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Computer Awareness Quiz (1-195)
1. An electronic device, operating under thecontrol of information, that can accept data,process the data, produce output & store theresults for future use is _______________
(a) Input(b) Computer(c) Software(d) Hardware(e) None of these
2. The term "host" with respect to the internet,means ___________________.
(a) A computer that is a stand alone computer(b) A computer reserved for use by the host(c) A computer that is connected to the
internet(d) A large collection of computers(e) None of these
3. The piece of hardware that convertscomputer's digital signal to an analog signal thatcan travel over telephone lines is called a_______________.
(a) Tower(b) Red wire(c) Modem(d) Bridge(e) None of these
4. CPU can directly understand this language.(a) C(b) C++(c) Assembly(d) Java(e) None of these
5. A computer program used for businessapplications is _____________.
(a) LOGO
(b) COBOL(c) BASIC(d) FORTRAN(e) None of these
6. Which language is CPU dependent ?(a) Assembly(b) C(c) JAVA(d) Both 1 & 2(e) None of these
7. This part of operating system manages theessential peripherals, such as the key board,Screen, disk drives and parallel and serial ports_______________.
(a) Basic input/output(b)Secondary System(c) Peripheral System(d) Marignal System(e) None of these
8. Which command allows you to reducefragments of file and optimize the performanceof disk ?
(a) Scandisk(b) Diskcomp(c) Chkdsk(d) Derfrag(e) None of these
9. The most recent version of the Mac OS is basedon the __________ operating system.
(a) Windows(b) Linux(c) Unix(d) CMOS(e) None of these
10. Features of windows XP professional includes__________ ?
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(a) remote desktop support(b) System restore(c) advanced networking features(d) All of the above(e) None of these
11. Data can be arranged in a worksheet in aneasy to understand manner using.
(a) Auto formatting(b) Applying Styles(c) Changing fonts(d) Synchronisation(e) None of these
12. Which of the following should be used if allthe slides in the presentation to have the same'look'?
(a) The slide layout option(b) Add a slide option(c) Outline view(d) A Presentation design template(e) None of these
13. How is it to create a uniform appearance byadding a background image to all slides ?
(a) Create a template(b) Edit the slide master(c) Use the auto correct wizard(d) All of the above(e) None of these
14. An inter-company network which used todistribute information, documents, files anddatabases, is _____________.
(a) LAN(b) WAN(c) MAN(d) Extranet(e) None of these
15. Which is the network strategy used
extensively by the internet ?(a) peer-to-peer network system(b) Stand -alone network system(c) Local Area network system(d) Client /server network system(e)None of these
16. Which of the following can't spread Virus ?(a) An e-mail with attachment(b) A plain text mail
(c) Downloading files over the web(d) A per drive use(e) None of these
17. Which of the following is not a virus ?(a) Blaster(b) Creeper(c) Mellisa(d) Kaspersky(e) none of these
18. Unwanted repetitious messages, such asunsolicited bulk e-mails is known as.
(a) Spam(b) Trash(c) Calibri(d) Courier(e) None of these
19. Le-Hard virus is effect of a________________.
(a) Command.com(b) Hardware(c) Software(d) Application(e) None of these
20. Which of the following is not a popular Anti-Virus software ?
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(a) Kaspersky(b) Symantec(c) Trend Micro(d) Blaster(e) None of these
21. A result of a computer Virus can not lead to.(a) Disk Crash(b) Mother Board crash(c) Corruption(d) Deletion of files(e) None of these
