Sreedhar’s CCE COMPUTER SPECIAL CLASS HANDOUT

COMPUTER AWARENESS
1. Which of the following devices senses the presence or absence of a mark, such as
a pencil mark?
1) MFD 2) OMR 3) OCR 4) CRT 5) MICR
2. Processor speed Is measured In_______.
1) kilobytes 2) megabytes 3) gigabytes 4) gigahertz 5) bytes
3. When you type a document on a computer, every letter you type Is saved to the

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computer’s_______or temporary storage area.
1) RAM 2) CD-ROM 3) ROM 4) Hard drive 5) CPU
4. The time after which a computer executes a task Is controlled by the_______
1) bus 2) CPU 3) RAM 4) ROM 5) clock
5. How long the alphanumeric key must be held down before the keyboard will
repeat the character Is referred to as
1) default rate
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4) repeat rate 5) hold-down rate
6. A domain name ending with “org” Is_______
1) a search engine
3) a network site

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4) a site which has very high traffic
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5) a commercial website
7. Which of the following performs simple mathematical and logical operations for
the CPU ?
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1) Both DIMM and BUS 2) ALU 3) BUS

4) DIMM 5) register
8. Which of the following refers to a file that Is sent with an e-mail message ?
1) Attachment 2) Comment 3) Connector 4) Theme 5) Hyperlink
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9. To display a shortcut menu for an object,_______
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1) Click the object. 2) Double-click the object

3) Point to the object and press < Ctrl > + < P
4) Touch the object onscreen with your finger,
5) Right-click the object.
10. Which of the following Is associated with Internet/Email ?
1) Screen 2) Scanner 3) Cookie 4) Binary 5) Printer
11. The storage area for the next likely data or Instruction to be processed, prevent-
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ing bottlenecks and slowing of the system, Is known as_______
1) ROM 2) the CPU 3) cache 4) RAM 5) the register
12. The link between the CPU and the end users Is provided through
1) Storage device 2) Control unit 3) Peripheral devices
4) Printer 5) Software
13. The part of primary storage that holds a software program (or portion of It) and
small amounts of data when they are brought from secondary storage Is
called_______
1) random access memory 2) cache memory 3) registers
4) read-only memory 5) flash memory
14. The feature that opens a window on your desktop where you can browse for file
stored on your computer Is called _______
1) The Start page. 2) The Desktop Portal.
3) The Control Panel. 4) The Display Option.
5) The File Explorer.

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15. _______ programs make copies of files to be used In case originals are lost.
1) Disk cleanup 2) Warehouse 3) Backup
4) Unlnstall 5) File compression
16. Which of the following Is a power protection device that Includes a battery provid-
ing power for a short period of time ?
1) Line conditioner 2) Surge suppressor 3) UPS
4) Generator 5) Switch
17. _______help present small Items of Information to make a document easier to
read.
1) Bullet Lists 2) Pictures 3) Icons 4) Graphics 5) Databases

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18. Every computer on the Internet has a(an)_______address.
1) Net 2) NIC 3) IT 4) ITS 5) IP
19. Which of the following Is the process of copying software programs from secondary
storage media to the hard disk ?
1) Download 2) Upload 3) Installation 4) Storage 5) Configuration
20. Bookmarks can be organized using
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1) structures and containers 2) containers 3) menus
4) structures 5) folders
21. Which symbol must an e-mail address have ?

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1) # 2) %

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What are the small up/down and left/right arrows located at the bottom and side
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of your screen display used for ?
1) Moving the window 2) Going forward a page
3) Scrolling the content 4) Resizing the window
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5) Going back a page

23. When developing your presentation, you should use_______view to see It as your
audience will see It.
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1) Slide Show 2) Slide Sorter 3) Automatic 4) Notes Master 5) Presenter
24. _______specification of a monitor gives the usable portion of the screen,
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1) Viewable area 2) Resolution 3) Refresh rate

