General Computer Test - 52

 

1. The action of moving a page up or down on the screen is called…………

(a)    scrolling

(b)    linking

(c)     lurking

(d)    framing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

2. Provides a fast, economical and convenient way to send messages to another computer using a modem.

(a)    e-mail

(b)    sms

(c)     chating

(d)    internet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

3. Use the mouse, put the pointer on an object, hold down the button, move the mouse, and release. Moves an object to a new location.

(a)    copy

(b)    cut

(c)     drag

(d)    drop

(e)    hold

Ans : (c)

4. An input device used to read text and bar codes or a device to input pictures into a computer.

(a)    printer

(b)    scanner

(c)     reader

(d)    hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. The bar that is usually located immediately below the menu bar in a window is called a……

(a)    tool bar

(b)    task bar

(c)     catalog bar

(d)    window bar

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

6. The word, “modem” stands for :

(a)    modern equipment

(b)    modulate-demodulate

(c)     medium emphasis

(d)    modular emphasis

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. Bug means

(a)    A logical error in a program

(b)    Documenting programs using an efficient Documentation too

(c)     A difficult syntax error in a program

(d)    A virus

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (a)

8. C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of  languages.

(a)    low-level

(b)    computer

(c)     system programming

(d)    high-level

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

9. Networks are monitored by security personnel and supervised by whoset(s) up accounts and passwords for authorized network users.

(a)    IT managers

(b)    the government

(c)     network administrators

(d)    password administrators

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

10. Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means :

(a)    garbage input good output

(b)    garbage in garbage out

(c)     great instructions great output

(d)    good input good output

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

11. Multiple choice examination answer sheets can be evaluated automatically by :

(a)    Optical Mark Reader

(b)    Optical Character Reader

(c)     Magnetic tape reader

(d)    Magnetic ink character reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

12. Magnetic tapes are good storage media for :

(a)    backup and low volume data

(b)    backup and high volume data

(c)     storing original but low volume data

(d)    storing original but high volume data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

13.  is a signaling method that handles arelatively wide range of frequencies.

(a)    Broadband

(b)    DSL

(c)     Dial-up

(d)    Both (a) & (c)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

14.When you connect to the your computer is communicating with a server at your Internet service provider (ISP).

(a)    Modem

(b)    Internet

(c)     Phoneline

(d)    Mobile

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. The components that process data are located in the :

(a)    input devices

(b)    output devices

(c)     system unit

(d)    storage component

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. When you save to……..your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.

(a)    RAM

(b)    motherboard

(c)     secondary storage device

(d)    primary storage device

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. The motherboard is the………..

(a)    circuit board that houses peripheral devices

(b)    same as the CPU chip

(c)     the first dup that is accessed when the computer is turned on

(d)    circuit board that contains a CPU and other chips

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. Which of the following commands is used for deleting a file permanently from computer?

(a)    Shift + del

(b)    Ctrl + del

(c)     Ctrl + shift

(d)    Alt + del

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. You would use ……….software to create spreadsheets, type documents, and edit photos.

(a)    application

(b)    system

(c)     windows

(d)    designing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

20. Most computer systems rely solely on for authentication.

(a)    logins

(b)    passwords

(c)     encryption

(d)    lock and key             

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. The basic memory in which random access in not possible is called :

(a)    ROM

(b)    RAM

(c)     Cache

(d)    Flash

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?

(a)    Time bomb

(b)    Worm

(c)     Melissa virus

(d)    Macro virus

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. Macintosh computers use the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS), whereas PCs generally run as an operating system.

(a)    MS Office

(b)    Microsoft Windows

(c)     Software

(d)    COBOL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. The………..button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.

(a)    Search

(b)    Cut

(c)     Document

(d)    Undo

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

25. Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards?

(a)    Hard disk

(b)    Cache memory

(c)     Mother board

(d)    CPU

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (c)