Computers 500 Important Questions

Ques.
: 1 ________________________ 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) Memory shaving
2) Syn flooding
3) Software piracy
4) Cybergaming crime
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 2 ________________ is the activity of insiders of modifying data by altering
accounts or database records so that it is difficult or impossible to tell they have stolen
funds or equipment.
1) Forgery
2) Data diddling
3) IP spoofing
4) Shilling
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 3 ______________________ are computers that are baited with fake data and
purposely left vulnerable to study how intruders operate to prepare stronger defenses.
1) Trojans
2) Crackers
3) Honeypots
4) Security loophole detection programs
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 4 _______________________ is a computer security process in which two
different keys, an encryption key and a decryption key, are used.
1) Symmetric key encryption
2) Public key encryption
3) Secure electronic transaction (SET)
4) cryptography
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 5 _________________________ is a complex branch of forensic science that
pertains to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media.
1) Electronic discovery
2) Information warfare
3) Computer forensics
4) Encryption
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 6 The average time necessary for the correct sector of a disk to arrive at the read
write head is _____
1) Down time
2) Seek time
3) Rotational delay
4) Access time
5) None of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 7 Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
1) Joystick
2) Light pen
3) Mouse
4) Touch
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 8 Any device that performs signal conversion is
1) Modulator
2) Modem
3) Keyboard
4) Plotter
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 9 Codes consisting of light and dark marks which may be optically read is known
as
1) Mnemonics
2) Bar code
3) Decoder
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 10 A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which
uses multipling is known as
1) Modem
2) Network
3) Multiplexer
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 11 The complete picture of data stored in database is known as
1) Record
2) Schema
3) System flowchart
4) DBMS
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 Which of the following is intended to be used in all applications runs on
mainframe computers.
1) LOGO
2) APL
3) PL/1
4) OCCAM
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 13 A language which is close to that used within the computer is
1) High-level language
2) Assembly language
3) Low-level language
4) All of the above

Ans.) 3
Ques. : 14 Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete.

1) Baud
2) Byte
3) Bit
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 15 The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is
1) ALU
2) CPU
3) Input-Output device
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
1) Record
2) Schema
3) System flowchart
4) DBMS
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 17 A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters &
positional coordinates for input to a computer is
1) Touch panel
2) Mouse
3) Wand
4) Writing tablet
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 18 Compression of digital data for efficient storage is
1) Buffer
2) CPU
3) Packing
4) Field
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 19 An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that
support a single user is
1) PC-DOS
2) MS-DOS
3) UNIX
4) CP/M
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 20 Which programming language is based on Algol 60.
1) PILOT
3) ADA
2) SNOBOL
4) SIMULA
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 21 Computer memory consists of

1) RAM
2) ROM
3) PROM
4) All of the above
5) None of the above Ans.) 4
Ques. : 22 A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and
other devices is called
1) Audit trail
2) Network
3) Bus
4) Channel
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 23 A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
1) Page printer
2) Line printer
3) Laser printer
4) Dot matrix printer
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 24 A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known
as
1) Dynamic memory
2) Static memory
3) RAM
4) EEPROM
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 25 The report card and merit list forms the
1) Output data
2) Data processing
3) Central Processing
4) Input data
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 26 When a disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one
read/write head for each
1) disk
2) disk surface
3) track
4) cylinder
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 27 In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk memory is

1) slower and more expensive
2) slower and less expensive
3) faster and more expensive
4) faster and less expensive
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 28 Which of the following input/output devices is not associated with personal
computers?
1) mice
2) color monitors
3) punched cards
4) dot-matrix printers
5) optical scanners
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 29 The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
1) primary memory
2) control section
3) external memory
4) cache memory
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 30 Which of the following are likely to jam the read/write head of a disk pack?
1) Dust
2) Smoke particle
3) Finger print smudge
4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 31 Which of the following is not a practical data-processing approach?
1) batch-sequential
2) batch-direct
3) immediate-sequential
4) immediate-direct
5) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 32 Bit map terminal
1) support displays containing multiple windows
2) requires considerable amount of

video RAM
3) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence

4) All of the above
low performance
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 33 The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are
to be transferred is known as
1) index register
3) memory address register
2) instruction register
4) memory data register
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 34 In simplex transmission

1) Data format is simple
2) Data transmission is one way
3) Data can be transmitted to small distances only 4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 35 Each model of a computer has a unique
2) Machine language
3) High level language
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 36 Which of the following applies to the paragraph as a wholethat is, you can
apply the command anywhere within the paragraph to format the entire paragraph?
1) Alignment
2) Line spacing
3) Borders
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 37 Which view is new to Microsoft Word 2003?
1) Reading Layout
2) Print Preview
3) Normal
4) Outline
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 38 How do you save changes to a PowerPoint presentation?
1) Pull down the File menu and click the Save 2) Click the Save button on the Standard
command
toolbar
3) Either (a) and (b)
4) Neither (a) nor (b)
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 39 Which menu contains the commands to save the current presentation, or to
open a previously saved presentation?
1) The Tools menu
2) The File menu
3) The View menu
4) The Edit menu
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 40 What advantage, if any, is there to collapsing the outline so that only the slide
titles are visible?
1) More slides are displayed at one time, making it easier to 2) Transition and build
rearrange the slides in the presentation
effects can be added
3) Graphic objects become visible
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 41 Which type of computer would best serve express delivery personnel?
1) Pen-based computers
2) Personal digital assistant (PDA)
3) Notebook PC
4) Pocket PC
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 42 Which computer type is the best solution for predicting the weather?
1) Supercomputers
2) Thin clients
3) Servers
4) Workstations
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 43 Which is true when comparing computer to human capabilities?
2) Computers "talk" faster than
1) Computers recognize images quicker than humans.
humans.
3) Computers have a much higher memory capacity
4) Computers are about 95%
than humans.
accurate.
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 44 Which of the following would use a CAD system?
1) Civil service
2) Engineers
3) Salespersons
4) Managers
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 45 Which software type would you use to create a clients list, including dates of
service and other business-related data.
1) Database
2) Communications
3) Presentation
4) Spreadsheet
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 46 ____________________ refers to an individual's ability to restrict or eliminate

the collection, use, and sale of confidential personal information.
1) Privacy
2) Bill of Rights for Social Network Users
3) Identity theft
4) Ethics
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 47 The ability to convey a message without disclosing your name or identity is
called __________________.
1) encryption
2) security
3) privacy
4) anonymity
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 48 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) large files
2) cookies
3) anonymous files
4) banner ads
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 49 Observing employees' phone calls, e-mails, Web browsing habits, and
computer files by employers is called ________________________.
1) employee monitoring
2) keylogging
3) shoulder surfing
4) spamming
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 50 _______________________ is any computer activity that violates state,
federal, or international laws.
1) Computer crime
2) Identity theft
3) Cyberstalking
4) Phishing
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 51 A person who uses a computer is called a:
1) utilizer
2) software consumer
3) user
4) client
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 52 Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the Internet:

1) instant messaging
2) instanotes
3) chat
4) electronic mail
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 53 What causes computers to perform desired functions:
1) procedures
2) programs
3) soft copy
4) instruction lists
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 54 Data entered to a computer system for processing would be:
1) throughput
2) output
3) dataput
4) input
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 55 Individuals gain access to the Internet by subscribing to a(n):
1) ISP
2) SPI
3) PSI
4) IPS
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 56 ________________ is the activity of insiders of modifying data by altering
accounts or database records so that it is difficult or impossible to tell they have stolen
funds or equipment.
1) Forgery
2) Data diddling
3) IP spoofing
4) Shilling
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 57 ______________________ are computers that are baited with fake data and
purposely left vulnerable to study how intruders operate to prepare stronger defenses.
1) Trojans
2) Crackers
3) Honeypots
4) Security loophole detection programs
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 58 In a survey, employers ranked __________________ third, right below
communication skills and analytical ability.
1) people skills
2) Internet skills
3) computer literacy
5) None of these
4) hard skills
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 59 Membership in _____________________ can help you keep up with your area
of IT interest and provide valuable career contacts.
1) professional organizations
2) college computer club
3) computer forums
4) technology training forums
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 60 A(n) _________________ is a collection of related data that is organized in a
manner that makes it easy to access, manage, update, group, and summarize.
1) knowledge base
2) data warehouse
3) information system
4) database
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 61 A(n) ___________________ is determined by the combination of
microprocessor chip and operating system used by a distinct type of computer.
1) operating system
2) platform
3) server
4) BIOS
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 62 _________________________ are specialized operating systems designed for
specific applications.
1) Embedded operating systems
2) Server operating systems
3) Linux operating systems
4) Unix operating systems
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 63 ___________________ software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk,
including the operating system, applications, files, and data.
1) Utility programs
2) Operating system
3) Driver imaging
4) Backup software
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 64 A portion of the disk that is unable to store data reliably is a
_______________________.
1) bad sector
2) search utility
3) clean-up utility
4) a and b
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 65 The most popular general-purpose applications are ___________________.

