General Computer Test - 163

 

1. Which of the following does not store data permanently?

(1) ROM

(2) RAM

(3) Floppy Disk

(4) Hard Disk

(5) None of these

ANSWER:2

2. Which of the following is the smallest storage?

(1) Megabyte

(2) Gigabyte

(3) Kilobyte

(4) Terabyte

(5) None of these

ANSWER:5

3. Which menu enables the user to choose toolbars?

(1) View

(2) Format

(3) Insert

(4) Edit

(5) Help

ANSWER: 1

4. 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

ANSWER: 1

5. Pre-defined and built-in formulas in Excel are known as

(1) Autosheets

(2) Diagrams

(3) Charts

(4) Tables

(5) Functions

ANSWER:5

6. 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

ANSWER:4

7. The keyboard shortcut to centralise 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

ANSWER: 5

8. 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

ANSWER:2

9. A modem is connected to

(1) a telephone line

(2) a keyboard

(3) a printer

(4) a monitor

(5) a scanner

ANSWER:1

10. Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use

(1) Online processing

(2) Batch Processing

(3) Once-a-day Processing

(4) End-of-day processing

(5) Once-a-week processing

ANSWER:2

11. 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

ANSWER:2

12. 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

ANSWER:5

13. In a computer, most processing takes place in

(1) memory

(2) RAM

(3) motherboard

(4) CPU

(5) None of these

ANSWER:4

14. 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

ANSWER:2

15. Which of the following is an example of a binary number?

(1) 6AH1

(2) 100101

(3) 005

(4) ABCD

(5) 23456

ANSWER:2

16. 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

ANSWER:5

17. Which of the following is not a storage medium?

(1) Hard disk

(2) Flash drive

(3) DVD

(4) CD

(5) Keyboard

ANSWER:5

18. 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

ANSWER:1

19. The computer abbreviation KB usually means

(1) Key Block

(2) Kernel Boot

(3) Kilo Byte

(4) Kit Bit

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 3

20. If an Excel Worksheet is to be linked for use in a PowerPoint presentation, the following should be clicked

(1) Edit, Paste Special

(2) Edit, Paste

(3) Edit, Copy

(4) File, Copy

(5) None of the above

ANSWER: 2

21. RAM stands for

(1) Random Access Memory

(2) Ready Application Module

(3) Read Access Memory

(4) Remote Access Machine

(5) None of the above

ANSWER: 1

22. Which of the following is the hardware and not the software? .

(1) Excel

(2) Printer driver

(3) Operating system

(4) Powerpoint

(5) Control Unit

ANSWER:5

23. In Word, which menu would the user select to print a document?

(1) Tools

(2) File

(3) View

(4) Wind0Vob

(5) None of these

ANSWER: 2

24. 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

ANSWER:5

25. The common name for a modulator-demodulator is

(1) modem

(2) joiner

(3) networker

(4) connector

(5) demod

ANSWER: 1