1. Which function calculates the largest value in a set of numbers?
2. What do you use to create a chart? (1)Pie Wizard
(2) Excel Wizard (3)Data Wizard (4)Chart Wizard (5)None of these Ans: (4)
3. What displays the content of the active cell? (1)Name box
4. By default, your documents print in _mode. (1)Landscape
5. What is the best way to have a data and the slide number appear on every slide?
(1) choose Tools, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
(2) choose Insert, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
(3) chouse View, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
(4) choose File, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All
6. To move to the bottom of a document, press _.
7. If formation of computer, the hardware................ are used.
(1) Monitor, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Keyboard, Mouse, Software and Network
(2) Monitor, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Keyboard, Mouse Programed and Network
(3) Monitor, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Keyboard, Mouse, Printer and Modem
(4) Monitor, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Keyboard, Mouse, Application and Network
8. In page preview mode-
(2) You can only see the page you are currently working (3)You can only see pages that do not contain graphics
11. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?
12. You will work on which groupings, while formatting the text in word?
13. When you want to move some text from one page to a different page, the best method is-
(1) drag and drop (2) cut and paste (3) delete and retype (4) find and replace (5) None of these
14. The first computers were programmed using-
15. How many are the margins on page?
16. An is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
17. The settings are automatic and standard.
18. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called-
19. To view information on the web you must have a-
20. Which of the following commands is given to reboot the computer?
21. By default, your documents print in _________________ mode.
22. To find and load a file that has been saved?
23. Which function calculates the largest value in a set of numbers?
24. Which of the following statements is true ?
4) The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced computer
1. Computer uses the................ number system to store data and perform calculations.
(3) decimal (4) hexadecimal (5) None of these
2. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is-
3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?
4.__________Are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their
5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of
6. A Web site's main page is called its-
7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is-
8. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are Known as code
9. To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the................................................................................................................................................. button
and then point to AutoFit Contents.
(1) Fit to Form (2) format
(3) Auto size (4) Contents (5) AutoFit
10. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends?
(1) It is not unethical, because it is legal.
(2) It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
(3) Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
(4) It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
(5) It is not unethical-anyone can access a computer
11. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym-
(1) CD
(3) ROM
(2) DVD
(4) RW
(5) ROS
12. The most common type of storage devices are-
(1) persistent
(3) magnetic
(2) optical
(4) flash
(5) steel
13. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be-
(1) distributed
(3) centralized
(2) free
(4) open source
(5) None of these
14. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a-
(1) hacker
(3) instant messenger
(2) analyst
(4) programmer
(5) spammer
15. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is-
(1) dragging
(3) right-clicking
(2) dropping
(4) shift-clicking
(5) None of these
16. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click-
(1) UPPERCASE
(3) CAPS LOCK
(2) UPPER ALL
(4) Lock Upper
(5) Large Size
17. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a-
(1) tab
(3) box
(2) cell
(4) range
(5) None of these
18. You can keep your personal files / folders in-
(1) My folder
(3) My Files
(2) My Documents
(4) My Text
(5) None of these
19. In Word you can force a page break-
(1) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
(2) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
(3) By using the Insert/Section Break
(4) By changing the font size of your document
(5) None of these
20. A DVD is an example of a(n)-
(1) hard disk (2) optical disc
(3) output device (4) solid-state storage device
(5) None of these
21. The default view in Excel is.............. view.
(1) Work (2) Auto
(3) Normal (4) Roman (5) None of these
22. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called
(1) downloading
(3) FTP
(2) uploading
(4) JPEG
(5) downsizing
23................ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
(1) Tracking
(3) Crashing
(2) Formatting
(4) Allotting
(5) None of these
24. Help Menu is available at which button?
(1) End
(3) Turnoff
(2) Start
(4) Restart
(5) Reboot
25. The contents of................ are lost when the computer turns off.
(1) storage
(3) output
(2) input
(4) memory
(5) None of these
26. When you enter text in a cell in Excel, it also appears in which of the following?
(1) Status bar (2) Formula bar
(3) Row heading (4) Name box (5) None of these
27. Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in colour?
(1) Only graphics (2) Only text
(3) Only the first word of each line
(4) All elements, but only if you have a colour printer
(5) All elements
28. A workbook is a collection of
(1) Page Setup
(2) Buttons
(3) Diagrams
(4) Charts
(5) Worksheets
29. appear at the bottom of the Excel Window.
