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1. The hardware device commonly referred to as the brain of the computer is the ..........? 1. RAM chip 2. Data input 3. CPU 4. Secondary storage Ans- 3 2. When the computer is working on given instructions, it is called .......? 1. output 2. storage 3. processing 4. input Ans- 3 3. An input device that is used widely in supermarkets is ..........? 1. keyboard 2. Mouse 3. Trackball 4. Bar code reader Ans-4 4. Java is an example of a .........? 1. machine language 2. assembly language 3. High level language 4. fouth generation language Ans- 3 5. A byte is a collection of ..........? 1. four bits 2. six bits 3. Eight bits 4. Ten bits Ans- 3 6. CD-ROM is an example of .........? 1. Input device 2. Output device 3. Both input & output device 4. Pointing device Ans- 3 7. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to....... data? 1. present

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2. input 3. output 4. display Ans- 2 8. The components that process data are located in the .........? 1. input devices 2. output devices 3. system unit 4. storage component Ans- 3 9. .......... is a cross between human language and a programming language? 1. Pseudocode 2. Java 3. The Java Virtual Machine 4. The compiler Ans- 1 10. Volatility is a property of ........? 1. computer networks 2. ROM 3. RAM 4. software Ans- 3 11. A process known as ........ is used by large retailers to study trends? 1. Data mining 2. data selection 3. POS 4. data conversion Ans- 1 12. Which of the following devices typically attaches to a parallel port? 1. keyboard 2. Mouse 3. Moniter 4. Printer Ans- 4 13. What is the top level domain name of the following URL http://www.yahoo.com/mail? 1. http 2. www 3. yahoo 4. .com Ans-4




14. MS-Dos is a ........... operating sysytem? 1. point and click 2. user- friendly 3. command-driven 4. Mac Ans- 3 15. The geometric arrangement of devices on the network is called...........? 1. Topology 2. Media 3. URL 4. Protocol Ans- 1 16. The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called.......? 1. Web 2. LAN 3. Internet 4. Workgroup Ans- 3 17. What is the other name of LAN card? 1. Modem 2. Network connector 3. Internet card 4. NIC Ans- 4 18. The...... button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions? 1. Search 2. Undo 3. Cut 4. Document Ans- 2 19. WHich of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations? 1. ROM 2. RAM 3. EPROM 4. All of these Ans- 2 20. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?




1. Laser printer 2. Ink jet printers 3. Plotter 4. Dot matrix printer Ans- 3 21. The standard protocol of the internet is ………? 1. TCP/IP 2. Java 3. HTML 4. Flash Ans- 1 22. Which of the following is a key function of a firewell? 1. Monitoring 2. Deleting 3. Copying 4. Moving 5. None of these Ans- 1 23. A program that generally has more user- friendly interface than a DBMS is called a ………? 1. Front end 2. Repository 3. Back end 4. Form 5. None of these Ans- 1 24. Computers connected to a LAN can………….? 1. Run faster 2. Share information and / or share peripheral equipment 3. Email 4. Go online 5. None of these Ans-2 25. The acronym HTML stand for…………? 1. High Transfer Machine Language 2. High Trasmission Markup language 3. Hypertext markup language 4. Hypermedia markup language 5. None of these Ans-3 26. Which of the following is the communications protocol that sets the standard used by every computer that accesses Web pages information?




1. XML 2. DML 3. HTTP 4. HTML 5. None of these Ans-3 27. A .......... is a computer attached to the internet that runs a special Web server software and can send Web pages out to other computers over the internet? 1. Web client 2. Web system 3. Web page 4. Web server 5. None of these Ans-1 28. To reverse the effect of your last action in word ------------? (1) Use the cut command (2) Use the Undo command (3) Press the delete key (4) Use the Redo command (5) None of these Ans- 2 29. Several views are available in MS Front Page. Which one of the following is NOT a valid view ? (1) Design View (2) Folders View (3) Navigation View (4) Web Server View (5) None of these Ans- 4 30. Selects the entire Row press------- (1) Shift + Space (2) Shift + ctrl (3) Shift + alt (4) Space + enter (5) None of these Ans- 1 31. A DVD is an example of a .........? 1. Hard disk 2. Optical disk 3. Output device 4. Solid state storage device




Ans-2 32. This type of file is created by word processors? 1. worksheet 2. document 3. database 4. presentation Ans-2 33. Windows 10 is an example of a ..........? 1. Application software 2. browser 3. operating system 4. shareware ans- 3 34. Which of the following is an example of connectivity? 1. data 2. hard disk 3. Internet 4. power cord Ans-3 35. Procedures are typically documented in manuals is written by-? 1. Computer specialists 2. end users 3. Microsoft 4. service providers Ans-1 36. Which step is taken-first in designing a programme? 1. Data validation 2. Task analysis 3. input design 4. Problem identification Ans-4 37. Transformation of input into output is performed by? 1. Peripherals 2. memory 3. Storage 4. CPU Ans- 4 38. Computers gather data, which means that means that they allow users to........ data?




1. present 2. transmit 3. output 4. input Ans- 4 39. Device that take a picture of an object and convert it into a computerized image/ 1. hard drive 2. scanner 3. printer 4. modem Ans- 2 40. Which of the following is machine independence program? 1. High level langauge 2. Low level langauge 3. Assembly langauge 4. Machine language Ans- 1 41. A simple automated program that scans the web for specific data and inserts into a designated database. 1) Web mining 2) Web database integration 3) Web crawler 4) Web scanning 5) Web searching Ans-3 42. In web searching a symbol or keyword that instructs the search software to make sure that any retrieved records contain a certain word, is called 1) Data operator 2) Increment operator 3) Decrement operator 4) Inclusion operator 5) Search operator Ans-4 43. A database that spreads information across different tables while maintaining links between them is referred to as 1) Relational database 2) Rotational database 3) Database connection 4) Tabular database 5) None of these Ans-1




44. All the deleted files go to 1) Recycle Bin 2) Task Bar 3) Tool Bar 4) My Computer 5) None of these Ans-1 45.When you are selecting a mouse for a particular computer system, what is the most important consideration? 1) The type of drivers that come with the mouse 2) The length of the mouse cord 3) The type of connector the mouse is equipped with 4) The number of buttons the mouse has Ans-3 46. A ________ is a non-impact printer that can produce very high-quality, letter-perfect printing. 1) daisy wheel printe 2) laser printer 3) dot-matrix printer 4) thermal printer 5) drum printer Ans-2 47. The DBA is...? 1) a computer device 2) a person 3) a communication technique 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans-2 48.What is the primary requisite of a good computer programmer? 1) Mathematical background 2) Artistic mind 3) Logical mind 4) Scientific knowledge 5) Clear understanding Ans-3 49. Utility Software is used for 1) Security purpose 2) Special purpose 3) Supporting user and hardwares




4) All 1), 2) and 3) are correct 5) None of these Ans-4 50. A record of columns in DBMS is called.....? 1) Tuple 2) Matrix 3) Field 4) Label 5) None of these Ans-3 51. Hackers often gain entry to a network be pretending to be at a legitimate computer? 1. spoofing 2. forging 3. IP spoofing 4. ID theft Ans- 3 52. The ...... of a threat measures its potential impact on a system? 1. Vulnerabilities 2. countermeasures 3. degree of harms 4. susceptibility Ans- 3 53. A ...... is a small program embedded inside of a GIF image? 1. web bug 2. cookie 3. spyware apllication 4. spam Ans- 1 54. The OSI model is divided into .... processes called layers? 1. Five 2. Six 3. Seven 4. Eight Ans- 3 55. ........ describes what is database fields? 1. Structures 2. Field markers 3. Field definition 4. Field names Ans- 4




56. ...... are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use? 1. Control worlds 2. Reserved words 3. Control structures 4. Reserved keys Ans- 2 57. ..... are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat? 1. Servers 2. Embedded computers 3. Robotic computers 4. Mainframes Ans- 2 58. A protocol used to control the secure sending of data on the internet is ;? 1. SMTP 2. HTTPS 3. TCP/IP 4. HTTP Ans- 2 59. In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the ...... can transmit data? 1. packet 2. data 3. access method 4. Token Ans- 4 60. Any piece of equipment forming an interface to a data communication system is ......? 1. DTE 2. DTA 3. CSA 4. DCA ans- 2 61. Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order to retail its contents? 1. SIMM 2. DIMM 3. SDMM 4. DSMM Ans-2 62. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard disk?




1. Samsung 2. IBM 3. Fijitsu 4. Western Digital Ans-4 63. Usually , in MS-DOS, the primary hard drives has the drive letter? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D ans-3 64.Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation? 1 RAM 2. ROM 3. FDD 4. HDD Ans-1 65. Which storage device is mounted on "reels" ? 1. Floppy Disk 2. Hard Disk 3. Magnetic Tapes 4. CDROM Ans-3 66. MTBF means? 1. Mean Time Before Failure 2. Master Time Buffer Feature 3. Most Treated Buffer Time 4. Master Test Board Feature Ans- 1 67. How many write cycles are allowed to a RAM? 1. 1 2. 10 3. 100 4. 1000 Ans-1 68. How many write cycles are allowed to a EEPROM? 1. 1 2. 10 3. 100 4. 1000




Ans- 4 69. A ....... is anything that can cause harm. 1. vulnerability 2. phish 3. threat 4. spoof Ans- 3 70. The power level drops below 120v? 1. brownout 2. spike 3. blackout 4. surge Ans- 2 71. A half byte is known as ? A Data B Bit C half byte D Nibble Ans- D 72. What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters? A DASI B ASSH C ASCII D BASCH Ans- C 73. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into....? A Clusters B sectors C vectors D heads Ans- B 74. The ........ provides a path between the CPU and peripheral devices which are connected via interface cards? A computer B expansion bus C memory D CPU Ans- B




75. Which type of processing that produces output results immediately after input data are entered into a computer system? A Time-sharing B Interactive C Batch processing D Real-time processing Ans- B 76. The word FTP stands for? A File translate protocol B File Transit Protocol C File Typing protocol D File Transfer protocol Ans-D 77. RSA is? A symmetric crptosystem B Asymmetric crptosystem C DBA D Digital Signature Ans-D 78. A DVD-RAM is similar to a ...... except it has storage capacities upto 5.2 GB? A CD-R B Floppy Disk C CD-RW D Hard disk Ans- C 79. This ......... tier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data ? A Client B Applications/web servers C Enterprise server D DBA Ans- A 80. All the information collected during database development is stored in a ? A repository B data warehouse C RAD D Case Ans-B 81. Allows you to print..........? A Ribbon




