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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) .
| 1251. |
To close a program, you would : |
| A. | shut down the computer |
| B. | click the……..in the top right hand corner |
| C. | click the middle box in the top right hand corner |
| D. | click the X in the top right hand corner |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. click the X in the top right hand corner | |
| 1252. |
A device that operates under the control of another device is called : |
| A. | Stem |
| B. | Slave |
| C. | Simulator |
| D. | Emulator |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Slave | |
| 1253. |
To publish a magazine a………application would be best. |
| A. | word processing |
| B. | desktop publishing |
| C. | spreadsheet |
| D. | presentation graphics |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. desktop publishing | |
| 1254. |
A computer fails into the category if it is, at the time of construction, one of the fastest computers in the world. |
| A. | minicomputer |
| B. | supercomputer |
| C. | microcomputer |
| D. | mainframe |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. supercomputer | |
| 1255. |
The speed of super computers is measured in : |
| A. | kilo bytes |
| B. | Instruction per Second |
| C. | Floating Point Operations per Second |
| D. | Dots per Inch |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Floating Point Operations per Second | |
| 1256. |
Which element is used for making the connecting leads in an IC chip? |
| A. | silicon |
| B. | germanium |
| C. | lead |
| D. | aluminum |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. silicon | |
| 1257. |
How was the generation of computer classified? |
| A. | by the device used in memory & processor |
| B. | by the speed of computer |
| C. | by the model of the computer |
| D. | by the accuracy of computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. by the device used in memory & processor | |
| 1258. |
Which of the following is the earliest calculating device? |
| A. | Abacus |
| B. | Clock |
| C. | Difference Engine |
| D. | Calculator |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Abacus | |
| 1259. |
Which file keeps commands to execute automatically when OS is started? |
| A. | command.com |
| B. | any batch file |
| C. | autoexec.bat |
| D. | config.sys |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. autoexec.bat | |
| 1260. |
What is the shortcut key to “Undo” the last action in a document? |
| A. | Ctrl + X |
| B. | Ctrl + Y |
| C. | Ctrl + Z |
| D. | Ctrl + U |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ctrl + Z | |
| 1261. |
What is meaning of the term DEBUG? |
| A. | To remove virus |
| B. | To remove errors from program |
| C. | To improve the system performance |
| D. | To improve the language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. To remove errors from program | |
| 1262. |
Which device can not be used for authentication? |
| A. | Flatbed Scanner |
| B. | Fingerprint sensor |
| C. | Voice recognition system |
| D. | Retina Scanner |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Flatbed Scanner | |
| 1263. |
This device allow you to transfer pictures from the paper onto the computer. |
| A. | Printer |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Scanner |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Scanner | |
| 1264. |
When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called………..is executed. |
| A. | Compile and Go loader |
| B. | Boot loader |
| C. | Bootstrap loader |
| D. | Relating loader |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Bootstrap loader | |
| 1265. |
Algorithm and Flow chart help us to : |
| A. | Know the memory capacity |
| B. | Identify the base of a number system |
| C. | Direct the output to a printer |
| D. | Specify the problem completely and clearly |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Specify the problem completely and clearly | |
| 1266. |
CD-ROM stands for : |
| A. | Compactable Read Only Memory |
| B. | Compact Data Read Only Memory |
| C. | Compactable Disk Read Only Memory |
| D. | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory | |
| 1267. |
ASCII stands for : |
| A. | American Stable Code for International Interchange |
| B. | American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange |
| C. | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| D. | American Standard Code for Interchange Information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. American Standard Code for Information Interchange | |
| 1268. |
Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation? |
| A. | First Generation |
| B. | Second Generation |
| C. | Fifth Generation |
| D. | Sixth Generation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Second Generation | |
| 1269. |
Which statement is valid about magnetic tape? |
| A. | It is a plastic ribbon |
| B. | It is coated on both sides with iron oxide |
| C. | It can be erased and reused |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. It is a plastic ribbon | |
| 1270. |
The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called : |
| A. | Sorting |
| B. | Classifying |
| C. | Reproducing |
| D. | Summarizing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Sorting | |
| 1271. |
Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens? |
| A. | Monitor |
| B. | Hardware |
| C. | Robot |
| D. | Computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Computer | |
| 1272. |
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards? |
| A. | Daughter board |
| B. | Mother board |
| C. | Father board |
| D. | Breadboard |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mother board | |
| 1273. |
Kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called: |
| A. | Laser Printer |
| B. | Ink-Jet Printer |
| C. | Drum Printer |
| D. | Chan Printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ink-Jet Printer | |
| 1274. |
Time during which a job is processed by the computer is : |
| A. | Delay times |
| B. | Real time |
| C. | Execution time |
