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Chapter-1: Computer

Self Assessment Questions

1. The most popular operating system on the planet is in the __________ family of

operating systems.

a. Windows

b. Linux

c. DOS

d. Mac OS

2. Initially __________ was separated into two products: one designated for user

computers the other a network server.

a. Linux

b. Windows XP

c. Windows NT

d. Novell

3. The Neural Interface described in the chapter was named __________.

a. Brain Commander

b. Thought Type

c. Neuron Navigator

d. Brain Communicator

4. If you need an operating system that provides data redundancy, you should select a

__________ operating system.

a. network

b. embedded

c. Linux

d. Windows

5. A database that contains the users, shares and features of a network.

a. Shell

b. Enterprise directory

c. Distributed application

d. Operating environment

6. A program that runs in parts on several computers is said to be __________.

a. Delegated

b. Spread

c. Distributed

d. Recursive

7. Novell recently purchased the __________ flavor of Linux.

a. SuSE

b. Mandrake Red Hat

c. Slack ware

d. All of these

8. The last member of the Windows 9X family

a. Windows XP

b. Windows 95

c. Windows 98

d. Windows ME

9. Which operating system historically has a command-line interface?

a. Windows

b. Windows CE

c. UNIX

d. OS X

10. This operating system is expected to dominate the server market.

a. Windows 2003

b. Linux

c. Novell

d. SuSE

11 CPU stands for?

a. Common Processing Unit

b. Central Process Unit

c. Central Processing Unit

d. Central Performance Unit

12 ALU stands for?

a. Arithmetic Logic Unit

b. Arithmetic Logical Unit

c. Arithmetic Logic Uniform

d. None of the above

13 MODEM stands for?

a. Multicomputer Operating Device Memory

b. Modulator Demodulator

c. Mega Storage Divide


14 CPU controls ___________.

a. All Input, Output and processing

b. Controls Memory

c. Controlled by the input data


15 Which of the following holds the ROM, RAM, CPU?

a. Hard Disk

b. ALU

c. Mother Board


16 Magnetic Tape used _________ access method.

a. Random

b. Sequential

c. Direct


17 What is the difference between Memory and Storage?

a. Memory is Temporary and Storage is Permanent

b. Memory is Permanent and Storage is Temporary

c. Memory is Slow and Storage is Fast


18 The Language that the computer can understand is called _______.

a. High Level Language

b. Machine Language

c. System Program

d. Assembly Language

19 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standardized them in 1966 and 1968

respectively, and the standardized versions were called ANSI FORTRAN and ANSI

COBOL.

(a) True (b) False

20 The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC) was the first all

electronic computer.

(a) True (b) False

Answers for Self Assessment Questions

1. (a) 2.(c) 3.(d) 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(d) 9.(c) 10.(b)

11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(b) 14.(a) 15.(c) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(a)

Chapter-2: Personal Computer (Pc)


1 Personal computer can be instructed to perform a variety of individual functions.

(a) True (b) False

2 Memories which can be read only are called ____________ memories.

a. RAM

b. ROM

c. EERAM

d. Dynamic Memories

3 Which Motherboard form factor uses one 20 pin connector

a. ATX

b. AT

c. BABY AT

d. All of the above

4 A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:

a. Clusters

b. Sectors

c. Vectors

d. Heads

e. None of the above

5 What product is used to clean smudged keys on a keyboard?

a. TMC solvent

b. Silicone spray

c. Denatured alcohol

d. All-purpose cleaner

6 ESD would cause the most damage to which component?

a. Power supply

b. Expansion board

c. Monitor

d. Keyboard

7 BCD stands for ___________.

a. Basic Computer Digit

b. Binary Converted Decimal

c. Binary Coded Decimal


8 he mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse

a. Ball is dirty

b. Is not connected

c. Driver is not installed properly

d. Has an incorrect IRQ setting

9 Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?

a. PL/1

b. FORTRAN

c. BASIC

d. PASCAL

10 A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or

hypothetical systems is

a. Data transmission

b. Data flow

c. Data capture

d. Data processing

11 The brain of any computer system is

a. ALU

b. Memory

c. CPU

d. Control unit

e. None of the above

12 What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation

computers?

a. Technological advancement

b. Scientific code

c. Object Oriented Programming

d. All of the above

13 Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?

a. FORTRAN

b. PROLOG

c. C

d. COBOL

14 Your computer has one or more disk drives devices that store information on a metal

or plastic disk.