(1) Sheet tabs
(3) Formula bar
(2) Name Box
(4) Title bar
(5) None of these
30. EPROM stands for
(1) Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
(2) Electronic Programmable Read-Only Memory
(3) Enterprise Programmable Read- Only Memory
(4) Extended Programmable Read-Only Memory
(5) Electrical Programmable Read-Only Memory
31. The technology that stores only the essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and thus enhances its speed is referred to as
(1) CISC
(3) CD-ROM
(2) RISC
(4) Wi-Fi
(5) MISC
32. Which is not a basic function of a computer?
(1) Store data (3)Process data
(2)Accept input
(4) Copy text
(5) Accept and process data
33. ASCII is a coding system that provides
(1) 256 different characters
(2) 512 different characters
(3) 1024 different characters
(4) 128 different characters
(5) 1000 different characters
34. Which part of the computer is directly invoked in executing the instructions of the computer program?
(1) The scanner
(2) The main storage
(3) The secondary storage
(4) The printer
(5) The processor
35. In order to create column data in Word, you need to
(1) tab consecutively until your cursor reaches the desired place
(2) set tabs or use the Table menu
(3) use Excel
(4) press the space bar until your cursor reaches the desired place
(5) None of these
36. Files are organised by storing them in
(1) tables
(2) databases
(3) folders
(4) graphs
(5) diagrams
37. When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs
(1) Integrity Test
(2) Power-On Self-Test
(3) Correct Functioning Test
(4) Reliability Test
(5) Shut-down
38. In Word, the feature that automatically detects common errors is called
(1) Autocorrect (2) Autograph (3) Spelling and Grammar (4) Go to (5) Thesaurus
39. A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)
(1) Ancient system
(2) Historical system
(3) Age old system
(4) Legacy system
(5) Legal System
40. Which of the following is not a binary number? (1) 001
(2) 101
(3) 202
(4) 110
(5) 011
41. Which of the following does not store data permanently?
(1) ROM (2) RAM
(3) Floppy Disk
(4) Hard Disk
(5) None of these
42. Which of the following is the smallest storage?
(1) Megabyte
(2) Gigabyte
(3) Kilobyte
(4) Terabyte
(5) None of these
43. Which menu enables the user to choose toolbars?
(1) View
(2) Format
(3) Insert
(4) Edit
(5) Help
44. By viewing the properties of the local hard disk of a computer, the user can find out
(1) the amount of space that has been used up and the remaining free space on the disk.
(2) the name of the user viewing the properties of the disk.
(3) nothing useful to the user.