B Monitor C Go now D Control-P Ans- D 82. The different styles of lettering in a word processing program.....? A Font B Calligraphy C Writing D manuscript Ans-A 83. To change written work already done......? A File B Edit C Copy D Close Ans- B 84. A command that saves what you are working on into the hard drive, or onto a disk.....? A View B Hold C Save D Go Ans- C 85. You organise files by storing them in .....? A Archives B Folders C indexes D lists Ans-B 86. A ........ includes the file name and possibly a directory of folder? A File information packet B File button C File directory D File specification Ans-C 87. A ..... in text that you want printed at the bottom of the page? A Header B Endonte C Footnote D Footer




Ans-D 88. What menu is selected to save or save as ? A Tools B File C Format D Edit Ans- B 89. What is the main folder on a storage device called? A Platform B Interface C Root directory D Device driver Ans-C 90. In a database..... fields store numbers used to perform calculations? A Next B Key C Alphanumeric D Numeric Ans-D 91. Numbers in table columns are usually..........? A right- aligned B Left- aligned C justified D Centered E None of these Ans- B 92. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a ..........? A Cell B empty space C record D Field E Table Ans-A 93. A collection of related files is called ........? A Character B field C Database D Record E None of these




Ans- C 94. The letter and number of the intersecting column and row is the.........? A Cell location B Cell position C Cell address D Cell coordinates E cell contents Ans-C 95. To save an existing file with new name at new location we should use....... command. A save B save and replace C save as D new file E None of these Ans-C 96.Forms that are used to organise business data into rows and columns are called .......? A Transaction sheets B Registers C Business forms D Sheet- spreads E spreadsheets Ans-E 97. Which powerpoint view displays each slide of the presentations as a thumbnail and is useful for rearranging slides? A Slide Sorter B Slide Show C slide master D Notes page E Slide Design Ans-A 98. A ....... is a collection of information saved as a unit? A Folder B File C path D File extension E None of these Ans- B 99. Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called.......? A Labels B numeric entries




C intersection D text E fillers Ans- B 100. The name a user assigns to a document is called a .........? A Filename B program C record D Data E None of these Ans-A 101. The ....... of software contains lists of commands and options? 1. Menu bar 2. Tool bar 3. Title Bar 4. Formula bar Ans-1 102. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data and information is a .........? 1. Title bar 2. Button 3. Dialog Box 4. Window Ans-4 103. A ....... contains commands that can be selected? 1. Pointer 2. Menu 3. Icon 4. Button Ans-2 104. Generally, you access the recycle bin through an icon located..........? 1. On the desktop 2. On the hard drive 3. on the short cut menu 4. None of these Ans-1 105. What menu is selected to cut, copy and paste? 1. File 2. Edit 3. Tools




4. Table Ans- 2 106. To shrink a window to an icon..........? 1. Open a group window 2. Minimise a window 3. Maximise a window 4. Restore a window Ans- 2 107. Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be..........? 1. Analog data 2. Digital data 3. Modem data 4. Watts data Ans-1 108. To move down a page in a document........? 1. Jump 2. Scroll 3. Fly 4. Wriggle Ans-2 109. A menu contains a list of .........? 1. Commands 2. Data 3. Objects 4. Reports Ans-1 110. Files are organised by storing them in.........? 1. Tables 2. Databases 3. Folders 4. Graphs Ans- 3 111. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be........? A Wireless B Centralised C Distributed D Open source Ans- A




112. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space.......? A Network B Grouping C Library D Integrated systems Ans- A 113. Computers connected to a LAN (Local area network) can..........? A Run faster B share information and or share peripheral equipment C Email D go online Ans- B 114. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network? A Keyboards B Speakers C Floppy disk drives D Printers Ans- D 115. The ........ enables your computer to connect to other computers? A Video card B Sound Card C Network interface card(NIC) D Controller card Ans-C 116. The most important or powerful computerina typical netwrok? A Desktop B Network server C Network client D Network station Ans- B 117. Which of the following refers to a small , single site network? A LAN B DSL C RAM D MAN Ans-A 118. A ........ is a set of rules.




A Resource locator B Domain C hypertext D Protocol Ans- D 119. A word in a web page that , when clicked , opens another document. A Anchor B Hyperlink C Reference D URL Ans- B 120. LAN stand for A Local area nodes B Local area Network C large area network D None of these Ans- B 121. Built in memory of computer is.........? A EROM B ROM C RAM D PROM Ans-B 12 2. Flash is ...........? A Software B Hardware C ROM D RAM Ans-D 123. Internal storage is ......... storage. A Primary B Secondary C Auxillary D Virtual Ans-A 124. CD is an ........ memory A internal B external C Auxillary D None of these




Ans-C 125. For permanent memory in computer objects used are.. A Magnetic disk B hard disk C Optical Disk D all of the Above Ans-D 126. Ram is ..... memory? A external B Main C Internal D Auxillary Ans-B 127. RAM is.......... and ......... A volatile, temporary B nonvolatile, permanent C volatile, permanent D None of these Ans-A 128. During processing data, programs, and processed information are held temporarily in.......? A CPU B ROM C RAM D Secondary Storage Ans-C 12 9. A removable magnetic disc that holds information ........? A Floppy Disk B Hard drive C Monitor D Portable Ans-A 130. Which of the following memory chip is faster? A there is no certainty B SRAM C DRAM D None of these Ans-C 131. What utility do you use to transfer filed and exchange messages? A E-mail




B Web browers C WWW D Search Engines Ans- A 132. What is the name given to those applications that combine text, sound, graphics, motion video and /or animation? A Motionware B Anigraphics C Vedioscapes D Multimedia Ans- D 133. What is URL? A A computer software program B a type of programing object C The address of a document or page on the world wide web D A piece of hardware Ans- C 134. To reload a webpage, press the ..... button? A Redo B Reload C Restore D Ctrl Ans- B 135.Which of the following functions are not performed by servers? A e-mail processing B database sharing C word processing D storage Ans- C 136. What does a Browser do? A It is software used to view web pages B it provides help menus C Reads materials really fast D None of these Ans- A 137. An email account includes a storage area, often called ......? A attachment B hyperlink C mailbox




D IP address Ans - C 138. What is modem connected to ? A processor B Phone line C Mother board D Printer Ans- B 139. A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific .......... on the Web? A Web browser B PDA C Website D Link Ans- C 140. The standard protocol of the internet is .......? A TCP/IP B Java C HTML D Flash Ans- A 141. Which of the following is a point and draw device? A Mouse B Scanner C Printer D Cd- rom E Keyboard Ans- A 142. Internal Storage is ........... Storage? A Primary B Secondary C Auxillary D Virtual E None of these Ans- A 143. Built in memory of computer is ......? A EROM B ROM C RAM D PROM E ERAM




Ans- B 144. Unit of storage capacity? A Byte B Bit C Bug D Cubic meter E None of these Ans- A 145. C, BASIC, COBOl and Java are examples of ......... language? A Low level B Computer C System programming D high-level E None of these Ans- D 146. Information on a computer is stored as what? A Analog data B digital data C modem data D watts data E none of these Ans- B 147. When you turn on the computer , the boot routine will perform this test......? A RAM test B Disk Drive Test C Memory Test D Power on self test E None of these Ans-D 148. Oracle is a ...........? A An operating software B Word processor C Database Software D All of the above E None of these Ans-C 149. Restarting a computer that is already on is referred as .......? A Shut down B Cold booting C Warm Booting




D logging off E None of these Ans- C 150. This can be another word for program? A Software B Disk C Floppy D Hardware E None of these Ans- A 151. What term is used to describe software that monitors your online computer activities? (1) Snooper ware (2) Spyware (3) Tracker ware (4) Travel ware (5) None of these Ans-2 152. Which of the following is a memory management technique that makes the random access memory appear larger than it is? (1) Byte mapping (2) Preemptive multitasking (3) Read-only memory (4) Virtual memory (5) None of these Ans-4 153. An example of a wireless medium that sends data through the air or space is: (1) Fiber-optic cable. (2) Coaxial cable. (3) Twisted pair. (4) Microwaves. (5) None of these Ans-4 154. To reverse the effect of your last action in word ------------ (1) Use the cut command (2) Use the Undo command (3) Press the delete key (4) Use the Redo command (5) None of these Ans- 2




155. Several views are available in MS Front Page. Which one of the following is NOT a valid view ? (1) Design View (2) Folders View (3) Navigation View (4) Web Server View (5) None of these Ans- 4 156. One of the components of central processing unit (CPU) of the computer that performs mathematical and logical operations is ... (1) ALU (arithmetic logical unit) (2) Address register (3) Analog (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1 157......... is the key we use to run the selected command. (1) SHIFT (2) TAB (3) ENTER (4) CTRL (5) None of these Ans- 3 158. To name a constant, you use the _____________dialog box. (1) Create names (2) Define name (3) Paste name (4) Format cells (5) None of the Above Ans-2 159. A function inside another function is called a ….. Function. (1) Nested (2) Round (3) Sum (4) Text (5) None of the above Ans-1 160. Selects the entire Row press------- (1) Shift + Space




(2) Shift + ctrl (3) Shift + alt (4) Space + enter (5) None of these Ans- 1 161. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only ? (1) Floppy disk (2) Magnetic disk (3) Magnetic tape (4) Optical disk (5) None of these Ans-2 162. What is the storage area for e-mail messages called? (1) A folder (2) A directory (3) A mailbox (4) The hard disk (5) None of these Ans-3 163. The set of parallel electrical conducting lines through which different components on the mother board of a PC unit are linked together are called: (1) Conductors (2) Buses (3) Slide Master (4) Consecutives (5) None of these Ans-2 164. A PDA's memory contents remain intact when it is turned off because: (1) A battery keeps current available for RAM (2) The memory contents are synchronized with a desktop (3) The memory contents are copied to flash cards (4) The memory contents are stored in ROM (5) None of these Ans-1 165. One byte represents: (1) Eight characters (2) Eight bits (3) A single digit with two possible states (4) A word (5) None of these




