General Computer Test - 55

 

1. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against powers out is called a :

(a)    PSU = Power Supply Unit

(b)    USP = Universal Surge Protector

(c)     UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply

(d)    UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. Documentation of computer programs is important so that :

(a)    users can learn how to use the program

(b)    other programmers can know how to maintain the program

(c)     the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for sources of error

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

3. Two different files can have the same name if :

(a)    they are in different folders

(b)    they are on different drives

(c)     never!

(d)    the names are capitalized differently

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

4. Secondary storage :

(a)    does not require constant power

(b)    does not use magnetic media

(c)     consists of four main types of devices

(d)    does not store information for later retrieval

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

5. Deleted data remains on a disk until :

(a)    the data is overwritten

(b)    the recycle bin is emptied

(c)     a file compression utility is used

(d)    the disk is scanned

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

6. When you cut or copy information it gets place in the :

(a)    Clipart

(b)    Clipboard

(c)     Internet

(d)    Motherboard

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. Provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information its buttons :

(a)    scanner

(b)    mouse

(c)     keyboard

(d)    program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its:

(a)    address

(b)    memory name

(c)     storage site

(d)    data location

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

9. A device that is connected     to the motherboard is :

(a)    called an external device

(b)    called an adjunct device

(c)     called a peripheral device

(d)    must connect using ribbon cable

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

10. Which is a graphical representation of an application?

(a)    Windows 95

(b)    Windows Explorer

(c)     Icon

(d)    Taskbar

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

11. A Field is a related group of :

(a)    Records

(b)    Files

(c)     Characters

(d)    Cables

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

12. To restart the computer key is used.

(a)    Del + Ctrl

(b)    Backspace + Ctrl

(c)     Ctrl + Alt + Home

(d)    Reset       

(a)    (e)None of these

An s : (d)

13. The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called :

(a)    assembling

(b)    translating

(c)     parsing

(d)    formatting

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

14. A prescribed set of well-defined instructions for solving mathematical problem is called………..

(a)    a compiler

(b)    a code

(c)     a description

(d)    an algorithm

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. A record is related to a file, as a statement is related to a :

(a)    procedure

(b)    file

(c)     program

(d)    data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. Housing all hardware, software, storage, and processing in one site location is called :

(a)    time-sharing

(b)    a distributed system

(c)     centralized processing

(d)    a host computer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space

(a)    Network

(b)    Grouping

(c)     library

(d)    integrated system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

18. Sofy copy refers to :

(a)    printed output

(b)    music sounds

(c)     screen output

(d)    digitizing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. Meaningful file name helps in easy file :

(a)    Storing

(b)    Accessing

(c)     Identification

(d)    Printing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. LAN stands for :

(a)    Local Access Network

(b)    Local Area Network

(c)     Logical Access Network

(d)    Logical Area Network

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. MS-DOS is a    ....  operating system.

(a)    point-and-click

(b)    user-friendly

(c)     command-driven

(d)    Mac

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

22. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT :

(a)    any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory

(b)    the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate to virtual memory can be manually changed

(c)     this temporary storage is called the swap file (or page file)

(d)    virtual memory is physical space on the hard drive

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

23. ……….controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

(a)    The platform

(b)    Application software

(c)     Operating System

(d)    The motherboard

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

24. What is top-level domain name of following URL http.//www.yahoo.com/ mail/default.asp?

(a)    http

(b)    www

(c)     yahoo

(d)    .com

(e)    asp

Ans : (d)

25. Which of the following devices typically attaches to a parallel port?

(a)    Keyboard

(b)    Mouse

(c)     Monitor

(d)    Printer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)