(4) the number of programs available in the computer, (5) None of these
45. Pre-defined and built-in formulas in Excel are known as
(1) Auto sheets
(2) Diagrams
(3) Charts
(4) Tables
(5) Functions
46. Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
(1) Operating System File
(2) Transaction file
(3) Software File
(4) Master file
(5) Any File
47. The keyboard shortcut to centralize the selected text in Word is
(1) Ctrl + Esc
(2) Ctrl + C
(3) Alt + C
(4) There is no keyboard shortcut for this operation
(5) Ctrl + E
48. Which of the following helps to protect floppy disks from data getting accidentally erased?
(1) Access notch
(2) Write-protect notch
(3) Entry notch
(4) Input notch
(5) None of these
49. A modem is connected to
(1) a telephone line
(2) a keyboard
(3) a printer
(4) a monitor
(5) a scanner
50. Large transaction processing systems in automated organizations use
(1) Online processing
(2) Batch Processing
(3) Once-a-day Processing
(4) End-of-day processing
(5) Once-a-week processing
51. The operation of combining two cells into a single cell in Excel is referred to as
(1) Join cells
(2) Merge cells
(3) Merge table
(4) Join table
(5) None of these
52. Which of the following can be used to store a large number of files in a small amount of storage space?
(1) File adjustment
(2) File copying
(3) File reading
(4) File compatibility
(5) File compression
53. In a computer, most processing takes place in
(1) Memory
(2) RAM
(3) Motherboard
(4) CUP
(5) None of these
54. Data is organized in a worksheet as
(1) charts and diagrams
(2) rows and columns
(3) tables and boxes
(4) graphs
(5) None of the above
55. Spell Check will find errors in which of the following?
(1) Today is a rainy day
(2) Today is a rainy a day
(3) Is a rainy
(4) Rainy today a day
(5) None of the above
56. Which of the following is not a storage medium?
(1) Hard disk
(2) Flash drive
(3) DVD
(4) CD
(5) Keyboard
57. In Excel, when the contents and attributes of a cell or range of cells have to be erased using the menu, the user must
(1) select the Cells. choose Edit. and select Clear, then All
(2) select the Cells. and click Delete on the keyboard
(3) select the Cells. choose Tools. and select Clear. then Formats
(4) select the Cells. choose Tools. and select Formula Audit. then Delete
(5) None of the above
58. The computer abbreviation KB usually means
(1) Key Block
(2) Kernel Boot
(3) Kilo Byte
(4) Kit Bit
(5) None of these
59. If an Excel Worksheet is to be linked for use in a PPT presentation, the following should be clicked
(1) Edit, Paste Special
(2) Edit, Paste
3) Edit, Copy
(4) File, Copy (5) None of the above
60. RAM stands for
(1) Random Access Memory
(2) Ready Application Module
(3) Read Access Memory
(4) Remote Access Machine
(5) None of the above
61. Which of the following is the hardware and not the software?
(1) Excel
(2) Printer driver
(3) Operating system
(4) Powerpoint
(5) Control Unit
62. In Word, which menu would the user select to print a document?
(1) Tools
(2) File
(3) View
(4) Wind0Vob
(5) None of these
63. Which of the following is not true about computer files?
(1) They are collections of data saved to a Storage medium
(2) Every file has a filename
(3) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the date it was created
(4) Usually files contain data
(5) None of the above
64. The common name for a modulator-demodulator is
(1) Modem
(2) Joiner
(3) Networker
(4) Connector
(5) Demod
65. What do you see when you click the right mouse button?
(1) The same effect as the left click
(2) A special menu
(3) No effect
(4) A mouse cannot be right clicked
(5) Computer goes to sleep mode
66. In order to choose the font for a sentence in a Word document,
(1) select Font in the Format menu
(2) select Font in the Edit menu
(3) select Font in the Tools menu
(4) select Font in the Insert menu
(5) None of the above
67. The ALU performs............. operations.
(1) logarithm-based
(2) ASCII
(3) algorithm-based
(4) arithmetic
(5) None of the above
68. Excel is a program that is used to prepare a
(1) Database
(2) Text Document
(3) Spreadsheet
(4) Slide Presentation
(5) None of the above
CHAPTER # 3
1. You organize files by storing them in-
(A) archives
(B) folders
(C) indexes
(D) lists
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)
2. How many different documents can you have open at any one time?
(A) No more than three
(B) Only one
(C) As many as your computer memory will hold
(D) No more than you taskbar can display
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
3. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?
(A) Printers
(B) Speakers
(C) Floppy disk drives
(D) Keyboards
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
4. Directory in directory is called-
(A) Mini directory
(B) Junior directory
(C) Part directory
(D) Sub-directory
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)
5. Such a pre-made document, which has coordinating font, layout and background, is-
(A) Guide
(B) Model
(C) Ruler
(D) Template
(E) None of these Ans: (D)
6. In order to create columnar data in Word you need to-
(A) Tab consecutively until your cursor reaches the desired place
(B) Set tabs or use the Table menu
(C) You need to use Excel
(D) Press the space bar until your cursor reaches the desired place
(E) None of these
Ans: (E)
7. Saving is a process-
(A) To copy the document from memory to storage medium
(B) To bring change in present status of the document
(C) To change the face or entire form
(D) To develop the document by recording the text with the use of keyboard
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
8. To insert a word into the middle of a sentence-
(A) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence and type the new word
(B) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence, press Enter key, and type the new word
(C) move the cursor to the beginning of the sentence and start typing
(D) retype the whole sentence
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
9. A(n).................... is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of
Information between computing devices.
(A) network
(B) peripheral
(C) expansion board
(D) digital device
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
10. In word you can force a page break-
(A) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
(B) By using the Insert/Section Break
(C) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
(D) By changing the font size of your document
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
11. Junk e-mail is also called-
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) sniffer script
(D) spool
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
12. Hackers-
(A) all have the same motive
(B) break into other people's computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) are people who are allergic to computers
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)
13. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
(A) Mainframe
(B) Mini-computer
(C) Microcomputer
(D) PDA
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
14. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the-
(A) Compiler
(B) Loader
(C) Operating System
(D) Assembler
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
15. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called-
(A) double-space
(B) line spacing
(C) single space
(D) vertical spacing
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)
16. Example of non-numeric data is-
(A) Employee address
(B) Examination score
(C) Bank balance
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
17. What is embedded system?
(A) The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.
(B) The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
(C) The computer which is the part of a big computer
(D) The computer and software system that control the machine
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)
18. First page of Website is termed as- (A) Homepage
(B) Index
(C) JAVA script
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
20............................... is the appearance of typed characters.
