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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) .
| 1201. |
Sofy copy refers to : |
| A. | printed output |
| B. | music sounds |
| C. | screen output |
| D. | digitizing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. digitizing | |
| 1202. |
Meaningful file name helps in easy file : |
| A. | Storing |
| B. | Accessing |
| C. | Identification |
| D. | Printing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Identification | |
| 1203. |
LAN stands for : |
| A. | Local Access Network |
| B. | Local Area Network |
| C. | Logical Access Network |
| D. | Logical Area Network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Local Area Network | |
| 1204. |
MS-DOS is a……..operating system. |
| A. | point-and-click |
| B. | user-friendly |
| C. | command-driven |
| D. | Mac |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. command-driven | |
| 1205. |
All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT : |
| A. | any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory |
| B. | the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate to virtual memory can be manually changed |
| C. | this temporary storage is called the swap file (or page file) |
| D. | virtual memory is physical space on the hard drive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory | |
| 1206. |
……….controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer. |
| A. | The platform |
| B. | Application software |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | The motherboard |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Operating System | |
| 1207. |
What is top-level domain name of following URL http.//www.yahoo.com/ mail/default.asp? |
| A. | http |
| B. | www |
| C. | yahoo |
| D. | .com |
| E. | asp |
| Answer» D. .com | |
| 1208. |
Which of the following devices typically attaches to a parallel port? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Printer | |
| 1209. |
The geometric arrangement of devices on the network is called……….. |
| A. | Topology |
| B. | Media |
| C. | URL |
| D. | Protocol |
| E. | Pipelining |
| Answer» A. Topology | |
| 1210. |
The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called……….. |
| A. | Web |
| B. | LAN |
| C. | Internet |
| D. | Workgroup |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Internet | |
| 1211. |
Which one of the following is true? |
| A. | A blog is an online diary or journal posted on the Web |
| B. | The term blog is a shortened version of Web log |
| C. | A blog reflects the personal and unique viewpoint of its creator |
| D. | Each blog post can be three screens deep or three lines long |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» E. All of these | |
| 1212. |
What is other name of LAN Card? |
| A. | MODEM |
| B. | Network Connector |
| C. | Internet Card |
| D. | NIC |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. NIC | |
| 1213. |
A process known as……….is used by large retailers to study trends. |
| A. | data mining |
| B. | data selection |
| C. | POS |
| D. | data conversion |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. data mining | |
| 1214. |
The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the : |
| A. | system unit |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | mainframe |
| D. | platform |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. system unit | |
| 1215. |
A goal of data mining includes which of the following? |
| A. | to explain some observed event or condition |
| B. | to confirm that data exists |
| C. | to analyze data for expected relationships |
| D. | to create a new data warehouse |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. to explain some observed event or condition | |
| 1216. |
Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction? |
| A. | Laser printer |
| B. | Ink jet printer |
| C. | Plotter |
| D. | Dot matrix printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Plotter | |
| 1217. |
Which of the following memories has the shortest access times? |
| A. | Cache memory |
| B. | Magnetic bubble memory |
| C. | Magnetic core memory |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Cache memory | |
| 1218. |
Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | EPROM |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 1219. |
You can not link excel worksheet data to a word document : |
| A. | With the right drag method |
| B. | With a hyperlink |
| C. | With the copy and paste special commands |
| D. | With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar | |
| 1220. |
The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is………. |
| A. | Biometrics |
| B. | Compression |
| C. | Encryption |
| D. | Ergonomics |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Encryption | |
| 1221. |
A spooler is a(n) : |
| A. | location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out. |
| B. | print job |
| C. | program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print |
| D. | message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job is completed |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print | |
| 1222. |
The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the : |
| A. | registry |
| B. | API |
| C. | CMOS |
| D. | kernel |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. kernel | |
| 1223. |
In Windows XP, if you want to see the file size and modified dates of all files in a folder, the best viewing option is the ………….view. |
| A. | List |
| B. | Thumbnails |
| C. | Details |
| D. | Icon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Details | |
| 1224. |
Multimedia System involves : |
| A. | Only Audio and Video |
| B. | Animation Video Movies |
| C. | Animation movie with Text also |
| D. | All type of movie with Animation Graphics and Text |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All type of movie with Animation Graphics and Text | |
| 1225. |
The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different : |
| A. | platforms |
| B. | applications |
| C. | programs |
| D. | storage devices |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. platforms | |
| 1226. |
