1. The advantage of LAN is?
a) Sharing peripherals
b) Backing up your data
c) Saving all your data
d) Accessing the web
e) Automatic printing of data
2. Of the 5 words listed below, which one is the odd one out?
a) Application
b) Peripherals
c) Programs
d) Software
e) Operating system
3. What type of device is a computer printer?
a) Input
b) Input / output
c) Software
d) Storage
e) Output
4. What is the biggest number you can get with 8 bits?
a) 256
b) 128
c) 1000
d) 255
e) 1024
5. What type of device is a digital camera?
a) Input
b) Output
c) Software
d) Storage
e) Input /output
6. What is the mailing list?
a) Collection of e - mail addresses
b) Collection of files
c) Collection of folders
d) Collection of data
e) Collection of incidence
7. What type of keys are "ctrl" and "shift"?
a) Adjustment
b) Function
c) Modifier
d) Alphanumeric
e) None of these
8. The following is an example of standard file format for text files?
a) JPEG(.jpg)
b) Bitmap (.bmp)
c) Word (.doc)
d) Text (.txt)
e) .xis
9. Which of the following devices was used in the computer of first generation?
a) Integrated circuit
b) Processor c) Microprocessor
d) vacuum tubes
e) none of these
10. Which part of hardware compensates the difference of speeds of CPU and peripherals?
a) scanner
b) printer
c) video card
d) mother board
e) interface
11. Which of the following computers is designed to do some specialized work?
a) mainframe computer
b) special purpose computer
c) portable computer
d) super computer
e) none of these
12. Which of the following can be considered as portable computer?
a) mini computer
b) mainframe computer
c) desktop
d) workstation
e) PDA
13. Print preview is useful to?
a) colour the document
b) save the document
c) delete the document
d) copy the document
e) view how the document will appear when printed.
14. Which of the following statements is true about RAM?
a) it retains data when pc is turned off
b) this is a type of read and write memory
c) it contains start - up instructions
d) this is a peripheral
e) its remaining is 'Read Access Memory'
15. Full form of MB is?
a) micro byte
b) mega byte
c) mini byte
d) milli byte
e) midi byte
16. Choose the fastest memory?
a) hard disk
b) DVD ROMs
c) cache memory
d) static memory
e) none of these
17. Which memory is optional to operate the computer system?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) cash
d) secondary memory
e) RAM and ROM
18. Translator program used in assembly language is called?
a) complier
b) interpreter
c) translation
d) translator
e) assembler
19. Which is that part of CPU which coordinates with all other parts of the computer?
a) mother board
b) coordination board
c) control unit
d) arithmetic logic unit
e) memory
20. Which is that high speed memory that coordinates with the speed gap between processor and main memory?
a) cache
b) PROM
c) EPROM
d) SRAM
e) none of these
21. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be?
a) distributed
b) free
c) centralized
d) open source
e) none of these
22. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as?
a) an ASCII code
b) a magnetic tape
c) a bar code
d) an OCR scanner
e) None of these
23. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of?
a) control
b) output
c) processing
d) feedback
e) input
24. Sequential access is formed in?
a) hard disk
b) memory card
c) pen drive
d) cassettes
e) none of these
25. Why it is unethical to share copyright file with your friends?
a) it is not unethical because it is legal
b) it is unethical because the files are being given for free
c) sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws
d) it is not unethical because the files are being given for free
e) it is not unethical - anyone can access a computer
26. Uniform resource location has ____ part(s)?
a) two
b) three
c) one
d) four
e) none of these
27. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is?
a) memory - only
b) write - only
c) once - only
d) run - only
e) read - only
28. Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?
a) name box
b) row heading
c) formulabar
d) taskpane
e) none of these
29. in word you can force a page break?
a) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
b) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
c) by using the insert/ section break
d) by changing the font size of your document
e) none of these
30. grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called?
a) a database management system
b) batch processing
c) a real - time system
d) an on line system
e) none of these
31. A __ is term used when a search engine returns a web page that matches the search criteria?
a) blog
b) hit
c) link
d) view
e) success
32. Web address is a unique address to identify ____ on web?
a) browser
b) link
c) PDA
d) website
e) none of these
33. IBM stands for?
a) Internal Business Management
b) International business
management
c) international business machines
d) internal business machines
e) none of these
34. The alerting of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is?
a) biometrics
b) compression
c) encryption
d) ergonomics
e) none of these
35. Which of the following describes database fields?
a) structures
b) field markers
c) filed definition
d) field names
e) none of these
36. The term "hyper text" means?
a) non - sequential writing
b) hyper media
c) blinking text
d) text with heavy formatting
e) none
37. A database management system (DBMS) is a?
a) hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
b) hardware system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
c) software system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
d) software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
e) none of these
38. VIRUS stands for?
a) Vital Information Resourse Under Siege
b) Vital Information Reason Under Siege
c) Vital Information Resourse Under System
d) Virus Information Resourse Under Siege
e) none of these
39. What is the objective of UPS?
a) used for storage
b) to increase the speed of a computer
c) providing backup power
d) all of these
e) none of these
40. 'Zipping' a file means?
a) encrypting the message
b) compressing the message
c) transfer the message
d) all of the these
e) none of these
ANSWERS:
1) a; 2) b; 3) e; 4) d; 5) e; 6) a; 7) c; 8) d; 9) d; 10) e;
11) b; 12) e; 13) c; 14) b; 15) b; 16) c; 17) d; 18) e; 19) c; 20) a;
21) e; 22) c; 23) e; 24) a; 25) c; 26) c; 27) e; 28) c; 29) b; 30) b;
31) b; 32) d; 33) c; 34) c; 35) c; 36) e; 37) d; 38) a; 39) c; 40) b.