Ans-2 166. Saving files in HTML format: (1) Makes it possible for anyone to view the file in a Web browser (2) Increases file conversion costs (3) Decreases software compatibility (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1 167. Which of the following would NOT be performed with application software? (1) Financial report sent to investors (2) Hard disk cleanup (3) Charts for a sales meeting presentation (4) Customer list used for mailing invoices (5) None of these Ans-2 168. Which of the following runs on a user's local computer and is used to request and display Web pages? (1) FTP (2) Web browser (3) Web server (4) HTML (5) None of these Ans-2 169. Which of the following computer types is most powerful? (1) Professional workstation (2) Internet appliance (3) Desktop computer (4) Network computer (5) None of these Ans-1 170. Which of the following is the most frequently used input device? (1) Microphone (2) Scanner (3) Touch screen (4) Mouse (5) None of these Ans-4 171. RAID stands for________ (1) Reproduce Array of Intelligent Disks




(2) Reproduce Array of Inexpensive Disks (3) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives (4) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Ans- 4 172. Select the smallest memory size:- (1) Terabyte (2) Gigabyte (3) Kilobyte (4) Megabyte (5) None of these Ans- 3 173. In most Microsoft programs, what does 'alt+f4' do? (1) Ends the program (2) Opens the program (3) Run the program (4) Modify the program (1) none of these Ans- 1 174. A device that is used to transmit data from one location to another is known as ________ (1) Storage (2) Memory (3) Carrier (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 3 175. Programs developed by an outside supplier and provided to the user in a machine readable form is known as___________. (1) Canned programs (2) Beta program (3) Alpha program (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1 176. Which of the following describe one or more characteristics of a modem computer? (1) An electronic device (2) A mechanical device (3) An electro-mechanical device (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1




177. Octal number system has a base ______. (1) Two (2) Four (3) Eight (4) Ten (5) None of these Ans- 3 178. PL 1 (Programming Language One) Is __________. (1) High level programming language (2) Low level programming language (3) Machine language (4) Assembly language (5) None of these Ans- 1 179. Which of the following is a disadvantage of machine language? (1) Machine Dependent (2) Slower Execution (3) Machine Independent (4) all of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1 180. Android Operating system is an example of which kind of Source Model? (1) Vertical Market Software (2) Open Source (3) Horizontal Market Software (4) Shareware (5) None of these Ans- 2 181. _____ allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be viewed and edited from another location? (1) General-purpose applications (2) Microsoft Outlook (3) Wed-hosted technology (4) Office Live (5) None of these Ans-3 182. What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page? (1) Vertical justifying




(2) Vertical adjusting (3) Dual centering (4) Horizontal centering (5) Vertical centering Ans-5 183. Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet? (1) Chat (2) Instant messaging (3) Instant’s ( 4) Electronic mail (5) None of these Ans-3 184. What is the overall term for creating? Editing Formatting Storing Retrieving and printing a text document? (1) Word processing (2) Spreadsheet design (3) Web design (4) Database management (5) Presentation generation Ans-1 185. Fourth-generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both_________ data including full-motion video, high-speed Internet access, and videoconferencing? (1) Video data and information (2) Voice and no voice (3) Music and video (4) Video and audio (5) None of these Ans-2 186._____ is a form of denial of service attack in which a hostile client repeatedly sends SYN packets to every port on the server using fake IP addresses? (1) Cyber gaming crime (2) Memory shaving (3) Syn flooding (4) Software piracy (5) None of these Ans-3 187. Which of these is a point-and-draw device? (1) Mouse (2) Scanner (3) Printer




(4) CD-ROM Ans-1 188. The letter and number of the intersecting column and row is the______? (1) Cell location (2) Cell position (3) Cell address (4) Cell coordinates (5) Cell contents Ans-3 189. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a _______? (1) Procedural language (2) Structures (3) Natural language (4) Command language (5) Programming language Ans-5

190. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program along with the test results and a printout of the program is called _______? (1) Documentation (2) Output (3) Reporting (4) Spec sheets (5) Directory Ans-1 191. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and columns are called _______? (1) Transaction sheets (2) Registers (3) Business forms (4) sheet-spreads (5) Spreadsheets Ans- 5 192. In Power Point, the Header & Footer button can be found on the Insert tab in what group? (1) Illustrations group (2) Object group (3) Text group (4) Tables group (5) None of these Ans- 3




193. A(n) ______ is a set of programs designed to manage the resources of a computer, including starting the computer managing programs, managing memory and coordinating tasks between input and output devices? (1) Application suite (2) Compiler (3) Input/output system (4) Interface (5) Operating system (OS) Ans- 5 194. A typical slide in a slide presentation would not include ________? (1) Photo images charts, and graphs (2) Graphs and clip art. (3) Clip art and audio clips (4) full-motion video (5) Content templates, Ans-5 195. The PC productivity tool that manipulates data organized in rows and columns is called a ____? (1) Spreadsheet (2) Word processing document (3) Presentation mechanism (4) Database record manager (5) EDI creator Ans- 1 196. In the absence of parentheses, the order of operation is ________? (1) Exponentiation, addition or subtraction, multiplication or division (2) Addition or subtraction, multiplication or division, exponentiation (3) Multiplication or division, exponentiation, addition or subtraction (4) Exponentiation, multiplication or division, addition or subtraction (5) Addition or subtraction, exponentiation, Multiplication or division Ans-4 197. To find the Paste Special option, you use the Clipboard group on the tab of Power Point? (1) Design (2) Slide Show (3) Page Layout (4) Insert (5) Home Ans- 5 198. A(n)________ program is one that is ready to run and does not need to be altered in any way? (1) Interpreter (2) High-level




(3) Compiler (4) COBOL (5) Executable Ans-5 199. Usually downloaded into folders that hold temporary Internet files, ________ are written to your computer's hard disk by some of the Web sites you visit? (1) Anonymous files (2) Behavior files (3) Banner ads (4) Large files (5) Cookies Ans- 5 200. What is the easiest way to change the phrase, revenues, profits, gross margin, to read revenues, profits, and gross margin? (1) Use the insert mode, position the cursor before the g in gross, then type the word and followed by space (2) Use the insert mode, position the cursor after the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space (3) Use the overtype mode, position the cursor before the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space (4) Use the overtype mode, position the cursor after the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space (5) None of these Ans-1 201. A program, either talk or music that is made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet is called a _______? (1) Wiki (2) Broadcast (3) vodcast (4) Blog (5) Podcast Ans- 5 202. Which PowerPoint view displays each slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is useful rearranging slides? (1) Slide Sorter (2) Slide Show (3) Slide Master (4) Notes Page (5) Slide Design Ans- 1




203. Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called? (1) Conductors (2) Buses (3) Connectors (4) Consecutives (5) None of these Ans- 2 204. What is the name given to those applications that combine text, sound, graphics, motion video, and/or animation? (1) Motion ware (2) An graphics (3) Videos capes (4) Multimedia (5) maxomedia Ans- 4 205. A USB communication device that supports data encryption for secure wireless communication for notebook users is called a______? (1) USB wireless network adapter (2) Wireless switch (3) Wireless hub (4) Router (5) None of these Ans- 1 206. An____ language reflects the way people think mathematically? (1) Cross-platform programming (2) 3GL business programming (3) Event-driven programming (4) Functional (5) None of these Ans- 4 207. When entering text within a document the Enter key is normally pressed at the end of every ________? (1) Line (2) Heritance (3) Paragraph (4) Word (5) File Ans-3 208. When a real-time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called _______?




(1) A chat session (2) An e-rnail (3) An instant message (4) Internet telephony (5) None of these. Ans- 4 209. Which of the following is the first step in sizing a window? (1) Point to the title bar (2) Pull down the View menu to display the toolbar (3) Point to any corner or border (4) Pull down the View menu and change to large icons (5) None of these Ans- 3 210. Which of the following software could assist someone who cannot use their hands for computer input? (1) Video conferencing (2) Speech recognition (3) Audio digitizer (4) Synthesizer (5) None of these Ans- 2 211. ______ a document means the file is transferred from another computer to your computer? (1) Uploading (2) Really Simple Syndication (RSS) (3) Accessing (4) Downloading (5) Upgrading Ans- 4 212. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data Ram being processed by the CPU? (1) Mass memory (2) Internal memory (3) Non-volatile memory (4) PROM (5) None of these Ans- 2 213. Computers that control processes accept data in a continuous__________? (1) Data traffic pattern (2) Data highway (3) Infinite loop (4) Feedback loop (5) Slot




Ans- 3 214. What refers to a set of characters of a particular design? (1) Key face (2) Formation (3) Allograph (4) Stencil (5) Typeface Ans- 5

215. _______ is used by public and private enterprises to publish and share financial information with each other and industry analysts across all computer platforms and the Internet (1) Extensible Markup Language (EML) (2) Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) (3) Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) (4) Sales Force Automation (SFA) software (5) None of these Ans- 2 216. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? (1) ALU (2) Control unit (3) Disk unit (4) Modem (5) None of these Ans- 1 217. The method of Internet access that requires a phone line, but offers faster access speeds than dial-up is the ________ connection? (1) Cable access (2) Satellite access (3) fiber-optic service (4) Digital Subscriber Line (DSI) (5) Modem Ans- 4 218. _______ software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, applications, files, and data? (1) Operating system (2) Backup software (3) Utility programs (4) Driver imaging (5) None of these Ans- 4 219. What is a URL?




(1) A computer software program (2) A type of programming object (3) Address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web (4) An acronym for Unlimited Resources for Learning (5) a piece of hardware Ans- 3 220. What is the significance of a faded (dimmed) command in a pull-down menu? (1) The command is not currently accessible (2) A dialog box appears if the command is selected (3) A Help window appears if the command is selected (4) There are no equivalent keystrokes for the particular command (5) None of these Ans- 1 221. Your business has contracted with another company to have them host and run an application for your company over the Internet. The company providing this service to your business is called a ________? (1) Internet service provider (2) Internet access provider (3) Application service provider (4) Application access provider (5) Outsource agency Ans- 4 222. An________ allows you to access your e-mail from anywhere? (1) Forum (2) Webmail interface (3) Message Board (4) Weblog (5) None of these Ans- 2 223. Which of the following would you find on LinkedIn? (1) Games (2) Connections (3) Chat (4) Applications (5) None of these Ans- 2 224. _____ is a technique that is used to send more than one call over a single line? (1) Digital transmission (2) Infrared transmission (3) Digitizing (4) Streaming (5) Multiplexing Ans- 5




225. The Search Companion can________? (1) Locate all files containing a specified phrase (2) Restrict its search to a specified set of folders (3) Locate all files containing a specified phrase and restrict its search to a specified set of folders (4) Cannot locate all files containing a specified phrase or restrict its search to a specified set of folders (5) None of these Ans- 3 226. Which of the following cannot be part of an e-mail address? (1) Period (.) (2) At sign (@) (3) Space ( ) (4) Underscore (_) (5) None of these Ans- 3 227. Which of the following must be contained in a URL? (1) A protocol identifier (2) The letters, www. (3) The unique registered domain name (4) www. and the unique registered domain name (5) A protocol identifier, www. and the unique registered domain name Ans- 4 228. Which of the following information systems focuses on making manufacturing processes more efficient and of higher quality? (1) Computer-aided manufacturing (2) Computer-integrated manufacturing (3) Computer-aided software engineering (4) Computer-aided system engineering (5) None of these Ans- 2 229. A mistake in an algorithm that causes incorrect results is called a _________? (1) Logical error (2) Syntax error (3) Procedural error (4) Compiler error (5) Machine error Ans- 1 230. A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different configuration is ______?