22. All of the following are example of realsecurity and privacy risks except.
(a) Hackers(b) Spam(c) Viruses(d) Identify theft(e) None of these
23. Which of the following is a popular Dos basedspread Sheet ?
(a) Excel(b) Word(c) Smart cell(d) Lotus 1-2-3(e) None of these
24. Eithernet, LAN, Token Ring, and token Bus aretypes of _______________.
(a) WAN(b) Communication channels(c) LAN(d) Physical Medium(e) None of these
25. An e-mail account includes a storage area,often called a ____________________.
(a) Attachment(b) Hyperlink
(c) Mailbox(d) IP address(e) None of these
26. What is the name of the software that allowsus to browse through web pages called ?
(a) Browser(b) Mail client(c) FTP client(d) Messenger(e) None of these
27. Most world wide web pages containcommands in the language ______________.
(a) NIH(b) URL(c) HTML(d) IRC(e) None of these
28. Fire walls are used to protect against(a) Unauthorised Attacks(b) Virus Attacks(c) Data Driver Attacks(d) Fire Attacks(e) None of these
29. "Trend Micro" is a ______________?(a) Virus program(b) Anti virus program(c) Application(d) All of the above(e) None of these
30. The most important powerful computer in atypical network is ______________.
(a) Desktop(b) Network Client(c) Network Server(d) Network Station
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(e) None of these
31. Invention of the integrated circuit led to theinvention of _____________.
(a) INTEL 486 processor(b) Pentium -4 processor(c) Micro processor(d) Fortran language(e) None of these
32. Language used in a computer that is similarto the languages of humans and is easy tounderstand is refered to as _______________.
(a) Source code(b) High level language(c) Machine language(d) Object code(e) None of these
33. ALU works on the instructions and data heldin the _______________.
(a) Note book(b) Registers(c) Copy pad(d) I/o devices(e) None of these
34. The _________ Key and the ___________ keycan be used in combination with other keys toperform Short Cuts and Special tasks.
(a) Control, Alt(b) Function, toggle(c) Delete, insert(d) Caps lock, Num lock(e) None of these
35. A computer tower is not ___________.(a) A CPU(b) Hardware(c) The Heart of the computer(d) Peripheral
(e) None of these
36. Which of the following manages computerresources?
(a) ALU(b) BUS(c) Control Unit(d) I/O unit(e) None of these
37. In addition to the basic typing keys, desktopand notebook computer key boards include a_____________.
(a) Editing(b) Navigation(c) Locked(d) docked(e) None of these
38. MICR Technology used for clearance ofcheques 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
39. A modem that cannot be moved from itsposition is called ______________.
(a) Intelligent Modem(b) Acoustic Coupler(c) Direct connect(d) Fixed modem(e) None of these
40. A bridge recognizes addresses of_____________.
(a) Layer 1(b) Layer 2(c) Layer 3(d) Layer 4
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(e) None of these
41. Programming language built into userprograms such as word and Excel are known as.
(a) 4 GLS(b) Macrio languages(c) Object Oriented languages(d) Visual programming languages(e) None of these
42. A convolutional code that is prone tomastrophic error propagation is.
(a) Mnemonics(b) Gray code(c) Machine code(d) Catastrophic code(e) None of these
43. When a language has the capability toproduce new data types, it is said to be.
(a) Reprehensible(b) Encapsulated(c) Overloaded(d) Extensible(e) None of these
44.Computer language used for scientificcalculations _____________.
