General Computer Test - 35

 

1. Which type of storage is hard disk?

(a)    Non-permanent      

(b)    Volatile

(c)     Temporary

(d)    Non-volatile

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. Which of the following is a hardware not a software?

(a)    Excel           

(b)    Printer Driver

(c)     Operating System   

(d)    Power Point

(e)    Mouse

Ans : (e)

3. Assembly language is………………

(a)    Machine language

(b)    High-level programming language

(c)     A low-level programming language

(d)    Language for assembling computers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. Which of the following is not one of the syntax rules?

(a)    The order in which you list the function’s arguments

(b)    The precedence of the arguments

(c)     Whether or not the function has arguments

(d)    Properly spelling the function’s name

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

5. The binary system is a number system to the base ………..

(a)    2    

(b)    4

(c)     8    

(d)    10

(e)    16

Ans : (a)

6. Which of the following is not an example of hardware?

(a)    Scanner      

(b)    Printer

(c)     Monitor      

(d)    Mouse

(e)    Interpreter

Ans : (e)

7. Which contents are lost when the computer turns off?

(a)    storage       

(b)    input

(c)     output        

(d)    memory

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

8. On a CD-RW you can

(a)    read and write information

(b)    only read information

(c)     only write information

(d)    read, write and rewrite information

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

9. To be able to ‘boot’, the computer must have a(n)…………

(a)    Compiler    

(b)    Loader

(c)     Operating System

(d)    Assembler

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

10. This is not a function category in Excel.

(a)    Logical        

(b)    Data Series

(c)     Financial     

(d)    Text

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

11. In Excel, this is a prerecorded formula that provides a shortcut for complex calculations………..

(a)    Value          

(b)    Data Series

(c)     Function     

(d)    Field

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

12. The following  computer’s   memory is characterized by low cost per bit stored……..

(a)    Primary      

(b)    Secondary

(c)     Hard Disk   

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

13. What happens when we try to delete the fries on the floppy?

(a)    The files get moved to the Recycle Bin

(b)    Files on a floppy cannot be deleted

(c)     The files get deleted and can be restored again from Recycle Bin

(d)    The files get deleted and cannot be restored again

(e)    The file gets copied on the Hard disk

Ans : (d)

14. In word, replace option is available on ……..

(a)    File Menu   

(b)    View Menu

(c)     Edit Menu  

(d)    Format Menu

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. What type of keys are ‘ctrl and shift’?

(a)    adjustment

(b)    twice

(c)     three times

(d)    alphanumeric

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. A word gets selected by clicking it to select a word, in word………….

(a)    once            

(b)    twice

(c)     three times

(d)    four times

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. To reverse the effect of your last action in word,………….

(a)    Use the cut command

(b)    Use the Undo command

(c)     Press the delete key

(d)    Use the Redo command

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

18. Your position in the text is shown by a……..

(a)    Blinker        

(b)    Cursor

(c)     Causer        

(d)    Pointer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

19. The time for the actual data transfer after receiving the request for data from secondary storage is referred to as the disk’s…………

(a)    transfer time           

(b)    movement-time

(c)     access time

(d)    data input time

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. Which of the following categories would include a keyboard?

(a)    Printing Device        

(b)    Output Device

(c)     Pointing Device       

(d)    Storage Device

(e)    Input Device

Ans : (e)

21. Using output devices one can……….

(a)    Input data  

(b)    store data

(c)     scan data   

(d)    view or print data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

22. Using Print Preview is useful when you want to…………

(a)    Colour the document

(b)    Save the document

(c)     Delete the document

(d)    Copy the document

(e)    View how the document will appear when printed

Ans : (e)

23. Which of the following can input graphical images and pictures for a computer?

(a)    Plotter        

(b)    Scanner

(c)     Mouse        

(d)    Printer

(e)    Keyboard

Ans : (b)

24. When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it……..

(a)    Chart sheet

(b)    Exclusive sheet

(c)     Primary sheet

(d)    Reference sheet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

25. Information that comes from an external source and fed into compute software is called……….

(a)    Output        

(b)    Input

(c)     Throughput             

(d)    Reports

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)