General Computer Test - 42

 

1. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called :

(a)    cells

(b)    sheets

(c)     block lines

(d)    gridlines

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. Which of the following features usually applies to data in data warehouse?

(a)    Data are often deleted

(b)    Most applications consists of transactions

(c)     Data are rarely deleted

(d)    Relatively few records are processed by applications

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user interact with the computer?

(a)    Utility software

(b)    Operating System

(c)     Word processing software

(d)    Database program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

4. The command used to remove text or graphics from a document. The information is then stored on a clipboard so you can paste it.

(a)    chop

(b)    cut

(c)     clip

(d)    cart away

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. People, procedures, software, hardware, and data are the five parts of a(n) :

(a)    competency system

(b)    computer system

(c)     information system

(d)    software system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. The feature of Word that automatically adjusts the amount of space between certain combination of characters so that an entire word looks more evenly spaced. What is that feature called?

(a)    Spacing

(b)    Scaling

(c)     Kerning

(d)    Positioning

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. Which of the following statement is wrong?

(a)    Windows XP is an operating system

(b)    Linux is owned and sold by Microsoft

(c)     Photoshop is a graphical design tool by Adobe

(d)    Linux is free and open source software

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (b)

8. A phenomenon in virtual memory schemes in which the processor spends most of the time swapping pages rather than executing instructions is :

(a)    loading

(b)    swapping

(c)     thrashing

(d)    aging

(e)    digging

Ans : (c)

9. Give the name of the Linear list in which elements can be added at ends but not in the middle :

(a)    Array

(b)    Queue

(c)     Tree

(d)    Circular Queue

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Flip-flop is the basic structure of the device:

(a)    Hard disk

(b)    Memory

(c)     Cells

(d)    Speakers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

11. What is a specialized software program that allows input and output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system?

(a)    Utility driver

(b)    Utility program

(c)     Data compression utility

(d)    Device driver

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

12. A dumb terminal has :

(a)    An embedded microprocessor

(b)    Extensive memory     

(c)     Independent processing

(d)    A keyboard and screen

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

13. Which of the following is a software selection criteria?

(a)    Appropriateness

(b)    Efficiency

(c)     Compatibility

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

14. Which of the following memories needs refresh?

(a)    SRAM

(b)    DRAM

(c)     ROM

(d)    All of above

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. …………is paperless document transfer between companies.

(a)    EFT

(b)    EDI

(c)     ETS

(d)    RTGS

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

16. The switching devices used in First Generation computer’s were :

(a)    Transistors

(b)    SSI chips

(c)     VLSI chips

(d)    Vacuum Tubes

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

17. A software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as :

(a)    Compiler

(b)    Assembler

(c)     Interpreter

(d)    Language processor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. WAIS stands for :

(a)    Wide Area Intellectual Service

(b)    Web Access Information System

(c)     World wide Application of Intelligent System

(d)    Wide Area Information Service

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. Which type of processing speed measurement is used primarily with supercomputers?

(a)    Flops

(b)    Fractions of second

(c)     Gigahertz

(d)    MIPS

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

20. What is the term associated with the second part of an e-mail address?

(a)    Local address

(b)    Eight characters long

(c)     User name

(d)    Domain name

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. This is a group of servers that share work and may be able to back each other up if one server fails.

(a)    Channel bank

(b)    Cluster

(c)     Tiger team

(d)    Serverless backup

(e)    Logical unit

Ans : (b)

22. Smart Card is

(a)    Special purpose Cards

(b)    Microprocessor  Cards

(c)     Processing unit contains memory for storing data

(d)    Processing unit for software handling

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. A screen element of MS Word that is usually located below the title bar that provides categorized options is :

(a)    Menu bar

(b)    Tool bar

(c)     Status bar

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Which keys can be used together with other keys for special tasks?

(a)    Insert, Delete

(b)    Ctrl, Shift

(c)     Left Arrow,

(d)    Page up, Page Down

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Data related crime does not incorporate :

(a)    Data Didling

(b)    Data Spying

(c)     Data Leakage

(d)    Data Mining

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

General Computer Test - 41

1.Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?