(a) LOGO(b) FORTRAN(c) C++(d) BASIC(e) None of these
45. Which of the following is a programminglanguage for creating special programs likeapplets ?
(a) JAVA(b) Cable(c) Net(d) Domain name
(e) None of these
46. Computer’s basic architecture wasdeveloped by _________________.a) Blaise Pascalb) Jordan Murnc) Charles Babbaged) John Van Neumanne) None of these
47. In production of I.C. chip of computer what isneeded in the following ________________.a) Platinumb) Goldc) Silicond) Irone) Silver
48. Analog computer isa) Communicate at low levelb) A machine which works on data which isalways changeablec) Communicate at high leveld) All of thesee) None of these
49. Father of computer isa) John Von Neumannb) Lady Ada Lovelaec) Charles Babbaged) J.P. Eckert & J.W. Mauchlye) Blaise Pascal
50. Abacus was developed in ______________.a) Indiab) Chinac) USAd) Japane) Sri Lanka
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51. In which generation of computer was‘Transistor’ introduced?a) 1st Generationb) 3rd Generationc) 4th Generationd) 2nd Generatione) 5th Generation
52. Who developed ‘Integrated Chip’?a) Charles Babbageb) J S Kilbic) Blaise Pascald) John Mauchlaye) None of these
53. Main electronic part of in first generationcomputer was _____________.a) Transistorb) Micro Processor.c) Vacuum Tubesd) Large Scale Integrated Circuitse) None of these
54. What is the full form of ‘ENIAC’?a) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculatorb) Electronically Numerical Integrator andComputerc) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computerd) Electronically Numerical Integrator andCalculatore) None of these
55. In which generation did multiprogrammingstart?a) 5th Generationb) 2nd Generationc) 1st Generationd) 3rd Generatione) 4th Generation
56. In database, a field is a
a) labelb) table of informationc) group of related recordsd) category of informatione) None of these
57. What is Gigabyte?a) Flash Memoryb) An optical storage medium capable of storingvast amount of informationc) Roughly a trillion bytesd) Roughly a million bytese) Roughly a billion bytes
58. Find the correct setoff three types of datafound in a spreadsheet.a) Data, words, numbersb) Equations, data, numbersc) Words, numbers, labelsd) Numbers, formulas, labelse) None of these
59. For creating a document, you use____________ command at file menu.a) openb) closec) newd) savee) None of these
60. The quickest and easiest way in Word, tolocate a particular word or phrase in a documentis to use the _____________ command.a) Replaceb) Findc) Lookupd) Searche) None of these
61. A computer hard disk is a/ana) arithmetic and logical unit
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b) computer softwarec) operating systemd) computer hardwaree) None of the these
62. Which of the following represents theinstructions that tell the computer what to do?It can also be taken as another name forsoftware.a) programsb) CPUc) optionsd) foldere) None of these
63. Which of the following lets you leave ascreen or program?a) Bootb) Programsc) Exitd) Texte) None of these
64. A clerk in a bank has to access data incustomer account. Logical access control forthese users would bea) use of individual passwordsb) use of an Account Receivable Section passwordc) use of individual passwords plus separateaccessd) Can’t saye) None of these
65. The first line of the “C” program containsa/an ___________________, indicating by“#include”.a) preprocessing directiveb) processing directivec) main directived) new line charactere) None of these
66. KDE and GNOME are two maina) Operating Systemb) System Boardc) Graphical User Interfaced) Both (a) and (b)e) None of these
67. _______________ controls the way in whicha computer system functions and provides nameby which can interact with the computer?a) The platformb) Application softwarec) Operating systemd) The motherboarde) None of these
68. The technique that extends storagecapacities of main memory beyond the actualsize of the main memory is calleda) multitaskingb) virtual memoryc) multiprocessingd) multiprogramminge) switching
69. A program that embedded you to performcalculations involving rows and columns ofnumbers is called aa) spreadsheet programb) word processorc) graphics packaged) windowe) None of these
70. What is the purpose of SoftwareDocumenting?a) Use and maintenance of softwareb) To sell software at a handsome pricec) To sell software to many customersd) To show its importance