4) Dot-pitch 5) Producing company
25. _______keys Is the name given to Ctrl, shift and alt keys.
1) Modifier 2) Adjustment 3) Function 4) Alphanumeric5) Special
26. A listing of all courses offered at a university would be considered_______, where
a listing of all courses required In your major along with the credit hours and pre-
requisite requirements would be considered_______.
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1) data, knowledge 2) data, Information
3) information, data 4) knowledge, Information
5) Information, knowledge
27. During which phase of Information Processing, does the computer acquire data
from some source?
1) Processing 2) Output 3) Plotting 4) Input 5) Storage
28. A home page refers to the first page of a
1) web site 2) hypertext 3) hot list 4) URL 5) browser
29. _______provides online assistance for operating system functions and procedures.
1) Assistor 2) Chrome 3) Helper 4) Help 5) Expert
30. The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or
clicking an Icon, are called
1) Interactions 2) the system unit 3) Instructions
4) the operating system 5) application software

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31. Which of the following keys can be used to launch the Start button?
1) Shift 2) Windows 3) Insert 4) esc 5) Shortcut
32. Which of the following Is contained at the end of the file name and helps to
determine the type of file?
1) File subname 2) File properly 3) File extension
4) File nomenclature 5) File name
33. Which of the following refers to changing to newer, usually more powerful or
sophisticated versions of hardware components?
1) Upgrading 2) Redemption 3) Plug and play 4) Upsizing 5) Expansion
34. Electronic marks put on a disk as tracks and sectors are known as

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1) formatting. 2) copying. 3) segmenting. 4) clustering. 5) defragmenting.
35. To be compatible with previous versions of Microsoft Word, a Word 2013 document
should be saved with which extension?
1) .itf 2) .docx 3) .txt 4) .doc 5) .dotx
36. Which of the following refers to dangerous programs that can be ‘caught’ by open-
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ing e-mail attachments and downloading software from the Internet?
1) spam 2) app 3) virus 4) utility 5) honeypot
37. _______are specialized programs that make computing easier,
1) Utilities
4) User-Id

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2) Operating systems
5) Device drivers
3) Translators
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38. _______storage refers to storage that loses Its data when the power Is turned off.
1) Permanent 2) Virtual 3) Nonvolatile 4) Inaccessible 5) Volatile
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39. What Is the name of the temporary data storage area between a peripheral device
and the CPU which compensates for the difference between their speeds?
1) Buffer 2) Special storage 3) Temporary storage
4) Backing storage 5) Main storage
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40. A one-line description, describing the topic of an e-mail message, Is
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1) header 2) object 3) subject 4) signature 5) address

41. Which is an Operating System?
1) MS Access 2) MS PowerPoint 3) MS Excel
4) Windows 2010 5) MS Word
42. Which of the following is used by Machine language?
1) CPU processing code 2) Java language 3) English language code
4) numeric code 5) alphanumeric code
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43. A computer processes _____ into information.
1) input 2) numbers 3) processor 4) output 5) data
44. Computer_entails having the Knowledge and understanding of computers and
their uses.
1) Legitimacy 2) illiteracy 3) Infancy 4) Literacy 5) Intimacy
45. _____means a billion cycles per second.
1) Megahertz 2) Terahertz 3) Kilohertz 4) Nanohertz 5) Gigahertz
46. Raw material to be processed by a computer is called__
1) Copy 2) Data 3) Package 4) Software 5) Program
47. Processor speed is measured in_.
1) kilobytes 2) megabytes 3) gigabytes 4) gigahertz 5) bytes
48. The main component of a typical desktop computer is the____. which houses the
processor, memory, some storage devices, and display and sound circuitry.
1) form factor 2) kiosk 3) platform 4) resident unit 5) system unit

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49. The_____. stored on a ROMchip, is responsible for loading the OSfrom its perma-
nent location on the hard drive into RAM
1) API 2) ALU 3) BIOS
4) supervisor program 5) device driver
50. Which of the following should ideally contain at least one digit and not match a
natural language word?
1) signature file 2) smart card 3) password
4) digital signature 5) public key
51. Which of the following is an optical disc in use today with a storage capacity of
about 700 MB ?

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1) magnetic tape 2) compact disc 3) hard disk
4) floppy drive 5) USB flash drive
52. Which is a Function key 7
1) Ins 2) Ctrl 3) F7 4) Esc 5) Delete
53. A_____computer is a small, lightweight personal computer with screen, keyboard,
storage, and processing components integrated into a single unit.
1) desktop
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2) tablet 3) can-carry 4) portable 5) tower
54. Which is a binary number ?
1) 10 2) 124 3) 123 4) 456 5) 120
55.

