General Computer Test - 43

 

1. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a.

(a)    title bar

(b)    button

(c)     dialog box

(d)    window

(e)    interaction box

Ans : (d)

2. Video conferencing requires a microphone, speakers, and a………….attached to your computer.

(a)    mouse

(b)    keyboard

(c)     video camera

(d)    scanner

(e)    mobile phone

Ans : (c)

3. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet is known as…………

(a)    acquisition

(b)    pulling

(c)     transferring

(d)    pushing

(e)    downloading

Ans : (e)

4. Any hardware component that allows you to enter data or instructions into a computer is called a(n)…………..

(a)    printer

(b)    storage device

(c)     output device

(d)    system unit

(e)    input device

Ans : (e)

5. With the computer’s modem uses a standard telephone line to connect to the internet.

(a)    DSL

(b)    dial-up access

(c)     ISDN

(d)    cable television

(e)    satellite

Ans : (b)

6. You must instruct the             to start the application software.

(a)    utility program

(b)    memory

(c)     operating system

(d)    processor

(e)    user

Ans : (c)

7. Incorrect information is generated by……... in the information system.

(a)    unreliable hardware

(b)    incorrect data

(c)     untested software

(d)    unskilled people

(e)    inconvenient timing of work

Ans : (b)

8. A portable, personal computer small enough to fit on your lap is called a…………

(a)    notebook computer

(b)    handheld computer

(c)     mainframe computer

(d)    desktop computer

(e)    supercomputer

Ans : (a)

9. The new……….processor integrates the functions of a processor, memory and video card on a single chip.

(a)    microprocessor

(b)    power processor

(c)     system on a chip

(d)    multimedia processor

(e)    chip-processor

Ans : (c)

10. A collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media is called a………..

(a)    workgroup

(b)    server

(c)     mainframe

(d)    network

(e)    computer lab

Ans : (d)

11. ..……….services are available free at portals on the Web.

(a)    E-mail

(b)    FTP

(c)     Video conferencing

(d)    Telephone

(e)    All of these

Ans : (a)

12. Professional designers can create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors using………. software.

(a)    computer-aided design (CAD)

(b)    illustration

(c)     image-editing

(d)    desktop publishing (DTP)

(e)    PowerPoint

Ans : (d)

13. Oracle is an example of…….application software.

(a)    database

(b)    word processing

(c)     project management

(d)    presentation graphics

(e)    desktop

Ans : (a)

14. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen……….

(a)    edit

(b)    delete key

(c)     dummy out

(d)    trust key

(e)    esc key

Ans : (b)

15. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is…………

(a)    memory only

(b)    write only

(c)     read only

(d)    run only

(e)    non changeable

Ans : (c)

16. Arithmetic operations……….

(a)    involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item.

(b)    sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order

(c)     use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT

(d)    include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

17. Restarting a computer which is already running is referred to as…………

(a)    booting

(b)    starting

(c)     rebooting

(d)    second-starting

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. Terminal is………….

(a)    a device to give power supply to the computer

(b)    a point which data enters or leaves the computer

(c)     the last instruction in a program

(d)    any input/output device

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

19. ………….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

(a)    Tracking

(b)    Formatting

(c)     Crashing

(d)    Allotting

(e)    Dicing

Ans : (b)

20. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as………..

(a)    supercomputers

(b)    laptops       

(c)     minicomputers

(d)    file servers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. A computer’s type, processor, and operating system define its………..

(a)    brand

(b)    size

(c)     platform

(d)    speed

(e)    format

Ans : (d)

22. A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called……….

(a)    Instruction

(b)    compiler

(c)     program

(d)    interpreter

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23. ………..provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously.

(a)    Multitasking

(b)    Multithreading

(c)     Multiprocessing

(d)    Multicomputing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Which of the following is not true?

(a)    Chatting is like e-mail

(b)    Chatting can only be done with a single person

(c)     Chatting can involve multiple persons

(d)    Chatting is an electronic dialogue

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. To make the numeric pad act as directional arrows, you press the key.

(a)    num lock

(b)    caps lock

(c)     arrow lock

(d)    shift

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)