COS 304(Best wishes from AMADI)

1. A combination of persist memory that retains data when power goes off is known as...?

A. Operating System
B. Reset vector
C. Firmware*
D. Master Boot Record

2. All are examples of Operating systems except..?

A. Symbian
B. Blackberry
C. UEFI*
D. Windows

3. The firmware is typically placed in the..?

A. Hard disk
B. RAM
C. ROM*
D. CPU

4. The term 'UEFI' stands for...?

A. Universal Electronic Firmware Interface

B. Universal Extensible Fire Interface

C. Unified Extended Firmware Interface*

D. Universal Extensible Firmware Interface.

5. What controls the booting process of a computer system?

A. Operating system *
B. Firmware
C. Partition
D. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor
6. The term BIOS represents...?

A. Basic Inside Outside System

B. Basic Input Output Sign

C. Basic Input Output Signal

D. Basic Input Output System*

7. The BIOS is placed in the...?

A. Hard drive
B. RAM
C. ROM*
D. Semiconductor

8. UEFI is an example of...?

A. BIOS
B. Firmware*
C. Operating system
D. RAM

9. The main function of the BIOS is to....?

A. Switch on the computer system

B. Transfer control to the operating system*

C. Switch off the computer system

D. Reset the computer system.

10. The Operating system is typically located...

A. In the ROM*
B. In the RAM
C. In the secondary memory
D. In the reset vector

11. The term OS represents..?

A. Operating system*
B. Operation sign
C. Operating signal
D. Operating symbol

12. GRUB is an example of..

A. Boot loader*
B. Firmware
C. Operating system
D. BIOS

13. The connecting link between the Firmware and the operating system is...

A. The CPU
B. The Master Boot Record
C. The reset vector
D. FAT file system

14. PCs can use different Operating systems on a single hard disk through..

A. Partitioning
B. Warm booting
C. Formating
D. Booting*

15. The starting point for the CPU to begin execution as soon as it is on is...

A. The reset vector*

B. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

C. Firmware
D. Operating system

16. Information like time and date is sorely stored...

A. In the CMOS*
B. In the Firmware
C. In Reset vector
D. Operating system

17. Which of the following is a recent Firmware?

A. BIOS
B. UEFI*
C. Blackberry
D. Apple

18. Which of the following captures the concept Warm-booting?

A. The booting of a computer system

B. The rebooting of a computer system *

C. The formatting of a computer system

D. The shutdown of a computer system.

19. The keyboard is an important element of...

A. The command line user interface *

B. The graphical user interface

C. The menu user interface

D. None of the above.

20. Which of the following captures the concept User-interface?

A. The process involving a user passing a command to the computer system.

B. The interaction between the computer system and the user.*

C. The process of a user facing the computer system.

D. The process of a computer system giving the user a command.

21. The term HCI represents...?

A. Human Computer Identification

B. Human Computer Influence

C. Human Control Interface

D. Human Computer Interface *

22. MMI clearly means..?

A. Man Made Interface

B. Man Machine Interface*

C. Man Machine Identification

D. Man Maintenance Interface

23. Which of the following is not really a type of user interface...?

A. The Menu Driven

B. The Command Lune
C. The Symbol set*
D. The Graphical

24. The term GUI stands for...?

A. Guide User Interface

B. Guide User Interaction
C. Graphical User Interface*
D. Graphics User Interaction

25. Which of these is an advantage of Command Line User interface?

A. The user does not need to type lots of commands

B. It is self-explanatory

C. Can be used on a computer which has little memory*

D. You can guess the right keys

26. Which is not a component of Graphical User interface...?

A. Icon
B. Window
C. Menu
D. Files*

27. Which of these is not an element of input control?

A. Checkboxes
B. Accordion*
C. Buttons
D. Toggles

28. Which of these is not a quality consideration for user interfaces..?

A. Consistency
B. Intuitiveness
C. Adaptability
D. Reasonability*

29. Which of the following explains the term KISS..?

A. Keep It Straight Simple

B. Keep It Simple Straight
C. Keep It Stupid Simple
D. Keep It Simple Stupid*

30. Which of the following is not a type of User Modelling?

A. User Knowledge
B. Discrete-Event
C. Parametric
D. Symbols*

31. The Discrete-event model examines...?

A. The users behavior*

B. The users knowledge
C. The users profile
D. The users skills

32. Which of the following captures the term DWIM?

A. Do What I Mean*
B. Do While I Move
C. Do What Icon Mean
D. Do What Interface Mean
33. Which of these bridges the gulfs between the user and the system..?