(a) True (b) False

15 DVD drives can do everything that CD drives can, plus read DVDs. If you have a

DVD drive, you can watch movies on your computer.

(a) True (b) False

16 A mouse is not a small device used to point to and select items on your computer

screen.

(a) True (b) False

17 The portion of the monitor that displays the information is called the screen.

(a) True (b) False

18 They can print in black and white or in full color and can produce ……….photographs

when used with special paper.

a. Low- quality

b. High-quality

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. None of these

19 IBM had significantly improved upon its PC with the IBM XT, which had more card

slots, a 10MB hard drive and a 640K memory.

(a) True (b) False

20 Representing the biggest change to Intel’s 32-bit architecture since the Pentium Pro in

1995.

(a) True (b) False


1. (a) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(b) 5.(d) 6.(b) 7.(c) 8.(a) 9.(d) 10.(b)

11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(b) 14.(a) 15.(a) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(a) 19.(a) 20.(a)

Chapter-3: Number System


1 Decimal number system contains digits from __________.

a. 1 - 10

b. 0 - 10

c. 0 - 8

d. 0 - 9

2 Portable program means?

a. Program with wheels

b. Independent from its authors

c. Independent of platform


3 The number of 1's present in the binary representation of 10 x 256 + 5 x 16 + 5 is

a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

4 The scheme of which interpreter translates the source program is known as

a. Paragraph by paragraph

b. Instruction by instruction

c. Line by line


5 The principal electronic payment systems for electronic commerce is __________.

a. Credit Card

b. Digital Wallet

c. Electronic Cheque

d. All of the above

6 What is the first stage in program development?

a. Specification and design

b. System Analysis

c. Testing


7 Which of these are the 5 generic software engineering framework activities?

a. Communication, planning, modeling, construction, deployment

b. Communication, risk management, measurement, production, reviewing

c. Analysis, designing, programming, Debugging, maintenance

d. Analysis, planning, designing, programming, testing

8 The hexadecimal number system consists of the following symbols __________.

a. 0 - 7

b. 0 - 9

c. 0 - 9, A - F


9 DNS in internet technology stands for

a. Dynamic Name System

b. Domain Name System

c. Distributed Name System


10 HTML stands for

a. Hyper Text Markup Language

b. Hyper Text Manipulation Language

c. Hyper Text Managing Links

d. Hyper Text Manipulating Links

11 1 GB is equal to ______.

a. 230 bits

b. 230 bytes

c. 220 bits

d. 220 bytes

12 The set of computer programs that manage the hardware/software of a computer is

called

a. Compiler system

b. Operation system

c. Operating system


13 S/MIME in Internet technology stands for?

a. Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

b. Secure Multimedia Internet Mail Extension

c. Simple Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

d. Simple Multimedia Internet Mail Extension

14 Which one of the following is an example of Operating System?

a. Microsoft Word

b. Microsoft Excel

c. Microsoft Access

d. Microsoft Windows

15 Which one of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number

23?

a. 01011

b. 10111

c. 10011


16 Which one of the following is different from other members?

a. Google

b. Windows

c. Linux

d. Mac

17 The counter converter is simple logically but has a relatively long conversion time.

(a) True (b) False

18 These 10 symbols are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; using these symbols as digitals of a

number, we can express any quantity.

(a) True (b) False

19 The hexadecimal number system is used as an intermediary system in computers,

Such as is presentation of memory addresses or a representation of colors.