1) application features.
2) multimedia programs.
3) productivity programs.
4) Internet applications.
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 66 What causes computers to perform desired functions:
1) procedures
2) programs
3) soft copy
4) instruction lists
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 67 Which of the following is true about notebook PCs?
1) Notebook PCs can be docked in a port replicator 2) Notebook PCs only makeup about
to make them function like a desktop PC.
20% of all computer sales.
3) Notebook PCs are not as advanced as desktop
4) Notebook PCs must be plugged
PCs.
into an outlet to work.
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 68 Which of the following would use a CAD system?
1) Civil service
2) Engineers
3) Salespersons
4) Managers
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 69 Which software type would you use to create a clients list, including dates of
service and other business-related data.
1) Database
2) Communications
3) Presentation
4) Spreadsheet
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 70 A GUI is:
1) label-based
2) text-based
3) graphics-based 4) paste-based
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 71 Desktop publishing documents are composed of rectangular:
1) boxes
3) windows
5) None of these
2) doors
4) frames
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 72 What refers to a set of characters of a particular design:

1) typeface
2) stencil
3) keyface
4) calligraph
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 73 The height of a 36-point letter is:
1) one-fourth inch
2) 2 inches
3) 1 inch
4) one-half inch
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 74 Which of these is a presentation software special effect:
1) thumbnail
2) fade out
3) notes
4) export file
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 75 The spreadsheet pointer highlights the:
1) status cell
2) relative cell
3) current cell
4) merge cell
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 76 A(n) ______________________ is a set of programs designed to manage the
resources or a computer, including starting the computer, managing programs, managing
memory, and coordinating tasks between input and output devices.
1) application suite
2) Interface
3) operating system (OS)
4) input/output system
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 77 The ____________ is the central part of the OS that consists of instructions
that control the actions the OS uses most frequently.
1) profile
2) bios
3) kernel
4) booting
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 78 _________________ memory is storage that is very fast but released when the
power goes off.
1) Registry
2) Volatile
3) Kernal
4) Booting
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 79 A database, called the _________________, stores configuration information
about installed peripherals and software.
1) BIOS
2) profile
3) registry
4) boot sector
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 80 Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint are the programs in
_________________.
1) Internet browser
2) common interface
3) Open Office
4) Microsoft Office 2010
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 81 Which of these is not a U.S. top-level domain affiliation ID:
1) edu
2) moc
3) org
4) gov
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 82 Which server on the Internet offers hypertext links:
1) Gopher
2) Web
3) ftp
4) QOQ
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 83 All but which one of these would be a common way to search for information
on the Internet:
1) push/pull
2) ask someone on the Net
3) browse
4) search
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 84 What Web features enable the display of more than one page on a screen:
1) borders
3) structures
5) None of these
2) frames
4) windows
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 85 Generally, today's Internet applications are based on what technology:

1) pull
2) push
3) draw
4) place
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 86 Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
1) Direct
2) Sequential
3) Random
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 87 Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its
processing is
1) CPU
2) Primary storage
3) Intermediate storage
4) Internal storage
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 88 A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way
is known as
1) Correlation
2) Coroutine
3) Diagonalization
4) Quene
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 89 Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer
through a keyboard?
1) Real time processing
2) Interactive computer
3) Batch processing
4) Time sharing
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 90 The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is
1) Interactive
2) Interrogation
3) Heuristic
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 91 The symbols used in an assembly language are

1) Codes
2) Mnemonics
3) Assembler
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 92 A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as
1) Map
2) Mask
3) Mamtossa
4) Marker
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 93 A general purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one
person at a time is
1) Special-purpose computer
2) KIPS
3) M
4) PC
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 94 Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
1) Joystick
2) Light pen
3) Mouse
4) Touch
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 95 Which is a machine-oriented high-level language for the GEC 4080 series
machines.
1) LOGO
2) SNOBOL
3) Babbage
4) ALGOL
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 96 A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which
uses multipling is known as
1) Modem
2) Network
3) Multiplexer
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
1) Record
2) Schema
3) System flowchart
4) DBMS
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 98 Which of the following is intended to be used in all applications runs on

mainframe computers.
1) LOGO
2) APL
3) PL/1
4) OCCAM
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 99 A language which is close to that used within the computer is
3) Low-level language
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 100 The personnel who deals with the computer & its management put together
are called
1) Software
2) Humanware
3) Firmware
4) Hardware
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 101 Computer memory consists of
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) PROM
4) All of the above
Ques. : 102 A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
1) Page printer
2) Line printer
3) Laser printer
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 103 A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known
as
1) Dynamic memory
2) Static memory
3) RAM
4) EEPROM
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 104 The report card and merit list forms the
1) Output data
2) Data processing
3) Central Processing
4) Input data
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 105 A number which is stored and processed but not in the standard exponential
form is called
1) Floating point number
2) Fixed point number
3) Octal number
4) Decimal number
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 106 Which network is a packet switching network?
1) Ring network
2) LAN
3) Star network
4) EuroNET
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 107 As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
1) more expensive
2) more portable
3) less rigid
4) slowly accessed
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 108 The first microprocessors produced by Intel Corpn. and Texas Instruments
were used primarily to control small
1) microwave ovens
2) washing machines
3) calculators
4) personal computers
5) robotics
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 109 Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro photographic
techniques.
1) Laser printers
2) Dot-Matrix
3) Line printer
4) Daisy wheel
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 110 Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer science?
1) Speech recognition
2) Artificial intelligence
3) Thermodynamics
4) Multiprocessing
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 111 Which of the following is used to insure the high quality of computer output?
1) computer output microfilm
2) output controls
3) voice output systems
4) liquid crystal display
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 112 The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction
is known as
1) Compiler
2) Assembler
3) Interpreter
4) Language processor
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 113 Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
1) Memory
2) CPU
3) ALU
4) Control unit
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 114 What is meant by a dedicated computer?
1) Which is used by one person only 2) Which is assigned one and only one task
3) Which uses on kind of software 4) Which is meant for application software only
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 115 Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?
1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) EPROM
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 116 A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a
single disk drive to the user.
1) disk
2) disk array
3) bunch of disks
4) disk pack
5) spanned drive
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 117 In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has
1) lower bit density and higher power
2) higher bit density and higher power
consumption
3) lower bit density and lower power
consumption
consumption
4) higher bit density and lower power
consumption
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 118 Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily
until the CPU needs it?
1) ROM
2) control unit
3) main memory
4) coprocessor chips
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 119 A multi programming system is one that can
2) share hardware resources with many programs
1) run very fast
simultaneously
3) compute many programs
4) use many operating systems
simultaneously
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 120 The language that is an input for statement translation is called
2) Source language
4) Object language
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 121 A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is
called
1) A register
2) A bus
3) A databus
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 122 Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the
only thing they can remember is
1) Instruction
2) Series of 1s and 0s
3) Boolean algebra
4) Logic theorems
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 123 The first electronic digital computer contained?
1) Electronic valves
2) Vacuum tubes
3) Transistors
4) Semiconductor memory
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 124 Name the two persons who were the first to develop a model of the
microprocessor chip.
1) Marcian Ted Hoff
2) Victor Poor
3) Harry pyle
4) Both (b) and (c)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 125 Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a
weaving machine?
1) Pascal
2) Hollerith
3) Babbage
4) Jackquard
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 126 What is the name of the computer which was first used for programming and
playing of music?
1) ELLIAC
2) ENIAC
3) UNIVAC
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 127 The access method used for cassette tape is
1) Direct
2) Random
3) Sequential
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 128 The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called:
1) sorting
2) classifying
3) reproducing
4) summarizing
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 129 Who is the creator of the PASCAL language?
1) Niklaus Writh
2) Dijkstra
3) Donald Knuth
4) Basic Pascal
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 130 A hashing scheme is used with

1) sequential file organization
2) direct file organization
3) indexed sequential file organization 4) partitioned file organization
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 131 A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is
called
1) A register
2) A bus
3) A databus
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 132 Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary
machine code is called
1) Mnemonics
2) Symbolic code
3) Gray code
4) Op-code
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 133 The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following
except:
1) microprocessor
2) disk controller
3) serial interface
4) modem
5) All of the above are contained
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 134 Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
1) control unit and registers
2) registers and main memory
3) control unit and ALU
4) ALU and bus
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 135 A characteristic of card systems is:
1) slowness in processing data 2) using cards as records of transactions
3) needing a larger DP staff 4) all the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 136 Which of the following terminals' output most closely resembles the output
produced by a plotter?
1) graphics terminal
2) POS terminal
3) hardcopy terminal
4) all the above

Ans.) 1
Ques. : 137 What is the main advantage of magnetic core memory over semiconductor
RAM memory?
1) more compact and smaller
2) more economical
3) a bit does not have to write after reading
4) non volatile
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 138 Which of the following is used for serial access storage only?
1) RAM
2) Magnetic tape
3) Magnetic disk
4) Core memory
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 139 A memory space used for the temporary storage of data is
1) PROM
2) SAM
3) Scratchpad storage
4) Buffer
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 140 What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?
1) Full adder
2) Half adder
3) Buffer
4) Register
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 141 Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer?
1) LED display
2) LCD display
3) Plasma display
4) Electroluminescent display
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 142 Which of the following is not true of future computers?
1) increased use of CAD/CAM techniques 2) faster turnaround time
3) developments in artificial intelligence 4) development of products more suitable for
systems
human use
5) All of the above are true
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 143 The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:
1) collator
3) interpreter
2) reproducer
4) sorter
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 144 The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:

1) it is weighted code
2) it is unweighted code
3) it has odd parity
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 145 The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the
advanced storage technique:
1) cryogenics
2) CCD
3) EBAM
4) holographing
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 146 General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses
simply by changing its
1) keyboard
2) printer
3) program
4) display screen
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 147 What is the name of the visible silver rectangle which separates the take-up
portion of the magnetic tape from the data recording portion?
1) Load maker
2) Load marker
3) Tape separator
4) Tape marker
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 148 A part located in the central processing unit that stores data & information is
known as
1) Core memory
2) PROM
3) EPROM
4) ROM
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 149 A software package to perform calculations on data arranged in an array is
1) System software
2) Utility programs
3) Electronic spread sheet
4) Application programs
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 150 What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which
was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?
1) EDVAC
2) EDSAC
3) UNIVAC
4) MARK-I
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 151 Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to
provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
1) Track number
2) Sector number
3) Surface number
4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 152 Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the
only thing they can remember is
1) Instruction
2) Series of 1s and 0s
3) Boolean algebra
4) Logic theorems
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 153 The first electronic digital computer contained?
1) Electronic valves
2) Vacuum tubes
3) Transistors
4) Semiconductor memory
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 154 Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the
telephone system is called
1) Teleprocessing
2) Microprocessing
3) Telecommunications
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 155 Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a
computer system?
1) System boards
2) Storage devices
3) Input devices
4) Output devices
5) Expansion slots
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 156 A floppy disk contains

