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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia (BA Multimedia) .
| 1. |
Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices? |
| A. | keyboard and mouse |
| B. | scanner and printer |
| C. | hard drive and speakers |
| D. | microphone and cd-rom drive |
| Answer» A. keyboard and mouse | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer? |
| A. | output |
| B. | storage |
| C. | processing |
| D. | calculation |
| Answer» B. storage | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is not an output device? |
| A. | printer |
| B. | hard drive |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | speakers |
| Answer» B. hard drive | |
| 4. |
The resolution of a monitor is governed by the |
| A. | size of the screen |
| B. | cost of the monitor |
| C. | number of pixels on the screen |
| D. | contrast of the pixels on the screen |
| Answer» C. number of pixels on the screen | |
| 5. |
All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT |
| A. | brightness |
| B. | viewing angle |
| C. | pixel swap rate |
| D. | resolution |
| Answer» D. resolution | |
| 6. |
Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called |
| A. | a warm boot |
| B. | a standby start |
| C. | hibernation |
| D. | a cold boot |
| Answer» D. a cold boot | |
| 7. |
An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to |
| A. | a network |
| B. | a printer |
| C. | a monitor |
| D. | a digital camera |
| Answer» A. a network | |
| 8. |
Which of the following devices is considered the brain of the computer? |
| A. | read only memory |
| B. | central processing unit |
| C. | random access memory |
| D. | motherboard |
| Answer» B. central processing unit | |
| 9. |
Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE? |
| A. | hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer |
| B. | hard disks are considered volatile storage devices |
| C. | with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology |
| D. | hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices |
| Answer» D. hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices | |
| 10. |
Browsers are enhanced by installing |
| A. | plug-ins |
| B. | helper applications |
| C. | a new version |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 11. |
On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is |
| A. | enter |
| B. | control |
| C. | escape |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. enter | |
| 12. |
When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on |
| A. | the number of bits assigned to each pixel |
| B. | its optical resolution |
| C. | whether it has optical character recognition software included |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 13. |
The most common computer pointing device is |
| A. | your finger |
| B. | a mouse |
| C. | a trackball |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. a mouse | |
| 14. |
The overall design of a font is called its |
| A. | type style |
| B. | type face |
| C. | type size |
| D. | serif |
| Answer» B. type face | |
| 15. |
The name of the first digital computer is |
| A. | enicac |
| B. | mark i |
| C. | ibm 132 |
| D. | apple ii |
| Answer» A. enicac | |
| 16. |
…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers. |
| A. | univac-i |
| B. | enicac |
| C. | mark i |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. univac-i | |
| 17. |
Notebook and smaller computers usually use |
| A. | liquid crystal displays |
| B. | electroluminescent displays |
| C. | field emission displays |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. liquid crystal displays | |
| 18. |
Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes. |
| A. | transistors |
| B. | liquid crystal displays |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | neither a nor b |
| Answer» A. transistors | |
| 19. |
………………….developed the integrated circuits |
| A. | kim philby |
| B. | jack philby |
| C. | john neumann |
| D. | thomas watson |
| Answer» B. jack philby | |
| 20. |
Which of the following period is the first generation of computing? |
| A. | 1945-55 |
| B. | 1956-63 |
| C. | 1964-1971 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. 1945-55 | |
| 21. |
Which of the following is the first general purpose computer? |
| A. | mark i |
| B. | eniac |
| C. | ibm123 |
| D. | apple ii |
| Answer» B. eniac | |
| 22. |
Which of the following period is the second generation of computing? |
| A. | 1945-55 |
| B. | 1956-63 |
| C. | 1964-1971 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. 1956-63 | |
| 23. |
Mouse was invented by……………in 1963 |
| A. | douglas engelbart |
| B. | jack philby |
| C. | john neumann |
| D. | thomas watson |
| Answer» A. douglas engelbart | |
| 24. |
Any machine capable of representing information from a computer is…………….. . |
| A. | output device |
| B. | input device |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. output device | |
| 25. |
USB means…………………. |
| A. | universal serial bus |
