General Computer Test - 141

 

1. Computer uses the .......... number system to store data and perform calculations.

(1) binary

(2) octal

(3) decimal

(4) hexadecimal

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 1

2. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is-

(1) Memory-only

(2) Write-only

(3) Once-only

(4) Run-only

(5) Read-only

ANSWER: 5

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?

(1) CTRL + A

(2) ALT + F5

(3) SHIFT + A

(4) CTRL + K

(5) CTRL + H

ANSWER: 1

4. .......... are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.

(1) Phishing

(2) Computer viruses

(3) Spyware scams

(4) Viruses

(5) None of the above

ANSWER: 1

5. Port number, port description, and number of ports ordered are examples of

(1) control

(2) output

(3) processing

(4) feedback

(5) input

ANSWER: 5

6. A Web site's main page is called its-

(1) Home Page

(2) Browser Page

(3) Search Page

(4) Bookmark

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 1

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is-

(1) multiprogramming

(2) multitasking

(3) time-sharing

(4) multiprocessing

 (5) None of these

ANSWER: 1

8. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as-

(1) an ASCII code

(2) a magnetic tape

(3) an OCR scanner

(4) a bar code

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 4

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) Autosize

(4) Contents

(5) AutoFit

ANSWER: 5

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

ANSWER: 3

11. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym-

(1) CD

(2) DVD

(3) ROM

(4) RW

(5) ROS

ANSWER: 4

12. The most common type of storage devices are-

(1) persistent

(2) optical

(3) magnetic

(4) flash

(5) steel

ANSWER: 2

13. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be-

(1) distributed

(2) free

(3) centralized

(4) open source

(5) None of these

ANSWER:5

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

(2) analyst

(3) instant messenger

(4) programmer

(5) spammer

ANSWER: 1

15. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is-

(1) dragging

(2) dropping

(3) right-clicking

(4) shift-clicking

(5) None of these

ANSWER:3

16. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click-

(1) UPPERCASE

(2) UPPER ALL

(3) CAPS LOCK

(4) Lock Upper

(5) Large Size

ANSWER: 1

17. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a-

(1) tab

(2) cell

(3) box

(4) range

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 2

18. You can keep your personal files / folders in-

(1) My folder

(2) My Documents

(3) My Files

(4) My Text

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 2

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

ANSWER: 2

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

ANSWER:2

21. The default view in Excel is ......... view.

(1) Work

(2) Auto

(3) Normal

(4) Roman

(5) None of these

ANSWER:3

22. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called

(1) downloading

(2) uploading

(3) FTP

(4) JPEG

(5) downsizing

ANSWER: 1

23. .......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

(1) Tracking

(2) Formatting

(3) Crashing

(4) Allotting

(5) None of these

ANSWER:2

24. Help Menu is available at which button?

(1) End

(2) Start

(3) Turnoff

(4) Restart

(5) Reboot

ANSWER:2

25. The contents of .......... are lost when the computer turns off.

(1) storage

(2) input

(3) output

(4) memory

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 5