The definition of thrashing is : |
| A. | swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too frequently |
| B. | insufficient hard disk space |
| C. | too many processors being managed by the operating system |
| D. | inaccurate information stored in the registry |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too frequently | |
| 1227. |
Excel files have a default extension of |
| A. | Xls |
| B. | Xlw |
| C. | Wk1 |
| D. | 123 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Xls | |
| 1228. |
Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known : |
| A. | Memory map |
| B. | Memory protection |
| C. | Memory management |
| D. | Memory instruction |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Memory protection | |
| 1229. |
CAD stands for : |
| A. | Computer aided design |
| B. | Computer algorithm for design |
| C. | Computer application in design |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Computer aided design | |
| 1230. |
A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is : |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | Buffer |
| C. | Accumulator |
| D. | Address |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Buffer | |
| 1231. |
Which of the following is not a web scripting language? |
| A. | ASP |
| B. | DSP |
| C. | JSP |
| D. | PHP |
| E. | HTML |
| Answer» B. DSP | |
| 1232. |
What is the full form of a computer language ‘Basic’? |
| A. | Beginners purpose Symbolic Information Code |
| B. | Beginners all purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| C. | Beginners all purpose Symbolic Inter- change code |
| D. | Beginners all purpose Symbolic IT code |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Beginners purpose Symbolic Information Code | |
| 1233. |
The kind of the memory that comes from the CPU that is erased when you shut the computer off or exit the program that you were in. |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | CACHE |
| D. | Flash Drive |
| E. | Hard Drive |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 1234. |
Electronic telecommunications system joining many thousands of computers together. |
| A. | |
| B. | chatting |
| C. | internet |
| D. | WAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. internet | |
| 1235. |
A computer…………is a set of program instructions that can attach itself to a file, reproduce itself, and spread to other files. |
| A. | worm |
| B. | virus |
| C. | trojan horse |
| D. | phishing scam |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. virus | |
| 1236. |
A(n)………..camera is a peripheral device used to capture still images in a digital format that can be easily transferred into a computer and manipulated using graphics software. |
| A. | digital |
| B. | analog |
| C. | cla ic |
| D. | film |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. digital | |
| 1237. |
A telephone number, a birth date, and a customer name are all examples of : |
| A. | a record |
| B. | data |
| C. | a file |
| D. | a database |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. a database | |
| 1238. |
Which of the following would cause quickest access? |
| A. | direct access from a magnetic tape |
| B. | direct access from a hard disk |
| C. | direct access from a floppy disk |
| D. | direct access from a cassette tape |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. direct access from a hard disk | |
| 1239. |
Laptop PCs are also known as………. Computers. |
| A. | Mainframe |
| B. | Super |
| C. | Notebook |
| D. | Personal |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Notebook | |
| 1240. |
A………..is a special device that is installed in your computer that allows it to communicate with other devices on a network. |
| A. | Web browser |
| B. | network adapter |
| C. | Bluetooth |
| D. | LAN |
| E. | WiFi |
| Answer» B. network adapter | |
| 1241. |
Machine language is : |
| A. | Machine dependent |
| B. | Difficult to program |
| C. | Error prone |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1242. |
Which one of the following is unlikely to be the number of keys in the standard keyboard? |
| A. | 101 |
| B. | 104 |
| C. | 107 |
| D. | 109 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 104 | |
| 1243. |
A file with extension “jpeg” stores which type of files? |
| A. | Data document |
| B. | Pictures |
| C. | Movies |
| D. | Music |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Pictures | |
| 1244. |
A real time communication session involving video and audio data for the participants over a network spanning long distance? |
| A. | Broadcasting |
| B. | Routing |
| C. | Video conferencing |
| D. | Chatting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Video conferencing | |
| 1245. |
Which of the following utilities used to monitor and restrict all the file transfer between two networks? |
| A. | Web server |
| B. | Firewall |
| C. | Internet Explorer |
| D. | LAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Firewall | |
| 1246. |
Name the branch of science which tries to make computer work like human beings? |
| A. | Forensic Science |
| B. | Encryptology |
| C. | Virtual reality |
| D. | Artificial Intelligence |
| E. | Biometrics |
| Answer» D. Artificial Intelligence | |
| 1247. |
The bar at the top of a window that bears the name of the window is known as : |
| A. | control panel |
| B. | task bar |
| C. | menu bar |
| D. | status bar |
| E. | title bar |
| Answer» E. title bar | |
| 1248. |
We can get…………menu by pressing Alt+F in mostly softwares. |
| A. | file |
| B. | format |
| C. | Joystick |
| D. | Track ball |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. file | |
| 1249. |
Which device is used as the standard 1269. ………..devices store instructions or data that the CPU processes. |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | Input |
| D. | Storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Output | |
| 1250. |
What is the first stage in software development? |
| A. | System Analysis |
| B. | Specification and design |
| C. | Testing |
| D. | Maintenance |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. System Analysis | |
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