1) Circular tracks only
2) Sectors only
3) Both circular tracks and sector 4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 157 The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United
States by
1) Christopher Latham Sholes
2) Carlos Glidden
3) Samuel Soule
4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 158 What is meant by quad-density (QD) diskette?
1) It is double-sided disk
2) It is double density disk
3) It has double the number of tracks per inch 4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 159 Large computer system typically uses:
1) Line printers
2) Ink-jet printers
3) Dot-matrix printers 4) Daisy wheel printers
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 160 Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
1) Data
2) Bytes
3) Graphics
4) Pictures
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 161 A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
1) 2 bytes
2) 32 bytes
3) 4 bytes
4) 8 bytes
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 162 The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are
to be transferred is known as
1) index register
2) instruction register
3) memory address register
4) memory data register
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 163 In simplex transmission

1) Data format is simple
2) Data transmission is one way
3) Data can be transmitted to small distances only 4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 164 Each model of a computer has a unique
2) Machine language
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 165 Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the
1) first generation
2) second generation
3) third generation
4) fourth generation
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 166 When a disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one
read/write head for each
1) disk
2) disk surface
3) track
4) cylinder
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 167 In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk memory is
1) slower and more expensive
2) slower and less expensive
3) faster and more expensive
4) faster and less expensive
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 168 Which of the following input/output devices is not associated with personal
computers?
1) mice
2) color monitors
3) punched cards
4) dot-matrix printers
5) optical scanners
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 169 The heart of any computer is the
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) I/O Unit
4) Disks
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 170 Impact printers

1) strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character
images
3) are more expensive than Laser printers
2) include ink-jet and thermal

devices
4) use optical technology
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 171 The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the
advanced storage technique:
1) cryogenics
2) CCD
3) EBAM
4) holographing
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 172 A floppy disk contains
1) Circular tracks only
2) Sectors only
3) Both circular tracks and sector 4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 173 What is the general name of the device which produces hardcopy graphics?
1) COM
2) Plotter
3) Printer
4) Microfilm
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 174 The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
1) primary memory
2) control section
3) external memory
4) cache memory
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 175 The heart of any computer is the
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) I/O Unit
4) Disks
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 176 What is the name of the temporary data storage area between a peripheral
device and the CPU which compensates for the difference between their speeds?
1) Backing storage
2) Buffer
3) Main storage
4) Temporary storage
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 177 Which of the following is the fastest?
1) CPU
2) magnetic tapes and disks
3) video terminal
4) sensors, mechanical controllers
Ques. : 178 The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
1) Babbage
2) Oughtred
3) Pascal
4) Napier
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 179 The control unit of a microprocessor
1) stores data in the memory
2) accepts input data from a keyboard
3) Performs arithmetic / logic / functions 4) All of the above
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 180 A flat-bed plotter uses a pen which moves in two directions across a piece of
paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can you tell who controls the movements of this pen?
1) microfilm
2) microfiche
3) film card
4) COM
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 181 Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are
used to connect the computer to _____
1) printers
2) modems
3) other hardware
4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 182 Which is considered a direct entry input device?
1) Optical scanner
2) Mouse
3) Light pen
4) Digitizer
5) All of the above
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 183 In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?

1) Mouse
2) Trackball
3) Printer
4) Joystick
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 184 The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
1) IBM
2) Sperry Univac
3) Radio Shack
4) Data General Corporation
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 185 The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is
1) descriptive data
2) coded data
3) quantitative data
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 186 The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is
known as
1) Coding
2) Processing
3) Programming
4) File
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 187 Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?
2) It provides only sequential access to
1) It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
stored data
3) Users can easily update records by writing over 4) It does not provide an automatic audit
the old data
trail
5) All of the above are true
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 188 A regular TV set can be hooked up to a computer so as to received computer
signal instead of a television program. This hooking up is achieved with the help of a
1) modem
2) adapter
3) cable
4) aerial
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 189 An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic
medium to produce audio response is

1) Magnetic tape
3) Voice recognition unit.
2) Voice response unit

4) Voice band
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 190 The most common input device used today is

1) Motherboard
2) Track ball
3) Scanner
4) Mouse
5) Keyboard
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 191 Which memory system is not as a mass memory medium?
1) semiconductor memory
2) magnetic tape
3) magnetic disk
4) magnetic drum
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 192 Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked
together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
1) Conductors
2) Buses
3) Connectors
4) Connectively
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 193 Which of the following typically uses a keyboard for input?
1) desktop terminal
2) point-of-sale terminal
3) financial transaction terminal
4) executive workstation
5) All of the above
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 194 The microelectronics is the technology of
1) microwaves
2) microcomputers
3) chips
4) automatic processing
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 195 Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called
Visicalc?
1) Niklaus Wirth
2) Dan Bricklin
3) Bob Frankston
4) both (b) and (c)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 196 What is meant by the term RAM?

2) Memory which can be both^read and
1) Memory which can only be read
written to
3) Memory which is used for permanent
4) Memory which can only be written to
storage
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 197 Microfilm reader is a
1) OCR device
2) COM device
3) MICR device 4) None of the above
5) All of the above Ans.) 2
Ques. : 198 In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a concentric sets of rings
called
1) sector
2) track
3) head
4) block
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 199 The data recording area between the blank gaps on magnetic tape is called a/
an:
1) Record
2) Block
3) Field
4) Database
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 200 Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the central processor of a
computer?
1) Logic unit
2) Arithmetic unit
3) Register
4) Control unit
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 201 When the time to establish link is large and the size of data is small, the
preferred mode of data transfer is
1) Circuit switching
2) Packet switching
3) Time division multiplexing
4) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 202 Group of instructions that directs a computer is called
1) Storage
2) Memory
3) Logic
4) Program
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 203 A computer-controlled device for training exercises that duplicates the work
environment is a:
1) simulator
2) duplicator
3) trainer
4) COM device
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 204 Which of the following is not an output device of a computer?
1) Printer
2) keyboard
3) VDU
4) CRT screen
5) All of the above
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 205 Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent
processing of computer programs, via CRTs, on one computer system?
1) Time-sharing
2) Online processing
3) Interactive processing
4) All the above processing
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 206 A typical modern computer uses
1) LSI chips
2) Vacuum tubes
3) Valves
4) All the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 207 A 'number crunching' computer is one that can handle
1) large spreadsheets
2) large alphanumeric data
3) large volume of numbers
4) only numbers
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 208 The barcode which is used on all types of items, is read by a scanning device
directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?
1) Laser scanner
2) Wand
3) OCR
4) MICR
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 209 A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is
known as
1) Control unit
2) Communications processor
3) Register unit
4) CPU
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 210 A type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters
printed on the paper is
1) Golf ball printer
2) Dot-matrix printer
3) Laser printer
4) Band printer
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 211 Ethernet uses
1) Bus topology
2) Ring topology
3) Star topology
4) Tree topology
Ques. : 212 What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
1) Digital paper
2) Magneto-optical disk
3) WORM disk
4) CD-ROM disk
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 213 The data processing job expected to further decrease in the 1996s is that of:
1) Keypuncher
2) Data entry clerk
3) Computer operator
4) Programmer
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 214 A computer has no more sense than a light
1) bulb
3) switch
2) pen
4) pad
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 215 A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language
at one time is called a/an
1) interpreter
2) simulator
3) compiler
4) commander
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 216 What is the name of the storage device which is used to compensate for the
difference in rates of flow of data from once device to another?
1) Cache
2) Concentrator
3) Buffer
4) I/O device
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 217 Program execution time would be minimum if the programs are written in
1) Machine Language
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 218 The processing capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help
of
1) addition processor
2) expansion cards
3) secondary memory
4) buffer memory
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 219 A menu-driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the
menu of choices it displays on the screen. What is the name given to the images which are
used in such image oriented menus?
1) Icon
2) Figure
3) Symbol
4) option
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 220 The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and
logical operations was:
1) ENIAC
2) Mark I
3) Analytic engine
4) UNIVAC-I
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 221 In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

1) Parallely only
2) Sequentially only
3) Both sequentially an parallely
4) All of the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 222 A small square or rectangular piece of silica on which several layers of an
integrated circuit are etched or imprinted is called
1) VLSI
2) Micro
3) Wafer
4) Chip
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 223 Where are silicon chips manufactured in India?
1) Chandigarh
2) Punjab
3) UP
4) Tamil Nadu
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 224 Which is used for manufacturing chips?
1) Bus
2) Control unit
3) Semiconductors
4) (a) and (b) only
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 225 Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
1) hard disks
2) high-density disks
3) diskettes
4) templates
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 226 Which of the following is not an alternative name for primary memory?
1) Main memory
2) Primary storage
3) Internal storage
4) Mass storage
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 227 The first movie with terrific computer animation and graphics was released in
1982. What was its name?
1) Star Wars
3) Forbidden Planet
2) Tron
4) Dark Star
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 228 Which of the following is true?

