1. A set of
instructions telling the computer what to do is called………….
(a) mentor
(b) instructor
(c) compiler
(d) program
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
2. The smallest unit
of information a computer can understand and process is known as a :
(a) digit
(b) byte
(c) megabyte
(d) kilobyte
(e) bit
Ans : (e)
3. A uses pressure as
a user presses it with a stylus to send signals.
(a) touchpad
(b) TrackPoint
(c) graphics tablet
(d) trackpad
(e) keyboard
Ans : (a)
4. The justification
that aligns text on both margins of a document in Word is :
(a) Justify
(b) Bold
(c) Center
(d) Right
(e) Balanced
Ans : (a)
5. A partially
completed workbook that contains formulas and formatting, but no data, is
called a :
(a) prototype
(b) template
(c) model
(d) function
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
6. A byte can
represent any number between 0 and :
(a) 2
(b) 255
(c) 256
(d) 1024
(e) 1025
Ans : (b)
7. Connectivity for a
new computer means :
(a) allowing a printer to be connected to it
(b) having a modern and/or network connection to communicate with other computers
(c) connecting the software to the hardware of the system
(d) connecting a mouse, a keyboard and a printer – all essential hardware pieces for the average user
(e) software permanently available to the computer
Ans : (b)
8. A………..is used to
read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.
(a) printer
(b) laser beam
(c) scanner
(d) touchpad
(e) keyboard
Ans : (c)
9. The shortcut key
Ctr+F in Word is used
(a) To view document in full view
(b) To open the Formula dialog box
(c) To save the file
(d) To open the Find and Replace dialog box
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
10. The most widely
used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is :
(a) ASCII
(b) Unicode
(c) binary numbering system
(d) EBCDIC
(e) ANSI
Ans : (a)
11. Operating systems
and utility programs are in a class of software known as :
(a) application software
(b) sequential software
(c) software suites
(d) BIOS software
(e) system software
Ans : (e)
12. OCR stands for :
(a) Optical Coding Recogniser
(b) Ostensibly Characterised Reader
(c) Original Code Reader
(d) Original Character Reader
(e) Optical Character Recognition
Ans : (e)
13. The Open, Print,
and Save buttons are all located on the :
(a) Status bar
(b) Formatting toolbar
(c) Standard toolbar
(d) Title bar
(e) Status and title bars
Ans : (c)
14. To copy a cell,
you would drag the cell border while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl key
when:
(a) You have one or more cells to copy
(b) Only some of the cells are visible in the window.
(c) You don’t want to refer to absolute references
(d) The distance between cells is short and they are both visible in the window.
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
15. The permanently
etched program in ROM that automatically begins executing the computer’s instructions is the :
(a) BIOS
(b) ROM
(c) CMOS
(d) RAM
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
16. Information
stored in RAM is considered volatile, which means it is :
(a) stored there permanently.
(b) not held permanently, only temporarily.
(c) stored when the electricity is shut off.
(d) stored when the electricity is shut off.
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
17. The display size
of a monitor is measured
(a) Zig-zag
(b) horizontally
(c) vertically
(d) from centre to the furthest corner
(e) diagonally
Ans : (b)
18. The name of a
Microsoft Office Word document is displayed in Both the and the taskbar.
(a) Menu bar
(b) Taskbar
(c) Formatting toolbar
(d) Standard toolbar
(e) Title bar
Ans : (e)
19. Excel is designed
to provide visual cues to the relationships between the cells that provide
values to the formulas or the cell
that depend on the formulas by :
(a) Bolding the cell references to match the colour coding of the borders around the referenced worksheets cells
(b) Highlighting the cell references
(c) Colour coding the cell references in the formula to match the borders around the referenced worksheet cells
(d) Bolding the cell references
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
20. A limitation of
software that digitizes voice data is that it :
(a) is prohibitively expensive
(b) must be trained to recognize individual voices.
(c) can only be used on high-end computers
(d) cannot be used on laptop computers
(e) cannot be used on desktop computers
Ans : (b)
21. External devices
such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as :
(a) add-on devices
(b) peripherals
(c) extra hardware devices
(d) closer together the pixels
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
22. The higher the
resolution of a monitor, the ;
(a) larger the pixels
(b) less clear the screen is
(c) further apart the pixels
(d) closer together the pixels
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
23. The Excel feature
includes functions to calculate an Average, Minimum, Maximum and Count.
(a) Format
(b) Number
(c) Auto Sum
(d) Calculate
(e) MIN
Ans : (d)
24. For a computer to
recognize and understand analog data, it must first be:
(a) sent to a mainframe for interpretation
(b) analyzed by the ALU of the CPU
(c) decoded
(d) analysed for viruses
(e) digitized
Ans : (a)
25. Expansion cards
are inserted into :
(a) slots
(b) peripheral devices
(c) the CPU
(d) the back of the computer
(e) pegs
Ans : (a)
