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Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly?

1. Booting

2. Processing

3. Saving

4. Editing

5. None of these

Option 1 - Booting

Which of the following keys of a personal computer is not available on the keyboard of traditional typewriters?

1. Tab

2. Spacebars

3. Enter

4. Backspace

5. None of these

Option 3 - Enter

Which of the following groups consists of only input devices?

1. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor

2. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer

3. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter

4. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

5. None of these

Option 4 - Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a

1. keyboard

2. scanner

3. printer

4. plotter

5. None of these

Option 1 - keyboard

The code for a Web page is written using

1. a fifth-generation language

2. WinZip

3. Perl

4. Hypertext Markup Language

5. URL

Option 4 - Hypertext Markup Language

Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as

1. Flash

2. Spiders

3. Cookies

4. Applets

5. Sparks

Option 1 - Flash

A relational database is a data structure that organizes information about a single topic into rows and columns.

1. Block

2. Record

3. Tuple

4. Table

5. Command-line interface

Option 4 - Table

The first computers were programmed using

1. assembly language

2. machine language

3. source code

4. object code

5. spaghetti code

Option 2 - machine language

When the pointer is positioned it is shaped like a hand.

1. grammar error

2. hyperlink

3. screen tip

4. spelling error

5. formation error

Option 2 - hyperlink

Peripheral devices such as printers & monitors are considered to be

(a) Hardware

(b) Software

(c) Data

(d) Information

Option a - Hardware

A(n) ......... device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data & instructions into a computer.

(a) Interaction

(b) Input

(c) Communication

(d) Output

Option b - Input

What does MICR stand for?

(a) Magnetic Ink character Register

(b) Mangetic Ink code Reader

(c) Magnetic Ink code Register

(d) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Option d - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers?

(a) Digital camcorder

(b) Microphone

(c) Scanner

(d) All of these

Option d - All of these

What type of device is a computer monitor?

(a) Software

(b) Processing

(c) Storage

(d) Output

Option d - Output

Printer is an example of

(a) Output device

(b) Input device

(c) Processing device

(d) Storage device

Option a - Output device

USB in data cables stands for

(a) Unicode smart Bus

(b) Universal structural Bus

(c) Unicode serial Bus

(d) Universal serial Bus

Option d - Universal serial Bus

The .......... format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.

(a) DOC

(b) PNG

(c) GIE

(d) MP3

Option d - MP3

.......... can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer.

(a) Speech input hardware

(b) Speech recognition software

(c) Word recognition software

(d) Talking software

Option b - Speech recognition software

A co-processor:

a. Is relatively easy to support in software

b. Causes all processors to function equally

c. Works with any application

d. Is quite common in modern computers

Option a - Is relatively easy to support in software

A Microsoft Windows is…..a (n)

a. Operating system

b. Graphic program

c. Word Processing

d. Database program

Option a - Operating system

Which of the following is a program group?

a. Accessories

b. Paint

c. Word

d. All of the above

Option a - Accessories

Which is not application software?

a. Windows NT

b. Page Maker

c. WinWord XP

d. Photoshop

Option a - Windows NT

The….. program compresses large files into a smaller file -

a. WinZip

b. WinShrink

c. WinStyle

d. None of the above

Option a - WinZip

Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?

a. Lynx

b. MS-DOS

c. Windows XP

d. Process Control

Option d - Process Control

Which of the following operating systems does not implement multitasking truly?

a. Windows 98

b. Windows NT

c. Windows XP

d. MS DOS

Option d - MS DOS

A (n) ......... email from anywhere.

a. Forum allows you to access your

b. Webmail Interface

c. Message Board

d. Weblog

Option b - Webmail Interface

A place in the computer system where data & programs are temporarily stored

(a) Paste

(b) Open

(c) Memory

(d) Pocket

Option c - Memory

A removable magnetic disc that holds information

(a) Floppy Disc

(b) Hard Drive

(c) Monitor

(d) Portable

Option a - Floppy Disc

The primary device that a computer uses to store information

(a) TV

(b) Storehouse

(c) Desk

(d) Hard Drive

Option d - Hard Drive

All of the following storage media have read & write capabilities except

(a) Flash Memory Cards

(b) CD-ROMS

(c) Hard Disk drives

(d) Floppy Disks

Option b - CD-ROMS

....... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks & sectors.

(a) Tracking

(b) Formatting

(c) Crashing

(d) Allotting

Option b - Formatting

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

(a) ROM information can be easily updated.

(b) Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.

(c) ROM Provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.

(d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands computers.

Option b - Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power

To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or in a computer's memory, so that it can be used later

(a) Store

(b) Ship

(c) Shift

(d) Centre

Option a - Store

A dot matrix is a type of

A. tape

B. printer

C. disk

D. bus

Option b - printer

The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the

A. mouse

B. logo

C. hand

D. cursor

Option d - cursor

How many cycles are allowed for RAM?

A. 1

B. 10

C. 100

D. 1000

Option a - 1

The full form of TCP/IP is

A. Transformation Communication /Internet Program

B. Translator Control/ Internet Control

C. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

D. Transport Control Program/Internet Protocol

Option c - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

If you receive an e-mail with an attachment from a company saying you just won a million dollars, but you have never heard of the person who has sent the e-mail. What should you do?

