General Computer Test - 38

 

1. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called………….

(a)    mentor

(b)    instructor

(c)     compiler

(d)    program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a :

(a)    digit

(b)    byte

(c)     megabyte

(d)    kilobyte

(e)    bit

Ans : (e)

3. A uses pressure as a user presses it with a stylus to send signals.

(a)    touchpad

(b)    TrackPoint

(c)     graphics tablet

(d)    trackpad

(e)    keyboard

Ans : (a)

4. The justification that aligns text on both margins of a document in Word is :

(a)    Justify

(b)    Bold

(c)     Center

(d)    Right

(e)    Balanced

Ans : (a)

5. A partially completed workbook that contains formulas and formatting, but no data, is called a :

(a)    prototype

(b)    template

(c)     model

(d)    function

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

6. A byte can represent any number between 0 and :

(a)    2

(b)    255

(c)     256

(d)    1024

(e)    1025

Ans : (b)

7. Connectivity for a new computer means :

(a)    allowing a printer to be connected to it

(b)    having a modern and/or network connection to communicate with other computers

(c)     connecting the software to the hardware of the system

(d)    connecting a mouse, a keyboard and a printer – all essential hardware pieces for the average user

(e)    software permanently available to the computer

Ans : (b)

8. A………..is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.

(a)    printer

(b)    laser beam

(c)     scanner

(d)    touchpad

(e)    keyboard

Ans : (c)

9. The shortcut key Ctr+F in Word is used

(a)    To view document in full view

(b)    To open the Formula dialog box

(c)     To save the file        

(d)    To open the Find and Replace dialog box

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

10. The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is :

(a)    ASCII

(b)    Unicode

(c)     binary numbering system

(d)    EBCDIC

(e)    ANSI

Ans : (a)

11. Operating systems and utility programs are in a class of software known as :

(a)    application software

(b)    sequential software

(c)     software suites

(d)    BIOS software

(e)    system software

Ans : (e)

12. OCR stands for :

(a)    Optical Coding Recogniser

(b)    Ostensibly Characterised Reader

(c)     Original Code Reader

(d)    Original Character Reader

(e)    Optical Character Recognition

Ans : (e)

13. The Open, Print, and Save buttons are all located on the :

(a)    Status bar

(b)    Formatting toolbar

(c)     Standard toolbar

(d)    Title bar

(e)    Status and title bars

Ans : (c)

14. To copy a cell, you would drag the cell border while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl key when:

(a)    You have one or more cells to copy

(b)    Only some of the cells are visible in the window.

(c)     You don’t want to refer to absolute references

(d)    The distance between cells is short and they are both visible in the window.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

15. The permanently etched program in ROM that automatically begins executing the computer’s instructions is the :

(a)    BIOS

(b)    ROM

(c)     CMOS

(d)    RAM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

16. Information stored in RAM is considered volatile, which means it is :

(a)    stored there permanently.

(b)    not held permanently, only temporarily.

(c)     stored when the electricity is shut off.

(d)    stored when the electricity is shut off.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. The display size of a monitor is measured

(a)    Zig-zag

(b)    horizontally

(c)     vertically

(d)    from centre to the furthest corner

(e)    diagonally

Ans : (b)

18. The name of a Microsoft Office Word document is displayed in Both the and the taskbar.

(a)    Menu bar

(b)    Taskbar

(c)     Formatting toolbar

(d)    Standard toolbar

(e)    Title bar

Ans : (e)

19. Excel is designed to provide visual cues to the relationships between the cells that provide values to the formulas or the cell that depend on the formulas by :

(a)    Bolding the cell references to match the colour coding of the borders around the referenced worksheets cells

(b)    Highlighting the cell references

(c)     Colour coding the cell references in the formula to match the borders around the referenced worksheet cells

(d)    Bolding the cell references

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it :

(a)    is prohibitively expensive

(b)    must be trained to recognize individual voices.

(c)     can only be used on high-end computers

(d)    cannot be used on laptop computers

(e)    cannot be used on desktop computers

Ans : (b)

21. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as :

(a)    add-on devices

(b)    peripherals

(c)     extra hardware devices

(d)    closer together the pixels

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

22. The higher the resolution of a monitor, the ;

(a)    larger the pixels

(b)    less clear the screen is

(c)     further apart the pixels

(d)    closer together the pixels

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23. The Excel feature includes functions to calculate an Average, Minimum, Maximum and Count.

(a)    Format

(b)    Number

(c)     Auto Sum

(d)    Calculate

(e)    MIN

Ans : (d)

24. For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it must first be:

(a)    sent to a mainframe for interpretation

(b)    analyzed by the ALU of the CPU

(c)     decoded

(d)    analysed for viruses

(e)    digitized

Ans : (a)

25. Expansion cards are inserted into :

(a)    slots

(b)    peripheral devices

(c)     the CPU

(d)    the back of the computer

(e)    pegs

Ans : (a)