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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) .
| 901. |
In a computer, how many bits does a nibble signify? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 32 |
| E. | 64 |
| Answer» A. 4 | |
| 902. |
Which of the following is not true about a computer? |
| A. | Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language |
| B. | Translates entire source program into machine language program |
| C. | It is involved in program’s execution |
| D. | Is a translating program |
| E. | Is useful to run program |
| Answer» E. Is useful to run program | |
| 903. |
In Excel, the contents of the active cell are displayed in the …………. |
| A. | footer bar |
| B. | tool bar |
| C. | task bar |
| D. | menu bar |
| E. | formula bar |
| Answer» E. formula bar | |
| 904. |
When machine instructions are being executed by a computer, the instruction phase followed by the execution phase is referred to as……… |
| A. | program cycle |
| B. | machine instruction |
| C. | execution cycle |
| D. | task cycle |
| E. | machine cycle |
| Answer» E. machine cycle | |
| 905. |
In Windows ME, what does ME stand for? |
| A. | Millennium |
| B. | Micro-Expert |
| C. | Macro-Expert |
| D. | Multi-Expert |
| E. | My-Expert |
| Answer» A. Millennium | |
| 906. |
Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers? |
| A. | Note books |
| B. | Personal Computers |
| C. | Laptops |
| D. | Super computers |
| E. | PDAs |
| Answer» D. Super computers | |
| 907. |
Which is not a basic function of a computer? |
| A. | Accept and process data |
| B. | Accept input |
| C. | Process data |
| D. | Store data |
| E. | Scan text |
| Answer» E. Scan text | |
| 908. |
Which of the following is not a term pertaining to Email? |
| A. | powerpoint |
| B. | inbox |
| C. | sender |
| D. | receiver |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. powerpoint | |
| 909. |
Which of the following is required to create an HTML document? |
| A. | browser |
| B. | internet |
| C. | text editor |
| D. | search engine |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. text editor | |
| 910. |
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program? |
| A. | BASIC language |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | High level language |
| D. | C language |
| E. | Machine language |
| Answer» E. Machine language | |
| 911. |
To insert a page break in a WORD document, the following options are used……… |
| A. | Insert and Copy |
| B. | Insert and Enter |
| C. | Insert and Page Layout |
| D. | Insert and Page Layout |
| E. | Insert and Break |
| Answer» E. Insert and Break | |
| 912. |
Which of the following identifies a cell in Excel? |
| A. | formula |
| B. | name |
| C. | label |
| D. | address |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. name | |
| 913. |
This is the part of the computer system that one cannot touch? |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Mouse |
| D. | Scanner |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 914. |
A computer’s ROM is……….. |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | computer software |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | computer hardware |
| E. | CPU |
| Answer» D. computer hardware | |
| 915. |
Which selecting multiple worksheets in Excel, the following key must also be used when clicking the sheet tab………….. |
| A. | Shift |
| B. | Alt |
| C. | Ctrl |
| D. | Insert |
| E. | Esc |
| Answer» C. Ctrl | |
| 916. |
A word processor would be used best to…….. |
| A. | Paint a picture |
| B. | draw a diagram |
| C. | type a story |
| D. | work out income and expenses |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. type a story | |
| 917. |
The file that is linked with an e-mail and sent to the receiver of the e-mail is referred to as…………. |
| A. | annexure |
| B. | appendage |
| C. | add-on |
| D. | attachment |
| E. | article |
| Answer» D. attachment | |
| 918. |
Which of the following refers to the process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet? |
| A. | gathering |
| B. | uploading |
| C. | inputting |
| D. | outputting |
| E. | downloading |
| Answer» E. downloading | |
| 919. |
The term “host” with respect to the internet, means………….. |
| A. | A computer that is a stand alone computer |
| B. | A computer that is connected to the internet |
| C. | A computer reserved for use by the host |
| D. | A large collection of computers |
| E. | Hyperlink |
| Answer» B. A computer that is connected to the internet | |
| 920. |
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 | |
| 921. |
The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a : |
| A. | digit |
| B. | byte |
| C. | megabyte |
| D. | kilobyte |
| E. | bit |
| Answer» E. bit | |
| 922. |
A…………uses pressure as a user presses it with a stylus to send signals. |
| A. | touchpad |
| B. | TrackPoint |
| C. | graphics tablet |
| D. | trackpad |
| E. | keyboard |
| Answer» A. touchpad | |
| 923. |
The justification that aligns text on both margins of a document in Word is : |
| A. | Justify |
| B. | Bold |
| C. | Center |
| D. | Right |
| E. | Balanced |
| Answer» A. Justify | |
| 924. |
A partially completed workbook that contains formulas and formatting, but no data, is called a : |
| A. | prototype |
| B. | template |
| C. | model |
| D. | function |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. template | |
| 925. |
A byte c n represent any number between 0 and : |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 255 |
| C. | 256 |
| D. | 1024 |
| E. | 1025 |
| Answer» B. 255 | |
| 926. |
Connectivity for a new computer means : |
| A. | allowing a printer to be connected to it |
| B. | having a modern and/or network connection to communicate with other computers |
| C. | connecting the software to the hardware of the system |
| D. | connecting a mouse, a keyboard and a printer – all essential hardware pieces for the average user |
| E. | software permanently available to the computer |
| Answer» B. having a modern and/or network connection to communicate with other computers | |
| 927. |
A………..is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory. |
| A. | printer |
| B. | laser beam |
| C. | scanner |
| D. | touchpad |
| E. | keyboard |
| Answer» C. scanner | |
| 928. |
The shortcut key Ctr+F in Word is used |
| A. | To view document in full view |