(a) True (b) False

20 Several codes can perform Single Error Correction, Double Error Detection (SECDEC).

One of the most commonly used is the Hamming code.

(a) True (b) False


1. (d) 2.(c) 3.(b) 4.(b) 5.(d) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(c) 9.(b) 10.(a)

11.(b) 12.(c) 13.(a) 14.(d) 15.(b) 16.(a) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(a)

Chapter-4: Input Devices


1 An input / output system stored permanently on your computer is known as

__________.

a. RAM

b. ROM

c. BIOS

d. CPU2

2 How many bytes are represented by a MB?

a. one hundred

b. one thousand

c. one million

d. one billion

e. one trillion

3 The CD drive is often the

a. A drive

b. C drive

c. D drive

d. S drive

4 To prevent data loss...

a. save every five minutes

b. make a backup of your programs and save them in a safe location

c. use an antivirus program and keep it updated

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

5 A motherboard is...

a. used to store files and programs temporarily for fast and easy access by the CPU

b. a type of permanent memory used by the computer to establish basic input and

output

c. a device that reads data stored on hard disks

d. a device that usually contains the circuitry for the central processing unit,

keyboard, and monitor and often having

e. slots for accepting additional circuitry

f. none of the above

6 A comment in an Alice program is:

a. an instruction that causes an action to take place

b. an explanation of what the program does

c. an expression that holds a value when the program runs

d. A special property that all objects have

7 Input devices are used to enter data and instructions into computer memory from

external world. Examples include:

a. Keyboard,

b. Mouse,

c. Track ball

d. All of these

8 A Pointing input device is an input device which is used to control the movement of

the pointer to select items on a display screen.

(a) True (b) False

9 A pointing stick is a pressure sensitive small nub (similar to pencil eraser) used like a

joystick.

(a) True (b) False

10 Computers on an internet are identified by

a. E-mail address

b. Street address

c. IP address

d. All of the above

11 What is blog?

a. Online Music

b. Intranet

c. A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal

d. A personal or corporate Google Search

12 Bit stands for

a. Binary Information Term

b. Binary Digit

c. Binary Tree

d. Bivariate Theory

13 Which one of the following is not a network device?

a. Router

b. Switch

c. Hub

d. CPU

14 A compiler is used to convert the following to object code which can be executed

a. High-level language

b. Low-level language

c. Assembly language

d. Natural language

15 Data scanning devices are input devices, which are used for direct entry into the

computer system from source documents.

(a) True (b) False

16 Usually a web cam is not clipped to the top of a monitor, but many laptops now have

web cams built into the edge of the screen.

(a) True (b) False

17 Light pen is a…………consisting of a special pen that is connected to a computer’s

monitor.

a. Output device

b. Input device

c. Both(a) and (b)

d. None of these

18 A graphics tablet consists of a special pen called stylus and a flat pad.

(a) True (b) False

19 ______ is the high speed memory used in the computer.

a. RAM

b. BIOS

c. Hard disk

d. Cache

20 SWOT analysis stands for?

a. Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat

b. Stamina Will Obesity Threat

c. Subtle Will Opportunity Threat



1. (c) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(d) 6.(b) 7.(d) 8.(a) 9.(a) 10.(c)

11.(c) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(a) 16.(b) 17.(b) 18.(a) 19.(d) 20.(a)

Chapter-5: Output Devices


1 Which TWO of these are output devices?

a. Sound Card

b. VDU

c. Sensor

d. Both(a) and (b)

2 Which component is used to input data?

a. Printer

b. Plotter

c. Sensor

d. Main processing unit

3 Which component is used to produce hard-copy output?

a. Sound card

b. Tape drive

c. Plotter

d. Modem

4 Which of these is an output device used in a computer aided design (CAD) system?

a. A sound card

b. A plotter

c. A sensor

d. A mouse

5 Which of these is an ESSENTIAL hardware component in a burglar alarm system?

a. A disk drive

b. A keyboard

c. A sensor

d. A VDU

6 Which of these is a manual input device?

a. A main processing unit

b. A sound card

c. A keyboard

d. RAM

7 Which of these describes a sensor?

a. An input device

b. The main processor unit

c. An output device

d. A storage device

8 Which of these describes a loudspeaker producing sound in a computer system?

a. An input device

b. The main processor unit

c. An output device

d. A storage device

9 Which of these is used for producing a hard copy of a chart that has been created using

a spreadsheet application?