1) Fields are composed of bytes
2) Files are composed of records
3) Fields are composed of characters 4) Records are composed of fields
5) All of the above
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 229 A modern digital computer has
1) extremely high speed
2) large memory
3) almost unlimited accuracy 4) All of the above
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 230 The disk concept for reducing time lost from rotational delay is:
1) fixed block addressing
2) cylinder, track, sector data
3) staggered addressing
4) graduated block identification
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 231 Point out the odd item amongst the following
1) Computer mouse
2) Touchpad
3) Light pen
4) Printer
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 232 In negative logic, the logic state 1 corresponds to
1) negative voltage
2) zero voltage
3) more negative voltage
4) lower voltage level
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 233 Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
1) Printer
2) Keyboard
3) Mouse
4) Arithmetic Logic Unit
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 234 The least expensive OCR units can read
1) hand printed numbers 2) machine printed numbers

3) marks
4) handwriting
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 235 The input unit of a computer
1) feeds data to the CPU or memory 2) retrieves data from CPU
3) directs all other units
4) All of the above
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 236 The attribution of human form or qualities to things such as machines or
computers is called
1) cybernetics
2) cybernation
3) artificial intelligence
4) anthropomorphism
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 237 The technique designed to support the effective access of micro-filmed data
is:
1) Microfiche retrieval
2) COM
3) Micrographics
4) All the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 238 Which of the following persons probably has the least amount of technical
knowledge?
1) User
2) Computer Operator
3) System Analyst
4) Programmer
5) Computer professional
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 239 What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
1) Display screen
2) Soft copy terminal
3) Hard copy terminal
4) Plotter
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 240 An advantage of overlapped processing activities is:
2) increased processing activities for the entire
1) more effective use of the CPU
system
3) better coordination of I/O
4) all the above
activities
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 241 Which of the following converts assembly language to machine language?
1) Bridge
2) Interpreter
3) Assembler
4) Compiler
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 242 While obtaining a record from a cassette tape, the access method used is
1) Random
2) Sequential
3) Direct
4) Indirect
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 243 At which of the following layers, congestion control takes place?
1) Transport Layer
2) Network Layer
3) Application Layer
4) Data Link Layer
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 244 What is the full form of OLE?
1) Object Linking and Embedding 2) Object Linking and Encrypting
3) Object Linking and Extracting 4) Object Linking and Enmeshing
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 245 Internet based communication was used for which of the following purposes
for the first time?
1) Commercial communication
2) Military purposes
3) Personal interaction
4) Political campaigns
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 246 The main folder on a storage device is called
1) root directory
2) platform
3) home page
4) interface
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 247 Which among the following keys is NOT present on the number keypad?
1) Delete
3) Enter
5) Insert
2) Ctrl
4) Num Lock
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 248 A field is a related group of

1) files
2) records
3) cables
4) characters
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 249 What is the key combination used to launch task manager?
1) Ctrl+Alt
2) Ctrl+Shift+Del
3) Ctrl+Backspace
4) Ctrl+Alt+Del
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 250 Two different files can have the same name if
1) they are in different folders
2) they have different contents
3) they have been created on different dates 4) Cant have same name
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 251 An embedded operating system is likely to be found on a
1) mainframe computer
2) PDA
3) network server
4) desktop operating system
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 252 When you install a new program, it is typically added to which of the
following menu?
1) Desktop program
2) All program
3) Select program
4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 253 A key function of a firewall is
1) moving
2) deleting
3) copying
4) monitoring
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 254 The process of manipulating data to create information is called

1) programming
2) processing
3) feedback
4) analysis
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 255 The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called
1) cursor
2) hand
3) light
4) mouse
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 256 ________means to enlarge a window to its maximum area so that it will fill
entire desktop.
1) Maximize
2) Zoom
3) Enlarge
4) Extend
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 257 This is the process of getting access to the computer:
1) Sign in
2) Log in
3) Log off
4) Enter
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 258 Each ________ on a menu performs a specific action.
1) client
2) server
3) node
4) command
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 259 To find an individual item in a file immediately:
1) file allocation table
2) directory
3) sequential access
4) direct access
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 260 Which of the following computer languages is a mathematically oriented
languages used for scientific problems?
1) FORTRAN
2) COBOL
3) LISP
4) PROLOG
5) APPLE
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 261 A device operating at the physical layer is called a

1) Bridge
2) Router
3) Repeater
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 262 In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer
keyboards include a(n) ________ keypad to efficiently move the screen-based insertion
point.
1) editing
2) number
3) locked
4) docked
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 263 To reload a Web page, press the ________ button.
1) redo
2) reload
3) restore
4) ctrl
5) refresh
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 264 ________ is/are used to add some new features from internet to an already
installed application.
1) Plug-ins
2) Adobe Flash player
3) Adobe reader
4) Add-ons
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 265 The extension name of a Flash file is
1) .pdf
2) .swf
3) .pmd
4) .prd
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 266 When you instal a new program on your computer, it is typically added to the
menu
1) All programs
2) Select program
3) Start program
4) Desk top program
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 267 Which of the following is the key function of a firewall?
1) Monitoring
3) Copying
5) None of these
2) Deleting
4) Moving
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 268 Sequential access is formed in

1) hard disk
2) memory card
3) pen drive
4) cassettes
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 269 DDR (Double Data Rate) is used for
1) ROM
2) EPROM
3) RAM
4) CMOS
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 270 The output of a 2 input and gate is 1 only when its
1) either input is 1
2) both inputs one 0
3) both inputs are 1
4) either input is 0
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 271 ________ printer is a character-at-a time printer.
1) Line
2) Chain
3) Band
4) Daisywheel
5) Drum
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 272 Computer software is composed of
1) mnemonics
2) symbols
3) statements
4) algorithms
5) data
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 273 Disk checking is associated with
1) debugging a program 2) running a program
3) compiling a program 4) coding a program
5) assembling a program Ans.) 1
Ques. : 274 The .ppt extension is used for ________ files.
1) word
3) powerpoint
5) None of these
2) access
4) excel
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 275 Information in a memory that is no longer valid or wanted is known as

1) volatile
2) surplus
3) garbage
4) non-volative
5) unwanted
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 276 To request data from the DBMS ________ is used in application programs.
1) query language
2) DML
3) DDL
4) Any of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 277 After creating a document, you need to
1) save it
2) close it
3) edit it
4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 278 Which of the following is a form of semi-conductor memory in which it is
possible to change the content of selected memory locations by applying suitable electrical
signals?
1) CAM
2) ROM
3) EPROM
4) Abacus
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 279 A method of implementing a memory management system is
1) Buddy system
2) Bridgeware
3) Broadband coaxial system
4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 280 8085 microprocessor is an example of ________ bit processor.
1) 16
2) 8
3) 32
4) 64
5) 128
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 281 Which of the following programs is not a popular desktop publishing
program?
1) Adobe PageMaker
2) Microsoft Publisher
3) Lotus AmiPro
4) QuarkXPress
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 282 Which of the following is not an example of a virus?
1) Polymorphic
2) Logic Bombs
3) Worms
4) Tartan
5) Trojan
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 283 Timing and Control unit is a part of a(an)
1) ALU
2) Processor
3) Memory
4) CMOS
5) BIOS
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 284 AVERAGE is an example of a
1) formula
2) function
3) field
4) table
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 285 Performing a what-if analysis is most commonly accomplished using
________ software.
1) spreadsheet
2) database
3) presentation
4) PIM
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 286 ________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other
devices such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
1) Servers
2) Embedded computers
3) Robotic computers
4) Mainframes
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 287 Which of the following describes database fields?
1) Structures
2) Field markers
3) Field definition
4) Field names
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 288 Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the database

1) is structured.
2) is well-designed.
3) has no data.
4) is relatively small.
5) is relatively large.
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 289 The use of spooler programs and/or _______ hardware allows personal
computer operators to do the processing work at the same time when a printing operation is
in progress.
1) registered mails
2) memory
3) CPU
4) buffer
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 290 Devices that let the computer communicate with you are called
1) input devices
2) output devices
3) type devices
4) print devices
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 291 Which of the following devices can store large amounts of data?
1) Floppy Disk
2) Hard Disk
3) CDROM
4) Zip Disk
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 292 What is the full form of CRT?
1) Curve Ray Tube 2) Current Ray Technology
3) Cathode Ray Tube 4) Cathode Ray Technology
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 293 Data (information) is stored in computers as
1) Files
2) Directories
3) Floppies
4) Matter
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 294 MICR stands for
1) Magnetic Ink Character Reader 2) Magnetic Ink Code Reader
3) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

5) None of these
4) Marked Ink Character Reader

Ans.) 1
Ques. : 295 Encryption and Decryption is the responsibility of _______ Layer.