| B. | To open the Formula dialog box |
| C. | To save the file |
| D. | To open the Find and Replace dialog box |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. To open the Find and Replace dialog box | |
| 929. |
The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is : |
| A. | ASCII |
| B. | Unicode |
| C. | binary numbering system |
| D. | EBCDIC |
| E. | ANSI |
| Answer» A. ASCII | |
| 930. |
Operating systems and utility programs are in a class of software known as : |
| A. | application software |
| B. | sequential software |
| C. | software suites |
| D. | BIOS software |
| E. | system software |
| Answer» E. system software | |
| 931. |
OCR stands for : |
| A. | Optical Coding Recogniser |
| B. | Ostensibly Characterised Reader |
| C. | Original Code Reader |
| D. | Original Character Reader |
| E. | Optical Character Recognition |
| Answer» E. Optical Character Recognition | |
| 932. |
The Open, Print, and Save buttons are all located on the : |
| A. | Status bar |
| B. | Formatting toolbar |
| C. | Standard toolbar |
| D. | Title bar |
| E. | Status and title bars |
| Answer» C. Standard toolbar | |
| 933. |
To copy a cell, you would drag the cell border while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl key when : |
| A. | You have one or more cells to copy |
| B. | Only some of the cells are visible in the window. |
| C. | You don’t want to refer to absolute references |
| D. | The distance between cells is short and they are both visible in the window. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. You have one or more cells to copy | |
| 934. |
The permanently etched program in ROM that automatically begins executing the computer’s instructions is the : |
| A. | BIOS |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | CMOS |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. BIOS | |
| 935. |
Information stored in RAM is considered volatile, which means it is : |
| A. | stored there permanently. |
| B. | not held permanently, only temporarily. |
| C. | stored when the electricity is shut off. |
| D. | stored when the electricity is shut off. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. not held permanently, only temporarily. | |
| 936. |
The display size of a monitor is measured |
| A. | Zig-zag |
| B. | horizontally |
| C. | vertically |
| D. | from centre to the furthest corner |
| E. | diagonally |
| Answer» B. horizontally | |
| 937. |
The name of a Microsoft Office Word document is displayed in Both the……….and the taskbar. |
| A. | Menu bar |
| B. | Taskbar |
| C. | Formatting toolbar |
| D. | Standard toolbar |
| E. | Title bar |
| Answer» E. Title bar | |
| 938. |
Excel is designed to provide visual cues to the relationships between the cells that provide values to the formulas or the cell that depend on the formulas by : |
| A. | Bolding the cell references to match the colour coding of the borders around the referenced worksheets cells |
| B. | Highlighting the cell references |
| C. | Colour coding the cell references in the formula to match the borders around the referenced worksheet cells |
| D. | Bolding the cell references |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Highlighting the cell references | |
| 939. |
A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it : |
| A. | is prohibitively expensive |
| B. | must be trained to recognize individual voices. |
| C. | can only be used on high-end computers |
| D. | cannot be used on laptop computers |
| E. | cannot be used on desktop computers |
| Answer» B. must be trained to recognize individual voices. | |
| 940. |
External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as : |
| A. | add-on devices |
| B. | peripherals |
| C. | extra hardware devices |
| D. | closer together the pixels |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. peripherals | |
| 941. |
The higher the resolution of a monitor, the ; |
| A. | larger the pixels |
| B. | less clear the screen is |
| C. | further apart the pixels |
| D. | closer together the pixels |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. closer together the pixels | |
| 942. |
The Excel feature includes functions to calculate an Average, Minimum, Maximum and Count. |
| A. | Format |
| B. | Number |
| C. | Auto Sum |
| D. | Calculate |
| E. | MIN |
| Answer» D. Calculate | |
| 943. |
For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it must first be: |
| A. | sent to a mainframe for interpretation |
| B. | analyzed by the ALU of the CPU |
| C. | decoded |
| D. | analysed for viruses |
| E. | digitized |
| Answer» A. sent to a mainframe for interpretation | |
| 944. |
Expansion cards are inserted into : |
| A. | slots |
| B. | peripheral devices |
| C. | the CPU |
| D. | the back of the computer |
| E. | pegs |
| Answer» A. slots | |
| 945. |
Which type of software is distributed free but requires the users to pay some amount for further use? |
| A. | freeware |
| B. | shareware |
| C. | rentalware |
| D. | public-domain software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. shareware | |
| 946. |
A pixel is a : |
| A. | picture element or dot on a screen |
| B. | point of ink on a laser printed page |
| C. | point of ink on an ink jet-printed page |
| D. | light beam used as an input device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. picture element or dot on a screen | |
| 947. |
The most common pointing input device is the : |
| A. | database file |
| B. | storage file |
| C. | worksheet file |
| D. | document file |
| E. | graphical file |
| Answer» D. document file | |
| 948. |
Web pages are saved in ………….format. |
| A. | http.// |
| B. | HTML |
| C. | DOC |
| D. | URL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. HTML | |
| 949. |
If employees reside in different parts of the country and need to meet monthly, useful computer technology would be : |
| A. | video-display software |
| B. | video digitzing |
| C. | video conferencing |
| D. | video scanning |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. video conferencing | |
| 950. |
The wheel located between the two standard buttons on a mouse is used to : |
| A. | click on Web pages |
| B. | shutdown |
| C. | click and select items |
| D. | jump to different Web pages |
| E. | scroll |
| Answer» D. jump to different Web pages | |
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