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1. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into
(1) information
(2) tables
(3)files
(4) graphs
(5) None of these

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2. Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns ofdata.

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(1) Word processing

(2) Presentation graphics
(3)Database Management Systems
(4) Electronic Spreadsheet
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
3. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the :
(1) registry
(2) API
(3)CMOS
(4) kernel
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
4. Which of the following is a transaction?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
None of these

statementsconsisting of one read and one write operation

statementsconsisting only of ready operations.
statementsdefining a useroriented task
statementsconsisting only of write operations.

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5. In order for computers to communicate across a network, they must beconnected through
a(n)
LikePage

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

TCP/IP
Topology
Ethernet
Thin client
None of these

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Answer: 2
6. Buy Now Pay Now is commonly used for :
(1) Debit Cards
(2) Vault Cards
(3)Credit Cards
(4) Epurse
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
7. The , stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operatingsystem from its
permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.
(1) BIOS
(2) API
(3)device driver
(4)supervisorprogram
(5) display
Answer: 1
8. Choices in computers are referred to as :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

options
exit
boot
folder
None of these

Answer: 1

9. The button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recentcommands or
actions.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Search
Cut
Document
Undo
None of these

Answer: 4
10. During the boot process, the looks for the systemfiles.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

HDD
BIOS
CPU
DVD
CD

Answer: 2
11. Computers gather data, which means they allow users to data.
(1) present
(2) store
(3) output
(4) input
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(4) input
(5) None of these
Answer: 4

12. Which of the following is a transaction?

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
A group ofSQL
None of these

statementsconsisting of one read and one write operation

statementsconsisting only of ready operations.
statementsdefining a useroriented task
statementsconsisting only of write operations.

Answer: 3
13. What are the four basis connecting hardware devices?
(1)Repeater, bridge, router and gateway
(2)Repeater, bridge, router and dell
(3)Repeater, connector, router and gateway
(4) Amplifier, bridge, router and gateway
(5) None of these

Answer: 1
14. The lists the location offileson the disk
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

FAT
boot sector
root folder
data area
None of these

Answer: 1

15. A device operating at the physical layer is called a :

(1) Bridge
(2) Router
(3)Repeater
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

Answer: 3
16. Number of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

5
6
7
8
9

Answer: 1
17. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

windows are an example of a commanddriven environment.

windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop.
more than one window can be open at a time.
toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows.
None of these.

Answer: 1

18. A client / server network .

(1) has clients that provide functions such as application control and shared computation.
(2) uses client computers to provide copies of software to the server to allowserver processing.
(3) provides a company with the capability to downsize from lager computer systems and move
away from legacy
systems.
(4) has server computers that perform all processing, clients are dumb’ input/ output
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(4) has server computers that perform all processing, clients are dumb’ input/ output
devices only.
(5) None of these.
Answer: 2

19. To get to the Symbol dialog box, click on the menu and chooseSymbol.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Insert
Format
Tools
Table
Help

Answer: 1
20. Which is not a data source component?
(1) mail merge toolbar
(2) header row
(3) data fields
(4)data records
(5) All of these
Answer: 1

21. Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use theshift key for
each character
(1)shifter
(2) upper case
(3) capslock key
(4) icon
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
22. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice, you are :
(1) Primaryclicking
(2) pointing
(3) Doubleclicking
(4) Secondaryclicking
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
23. InWindows XP, if you want to seethe filesize and modified dates of all files ina folder, the
best viewing option is the view.
(1) List
(2) Thumbnails
(3) Details
(4) Icon
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
24. Programming language built into user programs such as Word and Excel areknown as
(1) 4GLs
(2) macro languages
(3) objectoriented languages
(4) visual programming languages
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
25. To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communicationchannel is
called?
(1) File transfer
(2)File encryption
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(2)File encryption
(3) File modification
(4) File copying
(5) None of the above
Answer: 1
26. Which of the following is not a type of hub?
(1) Passive hub
(2) Inactive hub
(3) Switching hub
(4) Intelligent hub
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
27. allows you to print.
(1) ribbon
(2) monitor
(3) go now
(4) ControlP
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
28. Ina synchronous modem, the receive equilizer is known as
(1) adaptive equilizer
(2) impariment equilizer
(3) statistical equalizer
(4) compromise equilizer
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
29. Which of the following is not the part of standard office suite?
(1) Word Processor
(2)Database
(3) Image Editor
(4) File manager
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
30. In a document what is the maximum number of columns that can be insertedinMS
WordTable?
(1) 35
(2) 15
(3) 63
(4) 65
(5) 70
Answer: 3
31. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy?
(1) RAM
(2) ROM
(3) BIOS
(4) CACHE
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
32. COBOL is an acronym for
(1) Common Business Oriented Language
(2)Computer BusinessOriented Language
(3) Common Business Operated Language
(4) Common Business Organized Language
(5) None of these
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Answer: 1
33. Machine language sometimes also referred as :
(1) Binary language
(2) High level language
(3) Middle level language
(4) Low level language
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
34. When creating a computer program, the designs the structure of theprogram
(1) End user
(2) System Analyst
(3) Programmer
(4) Architect
(5) All of the above
Answer: 2
35. Which is an another name for functional language
(1) Machine
(2)Application
(3) Lowlevel language
(4) Highlevel language
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
36. is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
(1) A process
(2) Software
(3) Storage
(4) Information
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
37. Every computer connected to an intranet or extranet must have a distinct
(1) firewall
(2) proxy server
(3) IP address
(4) domain name
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
38. translates the semantic instructions developed by programmers into themachine
language
(1) Assembler
(2) Interpreter
(3) Loader
(4) Complier
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
39. is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to acomputer.
(1) Programming language
(2) Machine language
(3) Software language
(4) Assembly language
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
40. This is a standard way for aWeb serverto pass a Web users request to
anapplicationprogram and to receive data back to forward to the user
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anapplicationprogram and to receive data back to forward to the user

(1) Interrupt request
(2) Forward DNS lookup
(3) DataLink layer
(4) File Transfer Protocol
(5) Common gateway interface
Answer: 5

41.The capability of the operating system to enable two or more than twoprograms to execute
simultaneously in asingle computersystem by using a singleprocessor is
(1)Multiprocessing
(2) Multitasking
(3) Multiprogramming
(4) Multiexecution
(5) None of these
Answer : 2
42.Virtual memory is typically located:
(1) on a floppy disk
(2) in the CPU.
(3) in a flash card
(4) on the hard drive.
(5) None of these
Answer : 4
43.This type of software is designed for users who want to customize theprograms they use.
(1) Shareware
(2) Opensource software
(3) Freeware
(4) Macros
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
44.The effect of the ROLLBACK command in a transaction is the following
(1) Undo all changes to the data base resulting from the execution of the transaction
(2) Undo the effects of the last UPDATE command
(3) Restore the content of thedatabaseto its state at the end of the previous day
(4) Make sure that all changes to thedatabaseare in effect
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
45.A result of a computer virus cannotleadto :
(1) Disk Crash
(2) Mother Board Crash
(3) Corruption of program
(4)Deletion of files
(5) None of these
Answer : 2
46.The smallest item of useful information a computer can handle
(1) bite
(2) byte
(3) bit
(4) bait
(5) None of these
Answer : 3
47.All of the following areTRUEof Safe Mode EXCEPT:
(1) Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode.
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Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode.

Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons.
Safe Mode allows users to troubleshoot errors.
Safe Mode loads only the most essential devices.
None of these

Answer : 2
48.Superscript, subscript, outline, emboss, engrave are known as :
(1) font styles
(2) font effects
(3)word art
(4)text effects
(5) None of these
Answer : 2
49.Changing the appearance of a document is called
(1) Proofing
(2) Editing
(3) Formatting
(4) Correcting
(5) All of the above
Answer : 3
50.You can detectspelling and grammarerrors by :
(1) Press Shift + F7
(2) Press Ctrl + F7
(3) Press Alt+ F7
(4) Press F7
(5) None of these
Answer : 4
51.What kind of memory is both static and nonvolatile?
(1) RAM
(2) ROM
(3) BIOS
(4) CACHE
(5) PROM
Answer : 2
52.A process known as is used by large organization to study trends.
(1) data mining
(2) data selection
(3) POS
(4) data conversion
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
53.A(n) system is a small,wireless handheld computerthat scans an items tagand pulls up
the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(1) PSS
(2) POS
(3) inventory
(4) data mining
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
54. cells involve creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
(1) Formatting
(2) Merging
(3) Embedding
(4) Splitting
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(4) Splitting
(5) None of these
Answer : 2
55.Single partydisk relying on the disk controller for finding out which disk hasfailed is used
by :
(1) RAID level 5
(2) RAIDlevel 2
(3) RAID level 4
(4) RAID level 3
(5) RAID level 1
Answer : 4
56.The sharing of a medium and its path by 2 or more devices is called
(1) Modulation
(2) Encoxing
(3) Line discipline
(4) Multiplexing
(5) None of these
Answer : 4
57.What happens when you click on Insert > Picture > Clip Art
(1) It inserts a clipart picture into document
(2) It lets you choose clipart to insert into document
(3) It opens Clip Art taskbar
(4) It insets symbols
(5) None of these
Answer : 3
58.Which of the following doesNOToccur during the poweron selftest (POST)?
(1) TheScanDiskutility begins to run.
(2) The video card and video memory are tested.
(3) The BIOS identification process occurs.
(4) Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working properly.
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
59.OLE stands for :
(1) Online Link Embedding
(2) Object Link Export
(3) Object Linking and Embedding
(4) Online Link Emulation
(5) None of these
Answer : 3
60.Which of the following is not available in Font Spacing?
(1) Normal
(2) Loosely
(3) Condensed
(4) Expanded
(5) All are available
Answer : 2
61.The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:
(1) maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the printer.
(2) hold a programs data or instructions in virtual memory when it cant fit in RAM.
(3) prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment.
(4) allow multipleprint jobsto print their pages out simultaneously.
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
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Answer: 2
62.Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away atno cost are
called which of the
following :
(1) Time sharing
(2) Public domain
(3) Shareware
(4) Freeware
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
63.Which of the following isNOTa goal ofTransaction processing system?
(1) Capture, process and store transactions
(2) Produce a variety of documents related to Routine business activities
(3) Reduce manual effort associated with Processing business transactions
(4) Produce standard reports used forManagement decisionmaking
(5) None of the above
Answer: 2
64.The degree of detail that should be incorporated into adatabasedepends onwhat?
(1) Data integrity
(2) The type ofdatabase
(3) The users perspective
(4) The business practices and policies
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
65.Superscript refers to
(1) Characters displayed below the line of the normal text
(2) Characters displayed above the line of the normal text
(3) Characters displayed vertically centre
(4) Both (1) and (2)
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
66.A is an additional set of commands that thecomputer displaysafter youmake a selection
from the main menu :
(1) dialog box
(2) submenu
(3) menu selection
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
67.The difference between people withaccess to computersand the Internet andthose
without this access is known as the :
(1) digital divide
(2) Internet divide
(3) Web divide
(4) broadband divide
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
68.How will you remove all formatting added to your documents (such as bold,italics, and
underline etc.)
(1) Save
(2) Save as plain text file
(3) Save as
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
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Answer: 2
69.With the objectoriented (OO) approach, an object encapsulates, or aprogrammer.
(1) carries out,the detailsof an object for
(2) hides,the detailsof an object from
(3) reveals,the detailsof an object to
(4) extends,the detailsof an object beyond
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
70.The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminalscomputer is an
example of a law enforcement specialty called :
(1) robotics
(2) simulation
(3) computer forensics
(4) animation
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
71.Granting an outside organisationaccess to Internetweb pages is oftenimplemented using a
(an) :
(1) Extranet
(2) Intranet
(3) Internet
(4) Hacker
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
72.The purpose of the primary key in adatabaseis to :
(1)Unlockthedatabase
(2) Provide a map of the data
(3) Uniquely identify a record
(4) Establish constraints ondatabaseoperations
(5) None of the above
Answer: 3
73.The code that relationaldatabasemanagement Systems use to perform theirdatabasetask
is referred to as :
(1) QBE
(2) SQL
(3) OLAP
(4) Sequel Server
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
74.VIRUS stands for :
(1) Vital Information RecourseUnder Siege
(2) Vital Information ReasonUnder Siege
(3) Vital Information Recourse Under System
(4) Virus Information RecourseUnder Siege
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
75.Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people canunderstand and
use.
(1) processed
(2) graphs
(3) information
(4) presentation
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
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Answer: 3
76.The term ............. designates equipment that might be added to a computersystem to
enhance its functionality.
(1) digital device
(2) system addon
(3) disk pack
(4) peripheral device
(5) None of these
Answer: 4
77. is the language that enable user to access or manipulate data asorganized by
appropriate data model :
(1) DML
(2) SDL
(3) DDL
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
78.The user commands that are used to interact with adatabaseis called as :
(1) Query
(2) Interaction
(3) Command
(4) Instruction
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
79.RAM can be thought of as the ......... for the computers processor :
(1) factory
(2) operating room
(3) waiting room
(4) planning room
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
80. is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware andto provide
platform for running application software :
(1) Application software
(2) System software
(3) Software
(4) Operating system
(5) None of these
Answer: 2