a) Sharing peripherals
b) Backing up your data
c) Saving all your data
d) Accessing the web
e) Automatic printing of data
2. Of the 5 words listed below, which one is the odd one out?
a) Application
b) Peripherals
c) Programs
d) Software
e) Operating system
3. What type of device is a computer printer?
a) Input
b) Input / output
c) Software
d) Storage
e) Output
4. What is the biggest number you can get with 8 bits?
a) 256
b) 128
c) 1000
d) 255
e) 1024
5. What type of device is a digital camera?
a) Input
b) Output
c) Software
d) Storage
e) Input /output
6. What is the mailing list?
a) Collection of e - mail addresses
b) Collection of files
c) Collection of folders
d) Collection of data
e) Collection of incidence
7. What type of keys are "ctrl" and "shift"?
a) Adjustment
b) Function
c) Modifier
d) Alphanumeric
e) None of these
8. The following is an example of standard file format for text files?
a) JPEG(.jpg)
b) Bitmap (.bmp)
c) Word (.doc)
d) Text (.txt)
e) .xis
9. Which of the following devices was used in the computer of first generation?
a) Integrated circuit
b) Processor c) Microprocessor
d) vacuum tubes
e) none of these
10. Which part of hardware compensates the difference of speeds of CPU and peripherals?
a) scanner
b) printer
c) video card
d) mother board
e) interface
11. Which of the following computers is designed to do some specialized work?
a) mainframe computer
b) special purpose computer
c) portable computer
d) super computer
e) none of these
12. Which of the following can be considered as portable computer?
a) mini computer
b) mainframe computer
c) desktop
d) workstation
e) PDA
13. Print preview is useful to?
a) colour the document
b) save the document
c) delete the document
d) copy the document
e) view how the document will appear when printed.
14. Which of the following statements is true about RAM?
a) it retains data when pc is turned off
b) this is a type of read and write memory
c) it contains start - up instructions
d) this is a peripheral
e) its remaining is 'Read Access Memory'
15. Full form of MB is?
a) micro byte
b) mega byte
c) mini byte
d) milli byte
e) midi byte
16. Choose the fastest memory?
a) hard disk
b) DVD ROMs
c) cache memory
d) static memory
e) none of these
17. Which memory is optional to operate the computer system?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) cash
d) secondary memory
e) RAM and ROM
18. Translator program used in assembly language is called?
a) complier
b) interpreter
c) translation
d) translator
e) assembler
19. Which is that part of CPU which coordinates with all other parts of the computer?
a) mother board
b) coordination board
c) control unit
d) arithmetic logic unit
e) memory
20. Which is that high speed memory that coordinates with the speed gap between processor and main memory?
a) cache
b) PROM
c) EPROM
d) SRAM
e) none of these
21. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be?
a) distributed
b) free
c) centralized
d) open source
e) none of these
22. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as?
a) an ASCII code
b) a magnetic tape
c) a bar code
d) an OCR scanner
e) None of these
23. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of?
a) control
b) output
c) processing
d) feedback
e) input
24. Sequential access is formed in?
a) hard disk
b) memory card
c) pen drive
d) cassettes
e) none of these
25. Why it is unethical to share copyright file with your friends?
a) it is not unethical because it is legal
b) it is unethical because the files are being given for free
c) sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws
d) it is not unethical because the files are being given for free
e) it is not unethical - anyone can access a computer
26. Uniform resource location has ____ part(s)?
a) two
b) three
c) one
d) four
e) none of these
27. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is?
a) memory - only
b) write - only
c) once - only
d) run - only
e) read - only
28. Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?
a) name box
b) row heading
c) formulabar
d) taskpane
e) none of these
29. in word you can force a page break?
a) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
b) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
c) by using the insert/ section break
d) by changing the font size of your document
e) none of these
30. grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called?
a) a database management system
b) batch processing
c) a real - time system
d) an on line system
e) none of these
31. A __ is term used when a search engine returns a web page that matches the search criteria?
a) blog
b) hit
c) link
d) view
e) success
32. Web address is a unique address to identify ____ on web?
a) browser
b) link
c) PDA
d) website
e) none of these
33. IBM stands for?
a) Internal Business Management
b) International business
management
c) international business machines
d) internal business machines
e) none of these
34. The alerting of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is?
a) biometrics
b) compression
c) encryption
d) ergonomics
e) none of these
35. Which of the following describes database fields?
a) structures
b) field markers
c) filed definition
d) field names
e) none of these
36. The term "hyper text" means?
a) non - sequential writing
b) hyper media
c) blinking text
d) text with heavy formatting
e) none
37. A database management system (DBMS) is a?
a) hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
b) hardware system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
c) software system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
d) software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
e) none of these
38. VIRUS stands for?
a) Vital Information Resourse Under Siege
b) Vital Information Reason Under Siege
c) Vital Information Resourse Under System
d) Virus Information Resourse Under Siege
e) none of these
39. What is the objective of UPS?
a) used for storage
b) to increase the speed of a computer
c) providing backup power
d) all of these
e) none of these
40. 'Zipping' a file means?
a) encrypting the message
b) compressing the message
c) transfer the message
d) all of the these
e) none of these
ANSWERS:
1) a; 2) b; 3) e; 4) d; 5) e; 6) a; 7) c; 8) d; 9) d; 10) e;
11) b; 12) e; 13) c; 14) b; 15) b; 16) c; 17) d; 18) e; 19) c; 20) a;
21) e; 22) c; 23) e; 24) a; 25) c; 26) c; 27) e; 28) c; 29) b; 30) b;
31) b; 32) d; 33) c; 34) c; 35) c; 36) e; 37) d; 38) a; 39) c; 40) b.