(1) A converter (2) A component (3) An attachment adapter (4) An adepter (5) Voltmeter Ans- 4 231. _____ allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be viewed and edited from another location? (1) General-purpose applications (2) Microsoft Outlook (3) Wed-hosted technology (4) Office Live (5) None of these Ans-3 232. What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page? (1) Vertical justifying (2) Vertical adjusting (3) Dual centering (4) Horizontal centering (5) Vertical centering Ans-5 233. Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet? (1) Chat (2) Instant messaging (3) Instant’s ( 4) Electronic mail (5) None of these Ans-3 234. What is the overall term for creating? Editing Formatting Storing Retrieving and printing a text document? (1) Word processing (2) Spreadsheet design (3) Web design (4) Database management (5) Presentation generation Ans-1 235. Fourth-generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both_________ data including full-motion video, high-speed Internet access, and videoconferencing? (1) Video data and information




(2) Voice and no voice (3) Music and video (4) Video and audio (5) None of these Ans-2 236._____ is a form of denial of service attack in which a hostile client repeatedly sends SYN packets to every port on the server using fake IP addresses? (1) Cyber gaming crime (2) Memory shaving (3) Syn flooding (4) Software piracy (5) None of these Ans-3 237. Which of these is a point-and-draw device? (1) Mouse (2) Scanner (3) Printer (4) CD-ROM Ans-1 238. The letter and number of the intersecting column and row is the______? (1) Cell location (2) Cell position (3) Cell address (4) Cell coordinates (5) Cell contents Ans-3 239. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a _______? (1) Procedural language (2) Structures (3) Natural language (4) Command language (5) Programming language Ans-5 240. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program along with the test results and a printout of the program is called _______? (1) Documentation (2) Output (3) Reporting (4) Spec sheets (5) Directory Ans-1




241. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click . (1) UPPERCASE (2) UPPER ALL (3) CAPS LOCK (4) Lock Upper (5) Large Size Ans-1 242. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a . (1) Hacker (2) Analyst (3) instant messenger (4) programmer (5) spammer Ans-1 243. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be . (1) distributed (2) free (3) centralized (4) open source (5) None of these Ans-3 244. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym . (1) CD (2) DVD (3) ROM (4) RW (5) ROS Ans-4 245. The most common type of storage devices are . (1) persistent (2) optical (3) magnetic (4) flash (5) steel Ans-2 246. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as . (1) an ASCII code (2) a magnetic tape




(3) an OCR scanner (4) a bar code (5) None of these Ans-4 247. A Web site's main page is called its . (1) Home Page (2) Browser page (3) Search Page (4) Bookmark (5) None of these Ans-1 248. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of . (1) control (2) output (3) processing (4) feedback (5) input Ans-5 249. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is . (1) dragging (2) dropping (3) right-clicking (4) shift-clicking (5) None of these Ans-3 250. Computers use the number system to store data and perform calculations. (1) binary (2) octal (3) decimal (4) hexadecimal (5) None of these Ans- 1 251. are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity. (1) Phishing trips (2) Computer viruses (3) Spyware scams (4) Viruses (5) Phishing scams Ans-5




252. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends? (1) It is not unethical, because it is legal. (2) It is unethical because the files are being given for free. (3) Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws. (4) It is not unethical because the files are being given for free. (5) It is not unethical - anyone can access a computer Ans-3 253. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document? (1) CTRL+A (2) ALT+F5 (3) SHIFT+A (4) CTRL+K (5) CTRL+H Ans-1 254. To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the button and then point to AutoFit Contents. (1) Fit to Form (2) Format (3) Autosize (4) Contents (5) AutoFit Ans-5 255. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is . (1) multiprogramming (2) multitasking (3) time-sharing (4) multiprocessing (5) None of these Ans-4 256. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is . (1) memory-only (2) write-only (3) once-only (4) run-only (5) read-only Ans- 5 257. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called? (1) RAM (2) Floppy (3) CPU




(4) CD-ROM (5) ROM Ans-5 258. The default view in Excel is view. (1) Work (2) Auto (3) Normal (4) Roman (5) None of these Ans-3 259. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel? (1) Namebox (2) Row Headings (3) Formulabar (4) Taskpane (5) None of these Ans-3 260. In Word you can force a page break . (1) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key (2) by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter (3) by using the Insert/Section Break (4) by changing the font size of your document (5) None of these Ans-3 261. Grouping and processing all of a firm’s transactions at one time is called . (1) a database management system (2) batch processing (3) a real-time system (4) an on-line system (5) None of these Ans- 3 262. Help Menu is available at which button? (1) End (2) Start (3) Turnoff (4) Restart (5) Reboot Ans- 2 263. You can keep your personal files/folders in . (1) My folder




(2) My Documents (3) My Files (4) My Text (5) None of these Ans- 2 264. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n) . (1) supercomputer (2) minicomputer (3) laptop (4) server (5) None of these Ans- 4 265. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off. (1) RAM (2) motherboard (3) secondary storage device (4) primary storage device (5) None of these Ans- 3 266. The folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send. (1) Drafts (2) Outbox (3) Address Book (4) Sent Items (5) Inbox Ans- 1 267. You can a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results. (1) refine (2) expand (3) load (4) query (5) slowdown Ans- 1 268. The contents of are lost when the computer turns off. (1) storage (2) input (3) output (4) memory (5) None of these




Ans- 3 269. The enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window. (1) tab box (2) pop-up helper (3) tab row (4) address bar (5) Esc key Ans- 3 270. A DVD is an example of a(n) . (1) hard disk (2) optical disc (3) output device (4) solid-state storage device (5) None of these Ans- 2 271. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a . (1) tab (2) cell (3) box (4) range (5) None of these Ans- 2 272. is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. (1) Tracking (2) Formatting (3) Crashing (4) Allotting (5) None of these Ans- 2 273. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards? (1) BUS (2) CPU (3) USB (4) MIDI (5) MINI Ans- 4 274. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called . (1) Downloading (2) Uploading




(3) FTP (4) JPEG (5) Downsizing Ans- 1 275. In Excel, allows users to bring together copies of workbooks that other users have worked on independently. (1) Copying (2) Merging (3) Pasting (4) Compiling (5) None of these Ans- 2 276. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use . (1) e-mail (2) FTP (3) instant message (4) Telnet (5) None of these Ans- 4 277. To reload a Web page, press the button. (1) Redo (2) Reload (3) Restore (4) Ctrl (5) Refresh Ans- 5 278. Mobile Commerce is best described as . (1) The use of Kiosks in marketing (2) Transporting products (3) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices (4) Using notebook PC's in marketing (5) None of the above Ans- 3 279. Video processors consist of and , which store and process images. (1) CPU and VGA (2) CPU and memory (3) VGA and memory (4) VGI and DVI (5) None of these Ans- 2




280. are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use. (1) Control words (2) Control structures (3) Reserved words (4) Reserved keys Ans- 3 281. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called? (1) configuration (2) download (3) storage (4) upload (5) installation Ans- 5 282. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website. (1) Document and report generation (2) Database maintenance (3) Transaction processing start-up (4) Data Entry (5) None of these Ans- 4 283. When the pointer is positioned on a , it is shaped like a hand. (1) Grammar error (2) Formatting error (3) ScreenTip (4) Spelling error (5) Hyperlink Ans- 5 284. The computer abbreviation KB usually means . (1) Key Block (2) Kernel Boot (3) Key Byte (5) None of these (4) Kit Bit (5) Kilo Byte Ans- 5 285. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media? (1) CO-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information (2) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do




(3) CO-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1 286. A(n) is a special visual and audio effect applied in PowerPoint to text or content. (1) animation (2) flash (3) wipe (4) dissolve (5) None of these Ans- 1 287. Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information . (1) floppy diskette (2) hard disk (3) permanent disk (4) optical disk (5) None of these Ans- 2 288. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a . (1) red wire (2) blue cord (3) tower (4) modem (5) None of these Ans- 4 289. Personal computers can be connected together to form a . (1) server (2) supercomputer (3) network (4) enterprise (5) None of these Ans- 3 290. A is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria. (1) blog (2) hit (3) link (4) view (5) success Ans- 2




291. What does dots per inch (DPI) measure? (1) number of bits it takes to represent each color (2) density of the pixels on a computer screen (3) the density of bits on a disk (4) density of graphic files stored on a hard disk (5) None of these Ans-2 292. What type of software creates a smaller file that is faster to transfer over the Internet? (1) MPEG (2) Unzipped (3) Fragmentation (4) Compression (5) None of these Ans- 4 293. A unit of computer information that contains data as well as all the procedures or operations is called: (1) A method. (2) Encapsulation. (3) An object. (4) An OOP (5) None of these Ans- 3 294. The world's first truly cross-platform programming language is called: (1) C++. (2) Java. (3) Visual Basic.NET. (4) Smalltalk. (5) None of these Ans- 2 295. The most widely used type of database management system is the: (1) Flat database. (2) Network database. (3) Relational database. (4) Hierarchical database. (5) None of these Ans- 3 296. What is the newest type of database, which is well suited for multimedia applications, called? (1) Object-oriented database (2) Client/server database (3) Data warehouse




(4) Multimedia database (5) None of these Ans- 1 297. What do the circles on a data flow diagram represent? (1) Data sources and destinations (2) Data flows (3) Transformation processes (4) Data stores (5) None of these Ans- 3 298. The type of printer that prints by selectively unchanging static electricity from spots on a metal drum is a(n): (1) Plotter (2) Dot-matrix printer (3) Laser printer (4) Ink-jet printer (5) None of these Ans- 3 299. warm boot in older versions of Windows is caused by: (1) Typing the Alt+ Tab key combination (2) Selecting Hibernate or Standby when shutting down (3) Typing the Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete key combination (4) Pressing the power switch (5) None of these Ans- 3

300. Setting fonts for the text in your document is an example of: (1) Formatting. (2) Formulas. (3) Tracking changes. (4) Tools. (5) None of these Ans-1 301. GUI stands for ________. 1) Gnutella Universal Interface 2) Graphical User Interface 3) Graphic Uninstall/Install 4) General Utility Interface 5) None of these Ans- 2 302. A ________ is a design tool that graphically shows the logic in a solution algorithm.