81.Anassemblerisusedtotranslateaprogramwrittenin
(1)alowlevellanguage
(2)machinelanguage
(3)ahighlevellanguage
(4)assemblylanguage
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
82.Theoperatingsystemcontrolsaccesstotheprocessorbyassigninga(n)toeach
taskrequiringtheprocessorsattention.
(1)CPU
(2)sliceoftime
(3)stack
(4)event
(5)Noneofthese
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Answer:2
83.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofactionsthattakesplaceduringtheboot
upprocess?
(1)LoadoperatingsystemActivateBIOSPerformPOSTCheckconfigurationsettings
(2)ActivateBIOSPerformPOSTLoadoperatingsystemCheckconfigurationsettings
(3)PerformPOSTLoadoperatingsystemActivateBIOSCheckconfigurationsettings
(4)ActivateBIOSCheckconfigurationsettingsPerformPOSTLoadoperatingsystem
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
84.UsingWindowsExplorer,aplus(+)signinfrontofafolderindicates:
(1)anopenfolder
(2)thefoldercontainssubfolders
(3)atextfile
(4)agraphicsfile
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
85.WhichofthefollowingpositionisnotavailableforfontsonMSWord?
(1)Normal
(2)Raised
(3)Lowered
(4)Centered
(5)Allareavailable
Answer:4
86.BuyNowPayLateriscommonlyusedfor:
(1)DebitCards
(2)VaultCards
(3)CreditCards
(4)Epurse
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
87.Thedifferentstylesofletteringinawordprocessingprogram
(1)font
(2)calligraphy
(3)writing
(4)manuscript
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
88.Tomovedownapageinadocument
(1)jump
(2)fly
(3)wriggle
(4)scroll
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
89.Compilerscanidentify:
(1)syntaxerrors
(2)semanticerrors
(3)logicalerrors
(4)mathematicalerrors
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
90.WhichwasthefirstScientificComputerProgrammingLanguage?
(1)COBOL
(2)LISP
(3)ADA
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(3)ADA
(4)FORTRAN
(5)JAVA
Answer:4
91.Ahardcopyofadocumentis
(1)storedintheharddisk
(2)storedonafloppy
(3)storedonaCD
(4)printedonthepaper
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
92.FlowcontrolinTCP/IPishandledusing:
(1)Urgentpointer
(2)Checksum
(3)Acknowledgementnumber
(4)Variablesizeslidingwindow
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
93.Thiscomponentisrequiredtoprocessdataintoinformationandconsistsofintegrated
circuits.
(1)Harddisk
(2)RAM
(3)CPU
(4)ROM
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
94.FromwhichmenuyoucaninsertHeaderandFooter?
(1)InsertMenu
(2)ViewMenu
(3)Formatmenu
(4)ToolsMenu
(5)EditMenu
Answer:2
95.Movesthecursoronespacetotherighttoputsspacesinbetweenwords
(1)controlkey
(2)spacebar
(3)printer
(4)mouse
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
96.Shimmer,Sparkletext,BlinkingBackgroundetc.areknownas:
(1)fontstyles
(2)fonteffects
(3)wordart
(4)texteffects
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
97.Thehorizontalandverticallinesonaworksheetarecalled:
(1)cells
(2)sheets
(3)blocklines
(4)gridlines
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
98.Thebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)isstoredin:
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98.Thebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)isstoredin:
(1)RAM
(2)ROM
(3)theCPU
(4)theharddrive
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
99.Whichofthefollowingfeaturesusuallyappliestodatainadatawarehouse?
(1)Dataareoftendeleted
(2)Mostapplicationsconsistsoftransactions
(3)Dataarerarelydeleted
(4)Relativelyfewrecordsareprocessedbyapplications
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
100.Whattypeofprogramcontrolsthevariouscomputerpartsandallowstheuserinteract
withthecomputer?
(1)Utilitysoftware
(2)Operatingsystem
(3)Wordprocessingsoftware
(4)Databaseprogram
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
101.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofconnectivity?
(1)data
(2)harddisk
(3)Internet
(4)powercord
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
102.Thecommandusedtoremovetextorgraphicsfromadocument.Theinformationisthen
storedonaclipboardsoyoucanpasteit.
(1)chop
(2)cut
(3)clip
(4)cartaway
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
103.People,procedures,software,hardware,anddataarethefivepartsofa(n):
(1)competencysystem
(2)computersystem
(3)informationsystem
(4)softwaresystem
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
104.ThefeatureofWordthatautomaticallyadjuststheamountofspacebetweencertain
combinationsofcharacterssothatanentirewordlooksmoreevenlyspaced.Whatisthat
featurecalled?
(1)Spacing
(2)Scaling
(3)Kerning
(4)Positioning
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
105.Whichofthefollowingstatementiswrong?
(1)WindowsXPisanoperatingsystem
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(1)WindowsXPisanoperatingsystem
(2)LinuxisownedandsoldbyMicrosoft
(3)PhotoshopisagraphicaldesigntoolbyAdobe
(4)Linuxisfreeandopensourcesoftware
(5)Noneoftheabove
Answer:2
106.Aphenomenoninvirtualmemoryschemesinwhichtheprocessorspendsmostofthe
timeswappingpagesratherthanexecutinginstructionsis:
(1)loading
(2)swapping
(3)thrashing
(4)aging
(5)digging
Answer:3
107.GivethenameoftheLinearlistinwhichelementscanbeaddedatendsbutnotinthe
middle:
(1)Array
(2)Queue
(3)Tree
(4)CircularQueue
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
108.Flipflopisthebasicstructureofthedevice:
(1)Harddisk
(2)Memory
(3)Cells
(4)Speakers
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
109.Whatisaspecializedsoftwareprogramthatallowsinputandoutputdevicesto
communicatewiththerestofthecomputersystem?
(1)Utilitydriver
(2)Utilityprogram
(3)Datacompressionutility
(4)Devicedriver
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
110.Whenassigningashortcutkeytoasymbol,youshouldalwaystrytoselectakeyorkey
combinationthatis:
(1)unassigned
(2)Locatedonthetenkeypadsectionofyourkeyboard.
(3)Assignedtoanothertask.
(4)Fromthesamefontfamilyasthesymbol.
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
111.WhichAmericanComputerCompanyiscalledbigblue?
(1)Microsoft
(2)CompaqCorp
(3)IBM
(4)TandySevenson
(5)HewlettPackard
Answer:3
112.Adumbterminalhas:
(1)Anembeddedmicroprocessor
(2)Extensivememory
(3)Independentprocessing
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(3)Independentprocessing
(4)Akeyboardandscreen
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
113.Whichofthefollowingisasoftwareselectioncriteria?
(1)Appropriateness
(2)Efficiency
(3)Compatibility
(4)Alloftheabove
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
114.Whichofthefollowingmemoriesneedsrefresh?
(1)SRAM
(2)DRAM
(3)ROM
(4)Allofabove
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
115.ispaperlessdocumenttransferbetweencompanies.
(1)EFT
(2)EDI
(3)ETS
(4)RTGS
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
116.TheswitchingdevicesusedinFirstGenerationcomputerswere:
(1)Transistors
(2)SSIchips
(3)VLSIchips
(4)VacuumTubes
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
117.TheVirtualMemoryislocatedlogically:
(1)intheCPU
(2)inmainmemory
(3)inbetweenCPUandprimarymemory
(4)intheHarddisk
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
118.Asoftwareusedtoconvertsourceprograminstructionstoobjectinstructionisknownas:
(1)Compiler
(2)Assembler
(3)Interpreter
(4)Languageprocessor
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
119.Thesubjectofcyberneticsdealswiththescienceof:
(1)Genetics
(2)Controlandcommunications
(3)Molecularbiology
(4)Biochemistry
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
120.WAISstandsfor:
(1)WideAreaIntellectualService
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(1)WideAreaIntellectualService
(2)WebAccessInformationsystem
(3)WorldwideApplicationofIntelligentSystem
(4)WideAreaInformationService
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
121.Correctingerrorsinaprogramisreferredtoas
(1)debugging
(2)bugging
(3)rectifying
(4)modifying
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
122.Whichtypeofprocessingspeedmeasurementisusedprimarilywithsupercomputers?
(1)Flops
(2)Fractionsofsecond
(3)Gigahertz
(4)MIPS
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
123.Whatisthetermassociatedwiththesecondpartofanemailaddress?
(1)Localaddress
(2)Eightcharacterslong
(3)Username
(4)Domainname
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
124.Bold,Italic,Regularareknownas:
(1)fontstyles
(2)fonteffects
(3)wordart
(4)texteffects
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
125.Thisisagroupofserversthatshareworkandmaybeabletobackeachotherupif
oneserverfails.
(1)Channelbank
(2)Cluster
(3)Tigerteam
(4)Serverlessbackup
(5)Logicalunit
Answer:2
126.SmartCardis:
(1)SpecialpurposeCards
(2)MicroprocessorCards
(3)Processingunitcontainsmemoryforstoringdata
(4)Processingunitforsoftwarehandling
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
127.AscreenelementofMSWordthatisusuallylocatedbelowthetitlebarthatprovides
categorizedoptionsis:
(1)Menumar
(2)ToolBar
(3)StatusBar
(4)Alloftheabove
(5)Noneofthese
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(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
128.Whichkeyscanbeusedtogetherwithotherkeysforspecialtasks?
(1)Insert,Delete
(2)Ctrl,Shift
(3)LeftArrow,RightArrow
(4)Pageup,PageDown
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
129.Datarelatedcrimedoesnotincorporate:
(1)DataDidling
(2)DataSpying
(3)DataLeakage
(4)DataMining
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
130.DOSfloppydiskdoesnothave:
(1)ABootRecord
(2)AFileAllocationTable
(3)ARootDirectory
(4)VirtualMemory
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
131.Adiskonwhichyoustoreinformation
(1)plate
(2)datadisk
(3)paperdisk
(4)TVdisk
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
132.Letsyouleaveascreenorprogram
(1)boot
(2)programs
(3)exit
(4)text
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
133.TheoperatingsystemdoesallofthefollowingEXCEPT:
(1)provideawayfortheusertointeractwiththecomputer.
(2)managethecentralprocessingunit(CPU).
(3)managememoryandstorage.
(4)enableuserstoperformaspecifictasksuchasdocumentediting.
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
134.MSDOSisaoperatingsystem.
(1)pointandclick
(2)userfriendly
(3)commanddriven
(4)Mac
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
135.Proceduresaretypicallydocumentedinmanualswrittenby:
(1)computerspecialists
(2)endusers
(3)Microsoft
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(3)Microsoft
(4)serviceproviders
(5)Noneofthese
]
Answer:1
136.Whatdeletestheentirefileexceptthefilestructure?
(1)ERASE
(2)DELETE
(3)ZAP
(4)PACK
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
137.takesoneline,checksitforerrorsandthenexecutesit.
(1)Assembler
(2)Interpreter
(3)Loader
(4)Complier
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
138.ArtificialIntelligenceisassociatedwithwhichgeneration?
(1)FirstGeneration
(2)SecondGeneration
(3)ThirdGeneration
(4)FifthGeneration
(5)SixthGeneration
Answer:4
139.Timeduringwhichajobisprocessedbythecomputeris:
(1)Delaytimes
(2)Realtime
(3)Executiontime
(4)Downtime
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
140.Whichofthefollowingisnotaninputdevice?
(1)OCR
(2)Opticalscanners
(3)Voicerecognitiondevice
(4)COM(ComputerOutputtoMicrofilm)
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
141.Inlatestgenerationcomputers,theinstructionsareexecuted:
(1)Parallelonly
(2)Sequentiallyonly
(3)Bothsequentiallyandparallel
(4)Allofabove
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
142.Atechniqueusedbycodestoconvertananalogsignalintoadigitalbitstreamisknown
as:
(1)Pulsecodemodulation
(2)Pulsestretcher
(3)Queryprocessing
(4)Queuemanagement
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
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143.Thenumberofbitsthatcanbetransmittedoveranetworkinacertainperiodoftime:
(1)Latency
(2)Delay
(3)Bandwidth
(4)Baud
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
144.Linuxpartitionsarecreatedusingthefilesystem:
(1)FAT
(2)FAT32
(3)EXT3
(4)NTFS
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
145.WhichofthefollowingdatastructureiswidelyusedinanetworkmodelRDBMS?
(1)Arrays
(2)trees
(3)graphs
(4)stacks
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
146.ThescientistwhodevelopedtheideaoftheWWWis:
(1)JamesGosling
(2)TimBernsLee
(3)AndrewTannenbaum
(4)LinusTorvalds
(5)BillGates
Answer:2
147.Whatwasthedatatransmissionmethodinwhichbidirectionaldataflowisallowed?
(1)Simplex
(2)Duplex
(3)Analog
(4)Singlesidemode
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
148.Tocheckthepresenceofacomputerinthenetwork,usethecommand:
(1)ping
(2)cmd
(3)check
(4)ipconfig
(5)connect
Answer:1
149.Thewordprocessingtaskassociatedwithchangingtheappearanceofadocumentis:
(1)Editing
(2)Writing
(3)Formatting
(4)Allofabove
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
150.Easytouse
(1)userfriendly
(2)select
(3)helpful
(4)everready
(5)Noneofthese
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Answer:1
151.Commandsatthetopofascreensuchas:FILEEDITFONTTOOLStooperateand
changethingswithinprograms
(1)menubar
(2)toolbar
(3)userfriendly
(4)wordprocessor
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
152.Anythingwrittenonthescreen
(1)cursor
(2)text
(3)folder
(4)boot
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
153.Whichofthefollowingisnotthemajorfunctionofacomputer?
(1)Processingdataintoinformation
(2)Storingdataorinformation
(3)Gatheringdata
(4)Analysingdataorinformation
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
154.Amethodofexecutingtwoormoreprogramsconcurrentlyusingthesamecomputer
describe:
(1)multiprocessing
(2)multiprogramming
(3)virtualprocessing
(4)timesharing
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
155.Whenyousavetoyourdatawillremainintactevenwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.
(1)RAM
(2)motherboard
(3)secondarystoragedevice
(4)primarystoragedevice
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
156.Aonetimepasswordis:
(1)onethatchangeseverytimeitisused
(2)onethatisassignedonceandnotchangedatall.
(3)onethatcanbeusedonlyataparticulartimeoftheday
(4)onethatisassignedforallsessionthatstartsataparticulartime
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
157.Ahardwareinterfacethatallowsfortheconnectionofseveralperipheraldevicestoa
singlePCIboard.
(1)SCSI
(2)SATA
(3)ATA
(4)PCI
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
158.isalanguage,insteadofusingnumbersprogrammersbeganusingEnglishlike
abbreviations(Mnemonics)torepresenttheelementaryoperations.
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abbreviations(Mnemonics)torepresenttheelementaryoperations.
(1)Machinelanguage
(2)Mnemonicslanguage
(3)Assemblylevellanguage
(4)Highlevellanguage
(5)Noneofthethese
Answer:3
159.Encryptiondecryptionarefunctionsof:
(1)Transportlayer
(2)Sessionlayer
(3)Presentationlayer
(4)Alloftheabove
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
160.Theprocessofbuildingamodelthatdemonstratethefeaturesofaproposedproduct,
serviceorsystemiscalleda:
(1)JAD
(2)RAD
(3)templating
(4)prototyping
(5)TAD
Answer:4
161.Memory,alsocalledrandomaccessmemory,orRAM.
(1)containstheelectroniccircuitsthatcauseprocessingtooccur
(2)makestheinformationresultingfromprocessingavailableforuse
(3)allowsdata,programs,commands,anduserresponsestobeenteredintoacomputer
(4)consistsofelectroniccomponentsthatstoredata
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
162.Arepresentapproximatelyonebillionmemorylocations.
(1)kilobyte
(2)megabyte
(3)gigabyte
(4)terabyte
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
163.Aninterrupthandlerisa(n):
(1)locationinmemorythatkeepstrackofrecentlygeneratedinterrupts.
(2)peripheraldevice.
(3)utilityprogram.
(4)specialnumericcodethatindicatesthepriorityofarequest
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
164.AllofthefollowingarestepsinvolvedinthebootprocessEXCEPT:
(1)loadtheoperatingsystemintoRAM.
(2)thepoweronselftest.
(3)activatethebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS).
(4)loadapplicationprograms.
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
165.Aportthatallows8bitsatatimetobetransmittedsimultaneouslyisa(n).
(1)dedicatedport
(2)parallelport
(3)SCSIport
(4)USBport
(5)Noneofthese
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Answer:2
166.WhichofthesetermsreferstothefeatureofanOSthatallowsasinglecomputerto
processthetasksofseveralusersatdifferentstations,inroundrobinfashion?
(1)Multiprocessing
(2)Multiprogramming
(3)Multitasking
(4)Timeprocessing
(5)Timesharing
Answer:5
167.Aprogramwhichhelpscreatewrittendocumentsandletsyougobackandmake
correctionsasnecessary
(1)spreadsheet
(2)personalwriter
(3)wordprinter
(4)wordprocessor
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
168.Screenthatcomesonwhenyouturnonyourcomputerthatshowsalltheicons
(1)desktop
(2)facetoface
(3)viewer
(4)viewspace
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
169.Aplacethatausercancreatetostorefiles
(1)cursor
(2)text
(3)folder
(4)boot
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
170.Electronicpensareusedwiththemousetowriteonaslideinwhichview?
(1)Master
(2)SlideSorter
(3)SlideShow
(4)Normal
(5)Printpreview
Answer:3
171.Whenyouinsertapictureandadjusttheheight,Wordautomaticallyadjuststheto
maintainthecorrectproportion.
(1)pixelsize
(2)resolution
(3)screensize
(4)width
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
172.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthestepsinthemachinecycle?
(1)Execute
(2)Store
(3)Decode
(4)Pipelining
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
173.HowmanyperipheraldevicescanbeconnectedtoasingleSCSIport?
(1)1
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(1)1
(2)8
(3)16
(4)32
(5)64
Answer:2
174.Thefourstepprocessoffetch,decode,execute,andstoreiscalleda(n):
(1)machinecycle
(2)instructioncycle
(3)arithmeticoperation
(4)logicaloperation
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
175.AllofthefollowingareTRUEregardingvirtualmemoryEXCEPT:
(1)anyamountofRAMcanbeallocatedtovirtualmemory.
(2)thesettingfortheamountofharddrivespacetoallocatetovirtualmemorycan
bemanuallychanged.
(3)thistemporarystorageiscalledtheswapfileorpagefile.
(4)virtualmemoryisphysicalspaceontheharddrive.
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
176.Theoperatingsystemisthemostcommontypeofsoftware.
(1)communication
(2)application
(3)system
(4)wordprocessing
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
177.Thehumanreadableversionofaprogramiscalled
(1)sourcecode
(2)programcode
(3)humancode
(4)systemcode
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
178.Dataareinclient/servercomputing.
(1)neversenttotheclientmachine
(2)sentinverylargesectionstosaveprocessingtime
(3)sentonlyupontheclientsrequest
(4)sentincompletecopiesfortheclienttofilterandsort
(5)sentfromtheclienttotheserverforprocessing
Answer:3
179.Thetotalsetofinterlinkedhypertextdocumentsworldwideis:
(1)HTT
(2)Browser
(3)WWW
(4)B2B
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
180.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthethreeMailMergeHelpersteps?
(1)Mergethetwofiles
(2)Createthemaindocument
(3)Setthemailinglistparameters
(4)Createthedatasource
(5)Noneofthese
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Answer:3
181.Whichisthepartofacomputerthatonecantouchandfeel?
(1)Programs
(2)Software
(3)Hardware
(4)Output
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
182.Acommandtogetafileyouworkedonfromthememorywhereitwasstored
(1)close
(2)delete
(3)open
(4)getit
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
183.Thereareseveralsecuritydevicesusedtostopindividualsfromexploitingyoursystem.
Whichofthefollowingisusedinconjunctionwithafirewall?
(1)Proxyserver
(2)Intrusiondetectionsystem
(3)Terminalserver
(4)Webserver
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
184.Arrayis
(1)Lineardatastructure
(2)nonlineardatastructure
(3)simpledatastructure
(4)complexdatastructure
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
185.Acomputercheckstheofusernamesandpasswordsforamatchbeforegranting
access.
(1)website
(2)network
(3)backupfile
(4)database
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
186.WhichofthefollowingisthelatestversionofMSWord?
(1)Word2000
(2)Word2007
(3)Word2010
(4)Word2011
(5)Word2012
Answer:3
187.Intheonlineworldofelectroniccommerce,whatdotheinitialsCEMstandsfor?
(1)CostlyECommerceMarketing
(2)CustomerExperienceManagement
(3)CustomerExperienceMisleading
(4)CostEstimatesareMindBoggling
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
188.Whattypeofprogramcontrolsthevariouscomputerpartsandallowstheuserinteract
withthecomputer?
(1)Utilitysoftware
(2)Operatingsystem
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(2)Operatingsystem
(3)Wordprocessingsoftware
(4)Databaseprogram
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
189.Whichofthefollowingtransmissionsystemsprovidethehighestdataratetoinindividual
device?
(1)computerbus
(2)telephonelines
(3)voiceandmode
(4)leaselines
Answer:1
190.Thecombinationoftheoperatingsystemandtheprocessorisreferredtoasthe
computers:
(1)CPU
(2)platform
(3)BIOS
(4)CMOS
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
191.Theoperatingsystemallowsuserstoorganizethecomputerscontentsin
ahierarchicalstructureofdirectoriesthatincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT:
(1)files
(2)folders
(3)drives
(4)systems
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
192.Leavesofwhichofthefollowingtreesareatthesamelevel?
(1)Binarytree
(2)Btree
(3)AVLtree
(4)Expressiontree
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
193.Thetransformationofamessageintoanencodedformisknownas:
(1)Mnemonics
(2)Encoding
(3)Encryption
(4)Decoding
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
194.Firewallsareusedtoprotectagainst
(1)UnauthorizedAttacks
(2)VirusAttacks
(3)DataDrivenAttacks
(4)FireAttacks
(5)Allofthese
Answer:1
195.Autocorrectwasoriginallydesignedtoreplacewordsasyoutype.
(1)Short,repetitive
(2)Grammaticallyincorrect
(3)Misspelled
(4)Half
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
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196.Ensuringthattheessentialperipheraldevicesareattachedandoperationalisthe
process.
(1)configuration
(2)CMOS
(3)POST
(4)ROM
(5)check
Answer:3
197.Theuniquesignal,generatedbyadevice,thattellstheoperatingsystemthatitisinneed
ofimmediateattentioniscalledan:
(1)action
(2)event.
(3)interrupt
(4)activity
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
198.Beforeapackagecanbeusedinajavaprogramitmustbe
(1)executed
(2)referenced
(3)imported
(4)declared
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
199.Thedefinitionofthrashingis:
(1)swappingdatabetweenvirtualmemoryandRAMtoofrequently.
(2)insufficientharddiskspace.
(3)toomanyprocessorsbeingmanagedbytheoperatingsystem.
(4)inaccurateinformationstoredintheregistry
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
200.Theprimarydevicethatacomputerusestostoreinformation
(1)register
(2)storehouse
(3)desk
(4)harddrive
(5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
201.Whichofthefollowingisadisadvantageofmachinelanguage?1)MachineDependent
2)SlowerExecution
3)MachineIndependent
4)ItrequiresTranslation
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
202.AndroidOperatingsystemisanexampleofwhichkindofSourceModel?1)OpenSource
2)VerticalMarketSoftware
3)HorizontalMarketSoftware
4)Shareware
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
203.Cachememoryisanexampleofwhichofthefollowing?1)VirtualMemory
2)NonVolatileMemory
3)StaticRandomAccessMemory
4)SecondaryMemory
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
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204.Asoftwarethatisnotprotectedbycopyrightortrademarkis......1)Vertical
MarketSoftware
2)PublicDomainSoftware
3)SharewareSoftware
4)Trialware
5)Adware
Answer:2
205.WhichofthefollowingprogramminglanguagesisassociatedwithArtificialIntelligence?1)
C
2)B
3)C++
4)JAVA
5)PROLOG
Answer:5
206.AltaVistaisa(n)1)WindowsUtility
2)Searchengine
3)Program
4)Antivirus
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
207.ThetermHardcopyisrelatedto:1)StoringdataonHardDisk
2)OutputdisplayedonMonitor
3)ScannedImage
4)Printouts
5)Noneoftheabove
Answer:4
208.MIMEisanacronymfor....1)MultiprogrammingInternetMailExtension
2)MulticastingInternetMailExtension
3)MultipleInternetMailExtension
4)MultipurposeInternetMailExtension
5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
209.AnycrimethatinvolvesaComputerandaNetworkiscalled:1)Virus
2)Malware
3)TrojanHorse
4)Cybercrime
5)IdentityTheft
Answer:4
210.Whichofthefollowinggenerationcomputersisreferredtoanexpertsystem?1)2nd
2)1st
3)4th
4)3rd
5)5th
Answer:5
211)..........isasetofinstructions.1)Hardware
2)Code
3)Language
4)Program
5)Alltheabove
Answer:4
212.Whichofthefollowingisthekeyboardshortcutforpermanentdeletionofafile/folderin
windows?
1)Del.
2)Shift+Del.
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2)Shift+Del.
3)Ctrl+Del.
4)Alt+Enter
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
213.WhichofthefollowingisanObjectOrientedProgrammingLanguage?1)C
2)Java
3)C++
4)Both2and3
5)Both1and2
Answer:4
214.ThepopularnameforInformationSuperHighwayis:1)Intranet
2)Extranet
3)VirtualPrivateNetwork
4)MAN
5)Internet
Answer:5
215.Encryptionisprimarilyusedin:1)ComputerProcessing
2)Fileretention
3)Datacommunication
4)DataStorage
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
216.Themainfolderonastoragedeviceiscalled.....1)Rootdirectory
2)Interface
3)Devicedriver
4)Platform
5)Maindirectory
Answer:1
217.Toprotectthecomputerfromhackerintrusions,.....mustbeinstalled.1)Firewall
2)Mailer
3)Script
4)YahooMessenger
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
218.Whichofthefollowingisusedtoreadhandwrittenorprintedtexttomakeadigitalimage
thatisstoredinmemory?1)Printer
2)Laserbeam
3)Scanner
4)Touchpad
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
219.Aprogramdesignedtodestroydataonthecomputerwhichcantraveltoinfectother
computersiscalleda.....1)Hurricane
2)Infector
3)Disease
4)Virus
5)None
Answer:4
220.Thesaurusoptionisavailablein.....menu.1)Pagelayout
2)References
3)Review
4)View
5)Layout
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Answer:3
221.BluRaydiskisanexampleofa(n)....1)Harddisk
2)MagneticDisk
3)OpticalDisk
4)OutputDevice
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
222.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutNamebox?1)Itappearsattheleftoftheformulabar
2)Itappearsbelowthemenubar
3)Itshowsthelocationsoftheactivecell.
4)Both1and3
5)Both2and3
Answer:4
223.Whichofthefollowingisknownasnonvolatilememory?1)HardDisk
2)FloppyDisk
3)CDROM
4)DVDROM
5)Alltheabove
Answer:5
224.Autocorrectfunctionoptionispresentin.....menuofMSWord.1)View
2)Insert
3)Format
4)Tools
5)Table
Answer:4
225.WhichofthefollowingisanothernameforpreprogrammedformulainExcel?1)Range
2)Graph
3)Function
4)Cell
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
226.ALUworksontheinstructionsheldin.......1)Notebook
2)Registers
3)Notepad
4)Clipboard
5)I/ODevices
Answer:2
227.Toseethedocumentbeforetheprintoutistaken,use.......1)InsertTable
2)Paste
3)FormatPainter
4)Cut
5)PrintPreview
Answer:5
228.....helpscreate,manipulateandanalyzedataarrangedinrowsandcolumns?1)
ApplicationPackage
2)WordProcessingPackage
3)OutliningPackage
4)OutlineProcessors
5)SpreadsheetPackage
Answer:5
229.Aregisterthatkeepstrackofthenextinstructiontobeexecutediscalleda(n):1)Data
Register
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Register
2)InstructionRegister
3)ActionRegister
4)ProgramCounter
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
230.Whichofthefollowingisthefeaturethatkeepstrackoftherightmargin?1)Findand
Replace
2)DraggedRight
3)Ruler
4)RightJustified
5)LeftJustified
Answer:4
231.Anetworkwhichconnectscitiesorstatesisknownas:1)LAN
2)CAN
3)PAN
4)VPN
5)MAN
Answer:5
232.Whichofthefollowingallowsyoutoinsertgraphicsintoaworddocument?1)Callouts
2)Flowcharts
3)BasicShapes
4)Alloftheabove
5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
233.Anemailaddressconsistsof:1)Domainname2)Username
3)Usernamefollowedbypassword
4)Domainnamefollowedbyusername
5)Usernamefollowedbydomainname
Answer:5
234.ERPisanacronymfor:1)EnterpriseRetirementPlanning
2)EnterpriseRelationshipPlanning
3)EnterpriseResourcePlanning
4)EnterpriseReorderPlanning
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
235.......isthestorageareaforemails.1)Folder
2)Mailbox
3)Directory
4)HardDisk
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
236.ThreetypesofCompactdisksincludeCDROM,CDRand......1)CDW
2)CDRAM
3)CDDVD
4)CDRW
5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
237.Collectingpersonalinformationandeffectivelyposingasanotherindividualisknownas:
1)Spooling
2)Spoofing
3)Hacking
4)IdentityTheft
5)Noneofthese
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Answer:2
238.Whichofthefollowingcontrolsthemannerofinteractionbetweentheuserandthe
operatingsystem?1)LanguageTranslator
2)Platform
3)UserInterface
4)Icon
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
239.WhichofthefollowingbestdefinesEmbeddedsystem?1)Aprogramthatcomeswrapped
inabox
2)Aprogramthatispermanentpartofacomputer
3)Acomputerthatisapartofalargercomputer
4)Acomputerandsoftwaresystemthatcontrolsamachine
5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
240.The..........Settingsareautomaticandstandard.1)Default
2)CPU
3)Peripheral
4)Userfriendly
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1

