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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) .
| 851. |
Which of the following is not an example of hardware? |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | Mouse |
| E. | Interpreter |
| Answer» E. Interpreter | |
| 852. |
Which contents are lost when the computer turns off? |
| A. | storage |
| B. | input |
| C. | output |
| D. | memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. memory | |
| 853. |
On a CD-RW you can |
| A. | read and write information |
| B. | only read information |
| C. | only write information |
| D. | read, write and rewrite information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. read, write and rewrite information | |
| 854. |
To be able to ‘boot’, the computer must have a(n)………… |
| A. | Compiler |
| B. | Loader |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Operating System | |
| 855. |
This is not a function category in Excel. |
| A. | Logical |
| B. | Data Series |
| C. | Financial |
| D. | Text |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Logical | |
| 856. |
In Excel, this is a prerecorded formula that provides a shortcut for complex calculations ……….. |
| A. | Value |
| B. | Data Series |
| C. | Function |
| D. | Field |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Function | |
| 857. |
The following computer’s memory is characterized by low cost per bit stored…….. |
| A. | Primary |
| B. | Secondary |
| C. | Hard Disk |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Secondary | |
| 858. |
What happens when we try to delete the fries on the floppy? |
| A. | The files get moved to the Recycle Bin |
| B. | Files on a floppy cannot be deleted |
| C. | The files get deleted and can be restored again from Recycle Bin |
| D. | The files get deleted and cannot be restored again |
| E. | The file gets copied on the Hard disk |
| Answer» D. The files get deleted and cannot be restored again | |
| 859. |
In word, replace option is available on …….. |
| A. | File Menu |
| B. | View Menu |
| C. | Edit Menu |
| D. | Format Menu |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Edit Menu | |
| 860. |
What type of keys are ‘ctrl and shift’? |
| A. | adjustment |
| B. | twice |
| C. | three times |
| D. | alphanumeric |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. three times | |
| 861. |
A word gets selected by clicking it to select a word, in word…………. |
| A. | once |
| B. | twice |
| C. | three times |
| D. | four times |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. twice | |
| 862. |
To reverse the effect of your last action in word,…………. |
| A. | Use the cut command |
| B. | Use the Undo command |
| C. | Press the delete key |
| D. | Use the Redo command |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Use the Undo command | |
| 863. |
Your position in the text is shown by a…….. |
| A. | Blinker |
| B. | Cursor |
| C. | Causer |
| D. | Pointer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cursor | |
| 864. |
The time for the actual data transfer after receiving the request for data from secondary storage is referred to as the disk’s………… |
| A. | transfer time |
| B. | movement-time |
| C. | access time |
| D. | data input time |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. access time | |
| 865. |
Which of the following categories would include a keyboard? |
| A. | Printing Device |
| B. | Output Device |
| C. | Pointing Device |
| D. | Storage Device |
| E. | Input Device |
| Answer» E. Input Device | |
| 866. |
Using output devices one can………. |
| A. | Input data |
| B. | store data |
| C. | scan data |
| D. | view or print data |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. view or print data | |
| 867. |
Using Print Preview is useful when you want to………… |
| A. | Colour the document |
| B. | Save the document |
| C. | Delete the document |
| D. | Copy the document |
| E. | View how the document will appear when printed |
| Answer» E. View how the document will appear when printed | |
| 868. |
Which of the following can input graphical images and pictures for a computer? |
| A. | Plotter |
| B. | Scanner |
| C. | Mouse |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | Keyboard |
| Answer» B. Scanner | |
| 869. |
When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it…….. |
| A. | Chart sheet |
| B. | Exclusive sheet |
| C. | Primary sheet |
| D. | Reference sheet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Reference sheet | |
| 870. |
Information that comes from an external source and fed into compute software is called………. |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Input |
| C. | Throughput |
| D. | Reports |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Input | |
| 871. |
This dialog box specifies or modifies the worksheet cell range containing data to be charted…………. |
| A. | Chart Location |
| B. | Chart Style |
| C. | Chart Options |
| D. | Chart Source Data |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Chart Location | |
| 872. |
If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing……….. |
| A. | upstart |
| B. | upgrade |
| C. | update |
| D. | patch |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. upgrade | |
| 873. |
The operating system that is self-contained in a device and resident in the ROM is………… |
| A. | Batch Operating System |
| B. | Real-time Opearting System |
| C. | Embedded Operating System |
| D. | Multi Operating System |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Embedded Operating System | |
| 874. |
To make a copy of the current document to disk………… |
| A. | Use the ‘Save’ command |
| B. | This cannot be done |
| C. | Use the ‘duplicate’ command |
| D. | Copy the document |
| E. | Use the ‘save as’ command |
| Answer» D. Copy the document | |
| 875. |
POST stands for……….. |
| A. | Power on Self Test |
| B. | Program on Self Test |
| C. | Power on System Test |
| D. | Program on System Test |
| E. | Power Off System Test |
| Answer» A. Power on Self Test | |
| 876. |