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e) None of these
71. To insert copy of the clipboard contents,whatever was last cut or copied at the insertionpoint, you have toa) pasteb) stick inc) fit ind) push ine) None of these
72. This command is used to remove text orgraphics from a document. The information isthen stored on a clipboard so you can paste ita) chopb) cutc) clipd) cart awaye) None of these
73. SMTP is responsible (for)a) sending e-mailb) accessing any e-mailc) where e-mails are ready to be sentd) where e-mails comee) None of these
74. ______________ are words that aprogramming language has set aside for its ownuse.a) Control wordsb) Reserved wordsc) Reserved keysd) Control structurese) None of these
75. Which type of switching uses the entirecapacity of a dedicated link?a) Circuit Switchingb) Virtual Circuit Packet Switchingc) Datagram Packet Switching
d) Message Switchinge) None of these
76. The ___________ button on the Quick AccessToolbar allows you to cancel your recentcommands or actions.a) searchb) cutc) documentd) undoe)none of these
77. Which of the following files plays animportant role in booting DOS?a) DOSKEY.EXEb) MSCDEX.EXEc) CONFIG.SYSd) DRIVER.SYSe) None of these
78. _____________ allows wireless mobiledevices to access the Internet and its servicessuch as the Web and e-mail.a) TCP/IPb) Ethernetc) WAPd) Token ringe)none of these
79. which of the following does 'DOS' floppy disknot have?a) A Boot Recordb) A File Allocation Tablec) A Root Directoryd) Virtual Memorye) BIOS
80. In ____________, each user uses a localinput/output device.a) time sharing modeb) interactive mode
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c) batch processing moded) all the above modese) none of these
81. Operation code is also known as____________ code.a) barb) objectc) orderd) sourcee) target
82. Properly arranged data is calleda) fieldb) wordc) filed) informatione) item
83. A device operating at network layer is calleda) bridgeb) routerc) gatewayd) hube) repeater
84. CRAYX-MP belongs to ____________generation.a) firstb) secondc) thirdd) fourthe) fifth
85. The data on the tracks of a magnetic disk iswritten asa) zero or oneb) up or downc) high or low voltaged) high or low data ratee) tiny magnetic spots
86. Which of the following is graphics solutionfor word processors?a) Clipartb) Wordartc) Dropcapd) All the abovee) None of these
87. Unix operating system was developed bya) Walter Baatainb) John Burdeenc) Ken Thompsond) All the abovee) None of these
88. Which of the following is represented bycluster in a hard disk?a) Group of sectorsb) Total number of sectors in a diskc) Total number of tracksd) All the abovee) None of these
89. Airlines reservation system is a typicalexample ofa) Batch processingb) On-line processingc) Real-time processingd) All the abovee) None of these
90. Which of the following memories is oftenused in a typical computer operation?a) RAMb) ROMc) FDDd) HDDe) None of these
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91. To detect, locate and remove errors in aprogram and/or malfunctions in equipment is toa) Compileb) Debugc) Interpretd) DSSe) None of these
92. A program written in a high-level language isaa) Compiled programb) Source programc) Objective programd) All the abovee) None of these
93. ____________ punctuation ends most linesof C code.a) ' (single quote)b) ; (semi-colon)c) . (dot)d) : (colon)e)" (double quote)
94. ____________ register holds the contents ofaccessed memory ward.a) I/Ob) Instructionc) Memory bufferd) Memory addresse) Accumulation
95. Taskbar does not havea) Start buttonb) System trayc) Quick launch bard) Open programe) None of these
96. You can do transactions on internet usingyour bank account. This is called
a) Bankingb) Online bankingc) Offline bankingd) Transactionse) None of these
97. Two basic types of OS area) batch and interactiveb) sequential and real-timec) batch and time-sharingd) sequential and directe) batch and sequential
98. To prepare a presentation/slide show whichapplication is commonly used?a) photoshopb) PowerPointc) outlook Expressd) internet Explorere) All of these
99. RATS stands fora) Regression Analysis Time Sharingb) Regression Analysis of Time Seriesc) Read Analysis Time Sharingd) Read Analysis Time Seriese) None of these
100. EBCDIC can code up to how many differentcharacters?a) 8b) 16c) 32d) 64e) 256