1) flowchart 2) hierarchy chart 3) structure chart 4) context diagram 5) None of these Ans-1 303. A file that contains definitions of the paragraph and character styles for your document and all things you customised like toolbars and menus is called a _______. 1) guide 2) pattern 3) base document 4) template 5) None of these Ans-4 304. Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called 1) operating system 2) system software 3) application software 4) management information systems 5) None of these Ans-3 305. A ________ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. 1) toolbar 2) menubar 3) window 4) find 5) None of these Ans-1 306. For selecting or highlighting, which of the following is generally used? l) Icon 2) Keyboard 3) Mouse 4) Floppy Disk 5) None of these Ans-3 307.What does storage unit provide? 1) Place for typing data 2) Storage for information and instruction 3) Place for printing information




4) All of the above 5) None of these Ans-2 308.Which type of memory is closely related to processor? 1) Main Memory 2) Secondary Memory 3) Disk Memory 4) Tape Memory 5) None of these ANs-1 309.Which device is used to access your computer by other computer or for talk over phone? 1) RAM 2) CD ROM Drive 3) Modem 4) Hard Drive 5) None of these Ans-3 310. Permanent Memory in computer is called 1) RAM 2) ROM 3) CPU 4) CD ROM 5) None of these Ans- 2

311. _____ allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be viewed and edited from another location? (1) General-purpose applications (2) Microsoft Outlook (3) Wed-hosted technology (4) Office Live (5) None of these

Ans-3

312. What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page? (1) Vertical justifying (2) Vertical adjusting (3) Dual centering




(4) Horizontal centering (5) Vertical centering

Ans-5 313. Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet? (1) Chat (2) Instant messaging (3) Instant’s (4) Electronic mail (5) None of these

Ans-3 314. What is the overall term for creating? Editing Formatting Storing Retrieving and printing a text document? (1) Word processing (2) Spreadsheet design (3) Web design (4) Database management (5) Presentation generation

Ans-1 315. Fourth-generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both_________ data including full-motion video, high-speed Internet access, and videoconferencing? (1) Video data and information (2) Voice and no voice (3) Music and video (4) Video and audio (5) None of these

Ans-2 316._____ is a form of denial of service attack in which a hostile client repeatedly sends SYN packets to every port on the server using fake IP addresses? (1) Cyber gaming crime (2) Memory shaving (3) Syn flooding (4) Software piracy (5) None of these

Ans-3 317. Which of these is a point-and-draw device?




(1) Mouse (2) Scanner (3) Printer (4) CD-ROM

Ans-1 31 8. The letter and number of the intersecting column and row is the______? (1) Cell location (2) Cell position (3) Cell address (4) Cell coordinates (5) Cell contents

Ans-3 31 9. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a _______? (1) Procedural language (2) Structures (3) Natural language 4) Command language (5) Programming language Ans-5 320. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program along with the test results and a printout of the program is called _______? (1) Documentation (2) Output (3) Reporting (4) Spec sheets (5) Directory Ans-1

321. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. (1) Tracking (2) Formatting (3) Crashing (4) Allotting (5) None of these Ans-2

322. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ? (1) RAM (2) Floppy (3) CPU




(4) CO-ROM (5) ROM Ans-5 323. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU ? (1) Mass memory (2) Internal memory (3) Non-volatile memory (4) PROM (5) None of these Ans-2 324. Changing an existing document is called _____ the document. 1) Creating 2) Editing 3) Modifying 4) Adjusting 5) None of these Ans-2 325. What is backup? 1) Adding more components to your network 2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination 3) Filtering old data from the new data 4) Accessing data on tape 5) None of these Ans-2 326. What is a popular program for creating documents that can be read on both a PC and a Macintosh computer? (1) Microsoft Word (2) Adobe In Design (3) Adobe Acrobat (4) QuarkXPress (5) None of these Ans-3 327. An image on a computer screen is made up of a matrix of what? (1) Byte (2) Pixels (3) Bit (4) Palette (5) None of these Ans-2




328. What does dots per inch (DPI) measure? (1) number of bits it takes to represent each color (2) density of the pixels on a computer screen (3) the density of bits on a disk (4) density of graphic files stored on a hard disk (5) None of these Ans-2 329. What type of software creates a smaller file that is faster to transfer over the Internet? (1) MPEG (2) Unzipped (3) Fragmentation (4) Compression (5) None of these Ans-4 330. A unit of computer information that contains data as well as all the procedures or operations is called: (1) A method. (2) Encapsulation. (3) An object. (4) An OOP (5) None of these Ans-3

331. Perforated paper used as input or output media is known as_____ (1) Paper tape (2) Magnetic tape (3) Punched paper tape (4) Card punch (5) None of these Ans-1 332 .The first generation computer system used________ (1) Vacuum tubes (2) Transistors (3) Registers (4) Magnetic cores (5) Silicon chip Ans-1 333. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is _______ (1) dragging (2) dropping (3) right-clicking




(4) shift-clicking (5) None of these Ans-3 334. The ALU and Control Unit jointly known as_______ (1) RAM (2) ROM (3) CPU (4) PC (5) none of these Ans-3 335. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with ______ (1) multimedia (2) words (3) characters (4) numbers (5) None of these ANs-3 336. COBOL stands for _______ (1) Common Business Oriented Language (2) Computer Business Oriented Language (3) Common Business Operated Language (4) Common Business Organized Language (5) None of these Ans-1 337. What is the other name for programmed chip? (1) RAM (2) ROM (3) LSIC (4) PROM (5) None of these Ans- 2 338. ___________ Store data temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit. (1) Address (2) Register (3) Number (4) Memory (5) None of these Ans- 2 339. RAID stands for________ (1) Reproduce Array of Intelligent Disks




(2) Reproduce Array of Inexpensive Disks (3) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives (4) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Ans--4 340. Select the smallest memory size:- (1) Terabyte (2) Gigabyte (3) Kilobyte (4) Megabyte (5) None of these Ans- 3

341.Which of the following groups contains graphical file extensions? (1) JPG, CPX, GCM (2) GIF, TCF, WMF (3) TCP, JPG, BMP (4) JPG, GIF, BMP (5) None of these Ans-4 342. A number system with a base of two is referred as– (1) Unary number system (2) Binary number system (3) Octal number system (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-2 343. Which of the following is not true for primary storage? (1) It is a part of the CPU (2) It allows very fast access of data (3) It is relatively more expensive than other storage devices. (4) Can be removed and transported. (5) All of the above Ans-1 344. Which of the following is the advantage of Assembly language over Machine language? (1) Easy to use (2) Easy to understand (3) Easy to modify (4) All the above (5) None of these Ans-4 345. VPN stands for-------




(1) Virtual Personal Network (2) Very Private Network (3) Virtual Private Network (4) Vicious Personal Network (5) None of these Ans-3 346. Which of the following is true about Dial-up internet access? (1) It utilizes the existing telephone services (2) It uses a router for security (3) It utilizes the broadband technology (4) Modem speeds are very fast (5) All of the above Ans-1 347. Which of the following memories can be read directly by the computer processor? (1) Hard Disk (2) Main Memory (3) CD (4) DVD (5) None of these Ans-2 348. The communication between a processor and other devices inside the computer is done through? (1) Bus (2) Channel (3) Network Cable (4) Chip (5) None of these Ans-1 349. Who is/are the founders of Microsoft? (1) Bill Gates (2) Bill Gates and Allen Paul (3) Steve Jobs (4) Bill Gates and Steve Jobs (5) None of these Ans-2 350. To connect to a WAN, you must have: (1) CSMA/CD (2) Wi-Fi (3) TCP/IP (4) POP (5) None of these




Ans-4 351. CPU capacity can be measured in (1) BPS (2) MIPS (3) MHz (4) MPI (5) KHz Ans-3 352. "Zipping" a fie means (1) Encrypting the message (2) Compressing the message (3) Transfer the message (4) All of these (5) None of these Ans-2 353. A .......... shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users. (1) network (2) protocol (3) hyperlink (4) transmitter (5) None of these Ans-1 354. To produce a high - quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a (1) Virtual Printer (2) Laser Printer (3) Ink - jet Printer (4) Plotter (5) RGB Monitor Ans- 4 355. When was the first Windows operating system launched? (1) 1984 (2) 1985 (3) 1988 (4) 1989 (5) 1990 Ans-2 356. Thesaurus tool in MS Word is used for- (1) Spelling suggestions (2) Grammar options (3) Synonyms and Antonyms words




(4) All of above (5) None of the Above Ans-3 357. What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting toolbar? (1) 8 and 72 (2) 8 and 64 (3) 12 and 72 (4) None of above (5) None of the Above Ans-1 358. Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen press------- (1) Ctrl + c (2) Ctrl + I (3) Ctrl + J (4) Ctrl + k (5) None of these Ans-3 359. Which of the following is different from other ? (1) Internet (2) Windows (3) Unix (4) Linux (5) None of these Ans-1 360. Granting an outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a(n)? (1) extranet (2) intranet (3) internet (4) hacker (5) None of these Ans-1 361. If you see a small red triangle in the top right corner of a cell, it means there is something attached to the call. What is it? (1) A comment (2) An attachment (3) An error (4) None of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1




