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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) .
| 1951. |
……….processing is used when a large mail-order company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set. |
| A. | Batch |
| B. | Online |
| C. | Real-time |
| D. | Group |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Batch | |
| 1952. |
When a file contains instructions that can be carried out by the computer, it is often called a(n)…………file. |
| A. | data |
| B. | information |
| C. | executable |
| D. | application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. executable | |
| 1953. |
A compiler translates a program written in a high-level language into………… |
| A. | Machine language |
| B. | An algorithm |
| C. | A debugged program |
| D. | Java |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Machine language | |
| 1954. |
A set of step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n)………. |
| A. | algorithm |
| B. | hardware program |
| C. | software bug |
| D. | firmware program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. algorithm | |
| 1955. |
A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n)………… |
| A. | Workstation |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Magnetic disk |
| D. | Integrated circuit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Integrated circuit | |
| 1956. |
A saved document is referred to as a …………. |
| A. | file |
| B. | word |
| C. | folde |
| D. | project |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. file | |
| 1957. |
What is output? |
| A. | What the processor takes from the user |
| B. | What the user gives to the processor |
| C. | What the processor gets from the user |
| D. | What the processor gives to the user |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. What the processor gives to the user | |
| 1958. |
When you turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test………… |
| A. | RAM test |
| B. | Disk drive test |
| C. | Memory test |
| D. | Power-on self-test |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Disk drive test | |
| 1959. |
Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Magnetic tape |
| D. | Optical disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Floppy disk | |
| 1960. |
In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is |
| A. | copy and paste |
| B. | copy, cut and paste |
| C. | cut, copy and paste |
| D. | cut and paste |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. cut and paste | |
| 1961. |
The term ‘user interface’ refers to……….. |
| A. | What the user sees on the screen and how they can interact with it |
| B. | How the operating system responds to user commands |
| C. | the means by which the user interacts with the peripheral devices on the computer |
| D. | The monitor that is available for the computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. What the user sees on the screen and how they can interact with it | |
| 1962. |
For creating a document, you use…….. command at File Menu. |
| A. | Open |
| B. | Close |
| C. | New |
| D. | Save |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. New | |
| 1963. |
The………..becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing. |
| A. | Active tab |
| B. | Insertion point |
| C. | Mouse pointer |
| D. | Ribbon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mouse pointer | |
| 1964. |
Specialized programs that assist users in locating information on the Web are called…….. |
| A. | Information engines |
| B. | Search engines |
| C. | Web browsers |
| D. | Resource locators |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Search engines | |
| 1965. |
The background of any Word document ………… |
| A. | Is always white colour |
| B. | Is the colour you preset under the Options menu |
| C. | Is always the same for the entire document |
| D. | Can have any colour you choose |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Can have any colour you choose | |
| 1966. |
Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer …………… |
| A. | output |
| B. | character |
| C. | type |
| D. | |
| E. | font |
| Answer» B. character | |
| 1967. |
A symbol or question on the screen that prompts you to take action and tell the computer what to do next ………….. |
| A. | scanner |
| B. | questionnaire |
| C. | prompt and dialog box |
| D. | information seeker |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. prompt and dialog box | |
| 1968. |
Commands at the top of a screen such as : FILE-EDIT-FONT-TOOL to operate and change things within programs……….. |
| A. | menu bar |
| B. | tool bar |
| C. | user friendly |
| D. | word processor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. menu bar | |
| 1969. |
The primary device that a computer uses to store information………… |
| A. | monitor |
| B. | memory |
| C. | disk |
| D. | hard drive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. hard drive | |
| 1970. |
A file extension is separated from the main file name with a(n)……….but no spaces. |
| A. | question mark |
| B. | exclamation mark |
| C. | underscore |
| D. | period |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 1971. |
Application software is designed to accomplish…………. |
| A. | real-world tasks |
| B. | computer-centric tasks |
| C. | gaming tasks |
| D. | operating system tasks |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. operating system tasks | |
| 1972. |
A………..is a device that not only provides surge protection, but also furnishes your computer with battery backup power during a power outage. |
| A. | surge strip |
| B. | USB |
| C. | UPS |
| D. | battery strip |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. UPS | |
| 1973. |
……….this is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it. |
| A. | Network piracy |
| B. | Plagiarism |
| C. | Software p racy |
| D. | Site-license piracy |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Software p racy | |
| 1974. |
When installing………the user must copy and usually decompress program files from a CDROM or other medium to the hard disk. |
| A. | programming software |
| B. | system hardware |