241.Whichofthefollowingpowerpointviewdisplayseachslideofthepresentationasa
thumbnailandisusefulforrearrangingslides?1)Slideshow
2)Slidemaster
3)Slidesorter
4)NotesPage
5)DesignSlide
Answer:3
242.Asetofrulesfortellingthecomputerwhatoperationstoperformis/arecalled:1)
Structures
2)ProceduralLanguage
3)CommandLanguage
4)NaturalLanguage
5)ProgrammingLanguage
Answer:5
243.Devicesthatenterinformationandletyoucommunicatewiththecomputerarecalled:1)
Software
2)Hardware
3)OutputDevices
4)Input/Outputdevices
5)InputDevices
Answer:5
244.Thespeedofwhichofthefollowingmemorychipsisfaster?1)NotFixed
2)DRAM
3)SRAM
4)ForsmallerchipsSRAMisfaster
5)ForlargerchipsDRAMisfaster
Answer:3
245.MaheshBabuhashiscutechildhoodphotosinanalbumwhichmightfadeoutinacouple
ofyears,whichhewantstoshowittohisfansbyuploadingitinhistwitteraccount.Whichof
thefollowingdevicescanheusetodothat?1)Keyboard
2)Mouse
3)Printer
4)Scanner
5)Noneofthese
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Answer:4
246.Whichofthefollowingisnotasocialnetworkingsite?1)WAYN
2)Hi5
3)Orkut
4)Yahoo
5)Facebook
Answer:4
247.IntheURLhttps://twitter.com,whatdoes's'representin'https'?1)Safe
2)System
3)Startup
4)Semantic
5)Secured
Answer:5
248.WhichamongthefollowingisthefileextensionforWordDocuments?1).xls
2).ppt
3).docx
4).worddoc
5)None
Answer:3
249.LinuxOperatingsystemisanexampleofwhichofthefollowing?1)Freeware
2)OpenSourceSoftware
3)Shareware
4)Complimentary
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
250.Adevicethatconnectstoanetworkwithouttheuseofacableissaidtobe:1)Distributed
2)NonWired
3)Centralised
4)Opensource
5)Wireless
Answer:5
251.Whichofthefollowingsoftwareapplicationswouldbemostappropriateforperforming
StatisticalandNumericalcalculations:
1)DocumentProcessor
2)GraphicsPackageII
3)PowerPoint
4)Spreadsheet
5)MetaProcessor
Answer:4
252.Removingandreplacingdeviceswithoutturningoffthecomputerisreferredtoas:1)
SearchEngines
2)OperatingSystem
3)Software
4)ResourceLocators
5)PlugnPlay
Answer:5
253.Mr.Prashanthhasasongsungbyhimonthedesktop,intheCdrive,andalsointheD
drive.Thisscenarioincomputerlanguageisgenerallyreferredtoas:1)DataRedundancy
2)MultipleDataPlaces
3)VariousFilePlaces
4)DataInconsistency
5)DataIndependent
Answer:1
254.WhatisaFirewall?1)AwalltoprotectagainstFire
2)Asoftwaretoprotectfromcomputerhackerintrusions
3)Asoftwaretodestroycomputer
4)Awalltomakepartitionsincomputer
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4)Awalltomakepartitionsincomputer
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
255.ChiranjeevisentamailtoPavanKalyanbyputtinghisemailaddressin'Cc'andto
Nagababubyputtinghisemailaddressin'Bcc'.Whichofthefollowingistruebasedonthe
givenscenario?1)PavanKalyancanviewtheemailaddressofChiranjeeviandNagababu
2)NagababucanviewtheemailaddressofPavanKalyan&Chiranjeevi
3)PavanKalyancanviewtheemailaddressofNagababuonly
4)Both1and2
5)Noneofthemistrue
Answer:2
256.Whendatachangesinmultiplelistsandalllistsarenotupdated,thiscauses:1)Data
PopulationProblem
2)DataReduction
3)DataInduction
4)DataOverload
5)DataInconsistency
Answer:5
257.Thelegalrighttousesoftwarebasedonspecificrestrictionsisgrantedviaa:1)Software
privacypolicy
2)SoftwareLicense
3)Softwarepasswordmanager
4)Softwarelog
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
258.Whichofthefollowingisnotanoperatingsystem?1)Windows2000
2)DOS
3)Windows7
4)MacOsXLion
5)Google
Answer:5
259.FindtheMisMatchedpair.1)ChromeGoogle
2)OperaOperaSoftware
3)InternetExplorerMicrosoft
4)SafariNetScapeCommunications
5)Noneofthese
Answer:4
260.WhatisthefullformofRISC?1)ReducedInstructionSetComputing
2)ReformedInstructionSystemComputing
3)ReducedInformationSystemComputing
4)RestorationofInformationinSystemComputing
5)ReducedInstructionSectCode
Answer:1
261.ThecommonnameforModulatorandDemodulatoris:1)Modem
2)Joiner
3)Networker
4)Connecter
5)Momdom
Answer:1
262.Inordertodeleteasentencefromadocumentyouwoulduse.......1)Highlightandcopy
2)CutandPaste
3)CopyandPaste
4)HighlightandDelete
5)SelectandPaste
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Answer:4
263.WhatisthekeyboardshortcutforSlideShowinPowerpoint?:1)F4
2)F8
3)F9
4)F5
5)F12
Answer:4
264.A......isadesigntoolthatgraphicallyshowsthelogicinasolutionalgorithm.1)Flowchart
2)HierarchyChart
3)StructureChart
4)ContextDiagram
5)None
Answer:1
265.ThejustificationthatalignstextonbothmarginsofadocumentinWordis......
1)Justify
2)Bold
3)Centre
4)Right
5)Balanced
Answer:1
266.TheOpen,PrintandSaveButtonsarealllocatedonthe......1)StatusBar
2)FormattingToolbar
3)StandardToolbar
4)Titlebar
5)StatusandTitlebars
Answer:3
267.SMPSinacomputerstandsfor?1)SwitchedModePowerSupply
2)SimpleModePowerSupply
3)SimpleModePowerSystem
4)SwitchedMenuPowerSupply
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
268.Theprocessoftransforminginformationusinganalgorithmtomakeitunreadableby
anyoneisusuallyreferredtoas:
1)Decryption
2)Encryption
3)AlphabetCoding
4)Encrography
5)Deptography
Answer:2
269......isatypeofRAMthatstoreseachbitofdatainaseparatecapacitorwithinan
integratedcircuitmakingitanefficientwaytostoredatainmemory.
1)DRAM
2)PRAM
3)NRAM
4)NORAM
5)None
Answer:1
270.AcomputernetworkthatusesInternetprotocoltechnologytoshareinformation,
Operationalsystem,withinanorganizationisusuallyreferredtoas
1)Internet
2)MAN
3)PAN
4)NPN
5)Intranet
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5)Intranet
Answer:5
271.Whatisthesymbolforattachmentsinyahoomail?1)Envelope
2)LetterA
3)PaperClip
4)Pen
5)None
Answer:3
272.WhichofthefollowingcomputersisusedinScientificresearches?1)SuperComputers
2)MainFrame
3)Laptop
4)MicroComputers
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
273.Winzipisanexampleof:1)Freeware
2)Shareware
3)OpenSource
4)VerticalMarketSoftware
5)None
Answer:1
274............isthesciencethatattemptstoproducemachinesthatdisplaythesametypeof
intelligencethathumansdo1)Nanoscience
2)Nanotechnology
3)Simulation
4)Artificialintelligence(AI)
5)None
Answer:4
275.COBOLisanacronymfor.............1)CommonBusinessOrientedLanguage
2)ComputerBusinessOrientedLanguage
3)CommonBusinessOperatedLanguage
4)CommonBusinessOrganizedLanguage
5)Noneofthese
Answer:1
276.Thehumanreadableversionofasoftwareprogramiscalled:1)cache
2)instructionset
3)sourcecode
4)wordsize
5)Noneofthese
Answer:3
277.WhichofthefollowingisnotaprogramminglanguagewithObjectOrientedFeatures?
1)COBRA
2)ABAP
3)C++
4)C#
5)C
Answer:5
278.WhichofthefollowingprogramminglanguageisfavouredforArtificialIntelligence?
1)ABAP
2)COBOL
3)LISP
4)JAVA
5)C#
Answer:3
279.ThequickestandeasiestwayinWord,tolocateaparticularwordorphraseina
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279.ThequickestandeasiestwayinWord,tolocateaparticularwordorphraseina
document1)Replace
2)Find
3)Lookup
4)Search
5)Noneofthese
Answer:2
280.Whatsymbolispresentonthenumberkey'2'onthekeyboard?1)!
2)%
3)^
4)@
5)*
Answer:4