a. A sensor

b. A keyboard

c. A printer

d. A mouse

10 Which of these is used for manual selection of options?

a. A mouse

b. A printer

c. A sensor

d. A tape drive

11 An Output Device is a piece of hardware that is used receiving information from a

computer.

(a) True (b) False

12 Monitors are not the most popular output devices used for producing soft-copy

Output.

(a) True (b) False

13 LCD stands for

a. Liquid Crystal Disk

b. Liquid Crystal Display

c. Liquid Crystal Dark

d. All of these

14 The print head of an inkjet printer contains up to 64 tiny nozzles that can be heated up

selectively in a few microseconds by an integrated circuit resistor.

(a) True (b) False

15 Drum printers are not line printers that print an entire line at a time.

(a) True (b) False

16 ………….are page printers that print one page at a time.

a. Chain/band printers

b. Laser printers

c. Drum printers

d. None of these

17 Which one of the following is the standard paper size used in an Ink jet or Laser

printer?

a. B4

b. A2

c. A5

d. A4

18 Which one of the following is an input device?

a. speaker

b. printer

c. monitor

d. mouse

19 Printers use __________ colors to generate the rainbow.

a. 3

b. 4

c. 8

d. 16

20 In a laser printer, the __________ transfers the image to the paper.

a. laser

b. roller

c. toner

d. drum


1. (d) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(c) 9.(c) 10.(a)

11.(a) 12.(b) 13.(b) 14.(a) 15.(b) 16.(b) 17.(d) 18.(d) 19.(b) 20.(d)

Chapter-6: Central Processing Unit


1 Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

a. Control Unit and Registers

b. Registers and Main Memory

c. Control unit and ALU

d. ALU and bus

2 The two basic types of record access methods are:

a. Sequential and random

b. Sequential and indexed

c. Direct and immediate

d. Online and real time

3. 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


4. Different components n the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of

parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

a. Conductors

b. Buses

c. Connectors

d. Consecutives

5. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called

a. Machine language

b. Application software

c. System program

d. All of the above

6. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic drum

b. PROM

c. Floppy disk

d. All of these

7. Which of the following memories needs refresh?

a. SRAM

b. DRAM

c. ROM

d. All of above

8. Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text?

a. OCR

b. OMR

c. MICR

d. All of above

9. The output quality of a printer is measured by

a. Dot per cm

b. Dots per inch

c. Dots printed per unit time

d. All of above

10. In analog computer

a. Input is first converted to digital form

b. Input is never converted to digital form

c. Output is displayed in digital form

d. All of the above

11. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC/

a. Von Neumann

b. Joseph M Jacquard

c. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly

d. All of above

12. Modern computers are very reliable but they are not

a. Fast

b. Powerful

c. Infallible

d. Cheap

13. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?

a. Z-8000

b. Motorola 6809

c. Z-8808

d. Z-80

14. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is

the common name for such boards?

a. Daughterboard

b. Motherboard

c. Father board

d. Childboard

15. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and

active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?

a. Motherboard

b. Daughterboard

c. Bredboard

d. Fatherboard

16. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one

time is called a/an

a. Interpreter

b. CPU

c. Compiler

d. Simulator

17. A computer Program that translates one program inst5ruction at a time into machine

language is called a/an

a. Interpreter

b. CPU

c. Compiler

d. Simulator

18 The concept of "zero administration" is associated with:

a. Desktop computers.

b. Network computers.

c. PDAs and organizers.

d. Mini computers.

