General Computer Test - 86

 

1 .Who designed the first electronics computer-ENIAC?

(a)    Van Neuman

(b)    Joseph M Jacquard

(c)     J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

(d)    Both (a) and (b)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

2. ......is a collection of web-pages and …………is the very first page that we see on opening of a website.

(a)    Home page, Web page

(b)    Website, Home page

(c)     Web page, Home page

(d)    Web page, Website

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. When  we run  program in HTML  coding,……..is used as backend and works as frontend.

(a)    Notepad, Internet Explorer

(b)    Notepad, MSN messenger

(c)     MS Word, Internet Explorer

(d)    Both (a) and (c)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

4. The main memory of a computer can also be called………….

(a)    primary storage

(b)    internal memory

(c)     primary memory

(d)    all of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. A GUI is

(a)    hardware

(b)    language interpreter

(c)     software interface

(d)    an operating system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. A…………’s main purpose is to prohibit unauthorized access to your computer via the Internet.

(a)    popup blocker

(b)    firewall

(c)     spyware blocker

(d)    spam assassin

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. If configured correctly, the will prevent interaction with your computer after a specified time period.

(a)    firewall

(b)    filter

(c)     screen saver

(d)    popup blocker

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. What is the name of the series of Laptop computers manufactured by IBM called?

(a)    LapPad

(b)    Vaio

(c)     Aptiva

(d)    Thinkpad

(e) Notepad

Ans : (b)

9. The hard disk drive capacity is defined by its formatting pattern. We call the hard disk drive formatting pattern as :

(a)    FAT

(b)    VFAT

(c)     Cluster

(d)    Geometery

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

10. What is access time?

(a)    It is the time taken by the memory to store or retrieve a piece of data.

(b)    It is the number marked on all memory chips.

(c)     It is the memory clock.

(d)    It is the transaction period between the CPU and the memory

(a)    (e)None of these

Ans : (a)

11. What is the function of a router?

(a)    To connect your computer to another computer.

(b)    To connect two servers to increase transmission speed.

(c)     To connect two different networks.

(d)    To connect very distant segments from the same network.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

12. The facilities available in the internet are

(i)                  electronic mail

(ii)                remote login

(iii)               file transfer

(iv)               word processing

(a)    i, ii

(b)    i, ii, iii

(c)     i, ii, iv

(d) ii, iii and iv

Ans : (b)

13. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often called a…………

(a)    post

(b)    list

(c)     thread

(d)    comment

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently connected by

(a)    Twisted pair lines

(b)    Coaxial cables

(c)     Communications satellites

(d)    Fiber Cables

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. What displays the content of the active cell in Excel?

(a)    Name Box

(b)    Row Headings

(c)     Formula Bar

(d)    Taskpane

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. Each computer connected to the internet must

(a)    be an IBM PC

(b)    have a unique IP address

(c)     be internet compatible

(d)    have a modem connection

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. ………..is the protocol that supports linking from one web page to another page.

(a)    HTML

(b)    IP

(c)     HTTP

(d)    FTP

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. The phrase………….describes viruses, worms, Trojan horse attack applets, and attack scripts.

(a)    malware

(b)    spam

(c)     phish

(d)    virus

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. Indicate which of the following is not true about an interpreter

(a)    Interpreter generates an object program from the source program

(b)    Interpreter is a kind of translator

(c)     Interpreter analyses each source statement every time it is to be executed

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. The term ‘baud’ is a measure of the :

(a)    speed at which data travels over the communication line

(b)    memory capacity

(c)     instruction execution time

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

21. Digital computer consumes electric power as compare to analog computer.

(a)    Equal

(b)    More

(c)     Less

(d)    Alike

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. Computers observe some limitations as they have no

(a)    intelligence and feeling

(b)    flexibility and emotions

(c)     easy portability and ethics

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23.Computers can provide

(a)    logical decision and latest information

(b)    solutions of problems and quality control

(c)     industrial and educational development

(d)    all of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Pressing and quickly releasing the left button of the mouse is called

(a)    Double Click

(b)    Right Click

(c)     Up Click

(d)    Left Click

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

25. Soft copy of a document has the characteristics that it can be :

(a)    touched only

(b)    viewed only

(c)     touched and viewed

(d)    either touched or viewed

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)