
| D. | Assembly language |
| E. | High level language |
| Answer» C. Machine language | |
| 375. |
________ is a type of computer crime in which knowledgeable thieves remove some of the computer’s RAM chips but leave enough to start the computer. |
| A. | Memory shaving |
| B. | Software piracy |
| C. | Syn flooding |
| D. | Cybergaming crime |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Memory shaving | |
| 376. |
The ________ is a portion of Internet that contains billions of documents. |
| A. | internet |
| B. | w3.org |
| C. | www |
| D. | information highway |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. www | |
| 377. |
Which of the following is not a program command? |
| A. | READ |
| B. | |
| C. | PURGE |
| D. | WRITE |
| E. | GO TO |
| Answer» E. GO TO | |
| 378. |
GDI represents |
| A. | Global Data Interface |
| B. | Graphics Data Interface |
| C. | Graphics Device Interface |
| D. | Global Device Interface |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Graphics Device Interface | |
| 379. |
A robot consists of three basic components: power supply, memory and |
| A. | software |
| B. | arm |
| C. | micro computer |
| D. | co-axial cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. arm | |
| 380. |
Status indicators are located on the |
| A. | standard toolbar |
| B. | formatting toolbar |
| C. | formula bar |
| D. | vertical scrollbar |
| E. | horizontal scrollbar |
| Answer» C. formula bar | |
| 381. |
What is the acronym for Dual-In-Line Memory Module? |
| A. | DIMM |
| B. | DM |
| C. | DMM |
| D. | DILMM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. DIMM | |
| 382. |
Data division is the third division of a ________ program. |
| A. | LISP |
| B. | FORTH |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | BASIC |
| E. | PASCAL |
| Answer» D. BASIC | |
| 383. |
________ file is created in Microsoft Excel. |
| A. | Folder |
| B. | Program |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Instruction |
| E. | Local |
| Answer» C. Data | |
| 384. |
The view that shows the maximum amount of information about each file in My Computer is called |
| A. | small icons |
| B. | large icons |
| C. | medium icons |
| D. | details |
| E. | list |
| Answer» D. details | |
| 385. |
Error messages in an Excel sheet starts with _______ sign/symbol. |
| A. | % |
| B. | $ |
| C. | # |
| D. | = |
| E. | – |
| Answer» C. # | |
| 386. |
In SIO2 the figure 2 appears lowered. Which effect has been applied? |
| A. | Superscript |
| B. | Laid down |
| C. | Laid up |
| D. | Lowered |
| E. | Subscript |
| Answer» E. Subscript | |
| 387. |
Dvorak is used with reference to |
| A. | Printer |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Mouse |
| D. | Keyboard |
| E. | Adapter |
| Answer» D. Keyboard | |
| 388. |
Which of the following codes is written into serially accessed memory? |
| A. | EOD code |
| B. | Gray code |
| C. | Bar code |
| D. | Excess-3 code |
| E. | Unicode |
| Answer» A. EOD code | |
| 389. |
________ program is used to detect overall system malfunction. |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Application software |
| C. | Utilities |
| D. | System diagnostics |
| E. | System analysis |
| Answer» D. System diagnostics | |
| 390. |
To separate mechanism from policy ________ is used in operating system. |
| A. | single-level implementation |
| B. | two-level implementation |
| C. | triple-level implementation |
| D. | multi-level implementation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. two-level implementation | |
| 391. |
________ is the combination of keys to cut the selected text. |
| A. | CTRL + X |
| B. | CTRL + Y |
| C. | CTRL + Z |
| D. | CTRL + F |
| E. | CTRL + P |
| Answer» A. CTRL + X | |
| 392. |
A portion of disk that is unable to store data reliably is a |
| A. | search utility |
| B. | clean-up utility |
| C. | bad section |
| D. | file manager |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. bad section | |
| 393. |
A unit of measurement, ________ is equal to approximately 1 septillion bytes. |
| A. | Zetta byte |
| B. | Yotta byte |
| C. | Exa byte |
| D. | Peta byte |
| E. | Geop byte |
| Answer» B. Yotta byte | |
| 394. |
Which of the following is used for broadband communications? |
| A. | Cable modem |
| B. | DSL modem |
| C. | Satellite modem |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 395. |
________ a document means the file is transferred from your computer to another computer. |
| A. | Downloading |
| B. | Really simple syndication |
| C. | Accessing |
| D. | Upgrading |
| E. | Uploading |
| Answer» E. Uploading | |
| 396. |
A(n) ________ allows you to communicate over the internet similar to a newsgroup but is easier to use. |
| A. | forum |
| B. | webmail |
| C. | message board |
| D. | webblog |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. message board | |
| 397. |
A computer program used by search engine to roam the World Wide Web via the Internet, is |
| A. | spimming |
| B. | spider |
| C. | specialised search engine |
| D. | subject guide |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. spider | |
| 398. |
A simple automated program that scans the web for specific data and insert into a designated database. |
| A. | Web mining |
| B. | Web database integration |
| C. | Web crawler |
| D. | Web scanning |
| E. | Web searching |
| Answer» C. Web crawler | |
| 399. |
In web searching a symbol or keyword that instructs the search software to make sure that any retrieved records contain a certain word, is called |
| A. | Data operator |
| B. | Increment operator |
| C. | Decrement operator |
| D. | Inclusion operator |
| E. | Search operator |
| Answer» D. Inclusion operator | |
| 400. |
Which of the following is a characterstic(s) of education software? |
| A. | linked |
| B. | interactive |
| C. | dynamic |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
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