BSC 645 Question

Ques.
: 1 These are the programs that are deposited on a user's

hard drive when they visit a Web site.
1) Proxies 2) Codes
3) Cache 4) Cookies
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 2 It is the term used for a wide range of programs used
to secretly record an individual's activities on the Internet:
1) Cookies 2) Sniffers
3) Trackers 4) Spyware
Ques. : 3 A program that fills a computer system with
selfreplicating
information thus clogging the system is called a
1) virus 2) worm
3) trojan horse 4) damage
Ques. : 4 These are computer languages closer to human
languages:
1) Assembly languages 2) Machine level languages
3) Procedural language 4) High level language
Ques. : 5 The ____ structure involves repeating a sequence
until a certain condition remains true.
1) selection 2) conditional
3) sequence 4) loop
Ques. : 6 Which of the following is the programming tool that
uses linked symbols to show the sequence of steps needed
to solve a programming problem?
1) Flowchart 2) Scatter diagram
3) Pseudocode 4) Hollogram
Ques. : 7 Programming is the part of which of the following
phases of the systems life cycle?
1) Systems analysis 2) Systems development
3) Systems maintenance 4) Systems design
Ques. : 8 Which of the following is the sixth phase of the
systems life cycle?
1) Systems maintenance 2) Systems development
3) Systems design 4) Systems analysis
Ques. : 9 Having several instances of the same data is termed
as which of the following?
1) Data doubling 2) Data duplication
3) Data repetition 4) Data redundancy
Ques. : 10 Collectively, a person's name, address, and age
would be termed as a
1) character 2) record
3) field 4) file
Ques. : 11 How many phases are there in every Software
development life cycle model?
1) Four 2) Five
3) Six 4) Seven
5) Nine Ans.) 3
Ques. : 12 Which of the following is the first phase in the
software development life cycle model?
1) Maintenance 2) Deployment
3) Implementation or coding 4) Requirement gathering and
analysis
5) Design Ans.) 4
Ques. : 13 The container that houses most of the electronic
components that make up a computer system is known as the
1) arithmetic logic unit 2) primary storage unit
3) central processing unit 4) system cabinet
Ques. : 14 Which of the following are often termed as
notebook computers?
1) Desktop systems 2) Personal Digital Assistants
3) Palm computers 4) Laptop computers
Ques. : 15 Which of the following is the smallest regarding
physical appearance?
1) Desktop 2) Notebook
3) PDA 4) Tablet
Ques. : 16 The smallest unit in a digital system is a
1) character 2) byte
3) bit 4) word
Ques. : 17 The binary system has __________ digits.
1) 6 2) 8
3) 2 4) 4
Ques. : 18 This coding system is designed to support
international languages like Chinese and Japanese.
1) ASCII 2) ANSI
3) EBCDIC 4) Unicode
Ques. : 19 The communications medium for the entire
computer system is the
1) secondary processor 2) arithmetic logic unit
3) semiconductor 4) motherboard
Ques. : 20 Tiny circuitboards
etched onto squares of sandlike material called silicon are
called
1) ports 2) slots
3) bays 4) chips
Ques. : 21 This unit tells the rest of the computer how to carry
out a programs instructions.
1) Motherboard 2) ALU
3) Contro unit 4) System unit
Ques. : 22 __________ and logical operations are performed
by the ALU.
1) Alphabetical 2) Arithmetic
3) Advanced 4) Additional
Ques. : 23 Which of the following is not an arithmetic
operator?
1) + 2) 3)
/ 4) *
Ques. : 24 This is the number of bits that can be accessed at
one time by the CPU.
1) Bit 2) Byte
3) Character 4) Word
Ques. : 25 Most personal computers uses a CISC architecture.
Expand the term CISC.
1) Common Instruction Set Computer 2) Coded Instruction

