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Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly?
1. Booting
2. Processing
3. Saving
4. Editing
5. None of these
Option 1 - Booting
Which of the following keys of a personal computer is not available on the keyboard of traditional typewriters?
1. Tab
2. Spacebars
3. Enter
4. Backspace
5. None of these
Option 3 - Enter
Which of the following groups consists of only input devices?
1. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
2. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
3. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
4. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
5. None of these
Option 4 - Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a
1. keyboard
2. scanner
3. printer
4. plotter
5. None of these
Option 1 - keyboard
The code for a Web page is written using
1. a fifth-generation language
2. WinZip
3. Perl
4. Hypertext Markup Language
5. URL
Option 4 - Hypertext Markup Language
Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as
1. Flash
2. Spiders
3. Cookies
4. Applets
5. Sparks
Option 1 - Flash
A relational database is a data structure that organizes information about a single topic into rows and columns.
1. Block
2. Record
3. Tuple
4. Table
5. Command-line interface
Option 4 - Table
The first computers were programmed using
1. assembly language
2. machine language
3. source code
4. object code
5. spaghetti code
Option 2 - machine language
When the pointer is positioned it is shaped like a hand.
1. grammar error
2. hyperlink
3. screen tip
4. spelling error
5. formation error
Option 2 - hyperlink
Peripheral devices such as printers & monitors are considered to be
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Data
(d) Information
Option a - Hardware
A(n) ......... device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data & instructions into a computer.
(a) Interaction
(b) Input
(c) Communication
(d) Output
Option b - Input
What does MICR stand for?
(a) Magnetic Ink character Register
(b) Mangetic Ink code Reader
(c) Magnetic Ink code Register
(d) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Option d - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers?
(a) Digital camcorder
(b) Microphone
(c) Scanner
(d) All of these
Option d - All of these
What type of device is a computer monitor?
(a) Software
(b) Processing
(c) Storage
(d) Output
Option d - Output
Printer is an example of
(a) Output device
(b) Input device
(c) Processing device
(d) Storage device
Option a - Output device
USB in data cables stands for
(a) Unicode smart Bus
(b) Universal structural Bus
(c) Unicode serial Bus
(d) Universal serial Bus
Option d - Universal serial Bus
The .......... format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.
(a) DOC
(b) PNG
(c) GIE
(d) MP3
Option d - MP3
.......... can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer.
(a) Speech input hardware
(b) Speech recognition software
(c) Word recognition software
(d) Talking software
Option b - Speech recognition software
A co-processor:
a. Is relatively easy to support in software
b. Causes all processors to function equally
c. Works with any application
d. Is quite common in modern computers
Option a - Is relatively easy to support in software
A Microsoft Windows is…..a (n)
a. Operating system
b. Graphic program
c. Word Processing
d. Database program
Option a - Operating system
Which of the following is a program group?
a. Accessories
b. Paint
c. Word
d. All of the above
Option a - Accessories
Which is not application software?
a. Windows NT
b. Page Maker
c. WinWord XP
d. Photoshop
Option a - Windows NT
The….. program compresses large files into a smaller file -
a. WinZip
b. WinShrink
c. WinStyle
d. None of the above
Option a - WinZip
Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?
a. Lynx
b. MS-DOS
c. Windows XP
d. Process Control
Option d - Process Control
Which of the following operating systems does not implement multitasking truly?
a. Windows 98
b. Windows NT
c. Windows XP
d. MS DOS
Option d - MS DOS
A (n) ......... email from anywhere.
a. Forum allows you to access your
b. Webmail Interface
c. Message Board
d. Weblog
Option b - Webmail Interface
A place in the computer system where data & programs are temporarily stored
(a) Paste
(b) Open
(c) Memory
(d) Pocket
Option c - Memory
A removable magnetic disc that holds information
(a) Floppy Disc
(b) Hard Drive
(c) Monitor
(d) Portable
Option a - Floppy Disc
The primary device that a computer uses to store information
(a) TV
(b) Storehouse
(c) Desk
(d) Hard Drive
Option d - Hard Drive
All of the following storage media have read & write capabilities except
(a) Flash Memory Cards
(b) CD-ROMS
(c) Hard Disk drives
(d) Floppy Disks
Option b - CD-ROMS
....... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks & sectors.
(a) Tracking
(b) Formatting
(c) Crashing
(d) Allotting
Option b - Formatting
What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
(a) ROM information can be easily updated.
(b) Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
(c) ROM Provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
(d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands computers.
Option b - Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or in a computer's memory, so that it can be used later
(a) Store
(b) Ship
(c) Shift
(d) Centre
Option a - Store
A dot matrix is a type of
A. tape
B. printer
C. disk
D. bus
Option b - printer
The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the
A. mouse
B. logo
C. hand
D. cursor
Option d - cursor
How many cycles are allowed for RAM?
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
Option a - 1
The full form of TCP/IP is
A. Transformation Communication /Internet Program
B. Translator Control/ Internet Control
C. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
D. Transport Control Program/Internet Protocol
Option c - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
If you receive an e-mail with an attachment from a company saying you just won a million dollars, but you have never heard of the person who has sent the e-mail. What should you do?