101. What is a Firmware?a) A program started in RAMb) A program started in a filec) A program started in boot sector
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d) A program started in ROMe) None of these
102. Magnetic tape is not practical forapplications where data must be quicklyrecalled, because tape isa) a random-access mediumb) a sequential access mediumc) a read-only mediumd) fragile and easily damagede) an expensive storage medium
103. Computer systems comprisea) hardware, programs, information, people andnetworksb) hardware, software, procedures, networks andpeoplec) hardware, programs, information, people andproceduresd) hardware, programs, processors, procedures,networks and peoplee) hardware, programs, processors, proceduresand people
104. Computers use the ___________ numbersystem to store data and perform calculations.a) Decimalb) Hexadecimalc) Octald) Binarye) None of these
105. Arithmetic operationsa) involve matching one data item to another todetermine if the first item is greater than, equalto or less than the other itemb) sort data items according to standard,predefined criteria in ascending or descendingorderc) use conditions with operations such as AND,OR and NOT
d) include addition, subtraction, multiplicationand divisione) None of these
106. The __________ key and the ___________key can be used in combination with other keysto perform shortcuts and special tasks.a) Control, Altb) Function, Togglec) Delete, Insertd) Caps Lock, Num Locke) None of these
107. To move to the previous worksheet, wepressa) Alt + PgUpb) Ctrl + PgUPc) Ctrl + PgDnd) Shift + Tabe)None of these
108. Changing cardinalities in a database isa) a common database design taskb) a rare database design task, but does occurc) a database design task that never occursd) is impossible to do, so a new database must beconstructed and the data may be moved into ite) None of these
109. Which of the following is not the majorfunction of a computer?a) Processing data into informationb) Storing data or informationc) Gathering datad) Analysing data or informatione) None of these
110. What does SNMP stand for?a) Simple Network Mail Protocolb) Single Network Mail Protocolc) Single Network Message Protocol
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d) Simple Network Management Protocole) None of these
111. Which of the following is NOT a computerprogramming language?a) Cb) C++c) Javad) COBOLe) Microsoft
112. When determining the overall objective ofthe project, the resources required, and thepersons or team who work on the project, youare in the ____________ stop of developing amultimedia presentation.a) Planningb) Designingc) Creatingd) Supportinge) None of these
113. Copyrighted software that can be used forfree isa) Sharewareb) Freewarec) Groupwared) Emaile) None of these
114. 255.255.0.0 is default mask ofa) Class A networksb) Class B networksc) Class C networksd) Class D networkse) None of these
115. When your computer stops workingsuddenly, it is referred to as aa) Crashb) Die
c) Deathd) Penaltye) None of these
116 .Which of the following cables can transmitdata at high speeds?a) Flat cablesb) Coaxial cablec) Optic fiber cabled) Twisted pair cablee) UTP cable
117. MySQL is_____?a) a hierarchical modelb) a RDBMSc) a relational modeld) a database schemee) None of these
118. Verification of a Login name andpassword is known as________.a) Configurationb) Accessibilityc) Authenticationd) Logging ine) None of these
119. Which of the following will yourequire to hear music on your computer?a) Video Cardb) Sound Cardc) Moused) Joy Sticke) None of these
120. Which of the following computerlanguage is a mathematically orientedlanguages used for scientific problems?a) FORTRANb) COBOLc) LISP
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d) PROLOGe) APPLE
121. Father of 'C' programminglanguage_________.a) Dennis Ritchieb) Prof JhonKemenyc) Thomas Kurtzd) Bill Gatese) None of these
122. Bank Exams Today(www.bankexamstoday.com) is a_________.a) Blogb) Portalc) Organization that allocates webaddressesd) Appse) None of these
123. Time during which a job is processedby the computer is_________.a) Execution Timeb) Delay Timec) Real Timed) Waiting Timee) None of these
124. Which mouse uses laser rays for themovement of curser.a) Mechanical mouseb) Optical mousec) Magnetic moused) Normal mousee) None of these
125. Disk access times are measured in________ ?a) Minuteb) Milliseconds
c) Hoursd) secondse) None of these