(A) Size
(B) Format
(C) Point
(D) Colour
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)
21. When a file is saved for the first time-
(A) a copy is automatically printed
(B) it must be given a name to identify it
(C) it does not need a name
(D) it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)
22. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate-
(A) CAN
(B) LAN
(C) DAN (D)WAN
(E) TAN
Ans: (D)
23. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
(A) Main memory
(B) Secondary memory
(C) Disk memory
(D) Programme memory
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
24. ............... represents raw facts, where- as................................. is data made meaningful.
(A) Information, reporting
(B) Data, information
(C) Information, bits
(D) Records, bytes
(E) Bits, bytes
Ans: (B)
25. Which keystroke will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document?
(A) Ctrl + PageUp and Ctrl + PageDown
(B) Shift + Home and Shift + End
(C) Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End
(D) The only way is by using the right scroll bar
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
26. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
(A) ROM information can be easily updated.
(B) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, 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 of computers.
(E) None of these
Ans:(B)
27. In page preview mode-
(A) You c a n s e e a l l p a g e s of your document
(B) You can only see the page you are currently working
(C) You can only see pages that do not contain graphics
(D) You can only see the title page of your document
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
28. If the file saved earlier is edited, then-
(A) It is essential to save the file again to store the change
(B) The change will automatically be saved in the file
(C) If the length is more than a page, the file will be needed to be saved
(D) The name will be needed to be changed
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
29. When creating a word-processed document, this step involves the user changing how words on the page appear, both on the screen and in printed form-
(A) Editing text
(B) Inserting tables and indexes
(C) Formatting text
(D) Proofing documents
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
30. Aligning of text in column is-
(A) Justified
(B) Right
(C) Centre
(D) Left
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)
CHAPTER # 4
1. Which of t he following is a part of t he Cent ral Processing Unit ?
a. Printer
b. Key board
c. c. Mouse
d. ALU
e. None of above
2. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design
b. Computer algorithm for design
c. Computer application in design
d. All of the above
e. None of these
3. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?