A. Go to the website & fill in the information so that you can get your prize.
B. Delete the e-mail.
C. Delete the attachment only.
D. Contact the person who sent you the e-mail.
Option b - Delete the e-mail
........... is a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches & other wearable devices.
A. Android Tear
B. Android Wear
C. Android Near
D. Android Deer
Option b - Android Wear
What are Java, Perl, and Fortran?
A. Types of plastics
B. Computer programming languages
C. Operating systems
D. Types of coffee
Option b - Computer programming languages
Which pagination options force a paragraph to appear with the paragraph that follows it in MS- Word 2010?
A. Keep lines together
B. Window/Orphan control
C. Keep with next
D. page break before
Option c - Keep with next
ASCII stands for
A) American Stable Code for International Interchange
B) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Option c - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Which of the following is the most powerful computers?
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) Super Computers
Option d - Super Computers
Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink?
A) Daisy wheel printer
B) Line printer
C) Laser printer
D) Thermal printer
Option c - Laser printer
What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as?
A) Car
B) Bus
C) Truck
D) Road
Option b - Bus
Which term is used to describe RAM?
A) Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
B) Static RAM (SRAM)
C) Video RAM (VRAM)
D) All of the above
Option d - All of the above
In which year was the chip used inside the computer for the first time?
A) 1964
B) 1975
C) 1999
D) 1944
Option b - 1975
Assembly language started to be used from-
A) first generation computers
B) Second-generation computers
C) third generation computers
D) fourth generation computers
Option c - third generation computers
Which technology is more reliable?
A) Mechanical
B) Electronic
C) Electro-Mechanical
D) For reliability it does not matter. So all of the above are reliable
Option d - For reliability it does not matter. So all of the above are reliable
Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?
A) 8006
B) 8088
C) 8086
D) None of above
Option a - 8006
The hard disk is coated on both sides with
A) Magnetic metallic oxide
B) Optical metallic oxide
C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above"
Option a - Magnetic metallic oxide
Which of the following can be an example of a database?
a) Address book of all the suppliers of a company
b) Salary sheet of all the employees of a company
c) Records of daily sales transactions of a company
d) All of the above
Option d - All of the above
An Access database object that is used to enter, view, or edit records
a) Table
b) Form
c) Query
d) Report
Option b - Form
Which of the following expresses the correct order?
a) Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Files, Databases
b) Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Database, Files
c) Databases, Tables, Files, Records, Field, Character
d) Files, Databases, Tables, Records, Fields, Characters
Option a - Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Files, Databases
Every table in a relational database contains a field or combination of fields that can uniquely identify each records, it is called
a) Foreign key
b) Native key
c) Composite key
d) Primary key
Option d - Primary key
Database Management Systems are featured with
a) The facility for easy editing, spelling check, auto pagination, layout & printing reports
b) The ability to store large amounts of data to facilitate easy update, sort & retrieval
c) The ability to calculate efficiently with the help of built-in functions & analyze
d) All of the above
Option b - The ability to store large amounts of data to facilitate easy update, sort & retrieval
How many characters can be typed in a single cell in Excel?
a) 256
b) 1024
c) 32000
d) 65535
Option d - 65535
A worksheet can have a maximum of ...…. Number of rows?
a) 256
b) 1024
c) 32000
d) 65535
Option d - 65535
Which of the following is not an example of a Value?
a) 350
b) May 10, 2001
c) 0.57
d) Serial Number 50771
Option d - Serial Number 50771
The chart wizard term data series refers to
a) A chart legend
b) A collection of chart data markers
c) A set of values you plot in a chart
d) A data label
Option b - A collection of chart data markers
The Chart wizard term data categories refer to
a) A chart plot area
b) A horizontal axis
c) The organization of individual values with a chart's data series
d) The data range that supply chart data
Option b - A horizontal axis
A worksheet range is a
a) A command used for data modeling
b) A range of values such as from 23 to 234
c) A group of cells
d) A group of worksheets
Option c - A group of cells
Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called ..…
a) Accessing
b) Referencing
c) Updating
d) Functioning
Option b - Referencing
Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?
a) !A!1
b) $A$1
c) #a#1
d) Al
Option b - $A$1
What symbol is used before a number to make it a label?
a) " (quote)
b) = (equal)
c) _ (underscore)
d) ' (apostrophe)
Option d - ' (apostrophe)
Which symbol must all formulas begin with?
a) =
b) +
c) (
d) @
Option a - =
Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?
a) =10+50
b) =B7*B1
c) =B7+14
d) 10+50
Option d - 10+50
Which of the following formulas will Excel Not be able to calculate?
a) =SUM(Sales)-A3
b) =SUM(A1:A5)*.5
c) =SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)
d) =SUM(A1:A5)-10
Option a - =SUM(Sales)-A3
A typical worksheet has ........... number of columns
a) 128
b) 256
c) 512
d) 1024
Option b - 256
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