General Computer Test - 85

 

1. Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as :

(a)    listservs

(b)    Webcasts

(c)     blogs

(d)    subject directories

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

2. Linux is a(n) operating system.

(a)    open-source

(b)    Microsoft

(c)     Windows

(d)    Mac

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

3 .Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest

(a)    character, file, record, field, database

(b)    character, record, field, database, file

(c)     character, field, record, file, database

(d)    Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?

(a)    Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both

(b)    Every file in the same folder must have a unique name

(c)     File extension is another name for file type

(d)    The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the name

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

5. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus?

(a)    Existing program files and icons disappear.

(b)    The CD-ROM stops functioning.

(c)     The Web browser opens to an unusual home page.

(d)    Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

6.  ......are lists of commands that appear on the screen.

(a)    GUIs

(b)    Icons

(c)     Menus

(d)    Windows

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. What is the correct association between a hardware component and a computer function?

(a)    Monitor > input

(b)    Mouse > input

(c)     CPU > storage

(d)    Hard disk > processing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. What is the function of Drop Cap?

(a)    It does not allow capital letters to be used in the documents.

(b)    It makes first letter of each word capital letter in the documents.

(c)     It lets you begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital letter.

(d)    It automatically starts all paragraphs and sentences with capital letters.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are :

(a)    Syntax error

(b)    Symantic error

(c)     Logical error

(d)    Internal error

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

10. To move to the bottom of a document, press……….

(a)    Auto summarize

(b)    Home key

(c)     Ctrl + Home key

(d)    End key

(e)    Ctrl + End key

Ans : (e)

11. By default, your documents print in……..……mode.

(a)    Landscape

(b)    Portrait

(c)     Page setup

(d)    Print preview

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. What’s the name for the program or service that lets you view e-mail messages?

(a)    Web browser

(b)    E-mail clients

(c)     E-mail ID

(d)    Internet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

13. What does the SMTP in an SMTP server stand for?

(a)    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

(b)    Server Message Test Phase

(c)     Short Messaging Text Process

(d)    Short Messaging Transfer Protocol

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. What’s considered the “backbone” of the World Wide Web?

(a)    Uniform resource locator (URL)

(b)    Hypertext mark-up language (HTML)

(c)     Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)

(d)    File transfer protocol (FTP)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. We access the World Wide Web using :

(a)    Browsers

(b)    Instant messaging applications

(c)     High bandwidth

(d)    Search engine

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

16. The internet began with the development of:

(a)    USENET

(b)    ARPANET

(c)     Ethernet

(d)    Intranet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. A wireless network uses……….waves to transmit signals.

(a)    mechanical

(b)    radio

(c)     sound

(d)    magnetic

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

18. What device includes an adapter that decodes data sent in radio signals?

(a)    modem

(b)    digital translator

(c)     router

(d)    switch

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. Network components are connected to the same cable in the topology.

(a)    star

(b)    ring

(c)     bu

(d)    mesh

(e)    mixed

Ans : (a)

20. Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as………..

(a)    flash

(b)    spiders

(c)     cookies

(d)    applets

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

21. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of a computer?

(a)    Intelligence

(b)    Speed

(c)     Versatility

(d)    Automation

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. The WWW standard allows programs on many different computer platforms to show the information on a server. Such programs are called :

(a)    ISP

(b)    Web Browsers

(c)     Web Servers

(d)    Web Modular

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23.Outlook Express is a

(a)    E-mail client

(b)    Scheduler

(c)     Address book

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

24. Which of the following is not a network?

(a)    Local Area Network

(b)    Wide Area Network

(c)     Optical Fibre

(d)    All are networks

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

25. Which of the following is Not a characteristic of E-mail?

(a)    Low cost

(b)    Record maintenance in database

(c)     High speed

(d)    Waste reduction

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)