General Computer Test - 83

 

1. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to ………..data?

(a)    680 KB

(b)    680 Bytes

(c)     680 MB

(d)    680 GB

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

2. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?

(a)    Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN

(b)    Prolog 2, Expert Systems

(c)     Knowledge based systems

(d)    Assembly Languages

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

3. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?

(a)    Floppy Disk

(b)    Hard Disk

(c)     Tape Drive

(d)    CDROM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

4. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?

(a)    IBM

(b)    Seagate

(c)     Microsoft

(d)    3M

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as

(a)    Hardware

(b)    Software

(c)     Firmware

(d)    ROM ware

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

6. To save a document in different location use :

(a)    Save

(b)    Save as

(c)     Save as web page

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. Which of the following is not an manufacturer of Hard Disk drives?

(a)    Samsung

(b)    Intel

(c)     Seagate

(d)    Western Digital

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. A disadvantage of the laser printer is :

(a)    It is quieter than an impact printer

(b)    It is very slow

(c)     The output is of a lower quality

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (e)

9. Different components, on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets or parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

(a)    Conductors

(b)    Buses

(c)     Connectors

(d)    Connectively

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Which of the following professions has been affected by personal computers?

(a)    Medical

(b)    Clerical and law

(c)     Accounting

(d)    All of these

(e) None of these

Ans : (d)

11. What is meant by a dedicated computer?

(a)    Which is used by one person only

(b)    Which is assigned one and only one task

(c)     Which uses one kind of software

(d)    Which is meant for application software

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an

(a)    Interpreter

(b)    CPU

(c)     Compiler

(d)    Simulator

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

13. Instructions and memory address are represented by

(a)    Character code

(b)    Binary codes

(c)     Binary word

(d)    Parity bit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

14. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

(a)    More expensive

(b)    More portable

(c)     Less rigid

(d)    Slowly accessed

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

15. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform

(a)    Arithmetic Operation

(b)    Logic operation

(c)     Fetch operations

(d)    Either of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as :

(a)    Path

(b)    Address bus

(c)     Route

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is :

(a)    Cylinder

(b)    Surface

(c)     Track

(d)    Cluster

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. Each model of a computer has a unique :

(a)    Assembly of a computer

(b)    Machine language

(c)     High level language

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

19. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?

(a)    Motorola

(b)    IBM

(c)     Intel

(d)    AMD

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?

(a)    Mass memory         

(b)    Internal memory

(c)     Non-volatile memory

(d)    PROM

(e)    Flash memory

Ans : (b)

21. Microprocessors can be used to make

(a)    Computer

(b)    Digital systems

(c)     Calculators

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

22. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

(a)    Genetics

(b)    Control and communications

(c)     Molecular biology

(d)    Biochemistry

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is :

(a)    EFTS

(b)    MPG

(c)     MIPS

(d)    CFPS

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

24. Which command is used to set a name to a disk in DOS?

(a)    VOLUME

(b)    VOL

(c)     LABEL

(d)    DISKLABEL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

25. To get to the ‘Symbol’ dialog box, click on the menu and choose ‘Symbol’.

(a)    Insert

(b)    Format

(c)     Tools

(d)    Table

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

General Computer Test - 82

1 .For creating a document, you use……..command at File Menu.

(a)    Open

(b)    Close

(c)     New

(d)    Save

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

2 .The………..becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing.

(a)    Active tab

(b)    Insertion point

(c)     Mouse pointer

(d)    Ribbon

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

3 .Specialized programs that assist users in locating information on the Web are called……..

(a)    Information engines

(b)    Search engines

(c)     Web browsers

(d)    Resource locators

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. The background of any Word document…………

(a)    Is always white colour

(b)    Is the colour you preset under the Options menu

(c)     Is always the same for the entire document

(d)    Can have any colour you choose

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

5. Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer……………

(a)    output

(b)    character

(c)     type

(d)    print

(e)    font

Ans : (b)

6. A symbol or question on the screen that prompts you to take action and tell the computer what to do next …………..

(a)    scanner

(b)    questionnaire

(c)     prompt and dialog box

(d)    information seeker

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. Commands at the top of a screen such as : FILE-EDIT-FONT-TOOL to operate and change things within programs………..

(a)    menu bar

(b)    tool bar

(c)     user friendly

(d)    word processor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

8. The primary device that a computer uses to store information…………

(a)    monitor

(b)    memory

(c)     disk

(d)    hard drive

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

9. A file extension is separated from the main file name with a(n) but no spaces.

(a)    question mark

(b)    exclamation mark

(c)     underscore

(d)    period

(e)    None of these

Ans : (e)

10. Application software is designed to accomplish………….

(a)    real-world tasks

(b)    computer-centric tasks

(c)     gaming tasks

(d)    operating system tasks

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

11.  A is a device that not only provides surge protection, but also furnishes your computer with battery backup power during a power outage.

(a)    surge strip 

(b)    USB

(c)     UPS

(d)    battery strip

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

12. ……….this is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it.