A. Go to the website & fill in the information so that you can get your prize.

B. Delete the e-mail.

C. Delete the attachment only.

D. Contact the person who sent you the e-mail.

Option b - Delete the e-mail

........... is a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches & other wearable devices.

A. Android Tear

B. Android Wear

C. Android Near

D. Android Deer

Option b - Android Wear

What are Java, Perl, and Fortran?

A. Types of plastics

B. Computer programming languages

C. Operating systems

D. Types of coffee

Option b - Computer programming languages

Which pagination options force a paragraph to appear with the paragraph that follows it in MS- Word 2010?

A. Keep lines together

B. Window/Orphan control

C. Keep with next

D. page break before

Option c - Keep with next

ASCII stands for

A) American Stable Code for International Interchange

B) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange

C) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

D) American Standard Code for Interchange Information

Option c - American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Which of the following is the most powerful computers?

A) Mainframe Computer

B) Mini Computers

C) Micro Computers

D) Super Computers

Option d - Super Computers

Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink?

A) Daisy wheel printer

B) Line printer

C) Laser printer

D) Thermal printer

Option c - Laser printer

What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as?

A) Car

B) Bus

C) Truck

D) Road

Option b - Bus

Which term is used to describe RAM?

A) Dynamic RAM (DRAM)

B) Static RAM (SRAM)

C) Video RAM (VRAM)

D) All of the above

Option d - All of the above

In which year was the chip used inside the computer for the first time?

A) 1964

B) 1975

C) 1999

D) 1944

Option b - 1975

Assembly language started to be used from-

A) first generation computers

B) Second-generation computers

C) third generation computers

D) fourth generation computers

Option c - third generation computers

Which technology is more reliable?

A) Mechanical

B) Electronic

C) Electro-Mechanical

D) For reliability it does not matter. So all of the above are reliable

Option d - For reliability it does not matter. So all of the above are reliable

Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?

A) 8006

B) 8088

C) 8086

D) None of above

Option a - 8006

The hard disk is coated on both sides with

A) Magnetic metallic oxide

B) Optical metallic oxide

C) Carbon layer

D) All of the above"

Option a - Magnetic metallic oxide

Which of the following can be an example of a database?

a) Address book of all the suppliers of a company

b) Salary sheet of all the employees of a company

c) Records of daily sales transactions of a company

d) All of the above

Option d - All of the above

An Access database object that is used to enter, view, or edit records

a) Table

b) Form

c) Query

d) Report

Option b - Form

Which of the following expresses the correct order?

a) Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Files, Databases

b) Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Database, Files

c) Databases, Tables, Files, Records, Field, Character

d) Files, Databases, Tables, Records, Fields, Characters

Option a - Characters, Fields, Records, Tables, Files, Databases

Every table in a relational database contains a field or combination of fields that can uniquely identify each records, it is called

a) Foreign key

b) Native key

c) Composite key

d) Primary key

Option d - Primary key

Database Management Systems are featured with

a) The facility for easy editing, spelling check, auto pagination, layout & printing reports

b) The ability to store large amounts of data to facilitate easy update, sort & retrieval

c) The ability to calculate efficiently with the help of built-in functions & analyze

d) All of the above

Option b - The ability to store large amounts of data to facilitate easy update, sort & retrieval

How many characters can be typed in a single cell in Excel?

a) 256

b) 1024

c) 32000

d) 65535

Option d - 65535

A worksheet can have a maximum of ...…. Number of rows?

a) 256

b) 1024

c) 32000

d) 65535

Option d - 65535

Which of the following is not an example of a Value?

a) 350

b) May 10, 2001

c) 0.57

d) Serial Number 50771

Option d - Serial Number 50771

The chart wizard term data series refers to

a) A chart legend

b) A collection of chart data markers

c) A set of values you plot in a chart

d) A data label

Option b - A collection of chart data markers

The Chart wizard term data categories refer to

a) A chart plot area

b) A horizontal axis

c) The organization of individual values with a chart's data series

d) The data range that supply chart data

Option b - A horizontal axis

A worksheet range is a

a) A command used for data modeling

b) A range of values such as from 23 to 234

c) A group of cells

d) A group of worksheets

Option c - A group of cells

Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called ..…

a) Accessing

b) Referencing

c) Updating

d) Functioning

Option b - Referencing

Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?

a) !A!1

b) $A$1

c) #a#1

d) Al

Option b - $A$1

What symbol is used before a number to make it a label?

a) " (quote)

b) = (equal)

c) _ (underscore)

d) ' (apostrophe)

Option d - ' (apostrophe)

Which symbol must all formulas begin with?

a) =

b) +

c) (

d) @

Option a - =

Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

a) =10+50

b) =B7*B1

c) =B7+14

d) 10+50

Option d - 10+50

Which of the following formulas will Excel Not be able to calculate?

a) =SUM(Sales)-A3

b) =SUM(A1:A5)*.5

c) =SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)

d) =SUM(A1:A5)-10

Option a - =SUM(Sales)-A3

A typical worksheet has ........... number of columns

a) 128

b) 256

c) 512

d) 1024

Option b - 256

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