19 The hardware component used to control the operation of a computer system is:

a. RAM.

b. Processor.

c. Monitor.

d. Keyboard.

20 The hardware component used for temporary storage of data and applications for

processing is:

a. Hard-disk.

b. Processor.

c. Keyboard.

d. RAM.


1. (c) 2.(a) 3.(d) 4.(b) 5.(a) 6.(b) 7.(b) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(b)

11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(d) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(d)

Chapter-7: Storage Devices


1 Which of the following storage devices is suited to holding large volumes of data that is

unlikely to change often?

a. Floppy disk

b. Magnetic tape

c. memory (RAM)

d. CD-ROM

2 Which of the following storage devices is normally used to store the computer's

operating system, application software and data?

a. Floppy disk

b. Memory (ram)

c. CD-ROM

d. Hard disk

3 In terms of computer storage, which of the following represents the largest unit of

measurement?

a. Megabyte (Mb)

b. Gigabyte (Gb)

c. Kilobyte (Kb)

d. Bit

4 The concept of "zero administration" is associated with

a. Mini computers

b. Desktop computers

c. Portable computers

d. Network computers

5 The process of putting data into a storage location is called

a. Reading

b. Writing

c. Controlling

d. Hand shaking

6 The process of copying data from a memory location is called

a. Reading

b. Writing

c. Controlling

d. Booting

7 A list of instructions used by a computer is called

a. Program

b. CPU

c. Text

d. Output

8 The CPU consists of

a. Input, output and processing

b. Control unit, primary storage and secondary

c. Storage

d. Control unit; arithmetic logic unit and primary

9 Which of the following is true about primary storage?

a. It is a part of the CPU

b. It allows very fast access to data

c. It is relatively more expensive

d. All of the above

10 Which of the following is the most powerful type of the computer?

a. Main frame

b. Super conductor

c. Micro computer

d. Super computer

11 Software instructions intended to satisfy a user's specific processing needs are called

a. System software

b. Process software

c. Documentation

d. Application software

12 All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:

a. Hard disk drives.

b. Printers.

c. Floppy disk drives.

d. CD drives.

13 The ____________, also called the brains• of the computer, is responsible for

processing data.

a. motherboard

b. memory

c. RAM

d. central processing unit (CPU)

14 The CPU and memory are located on the:

a. Expansion board.

b. Motherboard.

c. Storage device.

d. Output device.

15 Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:

a. Application software.

b. System software.

c. Operating system software.

d. Platform software.

16 ____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform

tasks.

a. An instruction

b. Software

c. Memory

d. A processor

17 A special type of RAM, called read-only memory (ROM), is a non-volatile memory

chip in which data is stored permanently and cannot be altered by usual programs.

(a) True (b) False

18 Direct access storage devices (DASDs) include both fixed and removable storage

devices.

(a) True (b) False

19 Human Brain weighs more than electronic memory storage devices.

(a) True (b) False

20 The basic physical construction of a hard disk drive consists of spinning disks with

heads that move over the disks and store data in tracks and sectors.

(a) True (b) False


1. (d) 2.(d) 3.(b) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(c) 9.(d) 10.(d)

11.(d) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(a) 19.(a) 20.(a)

Chapter-8: Basics of Software


1. This type of software is designed for users who want to customize the programs they

use.

a. Freeware

b. Open-source software

c. Shareware

d. Macros

2. The __________ of software contains lists of commands and options.

a. Menu bar

b. Title bar

c. Formula bar

d. Tool bar

3. Changing an existing document is called __________ the document.

a. Creating

b. Modifying

c. Adjusting

d. Editing

4. A __________ is a named set of characters that have the same characteristics.

a. Type face

b. Type style

c. Font

d. Pico

5. In a spreadsheet program the __________ contains related worksheets and documents.

a. Workbook

b. Column

c. Cell

d. Formula

6. The power of spreadsheets lies in its __________.

a. Cells

b. Worksheets

c. Labels

d. Formulas

7. In a presentation program a __________ is a resizable box for text and graphical

elements.