126. A Web site address is a unique name thatidentifies a specific ____________ on the Web.a) Web browserb) Web sitec) PDAd) Linke) None of these
127. A character if information is represented bya(n) ___________.a) Byteb) Bitc) Fieldd) Attributee) None of these
128. An example of a telecommunicationsdevice is aa) Keyboardb) Mousec) Printerd) Modeme) None of these
129. ____________ is a procedure that requiresusers to enter an identification code and amatching password.a) Pagingb) Logging onc) Time-sharingd) Multitaskinge) None of these
130. Which device is used as the standardpointing device in a Graphical UserEnvironment?a) Keyboard
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b) Mousec) Joystickd) Track balle) None of these
131. The simultaneous execution of two or moreinstructions is calleda) Sequential accessb) Reduced instruction set computingc) Multiprocessingd) Disk mirroringe) None of these
132. Multiprogramming systems:a) are easier to develop than single programmingsystems.b) execute each job faster.c) execute more jobs in the same time period.d) use only one large mainframe computer.e) None of these
133. Which device can understand thedifference between data and programs?a) Input deviceb) Output devicec) Memoryd) Microprocessore) None of these
134. Which of the following devices has alimitation that we can only read it but cannoterase or modify it?a) Tape driveb) Hard diskc) Compact diskd) Floppy diske) None of these
135. Which of the following is not an outputdevice?a) Plotter
b) Printerc) Monitord) Touch screene) None of these
136. Which of the following is the smalleststorage ?a) Megabyteb) Gigabytec) Kilobyted) Terabyte
e) None of these
137. A computer's clock speed is measured in______:a) Gigabytesb) Bitsc) Bytesd) Megahertze) None of these
138. The term gigabyte refers to :a) 1024 bytesb) 128 kilobytesc) 1024 megabytesd) 1024 bitse) None of these
139.Computer use_____number system to storedata and perform calculations.a) Binaryb) Octalc) Decimald) Hexadecimale) None of these
140. A string of eight '0' & 1 s is called as_____:a) Megabyteb) Bit
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c) Kilobyted) Bytee) None of these
141. How many megabytes make gigabyte ?a) 1024b) 128c) 532d) 256e) None of these
142. Bit refers to a ________?a) Computer languageb) CPU instructionc) 0 or 1 valued) Digital representation of an alphabeticcharacter ?e) None of these
143. An octal number 237 is equal to the binarynumber _____:a) 010011111b) 010111011c) 011101101d) 011000001e) None of these
144. BPS stands for ______:a) BIts per secondb) Bytes per secondc) BIts per systemd) BIts per seasone) None of these
145. DIgital computers use a _______system toencode data and programs.:a) Semiconductorb) Decimalc) Binaryd) Hexa decimal
e) None of these
146. One megabyte equalapproximately_______?a) 1000 bitsb) 100 bytesc) 1 million bytesd) 1 million bitse) None of these
147. How many bits, does a nibble signify ?a) 4b) 8c) 16d) 32e) None of these
148. What digits are representative of all binarynumbers ?a) 0b) 1c) 5d) Both 0 & 1e) None of these
149. An example of a telecommunication deviceis a ________:a) Keyboardb) Mousec) Modemd) Printere) None of these
150. Ethernet is the example of ______?a) LANb) WANc) MANd) Wi-Fie) None of these
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151. Computers connected to a LAN can ______:a) run fasterb) go on linec) share information and/or share peripheralequipmentd) E-maile) None of these
152. What is 'M' stands for in MAN ?a) MAGNETICb) Metropolitanc) Megad) Masse) None of these
153. Which of the following is not a type ofWAN?a) VANb) PSDNc) PSTNd) ISDNf) DAN
154. DSL is an example of a__________connection:a) Networkb) Wirelessc) Broad bandd) Slowe) None of these
155. A wireless network uses _________wavesto transmit signals ?a) Mecharicalb) radioc) Soundd) Magnehee) None of these
156. Network components are connected to thesame cable in the _______topology ?'
a) Starb) Ringc) Busd) Meshe) None of these
157. Pathway that support communicationamong the various electronic components onthe system board are called ?a) Bus Linesb) Network linec) Logic pathsd) Gatewayse) None of these
158. The linkage of computers with acommunication system is called ?a) Networkingb) Pairingc) Interlockingd) Assemblinge) None of these
159. A web site address is a unique name thatidentifies a specific _____on the web .a) Web browerb) Web sitec) PDAd) Linke) None of these
