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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) .
| 401. |
A(n) ________ is an open industry OS for data-enabled mobile phones that powers devices at the lower end of smartphone price spectrum. |
| A. | Symbian OS |
| B. | Palm OS |
| C. | Mac OS |
| D. | iPhone OS |
| E. | Unix OS |
| Answer» A. Symbian OS | |
| 402. |
By which of the following methods can you print out the name and address of all members of your dance club database? |
| A. | A form |
| B. | A filter |
| C. | A report |
| D. | A query |
| E. | A directory |
| Answer» C. A report | |
| 403. |
Date is generally entered in the form _______ in computer. |
| A. | DD-YY-MM |
| B. | YY-DD-MM |
| C. | MM-YY-DD |
| D. | MM-DD-YY |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. MM-DD-YY | |
| 404. |
In addition to keying data directly into a database, data entry can also be done from a (an) |
| A. | field |
| B. | table |
| C. | data dictionary |
| D. | input form |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. input form | |
| 405. |
A word processor is most likely to be used to do which of the following? |
| A. | Doing a computer search in the media centre |
| B. | Keeping an account of money spent |
| C. | Maintaining an inventory |
| D. | Typing a biography |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Typing a biography | |
| 406. |
Which of the following is a problem of file management system? |
| A. | Lack of data independence |
| B. | Data redundancy |
| C. | Programme dependence |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 407. |
BASIC, ALGOL and COBOL are the examples of |
| A. | high level language |
| B. | low level language |
| C. | middle level language |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. low level language | |
| 408. |
Buffering in printers is necessary because |
| A. | computer is faster in generating data for printing than the printer can print it. |
| B. | there is not enough memory provided with printers. |
| C. | it is only to make the printer work for a longer period. |
| D. | Both 1) and 2) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Both 1) and 2) | |
| 409. |
Assembly instructions are in the form of |
| A. | binary digits |
| B. | digits and numbers |
| C. | general English |
| D. | a new format different from all the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 410. |
Compilers are |
| A. | both OS - and hardware-dependent |
| B. | only OS-dependent |
| C. | only hardware-dependent |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. both OS - and hardware-dependent | |
| 411. |
Which of the following is/are an interpreted language(s)? |
| A. | C |
| B. | C++ |
| C. | Java |
| D. | Visual Basic |
| E. | All the above |
| Answer» E. All the above | |
| 412. |
To indicate decision point in a program, a(n) ________-shaped symbol is used. |
| A. | circle |
| B. | rectangle |
| C. | diamond |
| D. | ellipse |
| E. | parallelogram |
| Answer» C. diamond | |
| 413. |
Thesaurus option is available on ________ menu. |
| A. | page layout |
| B. | references |
| C. | review |
| D. | view |
| E. | layout |
| Answer» C. review | |
| 414. |
________ register holds the data to be operated upon, the intermediate results and the result of processing. |
| A. | Instruction |
| B. | I/O |
| C. | Accumulator |
| D. | Program Counter |
| E. | Memory Buffer |
| Answer» C. Accumulator | |
| 415. |
Turn off computer dialog box does not contain ________ option. |
| A. | stand by |
| B. | switch user |
| C. | turn off |
| D. | cancel |
| E. | restart |
| Answer» B. switch user | |
| 416. |
To handle ‘lost’ and ‘out-of-sequence’ packet, which of the following layers is responsible? |
| A. | Network layer |
| B. | Transport layer |
| C. | Application layer |
| D. | Session layer |
| E. | Presentation layer |
| Answer» B. Transport layer | |
| 417. |
To run desktop OS and applications inside virtual machine ________ is used. |
| A. | VGA |
| B. | VDI |
| C. | DVI |
| D. | VGI |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. VDI | |
| 418. |
Which of the following terms is used to describe the connection of networks that can be joined together? |
| A. | Virtual Private Network |
| B. | Internet |
| C. | Intranet |
| D. | Extranet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Internet | |
| 419. |
DML is provided for |
| A. | description of logical structure of database. |
| B. | addition of new structures in the database system. |
| C. | manipulation and processing of database. |
| D. | definition of physical structure of the database system. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. manipulation and processing of database. | |
| 420. |
Name the equipment which holds the screen of a computer? |
| A. | Modem |
| B. | Video |
| C. | Scanner |
| D. | Desktop |
| E. | Monitor |
| Answer» E. Monitor | |
| 421. |
Which of the following is first-generation cellular technology? |
| A. | GSM |
| B. | DAMPS |
| C. | CDMA |
| D. | AMPS |
| E. | EAMPS |
| Answer» D. AMPS | |
| 422. |
A container used to display a set of tabbed pages of elements is known as |
| A. | pop-up helper |
| B. | tab row |
| C. | address bar |
