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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) .
| 1351. |
Malicious software is known as : |
| A. | badware |
| B. | malware |
| C. | malicious ware |
| D. | illegal ware |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. malware | |
| 1352. |
…………is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access. |
| A. | Biometrics |
| B. | Biomeasurement |
| C. | Computer Security |
| D. | Smart weapon machinery |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Biometrics | |
| 1353. |
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer hardware devices and …………..software to work together. |
| A. | management |
| B. | processing |
| C. | utility |
| D. | application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. application | |
| 1354. |
Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer? |
| A. | Process – Output – Input – Storage |
| B. | Input – Output – Process – Storage |
| C. | Process – Storage – Input – Output |
| D. | Input – Process – Output – Storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Input – Process – Output – Storage | |
| 1355. |
Which generation of computer is still under development : |
| A. | Fourth Generation |
| B. | Fifth Generation |
| C. | Sixth Generation |
| D. | Seventh Generation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Fifth Generation | |
| 1356. |
ISP stands for : |
| A. | International Serial Port |
| B. | Internet Switching Protocol |
| C. | Internet Service Provider |
| D. | Internet Security Provider |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Internet Service Provider | |
| 1357. |
Which American computer company is called Big Blue? |
| A. | Microsoft |
| B. | Compaq Corp |
| C. | IBM |
| D. | Tandy Svenson |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. IBM | |
| 1358. |
What is the full form of TFT? |
| A. | Thin Film Transistor |
| B. | Thick Film Tube |
| C. | Thin Film Tube |
| D. | Thick Film Transistor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Thin Film Transistor | |
| 1359. |
A bar code reader is an example of a(n) : |
| A. | processing device |
| B. | input device |
| C. | storage device |
| D. | output device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. input device | |
| 1360. |
Laser beam technology is used for : |
| A. | terminals |
| B. | keyboards |
| C. | optical disks |
| D. | magnetic tape |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. optical disks | |
| 1361. |
The processor speed for top-end personal computers is measured in : |
| A. | kilohertz (kHz) |
| B. | megahertz (MHz) |
| C. | gigahertz (GHz) |
| D. | terahertz (THz) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. gigahertz (GHz) | |
| 1362. |
BIOS stands for : |
| A. | Basic Input Output system |
| B. | Binary Input Output system |
| C. | Basic Input Off system |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Basic Input Output system | |
| 1363. |
……….is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks. |
| A. | An instruction |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | A processor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Software | |
| 1364. |
………..programs search for and eliminate viruses. |
| A. | Antivirus |
| B. | Security |
| C. | Malware |
| D. | System |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Antivirus | |
| 1365. |
…………is the science that attempts to create machines that will emulate the human thought process. |
| A. | Artificial intelligence |
| B. | Biometrics |
| C. | Robotics |
| D. | Nano-technology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Artificial intelligence | |
| 1366. |
The following are all computing devices, except………… |
| A. | notebook computers |
| B. | cellular telephones |
| C. | digital scanners |
| D. | personal digital assistants |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. digital scanners | |
| 1367. |
Magnetic characters representing the check amount are entered into your bank checks by : |
| A. | bar-code readers |
| B. | mice |
| C. | MICR inscribers |
| D. | OCR |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. MICR inscribers | |
| 1368. |
The RAID method of duplicating data is called : |
| A. | zoning |
| B. | the sector method |
| C. | data mirroring |
| D. | data striping |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. data striping | |
| 1369. |
Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on : |
| A. | tracks per inch of surface |
| B. | bits per inch of tracks |
| C. | disk pack in disk surface |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1370. |
Access time is : |
| A. | seek time + latency time |
| B. | seek time |
| C. | seek time – latency time |
| D. | latency time |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. seek time + latency time | |
| 1371. |
PDA stands for : |
| A. | protocol disk administrator |
| B. | primary digital assistant |
| C. | processor digital add-on |
| D. | personal digital assistant |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. personal digital assistant | |
| 1372. |
What happens when you press the Ctrl + V key? |
| A. | A Capital V letter is typed into your document at the cursor point |
| B. | The selected item is pasted from the Clipboard |
| C. | The selected item is pasted to the Clipboard |
| D. | The selected drawing objects are distributed vertically on the page |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The selected item is pasted from the Clipboard | |
| 1373. |
Which do you press to enter the current date in a cell? |
| A. | CTRL + ; (semicolon) |
| B. | CTRL + SHIFT + : (colon) |
| C. | CTRL + F10 |
| D. | CTRL + F11 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. CTRL + ; (semicolon) | |
| 1374. |
Which of the following describes a relational database? |
| A. | It provides a relationship between integers |
| B. | It consists of separate tables of related data |
| C. | It retrieves data related to its queries |
| D. | It provides a relationship between floats |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. It consists of separate tables of related data | |
| 1375. |
How do you print your slides in a handout that includes lines for notes? |
| A. | In the Print dialog box, select Handouts and set the number of slides per page to 3 |
| B. | In the Print dialog box, select Handouts and a number of slides per page, then select the include comment page option |
| C. | In the Print dialog box, select Notes Pages instead of Handouts |
| D. | It cannot be done |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. In the Print dialog box, select Handouts and set the number of slides per page to 3 | |
| 1376. |
The Assistant is |
| A. | an application that allows you to take notes and save them in a file |