Set Computer
3) Custom Instruction Set Computer 4) Complex Instruction
Set Computer
Ques. : 26 What is the full form of RISC?
1) Reduced Instruction Set Computer 2) Reverse Instruction
Set Computer
3) Refined Instruction Set Computer 4) Recorded Instruction
Set Computer
Ques. : 27 This is a type of video adapter that contains its own
processor to boost performance levels and so they
achieve better results than the generalpurpose
CPU used by the computer.
1) Graphics enhancer 2) Graphics equiliser
3) Repeater 4) Graphics accelerator
Ques. : 28 Which of the following is NOT a wellknown
type of memory chips?
1) RISC 2) RAM
3) ROM 4) CMOS
Ques. : 29 Which of the following types of memory is
commonly called temporary or volatile storage?
1) Flash memory 2) Virtual memory
3) RAM 4) ROM
Ques. : 30 It improves processing by acting as a temporary
highspeed
holding area between the memory and the CPU.
1) RAM 2) ROM
3) Flash 4) Cache
Ques. : 31 Frequentlyaccessed
information is held in
1) hard drive 2) cache memory
3) flash memory 4) read only memory
Ques. : 32 Which type of memory is nonvolatile and cannot be
changed by the user?
1) SDRAM 2) DDR
3) ROM 4) DRAM
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Ques. : 33 Which of the following is NOT an example of a
microcomputer?
1) Desktop computer 2) Laptop
3) Tablet 4) PDA
Ques. : 34 In order to represent numbers, letters, and special
characters, bits are combined into groups of ______called
bytes.
1) two 2) four
3) six 4) eight
Ques. : 35 The central processing unit (CPU) or processor is
contained on a single chip called the
1) microprocessor 2) motherboard
3) BIOS 4) extension board
Ques. : 36 An easily expandable computer system is said to
have a(n)
1) ultra architecture 2) open architecture
3) locked architecture 4) round architecture
Ques. : 37 Users can easily expand their computer systems by
inserting optional devices into the slots on the system
board. These devices are known as
1) expansion cards 2) expansion bus
3) smart cards 4) output devices
Ques. : 38 To communicate with another computer over
telephone lines, you need a
1) NIC 2) PC card
3) video card 4) modem
Ques. : 39 This type of expansion bus is designed to support
several external devices without using expansion cards or
slots.
1) PCI 2) USB
3) BIOS 4) AGP
Ques. : 40 What does USB mean in computers?
1) Universal Segrigation Bus 2) Universal Section Bus
3) Universal Serial Bus 4) Universal Scheduling Bus
Ques. : 41 What is the full form of NIC in computers?
1) Network Interconnection Card 2) Network Interchange
Card
3) Network Identification Card 4) Network Interface Card
Ques. : 42 What is the full form of AGP in computers?
1) Attached Graphics Port 2) Additional Graphics Port
3) Accelerated Graphics Port 4) Advanced Graphics Port
Ques. : 43 What is the full form of PCI in computers?
1) Private Component Interconnect 2) Peripheral Connection
Interface
3) Peripheral Compartment Interconnection 4) Peripheral
Component Interconnect
Ques. : 44 What is the full form of PIN used with smart cards?
1) Personal Identification Number 2) Personal Index Number
3) Provisional Identification Number 4) Permanent
Identification Number
Ques. : 45 What is the full form of SMPS in computers?
1) Schedule Mode Power Supply 2) Switched Mode Power
Supply
3) Segregated Mode Power Supply 4) Simple Mode Power
Supply
Ques. : 46 There are ____________ layers in the Open
Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model.
1) four 2) five
3) six 4) seven
5) nine Ans.) 4
Ques. : 47 Internet is also called
1) network of cables 2) network of peripherals
3) network of networks 4) network of intranets

Ques. : 48 IEEE stands for
1) Institute of Experts and Electronics Engineers 2) Institute of
Electrical and Exchange Engineers
3) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 4) Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Evolutions
Ques. : 49 This directory is mandatory for every disk:
1) Base 2) Sub
3) Case 4) Root
Ques. : 50 What is the full form of CEM as used in the online
world of electronic commerce?
1) Customer Ecommerce
Management 2) Customer Experience Management
3) Customer Experience and Migration 4) Customer
Endeavour Management
Ques. : 51 A communication processor that connects dissimilar
networks by providing the translation from one set of
protocol to another is
1) Router 2) Gateway
3) Repeater 4) Modem
Ques. : 52 This is a collection of raw facts:
1) Output 2) Information
3) Data 4) Byte
Ques. : 53 What does the word FTP stands for?
1) File Transfer Protocol 2) File Translation Protocol
3) File Transit Protocol 4) File Tethering Protocol
Ques. : 54 This refers to how many instructions per second the
processor can perform:
1) Clock speed 2) Bit speed
3) Character processing 4) Caching
Ques. : 55 This card connects your monitor to your system
board:
1) Audio card 2) Video card
3) Access card 4) Interface card
Ques. : 56 This type of peripherals configure themselves
automatically:
1) PlugandPlay
2) Output
3) Input 4) Shared
Ques. : 57 To connect to a local network, you requires this
card:
1) Smart card 2) Modem
3) Repeater 4) NIC
Ques. : 58 The speed of microprocessors, called the clock
speed, often is measured in
1) gigahertz 2) kilohertz
3) microhertz 4) milihertz
Ques. : 59 What does "3.0" denote in the term "3.0 GHz P
IV"?
1) Clock speed 2) Power consumption
3) Microprocessor architecture 4) No. of ports to attach