281.Adigitalcommunicationsystemcapableofinterconnecting,alargenumberofcomputers,
terminalsandotherperipheraldeviceswithinalimitedgeographicalareaiscalled1.LAN
2.WAN
3.Internet
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
282.Asecondarystoragedevicethatusesalongplasticstripcoatedwithamagneticmaterial
asarecordingmediumis1.Magnetictape
2.Compactdisk
3.Harddisk
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
283.AnEmailprotocolforstorage,managementandchange,especiallyincorporate
offices1.Messagehandlingservice
2.Postalservices
3.Datastorage
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
284.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofstoredprograms?
1.Reliability
2.Reductioninoperationcosts
3.Thecomputersbecominggeneralpurpose
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
285.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueforprimarystorage?1.ItisapartoftheCPU
2.Itallowsveryfastaccessofdata
3.Itisrelativelymoreexpensivethenotherstoragedevices.
4.Canberemovedandtransported.
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:1
286.FunctionofcontrolunitintheCPUis1.Todecodeprograminstructions
2.Totransferdatatoprimarystorage
3.Toperformlogicaloperations
4.Tostoreprograminstructions
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:4
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287.Electronicspreadsheetsareusefulinsituationwhererelatively..........datamustbeinput1.
Small
2.Large
3.No
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneistrue
Answer:1
288.Alistofoptionsfromwhichaprogramusercanselectanyoneinordertoperforma
desiredactionisreferredas1.Menu
2.Index
3.Directory
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:2
289.Amethodwherebymessagestobetransmittedbetweencomputersareallsenttoa
centralcomputer,whichgathersthemandroutesthemtotheappropriatedestination(s)is
knownas
1.Messageswitching
2.Messagedelete
3.Messageaccept
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
290.Whichofthefollowingdescribeoneormorecharacteristicsofamodemcomputer?
1.Anelectronicdevice
2.Amechanicaldevice
3.Aelectromechanicaldevice
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
291.Combiningrecordsfromtwoormoreorderedfilesintoasingleorderedfileiscalled1.
Menu
2.Merging
3.Taking
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
292.Theascendingorderofadatahierarchyis1.Bitbyterecordfieldfiledatabase
2.Bytebitfieldrecordfiledatabase
3.Bytebitrecordfilefielddatabase
4.Bitbytefieldrecordfiledatabase
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:2
293.ALSIchipcontainstheentireCPUofcomputerexceptmainmemoryiscalled1.
Microprocessor
2.Harddisk
3.Inputdevice
4.Outputdevice
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:4
294.Astoragemediumthatlosesitscontentsintheeventofpowerfailureiscalled1.Volatile
storage
2.Nonvolatilestorage
3.Permanentstorage
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
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5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
295.Onemillionthofasecondisreferredas1.Microsecond
2.Millisecond
3.Hour
4.Minute
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:1
296.Alternatefacilitiesofprograms,datafiles,hardwareequipments,etc.usedincasethe
originaloneisdestroyed,lost,orfailtooperateis
1.Backup
2.Forehead
3.Delete
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
297.Onethousandthofasecondiscalled1.Microsecond
2.Millisecond
3.Hour4.Minute
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:1
298.TheCPU(centralprocessingunit)consistsof1.Input,output,andprocessing
2.Controlunit,primarystorage,andsecondarystorage
3.Controlunit,arithmeticlogicunit,andprimarystorage
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:2
299.Theproductofdataprocessingis1.Data
2.Information
3.Software
4.Computer
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:3
300.Theinputdeviceusedbycomputeris
1.Motherboard
2.Centralprocessingunit
3.Keyboard
4.Systemunit
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:2
301.Thestructureofinterconnectingofnodesofacomputernetworkisreferredas
1.Networktopology2.Internet
3.LocalAreaNetwork
4.WideAreaNetwork
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:3
302.Nibleis1.Doubleofbyte
2.Halfofbyte
3.Tentimesofbyte
4.Fivetimesofbyte
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:1
303.Multiprogrammingisthe1.Theinterleavedexecutionoftwoormoredifferentand
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303.Multiprogrammingisthe1.Theinterleavedexecutionoftwoormoredifferentand
independentprogramsbythesamecomputer
2.Theexecutionofsinglebythedifferentcomputers
3.Theinterleavedexecutionoftwoormoredifferentandindependentprogramsbythe
differentcomputers
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:2
304.Afacilityavailableinanoperatingsystemthatallowsmultiplefunctionsfromthe
sameapplicationpackageisreferredas1.Multithreading
2.Multiprogramming
3.Multiprocessing
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
305.Narrowbandchannelisacommunicationchannels1.Thathandlelowvolumesofdata
2.Usedmainlyfortelegraphlinesandlow
speedterminals
3.Both1.and2.
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
306.FollowingistheexampleofNetwork1.LAN
2.WAN
3.Internet
4.Alltheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:4
307.Peertopeerisadescription1.Ofcommunicationsbetweentwodissimilardevices
2.Ofcommunicationsbetweentwoequaldevices
3.Ofcommunicationsbetweentwodifferentdevices
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:4
308.Nondocumentfilesare1.PureASCIIfilesthatcanbelistedforanywordprocessing
software
2.NonASCIIfilesthatcanbelistedforanywordprocessingsoftware
3.PureASCIIfilesthatcanbelistedforspecificwordprocessingsoftware
4.NonASCIIfilesthatcanbelistedforpecificwordprocessingsoftware
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:2
309.Themethodofdividingaphysicalchannelintomanylogicalchannelssothatanumberof
independentsignalsmaybesimultaneouslytransmittedonitisreferredas1.Multithreading
2.Multiprocessing
3.Multiplexing
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:2
310.Aninterconnectedcomputerconfigurationsorcomputerswithtwoormoreindependent
CPUsthathavetheabilitytosimultaneouslyexecuteseveralprogramsiscalled1.
Multithreading
2.Multiprocessing
3.Multiplexing
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:3
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Answer:3
311.Followingisnotanonimpactprinter1.Thermalprinter
2.Inkjetprinter
3.Laserprinter
4.Dotmatrixprinter
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:2
312.Anumbersystemwithabaseof8isreferredas1.Binary
2.Decimal
3.Octal
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:3
313.DevicesconvertsdigitalsignalstoSinewavesatthesendingendandbacktodigital
signalsatthereceivingendiscalled1.Modem
2.Telephone
3.Mobilephone
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:3
314.Dividingaprojectintosegmentsandsmallerunitsinordertosimplifytheanalysis,design
andprogrammingeffortisreferredas1.Monitoring
2.Modularapproach
3.Microprocessing
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
315.Thetechniquewheredigitalsignalsareconvertedtoitsanalogformfortransmissionover
ananalogfacilityiscalled1.Modulation
2.Digitization
3.Multiprocessing
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:2
316.Multiprocessorisacomputersystem1.WheremanyCPUunderacommoncontrol
2.Consistingofmorethanoneinputdevicesundercommoncontrol
3.Wheremanyoutputdevicesunder
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
317.Thepointatwhichtheflowoftextinadocumentmovestothetopofanewpage1.Page
break
2.Pageinsert
3.Pageformat
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
318.Techniquetoimplementvirtualmemorywherememoryisdividedintounitsoffixedsize
memoryis1.Paging
2.Defragments
3.Segmentation
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
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319.Anadderwhereallthebitsofthetwooperandsareaddedsimultaneously1.Parallel
adder
2.Halfadder
3.Fulladder
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
320.Anextrabitaddedtoastringofbitsthatenablesthecomputertodetectinternalerrorsin
thetransmissionofbinarydata1.Paritybit
2.Byte
3.Nibble
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
321.Passwordis1.Codebywhichausergainsaccesstoacomputersystem
2.Passforviewingmovie
3.Entrancewithoutpayingsomething
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
322.PL1(ProgrammingLanguageOne)is1.Highlevelprogramminglanguage
2.Lowlevelprogramminglanguage
3.Machinelanguage
4.Assemblylanguage
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:1
323.Pascalis1.Ahighlevelprogramminglanguage
2.NamedafterBlaisePascal
3.Namedaftermathematicianthatfacilitatesstructuredprogrammingtechniques
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
324.Storagedevicewheretimetoretrievestoredinformationisindependentofaddresswhere
itisstorediscalled1.Randomaccessmemory(RAM)
2.Primarymemory
3.Secondarymemory
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:4
325.Octalnumbersystemhasabase1.Two
2.Four
3.Eight
4.Ten
5.Alloftheabove
Answer:3
326.Sinceinputandoutputdevicesareontheedgeofthemainprocessingthereforetheyare
referredas1.Peripheraldevices
2.Processingdevices
3.Personaldevices
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:3
327.Asystemchangeovermethodwherecompletechangeovertothenewsystemtakesplace
incrementallyoveraperiodoftimeisreferredas1.Phasedreplacement
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incrementallyoveraperiodoftimeisreferredas1.Phasedreplacement
2.Blockreplacement
3.Completereplacement
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
328.Onetrillionthofasecondis1.Picosecond
2.Millesecond
3.Microsecond
4.Minute
5.Allofthese
Answer:1
329.FollowingisofNonvoastoragedevice1.Magnetictape
2.Compactdisk
3.Floppydisk
4.Alloftheabove
5.Noneofthese
Answer:1
330.Astoragemediumthatretainsitscontentsevenintheabsenceofpowerisreferredas1.
Nonvolatilestorage
2.Volatilestorage
3.Secondarystorage
4.Primarystorage
5.Noneofthese
Answer:4
331.IfawordistypedthatisnotinWordsdictionary,a___wavyunderlineappearsbelowthe
word.
(A)red
(B)green
(C)blue
(D)black
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(A)
332.The_____buttononthequickaccessToolbarallowsyoutocancelyourrecent
commandsoractions.(A)Search
(B)Cut
(C)Document
(D)Undo
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(D)
333.InExcel,anysetofcharacterscontainingaletter,hyphen,orspaceisconsidered___(A)a
formula
(B)text
(C)aname
(D)atitle
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(B)
334.________Softwareallowsuserstoperformcalculationsonrowsandcolumnsofdata.(A)
Wordprocessing
(B)Presentationgraphics
(C)DatabaseManagementSystems
(D)ElectronicSpreadsheet
(E)Noneofthese
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Ans(C)
335.A_________representapproximatelyonebillionmemorylocations.(A)kilobyte
(B)megabyte
(C)gigabyte
(D)terabyte
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(C)
336.______cellsinvolvescreatingasinglecellbycombiningtwoormoreselectedcells.(A)
Formatting
(B)Merging
(C)Embedding
(D)Splitting
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(B)
337.Theoperatingsystemisthemostcommontypeof______________software.(A)
communication
(B)application
(C)system
(D)wordprocessing
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(C)
338.Whenyouquicklypressandreleaestheleftmousebuttontwice,youare____(A)Primary
clicking
(B)pointing
(C)Doubleclicking
(D)Secondaryclicking
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(C)
339.Thehorizontalandverticallinesonaworksheetarecalled___(A)cells
(B)sheets
(C)blocklines
(D)gridlines
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(D)
340.Todeleteanincorrectcharacterinadocument,__________toerasetotherightofthe
insertionpoint.(A)presstheleftmousekey
(B)doubleclicktherightmousekey
(C)presstheBACKSPACEkey
(D)pressthedeletekey
(E)Noneofthese
Ans(D)
341.TheoperatingsystemdoesallofthefollowingEXCEPT:A.provideawayfortheuserto
interactwiththecomputer.
B.managethecentralprocessingunit(CPU).
C.managememoryandstorage.
D.enableuserstoperformaspecifictasksuchasdocumentediting.
Ans(D)
342.Duringthebootprocess,the____________looksforthesystemfiles.ACD
B.BIOS
C.CPU
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D.DVD
AnS(B)
343.____________arelistsofcommandsthatappearonthescreen.AGUIs
BIcons
CMenus
DWindows
Answer:C
344.____________istheabilityofanoperatingsystemtocontroltheactivitiesofmultiple
programsatthesametime.AMultitasking
BStreamlining
CMultiuser
DSimulcasting
Answer:A
345.Theuniquesignal,generatedbyadevice,thattellstheoperatingsystemthatitisinneed
ofimmediateattentioniscalledan:Aaction.
Bevent.
Cinterrupt.
Dactivity.
Answer:C
346.Theoperatingsystemcontrolsaccesstotheprocessorbyassigninga(n)____________to
eachtaskrequiringtheprocessorsattention.ACPU
Bsliceoftime
Cstack
Devent
Answer:B
347.Theblocksofcode,includedintheoperatingsystem,thatsoftwareapplicationsinteract
withareknownas:Aapplicationprogramminginterfaces(APIs).
Bcomplimentarymetaloxideconductors(CMOS).
Cdevicedrivers.
Dbootstraploaders.
Answer:A
348.MSDOSisa____________operatingsystem.Apointandclick
Buserfriendly
Ccommanddriven
DMac
Answer:C
349.Aninterrupthandlerisa(n):Alocationinmemorythatkeepstrackofrecentlygenerated
interrupts.
Bperipheraldevice.
Cutilityprogram.
Dspecialnumericcodethatindicatesthepriorityofarequest.
Answer:D
350.Aspoolerisa(n):Alocationinmemorythatmaintainsthecontentsofadocumentuntilit
printsout.
Bprintjob.
Cprogramthatcoordinatestheprintjobsthatarewaitingtoprint.
Dmessagesentfromtheprintertotheoperatingsystemwhenaprintjobiscompleted.
Answer:C
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351.Virtualmemoryistypicallylocated:Aonafloppydisk.
BintheCPU.
Cinaflashcard.
Dontheharddrive.
Answer:D
352.Thepurposeofaswap(orpage)fileisto:Amaintainpagesofdocumentsthatarebeing
spooledtotheprinter.
BholdaprogramsdataorinstructionsinvirtualmemorywhenitcantfitinRAM.
Cpreventthrashinginamultitaskingenvironment.
Dallowmultipleprintjobstoprinttheirpagesoutsimultaneously.
Answer:B
353.Thedefinitionofthrashingis:AswappingdatabetweenvirtualmemoryandRAMtoo
frequently.
Binsufficientharddiskspace.
Ctoomanyprocessorsbeingmanagedbytheoperatingsystem.
Dinaccurateinformationstoredintheregistry.
Answer:A
354.AllofthefollowingareTRUEofSafeModeEXCEPT:ASafeModeisaspecialdiagnostic
mode.
BSafeModeloadsallnonessentialicons.
CSafeModeallowsuserstotroubleshooterrors.
DSafeModeloadsonlythemostessentialdevices.
Answer:B
355.Verificationofaloginnameandpasswordisknownas:Aconfiguration.
Baccessibility.
Cauthentication.
Dloggingin.
Answer:C
356.Thecombinationoftheoperatingsystemandtheprocessorisreferredtoasthe
computers:ACPU.
Bplatform.
CBIOS.
DCMOS.
Answer:B
357.Thefollowingmessagegenerallymeans:Aanonsystemfloppyhasbeenleftinthefloppy
diskdrive.
BtheCDdriveisnotfunctioning.
CtheBIOSiscorrupted.
Dthereisaproblemloadingadevice.
Answer:A
358.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofactionsthattakesplaceduringtheboot
upprocess?ALoadoperatingsystem?ActivateBIOS?PerformPOST?Checkconfiguration
settings
BActivateBIOS?PerformPOST?Loadoperatingsystem?Checkconfigurationsettings
CPerformPOST?Loadoperatingsystem?ActivateBIOS?Checkconfigurationsettings
DActivateBIOS?Checkconfigurationsettings?PerformPOST?Loadoperatingsystem
Answer:B
359.AllofthefollowingarestepsinvolvedinthebootprocessEXCEPT:Aloadtheoperating
systemintoRAM.
Bthepoweronselftest.
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Cactivatethebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS).
Dloadapplicationprograms.
Answer:D
360.The____________,storedonaROMchip,isresponsibleforloadingtheoperatingsystem
fromitspermanentlocationontheharddriveintoRAM.ABIOS
BAPI
Cdevicedriver
Dsupervisorprogram
Answer:A
361.Thebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)isstoredin:ARAM.
BROM.
CtheCPU.
Dtheharddrive.
Answer:B
362.Ensuringthattheessentialperipheraldevicesareattachedandoperationalisthe
____________process.Aconfiguration
BCMOS
CPOST
DROM
Answer:C
363.Thememoryresidentportionoftheoperatingsystemiscalledthe:Aregistry.
BAPI.
CCMOS.
Dkernel.
Answer:D
364.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOToccurduringthepoweronselftest?
ATheScanDiskutilitybeginstorun.
BThevideocardandvideomemoryaretested.
CTheBIOSidentificationprocessoccurs.
DMemorychipsarecheckedtoensuretheyareworkingproperly.
Answer:A
365.AllofthefollowingareTRUEregardingvirtualmemoryEXCEPT:AanyamountofRAMcan
beallocatedtovirtualmemory.
Bthesettingfortheamountofharddrivespacetoallocatetovirtualmemorycan
bemanuallychanged.
Cthistemporarystorageiscalledtheswapfile(orpagefile).
Dvirtualmemoryisphysicalspaceontheharddrive.
Answer:A
366.Theoperatingsystemallowsuserstoorganizethecomputerscontentsina
hierarchicalstructureofdirectoriesthatincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT:Afiles.
Bfolders.
Ddrives.
Dsystems.
Answer:D
367.AllofthefollowingstatementsconcerningwindowsaretrueEXCEPT:Awindowsarean
exampleofacommanddrivenenvironment.
Bwindowscanberesizedandrepositionedonthedesktop.
Cmorethanonewindowcanbeopenatatime.
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Answer:A
368.AllofthefollowingstatementsconcerningfilesaretrueEXCEPT:AAfileisacollectionof
relatedpiecesofinformationstoredtogetherforeasyreference.
BFilescanbegeneratedfromanapplication.
CFilesarestoredinRAM.
DFilesshouldbeorganizedinfolders.
Answer:C
369.UsingWindowsExplorer,aplus(+)signinfrontofafolderindicates:Aanopenfolder.
Bthefoldercontainssubfolders.
Catextfile.
Dagraphicsfile.
Answer:B
370.InWindowsXP,ifyouwanttoseethefilesizeandmodifieddatesofallfilesinafolder,the
bestviewingoptionisthe__________view.AList
BThumbnails
CDetails
DIcon
Answer:C
371.AllofthefollowingareexamplesofrealsecurityandprivacyrisksEXCEPT:A.hackers.
B.spam.
C.viruses.
D.identitytheft.
Answer:B
372.Aprocessknownas____________isusedbylargeretailerstostudytrends.
A.datamining
B.dataselection
C.POS
D.dataconversion
Answer:A
373.____________terminals(formerlyknownascashregisters)areoftenconnectedto
complexinventoryandsalescomputersystems.
A.Data
B.Pointofsale(POS)
C.Sales
D.Query
Answer:B
374.A(n)____________systemisasmall,wirelesshandheldcomputerthatscansanitems
tagandpullsupthecurrentprice(andanyspecialoffers)asyoushop.
A.PSS
B.POS
C.inventory
D.datamining
Answer:A
375.Theabilitytorecoverandreaddeletedordamagedfilesfromacriminalscomputeris
anexampleofalawenforcementspecialtycalled:
A.robotics.
B.simulation.
C.computerforensics.
D.animation.
Answer:C
376.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefourmajordataprocessingfunctionsofa
computer?
A.gatheringdata
B.processingdataintoinformation
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C.analyzingthedataorinformation
D.storingthedataorinformation
Answer:C
377.____________tags,whenplacedonananimal,canbeusedtorecordandtrackin
adatabasealloftheanimalsmovements.
A.POS
B.RFID
C.PPS
D.GPS
Answer:B
378.Surgeonscanperformdelicateoperationsbymanipulatingdevicesthroughcomputers
insteadofmanually.Thistechnologyisknownas:
A.robotics.
B.computerforensics.
C.simulation.
D.forecasting.
Answer:A
379.Technologynolongerprotectedbycopyright,availabletoeveryone,isconsideredtobe:
A.proprietary.
B.open.
C.experimental.
D.inthepublicdomain.
Answer:A
380.____________isthestudyofmoleculesandstructureswhosesizerangesfrom1to100
nanometers.
A.Nanoscience
B.Microelectrodes
C.Computerforensics
D.Artificialintelligence
Answer:A
381.____________isthesciencethatattemptstoproducemachinesthatdisplaythesametypeof
intelligencethathumansdo.
A.Nanoscience
B.Nanotechnology
C.Simulation
D.Artificialintelligence(AI)
Answer:D
382.____________isdatathathasbeenorganizedorpresentedinameaningfulfashion.
A.Aprocess
B.Software
C.Storage
D.Information
Answer:D
383.Thenameforthewaythatcomputersmanipulatedataintoinformationiscalled:
A.programming.
B.processing.
C.storing.
D.organizing.
Answer:B
384.Computersgatherdata,whichmeansthattheyallowusersto____________data.
A.present
B.input
C.output
D.store
Answer:B
385.Afterapicturehasbeentakenwithadigitalcameraandprocessedappropriately,theactualprintofthe
pictureisconsidered:
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pictureisconsidered:
A.data.
B.output.
C.input.
D.theprocess.
Answer:B
386.Computersusethe____________languagetoprocessdata.
A.processing
B.kilobyte
C.binary
D.representational
Answer:C
387.Computersprocessdataintoinformationbyworkingexclusivelywith:
A.multimedia.
B.words.
C.characters.
D.numbers.
Answer:D
388.Inthebinarylanguageeachletterofthealphabet,eachnumberandeachspecialcharacterismadeupof
auniquecombinationof:
A.eightbytes.
B.eightkilobytes.
C.eightcharacters.
D.eightbits.
Answer:D
389.Thetermbitisshortfor:
A.megabyte.
B.binarylanguage.
C.binarydigit.
D.binarynumber.
Answer:C
390.Astringofeight0sand1siscalleda:
A.megabyte.
B.byte.
C.kilobyte.
D.gigabyte.
Answer:B
391.A____________isapproximatelyonebillionbytes.
A.kilobyte
B.bit
C.gigabyte
D.megabyte
Answer:C
392.A____________isapproximatelyamillionbytes.
A.gigabyte
B.kilobyte
C.megabyte
D.terabyte
Answer:C
393.____________isanypartofthecomputerthatyoucanphysicallytouch.
A.Hardware
B.Adevice
C.Aperipheral
D.Anapplication
Answer:A
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394.Thecomponentsthatprocessdataarelocatedinthe:
A.inputdevices.
B.outputdevices.
C.systemunit.
D.storagecomponent.
Answer:C
395.AllofthefollowingareexamplesofinputdevicesEXCEPTa:
A.scanner.
B.mouse.
C.keyboard.
D.printer.
Answer:D
396.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofaninputdevice?
A.scanner
B.speaker
C.CD
D.printer
Answer:A
397.AllofthefollowingareexamplesofstoragedevicesEXCEPT:
A.harddiskdrives.
B.printers.
C.floppydiskdrives.
D.CDdrives.
Answer:B
398.The____________,alsocalledthebrainsofthecomputer,isresponsibleforprocessingdata.
A.motherboard
B.memory
C.RAM
D.centralprocessingunit(CPU)
Answer:D
399.TheCPUandmemoryarelocatedonthe:
A.expansionboard.
B.motherboard.
C.storagedevice.
D.outputdevice.
Answer:B
400.Wordprocessing,spreadsheet,andphotoeditingareexamplesof:
A.applicationsoftware.
B.systemsoftware.
C.operatingsystemsoftware.
D.platformsoftware.
Answer:A

