General Computer Test - 50

1. An interrupt handler is a(n) :

(a)    location in memory that keeps track of recently generated interrupts.

(b)    peripheral device

(c)     utility program

(d)    special numeric code that indicates the priority of a request

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT :

(a)    load the operating system to RAM

(b)    the power-on self-test

(c)     activate the basic input/output system (BIOS)

(d)    load application programs

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

3. A port that allows 8 bits at a time to be transmitted simultaneously is a(n)………..

(a)    dedicated port

(b)    parallel port

(c)     SCSI port

(d)    USB port

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. Which of these terms refer to the feature of an OS that allows a single computer to process the tasks of several users at different stations, in round-robin fashion?

(a)    Multiprocessing

(b)    Multiprogramming

(c)     Multitasking

(d)    Time processing

(e)    Time-sharing

Ans : (e)

5.  A program which helps create written documents and lets you go back and make corrections as necessary………..

(a)    spreadsheet

(b)    Personal writer

(c)     word printer

(d)    word processor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

6. Screen that comes on when you turn on your computer that shows all the icons……..

(a)    desktop

(b)    face to face

(c)     viewer

(d)    view space

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

7. A place that a user can create to store files………

(a)    cursor

(b)    text

(c)     folder

(d)    boot

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. Electronic pens are used with the mouse to write on a slide in which view?

(a)    Master

(b)    Slide Sorter

(c)     Slide Show

(d)    Normal

(e)    Print Preview

Ans : (c)

9. When you insert a picture and adjust the height, Word automatically adjusts the …….to maintain the correct proportion.

(a)    pixel size

(b)    resolution

(c)     screen size

(d)    width

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the machine cycle?

(a)    Execute

(b)    Store

(c)     Decode

(d)    Pipelining

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

11. How many peripheral devices can be connected to a single SCSI port?

(a)    1

(b)    8

(c)     16

(d)    32

(e)    64

Ans : (b)

12. The four-step process of fetch, decode, execute, and store is called a(n) :

(a)    machine cycle

(b)    instruction cycle

(c)     arithmetic operation

(d)    logical operation

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

13. The operating system is the most common type of  software.

(a)    communication

(b)    application

(c)     system

(d)    word-processing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. The human-readable version of a program is called………..

(a)    source code

(b)    program code

(c)     human code

(d)    system code

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

15. Data are………….in client/server computing.

(a)    never sent to the client machine

(b)    sent in very large sections to save processing time

(c)     sent only upon the client’s request

(d)    sent in complete copies for the client to filter and sort

(e)    sent from the client to the server for processing

Ans : (c)

16. The total set of interlinked hypertext documents worldwide is :

(a)    HTT

(b)    Browser

(c)     WWW

(d)    B2B

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

17. Which of the following is not one of the three ‘Mail Merge Helper’ steps?

(a)    Merge the two files

(b)    Create the main document

(c)     Set the mailing list parameters

(d)    Create the data source

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel?

(a)    Programs

(b)    Software

(c)     Hardware

(d)    Output

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. A command to get a file you worked on from the memory where it was stored……….

(a)    close

(b)    delete

(c)     open

(d)    get it

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. There are several security devices used to stop individuals from exploiting your system. Which of the following is used in conjunction with a firewall?

(a)    Proxy server

(b)    Intrusion-detection system

(c)     Terminal Server

(d)    Web server

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

21. Which of the following is the latest version of MS Word?

(a)    Word 2000

(b)    Word 2007

(c)     Word 2010

(d)    Word 2011

(e)    Word 2012

Ans : (c)

22. In the online world of electronic commerce, what do the initials CEM stands for?

(a)    Costly E-Commerce Marketing

(b)    Customer Experience Management

(c)     Customer Experience Misleading

(d)    Cost Estimates are Mind Boggling

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. What type of program controls the various- computer parts and allows the user interact with the computer?

(a)    Utility Software

(b)    Operating System

(c)     Word Processing Software

(d)    Database Program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Which of the following transmission systems provide the highest data rate to in individual device?

(a)    computer bus

(b)    elephone lines

(c)     voice and mode

(d)    lease lines

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

25. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer’s:

(a)    CPU

(b)    platform

(c)     BIOS

(d)    CMOS

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)