1) Physical
2) Network
3) Application
4) Data link
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 296 The earliest calculating devices are
1) Difference Engine
2) Calculator
3) Difference Engine
4) Abacus
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 297 The basic operations performed by a computer are
1) Arithmetic Operations
2) Logical Operations
3) Storage and relative
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 298 Computers built before the First Generation of Computers were
1) Mechanical
2) Electro-mechanical
3) Electrical
4) All of these
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 299 Analog computer is
1) a means of communicating with 2) a device that operates on data in the form of
at a low level
continuously varying physical quantities.
3) an algebraic high level
4) All of the above
language
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 300 The part of computer system containing the circuitry that does the adding,
subtracting, multiplying, dividing and comparing is called as
1) Memory
2) Control
3) CPU
4) Arithmetic and logical unit
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 301 Peripherals are

1) Output device alone 2) Input, Output and secondary storage devices
3) Input device alone 4) A part of the CPU
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 302 The basic architecture of computer was developed by
1) John Von Neumann
2) Blaise Pascal
3) Gorden Moore
4) Charles Babbage
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 303 What does CPU stand for?
1) Central Peripheral Unit 2) Common Process Unit
3) Central Printing Unit 4) Central Processing Unit
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 304 Which of the following is not an input device
1) Mouse
2) Keyboard
3) VDU
4) Light pen
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 305 A light-sensitive device that converts drawings, printed text or other images
into digital from is
1) Keyboard
2) Scanner
3) OMR
4) Plotter
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 306 In which of the following modes, Windows starts with only the core drivers
and services?
1) Quick mode
2) Safe mode
3) Normal mode
4) Repair mode
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 307 To debug the system means
1) find and install correct system 2) find and correct software
3) find and correct hardware
4) find and correct errors on system
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 308 In computer architecture, a bus is a collection of

1) various software
2) chairs where the users sits
3) shared communication wires 4) various computers
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 309 The activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in
case of equipment failure or other catastrophe, is termed as:
1) Burning
2) Backup
3) Encryption
4) Firewall
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 310 Speed of a processor is measured in terms of:
1) Baud
2) Hertz
3) PPI
4) Lumen
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 311 A ________ typically connects personal computers within a very limited
geographical area, usually within a single building.
1) LAN
2) BAN
3) TAN
4) NAN
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 312 Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called
________.
1) utilizing
2) batching
3) upgrading
4) processing
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 313 An e-mail address typically consists of a user ID followed by the ________
sign and the name of the e-mail server that manages the users electronic post office box.
1) @
2) #
3) &
4) H
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 314 Software applies________, also called algorithms, to process data.
1) arithmetic
3) objects
5) None of these
2) procedures
4) rules
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 315 A file extension is separated from the main file name with a(n) ________, but
no spaces.
1) question mark
2) exclamation mark
3) underscore
4) period
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 316 An ad hoc query is a ________.
1) pre-planned question
2) pre-scheduled question
3) spur-of-the-moment question 4) question that will not return any results
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 317 A Web ________ consists of one or more Web pages located on a Web
server.
1) hub
2) site
3) story
4) template
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 318 A computer ________ is a set of program instructions that can attach itself to
a file, reproduce itself, and spread to other files.
1) worm
2) virus
3) trojan horse
4) phishing scam
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 319 The desktop contains small graphics called ________.
1) windows
2) logos
3) icons
4) pictures
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 320 C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ________ languages.
1) low-level
2) computer
3) system programming
4) high-level
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 321 A(n) ________ camera is a peripheral device used to capture still images in a
digital format that can be easily transferred into a computer and manipulated using graphics
software.
1) digital
2) analog
3) classic
4) film
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 322 ________ makes it possible for shoppers to make purchases using their
computers.
1) E-world
2) E-govt
3) E-spend
4) E-business
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 323 Networks are monitored by security personnel and supervised by ________
who set(s) up accounts and passwords for authorized network users.
1) IT managers
2) the government
3) network administrators
4) password administrators
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 324 A telephone number, a birth date, and a customer name are all examples of
1) a record
2) data
3) a file
4) a database
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 325 The human-readable version of a program is called ________.
1) source code
2) program code
3) human code
4) system code
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 326 A ________ computer (also referred to as a laptop) is a small, lightweight

personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage, and processing
components into a single portable unit.
1) notebook
2) journal
3) diary
4) briefcase
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 327 ________ is the result produced by a computer.
1) Data
2) Memory
3) Output
4) Input
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 328 Programs such as Internet Explorer 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
Ques. : 329 A ________ is a device that not only provides surge protection, but also
furnishes your computer with battery backup power during a power outage.
1) surge strip
2) USB
3) UPS
4) battery strip
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 330 When you save to ________, 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
Ques. : 331 The motherboard is the
1) circuit board that houses peripheral devices
3) the first chip that is accessed when the
computer is turned on
5) None of these
2) same as the CPU chip

4) circuit board that contains a CPU and
other chips
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 332 A computer-intensive problem runs on a ________.

1) server
2) mainframe
3) supercomputer
4) super PC
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 333 A(n) ________ converts and executes one statement at a time.
1) compiler
2) interpreter
3) converter
4) instructions
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 334 The term ________ designates equipment that might be added to a computer
system to enhance its functionality.
1) digital device
2) system add-on
3) disk pack
4) peripheral device
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 335 Approximately how many bytes make one Megabyte?
1) One Thousand
2) Ten Thousand
3) One Hundred
4) One Million
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 336 What is MP3?
1) A mouse
2) A printer
3) A sound format 4) A scanner
Ques. : 337 All the deleted files go to
1) Recycle Bin
2) Task Bar
3) Tool Bar
4) My Computer
Ques. : 338 ________ is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network
and making multiple copies of it.
1) Network piracy
2) Plagiarism
3) Software piracy
4) Site-license piracy
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 339 A directory within a directory is called a ________.

1) Mini Directory
2) Junior Directory
3) Part Directory
4) Sub Directory
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 340 Which is the best definition of a software package?
1) An add-on for your computer such 2) A set of computer programs used for a certain
as additional memory
function such as word processing
3) A protection you can buy for a
4) The box, manual and licence agreement that
computer
accompany commercial software
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 341 In MICR, C stands for
1) Code
2) Colour
3) Computer
4) Character
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 342 When writing a document, you can use the ________ feature to find an
appropriate word or an alternative word if you find yourself stuck for the right word.
1) dictionary
2) word finder
3) encyclopedia
4) thesaurus
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 343 Which key is used in combination with another key to perform a specific
task?
1) Num Lock
2) Control
3) Arrow
4) Space bar
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 344 A disks content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot
be changed or erased by the user is
1) read-only
2) memory-only
3) run-only
4) write-only
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 345 In an information system, alphanumeric data normally takes the form of
1) Sentences and paragraphs
2) Numbers and alphabetical characters
3) Graphic shapes and figures
4) Human voice and other sounds
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 346 A Web sites main page is called its ________.
1) home page
2) browser page
3) search place
4) bookmark
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 347 When installing ________, the user must copy and usually decompress
program files from a CD-ROM or other medium to the hard disk.
1) programming software
2) system hardware
3) applications hardware
4) applications software
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 348 A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a ________.
1) file manager
2) field
3) record
4) database
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 349 A ________ computer is a large and expensive computer capable of
simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users
1) server
2) mainframe
3) desktop
4) tablet
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 350 The trend in computer systems is toward the use of graphical user interfaces
(GUIs). In these operating systems, a track ball is described as ________.
1) a roller ball which moves the
2) a pen-shaped device which allows data to be
cursor
entered through the CRT screen
3) a figure which resembles a
4) an outdated input device
familiar office device
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 351 Various applications and documents are represented on the Windows desktop
by
1) Symbols
3) Graphs
5) None of these
2) Labels
4) Icons
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 352 What is usually used for displaying information at public places?
1) Monitors
2) Overhead Projections
3) Monitors and Overhead Projections
4) Touch Screen Kiosks
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 353 The real business and competitive value of information technology lies in
2) The capabilities of the software and
1) The software applications that are used by
value of the information a business
many companies
acquires and uses
3) The infrastructure of hardware, networks, and 4) The capabilities of the hardware and
other IT facilities that are commonly used by
the speed at which it processes
many companies
information
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 354 Companies use which of the following vendors to provide access to software
and services rather than purchasing the applications and maintaining the applications
themselves?
1) Open source vendors
2) Alliances
3) Application service providers
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 355 Which one of the following would be considered as a way that a computer
virus can enter a computer system?
1) Opening an application previously installed on the
2) Borrowed copies of
computer
software
3) Viewing a website without causing any additional
4) Running antivirus programs
transactions
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 356 Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual
is known as the crime of ________.
1) spooling
2) identity theft
3) spoofing
5) None of these
4) hacking
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 357 The first step in the transaction processing cycle is ________.
1) database operations
2) audit
3) data entry
4) user inquiry
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 358 In the information systems concept, the output function involves
1) Capturing and assembling elements that 2) Transformation processes that convert input
enter the system to be processed
into output
3) Transferring elements that have been
4) Monitoring and evaluating feedback to
produced by a transformation process to
determine whether a system is moving toward
their ultimate destination
the achievement of its goal
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 359 The main function of a CPU is to
1) carry out program instructions 2) store data/information for future use
3) process data and information 4) Both 1) and 3)
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 360 A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the
Internet, is called a(n)
1) version
2) patch
3) tutorial
4) FAQ
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 361 In DOS, which of the following commands is used to delete all the files as
well as sub-directories of a directory?
1) Delete
2) Del
3) Deltree
4) Move
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 362 In programming, you use the following keys:
1) Arrow keys
2) Function keys
3) Alpha keys
4) Page up and Page Down keys
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 363 A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific ______ on the
Web.
1) Web browser
2) Website
3) PDA
4) link
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 364 A disks content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot
be changed or erased by the user is
1) read-only
2) memory - only
3) run-only
4) write-only
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 365 If you are going to a site you use often, instead of having to type in the
address every time, you should
1) save it as a file
2) make a copy of it
3) bookmark it
4) delete it
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 366 Two different files can have the same name if
1) they are in different folders 2) they have same content
3) Never
4) they have different content
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 367 The central processing unit contains which of the following as a component?
1) Main Memory
2) Flow Control Unit
3) Arithmetic Logic Unit
4) Instruction Manipulation Unit
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 368 An ad hoc query is a
1) pre-planned question
2) pre-scheduled question
3) spur-of-the - moment question 4) question that will not return any results
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 369 A (n) ________ camera is a peripheral device used to capture still images in a
digital format that can be easily transferred into a computer and manipulated using graphics
software.
1) digital
2) analog
3) classic
4) film
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 370 In a spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the
1) intersection of a table and a tuplet 2) intersection of a table and a database
3) intersection of a row and a column 4) intersection of a field and a record
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 371 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.) 3
Ques. : 372 The effect of the ROLLBACK command in a transaction is the following:
1) Undo all changes to the database resulting from 2) Unto the effects of the last
the execution of the transaction
UPDATE command
3) Restore the content of the database to its state at 4) Make sure that all changes to the
the end of the previous day
database are in effect
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 373 The motherboard is the
1) circuit board that houses peripheral devices
only
3) the first chip that is accessed when the
computer is turned on
5) None of these
2) same as the CPU chip