401.____________isasetofcomputerprogramsusedonacomputertohelpperformtasks.
A.Aninstruction
B.Software
C.Memory
D.Aprocessor
Answer:B
402.Systemsoftwareisthesetofprogramsthatenablesyourcomputershardwaredevices
and____________softwaretoworktogether.
A.management
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B.processing
C.utility
D.application
Answer:D
403.ThePC(personalcomputer)andtheAppleMacintoshareexamplesoftwodifferent:
A.platforms.
B.applications.
C.programs.
D.storagedevices.
Answer:A
404.AppleMacintoshes(Macs)andPCsusedifferent____________toprocessdataand
differentoperatingsystems.
A.languages
B.methods
C.CPUs
D.storagedevices
Answer:C
405.Serversarecomputersthatprovideresourcestoothercomputersconnectedtoa:
A.network.
B.mainframe.
C.supercomputer.
D.client.
Answer:A
406.SmallerandlessexpensivePCbasedserversarereplacing____________inmany
businesses.
A.supercomputers
B.clients
C.laptops
D.mainframes
Answer:D
407.____________arespeciallydesignedcomputersthatperformcomplexcalculations
extremelyrapidly.
A.Servers
B.Supercomputers
C.Laptops
D.Mainframes
Answer:B
408.DSLisanexampleofa(n)____________connection.
A.network
B.wireless
C.slow
D.broadband
Answer:D
409.ThedifferencebetweenpeoplewithaccesstocomputersandtheInternetandthose
withoutthisaccessisknownasthe:
A.digitaldivide.
B.Internetdivide.
C.Webdivide.
D.broadbanddivide.
Answer:A
410.____________isthesciencerevolvingaroundtheuseofnanostructurestobuilddevices
onanextremelysmallscale.
A.Nanotechnology
B.Microtechnology
C.Computerforensics
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D.Artificialintelligence
Answer:A
411.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthefourmajorfunctionsofacomputer?
A.ProcessAOutputAInputAStorage
B.InputAOutputAProcessAStorage
C.ProcessAStorageAInputAOutput
D.InputAProcessAOutputAStorage
Answer:D
412.____________bitsequalonebyte.
A.Eight
B.Two
C.Onethousand
D.Onemillion
Answer:A
413.Thebinarylanguageconsistsof____________digit(s).
A.8
B.2
C.1,000
D.1
Answer:B
414.Abytecanholdone____________ofdata.
A.bit
B.binarydigit
C.character
D.kilobyte
Answer:C
415.____________controlsthewayinwhichthecomputersystemfunctionsandprovidesa
meansbywhichuserscaninteractwiththecomputer.
A.Theplatform
B.Theoperatingsystem
C.Applicationsoftware
D.Themotherboard
Answer:B
416.Theoperatingsystemisthemostcommontypeof____________software.
A.communication
B.application
C.system
D.wordprocessingsoftware
Answer:C
417.____________arespeciallydesignedcomputerchipsthatresideinsideotherdevices,
suchasyourcaroryourelectronicthermostat.
A.Servers
B.Embeddedcomputers
C.Roboticcomputers
D.Mainframes
Answer:B
418.Thestepsandtasksneededtoprocessdata,suchasresponsestoquestionsorclicking
anicon,arecalled:
A.instructions.
B.theoperatingsystem.
C.applicationsoftware.
D.thesystemunit.
Answer:A
419.Thetwobroadcategoriesofsoftwareare:
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A.wordprocessingandspreadsheet.
B.transactionandapplication.
C.WindowsandMacOS.
D.systemandapplication.
Answer:D
420.Themetalorplasticcasethatholdsallthephysicalpartsofthecomputeristhe:
A.systemunit.
B.CPU.
C.mainframe.
D.platform.
Answer:A