A. Adaptation*
B. User Modelling
C. Facilitation
D. Evaluation

34. Which of these is not a navigational component..?

A. Checkboxes*
B. Search field
C. Sliders
D. Tags

35. The software component of a computer is also called....?

A. The light component

B. The logical component

C. The physical component*

D. The transparent component

36. Which of the following is a hardware component...?

A. Facebook application
B. Keyboards*
C. Operating system
D. Microsoft Windows

37. The hardware component is also called the...?

A. Logical component
B. Physical component*
C. Light component
D. Operating system

38. Which of the following is the function of Breadcrumb in a computer system...?

A. Specifies users location*

B. Allows users to skip between pages

C. Allow users to adjust a value

D. Allows users to select a date or time

39. Which of the following is not categorised as informational component...?

A. Progress bars
B. Message boxes
C. Notifications*
D. Sliders

40. Sliders help users to...?

A. Adjust values*
B. See hints
C. Select items
D. Type

41. Another name for 'file' is....?

A. Document*
B. Icon
C. Directory
D. Intel

42. Data file could be in the form of the following except....?

A. Videos
B. Numbers
C. Instructions *
D. Pictures

43. All of these are external storage mediums except...?

.

A. Flash drive
B. C-D ROM*
C. Floppy disks
D. S D cards

44. WPS is a format of which of the following file contents?

A. Graphics
B. Video
C. Spreadsheet
D. Document *

45. Which of the following is not a file format of Video file...?

A. MOV.
B. AVI
C. TXT*
D. MPEG

46. '.xls: is a file extension common to...?

A. Word Processor
B. Graphics
C. Adobe Reader
D. Excel*

47. The particular letter assigned to flash disk as a storage device is..?

A.' C'
B. 'E'
C. 'F'
D. 'G'

48. In the storage process, "delimiter" as a term is sorely associated with which of the following
symbol..?

A. Colon
B. Comma*
C. Semi-colon
D. Full stop

49. Deleted files are automatically stored...?

A. In a Folder
B. In the web
C. In a flash drive
D. In the Recycle bin*

50. In a computer system, every setting is done through...?

A. The browser
B. The control panel
C. The recycle bin
D. The word processor

51. 'To paste' is typically captured by which of the following combinations..?

A. Ctrl + X
B. Ctrl + V*
C. Ctrl + C
D. Ctrl + P

52. 'Select All' as a command is executed through....?

A. Ctrl + S
B. Ctrl + D
C. Ctrl + A*
D. Ctrl + F

53. To copy a file, hold...

A. Ctrl + S keys
B. Ctrl + D keys
C. Ctrl + C keys *
D. Ctrl + V keys

54. To move a file, hold..

A. Ctrl + M
B. Ctrl + C
C. Ctrl + X*
D. Ctrl + Z

55. Which of the following is the best combination of the command 'To save?'

A. Ctrl + S*
B. Ctrl + X
C. Ctrl + D
D. Ctrl + P

56. Which of the following is not a file format for web page?

A. XML
B. HTML
C. XHTML
D. JAVA*

57. Which of the following captures the term DOS?

A. Digital Operating System

B. Disk Operating Software

C. Disk Operating System*

D. Digital Operating Software

58. The term PC means?

A. Process Computer
B. Program Computer
C. Personal Computer*
D. Partitioned computer

59. The term WPS stands for...?

A. Word Processing Software

B. Word Programming System

C. Wide Program Software

D. Word Processing System*

60. Folders are also called..?

A. Icons
B. Systems
C. Links
D. Directories*

Chapters 4&5 are Word Processing and Spreadsheet. They're a bit common in terms of our daily
usage. So, 10 questions from these two chapters are enough👇👇👇

61. The 'Tab' key is basically used to...

A. Copy files
B. Line up text in a proportional font

C. Erase text
D. Replace text

62. To check the grammar and spelling of a given text, we click on..

A. Review*
B. Insert
C. Page Layout
D. Home

63. In a Word Processor, Columns alone are created by clicking on ...

A. Insert*
B. Home
C. Page broader
D. Page layout

64. The Title bar displays...?

A. The main menu items available

B. The name of the application*

C. The pictures of the file

D. The columns and rolls

65. 'To cut' as a command is executed through...?