peripherals
Ques. : 60 _____________ provides the startup
instructions for the computer when it is powered on.
1) RAM 2) CMOS
3) USB 4) AGP
Ques. : 61 MICR technology used for clearance of cheques
by banks refers to
1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 2) Multiple Ink
Character Recognition
3) Marked Ink Character Recognition 4) Master Ink Character
Recognition
Ques. : 62 ___________ is the changing of data before or
during entry into the computer system.
1) Data mining 2) Data didling
3) Data spying 4) Data leakage
Ques. : 63 Which of the following is an example of application
software (also called enduser
programs)?
1) Database program 2) Word processor
3) Web browser 4) Spreadsheet
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 64 Compiler is a
1) package 2) process
3) system software 4) peripheral device
Ques. : 65 One nibble is equal to
1) two bits 2) four bits
3) six bits 4) eight bits
Ques. : 66 Which among the following is NOT a mobile
computing device?
1) PDA 2) Cellular phone
3) Notebook computer 4) Printer
Ques. : 67 This is a network based on TCP/IP protocols
belonging to an organization, accessible only by the
organization's members or those with authorization.
1) Extranet 2) Intranet
3) Choke 4) Gate
5) Firewall Ans.) 2
Ques. : 68 Which of the following statements is NOT correct
with respect to a file?
1) A files is stored in RAM. 2) A file provides easy reference
to information.
3) A file is a collection of related piece of
information. 4) A file can be generated from an application.
5) Files should be organised in folders. Ans.) 1
Ques. : 69 Which of the following is the process of starting or
restarting a computer?
1) Start up 2) Booting
3) Setting up 4) Initialising
5) Aligning Ans.) 2
Ques. : 70 Most traffic over the Internet uses
1) Packet switching 2) Telex switching
3) Circuit switching 4) Mobile switching
Ques. : 71 What is the expanded form of DOS?
1) Dedicated Operating System 2) Differed Operating System

3) Diskette Operating Solution 4) Disk Operating System
Ques. : 72 What is the expanded form of LSI?
1) Large System Integration. 2) Latest System Integration
3) Large Scale Interconnection 4) Large Scale Integration
Ques. : 73 What is the full form of VIRUS?
1) Various Information Resources Under Siege 2) Vital
Information Resources Under Suspicion
3) Vital Information Resources Under Siege 4) Various
Information Resources Under Sabotage
Ques. : 74 Which of the following is not an OS?
1) DOS 2) Windows
3) Linux 4) Microsoft
1) Keyboard 2) Mouse
3) Plotter 4) Scanner
5) Joystick Ans.) 3
Ques. : 76 Which of the following is an example of a
hardware?
1) Compiler 2) Browser
3) Plotter 4) Unix
Ques. : 77 Which of the following is an example of a
software?
1) Scanner 2) Repeater
3) Interpreter 4) Router
5) Modem Ans.) 3
Ques. : 78 What do you understand by .doc .htm etc?
1) These are extensions. 2) These are domain names.
3) These are folder names. 4) These are programming
languages.
Ques. : 79 Which of the following is a computer programming
language?
1) Chrome 2) Java
3) Solaris 4) Outlook
Ques. : 80 Which of the following are types of memory?
1) CPU & SMPS 2) RAM & ROM
3) UPS & Monitor 4) USB & Motherboard
Ques. : 81 What is correcting error in a program is called?
1) Compiling 2) Interpreting
3) Grinding 4) Debugging
Ques. : 82 The _____________ of a computer system includes
the programs and instructions.
1) hardware 2) software
3) peripheral 4) shared devices
Ques. : 83 What is the default file extension for all Word
documents?
1) WRD 2) DOC
3) TXT 4) FIL
Ques. : 84 The reusable optical storage will typically have the
acronym
1) ROM 2) DVD
3) RW 4) CD