421.Theearliestcalculatingdevicesare?a)Clock
b)DifferenceEngine
c)Abacus
d)Calculator
Answer:c
422.Thebasicoperationsperformedbyacomputerare?a)ArithmeticOperations
b)LogicalOperations
c)Storageandrelative
d)Alloftheabove
Answer:d
423.ThemanwhobuiltthefirstMechanicalCalculatorwas?a)JosephMarieJacquard
b)JohnMauchly
c)BlaisePascal
d)HarwardAilken
Answer:c
424.Punchedcardswerefirstintroducedby?a)Powers
b)Pascal
c)Jacquard
d)HermanHollerith
Answer:d
425.LSTs(LargeIntegration)usedin?a)Firstgeneration
b)Secondgeneration
c)Thirdgeneration
d)Fourthgeneration
Answer:d
426.WhatisMSWord?a)Agame
b)AnOperatingSystem
c)WordProcessingSoftware
d)Typingtutorsoftware
Answer:c
427.MSExcelisa?a)Windowbasedwordprocessorpackage
b)Windowbasedspreadsheetpackage
c)DOSbasedspreadsheetpackage
d)Windowbasedaccountingpackage
Answer:b
428.PowerPointcandisplaydatefromwhichofthefollowingaddinsoftwareofMSOffice?a)
EquationEditor
b)OrganizationChart
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c)PhotoAlbum
d)Allofthese
Answer:d
429.ThefirstnetworkthatplantedtheseedsofInternetwas?a)ARPANET
b)NSFnet
c)Vnet
d)Inet
Answer:a
430.Abbreviationwwwinwww.yahoo.com,standsfor?a)WorldWordinWonder
b)WorldWideWeb
c)WorldWebisWidening
d)WonderfulWorldWeb
Answer:b
431.WhatisActiveDesktop?a)Atermthatissynonymouswithviewingyourdesktopasaweb
page
b)Afeaturetocustomizeyourdesktoptodisplayinformationyoucanupdatefromthe
Internet.
c)Both(a)and(b)abovementioned.
d)Software
Answer:c
432.ActiveWindowmeans?a)Theactivewindowisdesignatedbyadifferentcolortoolbarthan
otheropenwindows.
b)Thewindowthatcurrentlyopen
c)Both(a)and(b)abovementioned
d)Thewindowthatislastused
Answer:c
433.Abitmapis?a)Isaformatwhichwindowsusefordesktopwallpaper?
b)Agraphicfileformatmadeupofsmalldots.
c)AspecifickindofbitmapfilewiththeBMPextention.
d)Alloftheabove.
Answer:d
434.Whichofthefollowingprintersgeneratescharacterfromagrid?a)Inkjet
b)Laser
c)Daisywheel
d)Dotmatrix
Answer:d
435.CloseButton?a)Whenclickedwillclosethedialogbox,documentorprogramdisplayedin
thewindow.
b)IslocatedattherighttopendofthetitlebarofmostWindows.
c)ImpliesforthesmallbuttonwithanXonit
d)Alloftheabove
Answer:d
436.Adialogboxisaone?a)Whichisasortofonscreenfromwhereyoucanfillintheblanks,
makeselectionsfromlistsandchosevariouscombinationsofoptionsandsettings.
b)InwhichyoucanconnecttoanotherInternetuserandestablishanaudioandvideocontact
usingMicrosoftWord.
c)InwhichyoucangiveverbalcommandstoMicrosoftWordmenu
d)Alloftheabove
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Answer:a
437.Aletter,memo,proposalorotherfilethatiscreatedusingMicrosoftWordiscalledas?
a)Master
b)Slide
c)Document
d)Worksheet
Answer:c
438.Themeaningofdoubleclickis?a)Pushingandreleasingthemainmousebuttontwicein
rapidsuccessionwhentheontreemousepointerispositionedoverthedesireditem
b)Appearanceofanicon
c)Totakeaselectionfromthedocumentandmoveittotheclipboard
d)Alloftheabove
Answer:a
439.Afolder:(A)isanorganizationaltoolusedtostorefiles.(B)issynonymouswithdirectory,
butfolderisthenewerpreferredterm(C)containsdata?
a)Aonly
b)Bonly
c)Conly
d)Noneoftheabove
Answer:d
440.Commerciallyproducedfirstcomputer?a)IBM
b)MIPS
c)UNIVAC
d)EDSAC
Answer:c