160. The free abvailable known repair ofsoftware bug on internet is called :a) Versionb) Add onc) Tutoriald) FAQe) Patch
161. Which type of network would use phonelines ?
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a) WANb) LANc) WWANd) Wirelesse) None of these
162. What is included in an e-mail address ?a) Domain Name followed by user's Nameb) User's Name followed by Domain Namec) User's Name followed by postal Addressd) User's Name followed by street Addresse) None of these
163. When the network serves a small area of abuilding or group of building, it is known as.a) WANb) LANc) WWWd) MANe) None of these
164. What is back up?a) Adding more components to your network .b) Protecting data by copying it from the originalsource to a different distinationc) Filtering old data from the new datad) Accessing dat on tapee) None of these
165. Sending an e-mail is similar to:a) Writing aletterb) drawing a picturec) talking on the phoned) sending a packagee) None of these
166. What are bas, doc, and htm examples of?a) Protocolsb) Domainsc) Extensionsd) Databases
e) None of these
167. Ctrl, shift and alt are called _________ keys.a) Modifierb) Functionc) Adjustmentd) Alphanumerice) None of these
168. Which type of file is created by wordprocessing programs ?a) Worksheet fileb) Storage filec) Database filed) Document filee) Graphical file
169. Personal computers can be connectedtogether to form a __________.a) Serverb) Networkc) Super computerd) Enterprisee) None of these
170. A modema) Translates analog signals from a computer intodigital signals that can travel along conventionaltelephone lines.b) Translates digital signals from a computer intoanalog signals that, can travel along conventionaltelephone lines.c) Demodulates digital signals from a computer.d) Modulates signals from an analog telephoneline.e) None of these
171. Which of the following menu types is alsocalled a drop-down menu?a) Fly-butb) Cascading
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c) Pop-upd) Pull-downe) None of these
172. Data (information) is stored in computer asa) Filesb) Floppiesc) Directoriesd) Mattere) None of these
173. The central processing unit contains whichof the following as a component?a) Instruction Manipulation Unitb) Arithmetic Logic Unitc) Memory Regulation Unitd) Flow Control Unite) None of these
174. Memory unit is one part of __________.a) Input deviceb) Output devicec) Control unitd) Central processing unite) None of these
175. The process of writing out computerinstructions is known asa) Assemblingb) Executingc) Codingd) Compilinge) None of these
176. Data that is copied from an application isstored in the ______________.a) Driverb) Clipboardc) Terminald) Prompte) None of these
177. Every component of your computer iseither ________________.a) Software or CPU/RAMb) Input devices or output devicesc) Application software or System Softwared) Hardware or Softwaree) None of these
178. A collection of interrelated records is calledaa) Management information systemb) Spreadsheetc) Databased) Text filee) None of these
179. Which of the following is the storage areawithin the computer itself which holds data onlytemporarily as the computer processesinstructions?a) Hard diskb) Main Memoryc) Control unitd) ROMe) None of these
180. Codes consisting of bars or lines of varyingwidths or lengths that are computer-readableare known as ______________.a) A bar codeb) An ASCII codec) A magnetic taped) A light pene) None of these
181. A _______________ contains specific rulesand words that express the logical steps of analgorithm.a) Programming languageb) Programming structure
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c) Syntaxd) Logic charte) None of these
182. ______________ is a set of keywords,symbol, and a system of rules for constructingstatements by which humans can communicatethe instructions to be executed by a computer.a) Computer programb) Programming languagec) Assemblerd) Syntaxe) None of these
183. The general term “peripheral equipment” isused for _______________.a) Any device that is attached to a computersystemb) Large-scale computer systemc) A program collectiond) Other office equipment not associated with adesktop computere) None of these
184. If a memory chip is volatile, it will________________.a) Explode if exposed to high temperaturesb) Lose it contents if current is turned offc) Be used for data storage onlyd) Be used to both read and write datae) None of these
185. _____________ is the process of findingerrors in software code.a) Compilingb) Assemblingc) Interpretingd) Debugginge) None of these
186. A word in a web page that, when clicked,opens another document.a) Anchorb) URLc) Hyperlinkd) Referencee) None of these
187. The ____________ manual tells you how touse a software program.a) Documentationb) Programmingc) Technicald) Usere) None of these
188. What disk is used to cold-boot a PC?a) Setup diskb) System diskc) Diagnostic diskd) Program diske) None of these
189. The __________ tells the computer how touse its components.a) Utilityb) Networkc) Operating systemd) Application programe) None of these
190. A ___________ contains buttons andmenus that provide quick access to commonlyused commands.a) Menu barb) Tool barc) Windowd) Action bare) None of these
191. Numbers in table columns are usually -
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a) Right-alignedb) Left-alignedc) Justifiedd) Centerede) None of these
192. The __________ of software contains listsof commands and options.a) Menu barb) Title barc) Formula bard) Toolbare) None of these
193. To access a mainframe or supercomputer,users often use a ___________.a) Terminalb) Nodec) Desktopd) Handhelde) None of these
194. By default, your documents print in___________ mode.a) Landscapeb) Portraitc) Page setupd) Print viewe) None of these
195. What characteristic of read-only memory(ROM) makes it useful?a) ROM information can be easily updated.b) ROM provides very large amounts ofinexpensive data storage.c) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remainsthere even without electrical power.d) ROM chips are easily swapped betweendifferent brands of computers.e) None of these.