a. Text box

b. Cell

c. Frame

d. Object

8. Which of the following is PIM software?

a. Microsoft Word

b. Microsoft Outlook

c. Microsoft Excel

d. Microsoft PowerPoint

9. The __________ is portable and allows the presenter to place the slides onto any

surface.

a. Pc to tv converter

b. Large scale crt monitor

c. Computer screen

d. Data projector

10. A (n) __________ is software that you purchase that solves one task.

a. Suite

b. Stand-alone program

c. Open-source program

d. Freeware program

11 The software used to drive microprocessor-based systems is called:

a. Assembly language programs

b. Firmware

c. Basic interpreter instructions

d. Flowchart instructions

12 The items that you can physically touch in a computer system are called:

a. Software

b. Firmware

c. Hardware

d. None of these

13. The software used to drive microprocessor-based systems is called:

a. Assembly language

b. Firmware

c. Machine language code

d. Basic interpreter instructions

14. When referring to instruction words, a mnemonic is:

a. A short abbreviation for the operand address

b. A short abbreviation for the operation to be performed

c. A short abbreviation for the data word stored at the operand address

d. Shorthand for machine language

15. System software is a set of one or more programs designed to control the operation

and extend the processing capability of a computer system.

(a) True (b) False

16 Operating system software takes care of effective and efficient utilization of all

hardware and software components of a computer system.

(a) True (b) False

17 …………..is a set of one or more programs designed to solve a specific problem, or do

a specific task.

a. Programming software

b. System software

c. Application software

d. All of these

18 Open source software (OSS) is computer software that has its underlying ‘source code’

made available under a license.

(a) True (b) False

19 IDE stands for

a. Integrated Discuss Environment

b. Integrated Development Environment

c. Integrated Disk Environment

d. None of these

20 The problem with computers is that most of us do not speak their language.

(a) True (b) False


1. (b) 2.(a) 3.(d) 4.(c) 5.(a) 6.(d) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(d) 10.(b)

11.(a) 12.(c) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16.(a) 17.(c) 18.(a) 19.(b) 20.(a)

Chapter-9: Windows Operating System


1 The collection of processes on the disk that is waiting to be brought into memory for

execution forms the ___________

a. Ready queue

b. Device queue

c. Input queue

d. Priority queue

2 Demand paged memory allocation

a. Allows the virtual address space to be independent of the physical memory

b. Allows the virtual address space to be a multiple of the physical memory size

c. Allows deadlock to be detected in paging schemes

d. Is present only in windows nt

3 Which is not an Operating System?

a. Windows 95

b. MS-DOS

c. Windows 3.1

d. Windows 2000

4 The operating system manages ________.

a. Memory

b. Processor

c. Disk and I/O devices

d. All of the above

5 It is not the layer of the Operating system.

a. Kernel

b. Shell

c. Application program

d. Critical section

6 ___________ begins at the root and follows a path down to the specified file

a. Relative path name

b. Absolute path name

c. Standalone name

d. All of these

7 Who is called a supervisor of computer activity?

a. CPU

b. Operating system

c. Control unit

d. Application Program

8 Consider the two statements. (A) Protection is an internal problem. (B) Security is

considered as an external environment within which the system works. Which of the

statement is not true?

a. Only A

b. Only B

c. Both A and B


9 The process related to process control, file management, device management,

information about system and communication that is requested by any higher level

language can be performed by __________.

a. Editors

b. Compilers

c. System Call

d. Caching

10 Mutual exclusion

a. If one process is in a critical region others are excluded

b. Prevents deadlock

c. Requires semaphores to implement

d. Is found only in the windows NT operating system

11 Which scheduler controls the degree of multiprogramming?

a. Short term scheduler

b. Long term scheduler

c. Middle term scheduler


12 What is the name of the software which can be legally compiled and often used for

free?

