Monday, 7 December 2020

General Computer Test - 47

 

1. Devices that make up a computer system that you can see or touch………..

(a)    menu

(b)    print

(c)     software

(d)    hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. An output device that lets you see what the computer is doing………

(a)    a disk drive

(b)    monitor-screen

(c)     shift key

(d)    printer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. Bit is short for…………

(a)    binary system

(b)    digital byte

(c)     binary digit

(d)    binary unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. A symbol on the screen that represents a disk, document or programs that you can select……….

(a)    keys

(b)    caps

(c)     icon

(d)    monitor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. A…………is an example of an input device.

(a)    Keyboard

(b)    Monitor

(c)     Mouse

(d)    CPU

(e)    Both (a) & (c)

Ans : (e)

6. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the…………

(a)    Compiler

(b)    Loader

(c)     Operating system

(d)    Assembler

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. A command that takes what has been typed into the computer and can be seen on the screen and sends it to the printer for output on paper……….

(a)    print

(b)    return

(c)     jump

(d)    attention

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

8. A CPU contains………..

(a)    a card reader and a printing device

(b)    an analytical engine and a control unit

(c)     a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

(d)    an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. Powerful key that lets you exit a program when pushed………..

(a)    arrow keys

(b)    space bar

(c)     escape key

(d)    return key

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

10. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called ………..

(a)    multitasking

(b)    object-oriented programming

(c)     multi-user computing

(d)    time-sharing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

11. Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input?

(a)    Data is processed as soon as it is input

(b)    Data is input at the time it is collected

(c)     Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups, and then input to the computer

(d)    Source documents are not used

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is

(a)    Monitor

(b)    Software

(c)     Shared resources

(d)    Hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

13. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called…………

(a)    Entry codes

(b)    Passwords

(c)     Security commands

(d)    Codewords

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

14. The part of a computer that coordinates all its function is called its………..

(a)    ROM program

(b)    system board

(c)     arithmetic logic unit

(d)    control unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

15. …………represents raw facts, whereas ……..is data made meaningful.

(a)    Information, reporting

(b)    Data, information

(c)     Information, bits

(d)    Records, bytes

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

16. What is the name of the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, a program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

(a)    Assembling

(b)    Compiling

(c)     Translating

(d)    Uploading

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. The benefits of using computers is that ……………..

(a)    Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data

(b)    Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect

(c)     Computers are designed to be inflexible

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

18. The function of CPU is……….

(a)    to provide external storage of text

(b)    to communicate with the operator

(c)     to read, interpret and process the information and instruction

(d)    to provide a hard copy

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. What characteristic of read only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

(a)    ROM information can be easily updated

(b)    Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remain there even without electrical power

(c)     ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage

(d)    ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. ………..is the process of carrying out commands.

(a)    Fetching

(b)    Storing

(c)     Decoding

(d)    Executing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?

(a)    Monitor

(b)    Keyboard

(c)     Secondary storage device

(d)    Secondary storage media

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. The ‘desktop’ of computer referes to………

(a)    the visible screen

(b)    the area around the monitor

(c)     the top of the mouse pad

(d)    the inside of a folder

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

23. What type of resources is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

(a)    keyboards

(b)    speakers

(c)     floppy disk drives

(d)    printers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

24. To ‘maximize’ a window means to……….

(a)    fill it to capacity

(b)    expand it to fit the desktop

(c)     put only like files inside

(d)    drag it to the Recycle bin

(e)    None of these         

Ans : (b)

25. The ‘home page’ of a web site is………

(a)    the largest page

(b)    the last page

(c)     the first page

(d)    the most colorful page

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

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