| C. | applications hardware |
| D. | applications software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. programming software | |
| 1975. |
Which one of the following would be considered as a way that a computer virus can enter a computer system? |
| A. | Opening an application previously installed on the computer |
| B. | Borrowed an illegal copy of software |
| C. | Viewing a website without causing any additional transactions |
| D. | Running antivirus programs |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Borrowed an illegal copy of software | |
| 1976. |
Programs such as Mozila Firefox that serve as navigable windows into the web are called………… |
| A. | Hypertext |
| B. | Networks |
| C. | Internet |
| D. | Web browsers |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Web browsers | |
| 1977. |
What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer? |
| A. | Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers |
| B. | Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers |
| C. | Super computers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently |
| D. | Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Super computers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently | |
| 1978. |
What is the function of R cycle Bin? |
| A. | Store deleted file |
| B. | Store temporary file |
| C. | Store corrupted file |
| D. | Store Document file |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Store deleted file | |
| 1979. |
Which is the latest version of MS Office? |
| A. | Office XP |
| B. | Windows XP |
| C. | Office 2007 |
| D. | Office 2010 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Office 2010 | |
| 1980. |
Which device cannot be shared in network? |
| A. | Floppy |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Computer |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | Hard disk |
| Answer» B. Keyboard | |
| 1981. |
What is the purpose of query? |
| A. | Input data |
| B. | Output data |
| C. | Sort & filter |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1982. |
Which port doesn’t exist in computer? |
| A. | USB |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Com1/Com2 |
| D. | RAW |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. USB | |
| 1983. |
What is the name of excel files? |
| A. | Workbook |
| B. | Worksheet |
| C. | Spreadsheet |
| D. | Spread book |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Workbook | |
| 1984. |
Workgroup means |
| A. | Computers in network |
| B. | Individual user |
| C. | Individual computer |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Computers in network | |
| 1985. |
Synonym can be reviewed with |
| A. | Spelling and grammar |
| B. | Thesaurus |
| C. | Both |
| D. | Synonym viewer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Thesaurus | |
| 1986. |
Which command allows you to reduce fragments of file and optimize the performance of disk? |
| A. | Scandisk |
| B. | Diskcomp |
| C. | Chkdsk |
| D. | Defrag |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Defrag | |
| 1987. |
A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to ………..data? |
| A. | 680 KB |
| B. | 680 Bytes |
| C. | 680 MB |
| D. | 680 GB |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 680 MB | |
| 1988. |
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages? |
| A. | Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN |
| B. | Prolog 2, Expert Systems |
| C. | Knowledge based systems |
| D. | Assembly Languages |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Assembly Languages | |
| 1989. |
Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | Tape Drive |
| D. | CDROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. CDROM | |
| 1990. |
Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives? |
| A. | IBM |
| B. | Seagate |
| C. | Microsoft |
| D. | 3M |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Seagate | |
| 1991. |
The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Firmware |
| D. | ROM ware |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Firmware | |
| 1992. |
To save a document in different location use : |
| A. | Save |
| B. | Save as |
| C. | Save as web page |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Save as | |
| 1993. |
Which of the following is not an manufacturer of Hard Disk drives? |
| A. | Samsung |
| B. | Intel |
| C. | Seagate |
| D. | Western Digital |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Intel | |
| 1994. |
A disadvantage of the laser printer is : |
| A. | It is quieter than an impact printer |
| B. | It is very slow |
| C. | The output is of a lower quality |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 1995. |
Different components, on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets or parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called? |
| A. | Conductors |
| B. | Buses |
| C. | Connectors |
| D. | Connectively |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Buses | |
| 1996. |
Which of the following professions has been affected by personal computers? |
| A. | Medical |
| B. | Clerical and law |
| C. | Accounting |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1997. |
What is meant by a dedicated computer? |
| A. | Which is used by one person only |
| B. | Which is assigned one and only one task |
| C. | Which uses one kind of software |
| D. | Which is meant for application software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Which is assigned one and only one task | |
| 1998. |
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | Simulator |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Interpreter | |
| 1999. |
Instructions and memory address are represented by |
| A. | Character code |
| B. | Binary codes |
| C. | Binary word |
| D. | Parity bit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Binary codes | |
| 2000. |
As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are |
| A. | More expensive |
| B. | More portable |
| C. | Less rigid |
| D. | Slowly accessed |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. More expensive | |
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