General Computer Test - 8

 

1. You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first :

(a)    cable sequence

(b)    jumpers on the hard drive

(c)     drivers that need to be loaded

(d)    hard drive manufacturer web site information

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

2. What’s the best way to protect your hard drive data?

(a)    regular backups

(b)    periodically defrag it

(c)     run chkdsk at least once a week

(d)    run scandisk at least once a week

(e)    run a regular diagnostic

Ans : (a)

3. Laser Jet printer speeds are measured in pages per minute (ppm) what do we use to measure dot-matrix printers?

(a)    lines per inch

(b)    lines per sheet

(c)     characters per inch

(d)    characters per second

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

4. A modem could be attached to which port?

(a)    Parallel port

(b)    ASYNC port

(c)     Keyboard connector

(d)    Video port

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

5. You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?

(a)    power supply is bad

(b)    BIOS needs updating

(c)     CMOS battery is nearing end of life

(d)    hard drive types are incorrectly defined

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. What are the four key functions of a computer system?

(a)    input, processing, output, and storage

(b)    keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive

(c)     word processing, spreadsheets, database, calculations

(d)    bits, bytes, words, and OSI

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

7. Parity is :

(a)    a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slots

(b)    the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable

(c)     an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back

(d)    the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. What is different between AT and ATX power supplies?

(a)    They are identical except for their shape.

(b)    AT supplies use a single P1 power connector while ATX uses P8 and P9

(c)     AT supplies use P8 and P9 power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector.

(d)    AT power supplies run on 120V AC current while ATX uses 220V AC

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?

(a)    COM1

(b)    RJ-11

(c)     RJ-45

(d)    RJ-10

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive?

(a)    IDE

(b)    FDD

(c)     SCSI

(d)    EIDE

(e)    SATA

Ans : (b)

11. What does FDISK do?

(a)    performs low-level formatting of the hard drive

(b)    fixes bad sectors on the hard drive

(c)     recovers lost clusters on the hard drive

(d)    creates partitions on the hard drive

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

12. Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?

(a)    ISA

(b)    PCI

(c)     AGP

(d)    ATX

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

13. Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is called :

(a)    Swapping

(b)    Deadlock

(c)     Demand Paging

(d)    Page Fault

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

14. Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly :

(a)    Main Memory

(b)    Virtual Memory

(c)     Cache Memory

(d)    Read Only Memory

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. Which one of the following is not the function of Operating System?

(a)    Resource Management

(b)    File Management

(c)     Networking

(d)    Processor Management

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. What is the meaning of “Hibernate” in Windows XP/Windows7?

(a)    Restart the Computer is safe mode

(b)    Restart the Computer in hibernate mode

(c)     Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications

(d)    Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

17. Unix Operating System is an :

(a)    Multi User Operating System

(b)    Time Sharing Operating System

(c)     Multi Tasking Operating System

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. What should be the extension to execute files?

(a)    EXE

(b)    BAT

(c)     COM

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. Which of the following memories need refresh?

(a)    SRAM

(b)    DRAM

(c)     COM

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. RJ45 UTP cable has………Cable :

(a)    2 pair

(b)    3 pair

(c)     4 pair

(d)    5 pair

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

21. Basic is language :

(a)    a procedural

(b)    an object oriented

(c)     user friendly

(d)    both A and B

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. The file system “NTFS” stands for :

(a)    New Type File System

(b)    Never Terminated File System

(c)     New Technology File System

(d)    Non Terminated File System

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

23. Which Operating System doesn’t support networking between computers?

(a)    Windows 3.1

(b)    Windows 95

(c)     Windows 2000

(d)    Windows NT

(e)    Windows XP

Ans : (a)

24. In which type of the following OS, the response time is very crucial :

(a)    Network Operating System

(b)    Real Time Operating System

(c)     Batch Operating System

(d)    Unix Operating System

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Which of the following languages is more suited to structured program?