| B. | an animated character that provides help and suggestions |
| C. | a button on the standard Toolbar that executes the Print command |
| D. | a collection of frequently misspelled words in a dictionary file |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. an animated character that provides help and suggestions | |
| 1377. |
Which of these is a quick way to copy formatting from a selected cell to two other cells on the same worksheet? |
| A. | Use CTRL to selected all three cells, then click the Paste Button image button on the Standard toolbar |
| B. | Copy the selected cell, the select the other two cells, click Style on the Format menu, the click Modify |
| C. | Click Format Painter Button image on the Formatting toolbar twice, then click in each cell you want to copy the formatting toolbar twice, then click in each cell you want to copy the formatting to |
| D. | Use Alt to select all three cells, then click the Paste Button image button on the Standard toolbar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Click Format Painter Button image on the Formatting toolbar twice, then click in each cell you want to copy the formatting toolbar twice, then click in each cell you want to copy the formatting to | |
| 1378. |
How do you prevent emailed word documents from always opening in the Reading Layout? |
| A. | From the Tools Menu > Options > General Tab > uncheck the Allow starting in Reading Layout’ |
| B. | From the View Menu > Reading Layout > General Tab > uncheck the ‘Allow starting in Reading Layout’ |
| C. | From the Format Menu > Autoformat > Edit Tab > uncheck the ‘Use with emailed attachments’ |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. From the Tools Menu > Options > General Tab > uncheck the Allow starting in Reading Layout’ | |
| 1379. |
To search and load the saved file _ |
| A. | select the close command |
| B. | select the new command |
| C. | select the same command |
| D. | select open command |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. select open command | |
| 1380. |
A personal compute is designed to meet the computing needs of a(n) : |
| A. | Individual |
| B. | department |
| C. | company |
| D. | city |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Individual | |
| 1381. |
Ctrl, shift and Alt are called……….keys. |
| A. | adjustment |
| B. | function |
| C. | modifier |
| D. | alphanumeric |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. modifier | |
| 1382. |
File………..Shrinks the size of a file so it requires less storage space. |
| A. | scanning |
| B. | synthesizing |
| C. | defragmenting |
| D. | compression |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. compression | |
| 1383. |
In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer keyboards include a(n)…………keypad to efficiently move the screen-based insertion point. |
| A. | editing |
| B. | number |
| C. | locked |
| D. | docked |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. number | |
| 1384. |
Which type of memory gets lost when you switch off? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | Dynamic |
| E. | Static |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 1385. |
What is the name of the program that controls the computer? |
| A. | The Operating System |
| B. | An Application Program |
| C. | A Browser |
| D. | The File Manager |
| E. | The Compiler |
| Answer» A. The Operating System | |
| 1386. |
Which type of network would use phone lines? |
| A. | WAN |
| B. | LAN |
| C. | WWAN |
| D. | Wireless |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. WAN | |
| 1387. |
What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Input/Output |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Storage |
| E. | Output |
| Answer» E. Output | |
| 1388. |
Which type of memory holds the program to start up the computer? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | Static |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. ROM | |
| 1389. |
The term used to describe the intangible instructions that tell the computer what to do is………….. |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | software |
| C. | storage |
| D. | input/output |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. software | |
| 1390. |
A computer tower is not……….. |
| A. | A CPU |
| B. | Hardware |
| C. | the “Heart” of the computer |
| D. | A peripheral |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. A peripheral | |
| 1391. |
A computer cannot perform which of the following functions? |
| A. | Addition |
| B. | Subtraction |
| C. | Bake a cake |
| D. | Division |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Bake a cake | |
| 1392. |
Which of the following has the smallest storage capacity? |
| A. | Zip Disk |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Storage |
| E. | Input/Output |
| Answer» C. Software | |
| 1393. |
What type of devices are CDs or DVDs? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Storage |
| E. | Input/Output |
| Answer» D. Storage | |
| 1394. |
Why it is called as RAM? |
| A. | Because it is a Read and Write memory |
| B. | Because it is a volatile memory |
| C. | Because it can directly retrieve the location of the selected data and instructions stored on the chip |
| D. | Because it is a non-volatile memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Because it can directly retrieve the location of the selected data and instructions stored on the chip | |
| 1395. |
Which of the following describes the feature of SRAM? |
| A. | Cheap but slow |
| B. | Power consumption is high and costlier |
| C. | Based on transistor-capacitor combination |
| D. | Power consumption is low |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Power consumption is high and costlier | |
| 1396. |
Which of the following disks in Read only? |
| A. | DVD-R |
| B. | DVD-ROM |
| C. | DVD-RW |
| D. | CD-R |
| E. | Bytes |
| Answer» B. DVD-ROM | |
| 1397. |
Speed of Clock frequency or Micro- processor is measured in? |
| A. | Hertz |
| B. | Baud Rate |
| C. | CPS |
| D. | Bits |
| E. | Bytes |
| Answer» A. Hertz | |
| 1398. |
Which of the following devices is generally costlier? |
| A. | Server |
| B. | Notebook computer |
| C. | Personal computer |
| D. | Laptop computer |
| E. | Mainframe |
| Answer» A. Server | |
| 1399. |
The advantage of a LAN is………. |
| A. | Sharing peripherals |
| B. | Backing up your data |
| C. | Saving all your data |
| D. | Accessing the Web |
| E. | Automatic printing of data |
| Answer» A. Sharing peripherals | |
| 1400. |
Of the 5 words listed below, which one is the odd one out? |
| A. | Applications |
| B. | Peripherals |
| C. | Programs |
| D. | Software |
| E. | Operating System |
| Answer» B. Peripherals | |
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