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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) .
| 951. |
Which type of software is used in the design of products, structures, civil, engineering, drawings and maps? |
| A. | CAD programs |
| B. | desktop programs |
| C. | drawing programs |
| D. | painting programs |
| E. | video/audio programs |
| Answer» A. CAD programs | |
| 952. |
Advanced word processing features include all except creation of : |
| A. | alternate headers and footers |
| B. | columns |
| C. | detailed architectural drawings |
| D. | stylesheets |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. alternate headers and footers | |
| 953. |
The computer that hosts your e-mail account is known as a(n): |
| A. | Host |
| B. | E-mail client |
| C. | E-mail server |
| D. | Listserv |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. E-mail client | |
| 954. |
A touchpad responds to : |
| A. | light |
| B. | pressure |
| C. | clicking |
| D. | the sense of heat from fingertips |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. pressure | |
| 955. |
What is the term for calculations used within spreadsheets? |
| A. | analysis |
| B. | ranges |
| C. | formulas |
| D. | recalculations |
| E. | values |
| Answer» C. formulas | |
| 956. |
This is a set of values that you want to chart in Excel. |
| A. | Object |
| B. | Numbers |
| C. | Date Mart |
| D. | Formulas |
| E. | Data series |
| Answer» E. Data series | |
| 957. |
Before you can begin using e-mail, you must have a(n) : |
| A. | Browser |
| B. | Modem |
| C. | Server |
| D. | Scanner |
| E. | Account |
| Answer» E. Account | |
| 958. |
Until a computer can recognize handwriting, an input device must : |
| A. | store the information in secondary storage |
| B. | optimise the information |
| C. | digitise the information |
| D. | show the information on a screen |
| E. | become an output device also |
| Answer» B. optimise the information | |
| 959. |
The pointing device that comes built into a laptop computer can be any except a : |
| A. | mouse |
| B. | trackball |
| C. | touchpad |
| D. | pointing stick |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. mouse | |
| 960. |
The button that displays the window over the entire screen is : |
| A. | Scroll box |
| B. | Downsize |
| C. | Restore Down |
| D. | Minimize |
| E. | Maximize |
| Answer» E. Maximize | |
| 961. |
The .xls extension is used for…..files. |
| A. | Windows |
| B. | Access |
| C. | Power Point |
| D. | Word |
| E. | Excel |
| Answer» E. Excel | |
| 962. |
Which of the following are tasks that may be completed when configuring your e-mail client? |
| A. | Provide the IP address of your ISP’s mail server |
| B. | Provide the name of your e-mail account |
| C. | Specify that mail is to be deleted from the host computer after it is downloaded to your computer. |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Provide the IP address of your ISP’s mail server | |
| 963. |
Which of the following is a transaction? |
| A. | A group of SQL statements consisting of one read and one write operation |
| B. | A group of SQL statements consisting only of ready operations. |
| C. | A group of SQL statements defining a user-oriented task |
| D. | A group of SQL statements consisting only of write operations |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. A group of SQL statements consisting of one read and one write operation | |
| 964. |
In order for computers to communicate across a network, they must be connected through a(n)……… |
| A. | TCP/IP |
| B. | Topology |
| C. | Ethernet |
| D. | Thin client |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Topology | |
| 965. |
“Buy Now – Pay Now” is commonly used for : |
| A. | Debit cards |
| B. | Vault Cards |
| C. | Credit Cards |
| D. | E-purse |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Debit cards | |
| 966. |
The………….,stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM. |
| A. | BIOS |
| B. | API |
| C. | device driver |
| D. | Supervisor program |
| E. | display |
| Answer» A. BIOS | |
| 967. |
Choices in computers are referred to as : |
| A. | options |
| B. | exit |
| C. | boot |
| D. | folder |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. options | |
| 968. |
What are the four basis connecting hardware devices? |
| A. | Repeater, bridge, router and gateway |
| B. | Repeater, bridge, router and dell |
| C. | Repeater, connector, router and gateway |
| D. | Amplifier, bridge, router and gateway |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Repeater, bridge, router and gateway | |
| 969. |
The………..lists the location of files on the disk |
| A. | FAT |
| B. | boot sector |
| C. | root folder |
| D. | data area |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. FAT | |
| 970. |
A device operating at the physical layer is called a : |
| A. | Bridge |
| B. | Router |
| C. | Repeater |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Repeater | |
| 971. |
Numbers of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» A. 5 | |
| 972. |
To get to the ‘Symbol’ dialog box, click on the……….menu and choose ‘Symbol’. |
| A. | Insert |
| B. | Format |
| C. | Tools |
| D. | Table |
| E. | Help |
| Answer» A. Insert | |
| 973. |
Which is not a data source component? |
| A. | mail merge toolbar |
| B. | header row |
| C. | data fields |
| D. | data records |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» A. mail merge toolbar | |
| 974. |
Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character……….. |
| A. | shifter |
| B. | upper case |
| C. | caps lock key |
| D. | icon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. caps lock key | |
| 975. |
Which of the following is not a type of hub? |
| A. | Passive hub |
| B. | Inactive hub |
| C. | Switching hub |
| D. | Intelligent hub |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Inactive hub | |
| 976. |
………allows you to pr t. |
| A. | ribbon |
| B. | monitor |
| C. | go now |
| D. | Ctrl + P |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Ctrl + P | |
| 977. |
In a synchronous modem, the receive equalizer is known as |
| A. | adaptive equilizer |
| B. | impairment equilizer |
| C. | statistical equalizer |
| D. | compromise equilizer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. adaptive equilizer | |
| 978. |
Which of the following is not the part of standard office suite? |
| A. | Word Processor |
| B. | Database |
| C. | Image Editor |
| D. | File manager |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. File manager | |
| 979. |