a. Ink-jet
b. Daisy Wheel c. Laser
d. Dot-matrix
e. None of these
4. A program written in machine language is called?
a. Assembler
b. Object
c. Computer
d. Machine
e. None of these
5. The father of Modern Computer is
a. Charles Babbage
b. Von-nuumann
c. Danies Ritchel
d. Blaise Pascal
e. None of these
6. The Word FTP stands for
a. File Translate Protocol
b. File Transit Protocol
c. File Transfer protocol
d. file typing protocol
e. None of these
7. The lowest form of Computer language is called
a. BASIC
b. FORTRAN
c. Machine Language
d. COBOL
e. None of these
8. Best Quality graphics is produced by
a. Dot Matix
b. Laser Printer
c. Inkjet Printer
d. Plotter
e. None of these
9. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as
a. Corrupted
b. Volatile
c. Non-Volatile
d. Non-Corrupted e. None of these
10. The linking of computers with a communication system is called
a. Networking
b. Pairing
c. Interlocking
d. Assembling
e. Sharing
11. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has
a. 16 address lines
b. 16 Buses
c. 16 Data lines
d. 16 routes
e. None of these
12. Data going into the computer is called
a. Output
b. algorithm
c. Input
d. Calculations
e. flow chart
13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
a. LAN
b. DSL
c. RAM
d. USB
e. CPU
14. Microsoft Office is
a. Shareware
b. Public domain software
c. Open-source software
d. A vertical market application
e. An application suite
15. How many options does a BINARY choice offer
a. None of these
b. One
c. Two
d. it depends on the amount of memory on the computer
e. It depends on the speed of the computer‘s processor
16. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
a. Operating System
b. Computer
c. Office
d. Compiler
e. Interpreter
17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can
a. run faster
b. go on line
c. share information and /or share peripheral equipment
d. E-mail
e. None of these
18. Information travels between components on the mother board through
a. Flash memory
b. CMOS
c. Bays
d. Buses
e. Peripherals
19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
a. Lines & spaces
b. Layers & Planes
c. Height & Width
d. Rows & Columns
e. None
20. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the
a. mouse
b. logo
c. hand
d. palm
e. cursor
21. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
a.B oot b Bug
c Biff
d. Strap e. None of these
22. A self-replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is
a. Bug
b. Vice
c. Lice
d. Worm
e. None of these
23. A states. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has
a. Multivibrator
b. Flip-flop
c. Logic gates
d. laten
e. None of these
24. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as
a. Spam
b. Trash
c. Calibri
d. Courier
e. None of these
25. DOS stands for
a. Disk Operating System
b. Disk operating session
c. Digital Operating System
d. Digital Open system
e. None of these
26. Who is the chief of Miocrosoft
a. Babbage
b. Bill Gates
c. Bill Clinton
d. d. Bush
e. None of these
27. Which of the following are input devices.
a. Keyboard b. Mouse
c. Card reader d. Scanner
e. All of these
28. Examples of output devices are
a. Screen
b. Printer
c. Speaker
d. All of these
e. None of these
29. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer
a. Control unit
b. Central Processing unit
c. Arithmetic and language unit
d. Monitor
e. None of these
30. IBM stands for
a. Internal Business Management
b. International Business Management
c. International Business Machines
d. Internal Business Machines e. None of these
31. translates and executes program at run time line by line
a. Compiler
b. Interpreter c. Linker
d. Loader
e. None of these
32. _____ is an OOP principle
a. Structured programming
b. Proceduralprogramming
c. Inheritance
d. Linking
e. None of these
33. COBOLis widely used in application s
a. Commercial
b. Scientific
c. Space
d. Mathematical
e. None of these
34. RAM stands for
a. Random origin money
b. Random only memory
c. Read only memory
d. Random access memory
e. None of these
35. 1 Byte = ?
a. 8 bits
b. 4 bits
c. 2 bits
d. 9 bits
e. None of the above
36. SMPS stands for
a. Switched mode Power Supply
b. Start mode power supply
c. Store mode power supply
d. Single mode power supply
e. None of these
37. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as
a. Modem
b. Multiplexer
c. Modulator
d. Demodulator
e. None of these
38. VDU is also called
a. Screen
b. Monitor
c. Both 1 & 2
d. printer
e. None of these
39. BIOS stands for
a. Basic Input Output system
b. Binary Input output system
c. Basic Input Off system
d. all the above
e. None of these
40. Father of ‗C‘ programming language
a. Dennis Ritchie
b. Prof Jhon Kemeny c. Thomas Kurtz
d. Bill Gates
e. None of these
ANSWERS
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d)
9. (b) 10. (a)11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (e) 15. (c)
16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (e)21. (b) 22. (d)
23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (e) 28. (d) 29. (b)
30. (c) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (a)
36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
CHAPTER # 5
1. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer
______________
1) programs
2) processors
3) input devices
4) memory modules
5) None of these
2. An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is..........
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) Storage
4) File
5) None of these
3. To select or unselect one word to the right
1) CTRL + SHIFT
2) CTRL + SHIFT + UP Arrow
3) CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow
4) CTRL + SHIFT + Right Arrow
5) None of these
4. To maximize or restore a selected window
1) CTRL + F7
2) CTRL + F10
3) CTRL + F8
4) CTRL + F9
5) None of these
5. To Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard
1) ALT + TAB
2) Ctrl + TAB
3) ALT + Print Screen
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these
6 . is the key to close a selected drop - down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
1) TAB
2) SHIFT 3) ESC 4) F10 5) None of the above
7 . is the key we use to run the selected command.
1) SHIFT
2) TAB
3) ENTER
4) CTRL
5) None of these
8 . is the functional key to display save-as box.
1) F5
2) F6
3) F9 4) F12
5) None of these
9 . is the combination of keys to switch between the last four places that you have edited
1) ALT + CTRL + Z
2) ALT + CTRL + Y
3) ALT + TAB + Z
4) ALT + SHIFT + Z
5) None of these
10 . is the Keyboard shortcut key to insert auto sum
1) ALT
2) ALT=
3) ALT+
4) ALT–
5) ALT+CTRL
11. Data becomes....................... when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use
1) processed
2) graphs
3) information
4) presentation
5) None of these
12. The term................... designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its
functionality.