(a)    The ScanDisk utility begins to run

(b)    The video card and video memory are tested

(c)     The BIOS identification process occurs

(d)    Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working properly

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

2.OLE stands for :

(a)    Online Link Embedding

(b)    Object Link Export

(c)     Object Linking and Embedding

(d)    Onlink Link Emulation

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

3. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to :

(a)    maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the printer

(b)    hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual memory when it can’t fit in RAM.

(c)     prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment

(d)    allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out simultaneously

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are called which of the following :

(a)    Time sharing

(b)    Public domain

(c)     Sharware

(d)    Freeware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. Which of the following is NOT a goal of Transaction processing system?

(a)    Capture, process and store transactions

(b)    Produce a variety of documents related to Routine business activities

(c)     Reduce manual effort associated with Processing business transactions

(d)    Produce standard reports used for management decision making

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (b)

6. The degree of detail that should be incorporated into a database depends on what?

(a)    Data integrity

(b)    The type of database

(c)     The user’s perspective

(d)    The business practices and policies

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7.Superscript refers to

(a)    Characters displayed below the line of the normal text

(b)    Characters displayed above the line of the normal text

(c)     Characters displayed vertically centre

(d)    Both (a) and (b)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. How will you remove all formatting added to your documents (such as bold, italics, and underline etc.)

(a)    Save

(b)    Save as plain text file

(c)     Save as

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

9. With the object-oriented (OO) approach, an object encapsulates, or               a programmer.

(a)    carries out, the details of an object for

(b)    hides, the details of an object from

(c)     reveals, the details of an object to

(d)    extends, the details of an object beyond

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Granting an outside organization access to Internet web pages is often implemented using a(an) :

(a)    Extranet

(b)    Intranet

(c)     Internet

(d)    Hacker

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

11. The code that relational database management systems use to perform their database task is referred to as :

(a)    QBE

(b)    SQL

(c)     OLAP

(d)    Sequel Server

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. …………is the language that enable user to access or manipulate data as organized by appropriate data model :

(a)    DML

(b)    SDL

(c)     DDL

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

13. The user commands that are used to interact with a database is called as :

(a)    Query

(b)    Interaction

(c)     Command

(d)    Instruction

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. An assembler is used to translate a program written in………..

(a)    a low level language

(b)    machine language

(c)     a high level language

(d)    assembly language

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

15. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n) to each task requiring the processor’s attention.

(a)    CPU

(b)    slice of time

(c)     stack

(d)    event

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

16. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process?

(a)    Load operating system-Activate BIOS- Perform POST-Check configuration settings

(b)    Activate BIOS-Perform POST-Load operating system-Check configuration settings

(c)     Perform POST – Load operating system - Activate BIOS – Check configuration settings

(d)    Activate BIOS-Check configuration settings – Perform POST – Load operating system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. Which of the following position is not available for fonts on MS Word?

(a)    Normal

(b)    Raised

(c)     Lowered

(d)    Centered

(e)    All are available

Ans : (d)

18. Before a package can be used in a java program it must be ………..

(a)    executed

(b)    referenced

(c)     imported

(d)    declared

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. The different styles of lettering in a word processing program………..

(a)    font

(b)    calligraphy

(c)     writing

(d)    manuscript

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

20. To move down a page in a document……

(a)    jump

(b)    fly

(c)     wriggle

(d)    scroll

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. Which was the first Scientific Computer Programming Language?

(a)    COBOL

(b)    USP

(c)     ADA

(d)    FORTRAN

(e)    JAVA

Ans : (d)

22. Flow control in TCP/IP is handled using :

(a)    Urgent pointer

(b)    Checksum

(c)     Acknowledgement number

(d)    Variable-size sliding window

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23. This component is required to process data into information and consists of integrated circuits.

(a)    Hard disk

(b)    RAM

(c)     CPU

(d)    ROM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

24. From which menu you can insert Header and Footer?

(a)    Insert Menu

(b)    View Menu

(c)     Format Menu

(d)    Tools Menu

(e)    Edit Menu

Ans : (b)

25. Moves the cursor one space to the right to puts spaces in between words………..

(a)    control key

(b)    space bar

(c)     printer

(d)    mouse

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)