General Computer Test - 48

 

1. How many keys were in keyboard used in early days………..

(a)    90

(b)    95

(c)     80

(d)    85

(e)    84

Ans : (a)

2. How much data can be stored in one CD ………….

(a)    100t mb

(b)    2.5 mb

(c)     700 mb

(d)    500 mb

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

3. Who is the father of Computer………?

(a)    Blaise Pascal

(b)    Charles Babbage

(c)     Adam Smith

(d)    Connard Zuse          

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. We can connect two or more than two personal computers to create a………..

(a)    Server

(b)    Supercomputer

(c)     Enterprise

(d)    Network

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

5.Bit is a short form of :

(a)    megabyte

(b)    binary language

(c)     binary information unit

(d)    binary number

(e)    binary digit

Ans : (e)

6. CD-ROM is a

(a)    Semiconductor memory

(b)    Memory register

(c)     Magnetic memory

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (e)

7. The octal equivalent of 111010 is :

(a)    81

(b)    72

(c)     71

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

(a)    CMOS

(b)    ROM

(c)     RAM

(d)    ASCII

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. A button that makes character either upper or lower case and numbers to symbol.

(a)    monitor

(b)    shift key

(c)     icon

(d)    mouse

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Pick the Odd one

(a)    Mouse

(b)    Scanner

(c)     Printer        

(d)    Keyboard

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

11. Programs designed specifically to address general-purpose applications and special- purpose applications are called………..

(a)    operating system

(b)    system software

(c)     application software

(d)    management information system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

12. A series of instruction that tells a computer what to do and how to do it called a………..

(a)    operating system

(b)    system software

(c)     application software

(d)    management information system

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

13. A series of instruction that tells a computer what to do and how to do it called a………..

(a)    program

(b)    command

(c)     user response

(d)    processor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

14. A screen list of options in a program that tells you what is in that program………..

(a)    screen

(b)    icon

(c)     menu

(d)    backup

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. is a data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

(a)    A process

(b)    Storage

(c)     Software

(d)    Information

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. A……….contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.

(a)    menu bar

(b)    toolbar

(c)     wind

(d)    find

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. Letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboards are……….

(a)    Icon

(b)    Screen

(c)     Keys

(d)    Menu

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. What menu is selected to print?

(a)    File

(b)    Tools

(c)     Special

(d)    Edit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. Programs or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do………..

(a)    Menu

(b)    Monitor

(c)     Hardware

(d)    Software

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

20. A(n)              contains commands that can be selected.

(a)    pointer

(b)    menu

(c)     icon

(d)    button

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

21. Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipments……..

(a)    keyboards, monitor, hard drive

(b)    system unit, input/output, memory

(c)     system unit, input/output, secondary storage

(d)    system unit, primary storage, secondary storage

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

22. A piece of hardware that is used to enter information into the computer by using keys……..

(a)    keyboard

(b)    Monitor

(c)     hard disk

(d)    icon

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

23. Date and Time are available on the desktop at :

(a)    Keyboard

(b)    Recycle Bin

(c)     My Computer

(d)    Task Bar

(e) None of these

Ans : (d)

24. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file………..

(a)    updating

(b)    upgrading

(c)     restructing

(d)    renewing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Capital letters on a keyboard are referred to as ………

(a)    caps lock key

(b)    grownups

(c)     big guys

(d)    upper case letters

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

General Computer Test - 47

 

1. Devices that make up a computer system that you can see or touch………..

(a)    menu

(b)    print

(c)     software

(d)    hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. An output device that lets you see what the computer is doing………

(a)    a disk drive

(b)    monitor-screen

(c)     shift key

(d)    printer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. Bit is short for…………

(a)    binary system

(b)    digital byte

(c)     binary digit

(d)    binary unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. A symbol on the screen that represents a disk, document or programs that you can select……….

(a)    keys

(b)    caps

(c)     icon

(d)    monitor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. A…………is an example of an input device.

(a)    Keyboard

(b)    Monitor

(c)     Mouse

(d)    CPU

(e)    Both (a) & (c)

Ans : (e)

6. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the…………

(a)    Compiler

(b)    Loader

(c)     Operating system

(d)    Assembler

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. A command that takes what has been typed into the computer and can be seen on the screen and sends it to the printer for output on paper……….

(a)    print

(b)    return

(c)     jump

(d)    attention

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

8. A CPU contains………..

(a)    a card reader and a printing device

(b)    an analytical engine and a control unit

(c)     a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

(d)    an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. Powerful key that lets you exit a program when pushed………..

(a)    arrow keys

(b)    space bar

(c)     escape key

(d)    return key

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

10. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called ………..

(a)    multitasking

(b)    object-oriented programming

(c)     multi-user computing

(d)    time-sharing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

11. Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input?

(a)    Data is processed as soon as it is input

(b)    Data is input at the time it is collected

(c)     Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups, and then input to the computer

(d)    Source documents are not used

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is

(a)    Monitor

(b)    Software

(c)     Shared resources

(d)    Hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

13. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called…………

(a)    Entry codes

(b)    Passwords

(c)     Security commands

(d)    Codewords

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

14. The part of a computer that coordinates all its function is called its………..

(a)    ROM program

(b)    system board

(c)     arithmetic logic unit

(d)    control unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

15. …………represents raw facts, whereas ……..is data made meaningful.

(a)    Information, reporting

(b)    Data, information

(c)     Information, bits

(d)    Records, bytes

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

16. What is the name of the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, a program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

(a)    Assembling

(b)    Compiling

(c)     Translating

(d)    Uploading

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. The benefits of using computers is that ……………..

(a)    Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data

(b)    Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect

(c)     Computers are designed to be inflexible

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

18. The function of CPU is……….

(a)    to provide external storage of text

(b)    to communicate with the operator

(c)     to read, interpret and process the information and instruction

(d)    to provide a hard copy

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. What characteristic of read only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

(a)    ROM information can be easily updated

(b)    Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remain there even without electrical power

(c)     ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage

(d)    ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. ………..is the process of carrying out commands.

(a)    Fetching

(b)    Storing

(c)     Decoding

(d)    Executing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?

(a)    Monitor

(b)    Keyboard

(c)     Secondary storage device

(d)    Secondary storage media

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. The ‘desktop’ of computer referes to………

(a)    the visible screen

(b)    the area around the monitor

(c)     the top of the mouse pad

(d)    the inside of a folder

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

23. What type of resources is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

(a)    keyboards

(b)    speakers

(c)     floppy disk drives

(d)    printers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

24. To ‘maximize’ a window means to……….

(a)    fill it to capacity

(b)    expand it to fit the desktop

(c)     put only like files inside

(d)    drag it to the Recycle bin

(e)    None of these         

Ans : (b)

25. The ‘home page’ of a web site is………

(a)    the largest page

(b)    the last page

(c)     the first page

(d)    the most colorful page

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)