4) circuit board that contains a CPU and
other chips
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 374 ___________ represents raw facts whereas ____is data made meaningful.
1) Information, reporting
2) Data, information
3) Information, bits
4) Records, bytes
5) Bits, bytes
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 375 SMPT, FTP and DNS are applications of the ________ layer.
1) Data link
2) Network
3) Transport
4) Application
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 376 A CPU contains
1) a card reader and a printing device
2) an analytical engine and a control unit
3) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit 4) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 377 Which of the following is true?
1) Byte is a single digit in a binary number
3) An eight - digit binary number is called a
byte.
5) None of these
2) Bit represents a grouping of digital

numbers
4) An eight - digit binary number is called a
bit
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 378 A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a

1) network
2) computer
3) communication adapter
4) serial port
5) All of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 379 Which of the following combination of keys is used to cut the selected text?
1) Ctrl + X
2) Ctrl + Y
3) Ctrl + Z
4) Ctrl + F
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 380 What is ISL used for?
1) To allow an Ethernet interface to understand frame
tags
3) To connect an Ethernet switch with a high - speed
core switch such as ATM
5) None of these
2) To make two Ethernet interfaces

appear as one.
4) To allow simultaneous routing
and switching
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 381 What does storage unit provide?

1) Place for typing data 2) Storage for information and instruction
3) Place for media files 4) All the above

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 382 How can a user determine what programs are available on a computer?
2) By viewing the installed programs during
1) By checking the hard-disk properties
the booting process
3) By checking the operating system for a list 4) By checking the existing files saved on
of installed programs
the disk
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 383 A set of step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n)
1) algorithm
2) hardware program
3) software bug
4) firmware program
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 384 Main memory works in conjunction with
1) special function cards
2) RAM
3) CPU
4) Intel
5) All the above
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 385 Device drivers are
1) the tiny power cords for external
storage devices
3) small, special - purpose programs
5) the substitutes for operating systems
2) experts who know how to maximize the

performance of devices.
4) the innermost part of the operating system
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 386 _________ helps in capturing row data and entering into computer system.
1) CPU
2) Integrated circuit
3) Input device
4) Motherboard
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 387 Which of the following is not the function of the control unit?
1) Read instructions
2) Execute instructions
3) Interpret instructions
4) Direct operations
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 388 Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical

equipment:
1) keyboard, monitor, hard drive
2) system unit, input/output, memory
3) system unit, input/output, secondary
4) system unit, primary storage, secondary
storage
storage
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 389 Which of the following is not the major function of a computer?
1) Processing data into information
2) Storing data or information
3) Modifying data
4) Analysing data or information
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 390 The disk in a computer is put
1) In the hard drive 2) In the disk drive
3) In the CPU
4) In the modern
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 391 In the URL http://www.bscacademy.com the portion labeled http is the
1) host
2) name of domain
3) protocol
4) top-level domain
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 392 The Factor which makes Windows popular is its
1) multi-tasking capacity
2) desktop features
3) user-friendly GUI features
4) being inexpensive
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 393 A series of to-be-viewed specially designed documents, which are all linked
on Internet, is called:
1) World Wide Web
2) Web Server
3) Search Engine
4) Both b and c
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 394 What is a full name of TCP?
1) Transfer Control Protocol
2) Type Control Protocol
3) Transmission Control Protocol 4) Technical Control Protocol
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 395 Which one of the following is NOT a/an image/graphic file format?
1) PNG
2) GIF
3) BMP
4) GUI
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 396 What is the full form of URL?
1) Uniform Resource Locator 2) Uniform Resource Link
3) Uniform Registered Link 4) Unified Resource Link
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 397 In a computer system, RAM is located on
1) Expansion Board
2) External Drive
3) Mother Board
4) Hard drive
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 398 The first generation of computers had
1) Vaccum Tubes and Magnetic Drum 2) Integrated Circuits
3) Magnetic Tape and Transistors
4) All of above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 399 Assembly language is a
1) Low-level programming language 2) High-level programming language
3) Machine language
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 400 Data is stored in computer in ______form.
1) decimal
2) binary
3) hexadecimal
4) octal
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 401 ctrl, shift and alt are called __________ keys.
1) adjustment
2) function
3) modifier
4) alphanumeric
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 402 To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the __________
key.
1) num lock
2) caps lock
3) arrow lock
4) shift
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 403 The modern keyboard typically has __________ Function keys.
1) 10
2) 12
3) 14
4) 16
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 404 To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the __________ key.
1) page down
2) page up
3) enter
4) home
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 405 The __________ determines how long you must hold down an alphanumeric
key before the keyboard will repeat the character.
1) strike rate
2) repeat rate
3) default rate
4) threshold rate
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 406 The traditional mechanical mouse uses a __________ to track the pointer
position on the screen.
1) light sensor
2) wheel
3) ball
4) ruler
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 407 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
Ques. : 408 The __________ key will launch the Start button.
1) esc
3) Windows
5) None of these
2) shift
4) Shortcut
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 409 The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.

1) scroll through documents
2) select objects
3) open documents
4) change volume
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 410 What is the full form of LCD?
1) Liquid Cristal Display 2) Light Cristal Display
3) Linear Cristal Display 4) Longitudinal Cristal Display
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 411 Which of following is used in RAM?
1) Conductor
2) Semi Conductor
3) Vacuum Tubes
4) Super conductor
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 412 ASCII stands for
1) American Stable Code for International
Interchange
3) American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
5) None of these
2) American Standard Case for Institutional

Interchange
4) American Standard Code for Interchange
Information
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 413 Dot-matrix is a type of

1) Tape
2) Printer
3) Disk
4) Bus
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 414 What is the name of first super computer of India?
1) Saga 220
2) PARAM 8000
3) ENIAC
4) PARAM 6000
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 415 Which is most common language used in web designing?

1) C
2) C++
3) PHP
4) HTML
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 416 Which of the following is the product of data processing?
1) Information
2) Data
3) Software program
4) System
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 417 The process of putting data into a storage location is called
1) reading
2) writing
3) controlling
4) hand shaking
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 418 The process of copying data from a memory location is called
1) reading
2) writing
3) controlling
4) booting
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 419 A list of instructions used by a computer is called
1) program
2) CPU
3) text
4) output
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 420 The CPU consists of
1) input, output and processing
3) control unit; arithmetic logic unit and
primary storage
5) None of these
2) control unit, primary storage and

secondary storage
4) input, processing and storage
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 421 Which of the following is true about primary storage?

1) It is a part of the CPU
2) It allows very fast access to data.
3) It is relatively more expensive. 4) All of the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 422 Which of the following is the most powerful type of the computer?
1) Mainframe
2) Minicomputer
3) Microcomputer
4) Supercomputer
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 423 Software instruction intended to satisfy a users specific processing needs are
called
1) system software
2) process software
3) documentation
4) application software
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 424 The computer device primarily used to provide hardcopy is the
1) CRT
2) printer
3) computer console
4) card reader
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 425 Which one of the following can produce the final product of machine
processing in a form usable by humans?
1) Storage
2) Control
3) Input device
4) Output device
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 426 Secondary storage device is needed to?
1) Perform arithmetic and logical
2) Store small volume of data
operations
4) Store large volume of data that exceed the capacity
3) Print output result
of main memory
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 427 In which one of the following types of disk, the read-write head physically
contacts the surface of disk while recording?
1) Optical disk
2) Floppy disk
3) Hard disk
4) CD Rom
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 428 The term 'memory' applies to which one of the following
1) logic
2) storage
3) input device
4) output device
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 429 A program written in machine language is called _______program.
1) object
2) computer
3) assembler
4) high level
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 430 A source program is the program written in ________language.
1) English
2) symbolic
3) high level
4) object
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 431 The input device used to get a printed diagram into the computer is
1) printer
2) mouse
3) keyboard
4) scanner
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 432 What type of device is a computer mouse?
1) Output
2) Input
3) Storage
4) It is a software
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 433 Any component of the computer you can see and touch is called
1) Software
2) Peripheral
3) Storage
4) CPU
5) Hardware
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 434 What is the value of binary number 101?
1) 3
2) 5
3) 6
4) 101
5) 9
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 435 Data or information used to run the computer is called