In word, you can use Styles to………… |
| A. | Make copies of documents |
| B. | Save changes to documents |
| C. | Delete text in-documents |
| D. | Format your documents |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Format your documents | |
| 877. |
How many megabytes make a gigabyte? |
| A. | 1024 |
| B. | 128 |
| C. | 256 |
| D. | 512 |
| E. | 64 |
| Answer» A. 1024 | |
| 878. |
Which of the following is not a term pertaining to the Internet? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Link |
| C. | Browser |
| D. | Search Engine |
| E. | Hyperlink |
| Answer» A. Keyboard | |
| 879. |
Which of the following is used by the browser to connect to the location of the Internet resources? |
| A. | Linkers |
| B. | Protocol |
| C. | Cable |
| D. | URL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. URL | |
| 880. |
Excel would evaluate the formula, =20*10/4*8, and return the answer………….. |
| A. | 400 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 6.25 |
| D. | 232 |
| E. | 600 |
| Answer» C. 6.25 | |
| 881. |
Which of the following is the fastest type of computer? |
| A. | Laptop |
| B. | Notebook |
| C. | Personal Computer |
| D. | Workstation |
| E. | Supercomputer |
| Answer» E. Supercomputer | |
| 882. |
Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor? |
| A. | Backspace |
| B. | Delete |
| C. | Insert |
| D. | Esc |
| E. | Ctrl |
| Answer» A. Backspace | |
| 883. |
Which part of the computer helps to store information? |
| A. | Monitor |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Disk-drive |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | Plotter |
| Answer» C. Disk-drive | |
| 884. |
In word, when you indent a paragraph, you……. |
| A. | push the text in with respect to the margin |
| B. | change the margins on the page |
| C. | move the text up by one line |
| D. | move the text down by one line |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. push the text in with respect to the margin | |
| 885. |
Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly? |
| A. | ctrl, shift and alt |
| B. | function keys |
| C. | the numeric keypad |
| D. | arrow keys |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. the numeric keypad | |
| 886. |
The operation of combining two cells into a single cell in Excel is referred to as………. |
| A. | Join Cells |
| B. | Merge Cells |
| C. | Merge Table |
| D. | Join Table |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Merge Cells | |
| 887. |
Which of the following can be used to store a large number of files in a small amount of storage space? |
| A. | File adjustment |
| B. | File copying |
| C. | File reading |
| D. | File compatibility |
| E. | File compression |
| Answer» E. File compression | |
| 888. |
Data is organized in a worksheet as……….. |
| A. | charts and diagrams |
| B. | rows and columns |
| C. | tables and boxes |
| D. | graphs |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. rows and columns | |
| 889. |
Which of the following is an example of a binary number? |
| A. | 6AH1 |
| B. | 100101 |
| C. | 005 |
| D. | ABCD |
| E. | 23456 |
| Answer» B. 100101 | |
| 890. |
Spell Check will find errors in which of the following? |
| A. | Today is a rainy day |
| B. | Today is a rainy a day |
| C. | is a rainy |
| D. | Rainy today a day |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 891. |
Which of the following is not a storage medium? |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | flash drive |
| C. | DVD |
| D. | CD |
| E. | Keyboard |
| Answer» E. Keyboard | |
| 892. |
In Excel, when the contents and attributes of a cell or range of cells have to be erased using the menu, the user must………… |
| A. | Select the cells, choose Edit, and select Clear, then All |
| B. | Select the cells, and click delete on the keyboard |
| C. | Select the cells, choose Tools, and select Clear, then Formats |
| D. | Select the cells, choose Tools, and select Formula Audit, then Delete |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Select the cells, choose Edit, and select Clear, then All | |
| 893. |
If an Excel Worksheet is to be linked for use in a Power Point presentation, the following should be clicked………… |
| A. | Edit, Paste Special |
| B. | Edit, Paste |
| C. | Edit, Copy |
| D. | File, Copy |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Edit, Paste Special | |
| 894. |
In Word, which menu would the user select to print a document? |
| A. | Tools |
| B. | File |
| C. | View |
| D. | Window |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. File | |
| 895. |
The common name for a modulator- demodulator is…………….. |
| A. | modem |
| B. | joiner |
| C. | networker |
| D. | connector |
| E. | demod |
| Answer» A. modem | |
| 896. |
What do you see when you click the right mouse button? |
| A. | The same effects as the left click |
| B. | A special menu |
| C. | No effect |
| D. | A mouse cannot be right clicked |
| E. | Computer goes to sleep mode |
| Answer» B. A special menu | |
| 897. |
In order to choose the font for a sentence in a WORD document………… |
| A. | select Font in the Format menu |
| B. | select Font in the Edit menu |
| C. | select Font in the Tools menu |
| D. | select Font in the Insert menu |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. select Font in the Format menu | |
| 898. |
Excel is a program that is used to prepare a…….. |
| A. | Database |
| B. | Text Document |
| C. | Spreadsheet |
| D. | Slide Presentation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Spreadsheet | |
| 899. |
…………consists of volatile chips that temporarily store data or instructions. |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | RMA |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. CPU | |
| 900. |
In order to delete a sentence from a document you would use………… |
| A. | highlight and copy |
| B. | cut and paste |
| C. | copy and paste |
| D. | highlight and delete |
| E. | select and paste |
| Answer» D. highlight and delete | |
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