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_____keys is the name given to Ctrl, shift and alt
1) modifier 2) function 3) adjustment 4) special 5) alphanumeric
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56. Which among the following is a Hardware ?
1) Operating System 2) Interpreter 3) Compiler
4) Assembler 5) Keyboard
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57. T in IT stands for______

1) Technique 2) Textual 3) Technology 4) Transfer 5) Text
58. The two kinds of main Memory of a computer are______
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1) ROM and RAM 2) Primary and secondary
3) Random and sequential 4) expensive and inexpensive 5) Useful and use-
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59. The function of CPU is_____
1) to read, interpret and process the information and instruction
2) to provide special storage of text
3) to provide external storage of text
4) to provide a hard copy 5) to communicate with the operator
60. During_______, the operating system is loaded into the RAM
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1) Copying 2) Booting 3) Device driving
4) Multitasking 5) Compiling
61. The windows shortcut to delete an item permanently is_
1) Shift+ F2 2) Ctrl + F1 3) Shift + Delete 4) Shift+ F1 5) Ctrl + F2
62. A compiler is________
1) the most common type of translator program
2) hardware 3) the same thing as a device driver
4) the same thing as an interpreter
5) physically located in the CPU
63. Which is a Software?
1) MS Word 2) Keyboard 3) Printer 4) Mouse 5) Plotter
64. Which is used for computer input ?
1) OCR 2) Plotter 3) Monitor 4) Speakers 5) Printer
65. Which is an Application Software?
1) Compiler 2) MS Word 3) Windows 4) Interpreter 5) Assembler

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66. The CPU is also known as_________

1) instruct 2) microprocessor 3) peripheral
4) execute 5) decode
67. Which of the following processes data and converts it into information?
1) case 2) printer 3) computer 4) Monitor 5) stylus
68. Which is not a storage device ?
1) A DVD 2) A floppy disk 3) A Hard disk 4) A plotter 5) A CD
69. A byte is equal to 8 bits and represents_character(s)
1) three 2) one 3) four 4) five 5) two
70. Which of the following can be used to create, edit, and print documents?

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1) MPEG 2) XHTML 3) Spreadsheet software
4) Desktop publishing software 5) Word processing software
71. The Graphics that is available for a word processor is________
1) picture art 2) execute 3) highlight 4) clip art 5) peripheral
72. In which of the following is the system unit of many desktop models housed?
1) ROM 2) RAM 3) Tower case

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4) Hardware
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_____can be used to select a word?
5) Central Processing Unit

1) Triple mouse click 2) ctrl + U 3) Double mouse click

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4) Right mouse click > Select Word 5) Ctrl + T
_____refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one
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time.
1) Action size 2) Register space 3) Processor speed
4) ALU 5) Word size
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75. Which is Hardware?

1) Mouse 2) Interpreter 3) Operating System
4) Compiler 5) Assembler
76. The Processor is an example of________
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1) Storage 2) Hardware 3) Software 4) Program 5) Output unit
77. _____technology enables you to carry a powerful navigational aid in your pocket.
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1) Synchronization 2) Convergence
3) Global Positioning System (GPS)
4) Locator 5) Sampling rate
78. In Windows XP. an especially good way to display folders containing picture files
is the ____view.
1) List 2) Icon 3) List or Icon 4) Thumbnails 5) Details
79. Desktop and Personal Computers are other names of______
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1) Peripherals equipments 2) Mainframe computers
3) Microcomputers 4) Laptop computers
5) Mini computers
80. Which is an Operating System?
1) MS Access 2) MS Excel 3) Windows 2007
4) MS PowerPoint 5) MS Word
81. A real-time operating system is most likely to be used for_____
1) laptops 2) fuel-injection systems in car engines
3) cell phones and PDAs 4) supercomputers 5) desktop PCs
82. If you select a file on your PC hard drive and press the Delete key. it will be_____
1) permanently removed from the system 2) nothing will happen.
3) removed from the system, but it can be recovered using special utility pro-
grams
4) placed on a backup floppy disk or CD 5) sent to the Recycle Bin folder

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83. A_____computer is also referred to as a laptop computer.

