General Computer Test - 67

 

1. A computer virus normally attaches itself to another computer program known as a…….

(a)    backdoor program

(b)    target program

(c)     trojan horse

(d)    host program

(e)    Bluetooth

Ans : (c)

2. These devices translate data and programs that humans can understand into a form that the computer can process.

(a)    display

(b)    input

(c)     output

(d)    pointer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. The amount of time required by a storage device to retrieve data and programs is its……

(a)    retrieval speed

(b)    capacity

(c)     memory

(d)    storage

(e)    access speed

Ans : (e)

4. A 32-bit word computer can access bytes at a time.

(a)    4

(b)    8

(c)     16

(d)    32

(e)    30

Ans : (a)

5. A megabyte is actually equal to………. kilobytes.

(a)    100

(b)    1000

(c)     1024

(d)    1024 x 1024

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. The main memory of a computer must be large enough to contain the active parts of……..

(a)    the operating system

(b)    the applications

(c)     input/output storage & working storage

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. This type of memory improves processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU.

(a)    RAM

(b)    ROM

(c)     cache memory

(d)    flash memory

(e)    EPROM

Ans : (c)

8. The smallest unit in a digital system is a………

(a)    Byte

(b)    Kilobyte

(c)     Word

(d)    Character

(e)    bit

Ans : (c)

9. ……….ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards.

(a)    BUS

(b)    CPU

(c)     USB

(d)    MIDI

(e)    MINI

Ans : (d)

10. Software you can use to create a budget is called……….

(a)    word processing software

(b)    graphics software

(c)     utility software

(d)    spreadsheet software

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

11. The mouse  usually appears in the shape of an arrow.

(a)    indicator

(b)    marker

(c)     meter

(d)    pointer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

12. If a processor has a word size of 32 bits, compared to a processor with a word size of 16 bits, it can process      at a time.

(a)    thrice as much

(b)    half as much

(c)     a fourth as much

(d)    the same amount

(e)    twice as much

Ans : (e)

13. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the………

(a)    floppy disk

(b)    USB thumb drive

(c)     zip disk

(d)    hard disk drive

(e)    Pen drive

Ans : (d)

14. Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called……….

(a)    labels

(b)    numeric entries

(c)     intersection

(d)    text

(e)    fillers

Ans : (b)

15. What is software?

(a)    A type of computer code

(b)    A computer language

(c)     A set of instructions for your computer

(d)    A cover for the computer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as……….

(a)    hard disks

(b)    soft disks

(c)     flash memory

(d)    SAN

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

17. What is windows explorer?

(a)    A drive

(b)    A PC

(c)     A Web browser

(d)    A network

(e)    A file manager

Ans : (e)

18. ...... is the most popular internet activity.

(a)    Art

(b)    Shopping

(c)     Searching

(d)    Entertainment

(e)    Communicator

Ans : (c)

19. Computers process binary numbers, which are composed of…………

(a)    1s and 2s

(b)    2s and 4s

(c)     1s and 10s

(d)    2s and 3s

(e)    0s and 1s

Ans : (c)

20. A DVD is an example of a(n)…………

(a)    hard disk

(b)    optical disc

(c)     output device

(d)    solid-state storage device

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. URL stands for…………

(a)    Universal Research List

(b)    Universal Resource List

(c)     Uniform Research List

(d)    Uniform Research Locator

(e)    Uniform Resource Locator

Ans : (e)

22. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes……….

(a)    data redundancy

(b)    information overload

(c)     duplicate data

(d)    data inconsistency

(e)    data repetition

Ans : (d)

23. What is a backup?

(a)    Restoring the information backup

(b)    An exact copy of a system’s information

(c)     The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. The Internet is…………

(a)    a large network of networks

(b)    an internal communication system for a business

(c)     a communication system for the Indian government

(d)    a communication system for some states of India

(e)    a communication system for some cities of India

Ans : (a)

25. What is the storage area for email messages called?

(a)    A folder

(b)    A mailbox

(c)     A directory 

(d)    The hard disk

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)