362. Cache memory is– (1) Smaller and faster than main storage (2) Bigger and slower than main storage (3) Smaller but slower than main memory (4) Bigger and faster than main memory (5) None of these Ans-1 363. The overall design, construction, organization and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as– (1) Computer Architecture (2) Computer Flowchart (3) Computer Algorithm (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1 364. BIOS are responsible for (1) Handling the particulars of input/output operations (2) Output operations (3) Input operations (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans- 1 365. An E-mail protocol for storage, management and change, especially in corporate offices– (1) Message handling service (2) Postal service‘s (3) Data storage (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1 366. Password is– (1) Code by which a user gains access to a computer system (2) Pass for viewing movie (3) Entrance without paying something (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1 367. The technique where digital signals are converted to its analog form for transmission over an analog facility is called– (1) Modulation




(2) Digitization (3) Multiprocessing (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1 368. Pop-ups are a form of ________on the World Wide Web? (1) Instant Messaging (2) Search Engines (3) Browsers (4) Mark-up Languages (5) Online Advertising Ans-5 369. Which of the following is true about Operating System? (1) It is an interface between user and the computer. (2) It manages all resources (3) It does all Memory management and Process management tasks (4) All are true (5) None of these Ans-4 370. Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell? (1) Active cell (2) Formula bar (3) Menu bar (4) Name box (5) None of the above Ans-2 371.Adwords is an------------- (1) Advertising Service by Microsoft (2) Advertising Service by Google (3) Advanced Search Engine (4) Automatic words Search Engine by Yahoo (5) Advertising Service by Yahoo Ans-2 372. Which of the following is the largest storage? (1) Mega Byte (2) Kilo Byte (3) Giga Byte (4) Byte (5) Terabyte Ans-5




373. What is the function of a Drop Cap in MS - Word? (1) It does not allow capital letters to be used in the documents. (2) It turns the first letter of each word into Upper Case (3) It lets you begin a paragraph with a large dropped Initial capital letter (4) It automatically starts all paragraphs and sentences with capital letters (5) None of these Ans-3 374. Which of the following is a data - entry device? (1) Barcode Reader (2) MICR (3) OMR (4) OCR (5) All of the above Ans- 5 375. The internet service that provides a multimedia interface to available resources is called--------------- (1) FTP (2) World Wide Web (3) Telnet (4) VPN (5) None of these Ans-2 376. Digital Camera is an? (1) Input Device (2) Output Device (3) Storage Device (4) Controller Device (5) None of these Ans-1 377. Which of the following is an audio input device? (1) Microphone (2) Webcam (3) MIDI keyboard (4) Only 1 & 3 (5) None of these Ans-4 378. MICR is exclusively used in------------- (1) Libraries (2) Super markets (3) Stock markets (4) Banking Industry




(5)None of these Ans-4 379. ---- Is the Virus that overwrites the files or a few parts being replaced? (1) Resident (2) File infectors (3) Boot virus (4) Macro virus (5) None of these Ans-2 380. The electronic switches in the ENIAC were: (1) integrated circuits (2) transistors (3) electro-mechanical switches (4) vacuum tubes (5) none of these Ans-4 381. Which of the following is true about Secondary Storage? (1) Does not require constant power (2) Does not use magnetic media (3) Consists of four main types of devices (4) Does not store information for later retrieval (5) None of these Ans- 1 382. Which of the following is the full form of LSI? (1) Low Scale Information (2) Large Scale Information (3) Low Scale Integration (4) Large Scale Integration (5) Local Scale Integration Ans-4 383. Which of the following Computer languages is used for Artificial Intelligence? (1) FORTRAN (2) PROLOG (3) C (4) COBOL (5) None of these Ans-2 384. Which of the following is the slowest Internet connection? (1) Digital Subscriber Line (2) T1




(3) Cable Modem (4) Leased Line (5) Dial-Up Ans-5 385. What is the full form of USB? (1) Universal Security Block (2) Universal Security Bus (3) Under Security Block (4) Universal Serial Block (5) Universal Serial Bus Ans-5 386. 'FIND' option is available under which of the following menu? (1) Tools (2) View (3) File (4) Edit (5) None Ans-4 387. Compilers and interpreters are themselves----- (1) High-level language (2) Codes (3) Programs (4) Mnemonics (5) None of these Ans- 3 388. Which of the following is true about URL? (1) It is a web browser (2) It is a messenger (3) It is a mail service (4) It is a global address of documents and other resources on World Wide Web (5) It is same as internet Ans-4 389. Each Web address is actually a series of numbers, which is usually called as------------ (1) Domain Name (2) URL (3) http (4) HTML (5) IP address Ans-5 390. System Software includes which of the following?




(1) Linkers (2) Debuggers (3) Loaders (4) Compilers (5) All the above Ans-5

391. One of the components of central processing unit (CPU) of the computer that performs mathematical and logical operations is ... (1) ALU (arithmetic logical unit) (2) Address register (3) Analog (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans - 1 392. ......... is the key we use to run the selected command. (1) SHIFT (2) TAB (3) ENTER (4) CTRL (5) None of these Ans - 3 393. To name a constant, you use the _____________dialog box. (1) Create names (2) Define name (3) Paste name (4) Format cells (5) None of the Above Ans - 2

394.In Assembly language.... (1) Mnemonics are used to code operations (2) Alphanumeric symbols are used for addresses (3) Language lies between high-level language and machine language (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans - 4 395. CPU capacity can be measured in (1) BPS (2) MIPS (3) MHz (4) MPI




(5) KHz Ans -3

396 DVD is an example of a(n) – (1) hard disk (2) optical disc (3) output device (4) solid-state storage device (5) None of these Ans- 2 397. Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called– (1) a database management system (2) batch processing (3) a real-time system (4) an on-line system (5) None of these Ans-2

398. Semi Conductor Memory is known as? (1) RAM (2) ROM (3) PROM (4) EPROM (5) None of these Ans-1

399.Every computer on the Internet is known as? (1) Host (2) Client (3) Modem (4) Server (5) None of these Ans-1

400. What is MP3? (1) A mouse (2) A Printer (3) A Sound format (4) A Scanner (5) None of these Ans - 3

401. ____________ is a process that permits multiple computers to use the same IP address and hide their actual IP addresses from the Internet.




(1) Routing (2) Network address translation (NAT) (3) Signature referencing (4) Packet filtering (5) None of these Ans - 2

402.In computer terminology, information means (1) Raw data (2) Data in more useful (3) Alphanumeric data (4) Program (5) None of these Ans-2 403. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered (1) data (2) input (3) output (4) the process (5) None of these Ans-3 404. What is output? (1) What the processor takes from the user (2) What the user gives to the processor (3) What the processor gets from the user (4) What the processor gives to the user (5) None of these Ans-4

405. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer ? (1) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers (2) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers (3) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently (4) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible (5) None of these Ans-3




406. Programs such as Mozilla Firefox that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called ......... (1) Hypertext (2) Networks (3) Internet (4) Web browsers (5) None of these Ans-4

407. What is the function of Recycle Bin? (1) Store deleted file (2) Store temporary file (3) Store corrupted file (4) Store Document file (5) None of these Ans-1

408. Which device cannot be shared in network ? (1) Floppy (2) Keyword (3) Computer (4) Printer (5) None of these Ans-2

409.To edit the selected cell in ms excel- (1) Press F1 (2) Press F2 (3) Press F4 (4) Press F5 (5) None of these Ans-2

410. You can convert existing Excel worksheet data and charts to HTML document by using the (1) FTP Wizard (2) Internet Assistant Wizard (3) Intranet Wizard (4) Import Wizard (5) None of the above Ans-2

411. Which of the following is graphics solution for Word Processors? (1) Clipart (2) WordArt




(3) Drop Cap (4) All of above (5) None of the Above 412 ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. (1) Tracking (2) Formatting (3) Crashing (4) Allotting (5) None of these Ans - 2 413 What is backup? 1) Adding more components to your network 2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination 3) Filtering old data from the new data 4) Accessing data on tape 5) None of these Ans - 2 414. What is a popular program for creating documents that can be read on both a PC and a Macintosh computer? (1) Microsoft Word (2) Adobe In Design (3) Adobe Acrobat (4) QuarkXPress (5) None of these Ans - 3 415. Setting fonts for the text in your document is an example of: (1) Formatting. (2) Formulas. (3) Tracking changes. (4) Tools. (5) None of these Ans - 1 416 ____________ is the file system used by the operating system to identify the physical locations of files on the hard drive. (1) RTOS (2) GIF (3) FAT (4) POST (5) None of these Ans - 3




417___________software allows the user to speak into the computer rather than type in text. (1) Speech recognition (2) CHAT (3) Message (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans - 1 418 A server uses _________applications software to support its client computers. (1) back-end (2) front end (3) programming (4) java (5) none of these Ans - 1 419 Which printer type is an impact printer? (1) Page printers (2) Laser printers (3) Ink-jet printers (4) Dot-matrix printers (5) None of these Ans - 4 420 What type of software must to be used to translate scanned text into a format that can be manipulated? (1) OCR (2) CRT (3) RGB (4) MIDI (5) None of these Ans - 1 421 A world wide web contains web pages ______ (1) Residing in many computers (2) Created using HTML (3) With links to other web pages (4) Residing in many computers linked together using HTML (5) None of these Ans - 4

Ans-4




422. Which of the following is an appropriate use of groupware? (1) A top-secret project (2) A highly classified project (3) An individual employee project (4) A team project (5) None of these Ans-4

423. Software used for database management can store data, update it, __________ it, retrieve it, report it, and print it. (1) manipulate (2) download (3) see (4) all of the above (5) none of these Ans-1

424. Which of the following is NOT a function of an operating system? (1) Executing and providing services for applications software (2) Managing the computer‘s resources (3) Establishing a user interface (4) Formatting a word document (5) None of these Ans-4

425. Which of the following helps describe the Windows .NET Server? (1) It is designed for different levels of network complexity. (2) It is a direct upgrade from Windows NT. (3) It is designed to replace Novell‘s Netware. (4) It has limited complexity. (5) None of these Ans-1

426. The process of analyzing large data sets in search of new, previously undiscovered relationships is known as: (1) data mining (2) data marting (3) data maintenance (4) data warehousing (5) none of these Ans-1

427. The focus of the first phase of the systems development life cycle is to: (1) Design what the new system should do (2) Analyze and document the existing system (3) Identify problems and opportunities




(4) Implement the new system (5) None of these Ans-3

428. Which of the following is a network in which computers are located physically close together, often in the same building? (1) WAN (2) PAN (3) MAN (4) LAN (5) None of these Ans-4

