General Computer Test - 52

 

1. The action of moving a page up or down on the screen is called…………

(a)    scrolling

(b)    linking

(c)     lurking

(d)    framing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

2. Provides a fast, economical and convenient way to send messages to another computer using a modem.

(a)    e-mail

(b)    sms

(c)     chating

(d)    internet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

3. Use the mouse, put the pointer on an object, hold down the button, move the mouse, and release. Moves an object to a new location.

(a)    copy

(b)    cut

(c)     drag

(d)    drop

(e)    hold

Ans : (c)

4. An input device used to read text and bar codes or a device to input pictures into a computer.

(a)    printer

(b)    scanner

(c)     reader

(d)    hardware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. The bar that is usually located immediately below the menu bar in a window is called a……

(a)    tool bar

(b)    task bar

(c)     catalog bar

(d)    window bar

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

6. The word, “modem” stands for :

(a)    modern equipment

(b)    modulate-demodulate

(c)     medium emphasis

(d)    modular emphasis

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. Bug means

(a)    A logical error in a program

(b)    Documenting programs using an efficient Documentation too

(c)     A difficult syntax error in a program

(d)    A virus

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (a)

8. C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of  languages.

(a)    low-level

(b)    computer

(c)     system programming

(d)    high-level

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

9. Networks are monitored by security personnel and supervised by whoset(s) up accounts and passwords for authorized network users.

(a)    IT managers

(b)    the government

(c)     network administrators

(d)    password administrators

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

10. Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means :

(a)    garbage input good output

(b)    garbage in garbage out

(c)     great instructions great output

(d)    good input good output

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

11. Multiple choice examination answer sheets can be evaluated automatically by :

(a)    Optical Mark Reader

(b)    Optical Character Reader

(c)     Magnetic tape reader

(d)    Magnetic ink character reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

12. Magnetic tapes are good storage media for :

(a)    backup and low volume data

(b)    backup and high volume data

(c)     storing original but low volume data

(d)    storing original but high volume data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

13.  is a signaling method that handles arelatively wide range of frequencies.

(a)    Broadband

(b)    DSL

(c)     Dial-up

(d)    Both (a) & (c)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

14.When you connect to the your computer is communicating with a server at your Internet service provider (ISP).

(a)    Modem

(b)    Internet

(c)     Phoneline

(d)    Mobile

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. The components that process data are located in the :

(a)    input devices

(b)    output devices

(c)     system unit

(d)    storage component

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. When you save to……..your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.

(a)    RAM

(b)    motherboard

(c)     secondary storage device

(d)    primary storage device

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. The motherboard is the………..

(a)    circuit board that houses peripheral devices

(b)    same as the CPU chip

(c)     the first dup that is accessed when the computer is turned on

(d)    circuit board that contains a CPU and other chips

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. Which of the following commands is used for deleting a file permanently from computer?

(a)    Shift + del

(b)    Ctrl + del

(c)     Ctrl + shift

(d)    Alt + del

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. You would use ……….software to create spreadsheets, type documents, and edit photos.

(a)    application

(b)    system

(c)     windows

(d)    designing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

20. Most computer systems rely solely on for authentication.

(a)    logins

(b)    passwords

(c)     encryption

(d)    lock and key             

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. The basic memory in which random access in not possible is called :

(a)    ROM

(b)    RAM

(c)     Cache

(d)    Flash

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?

(a)    Time bomb

(b)    Worm

(c)     Melissa virus

(d)    Macro virus

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. Macintosh computers use the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS), whereas PCs generally run as an operating system.

(a)    MS Office

(b)    Microsoft Windows

(c)     Software

(d)    COBOL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. The………..button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.

(a)    Search

(b)    Cut

(c)     Document

(d)    Undo

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

25. Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards?