A. Ctrl + C
B. Ctrl + D
C. Ctrl + X*
D. Ctrl + Z

66. The Scissors icon is assigned to which of these commands?

A. To paste
B. To Save
C. To Move*
D. To copy

67. Which of these could be used to control the cursor?

A. The desktop
B. The glide pad
C. The keyboard*
D. The webcam

68. The combination 'Ctrl +End' achieves which of the following?

A. Closes the file

B. Displays the last content in the file*

C. Displays the first content in the file

D. Shuts down the computer

69. Spreadsheet is also referred to as...?

A. Word Processor
B. Excel*
C. PowerPoint
D. PDF

70. To create a paragraph, we use the..

A. Shift key
B. The Ctrl key*
C. The Tab key
D. The Alt key*COS 304*

1. A combination of persist memory that retains data when power goes off is known as...?

A. Operating System
B. Reset vector
C. Firmware*
D. Master Boot Record

2. All are examples of Operating systems except..?

A. Symbian
B. Blackberry
C. UEFI*
D. Windows

3. The firmware is typically placed in the..?

A. Hard disk
B. RAM
C. ROM*
D. CPU

4. The term 'UEFI' stands for...?

A. Universal Electronic Firmware Interface

B. Universal Extensible Fire Interface

C. Unified Extended Firmware Interface*

D. Universal Extensible Firmware Interface.

5. What controls the booting process of a computer system?

A. Operating system *
B. Firmware
C. Partition
D. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

6. The term BIOS represents...?

A. Basic Inside Outside System

B. Basic Input Output Sign

C. Basic Input Output Signal

D. Basic Input Output System*

7. The BIOS is placed in the...?

A. Hard drive
B. RAM
C. ROM*
D. Semiconductor

8. UEFI is an example of...?

A. BIOS
B. Firmware*
C. Operating system
D. RAM

9. The main function of the BIOS is to....?

A. Switch on the computer system

B. Transfer control to the operating system*

C. Switch off the computer system

D. Reset the computer system.

10. The Operating system is typically located...

A. In the ROM*
B. In the RAM
C. In the secondary memory
D. In the reset vector

11. The term OS represents..?

A. Operating system*
B. Operation sign
C. Operating signal
D. Operating symbol

12. GRUB is an example of..

A. Boot loader*
B. Firmware
C. Operating system
D. BIOS

13. The connecting link between the Firmware and the operating system is...

A. The CPU
B. The Master Boot Record
C. The reset vector
D. FAT file system

14. PCs can use different Operating systems on a single hard disk through..

A. Partitioning
B. Warm booting
C. Formating
D. Booting*

15. The starting point for the CPU to begin execution as soon as it is on is...

A. The reset vector*

B. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

C. Firmware
D. Operating system

16. Information like time and date is sorely stored...

A. In the CMOS*
B. In the Firmware
C. In Reset vector
D. Operating system

17. Which of the following is a recent Firmware?

A. BIOS
B. UEFI*
C. Blackberry
D. Apple

18. Which of the following captures the concept Warm-booting?

A. The booting of a computer system

B. The rebooting of a computer system *

C. The formatting of a computer system

D. The shutdown of a computer system.

19. The keyboard is an important element of...

A. The command line user interface *

B. The graphical user interface

C. The menu user interface

D. None of the above.

20. Which of the following captures the concept User-interface?

A. The process involving a user passing a command to the computer system.

B. The interaction between the computer system and the user.*

C. The process of a user facing the computer system.

D. The process of a computer system giving the user a command.

21. The term HCI represents...?

A. Human Computer Identification

B. Human Computer Influence

C. Human Control Interface

D. Human Computer Interface *

22. MMI clearly means..?

A. Man Made Interface

B. Man Machine Interface*

C. Man Machine Identification

D. Man Maintenance Interface

23. Which of the following is not really a type of user interface...?

A. The Menu Driven

B. The Command Lune
C. The Symbol set*
D. The Graphical

24. The term GUI stands for...?

A. Guide User Interface

B. Guide User Interaction
C. Graphical User Interface*
D. Graphics User Interaction

25. Which of these is an advantage of Command Line User interface?

A. The user does not need to type lots of commands

B. It is self-explanatory

C. Can be used on a computer which has little memory*

D. You can guess the right keys

26. Which is not a component of Graphical User interface...?

A. Icon
B. Window
C. Menu
D. Files*

27. Which of these is not an element of input control?

A. Checkboxes
B. Accordion*
C. Buttons
D. Toggles

28. Which of these is not a quality consideration for user interfaces..?

A. Consistency
B. Intuitiveness
C. Adaptability
D. Reasonability*

29. Which of the following explains the term KISS..?

A. Keep It Straight Simple

B. Keep It Simple Straight
C. Keep It Stupid Simple
D. Keep It Simple Stupid*

30. Which of the following is not a type of User Modelling?

A. User Knowledge
B. Discrete-Event
C. Parametric
D. Symbols*