| D. | Down time |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Execution time | |
| 1275. |
As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is : |
| A. | Large |
| B. | Cheap |
| C. | Fast |
| D. | Slow |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fast | |
| 1276. |
……….is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform that task. |
| A. | Project design |
| B. | Installation |
| C. | Systems analysis |
| D. | Programming |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Programming | |
| 1277. |
Which of the following data structure is linear data structure? |
| A. | Trees |
| B. | Graphs |
| C. | Arrays |
| D. | Both (a) & (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Arrays | |
| 1278. |
Fastest component of a computer system is : |
| A. | Flash ROM |
| B. | Cache memory |
| C. | DDR RAM |
| D. | CPU |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cache memory | |
| 1279. |
‘MICR’ technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to : |
| A. | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| B. | Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition |
| C. | Magnetic Information Cable Recognition |
| D. | Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition | |
| 1280. |
Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as : |
| A. | robotics |
| B. | computer forensics |
| C. | simulation |
| D. | forecasting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. robotics | |
| 1281. |
The type of operating system software you use depends on your computer’s………… |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | platform |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | workstation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. platform | |
| 1282. |
The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is : |
| A. | spooling |
| B. | identify theft |
| C. | phishing |
| D. | hacking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. phishing | |
| 1283. |
DSL is an example of a(n)………. Connection |
| A. | network |
| B. | wireless |
| C. | slow |
| D. | broadband |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. broadband | |
| 1284. |
Servers store and manages files for network users. |
| A. | Authentication |
| B. | Main |
| C. | Web |
| D. | File |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. File | |
| 1285. |
Without using the mouse or the arrow keys, what is the fastest way of getting to cell A1 in a spreadsheet? |
| A. | Press Ctrl + Home |
| B. | Press Home |
| C. | Press Shift + Home |
| D. | Press Alt + Home |
| E. | Press Ctrl + Up arrow |
| Answer» A. Press Ctrl + Home | |
| 1286. |
Which symbols must all formula begin with in Excel? |
| A. | = |
| B. | + |
| C. | ( |
| D. | @ |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. = | |
| 1287. |
Which of the following is graphics solution for Word Processors? |
| A. | Clip Art |
| B. | Word Art |
| C. | Drop Cap |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Clip Art | |
| 1288. |
Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several |
| A. | Personal computers |
| B. | Workstations |
| C. | Dumb terminals |
| D. | Mainframes |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dumb terminals | |
| 1289. |
Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo- editing are examples of : |
| A. | application software |
| B. | system software |
| C. | operating system software |
| D. | platform software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. application software | |
| 1290. |
A Compact Disk is an : |
| A. | Optical Disk |
| B. | Magnetic Disk |
| C. | Digital Disk |
| D. | Laser Disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Optical Disk | |
| 1291. |
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed : |
| A. | Parallel only |
| B. | Sequentially only |
| C. | Both sequentially and parallel |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both sequentially and parallel | |
| 1292. |
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify? |
| A. | Track number |
| B. | Sector number |
| C. | Surface number |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1293. |
A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as : |
| A. | Super computer |
| B. | Mini computer |
| C. | Micro computer |
| D. | Macro computer |
| E. | Mainframe computer |
| Answer» A. Super computer | |
| 1294. |
The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called : |
| A. | Hard disks |
| B. | Floppy disk |
| C. | Winchester disk |
| D. | Flexible disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Winchester disk | |
| 1295. |
A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its : |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Speed |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1296. |
FAT stands for : |
| A. | File Accommodation Table |
| B. | File Access Tape |
| C. | File Allocation Table |
| D. | File Activity Table |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. File Allocation Table | |
| 1297. |
Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk? |
| A. | It is expensive relative to magnetic tape |
| B. | It provides only sequential access to stored data |
| C. | Users can easily update records by writing over the old data |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. It provides only sequential access to stored data | |
| 1298. |
If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a…………color underline appears below the word. |
| A. | red |
| B. | green |
| C. | blue |
| D. | black |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. red | |
| 1299. |
……….cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells. |
| A. | Formatting |
| B. | Merging |
| C. | Embedding |
| D. | Splitting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Merging | |
| 1300. |
The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT : |
| A. | provide a way for the user to interact with the computer |
| B. | manage the central processing unit (CPU) |
| C. | manage memory and storage |
| D. | enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing | |
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