429. What is a modulator/demodulator that is connected to a circuit board or motherboard? (1) Fax modem (2) Network Interface Card (NIC) (3) Internal modem (4) External modem (5) None of these Ans-3

430. What kind of server converts IP addresses to domain names? (1) File (2) DNS (3) Email (4) P2P (5) None of these Ans-2

431. In the OSI model, the actual transmission of data is handled in the ____________ layer. (1) data link (2) physical (3) network (4) transport (5) none of these Ans-2

432_________ Devices accept the spoken word through a microphone and convert it into binary code that can be understood by the computer. (1) Speech recognition (2) Handwriting recognition (3) Peripheral (4) All of the above




(5) None of these Ans-1

433. Name the technique of processing transactions in random order. (1) Transaction processing (2) Batch processing (3) Offline processing (4) Sequential file processing (5) None of these Ans-1

433. _________ Means that a transaction is processed fast enough for the result to come back and be acted upon right away. (1) Real-time processing (2) Records processing (3) Batch processing (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-1

434. _________ uses an area of memory to temporarily store data from disk that the program might need soon. (1) Data transferring (2) DVD (3) Disk caching (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans-3

435. What is a device that prevents electrical problems from affecting computer data files? (1) An incremental backup (2) A full backup (3) A surge protector (4) A differential backup (5) None of these Ans-3

436. What is any text that can be keyed in, such as a memo? (1) A database (2) A spreadsheet (3) A text document (4) A business presentation (5) None of these Ans-3




437 What type of program lets you produce professional-looking documents containing both text and graphics? (1) A page composer (2) A thesaurus (3) A desktop publisher (4) A speller checker (5) None of these Ans-3

438. The letter and number of the intersecting column and row is the: (1) Cell coordinates (2) Cell location (3) Cell position (4) Cell address (5) None of these Ans-4

439. What is the standard query language supported by most DBMSs? (1) Object-oriented language (2) Report generator language (3) Structured Query Language (SQL) (4) Query-by-example (QBE) (5) None of these Ans-3

440. Which of the following are three fundamental characteristics that make a computer useful? (1) Lightweight, inexpensive, and sturdy (2) Speed, reliability, and storage capability (3) Durable, connectible, and renewable (4) all of the above (5) none of these Ans- 2

441 Computer uses the_________number system to store data and perform calculations. 1) Binary 2) octal 3) Decimal 4) Hexadecimal 5) None of these ANSWER:- 1) Binary 442. .............. is the process of carrying out commands 1) Fetching 2) Storing




3) Decoding 4) Executing 5) None of these ANSWER:- 4) Executing 443 In word, when you indent a paragraph, you .... 1) push the text in with respect to the margin 2) change the margins on the page 3) move the text up by one line 4) move the text down by one line 5) None of these ANSWER:- 1) push the text in with respect to the margin 445 ASCII stands for ......... 1) American Special Computer for Information Interaction 2) American Standard Computer for Information Interchange 3) American Special Code for Information Interchange 4) American Special Computer for Information Interchange 5) American Standard Code for Information Interchang ANSWER:- 5) American Standard Code for Information Interchange 446 Which of the following is used by the browser to connect to the location of the Internet resources ? 1) Linkers 2) Protocol 3) Cable 4) URL 5) None of these ANSWER:- 4) URL 447 ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. (1) Tracking (2) Formatting (3) Crashing (4) Allotting (5) None of these ANSWER:- (2) Formatting 448 What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ? (1) RAM (2) Floppy (3) CPU (4) CO-ROM (5) ROM ANSWER:- (5) ROM




449 Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU ? (1) Mass memory (2) Internal memory (3) Non-volatile memory (4) PROM (5) None of these ANSWER:- (2) Internal memory 450 Changing an existing document is called _____ the document. 1) Creating 2) Editing 3) Modifying 4) Adjusting 5) None of these ANSWER:- 2) Editing 451 What is backup? 1) Adding more components to your network 2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination 3) Filtering old data from the new data 4) Accessing data on tape 5) None of these ANSWER:- 2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination 452What is a popular program for creating documents that can be read on both a PC and a Macintosh computer? (1) Microsoft Word (2) Adobe In Design (3) Adobe Acrobat (4) QuarkXPress (5) None of these ANSWER:- (3) Adobe Acrobat 453 An image on a computer screen is made up of a matrix of what? (1) Byte (2) Pixels (3) Bit (4) Palette (5) None of these ANSWER:- (2) Pixels 454 What does dots per inch (DPI) measure? (1) number of bits it takes to represent each color (2) density of the pixels on a computer screen (3) the density of bits on a disk




(4) density of graphic files stored on a hard disk (5) None of these ANSWER:- (2) density of the pixels on a computer screen

455. Website is a collection of ________ 1) HTML documents 2) Graphic files 3) Audio and Video files 4) All of the above 5) None of these Ans-4 456. Who designed the first electronic computer - ENIAC ? 1) Van Neuman 2) Joseph M Jacquard 3) J presper Eckert 4) Both 1 and 2 5) None of these Ans-1 457. Cell phones use ____________ to access the Internet. (1) MMS technology (2) a notation system (3) micro browser software (4) HTML language (5) None of these Ans- 3 458. In CSMA/CD, the computer sends a fixed unit of data called a(n)_______ (1) Node. (2) Packet. (3) Override. (4) Token. (5) None of these Ans-2 459. The uniform resource locator (URL) is case sensitive in the ____. (1) Protocol (2) Authority (3) Directory (4) Type (5) None of these Ans-3 460. When a file is saved for the first time-_______




(1) a copy is automatically printed (2) it must be given a name to identify it (3) it does not need a name (4) it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed (5) None of these Ans -2 461. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office? (1) Office XP (2) Office Vista (3) Office 2007 (4) None of above (5) None of these Ans - 2 462. The overall design, construction, organization and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as– (1) Computer Architecture (2) Computer Flowchart (3) Computer Algorithm (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans -1 463.Which of the following scrambles a message by applying a secret code? (1) Encryption (2) Audits (3) UPS (4) Firewalls (5) None of these Ans-1 464._______ is the process of finding errors in software code? 1) Compiling 2) Testing 3) Running 4) Debugging 5) None of these Ans-2

465. Personal computers can be connected together to form a 1) server 2) supercomputer 3) enterprise 4) network 5) None of these Ans-4




465. A button that makes character either upper or lower case and numbers the symbols is 1) monitor 2) shift key 3) icon 4) mouse 5) None of these Ans-2 466.Which of the following computers is not considered as a portable computer? 1) Notebook computer 2) Laptop 3) Mini computer 4) PDA 5) Tablet Ans-3 467. Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called 1) debugging 2) formatting 3) booting 4) commissioning 5) compiling Ans-2 468. A register that contains the result of an operation is called a(n) 1) action register 2) program counter 3) accumulator 4) stack pointer 5) data register Ans-3 469. Third-generation language is 1) machine language 2) assembly language 3) high-level language 4) middle-level language 5) low-level language Ans-3 470. The capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help of 1) secondary memory 2) additional processor 3) expansion card 4) buffer memory




5) None of these Ans-3 471. The lowest form of computer language is called 1) BASIC 2) FORTRAN 3) Machine Language 4) COBOL 5) None of these Ans-3 472. The linking of computers with a communication system is called 1) Networking 2) Pairing 3) Interlocking 4) Assembling 5) Sharing Ans-1 473.Which of the following is/are a scanning device? 1) OMR 2) MICR 3) BCR 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans-4

474. Algorithm and Flow Chart help us 1) know the memory capacity. 2) identify the base of a number system. 3) direct the output to a printer. 4) specify the problem completely and clearly. 5) None of these Ans-4 475.Which of the following shortcut keys is used to check spelling ? 1) F1 2) F2 3) F7 4) F9 5) None of these Ans-3 476. Errors in a computer program are referred to as 1) bugs 2) mistakes 3) item overlooked




4) blunders 5) None of these Ans-1 477. Extension of a Word file in MS-Office 2007 is 1) .doc 2) .docx 3) .docxs 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans-2 478. The most common input devices include 1) monitor and keyboard 2) monitor and mouse 3) mouse and keyboard 4) printer and mouse 5) None of these Ans-3 479. Plotter, Speakers and Monitor are examples of 1) input devices 2) processing units 3) output devices 4) utilities 5) storage units Ans-3 480. The process of a computer transferring information into the server on the Internet is called 1) inputting 2) outputting 3) downloading 4) uploading 5) storing Ans-4 481. Communication between a computer and a CPU uses ________ transmission mode. 1) automatic 2) simplex 3) half-duplex 4) full-duplex 5) None of these Ans-2 482. ________ a document means the file is transferred from your computer to another computer.




1) Downloading 2) Really simple syndication 3) Accessing 4) Upgrading 5) Uploading Ans-5 483. The desktop contains small graphics called 1) windows 2) logos 3) icons 4) pictures 5) None of these Ans-3

484. The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called 1) Bandwidth 2) Interlacing 3) Response time 4) Scanning 5) Maximum speed Ans-1 485. Computer programs are also known as 1) operating systems 2) documents 3) peripherals 4) applications 5) None of these Ans-4 486. The two kinds of main memory are 1) Primary and Secondary 2) Random and sequential 3) ROM and RAM 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans-3 487. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is 1) voice band 2) magnetic tape 3) voice response unit 4) voice recognition unit 5) None of these Ans-2




488.Which of the following is used to move down a page in a document? 1) Jump 2) Fly 3) Wriggle 4) Scroll 5) None of these Ans-4 489. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is 1) TV 2) storehouse 3) desk 4) hard drive 5) None of these Ans-4 490. Which is the first Indian web browser? l) Apple Safari 2) Epic 3) Google Chrome 4) Netscape 5) None of these Ans-2 491. The ability to convey a message without disclosing your name or identity is called 1) privacy 2) security 3) encryption 4) anonymity 5) authentication Ans-4 492. A computer program that scans resumes and is set to locate keywords is called a(n) 1) web interview 2) web discussion 3) web conference 4) information system 5) application tracking system (ATS) Ans-5

493. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network? 1. printers 2. speakers 3. floppy disk drives 4. keyboards Ans-1