1) software
2) hardware
3) Peripheral
4) CPU
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 436 Which of the following is NOT an application software?
1) Database software
2) Graphics software
3) Operating System software
4) Spreadsheet software
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 437 Which of the folloiwng is a domain used by for-profit organisations?
1) .com
2) .net
3) .mil
4) .edu
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 438 An example of peripheral equipment is the
1) printer
2) CPU
3) spreadsheet
4) microcomputer
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 439 Which of the following represents the fastest data trasmission sped?
1) bandwidth
2) bps
3) gbps
4) kbps
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 440 Which of the following is an input device that, when moved by the user on a
flat surface, causes a pointer on the screen to move accordingly?
1) Wand reader
2) Mouse
3) Keyboard
4) Scanner
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 441 Which of the following is the smallest unit of storage?
1) Megabyte
2) Terabyte
3) Gigabyte
4) Byte
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 442 Which of th following devices is considered both input and putput device?
1) Scanner
2) Monitor
3) Printer
4) Modem
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 443 RAM is a volatile memory because
1) it does not require continuous power
2) for retaining data it requires continuous
supply
power supply
3) from it any of the locations can be
4) it can be used both for reading and writing
accessed directly
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 444 All of the following terms are related with spreadsheet software except
1) formula
2) worksheet
3) Cell
4) virus detection
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 445 What is the name of the program that controls the computer?
1) Application software
2) Operating system
3) Browser
4) Compiler
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 446 The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are
referred to as computer
1) program
2) processor
3) input device
4) memory modules
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 447 RAM can be thought of as the ____________for the computer's processor.
1) factory
2) waiting room
3) operating room
4) planning room
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 448 An area of computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) Storage
4) File
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 449 An e-mail account includes a storage area, often called a(n)
1) attachment
2) mailbox
3) hypertext
4) IP address
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 450 ________is the ability of a device to jump directly to the requested data.
1) Sequential access
2) Random access
3) Quick access
4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 451 ________is collection of web-pages and _________is the very first page that
we see on opening of a web-site.
1) Home page, web page
2) Web page, home page
3) Website, home page
4) Web page, web site
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 452 Which of the following devices runs on Physical layer of the OSI model?
1) Repeater
2) Bridge
3) Router
4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 453 Which of the following computer languages is a mathematically oriented
language used for scientific problems?
1) FORTRAN
2) COBOL
3) LISP
4) PROLONG
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 454 Which of the following types of table constraints will prevent the entry of
duplocate rows?
1) Primary key
2) Unique
3) Null
4) Foreign key
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 455 Which of the following type of switching uses the entire capacity of a
dedicated link?
1) Circuit switching
3) Datagram Packet Switching
5) None of these
2) Virtual Circuit Packet Switching

4) Message Switching
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 456 A computer checks the __________ of user names and passworlds for a
match before granting access.
1) website
2) network
3) output device
4) database
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 457 Conputers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as
1) supercomputers
2) laptops
3) minicomputers
4) file servers
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 458 What is the term used for unsolicited e-mail?
1) newsgroup
2) usenet
3) backbone
4) spam
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 459 The first computers were programmed using
1) assembly language
2) machine language
3) source code
4) object code
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 460 When the pointer is positioned on a ___________, it is shaped like a hand.
1) grammar error
2) hyperlink
3) formatting error
4) spelling error
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 461 Manipulating data to create information is known as
1) Feedback
2) Programming
3) Processing
4) Analysis
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 462 What happens when you boot up your PC?

1) Portions of the operating system are
copied from disk into memory.
copied from memory onto disk.
compiled.
emulated.
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 463 A compiler translates higher-level programs into a machine language
program, which is called
1) source code
2) object code
3) compiled code
4) beta code
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 464 What contains the computer BIOS and maintains its data with the use of a
battery for periods when the system is powered down?
1) CMOS
2) CPU
3) RAM
4) DRAM
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 465 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
Ques. : 466 Reference to each file on a disk are stored in a
1) file allocation table
2) root allocation table
3) linking directory
4) root directory
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 467 Only ________program(s) remain(s) active even though we can open many
programs at a time.
1) four
2) three
3) two
4) one
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 468 When margins on both sides are straight and equal, then there is
___________in document.
1) full justification
3) left justification
5) None of these
2) full alignment
4) right justification
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 469 Computer ___________is whatever is typed, submitted or transmitted to a

computer system.
1) input
2) output
3) data
4) circuitry
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 470 __________are graphical objects used to represent commonly used
application.
1) GUI
2) Drivers
3) Windows
4) Icons
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 471 The software component of an expert system that draws conclusions is the
___________.
1) User interface
2) database
3) inference engine
4) I/O controller
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 472 A hard copy of a file created on a computer refers to data
1) saved on a floppy disk
2) printed on a printer
3) backed up on a tape drive
4) sent as an e-mail
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 473 A ______is an organised collection of data about a single entity.
1) file
2) library
3) database
4) dictionary
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 474 Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often
added later to the system are
1) clip art
2) highlights
3) execute
5) None of these
4) peripheral
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 475 All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except
1) Hackers
2) Spam
3) Viruses
4) Identity thept
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 476 ________means to enlarge a window to its maximum area so that it will fill
entire desktop.
1) Maximise
2) Zoom
3) Enlarge
4) Extend
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 477 This is the processn of getting access to the computer.
1) Sign up
2) Log in
3) Log off
4) Enter
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 478 The full step wise process of closing a computer is called ___________.
1) Hibernating
2) Closing
3) Log off
4) Shut down
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 479 It is the smallest dot that can be uniquely drawn on a computer screen. This is
1) Boxel
2) Computer dot
3) Cursor
4) Pixel
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 480 A picture, map or graphics or image that can be used in a document is known
as
1) Hypertext
2) Clipboard
3) Object
4) Drag drop
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 481 Screen that comes on when you turn on your computer that shows all the
icons is
1) desktop
3) viewer
5) None of these
2) face to face
4) view space
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 482 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
Ques. : 483 What is the name for the porcess that is used to convert a series of
instructions, or programs, written in high-level language into instructions (or a program)
that can be run on a computer?
1) Assembling
2) Compiling
3) Translating
4) Uploading
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 484 _______are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment and are
often designed to do harm.
1) Viruses
2) Spam
3) Portals
4) Email messages
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 485 You click on symbol 'B' to make selected text
1) italics
2) underlined
3) italics and underlined
4) bold
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 486 Which of the following groups consist of only input devices?
1) Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
2) Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
3) Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
4) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 487 In Windows, by default the files when deleted are sent to
1) dustbin
2) recycle bin
3) waster bin
5) None of these
4) recycle waste bin

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 488 To indent the first paragraph of your report, your should use the key
1) space bar
2) return key
3) tab key
4) shift key
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 489 Which of the following is the communication protocol that sets the standard
used by every computer that accesses Web-based information?
1) XML
2) DML
3) HTTP
4) HTML
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 490 Which of the following is NOT a form of biometrics?
1) Fingerprint
2) Password
3) Retina scan
4) Breath scan
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 491 _________shows all the websites and pages that you have visited over a
period of time.
1) status bar
2) task bar
3) history list
4) toolbar
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 492 _______ is the set of computer programs that runs or controls computer
hardware and acts as an interface with application programs and users.
1) Object code
2) A compiler
3) An operating system
4) The CPU
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 493 Passwords enable users to
1) get into the system quickly 2) make efficient use of time
3) retain confidentiality of files 4) simplify file structures
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 494 The name user assign to a document is called a(n)

1) filename
2) program
3) record
4) data
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 495 Computations and logical operations are performed by the
1) RAM
2) ALU
3) Register
4) Control Unit
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 496 Which of the following is a computer package for preparing/typing
letters/documents?
1) Word
2) Excel
3) Power Point
4) Windows
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 497 A __________is a pre-designed document that already has coordinating fonts,
a layout, and a background.
1) guide
2) model
3) ruler
4) template
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 498 A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components
on a small silicon chip is called a(n)
1) workstation
2) CPU
3) magnetic disk
4) integrated circuit
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 499 By default, your documents print in __________mode.
1) landscape
2) portrait
3) page setup
4) print view
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 500 A desktop computer is also known as a
1) PC
2) laptop
3) palmtop
4) mainframe
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 501 The primary output device for computers is a

1) Video monitor
2) printer
3) keyboard
4) mouse
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 502 Compatibility in regard to computers refers to
1) The software doing the right job
2) It being versatile enough to handle the job
3) the software being able to run on the 4) software running with the previously installed
computer
software
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 503 Which of the following is NOT a common feature of software application?
1) Menus
2) Windows
3) Help
4) Search
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 504 In the term MICR, C stands for
1) Code
2) Colour
3) Computer
4) Character
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 505 The ______folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not
yet ready to send.
1) inbox
2) outbox
3) drafts
4) sent items
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 506 The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called
1) multitasking
2) object-oriented programming
3) multi-user computing
4) time-sharing
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 507 Example of non-numeric data is
1) Employee address 2) Examination score
3) Bank balance
5) None of these
4) All the above

Ans.) 5
Ques. : 508 Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
1) entry code
2) Password
3) Security commands
4) codewords
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 509 To move to the bottom of a document, press
1) insert key
2) home key
3) ctrl + end
4) end key
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 510 A device that is connected to the motherboard is called a(n)
1) external device
2) adjunct device
3) peripheral device
4) access device
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 511 To insert a copy of the clipboard contents, whatever was last cut or copieed at
the insertion point.
1) paste
2) stick in
3) fit in
4) push in
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 512 The collection of interrelated files in a computer is a
1) file manager
2) field
3) record
4) database
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 513 The command used to remove text or graphics form a document through
which the removed items are stored on clipboard.
1) chop
2) cut
3) clip
4) cart away
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 514 To exit the program without leaving the application
1) file
3) copy
5) None of these
2) edit
4) close
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 515 A removable magnetic disc that holds information.

