1. An interrupt
handler is a(n) :
(a) location in memory that keeps track of recently generated interrupts.
(b) peripheral device
(c) utility program
(d) special numeric code that indicates the priority of a request
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
2. All of the
following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT :
(a) load the operating system to RAM
(b) the power-on self-test
(c) activate the basic input/output system (BIOS)
(d) load application programs
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
3. A port that allows
8 bits at a time to be transmitted simultaneously is a(n)………..
(a) dedicated port
(b) parallel port
(c) SCSI port
(d) USB port
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
4. Which of these
terms refer to the feature of an OS that allows a single computer to process
the tasks of several users at
different stations, in round-robin fashion?
(a) Multiprocessing
(b) Multiprogramming
(c) Multitasking
(d) Time processing
(e) Time-sharing
Ans : (e)
5. A program which helps create written documents
and lets you go back and make corrections as necessary………..
(a) spreadsheet
(b) Personal writer
(c) word printer
(d) word processor
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
6. Screen that comes
on when you turn on your computer that shows all the icons……..
(a) desktop
(b) face to face
(c) viewer
(d) view space
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
7. A place that a
user can create to store files………
(a) cursor
(b) text
(c) folder
(d) boot
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)
8. Electronic pens
are used with the mouse to write on a slide in which view?
(a) Master
(b) Slide Sorter
(c) Slide Show
(d) Normal
(e) Print Preview
Ans : (c)
9. When you insert a
picture and adjust the height, Word automatically adjusts the …….to maintain
the correct proportion.
(a) pixel size
(b) resolution
(c) screen size
(d) width
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
10. Which of the
following is NOT one of the steps in the machine cycle?
(a) Execute
(b) Store
(c) Decode
(d) Pipelining
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
11. How many
peripheral devices can be connected to a single SCSI port?
(a) 1
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 32
(e) 64
Ans : (b)
12. The four-step
process of fetch, decode, execute, and store is called a(n) :
(a) machine cycle
(b) instruction cycle
(c) arithmetic operation
(d) logical operation
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
13. The operating
system is the most common type of software.
(a) communication
(b) application
(c) system
(d) word-processing
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)
14. The human-readable
version of a program is called………..
(a) source code
(b) program code
(c) human code
(d) system code
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)
15. Data are………….in client/server
computing.
(a) never sent to the client machine
(b) sent in very large sections to save processing time
(c) sent only upon the client’s request
(d) sent in complete copies for the client to filter and sort
(e) sent from the client to the server for processing
Ans : (c)
16. The total set of
interlinked hypertext documents worldwide is :
(a) HTT
(b) Browser
(c) WWW
(d) B2B
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
17. Which of the
following is not one of the three ‘Mail Merge Helper’ steps?
(a) Merge the two files
(b) Create the main document
(c) Set the mailing list parameters
(d) Create the data source
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)
18. Which is the part
of a computer that one can touch and feel?
(a) Programs
(b) Software
(c) Hardware
(d) Output
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)
19. A command to get
a file you worked on from the memory where it was stored……….
(a) close
(b) delete
(c) open
(d) get it
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)
20. There are several
security devices used to stop individuals from exploiting your system. Which of
the following is used in conjunction
with a firewall?
(a) Proxy server
(b) Intrusion-detection system
(c) Terminal Server
(d) Web server
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
21. Which of the
following is the latest version of MS Word?
(a) Word 2000
(b) Word 2007
(c) Word 2010
(d) Word 2011
(e) Word 2012
Ans : (c)
22. In the online
world of electronic commerce, what do the initials CEM stands for?
(a) Costly E-Commerce Marketing
(b) Customer Experience Management
(c) Customer Experience Misleading
(d) Cost Estimates are Mind Boggling
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
23. 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)
24. Which of the
following transmission systems provide the highest data rate to in individual
device?
(a) computer bus
(b) elephone lines
(c) voice and mode
(d) lease lines
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)
25. The combination
of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer’s:
(a) CPU
(b) platform
(c) BIOS
(d) CMOS
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)