| D. | tab box |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. tab box | |
| 423. |
Storage that loses its data after the power is turned off is referred to as |
| A. | non-volatile storage |
| B. | sequential storage |
| C. | volatile storage |
| D. | direct storage |
| E. | random storage |
| Answer» C. volatile storage | |
| 424. |
The most common binary code used today is |
| A. | BCD |
| B. | Unicode |
| C. | EBCDIC |
| D. | ASCII |
| E. | Gray code |
| Answer» D. ASCII | |
| 425. |
Magnetic strip reader is a type of ________ device. |
| A. | input |
| B. | output |
| C. | input/output |
| D. | storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. input | |
| 426. |
Which of the following is not an option for changing the case of text? |
| A. | Indent case |
| B. | Sentence case |
| C. | Toggle case |
| D. | Lower case |
| E. | Upper case |
| Answer» A. Indent case | |
| 427. |
WAV, WMA and AIFF are examples of |
| A. | encoder programs |
| B. | audio file formats |
| C. | text file formats |
| D. | audio editing software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. audio file formats | |
| 428. |
What is the name of the logic circuit which can add more than two binary digits? |
| A. | Half adder |
| B. | Parallel adder |
| C. | Full adder |
| D. | Serial adder |
| E. | Substracter |
| Answer» C. Full adder | |
| 429. |
You must instal a ________ on a network if you want to share an Internet connection. |
| A. | router |
| B. | modem |
| C. | node |
| D. | cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. router | |
| 430. |
Error messages in an Excel sheet start with ________ sign/symbol. |
| A. | % |
| B. | $ |
| C. | # |
| D. | = |
| E. | – |
| Answer» C. # | |
| 431. |
The________of software contains lists of commands and options. |
| A. | menu bar |
| B. | tool bar |
| C. | title bar |
| D. | formula bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. menu bar | |
| 432. |
A________can make it easier to play games. |
| A. | mouse |
| B. | joystick |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | pen |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. joystick | |
| 433. |
Video processor consists of ________ and ________, which store and process images. |
| A. | CPU and VGA |
| B. | CPU and memory |
| C. | VGA and memory |
| D. | VGI and DVI |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. VGA and memory | |
| 434. |
Fax is an example of ________ channel. |
| A. | Full duplex |
| B. | Half-duplex |
| C. | Simplex |
| D. | Both 1) and 2) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Half-duplex | |
| 435. |
The ________ manual tells you how to use a software program. |
| A. | documentation |
| B. | programming |
| C. | technical |
| D. | user |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. user | |
| 436. |
Which of the following is NOT a type of Broadband Internet connection? |
| A. | Cable |
| B. | DSL |
| C. | Dial-up |
| D. | Satellite |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dial-up | |
| 437. |
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 | |
| 438. |
Microcomputer hardware consists of which of the following three basic categories of physical equipment? |
| A. | Keyboard, monitor, hard drive |
| B. | System unit, input/output, memory |
| C. | System unit, input/output, secondary storage |
| D. | System unit, primary storage, secondary storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. System unit, input/output, memory | |
| 439. |
The components that process data are located in the |
| A. | input devices |
| B. | output devices |
| C. | system unit |
| D. | storage component |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. system unit | |
| 440. |
Processing involves |
| A. | inputting data into a computer system |
| B. | transforming input into output |
| C. | displaying output in a useful manner |
| D. | providing relevant answers |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. transforming input into output | |
| 441. |
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a________ which is connected to a monitor and other devices. |
| A. | bay |
| B. | docking station |
| C. | port |
| D. | network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. docking station | |
| 442. |
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 | |
| 443. |
Find the odd man out. |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | Operating System |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Operating System | |
| 444. |
A(n) ________ converts and executes one statement at a time. |
| A. | compiler |
| B. | interpreter |
| C. | converter |
| D. | instructions |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. interpreter | |
| 445. |
________ is 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 | |
| 446. |
‘Spelling and Grammar’ check option in Word document 2007 is available in ________ menu. |
| A. | Home |
| B. | Mailing |
| C. | View |
| D. | Review |
| E. | Page layout |
| Answer» D. Review | |
| 447. |
Computer’s BIOS is stored in |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Hard disk |
| D. | Flopy drive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. ROM | |
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