441.Banksandotherbigorganizationsrequiringlargedatastorageuse?a)LaptopPC's
b)DesktopPC's
c)MainframeComputer
d)Workstation
Answer:c
442.HighLevelLanguageusefulforthebeginnersis?a)BASIC
b)PASCAL
c)FORTRON
d)COBOL
Answer:d
443.ForScientificworkthemostpopularlanguageis?a)PASCAL
b)FORTRON
c)COBOL
d)PROLOG
Answer:b
444.Whichisnottheportablecomputer?a)Microprocessor
b)Calculator
c)SeriesComputes
d)ParallelComputers
Answer:d
445.OBJECTORIENTEDlanguageis?a)ADA
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b)PROLOG
c)PASCAL
d)FORTRAN
Answer:a
446.Informationis?a)Summarizationprocessofdata
b)DataInformation
c)Textualformofdata
d)Factsandfigures
Answer:a
447.Totalmemoryofsystemcanbeknownusing?a)DIRcommands
b)MEMcommands
c)Warmboot
d)TOTMEMcommands
Answer:b
448.ForrunningWINDOWminimumdiskfreespacerequiredis?a)8MB
b)10MB
c)16MB
d)32MB
Answer:a
449.Thefirstgraphicalwebbrowserare?a)Gopher
b)WAIS
c)CERN
d)Mosaic
Answer:d
450.Theprogramsusedtoviewwebpagesarecalled?a)Clients
b)Server
c)Browser
d)Programmer
Answer:c
451.FTPmeans?a)FileTransferProtocol
b)FileTelnetProtocol
c)FastTrackProcessing
d)FineTunningprograms
Answer:a
452.WhichamongthefollowingisfasterthanMainMemory?a)RAM
b)ROM
c)Cache
d)Noneoftheabove
Answer:c
453.SemiConductorMemoryisknownas?a)RAM
b)ROM
c)PROM
d)EPROM
Answer:a
454.InwhichgenerationcomputersIChavebeenused?a)First
b)Second
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c)Third
d)Fourth
Answer:c
455.Highlevellanguageis?a)MachineIndependent
b)Machinedependent
c)(a)And(b)aretrue
d)(a)And(b)arefalse
Answer:a
456.Hypertextis?a)Textstoredinthememoryofthecomputer
b)Textdisplayedonthescreenofthecomputer
c)SpecialtextusedindevelopingInternetdevelopingpackage
d)AsystemofmanagingtextualInformationbycreatingassociationsbetweendifferent
documents
Answer:d
457.Informationonacomputerisstoredintheformof?a)Files
b)Folders
c)Directory
d)Datadictionary
Answer:a
458.TCPis?a)Transfercontrolprotocol
b)Transfercontrolprocess
c)Transmissioncontrolprotocol
d)Transmissioncontrolprocess
Answer:c
459.EverycomputerontheInternetisknownas?a)Host
b)Client
c)Modem
d)Server
Answer:a
460.Faxmachinesareusedtosenddocumentsthrougha?a)Telephoneline
b)Modems
c)CoaxialWire
d)Allofthese
Answer:a
461.Thetermoverflowmeans?a)AnexcessofInternalstorage
b)Anexcessofexternalstorage
c)Asituationwhererecordcannotfitintoitsrightplace
d)Adevice,whichcontrolsthelevelofhumidityinthecomputerroom.
Answer:a
462.Incomputerscience,byInformationwemean?a)Anyoutputcomingoutfromcomputer
b)Areportprintedbycomputer
c)Processeddataputinintelligentform
d)Pluralofdata
Answer:c
463.WhichofthefollowingarepartsoftheCPU?a)SecondaryMemory
b)Controlunit
c)Inputdevice
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d)Printer
Answer:b
464.Thepurposeofanapplicationprogramisto?a)Meetspecificuserneeds
b)Makeequivalentrunbetter
c)Allowtheoperatingsystemtocontrolresourcesbetter
d)Convertprogramwritteninhighlevellanguagetomachinelevellanguage
Answer:a
465.Microcomputersare?a)8bit
b)16bit
c)32bit
d)Either8or16bit
Answer:d
466.Computerusesthe_________numbersystemtostoredataandperformcalculations.
(A)binary
(B)octal
(C)decimal
(D)hexadecimal
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(A)
467.Adisk'scontentthatisrecordedatthetimeofmanufactureandthatcannotbechangedor
erasedbytheuseris_______________
(A)Memoryonly
(B)Writeonly
(C)Onceonly
(D)Runonly
(E)Readonly
Ans:(E)
468.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoselecttheentiredocument?
(A)CTRL+A
(B)ALT+F5
(C)SHIFT+A
(D)CTRL+K
(E)CTRL+H
Ans:(A)
469.___________are'attemptsbyindividualstoobtainconfidentialinformationfromyouby
falsifyingtheiridentity.
(A)Phishing
(B)Computerviruses
(C)Spywarescams
(D)Viruses
(E)Noneoftheabove
Ans:(A)
470.Partnumber,partdescription,andnumberofpartsorderedareexamplesof__________
(A)control
(B)output
(C)processing
(D)feedback
(E)input
Ans:(E)
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471.AWebsite'smainpageiscalledits______________
(A)HomePage
(B)BrowserPage
(C)SearchPage
(D)Bookmark
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(A)
472.Thesimultaneousprocessingoftwoormoreprogramsbymultiple
Processorsis_____________
(A)multiprogramming
(B)multitasking
(C)timesharing
(D)multiprocessing
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)