1) Floppy Disk
2) hard drive
3) monitor
4) portable
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 516 In a client/server model, a client program
1) asks for information
2) provides information and files
3) serves software files to other computers 4) distributes data files to other computers
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 517 Which of the following is an example of an optical disk?
1) Digital versatile disks
2) Magnetic disks
3) Memory disks
4) Data bus disks
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 518 Another word for the CPU is
1) microprocessor
2) execute
3) microchip
4) decode
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 519 A menu contains a list of
1) commands
2) data
3) objects
4) reports
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 520 A command to get a file you worked on from the memory where it was stored
1) close
2) data
3) open
4) get it
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 521 Which of the following commands is given to reboot the computer?
1) Ctrl+Alt+Del
3) Ctrl+Shift+Del
5) None of these
2) Ctrl+Shift+Del
4) Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 522 ________is a collection of data that is stored electronically as a series of

records in a table.
1) spreadsheet
2) presentation
3) database
4) web page
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 523 The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific
purposes are known as
1) Hardware
2) Networled software
3) Shareware
4) Application
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 524 What is the shape of a CD?
1) Quadrilateral
2) Rectangular
3) Circular
4) Hexagonal
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 525 The ______enables you to simultaneously kepp multiple pages open in one
browser window.
1) status bar
2) menu bar
3) tab row
4) address bar
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 526 In Excel, _________contains one or more worksheets.
1) template
2) workbook
3) active cell
4) label
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 527 Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing
multimedia web pages, websites and web-based applications?
1) COBOL
2) Java
3) BASIC
4) Assembler
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 528 Compiling creates a(n)

1) program specification 2) algorithm
3) executable program 4) subroutine
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 529 Computers use the ___________number system to store data and perform
calculations.
1) decimal
2) hexadecimal
3) octal
4) binary
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 530 A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called
1) mentor
2) instructor
3) compiler
4) program
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 531 A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called
1) mentor
2) instructor
3) compiler
4) program
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 532 _______are types of inexpensive digital camera that remains tethered to a
computer and are used for videoconferencing, video chatting and live web broadcast.
1) Webcams
2) Webpics
3) Browsecam
4) Browspics
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 533 Correcting errors in a program is called
1) interpreting
2) translating
3) debugging
4) compiling
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 534 Sending an email is similar to
1) writing a letter
2) drawing a picture
3) talking on the phone 4) sending a package

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 535 To ________a document menas to make changes to its existing content.
1) format
2) save
3) edit
4) print
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 536 To change hardware components into more powerful or rectified version is
called
1) expansion
2) plug and play
3) upgrading
4) upsizing
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 537 What happens when a worksheet is not protected?
1) It cannot be opened.
2) It cannot be saved.
3) It cannot be edited.
4) It can be edited.
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 538 What is a firmware?
1) A program started in RAM.
2) A program started in a file.
3) A program started in boot sector. 4) A program started in ROM.
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 539 'TWAIN' is related to which of the following?
1) Printer
2) Keyboard
3) Mouse
4) Moniter
5) Scanner
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 540 Internet is an example of ____________network.
1) star
2) bus
3) hybrid
4) mesh
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 541 Blueprints are usually created using ____________software.
1) CGI
3) Draw
5) None of these
2) Paint
4) CAD
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 542 The term worksheet is associated with which of the following programs?
1) MS Word
2) MS Excel
3) MS Power Point
4) Page Maker
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 543 The primary memory of the computer system is also known as
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) firmware
4) BIOS
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 544 An assembly language is a division of
1) Middle level language 2) High level language
3) Low level language
4) Machine language
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 545 DNS is extremely important for the correct functioning of the Internet as it
2) maps symbolic names for machines onto their IP
1) encrypts data
address
3) translates message into machine
4) All the above
language
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 546 Which of the following is NOT a part of the operating system?
1) Performance monitor
2) Supervisor
3) Job-control program
4) I/O control program
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 547 The power of spreadsheet lied in its
1) cells
2) formulas
3) labels
4) worksheet
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 548 IP address consists of how many bits?

1) 16 bits
2) 8 bits
3) 30 bits
4) 36 bits
5) None of these
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 549 Which storage decive is mounted on 'reels'?
1) Floppy disk
2) CD-ROM
3) Magnetic disk
4) Magnetic tape
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 550 A paint program keeps track of every _________placed on the screen.
1) symbol
2) object
3) pixel
4) color
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 551 A primary key can also be called a
1) super key
2) candidate key
3) alternate key
4) secondary key
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 552 Which shortcut key is used to open a new file in MS Word?
1) Ctrl + X
2) Ctrl + Y
3) Ctrl+N
4) Ctrl + F
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 553 Bridge operates in which of the following OSI layers?
1) Physical
2) Network
3) Data link
4) Both 1) and 3)
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 554 ______printer is used for fax machines.
1) Line
2) Dot matrix
3) Laser
4) Inkjet
5) Thermal
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 555 Foxpro is an example of

1) DBMS
2) Relational DBMS
3) Object-oriented DBMS 4) Distributed DBMS
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 556 _______provides electronic data interchange facility.
1) ISDN
2) LAN
3) VAN
4) CAN
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 557 What does AMD stands for?
1) Advanced Mainframe Devices 2) Advanced Micro Devices
3) Advanced Mini Devices
4) Advanced Monitor Devices
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 558 A language based on graphics for use in education is called
1) PROLONG
2) LOGO
3) COBOL
4) BASIC
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 559 Which of the following is the most popular medium for direct access to
secondary storage of a computer?
1) Magnetic tape
2) ROM
3) RAM
4) Magnetic disk
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 560 Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
1) Laser printer
2) Inkjet printer
3) Plotter
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 561 A process is another name for
1) job
2) program
3) task
4) method
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 562 To maximise a window means

1) fill it to capacity
2) expand it to fit the desktop
3) put only like files inside 4) drag it to the recycle bin
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 563 The home page of a website is
1) the largest page 2) the last page
3) the first page 4) the most colourful page
Ques. : 564 Which of the following is not associated with computers?
1) Bit
2) Binary
3) Pencil
4) Mouse
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 565 Modern computers represent characters and numbers internally using one of
the following number systems:
1) Penta
2) Binary
3) Octal
4) Hexa
5) Septa
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 566 If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal
degrade, you would use a
1) repeater
2) router
3) gateway
4) switch
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 567 To move down a page in a document
1) Jump
2) fly
3) wringgle
4) scroll
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 568 Date and time are available on the desktop at
1) Taskbar
2) My Computer
3) Recycle Bin
4) Only 2) and 3)
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 569 Which type of resource does have greater probability to become shared
resource in a computer network?
1) Printer
2) Speakers
3) Floppy disk drivers
4) Keyboards
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 570 Which of the folloiwng terms is used to describe to movement of an item with
the help of mouse to a new position on screen?
1) Click
2) Double click
3) Drag and drop
4) Point
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 571 ______are distinct items that don't have much meaning to you in a given
context.
1) Fields
2) Data
3) Queries
4) Properties
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 572 An example of a telecommunication device is a
1) Keyboard
2) Mouse
3) Printer
4) Modem
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 573 Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form
a
1) network
2) router
3) server
4) tunnel
5) pipeline
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 574 The benefit of using computers is that
1) Computers are very fast and can store
2) Computers provide accurate output even
huge amounts of data.
when input is incorrect.
3) Computers are designed to be inflexible. 4) All the above
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 575 The __________becomes different shaped depending on the task you are
performing.
1) active tab
2) insertion point
3) mouse pointer
4) ribbon
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 576 A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a
1) disk
2) data
3) file
4) floppy
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 577 An output device that lets you see what the computer is doing
1) a disk drive
2) monitor-screen
3) shift key
4) printer
5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 578 Bit is short for
1) Binary unit 2) Binary digit
3) Binary system 4) Digital byte
Ques. : 579 To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a
1) terminal
2) node
3) desktop
4) binary unit
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 580 Firewalls are used to protect against
1) unauthorised attacks 2) virus attacks
3) fire attacks
4) data driven attacks
5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 581 The term 'hypertext' means
1) Non-sequential writing 2) Hypermedia
3) Blinking text
4) Text with heavy formatting
5) None of these
Ans.) 2

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Ques.

: 1 ________________________ is a form of denial of service attack in which a

4) All of the above

Ques. : 14 Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete.

Ques. : 21 Computer memory consists of

Ques. : 27 In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk memory is

2) requires considerable amount of

3) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence

Ques. : 34 In simplex transmission

Ques. : 46 ____________________ refers to an individual's ability to restrict or eliminate

Ques. : 52 Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the Internet:

Ques. : 65 The most popular general-purpose applications are ___________________.

Ques. : 72 What refers to a set of characters of a particular design:

Ques. : 85 Generally, today's Internet applications are based on what technology:

Ques. : 91 The symbols used in an assembly language are

Ques. : 98 Which of the following is intended to be used in all applications runs on

5) None of the above

Ques. : 130 A hashing scheme is used with

4) all the above

Ques. : 144 The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:

5) None of the above

Ques. : 156 A floppy disk contains

5) None of the above

Ques. : 163 In simplex transmission

Ques. : 170 Impact printers

2) include ink-jet and thermal

Ques. : 183 In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?

medium to produce audio response is

2) Voice response unit

Ques. : 190 The most common input device used today is

Ques. : 196 What is meant by the term RAM?

5) None of the above

Ques. : 221 In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

Ques. : 228 Which of the following is true?

1) hand printed numbers 2) machine printed numbers

Ques. : 248 A field is a related group of

Ques. : 254 The process of manipulating data to create information is called

Ques. : 261 A device operating at the physical layer is called a

Ques. : 268 Sequential access is formed in

Ques. : 275 Information in a memory that is no longer valid or wanted is known as

Ques. : 288 Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the database

3) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

4) Marked Ink Character Reader

Ques. : 295 Encryption and Decryption is the responsibility of _______ Layer.

Ques. : 301 Peripherals are

Ques. : 308 In computer architecture, a bus is a collection of

Ques. : 326 A ________ computer (also referred to as a laptop) is a small, lightweight

2) same as the CPU chip

Ques. : 332 A computer-intensive problem runs on a ________.

Ques. : 339 A directory within a directory is called a ________.

2) same as the CPU chip

2) Bit represents a grouping of digital

Ques. : 378 A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a

2) To make two Ethernet interfaces

Ques. : 381 What does storage unit provide?

3) Place for media files 4) All the above

2) experts who know how to maximize the

Ques. : 388 Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical

Ques. : 409 The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.

2) American Standard Case for Institutional

Ques. : 413 Dot-matrix is a type of

Ques. : 415 Which is most common language used in web designing?

2) control unit, primary storage and

Ques. : 421 Which of the following is true about primary storage?