1) Mini 2) PDA 3) tablet 4) notebook 5) desktop
84. Which is used for input 7
1) Printer 2) Keyboard 3) Speakers 4) Plotter 5) Monitor
85. To save a document in Windows use_____
1) Ctrl + A 2) ctrl + D 3) Ctrl + N 4) Ctrl + S 5) Ctrl + E
86. Microsoft Outlook is an example of _____ software that stores daily schedules and
contact lists.
1) Bluetooth 2) speech-recognition 3) Wi-Fi
4) system 5) personal information management (PIM)

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87. Which is Application Software ?
1) MS Excel 2) Windows 3) Compiler 4) Interpreter 5) Assembler
88. A technology called_allows the processor to begin executing another instruction
before it completes the previous instruction.
1) Hyper Transport 2) sidelining 3) pipelining

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4) benchmarking
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To restore your Windows XP computer to the state it was in on a previous date,
you can use the ______ utility.
1) Task Delete 2) Task Manager 3) System Restore
4) Backup

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90. Which of the following is the best definition of a bi ?
1) A bit is a binary number consisting of 8 bytes
2) A bit is a binary number consisting of 8 digits
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3) A bit is a binary number consisting of exactly one digit

4) A bit is a binary number consisting of more than one byte
5) A bit is a binary number consisting of more than one digit
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91. The ______ collects scattered pieces of files on the hard disk and rearranges
them sequentially on the hard drive.
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1) file decompression utility 2) Scan Disk utility

3) disk cleanup program 4) file compression utility 5) disk defragmenter
92. Which of the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information
and running programs?
1) Desktop 2) Window 3) Dialog box 4) Icon 5) Menu
93. Which of the following statements is false concerning file names?
1) Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both
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2) File extension is another name for file type
3) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
4) The file name comes before the dot (.)
5) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
94. _____is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer’s startup routine.
1) RIM 2) ROM 3) REM 4) RAM 5) PROM
95. ______are capable of processing more than 1 quadrillion instructions in a single
second.
1) Desktop computers 2) Midrange servers 3) PDAS
4) Supercomputers 5) Notebook computers
96. _____is a temporary holding area for data, application program instructions, and
the operating system.
1) Disk storage 2) PROM 3) RAM
4) ROM 5) EEPROM

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97. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
1) sequential 2) random 3) direct
4) Direct and random 5) Direct and sequential
98. Which is a binary number ?
1) 101 2) 1234 3) 456 4) 120 5) 1241
99. Which of the following characters cannot be used in a file name when using the
Windows XP operating system?
1) Hyphen (-) 2) Underscore (_) 3) lower case letters
3) AT symbol (@) 5) colon (:)
100. Which is a pointing device?

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1) Plotter 2) Monitor 3) trackball 4) Printer 5) Scanner
101. Which is not a storage device?
1) A scanner 2) A floppy disk 3) A CD 4) A DVD 5) A Hard disk.
102. The ____ is like a traffic cop that coordinates the flow of data and information
through the computer system and provides a way for the user to interact with the
computer.
1) RAM
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2) firewall 3) CPU 4) utility program5) OS
103. A microprocessor whose instruction set includes a limited set of simple instruc-
tions uses _____ technology.
1) Hyper Transport

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104. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage ele-
ments called_____
1) peripherals 2) semiconductor memory 3) hard disk
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4) registers 5) magnetic disk

105. A ____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single
disk drive to the user.
1) disk pack 2) disk array 3) spanned drive 4) disk 5) bunch of disks
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106. A(n) _____ is a digital representation of non-text information such as a drawing,
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chart, or photograph.
1) Applet 2) PJC 3) Paragraph 4) Keyframe 5) Graphic
107. Which is a Function key 7
1) Esc 2) ins 3) Delete 4) Ctrl 5) F7
108. C in PC stands for_
1) Connection 2) Connect 3) Circle 4) Computer 5) Contact
109. Add/Remove Programs and Display are found in ______
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1) Task Manager 2) System Restore
3) Task Scheduler 4) Task Arranger.5) Control Panel
110. Which is Software?
1) Plotter 2) Printer 3) Keyboard 4) Windows 5) Mouse
111. Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to hexadecimal number is____
1) D8F9 2) D9F8 3) A8B9 4) EF24 5) AA17
16 16 16 16 16
112. A _____ computer is a portable computing device featuring a touch-sensitive screen
that can be used as a writing or drawing pad.
1) tablet 2) desktop 3) handy
4) tower 5) microcomputer
113. ______ are the results of a series of tests used to gauge overall microprocessor
speed and are useful in comparing microprocessor performance.
1) Performance reports 2) Benchmarks 3) yardsticks
4) Hyper-Threads 5) Clocking figures