494. A word in a web page that when clicked opens another document.........? 1. anchor 2. URL 3. hyperlink 4. reference Ans-3 495. A computer cannot BOOT if it doesn't have the........ ? 1. compiler 2. loader 3. Operating system 4. assembler Ans-3 496. ........... represents raw facts, whereas....... is data made meaningful. 1. information, reporting 2. data, information 3. information, bits 4. records, bytes Ans-2 497. Which key is used in combination with another key to perform a specific task? 1. function 2. arrow 3. space bar 4. control Ans-4 498. Text in a column is generally aligned..... 1. justified 2. right 3. center 4. left Ans-4 499. A directory within a directory is called........? 1. Mini directory 2. Junior directory 3. part directory 4. Sub directory Ans-4 500. The primary goal of a computer sysytem is to turn data into.......? 1. ideas 2. suggestions 3. information




4. reports Ans-3 501. To make numeric pad act as directional arrows you press the........ key. 1. num lock 2. caps lock 3. arrow lock 4. shift Ans-1 502. Why should you delete unknown email attachments? 1. You could go to jail 2. the person could track you down and hurt you 3. it is bad manners 4. It might contains a virus that could hurt your computer Ans-4

503. Which of the following software products is most appropriate for designing interesting and attractive Web pages? 1) Microsoft Project 2) Macromedia Dreamweaver 3) Windows Media Player 4) QuarkXPress 5) None of these Ans-2 504. Forms that provide the basic structure for a particular kind of document are known as... 1) wizards 2) templates 3) macros 4) patches 5) None of these Ans-2 505. Which is the shortcut key used in PowerPoint to justify a paragraph? 1) CTRL + Z 2) CTRL + X 3) CTRL + J 4) CTRL + E 5) None of these Ans-3 506. The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU is known as 1) clock speed 2) a processing cycle 3) CPU speed 4) access time




5) None of these Ans-4 507. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which we can interact with the computer. 1) The platform 2) The operating system 3) Application software 4) The motherboard 5) None of these Ans-2 508. ________ is a technique for transmitting a large amount of information, including voice, data and video, over long distances. 1) Multiplexor 2) Bridge 3) Broadband network 4) Beta software 5) None of these Ans-3 509. EPROM can be used for......? 1) Erasing the contents of ROM 2) Reconstructing the contents of ROM 3) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM 4) Duplicating ROM 5) None of these Ans-3 510.With reference to a computer, an assembler is a...... 1) symbol 2) language 3) program 4) grammar 5) person who assembles the parts Ans-3 511. ________ is the largest storage unit. 1) Byte 2) Kilobyte 3) Terabyte 4) Gigabyte 5) Megabyte Ans-3 512. DSL stands for..... 1) Data Subscriber Line 2) Direct Subscriber Line




3) Digital Subscriber Line 4) Dual Subscriber Line 5) Divisible Subscriber Line Ans-3

513. What is the full form of USB as used in computer related activities? 1) Universal Security Block 2) Ultra Serial Block 3) United Service Block 4) Universal Serial Bus 5) None of these Ans-4

514. ________ determines the appearance of your desktop and controls the performance of your hardware. 1) Windows Explorer 2) Internet Explorer 3) Program file 4) Control Panel 5) System file Ans-4 515. Which of the following computers is not considered as a portable computer? 1) Notebook computer 2) Laptop 3) Mini computer 4) PDA 5) Tablet Ans-3 516. Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called 1) debugging 2) formatting 3) booting 4) commissioning 5) compiling Ans-2 517. A register that contains the result of an operation is called a(n) 1) action register 2) program counter 3) accumulator 4) stack pointer 5) data register Ans-3 518. Third-generation language is




1) machine language 2) assembly language 3) high-level language 4) middle-level language 5) low-level language Ans-3 519. In case of computer, “JUMPER” is 1) used to configure the hard disk 2) used to configure the primary memory 3) used to play computer game 4) a software language 5) a machine language Ans-1

520. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a 1) Computer 2) Microcomputer 3) Programmable data 4) Sensor 5) None of these Ans-4 521. Dumb terminals have terminals and 1) mouse 2) speakers 3) keyboard 4) mouse or speakers 5) None of these Ans-3 522. The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all other computer components is the 1) motherboard 2) coordination board 3) control unit 4) arithmetic logic unit 5) None of these Ans-3

523.Which type of memory is in Pen drive? 1) Flash memory 2) Cache memory 3) EEPROM 4) RAM 5) None of these Ans-1

524. Switch and bridge networking devices work on OSI ________.




1) Application Layer 2) Physical Layer 3) Network Layer 4) Data link Layer 5) None of these Ans-4 525. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as 1) pulling 2) downloading 3) pushing 4) uploading 5) transferring Ans-2 526.Which of the following methods will not enter data into a cell? 1) Pressing an arrow key 2) Pressing the Esc key 3) Pressing the tab key 4) Clicking the enter button to the formula bar 5. None of these Ans-2 527. Computers use the ________ language to process data. 1) processing 2) kilobyte 3) binary 4) representational 5) None of these Ans-3 528.Which of the following is not an advantage of multiprogramming? 1) increased throughput 2) shorter response time 3) decreased OS overhead 4) ability to assign priorities to jobs 5) None of these Ans-3 529. What is the purpose of Software Documenting? 1) Use and maintenance of software 2) To sell software at a handsome price 3) To sell software to many customers 4) To show its importance 5) None of these Ans-1 530. The ________ of software contains lists of commands and options.




1) menu bar 2) tool bar 3) title bar 4) formula bar 5) None of these Ans-1 531. The three sequential functions of CPU operation are 1) Decode, fetch, execute 2) Execute, decode, fetch 3) Fetch, execute, decode 4) Fetch, decode, execute 5) None of these Ans-4

532. The central processing unit (CPU)......? 1) contains the electronic circuits that cause processing to occur. 2) makes the information resulting from processing available for use. 3) allows data, programs, commands, and user responses to be entered into a computer. 4) consists of electronic components that store data. 5) None of these Ans-1 533. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called a 1) mentor 2) instructor 3) compiler 4) program 5) None of these Ans-4 534. Name the key that will erase information from the computer memory and characters on the screen? 1) Edit 2) Delete key 3) Dummy out 4) Trust key 5) None of these Ans-2 535. To display the system menu press ? 1) Alt + Backspace 2) Ctrl + Backspace 3) Alt + Spacebar 4) Ctrl + Spacebar 5) Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar Ans-3




536. DSL is an example of a ________ connection. 1) network 2) wireless 3) slow 4) broadband 5) None of these Ans-4 537. ________ is the data that has been organised or presented in Artificial Intelligence. 1) HDD 2) Software 3) Storage 4) Information 5) None of these Ans-4 538. Encryption is being used primarily with......? 1) Computer processing 2) File retention 3) Data storage 4) Data communication 5) Transaction entry Ans-4 539.Which of the following is required for a plotter to perform specific commands? 1) Software 2) Hardware 3) Firmware 4) Driver 5) Controller Ans-4 540. The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU is known as.....? 1) clock speed 2) a processing cycle 3) CPU speed 4) access time 5) None of these Ans-4 541. To change written work already done is called 1) file 2) edit 3) cut 4) close




5) None of these Ans-2

542. Secret code that restricts entry in the same program is.........? 1. Password 2. Passport 3. Entry code 4. Access code Ans-1 543. Which of the following can have only sequential access? 1. Disk 2. Tape 3. CD-ROM 4. DVD-ROM Ans-2 544. .......is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors? 1. Tracking 2. Formatting 3. Crashing 4. Alloting Ans- 2 545. Storage media such as CD read and write information using..........? 1. a laser beam of red light 2. magnetic dots 3. magnetic strips 4. All the above Ans-1 546. A......... is often used to select or highlight. 1. icon 2. keyboard 3. harddisk 4. mouse Ans-4 547. The ........ display may also be called the screen or monitor? 1. printer 2. scanner 3. hard disk 4. display Ans-4 548. Which of the following is a part of the system Unit? 1. Monitor




2. CPU 3. CD-ROM 4. Floppy disk Ans-2 549. Dumb terminals have terminals and ............? 1. mouse 2. speakers 3. keyboard 4. None of these Ans-3 550. An alternative name for the completely interconnected network topology is........? 1. Mesh 2. Star 3. Tree 4. Ring Ans-1 551. A device that connect to a network without the use of cables is said to be............? 1. distributed 2. wireless 3. centralized 4. scattered Ans-2

Computer Abbreviations

List of Commonly used Computer Abbreviations ALGOL- Algorithmic Language ALU- Arithmetic and Logical Unit AMD- Advanced Micro Devices ANSI- American National Standard Institute BASIC- Beginner's All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BCR- Bar Code Reader BIOS- Basic Input Output System CD- Compact Disc CDROM -Compact Disc Read Only Memory DBMS- Database Management System DVD- Digital Versatile Disc DVD- Digital Video Disc DVDR- DVD-Recordable DVDROM-DVD-Read Only Memory DVD- RW DVD-Re Writable EEPROM- Electronically Erasable Programmable Read only Memory E-Mail- Electronic Mail




ENIAC- Electronic Numerical Integrated And Computer EPROM- Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory FAT- File Allocation Table FDD- Floppy Disk Drive FTP- File Transfer Protocol FORTRAN- Formula Translation GB- Gigabyte GUI- Graphical User Interface GIF- Graphics Interchange Format HDD- Hard Disk Drive HTML- Hypertext Markup Language HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol IP- Internet Protocol JPEG- Joint Photographic Experts Group KB- Kilobyte LAN- Local Area Network LCD- Liquid Crystal Display LSI- Large Scale Integration MAN- Metropolitan Area Network MB -Megabyte MBR- Master Boot Record MICR- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition MIDI- Music Instrument Digital Interface MPEG -Motion Pictures (Coding) Experts Group NIC- Network Interface Card OCR- Optical Chatrachte Reader OMR- Optical Mark Reader OOP -Object Oriented Programming PAN- Personal Area Network PDA- Personal Digital Assistant PDF- Portable Document Format POP- Post Office protocol POS- Point Of Sales PPI- Pixels Per Inch PROM- Programmable Read Only Memory PSTN- Public Switched Telephone Network RAM- Random Access Memory ROM- Read Only Memory SQL- Structured Query Language TCP- Transmission Control Protocol UPS -Uninterruptible Power Supply URI- Unifrom Resource Identifier URL- Uniform Resource Locater USB- Universal Serial Bus VGA- Video Graphic Array WAN- Wide Area Network




WAP- Wireless Application Protocol Wi-Fi -Wireless Fidelity WiMAX -Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access

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