31. The Discrete-event model examines...?

A. The users behavior*

B. The users knowledge
C. The users profile
D. The users skills

32. Which of the following captures the term DWIM?

A. Do What I Mean*
B. Do While I Move
C. Do What Icon Mean
D. Do What Interface Mean

33. Which of these bridges the gulfs between the user and the system..?

A. Adaptation*
B. User Modelling
C. Facilitation
D. Evaluation

34. Which of these is not a navigational component..?

A. Checkboxes*
B. Search field
C. Sliders
D. Tags

35. The software component of a computer is also called....?

A. The light component

B. The logical component

C. The physical component*

D. The transparent component

36. Which of the following is a hardware component...?

A. Facebook application
B. Keyboards*
C. Operating system
D. Microsoft Windows

37. The hardware component is also called the...?

A. Logical component
B. Physical component*
C. Light component
D. Operating system

38. Which of the following is the function of Breadcrumb in a computer system...?

A. Specifies users location*

B. Allows users to skip between pages

C. Allow users to adjust a value

D. Allows users to select a date or time

39. Which of the following is not categorised as informational component...?

A. Progress bars
B. Message boxes
C. Notifications*
D. Sliders
40. Sliders help users to...?

A. Adjust values*
B. See hints
C. Select items
D. Type

41. Another name for 'file' is....?

A. Document*
B. Icon
C. Directory
D. Intel

42. Data file could be in the form of the following except....?

A. Videos
B. Numbers
C. Instructions *
D. Pictures

43. All of these are external storage mediums except...?

.

A. Flash drive
B. C-D ROM*
C. Floppy disks
D. S D cards

44. WPS is a format of which of the following file contents?

A. Graphics
B. Video
C. Spreadsheet
D. Document *

45. Which of the following is not a file format of Video file...?

A. MOV.
B. AVI
C. TXT*
D. MPEG
46. '.xls: is a file extension common to...?

A. Word Processor
B. Graphics
C. Adobe Reader
D. Excel*

47. The particular letter assigned to flash disk as a storage device is..?

A.' C'
B. 'E'
C. 'F'
D. 'G'

48. In the storage process, "delimiter" as a term is sorely associated with which of the following
symbol..?

A. Colon
B. Comma*
C. Semi-colon
D. Full stop

49. Deleted files are automatically stored...?

A. In a Folder
B. In the web
C. In a flash drive
D. In the Recycle bin*

50. In a computer system, every setting is done through...?

A. The browser
B. The control panel
C. The recycle bin
D. The word processor

51. 'To paste' is typically captured by which of the following combinations..?

A. Ctrl + X
B. Ctrl + V*
C. Ctrl + C
D. Ctrl + P
52. 'Select All' as a command is executed through....?

A. Ctrl + S
B. Ctrl + D
C. Ctrl + A*
D. Ctrl + F

53. To copy a file, hold...

A. Ctrl + S keys
B. Ctrl + D keys
C. Ctrl + C keys *
D. Ctrl + V keys

54. To move a file, hold..

A. Ctrl + M
B. Ctrl + C
C. Ctrl + X*
D. Ctrl + Z

55. Which of the following is the best combination of the command 'To save?'

A. Ctrl + S*
B. Ctrl + X
C. Ctrl + D
D. Ctrl + P

56. Which of the following is not a file format for web page?

A. XML
B. HTML
C. XHTML
D. JAVA*

57. Which of the following captures the term DOS?

A. Digital Operating System

B. Disk Operating Software

C. Disk Operating System*

D. Digital Operating Software

58. The term PC means?

A. Process Computer
B. Program Computer
C. Personal Computer*
D. Partitioned computer

59. The term WPS stands for...?

A. Word Processing Software

B. Word Programming System

C. Wide Program Software

D. Word Processing System*

60. Folders are also called..?

A. Icons
B. Systems
C. Links
D. Directories*

Chapters 4&5 are Word Processing and Spreadsheet. They're a bit common in terms of our daily
usage. So, 10 questions from these two chapters are enough👇👇👇

61. The 'Tab' key is basically used to...

A. Copy files
B. Line up text in a proportional font

C. Erase text
D. Replace text

62. To check the grammar and spelling of a given text, we click on..

A. Review*
B. Insert
C. Page Layout
D. Home

63. In a Word Processor, Columns alone are created by clicking on ...

A. Insert*
B. Home
C. Page broader
D. Page layout

64. The Title bar displays...?

A. The main menu items available

B. The name of the application*

C. The pictures of the file

D. The columns and rolls

65. 'To cut' as a command is executed through...?

A. Ctrl + C
B. Ctrl + D
C. Ctrl + X*
D. Ctrl + Z

66. The Scissors icon is assigned to which of these commands?

A. To paste
B. To Save
C. To Move*
D. To copy

67. Which of these could be used to control the cursor?

A. The desktop
B. The glide pad
C. The keyboard*
D. The webcam
68. The combination 'Ctrl +End' achieves which of the following?

A. Closes the file

B. Displays the last content in the file*

C. Displays the first content in the file

D. Shuts down the computer

69. Spreadsheet is also referred to as...?

A. Word Processor
B. Excel*
C. PowerPoint
D. PDF

70. To create a paragraph, we use, the..

A. Shift key
B. The Ctrl key*
C. The Tab key
D. The Alt key