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114. What happens when a file is emptied from the Recycle Bin ?
1) it is encrypted 2) it is compressed
3) its reference is removed, but the file remains until overwritten
4) It is moved to RAM 5) it is copied to a storage device
115. Typically a joystick is used for _________
1) Controlling sound on the screen 2) Computer games
3) Drawing pictures 4) Entering text 5) Printing text
116. 32 Bit is a(n)_____
1) A to Z value 2) OS 3) 0 or 1 value
4) digital representation of an alphabet 5) CPU instruction

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117. _____ controls and manipulates data to produce information
1) plotter 2) memory 3) microprocessor
4) monitor 5)RAM
118. Which software helps you to create and maintain to-do lists, calendars, and con-
tacts?

3) Word Processing
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1) Database Management System 2) Spreadsheet
4) Presentation
5) Personal Information Management

1) joystick

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119. Tablet computers, many PDAs, and Information kiosks collect input from a ____.
2) pointing stick 3) touch screen
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4) mirror 5) trackball
120. When system is short of RAM. the OS uses a/an ____ to store programs or data
until needed.
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1) special memory 2) virtual memory 3) volatile memory

4) capacitor memory 5) integrated memory
121. A set of processes is deadlock if?
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1) each process is blocked and will remain so forever
2) each process is terminated
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3) all processes are trying to kill each other 4) all of the above
5) none of the above
122. Which software includes design and formatting techniques to improve the ap-
pearance of a document?
1) word processing 2) desktop publishing 3) web design
4) spreadsheet 5) personal productivity
123. A program must be converted into machine language by a(n) ____ for a computer
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to be able to understand it.
1) language translator 2) utility 3) operating system
4) device driver 5) word processor
124. An intranet is _____
1) a corporate computer network 2) a University computer network
3) a WAN connecting all branches of the organization
4) a LAN of an organization
5) a network connecting all computers of an organization and using IP
125. Dot pitch is the distance in millimeters between _____
1) icons 2) picas 3) pixels 4) cursors 5) points
126. Which would not be used for storage ?
1) floppy disk 2) CD 3) Tape 4) CPU 5) hard disk drive
127. ____ is an example of secondary storage
1) RAM 2) ROM 3) PROM 4) hard disk 5) register

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128. It is correct to say that a byte has only _____

1) 9 bits 2) 2 bits 3) 6 bits 4) 8 bits 5) 4 bits
129. ____ stores the OS, software, and data being required by the computer during its
processing.
1) Scanner 2) AGP 3) USB 4) PCI 5) RAM
130. A software trainer would be an example of the _____ component.
1) hardware 2) people 3) software 4) procedure 5) data
131. A hard disk _____ is a flat, rigid disk coated with magnetic iron oxide particles.
1) window 2) fragment 3) control unit 4) platter 5) holder
132. _____ is frequently used by banks for reading numbers at bottom of cheques.

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1) webcams 2) OCR 3) MICR 4) OMR 5) OPR
133. Going directly to the requested data is _____
1) Quick access 2) Random access 3) Hop
4) Leap 5) Sequential access
134. Which of the following is a type of system software?
1) UNIX
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2) MS Word 3) PTS
135. Unit for RAM speed generally is _____.
4) MS Excel 5) MS Access

1) milliseconds 2) macroseconds 3) megaseconds

4) nanoseconds 5) seconds

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136. _____ is the term used to describe what happens when the read-write head of a
hard disk touches the surface of the disk platter.
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1) Flying error 2) Flying crash3) I/O error 4) Platter crash 5) Head crash
137. _____ devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that
the computer can process.
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1) Printing 2) Tablet PC 3) Input 4) Output 5) Solid state

138. Which of the following types do CD and DVD storage technologies refer to?
1) optical 2) bubble 3) magnetic 4) solid state 5) specialized
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139. What is the correct association between the component and its function ?
1) Mouse => input 2) Hard disk => processing
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3) Monitor => input 4) CPU => storage