(a)    PL/1

(b)    FORTRAN

(c)     BASIC

(d)    PASCAL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

General Computer Test - 7

 

1. Which of the following objects is passed to a JavaBean when one of its properties is set via a JSP action?

(a)    Servlet Request

(b)    Http Servlet Request

(c)     Servlet Response

(d)    Http Servlet Response

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

2. Graphical diagrams used to represent different multiple perspectives of a system include_             

(a)    use-case, class, and state diagrams

(b)    state, interaction, derivative diagrams

(c)     interaction, relationship, and class diagrams

(d)    deployment, relationship, and use-case diagrams

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

3. Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the          

(a)    database is structured

(b)    database is well-designed

(c)     database has no data

(d)    database is relatively small

(e)    database is relatively large

Ans : (e)

4. Which of the following are normally used to initialize a computer system’s hardware?

(a)    Bootstrap memory

(b)    Volatile memory

(c)     External mass memory

(d)    Static memory

(e)    Random access memory

Ans : (e)

5. If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device, which protocol would you use?

(a)    ARP

(b)    RARP

(c)     ICMP

(d)    PING

(e)    PONG

Ans : (a)

6. What is Internet 2?

(a)    A new type of cabling system for Wide Area Networks

(b)    A second local area network that can connect with another online LAN to share access

(c)     A new standard for Internet browsers

(d)    An association to develop advanced Internet technology

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

7. While searching a website, you have been unable to find information that was on the site several months ago. What might you do to attempt to locate that information?

(a)    Visit Google’s cached page to view the older copy.

(b)    Forget about it, as there is no way to find this information

(c)     Visit a partner site of the organization to see if it is there.

(d)    Use the wayback machine.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas?

(a)    Cipher

(b)    Warded

(c)     Device

(d)    Tumbler

(e)    Typelock

Ans : (d)

9. Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer?

(a)    Speed of the output device

(b)    Amount of main memory the CPU can use

(c)     Cost of the system

(d)    Capacity of the hard disk

(e)    Where it was purchased

Ans : (e)

10. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

(a)    nonvolatile

(b)    permanent

(c)     control unit

(d)    temporary

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

11. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capability or performance of a PC system?

(a)    The clock speed of the microprocessor

(b)    The revolutions per minute of the printer disk

(c)     The primary storage capacity of the processor

(d)    The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters?

(a)    DASI

(b)    ASSH

(c)     ASCII

(d)    BASCII

(e)    EPROM

Ans : (c)

13. Primary storage is………..as compared to secondary storage :

(a)    Slow and inexpensive

(b)    Fast and inexpensive

(c)     Fast and expensive

(d)    Slow and expensive

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. Offline device is :

(a)    a device which is not connected to CPU

(b)    a device which is connected to CPU

(c)     a direct access storage device

(d)    an I/O device

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

15. The most popular language used with microcomputers and time-shared mini computers, is an easy-to-use high level language :

(a)    COBOL        

(b)    ADA

(c)     PASCAL

(d)    BASIC

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. Which of the following is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information :

(a)    Data Point

(b)    Data Module

(c)     Data network

(d)    Data Pack

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. A half byte is known as :

(a)    Data

(b)    Bit

(c)     Half byte

(d)    Nibble

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. With respect to a network interface card the term 10/100 refers to:

(a)    protocol speed

(b)    a fiber speed

(c)     megabits per seconds

(d)    minimum and maximum server speed

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into :

(a)    clusters

(b)    sectors

(c)     vectors

(d)    heads

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. Which standard govern parallel communications?

(a)    RS232

(b)    RS-232a

(c)     CAT 5

(d)    IEEE 1284

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

(a)    RS-232

(b)    SCSI

(c)     Parallel

(d)    Serial

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

22. Resistance is measured in?

(a)    Volts

(b)    Amps

(c)     Watts

(d)    Ohms

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23. In Inkjet technology the droplets of ink are deflected by?

(a)    multi directional nozzles

(b)    electronically charged plates

(c)     high pressure plates

(d)    electro static absorbtion

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

(a)    Optical drives

(b)    IDE hard drives

(c)     SCSI hard drives

(d)    EIDE hard drives

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

25. Primary memory stores :

(a)    Data alone

(b)    Programs alone

(c)     Results alone

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these