(a)    Hard disk

(b)    Cache memory

(c)     Mother board

(d)    CPU

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (c)

General Computer Test - 51

 

1. Leaves of which of the following trees are at the same level?

(a)    Binary tree

(b)    B-tree

(c)     AVL-tree

(d)    Expression tree

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

2. The transformation of a message into an encoded form is known as :

(a)    Mnemonics

(b)    Encoding

(c)     Encryption

(d)    Decoding

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3.The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention is called an :

(a)    action

(b)    event

(c)     interrupt

(d)    activity

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be………

(a)    Formatted

(b)    Reformatted

(c)     Addressed

(d)    Partitioned

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

5. software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.

(a)    Word processing

(b)    Presentation graphics

(c)     Database Management Systems

(d)    Electronic Spreadsheet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. When you quickly press and release that left mouse button twice, you are……….

(a)    Primary – clicking

(b)    Pointing

(c)     Double-clicking

(d)    Secondary-clicking

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT :

(a)    windows are an example of a command- driven environment

(b)    windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop

(c)     more than one window can be open at a time

(d)    toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. The only language understood by a digital computer is called :

(a)    Assembly language

(b)    High level language

(c)     English language

(d)    Binary language

(e)    None of above

Ans : (d)

9. The computers can be on different local networks in a………..

(a)    Workgroup

(b)    Domain

(c)     Network

(d)    Transmission

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. What does the Ctrl + I shortcut key accomplish in MS-Word?

(a)    It makes the selected text bold

(b)    It adds a line break to the document

(c)     It applies italic formatting to the selected text

(d)    It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (c)

11. To access and display documents on the web, you must have a communication standard called………

(a)    DNS

(b)    URL

(c)     HTTP

(d)    HTML

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. In concern of databases, what does OLTP stands for?

(a)    On-Line Transfer Process

(b)    On-Line Transfer Protocol

(c)     On-Line Transaction Protocol

(d)    On-Line Transaction Processing

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (d)

13. The toolbar in which you can type a web address is the Bar?

(a)    Address

(b)    Format

(c)     Status

(d)    Navigation

(e)    None

Ans : (a)

14. You are entering a paragraph in a word processing program. When the cursor gets to the end of the line, what is the best way to get the cursor to the next line?

(a)    Press the ENTER key

(b)    Press the TAB key

(c)     Press the ESCAPE key

(d)    Just keep typing

(e)    None of the above

Ans : (d)

15. is the process of sending same e-mail message to a selected group of recipients.

(a)    Multicasting

(b)    Spamming

(c)     Webcasting

(d)    Broadcasting

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

16. The default opening/beginning webpage of a website is called………..

(a)    Index page

(b)    Search page

(c)     Homepage

(d)    Feedback

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. In which type of network, all computers must be on the same local network or subnet?

(a)    Peer to Peer

(b)    MAN

(c)     WAN

(d)    Internet

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

18. Arranging data such              as names in alphabetical order in a table is called :

(a)    Numbering

(b)    Searching

(c)     Listing

(d)    Sorting

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. Hotmail, a free web-based email service operated by which company?

(a)    Apple

(b)    Rediff

(c)     Microsoft

(d)    Yahoo

(e)    Google

Ans : (c)

20. When a user turns on a Windows XP system, which program will activate first?

(a)    Exhaust fan of SMPS will start rotating

(b)    Windows XP logo screen appear with progress bar

(c)     Operating System start to load its file in RAM

(d)    Desktop screen appear with mouse pointer

(e)     BIOS  the in-charge of system start executing

Ans : (e)

21. Adobe Acrobat files are stored in what format?

(a)    Portable Document Format (PDF)

(b)    Adobe Acrobat File (AAF)

(c)     Document (DOC)

(d)    Text (TXT)

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. The………directory is mandatory for every disk.

(a)    Root

(b)    Base

(c)     Sub

(d)    Case

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

23. The term, “Hypertext”, means…………

(a)    Non-sequential writing

(b)    Hypermedia

(c)     Text with heavy formatting

(d)    Blinking text

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered :

(a)    Data

(b)    output

(c)     input

(d)    the process

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Making illegal copies of copyrighted software is called…………

(a)    software piracy

(b)    browsing

(c)     collaboration

(d)    electronic distribution

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)