5) ALU => storage
140. To protect computers from programs that destroy files, one would use_
1) OCR software 2) Virus protection software 3) NewSoft
4) Word processing software 5) Presentation software
141. _____ is an example of application software.
1) compiler 2) interpreter 3) word processor
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4)UNIX 5) Windows XP
142. A processor using two or more units is called ______
1) Hype Transport 2) serial 3) maxi-cored 4) multi-core 5) pipelined
143. _____ is a small hand-held device that helps you surf the Web and perform simple
tasks.
1) PDA 2) Mini 3) Notebook 4) Micro 5) Desktop
144. Hard disk storage is _____ technology.
1) fluid-state 2) special 3) pipelined 4) magnetic 5) optical
145. _____ is the set of instructions that your hardware executes to carry out a spe-
cific task.
1) functionware 2) taskware 3) both software and taskware
4) both software and functionware 5) Software
146. Memory circuitry containing the computer’s startup routine is Known as _____
1) RAM 2) ROM 3) PROM 4) RIM 5) REM

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147. Which refers to the difference between people with computer access and those
without?
1) Internet divide 2) broadband divide 3) ITdivide
4) digital divide 5) Web divide
148. Word processing and spreadsheet belong to ______
1) platform software 2) application software
3) operating system software 4) system software
5) utility software
149. Which flat screen attached to the system unit is used by notebook computer?
1) URL 2) XML 3) PDA 4) HTML 5) LCD

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150. ______ means reusable optical storage.
1) ROM 2) DOC 3) CD-RW 4) DVD 5) CD-ROM
151. Which one of the following cannot be formatted?
1) Zip discs 2) cos 3) CD-RWs 4) floppy discs 5) Windows
152. Equipment added to a computer system for enhancing its functionality is a _____
1) digital device 2) system add-on 3) disk pack
4) add-on device
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153. Beginning to execute another instruction before one is over is _____
1) Sidelining 2) benchmarking 3) pipelining
4) HyperTransport

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154. This type of monitor is common on desktop computers. It looks much like a standard
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television.
1) cathode-ray tube 2) flat-panel 3) monochrome
4) projector 5) None
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155. System software consists of __________

1) operating systems 2) utilities 3) device drivers
4) all of these 5) None
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156. ___________ perform specific tasks related to managing computer resources.
1) operating systems 2) utilities 3) device drivers
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4) translators 5) None
157. _________ convert programming instructions written by programmers into a language
that computers understand and process.
1) operating systems 2) utilities 3) device drivers
4) translators 5) None
158. _________ manage computer resources, provide a user interface, and run
applications.
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1) operating systems 2) utilities 3) device drivers
4) translators 5) None
159. Computer resources include ______________.
1) memory 2) processor 3) storage 4) all of these 5) None
160. Users interact with application programs and computer hardware through a
________.
1) user interface 2) memory 3) processor 4) utilities 5) None
161. _________ are graphical objects that represent commonly used features.
1) images 2) icon 3) tools 4) menus 5) None
162. ___________ operating system is used for handheld computers like PDAs.
1) embedded 2) network 3) stand alone 4) distributed 5) None
163. Novell NetWare is an example of __________.
1) embedded 2) network 3) stand alone 4) distributed 5) None
164. Graphical representation of a program or function is known as ___________.
1) icon 2) desktop 3) legend 4) menu 5) None

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165. Windows is an example of __________.

1) embedded 2) network 3) stand alone 4) distributed 5) None
166. _________ are used to store data and programs.
1) books 2) sheets 3) files 4) pages 5) None
167. ___________ operating system control a single desktop or notebook computer.
1) embedded 2) network 3) stand alone 4) distributed 5) None
168. ___________ is designed to work with handheld computers including PDAs.
1) Windows CE 2) Windows ME 3) Windows NT
4) Windows 2000 5) None
169. __________ provide information or request input from users.
1) menu 2) desktop 3) dialog box 4) icon 5) None

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170. Windows is designed to run with ________ microprocessors.
1) Intel 2) AMD 3) Celeron 4) Telethon 5) None
171. ___________ is the Microsoft’s first operating system with a character-based
interface.
1) Windows XP 2) Windows 2000 3) DOS 4) Windows ME 5) None
172. __________ is designed to run with Apple computers.
1) Mac OS 2) UNIX
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173. __________ is open source software.
4) WINDOWS ME 5) None