a. Shareware program

b. Public domain program

c. Firmware program

d. Mind Ware

13 The problem of fragmentation arises in ________

a. Static storage allocation

b. Stack allocation storage

c. Stack allocation with dynamic binding

d. Heap allocation

14 Thrashing occurs ________.

a. When excessive swapping takes place

b. When you thrash your computer

c. Whenever deadlock occurs

d. When no swapping takes place

15 Boundary registers ________.

a. Are available in temporary program variable storage

b. Are only necessary with fixed partitions

c. Track the beginning and ending the program

d. Track page boundaries

16 The principle of locality of reference justifies the use of ________.

a. Virtual Memory

b. Interrupts

c. Main memory

d. Cache memory

17 The section of code which accesses shared variables is called as __________.

a. Critical section

b. Block

c. Procedure

d. Semaphore

18 In memory management, a technique called as paging, physical memory is broken

into fixed-sized blocks called ___________.

a. Pages

b. Frames

c. Blocks

d. Segments

19 Depending on your Windows 7 settings and the programs installed on your

computer, you might have one or more icons on your desktop.

(a) True (b) False

20 The taskbar that appears, by default, across the bottom of your screen is your link to

current information about what is happening on your Windows 7 computer.

(a) True (b) False


1. (c) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(d) 6.(b) 7.(b) 8.(d) 9.(c) 10.(a)

11.(b) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(c) 16.(d) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(a)

Chapter-10: MS Word Basics


1 Which of the following command lets you set the vertical alignment?

a. Page Setup command from File menu

b. Page Setup command from Format menu

c. Paragraph command from Format menu

d. Font command from Format menu

2. Minimum zoom percentage supported by MS Word is

a. 15%

b. 25%

c. 4%

d. 10%

3 You can break the column by

a. Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter

b. Pressing Ctrl + Enter

c. Pressing Shift + Enter

d. Pressing Alt + Enter

4 In MS Word you can insert hyperlink by

a. Pressing Ctrl+K or by choosing Hyperlink from Insert menu.

b. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+K or by choosing Hyperlink from Insert menu

c. Pressing Ctrl+K or by choosing Hyperlink from Format menu

d. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+K or by choosing Hyperlink from Format menu

5 The default lines to drop for drop cap is

a. 4 lines

b. 3 lines

c. 2 lines

d. 8 lines

6. The red wave underline in MS Word document indicates

a. Spelling errors

b. Grammar errors

c. Address block

d. None of these

7 In word-processing the task of changing the appearance of a document is

a. Proofing

b. Formatting

c. Editing

d. Inserting

8 Which of the following option is not in Insert menu?

a. Header and Footer

b. Footnote

c. Bookmark

d. Hyperlink

9 Text boundary can be turned on and off from

a. Auto text from Insert menu

b. View tab on Options dialogue box

c. Text Boundary option from Tools menu

d. None of these

10 Which input device is not suitable to work with MS Word?

a. Keyboard

b. Mouse

c. Light Pen

d. Joystick

11 The four types of mail merge main document in MS Word are

a. Form letters, directories, catalogues and envelopes

b. Form letters, envelops and mailing labels, directories, and lists

c. Basic letters, envelopes, labels and lists

d. Form letters, envelopes, mailing labels, and directory

12 The word wraps features

a. Automatically move text to the next line when necessary

b. Appears at the bottom of the document

c. Allows you to type over text

d. Is the short horizontal line indicating the end of document

13 Which page orientation you will select if you wish to print in wide format?

a. Portrait

b. Landscape

c. Horizontal

d. Vertical

14 The Drawing Canvas was a big deal in earlier versions of Word, but it is a bit of a

dinosaur in Word 2007.

(a) True (b) False

15 The Ribbon XML is validated against the schema definition for ribbon extensibility.

(a) True (b) False

16 Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations it is not desirable too, to

use the Corporate Identity requirements.

(a) True (b) False

17 A blank document starts out with a flashing insertion point, which looks like a small

vertical bar.