In a document what is the maximum number of columns that can be inserted in MS Word Table? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 65 |
| E. | 70 |
| Answer» C. 63 | |
| 980. |
Machine language sometimes also referred as: |
| A. | Binary language |
| B. | High level language |
| C. | Middle level language |
| D. | Low level language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Binary language | |
| 981. |
Which is an another name for functional language |
| A. | Machine |
| B. | Application |
| C. | Low-level language |
| D. | High-level language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Application | |
| 982. |
……….translates the semantic instructions developed by programmers into the machine language |
| A. | Assembler |
| B. | Interpreter |
| C. | Loader |
| D. | Compiler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Assembler | |
| 983. |
………is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a computer : |
| A. | Programming language |
| B. | Machine Language |
| C. | Software Language |
| D. | Assembly Language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Programming language | |
| 984. |
This is a standard way for a Web server to pass a Web user’s request to an application program and to receive data back to forward to the user – |
| A. | Interrupt request |
| B. | Forward DNS lookup |
| C. | Data-Link layer |
| D. | File Transfer Protocol |
| E. | Common gateway interface |
| Answer» E. Common gateway interface | |
| 985. |
This type of software is designed for users who want to customize the programs they use. |
| A. | Shareware |
| B. | Open-source software |
| C. | Freeware |
| D. | Macros |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Shareware | |
| 986. |
The effect of the ROLLBACK command in a transaction is the following _ |
| A. | Undo all changes to the data-base resulting from the execution of the transaction |
| B. | Undo the effects of the last UPDATE command |
| C. | Restore the content of the database to its state at the end of the previous day |
| D. | Make sure that all changes to the database are in effect |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Undo all changes to the data-base resulting from the execution of the transaction | |
| 987. |
All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT : |
| A. | Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode |
| B. | Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons |
| C. | Safe Mode allows users to troubleshoot errors. |
| D. | Safe Mode loads only the most essential devices |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons | |
| 988. |
Changing the appearance of a document is called |
| A. | Proofing |
| B. | Editing |
| C. | Formatting |
| D. | Correcting |
| E. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Formatting | |
| 989. |
You can detect spelling and grammar errors by : |
| A. | Press Shit + F7 |
| B. | Press Ctrl + F7 |
| C. | Press Alt + F7 |
| D. | Press F7 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Press F7 | |
| 990. |
A(n) -----system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop. |
| A. | PSS |
| B. | POS |
| C. | Inventory |
| D. | data mining |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. PSS | |
| 991. |
Single party disk relying on the disk controller for finding out which disk has failed is used by : |
| A. | RAID level 5 |
| B. | RAID level 2 |
| C. | RAID level 4 |
| D. | RAID level 3 |
| E. | RAID level 1 |
| Answer» D. RAID level 3 | |
| 992. |
What happens when you click on insert>Picture>Clip Art |
| A. | It inserts a clipart picture into document |
| B. | It lets you choose clipart to insert into document |
| C. | It opens Clip Art taskbar |
| D. | It insets symbols |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. It opens Clip Art taskbar | |
| 993. |
Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)? |
| A. | The ScanDisk utility begins to run |
| B. | The video card and video memory are tested |
| C. | The BIOS identification process occurs |
| D. | Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working properly |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. The ScanDisk utility begins to run | |
| 994. |
OLE stands for : |
| A. | Online Link Embedding |
| B. | Object Link Export |
| C. | Object Linking and Embedding |
| D. | Onlink Link Emulation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Object Linking and Embedding | |
| 995. |
The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to : |
| A. | maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the printer |
| B. | hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual memory when it can’t fit in RAM. |
| C. | prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment |
| D. | allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out simultaneously |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual memory when it can’t fit in RAM. | |
| 996. |
Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are called which of the following : |
| A. | Time sharing |
| B. | Public domain |
| C. | Sharware |
| D. | Freeware |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Public domain | |
| 997. |
Which of the following is NOT a goal of Transaction processing system? |
| A. | Capture, process and store transactions |
| B. | Produce a variety of documents related to Routine business activities |
| C. | Reduce manual effort associated with Processing business transactions |
| D. | Produce standard reports used for management decision making |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Produce a variety of documents related to Routine business activities | |
| 998. |
The degree of detail that should be incorporated into a database depends on what? |
| A. | Data integrity |
| B. | The type of database |
| C. | The user’s perspective |
| D. | The business practices and policies |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The type of database | |
| 999. |
Superscript refers to |
| A. | Characters displayed below the line of the normal text |
| B. | Characters displayed above the line of the normal text |
| C. | Characters displayed vertically centre |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Characters displayed above the line of the normal text | |
| 1000. |
How will you remove all formatting added to your documents (such as bold, italics, and underline etc.) |
| A. | Save |
| B. | Save as plain text file |
| C. | Save as |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Save as plain text file | |
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