473.Codesconsistingoflinesofvaryingwidthsorlengthsthatarecomputerreadableare
knownas____________
(A)anASCIIcode
(B)amagnetictape
(C)anOCRscanner
(D)abarcode
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
474.ToinstructWordtofitthewidthofacolumntothecontentsofatable
automatically,clickthebuttonandthenpointtoAutoFitContents.
(A)FittoForm
(B)Format
(C)Autosize
(D)Contents
(E)AutoFit
Ans:(E)
475.Whyisitunethicaltosharecopyrightedfileswithyourfriends?
(A)Itisnotunethical,becauseitislegal.
(B)Itisunethicalbecausethefilesarebeinggivenforfree.
(C)Sharingcopyrightedfileswithoutpermissionbreakscopyrightlaws.
(D)Itisnotunethicalbecausethefilesarebeinggivenforfree.
(E)Itisnotunethicalanyonecanaccessacomputer
Ans:(C)
476.Reusableopticalstoragewilltypica1lyhavetheacronym__________
(A)CO
(B)DVD
(C)ROM
(D)RW
(E)ROS
Ans:(D)
477.Themostcommontypeofstoragedevicesare__________
(A)persistent
(B)optical
(C)magnetic
(D)flash
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(E)steel
Ans:(D)
478.Adevicethatconnectstoanetworkwithouttheuseofcablesissaidtobe_________
(A)distributed
(B)free
(C)centralized
(D)opensource
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
479.Apersonwhousedhisorherexpertisetogainaccesstootherpeople'scomputerstoget
informationillegallyordodamageisa______________
(A)hacker
(B)analyst
(C)instantmessenger
(D)programmer
(E)spammer
Ans:(A)
480.Toaccesspropertiesofanobject,themousetechniquetouseis__________________
(A)dragging
(B)dropping
(C)rightclicking
(D)shiftclicking
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(C)
481.Tochangeselectedtexttoallcapitalletters,clickthechangecasebutton,then
click___________
(A)UPPERCASE
(B)UPPERALL
(C)CAPSLOCK
(D)LockUpper
(E)LargeSize
Ans:(A)
482.ThebasicunitofaworksheetintowhichyouenterdatainExcelis
calleda______________
(A)tab
(B)cell
(C)box
(D)range
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
483.Youcankeepyourpersonalfiles/foldersin____________________
(A)Myfolder
(B)MyDocuments
(C)MyFiles
(D)MyText
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
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484.InWordyoucanforceapagebreak____________
(A)BypositioningyourcursorattheappropriateplaceandpressingtheF1key
(B)BypositioningyourcursorattheappropriateplaceandpressingCtrl+Enter
(C)ByusingtheInsert/SectionBreak
(D)Bychangingthefontsizeofyourdocument
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
485.ThedefaultviewinExcelis___________view.
(A)Work
(B)Auto
(C)Normal
(D)Roman
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(C)
486.TheprocessoftransferringfilesfromacomputerontheInternettoyourcomputeris
called___________
(A)downloading
(B)uploading
(C)FTP
(D)JPEC
(E)downsizing
Ans:(A)
487.____________.istheprocessofdividingthediskintotracksandsectors.
(A)Tracking
(B)Formatting
(C)Crashing
(D)Allotting
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
488.HelpMenuisavailableatwhichbutton?
(A)End
(B)Staft
(C)Turnoff
(D)Restart
(E)Reboot
Ans:(B)
489.Thecontentsof____________arelostwhenthecomputerturnsoff.
(A)storage
(B)input
(C)output
(D)memory
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
490.Whenyousavetothis,yourdatawillremainintactevenwhenthecomputeristurned
off________
(A)RAM
(B)Motherboard
(C)Secondarystoragedevice
(D)Primarystoragedevice
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(C)
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491.AcentralcomputerthatholdscollectionsofdataandprogramsformanyPCs,
workstations,andothercomputersisa(n)_________
(A)supercomputer
(B)minicomputer
(C)laptop
(D)server
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
492.The_________folderretainscopiesofmessagesthatyouhavestartedbutarenotyet
readytosend.
(A)Drafts
(B)Outbox
(C)AddressBook
(D)SentItems
(E)Inbox
Ans:(B)
493.Groupingandprocessingallofafirm'stransactionsatonetimeiscalled_________
(A)adatabasemanagementsystem
(B)batchprocessing
(C)arealtimesystem
(D)anonlinesystem
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
494.The___________enablesyoutosimultaneouslykeepmultipleWebpagesopeninone
browserwindow.
(A)tabbox
(B)popuphelper
(C)tabrow
(D)addressbar
(E)Esckey
Ans:(C)
495.Whichportsconnectspecialtypesofmusicinstrumentstosoundcards?
(A)BUS
(B)CPU
(C)USB
(D)MIDI
(E)MINI
Ans:(C)
496.Youcan__________asearchbyprovidingmoreinformationthesearchenginecanuseto
selectasmaller,moreusefulsetofresults.
(A)refine
(B)expand
(C)load
(D)query
(E)slowdown
Ans:(A)
497.Whatisthepermanentmemorybuiltintoyourcomputercalled?
(A)RAM
(B)Floppy
(C)CPU
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(D)COROM
(E)ROM
Ans:(E)
498.WhatdisplaysthecontentsoftheactivecellinExcel?
(A)Namebox
(B)RowHeadings
(C)Formulabar
(D)Taskpane
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(A)
499.Thepieceofhardwarethatconvertsyourcomputer'sdigitalsignaltoananalogsignalthat
cantravelovertelephonelinesiscalleda_______
(A)redwire
(B)bluecord
(C)tower
(D)modem
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
500.Videoprocessorsconsistof________and________,whichstoreandprocessimages.
(A)CPUandVGA
(B)CPUandmemory
(C)VGAandmemory
(D)VGIandDVI
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(C)
501.IfyouwanttoconnecttoyourowncomputerthroughtheInternetfromanotherlocation,
youcanuse_________
(A)email
(B)FTP
(C)instantmessage
(D)Telnet
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
502.ToreloadaWebpage,pressthe___________.button.
(A)Redo
(B)Reload
(C)Restore
(D)Ctrl
(E)Refresh
Ans:(E)
503.Thisfirststepinthetransactionprocessingcyclecapturesbusinessdatathroughvarious
modessuchasopticalscanningoratanelectroniccommercewebsite__________
(A)Documentandreportgeneration
(B)Databasemaintenance
(C)Transactionprocessingstartup
(D)DataEntry
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
504.A(n)_____________isaspecialvisualandaudioeffectappliedinPowerpointtotextor
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content.
(A)animation
(B)flash
(C)wipe
(D)dissolve
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(A)
505.Whenthepointerispositionedona__________itisshapedlikeahand.
(A)grammarerror
(B)Formattingerror
(C)ScreenTip
(D)Spellingerror
(E)hyperlink
Ans:(E)
506.A______________isthetermusedwhenasearchenginereturnsaWebpagethatmatches
thesearchcriteria.
(A)blog
(B)hit
(C)link
(D)view
(E)success
Ans:(E)
507.___________arewordsthataprogramminglanguagehassetasideforitsownuse.
(A)Controlwords
(B)Controlstructures
(C)Reservedwords
(D)Reservedkeys
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(C)
508.MobileCommerceisbestdescribedas___________
(A)TheuseofKiosksinmarketing
(B)Transportingproducts
(C)Buyingandsellinggoods/servicesthroughwirelesshandhelddevices
(D)UsingnotebookPC'sinmarketing
(E)Noneoftheabove
Ans:(C)
509.Whichof,thefollowingisastoragedevicethatusesrigid,permanentlyinstalledmagnetic
diskstostoredata/information__________
(A)floppydiskette
(B)harddisk
(C)permanentdisk
(D)opticaldisk
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
510.ThecomputerabbreviationKBusuallymeans___________
(A)KeyBlock
(B)KernelBoot
(C)KeyByte
(D)KitBit
(E)KiloByte
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Ans:(E)
511.Whatistheprocessofcopyingsoftwareprogramsfromsecondarystoragemediatothe
harddiskcalled?
(A)Configuration
(B)Download
(C)Storage
(D)Upload
(E)Installation
Ans:(D)
512.InExcel____________allowsuserstobringtogethercopiesofworkbooksthatotherusers
haveworkedonindependently.
(A)Copying
(B)Merging
(C)Pasting
(D)Compiling
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)
513.WhichofthefollowingareadvantagesofCDROMasastoragemedia?
(A)CDROMisaninexpensivewaytostorelarge,amountofdataandinformation
(B)CDROMdisksretrievedataandinformationmorequicklythanmagneticdisksdo
(C)CDROMsmakelesserrorsthanmagneticmedia
(D)Anoftheabove
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(D)
514.ADVDisanexampleofa(n)______________
(A)harddisk
(B)opticaldisc
(C)outputdevice
(D)solidstatestoragedevice
(E)Noneofthese
Ans:(B)

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