1) digital device
2) system add-on
3) disk pack
4) peripheral device
5) None of these
13. A................ is a microprocessor - based computing device.
1) personal computer
2) mainframe
3) workstation
4) server
5) None of these
14. RAM can be thought of as the............. for the computer's processor
1) factory
2) operating room
3) waiting room
4) planning room
5) None of these
15. Which of the following are the functions of operating system
1) Allocates resources
2) Monitors Activities
3) Manages disks and files
4) All of the above
5) Only 1 and 2
16. To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called?
1) File transfer
2) File encryption
3) File modification
4) File copying
5) None of these
17. The primary function of the................... is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system
1) System Programs
2) BIOS
3) CP
4) Memory
5) None of these
18. What kind of memory is both static and non - volatile?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) BIOS
4) CACHE
5) None of these
19............... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for
running application software
1) Application software
2) System software
3) Software
4) Operating system
5) None of these
19. The............. is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the
Computer per second
1) data migration rate 2) data digitizing rate
3) data transfer rate 4) data access rate
5) None of these
20. A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as .......
1) land-line device
2) On-line device
3) Off-line device
4) Device
5) None of the above
22. What is the other name for programmed chip?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) LSIC
4) PROM
5) None of these
23. On-line real time systems become popular in................... generation
1) First Generation
2) Second Generation
3) Third Generation
4) Fourth Generation
5) None of these
24. You use a(n)....... , such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
1) output device
2) input device
3) storage device
4) processing device
5) None of these
25 . is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
1) Sequential access
2) Random access
3) Quick access
4) All of the above
5) None of these
26 provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or
programs to run simultaneously
1) Multitasking
2) Multithreading
3) Multiprocessing
4) Multicoputing
5) None of these
27. The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called ____________
1) Processing
2) Storing
3) Editing
4) Sorting 5) None of these
28. The ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) CPU
4) PC
5) None of these
29. RAM is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary memory
3) Main memory
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these
30. Magnetic disk is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary memory
3) Main memory
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these
31. Which one of the following is NOT a computer language /
1) MS-Excel
2) BASIC
3) COBOL 4) C++
5) None of these
32. Each memory cell has a unique number, assigned to it is called as the.............. of the cell
1) Address
2) Register
3) Number
4) Path
5) None of these
33. RAM is also called as
1) Read / Write Memory
2) Long Memory
3) Permanent Memory
4) Primary Memory
5) None of these
34.................. Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit
1) Address
2) Register
3) Number
4) Memory
5) None of these
35. Select the Odd one
1) Operating system
2) Interpreter
3) Compiler
4) Assembler
5) None of these
36. A__________is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection
from the main menu
1) dialog box
2) submenu
3) menu selection
4) All of the above
5) None of these
37. COBOL is an acronym for ____________
1) Common Business Oriented Language
2) Computer Business Oriented Language
3) Common Business Operated Language
4) Common Business Organized Language
5) None of these
38. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
1) hackers
2) Spam
3) viruses
4) identity theft
5) None of these
39. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
1) gathering data
2) processing data into information
3) analyzing the data or information
4) storing the data or information
5) None of these
40. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT :
1) hard disk drives
2) printers
3) floppy disk drives
4) CD drives
5) Pen drives
41. The CPU and memory are located on the :
1) expansion board
2) motherboard
3) storage device
4) output device
5) display board
42.................... is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence
that humans do
1) Nanoscience
2) Nanotechnology
3) Simulation
4) Artificial intelligence (Al)
5) None of these
43. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a :
1) networked
2) mainframe
3) supercomputer
4) client
5) internet
44. When creating a computer program, the................ designs the structure of the program
1) End user
2) System Analyst
3) Programmer
4) All of the above
5) None of these
45.A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
1) interpreter
2) simulator
3) characters
4) numbers
5) None of these
46. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :
1) multimedia
2) words
3) characters
4) numbers
5) None of these
47. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the :
1) digital divide
2) Internet divide
3) Web divide
4) broadband divide
5) None of these
48. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called......
1) upgrading
2) processing
3) batching
4) utilizing 5) None of these
49. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is an example of a law enforcement speciality called:
1) robotics
2) simulation
3) computer forensics
4) animation
5) None of these
50. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) BIOS
4) CACHE
ANSWERS
No
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No
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Ans
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No
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Ans
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No
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Ans
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No
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Ans
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1
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1
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11
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3
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21
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3
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31
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1
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41
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2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
4
|
22
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2
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32
|
1
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42
|
4
|
3
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4
|
13
|
1
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23
|
3
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33
|
1
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43
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
14
|
3
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24
|
2
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34
|
2
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44
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2
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5
|
3
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15
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4
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25
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2
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35
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1
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45
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3
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6
|
3
|
16
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1
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26
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1
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36
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1
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46
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4
|
7
|
3
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17
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2
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27
|
1
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37
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1
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47
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1
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8
|
4
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18
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2
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28
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3
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38
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2
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48
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2
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9
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1
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19
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2
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29
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2
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39
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3
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49
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3
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10
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2
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20
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3
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30
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1
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40
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2
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50
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1
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