(a) True (b) False

18 To repeat the table heading in every page

a. From Table menu choose Row Height and Column Width

b. From Table menu choose Properties

c. From Table menu choose the Sort

d. From Table menu choose Heading Rows Repeat

19 Where can you find the horizontal split bar on MS Word screen?

a. On the left of horizontal scroll bar

b. On the right of horizontal scroll bar

c. On the top of vertical scroll bar

d. On the bottom of vertical scroll bar

20 Which of the following is not available on the Ruler of MS Word screen?

a. Tab stop box

b. Left Indent

c. Right Indent

d. Center Indent


1. (a) 2.(d) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(b) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(d)

11.(d) 12.(a) 13.(b) 14.(a) 15.(a) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(c) 20.(d)

Chapter-11: Desktop Publishing Software


1 Which of the following is a transparent graphic or text placed behind text?

a. Smart Art

b. Text box

c. Watermark

d. WordArt

2 Which of the following formats is not appropriate for text boxes?

a. Text direction

b. Shadow effects

c. In-line text wrap

d. Internal margins

3 Which of the following statements about linked text boxes is not true?

a. Linked text boxes are used to flow content from one text box into another.

b. Linked text boxes manage text flow in newsletters.

c. Linked text boxes flow text in parallel text boxes from one page to another.

d. Linked text boxes balance the length of columns in newsletters.

4 Which of the following statements about styles is not true?

a. A style is a set of formatting instructions applied to text.

b. A style format cannot be modified.

c. The default body text style is Normal.

d. One style can be replaced with another.

5 Which dialog box displays settings to position objects precisely?

a. Position dialog box

b. Advanced Layout dialog box

c. Page Setup dialog box

d. Text wrapping dialog box

6 PageMaker was originally designed to facilitate pasting parts of a publication together

after they were individually created with other software.

(a) True (b) False

7 The Start button is located on the

a. Title bar

b. Desktop

c. Programs menu

d. Task bar

8 Contains various buttons that will perform shortcuts to many of the menu commands.

(a) True (b) False

9 …………..displays the most commonly used functions that are relevant to the active

tool or to the task you are performing.

a. Toolbar

b. Property Bar

c. Title bar

d. Menu bar

10 Of the following names, which one would be THIRD in an alphabetic file?

a. Docker, John

b. Decker, Jane

c. Dinckman, June

d. Dockman, James

11 ………..displays information about selected objects, such as color, fill type, Outline,

cursor position, and relevant commands.

a. Toolbar

b. Property Bar

c. Title bar

d. Status Bar

12 Photoshop is made by which company?

a. Apple

b. Adobe

c. Microsoft

d. Google

13 Whose name comes first on the Photoshop CS5 splash screen?

a. Chris Cox

b. Bryan O'Neil Hughes

c. Russell Presston Brown

d. Thomas Knoll

14 If an 8 bit image has 256 shades of red, green and blue, how many shades does a 16 bit

image have?

a. 65,526

b. 1024

c. 16.8 Million

d. 104,528

15 In which version of Photoshop did "Liquefy" first appear?

a. Photoshop 3

b. Photoshop 6

c. Photoshop CS

d. Photoshop CS3

16 Normal, Dissolve, Darken what comes next?

a. Overlay

b. Saturation

c. Multiply

d. Screen

17 Which of these is NOT a new feature of Photoshop CS5?

a. Mini Bridge

b. Content Aware Fill

c. Puppet Warp

d. Content Aware Scale

18 When saving an image for display on the web, which color space is best?

a. sRGB

b. Adobe RGB (1998)

c. Pro Photo RGB

d. Color match RGB

19 The BMP is a standard Windows image format for DOS and Windows-compatible

computers.

(a) True (b) False

20 The TGA (Targa) format is designed for systems using the True vision video board

and is commonly supported by MS-DOS color applications.

(a) True (b) False


1. (c) 2.(c) 3.(d) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(d) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(a)

11.(d) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(b) 16.(c) 17.(d) 18.(a) 19.(a) 20.(a)

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