| B. | university sector bus |
| C. | unique serial bus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. universal serial bus | |
| 26. |
LAN stands for………………… |
| A. | local area network |
| B. | loyal area network |
| C. | large area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. local area network | |
| 27. |
MAN stands for……………… |
| A. | metropolitan area network |
| B. | man area network |
| C. | manchester area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. metropolitan area network | |
| 28. |
WAN stands for……………… |
| A. | wireless area network |
| B. | wired area network |
| C. | wide area network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. wide area network | |
| 29. |
PAN stands for……………… |
| A. | pan american network |
| B. | personal area network |
| C. | personal academic network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. personal area network | |
| 30. |
VPN stands for……………. |
| A. | virtual private network |
| B. | very private network |
| C. | voice passing network |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. virtual private network | |
| 31. |
GB stands for …………………. |
| A. | gigabyte |
| B. | giant byte |
| C. | global bus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. gigabyte | |
| 32. |
PDA stands for ……………….. |
| A. | personal digital assistant |
| B. | personal dairy assistant |
| C. | private digital assistant |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. personal digital assistant | |
| 33. |
………………….. is the primary large printed circuit board within a personal computer. |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | main memory |
| C. | magnetic disk |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. motherboard | |
| 34. |
CRT means …………………….. |
| A. | cathode ray tube |
| B. | central ray tube |
| C. | cathode ray tray |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. cathode ray tube | |
| 35. |
Magnetic disks are also known as…………………. |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | soft disk |
| C. | compact disk |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. hard disk | |
| 36. |
Which of the following documents handling system is not used for storage of documents |
| A. | cd-rom |
| B. | microfiche |
| C. | microfilm |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. cd-rom | |
| 37. |
The tool which works like a real life paint brush and allows drawing smooth strokes of color. |
| A. | paint brush |
| B. | airbrush |
| C. | history brush |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. airbrush | |
| 38. |
Compression |
| A. | reduces the picture clarity for storage |
| B. | reduces the number of bytes required to store |
| C. | reduces the resolution |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. reduces the number of bytes required to store | |
| 39. |
Use of Buttons |
| A. | navigates an image or text |
| B. | symbols of a topic |
| C. | a decoration for pages |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. navigates an image or text | |
| 40. |
Interactive controlled structure |
| A. | navigation controlled by the code |
| B. | navigation controlled by the user |
| C. | navigation controlled by timer |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. navigation controlled by the user | |
| 41. |
Audio |
| A. | bmp |
| B. | gif |
| C. | midi |
| D. | psd |
| Answer» C. midi | |
| 42. |
GUI |
| A. | graphical user interface |
| B. | graphics universal institution |
| C. | graphical units of india |
| D. | general user interface |
| Answer» A. graphical user interface | |
| 43. |
Advantages of Icon based authoring Tool |
| A. | complex interaction and layering of multimedia products. |
| B. | for simple linear presentation |
| C. | video presentation made easy |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. complex interaction and layering of multimedia products. | |
| 44. |
Cross platform Authoring tools |
| A. | for compatibility |
| B. | for high resolution |
| C. | for multi language |
| D. | for different countries |
| Answer» A. for compatibility | |
| 45. |
Image file formats |
| A. | pmd |
| B. | gif |
| C. | midi |
| D. | dtp |
| Answer» B. gif | |
| 46. |
JPEG |
| A. | image compression |
| B. | image editor |
| C. | audio format |
| D. | video editor |
| Answer» A. image compression | |
| 47. |
TIFF |
| A. | image file formats |
| B. | audio file format |
| C. | video file format |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. image file formats | |
| 48. |
Bitmap images are made of |
| A. | picture |
| B. | pixels |
| C. | lines and curves |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. lines and curves | |
| 49. |
An image editing software. |
| A. | pagemaker |
| B. | ms-word |
| C. | photoshop |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. photoshop | |
| 50. |
Photoshop file extension is |
| A. | psd |
| B. | pdb |
| C. | cdr |
| D. | gif |
| Answer» A. psd | |
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