Answers
1. Computer2. A computer that is connected to the internet3. Modem4. Assembly5. COBOL6. Both 1 & 27. Basic input/output8. Derfrag9. Unix10. All of the above11. Auto formatting12. A Presentation design template13. Edit the slide master14. WAN15. Client /server network system16. A plain text mail17. Kaspersky18. Spam19. Command.com20. Blaster21. Mother Board crash22. Spam23. Lotus 1-2-324. LAN25. Mailbox26. Browser27. HTML28. Virus Attacks29. Anti virus program30. Network Server31. Micro processor32. High level language33. Registers34. Control, Alt35. Peripheral36. Control Unit37. Navigation38. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition39. Fixed modem
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40. Layer 341. Visual programming languages42. Catastrophic code43. Extensible44. FORTRAN45. JAVA46. John Van Neumann47. c) Silicon48. A machine which works on data which isalways changeable49. Charles Babbage50. China51. 2nd Generation52.J S Kilbi53.Vacuum Tubes54.Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer55. 3rd Generation56. group of related records57. Roughly a billion bytes58. Numbers, formulas, labels59. new60. Find61. computer hardware62. programs63. Exit64.use of individual passwords65. preprocessing directive66. Graphical User Interface67. Operating system68.virtual memory69. spreadsheet program70. Use and maintenance of software71.paste72. cut73. sending e-mail74. Reserved words75. Datagram Packet Switching
76. undo77. CONFIG.SYS78.WAP
79.Virtual Memory80.time sharing mode81. order82. information83. router84. fourth85.tiny magnetic spots86. Clipart87. Ken Thompson88. Total number of sectors in a disk89.All the above90.RAM91. Debug92. Source program93. ; (semi-colon)94. Memory buffer95. None of these96. Online banking97. batch and interactive98. PowerPoint99.Regression Analysis of Time Series100.256101. A program started in ROM102. a sequential access medium103. hardware, software, procedures, networksand people104. Binary105.include addition, subtraction, multiplicationand division
106. Control, Alt107. Ctrl + PgDn108.a common database design task109. Analysing data or information110.Simple Network Management Protocol111.Microsoft112. Planning113. Freeware114. Class B networks115. Crash116. Optic fiber cable117. a RDBMS
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118. Authentication119. Sound Card120. FORTRAN121. Dennis Ritchie122. Portal123. Execution Time124. Optical mouse125. Milliseconds126. Link127. Bit128.Modem129.Logging on130.Mouse131.Multiprocessing132.execute more jobs in the same time period133. Microprocessor134.Tape drive135. None of these136. Kilobyte137. Megahertz138.1024 megabytes139.Binary140.Byte141.1024142. Digital representation of an alphabeticcharacter ?143. 011101101144. BIts per second145.Binary146.1 million bytes147.4148.Both 0 & 1149.Modem150. LAN
151. share information and/or share peripheralequipment152. Metropolitan153. DAN154. Network155.radio156. Ring
157.Bus Lines158.Networking159.Web site160. Patch161. WAN162. User's Name followed by Domain Name163. LAN164.Protecting data by copying it from theoriginal source to a different distination165. Writing a letter166. Extensions167. Modifier168.Document file169.Network170. Translates digital signals from a computerinto analog signals that, can travel alongconventional telephone lines.171. Pull-down172. Files173.Arithmetic Logic Unit174.Central processing unit175. Coding
176. Clipboard177. Hardware or Software178. Database179. Main Memory180. A bar code181. Syntax182. Syntax183. Any device that is attached to a computersystem184. Lose it contents if current is turned off185. Debugging186. Hyperlink187. User188. System disk189. Operating system190. Tool bar191. Right-aligned192. Menu bar193. Terminal