Computer knowledge –NEW QUESTION SET 1

1. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?

a. C b. C++ c. Java d. COBOL *e. Microsoft

2. Text and graphics that have been cut or copied are stored in an area called the:
a. Pasteboard b. Copy board c. Clipboard d. Cutting board e. none of the above

3. E- commerce allows companies to:

a. issue important *b. conduct business c. support decision d. keep track of paper- e. none of the above
business reports over the internet making processes based transactions

4. Sending an E-mail is similar to

*a. writing a letter b. drawing a picture c. talking on the d. sending a package e. none of the above
phone

5. A ____ represents approximately one billion memory location.

a. kilobyte b. megabyte *c. gigabyte d. terabyte e. none of the above

6. In DOS, which of the following command is used to delete all the files as well as sub-directories of a directory?
a. Delete b. Del *c. Deltree d. Move e. none of the above

7. PCM is an example of
a. digital to digital b. digital to analog *c. analog to analog d. analog to digital e. none of the above

8. How many 30-bit SIMMS are required to populate a bank on a 486 system that has a 32 bit- data bus?
a. 2 b. 3 *c. 4 d. 5 e. none of the above

9. The ability to easily add additional user means that a network is

*a. scalable b. dedicated c. decentralized d. secure e. none of the above

10. The ____ of a system includes the programs or instructions.

a. hardware b. icon c. information *d. software e. none of the above

11. A single application that combines the major features of several types of applications is called
*a. integrated b. a suite c. a combo package d. high-end e. none of the above
software

12. Which of the following will translate image of text, drawings, and photos into digital form?
a. digitizer b. modem *c. scanner d. keyboard e. none of the above

13. What does storage unit provide?

a. place for typing *b. storage for c. place for printing d. all of the above e. none of the above
data information and information
instruction

14. Special effect used to introduce slides in a presentation are called

a. Effect b. Custom animation *c. Transition d. Animation e. preset animation
15.Every component of your computer is either
a. software of *b. hardware or c. application software d. input devices or e. none of the above
CPU/RAM software or system software output devices

16. A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific _____ on the web
a. Web browser b. PDA *c. Web site d. Link e. none of the above

17. _______ is the process of finding errors in software code.

*a. Debugging b. Compiling c. Interpreting d. Testing e. none of the above

18. Which type of software us similar to an accountant’ s worksheet

a. Work processing b. Database *c. spreadsheets d. Graphics e. file manager

19. A terminal that cannot process any information is called

a. Direct access b. Intelligent terminal c. Smart terminal d. Blind terminal *e. Dumb terminal
terminal

20. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
a. entry codes *b. passwords c. security commands d. Code words e. none of the above

21. These provide expansion capability for a computer system:

a. sockets *b. slots c. bytes d. bays e. none of the above

22. A(n) _______ allows sharing of a broadband Internet connection.

*a. hub b. adapter c. router d. switch e. plug

23. The clock rate of processor is measured in –

a. milliseconds b. microhertz c. megabytes or d. nanoseconds e. megahertz or
gigahertz gigahertz

24. A computer virus normally attaches itself to another computer program known as a-
*a. backdoor program b. target program c. Trojan program d. host program e. Bluetooth

25. These devices translate data and programs that humans can understand into a form that the computer can process.
a. display *b. input c. output d. pointer e. none of the above

26. The amount of time required by a storage device to retrieve data and programs is its___
a. retrieval speed b. capacity c. memory d. storage e. access

27. A 32-bit word computer can access-bytes at a time

a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 *d. 32 e. 30

28. A megabyte is actually equal to ____ kilobytes

a. a. 100 b. 1000 c. 1024 *d. 1024* 1024 e. none of the above

29. The main memory of a computer must be large enough to contain the active parts of __
a. the operating b. the application c. input/output *d. all of the above e. none of the above
system storage and working
storage

30. This type of memory improve processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and
the CPU
a. RAM b. ROM *c. cache memory d. flash memory e. EPROM

31. The smallest unit in a digital system is a

a. Byte b. kilobyte C. Word d. Character *e. Bit

32. The computer’s processor consists of the following parts

*a. CPU and main b. Hard disk and c. Main memory and d. operating system *e. control unit and
Memory Floppy drive storage and applications ALU

33. _______ ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards
a. BUS b. CPU c. USB *d. MIDI e. MINI

34. Software you can use to create a budget is called ______

a. word processing b. graphics software c. utility software *d. spreadsheet e. none of the above
software software

35. The mouse –usually appears in the shape of an arrow.

a. indicator b. marker c. meter *d. pointer e. none of the above

36. If a processor has a word size of 32 bits. Compared to a processor with a word size of 16 bits. It can process__ at a time
a. thrice as much b. half as much c. a fourth as much d. the same amount *e. twice as much

37. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the ____
a. floppy disk b USB thumb drive c. Zip disk *d. hard disk drive e. pen drive

38. Which device uses a handheld operating system

*a. A PDA b. A personal c. a laptop d. a mainframe e. pen drive
computer

39. Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called

a. labels *b. numeric entries c. intersection d. text e. fillers

40. What is software?

a. A type of computer b. A computer *c. A set of d. A cover for the e. none of the above
code language instructions for your computer
computer

41. Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as
*a. hard disk b. soft disks c. flash memory d. SAN e. none of the above

42. What is Internet Explorer?

a. A drive b. A Pen *c. A Web browser d. A Network e. A File manager

43. ___ is the most popular Internet activity.

a. Art b. Shopping c. Searching d. Entertainment *e. Communication.

44. Computer process binary numbers, which are composed of _____

a. I’s and 2’s b. 2s and 4s c. IS and IDs d. 2’s and 3’s *e. 0’s and 1’s

45. A DVD is an example of a (n)-

a. hard disk *b. optical disc c. output device d. solid-state storage e. none of the above
device

46. The first computers were programmed using _____

a. assembly language *b. machine language c. source code d. object code e. spaghetti code

47. You organize files by storing them in ____

a. archives *b. folders c. indexes d. lists e. none of the above

48. In order to create columnar data in word you need to ____

a. Tab consecutively *b. set tabs or use the c. you need to use d. Press the space bar e. none of the above
until your cursor Table menu Excel until your cursor
reaches the desired reaches the desired
place. place

49. How many different documents an you have open at any one time?
a. no more than three b. Only one *c. As many as your d. no more than your e. none of the above
computer memory will taskbar can display
hold

50. Hackers
a. all have the same b. break into other *c. may legally break d. Are people who are e. none of the above
motive people’s computers into computers as allergic to computers
long as they do not do
any damage