(a)    Network piracy

(b)    Plagiarism

(c)     Software piracy

(d)    Site-license piracy

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

13. When installing………the user must copy and usually decompress program files from a CDROM or other medium to the hard disk.

(a)    programming software

(b)    system hardware

(c)     applications hardware

(d)    applications software

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

14. Which one of the following would be considered as a way that a computer virus can enter a computer system?

(a)    Opening an application previously installed on the computer

(b)    Borrowed an illegal copy of software

(c)     Viewing a website without causing any additional transactions

(d)    Running antivirus programs

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. Programs such as Mozila Firefox that serve as navigable windows into the web are called…………

(a)    Hypertext

(b)    Networks

(c)     Internet

(d)    Web browsers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

(a)    Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers

(b)    Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers

(c)     Super computers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently

(d)    Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. What is the function of Recycle Bin?

(a)    Store deleted file

(b)    Store temporary file

(c)     Store corrupted file

(d)    Store Document file

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

18. Which is the latest version of MS Office?

(a)    Office XP

(b)    Windows XP

(c)     Office 2007

(d)    Office 2010

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. Which device cannot be shared in network?

(a)    Floppy

(b)    Keyboard

(c)     Computer

(d)    Printer

(e)    Hard disk

Ans : (b)

20. What is the purpose of query?

(a)    Input data

(b)    Output data

(c)     Sort & filter

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

21. Which port doesn’t exist in computer?

(a)    USB

(b)    Parallel

(c)     Com1/Com2

(d)    RAW

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

22. What is the name of excel files?

(a)    Workbook

(b)    Worksheet

(c)     Spreadsheet

(d)    Spread book

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

23. Workgroup means

(a)    Computers in network

(b)    Individual user

(c)     Individual computer

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. Synonym can be reviewed with

(a)    Spelling and grammar

(b)    Thesaurus

(c)     Both

(d)    Synonym viewer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Which command allows you to reduce fragments of file and optimize the performance of disk?

(a)    Scandisk

(b)    Diskcomp

(c)     Chkdsk

(d)    Defrag

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d) 

General Computer Test - 81

 

1. UNIVAC is

A) Universal Automatic Computer

B) Universal Array Computer

C) Unique Automatic Computer

D) Unvalued Automatic Computer

 

2. The basic operations performed by a computer are

A) Arithmetic operation

B) Logical operation

C) Storage and relative

D) All the above

 

3. The two major types of computer chips are

A) External memory chip

B) Primary memory chip

C) Microprocessor chip

D) Both b and c

 

4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

A) First Generation

B) Second Generation

C) Third Generation

D) Fourth Generation

 

5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers

B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers

C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently

D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its

power to execute few programs as fast as possible.

 

6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems.

What does EBCDIC stand for?

A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

 

7. The brain of any computer system is

A) ALU

B) Memory

C) CPU

D) Control unit

 

8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

A) tracks per inch of surface

B) bits per inch of tracks

C) disk pack in disk surface

D) All of above

 

9. The two kinds of main memory are:

A) Primary and secondary

B) Random and sequential

C) ROM and RAM

D) All of above

 

10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

A) Memory

B) Buffer

C) Accumulator

D) Address

 

11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

A) Accuracy

B) Reliability

C) Diligence

D) Versatility

 

12. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?

A) First generation

B) Second generation

C) Third generation

D) Fourth generation

 

13. CD-ROM is a

A) Semiconductor memory

B) Memory register

C) Magnetic memory

D) None of above

 

14. A hybrid computer

A) Resembles digital computer

B) Resembles analogue computer

C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer

D) None of the above

 

15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

A) Minicomputers

B) Microcomputers

C) Mainframe computers

D) Super computer

 

16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A) Primary memory

B) Control section

C) External memory

D) Cache memory

 

17. Chief component of first generation computer was

A) Transistors

B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves

C) Integrated Circuits

D) None of above

 

18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n

A) RGB monitor

B) Plotter

C) Ink-jet printer

D) Laser printer

 

19. What are the stages in the compilation process?

A) Feasibility study, system design and testing

B) Implementation and documentation

C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation

D) None of the above

 

20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?

A) SSI

B) MSI

C) LSI

D) Both a and b

 

21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

A) Transistors

B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves

C) Integrated Circuits

D) None of above

 

22. A dumb terminal has

A) an embedded microprocessor

B) extensive memory

C) independent processing capability

D) a keyboard and screen

 

23. One millisecond is

 

A) 1 second

B) 10th of a seconds

C) 1000th of a seconds

D) 10000th of a seconds

 

24. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A) Dot per sq. inch

B) Dot per inch

C) Dots printed per unit time

D) All of the above

 

25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A) ABC

B) ENIAC

C) EDVAC

D) All of the above

1-A        2-D        3-D        4-D        5-C        6-A        7-C        8-D        9-C        10-B

11-C      12-C      13-D      14-C      15-C      16-B      17-B      18-B      19-C      20-D

21-B      22-D      23-C      24-B      25-A