1) Mac OS 2) UNIX 3) LINUX 4) WINDOWS ME 5) None

174. _________ is used by powerful microcomputers and by servers on the Web.
1) Mac OS 2) UNIX

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175. _________ introduced the first operating system with a Graphical User Interface.
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1) UNIX 2) LINUX 3) Windows 4) Macintosh 5) None
176. _________ are specializedprograms that make computing easier.
1) operating systems 2) utilities 3) device drivers
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4) translators 5) None
177. ________ are specialized programs that allow devices such as mouse or keyboard
to work with the rest of the system.
1) utilities 2) language translators 3) suites
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4) device drivers 5) None
178. ________ convert human-oriented programming languages to machine language.
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1) utilities 2) language translators 3) suites

4) device drivers 5) None
179. _______________ rearranges files and unused disk space to optimize operations.
1) Disk Defragmenter 2) Backup 3) Uninstall
4) File compression 5) None
180. _______________ identifies and eliminates non essential files.
1) Disk cleanup 2) Backup 3) Uninstall
4) File compression 5) None
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181. _______________ programs make copies of files to be used in case originals are
lost.
1) Disk cleanup 2) Backup 3) Uninstall 4) File compression 5) None
182. A track on a disk is divided into wedge shaped sections called _________.
1) sectors 2) regions 3) platter 4) squares 5) None
183. To minimize eyestrain, you should adjust your monitor to a __________ degree
angle.
1) 5 2) 10 3) 15 4) 90 5) None
184. Which of the following is the correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of digital
information storage ?
1) Kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte
2) Kilobyte, megabyte, petabyte, terabyte, gigabyte
3) Megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte, kilobyte, petabyte
4) Kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte, petabyte
5) Kilobyte, gigabyte, megabyte, petabyte, terabyte

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185. LCD monitors often have a smaller __________ than CRT monitors.
1) refresh rate 2) viewing angle 3) color depth
4) price 5) None
186. Buying and selling goods over the internet is called _______
1) e-commerce 2) cyber-selling
3) hyper-marketing 4) euro-conversion 5) internet trade
187. The most important or powerful computer in a network is _______
1) Dumb terminal 2) Network server
3) Network client 4) Network terminal 5) Network station
188. Arranging of data in a logical sequence is called _______

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1) Sorting 2) Duplication 3) Reproducing 4) Searching 5) Dedupiication
189. A hexadecimal number is a number to the base _______.
1) 4 2) 2 3) 20 4) 8 5) 16
190. Most websites have a main page, namely _______which acts as a doorway to the
rest of the website pages.
1) Home page2) System page 3) Search engine 4) URL 5) Browser
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191. OSI reference model has _______ layers
1) 8 2) 5 3) 4 4) 7 5) 6
192. What is the meaning of word “Booting’’ in computer technology ?

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1) Connecting the computer to the electric switch
2) The process of shutting down the computer
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3) Connecting the computer to a printer
4) The process of starting the computer from power off mode
5) Increasing the memory of the computer
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193. BIOS in a computer system is used for _______

1) Updating system information on network
2) It helps routing of packets 3) It is an output device
4) It takes inputs from input devices
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5) Loading a boot loader or an operating system
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194. If a CPU executes multiple programs / tasks simultaneously, it will be called

_______
1) Multiprogramming 2) Timesharing
3) Multitasking4) Multiprocessor 5) Multiexecuting
195. “WWW” stands for _______
1) Whole World Web 2) World Wide Web
3) Web World Wide 4) World Whole Web 5) Wide World Web
196. Hacker(s) (Computer Security) _______
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1) Break into others computer systems, with illegal motives
2) Legally break into the computer system to check security
3) are system administrators
4) are Technical tutors 5) Is another name for a user
197. Which of the following packages is used (or composition in printing press?
1) Fortran 2) PageMaker 3) Lotus 4) Dbase 5) Word Perfect
198. Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components
on the motherboard are called _______
1) Network lines 2) Gateways
3) Bus lines 4) Conductors 5) Logic paths
199. Intersection of columns and rows in a spreadsheet is called _______
1) Data 2) Schema 3) Table 4) Cell 5) Position
200. What is LINUX ?
1) An Operating system 2) An Application program
3) An Antivirus 4) A Firmware 5) A Malware

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