Ques. : 85 File extensions are used in order to
1) identify the file type 2) get a hint of the matter of the file
3) name the file 4) secure the file
Ques. : 86 The acronym HTML stands for
1) High Transfer Machine Language 2) High Transmission
Machine Language
3) Hyper Text Markup Language 4) Hypermedia Text
Machine Language
Ques. : 87 Computers connected to a LAN can
1) run faster 2) share information and/or share peripheral
equipment
3) email
4) go online
Ques. : 88 A ________ typically connects personal computers
within a very limited geographical area, usually within a
single building.
1) LAN 2) BAN
3) TAN 4) NAN
Ques. : 89 Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this
manipulation is called ________.
1) utilizing 2) batching
3) upgrading 4) processing
Ques. : 90 An email
address typically consists of a user ID followed by the
________ sign and the name of the email
server that manages the users electronic post office box.
1) @ 2) #
3) & 4) *
Ques. : 91 Software applies________, also called algorithms,
to process data.
1) arithmetic 2) procedures
3) objects 4) rules
Ques. : 92 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
Ques. : 93 An ad hoc query is a
1) preplanned
question 2) prescheduled
question
3) spurofthe
moment
question 4) question that will not return any results
Ques. : 94 A Web ________ consists of one or more Web
pages located on a Web server.
1) hub 2) site
3) story 4) template
Ques. : 95 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

Ques. : 96 The desktop contains small graphics called
________.
1) windows 2) logos
3) icons 4) pictures
Ques. : 97 C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of
________ languages.
1) lowlevel
2) computer
3) system programming 4) highlevel
Ques. : 98 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
Ques. : 99 __________ makes it possible for shoppers to make
purchases using their computers.
1) Eworld
2) Ecommerce
3) Espend
4) Ebusiness
Ques. : 100 The humanreadable
version of a program is called ________.
1) source code 2) program code
3) human code 4) system code
Ques. : 101 OCR stands for
1) Optical Character Recognition 2) Optical CPU Recognition
3) Optimal Character Rendering 4) Other Character
Restoration
Ques. : 102 If a new device is attached to a computer, such as
a printer or scanner, its ___________ must be installed
before the device can be used.
1) buffer 2) driver
3) pager 4) server
Ques. : 103 The software that allows users to surf the Internet
is called a(n)
1) search engine 2) Internet Service Provider (ISP)
3) multimedia application 4) browser
Ques. : 104 A tuple is a
1) a column of a table 2) twodimensional
table
3) row of a table 4) key of a table
Ques. : 105 In Excel, _________contains one or more
worksheets.
1) Template 2) Workbook
3) Active Cell 4) Label
Ques. : 106 If you want to extend the length of the network
without having the signal degrade, you would use a
1) resonance 2) router
3) gateway 4) switch
5) repeater Ans.) 5
Ques. : 107 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) rectifier Ans.) 2
Ques. : 108 URL stands for
1) Universal Research List 2) Universal Resource List
3) Uniform Registered Link 4) Unified Resource Locator
Ques. : 109 When data changes in multiple lists and all lists
are not updated, this causes
1) data redundancy 2) information overload
3) duplicate data 4) data inconsistency
Ques. : 110 What is a backup?
1) Restoring the information backup 2) An exact copy of a
system's information
3) The ability to get a system up and running in the
event of a system crash or failure 4) All of these
Ques. : 111 The Internet is
1) a large network of networks 2) an internal communication
system for a
business
3) a communication system for the India govt 4) a
communication system for some states in
India
5) a communication system for some cities of India Ans.) 1
Ques. : 112 Computers that are portable and convenient for
users who travel are known as
1) super computers 2) planners
3) minicomputers 4) file servers
5) laptops Ans.) 5
Ques. : 113 What is the storage area for email
messages called?
1) A folder 2) A mail box
3) A directory 4) The hard disk
Ques. : 114 One advantage of dialup
Internet access is that
1) it utilises broadband technology 2) it is India
3) it uses a router for security 4) modern speeds are very fast
5) it utilises existing telephone services Ans.) 5
Ques. : 115 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) Istallation Ans.) 5
Ques. : 116 Which process checks to ensure the components of
the computer are operating and connected properly?
1) Booting 2) Processing
3) Saving 4) Editing
Ques. : 117 A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo)
so that it cab be stored on a computer is
1) Modem 2) Software
3) Scanner 4) Keyboard
5) Mouse Ans.) 3
Ques. : 118 An error in a computer program is called a
1) crash 2) power failure
3) bug 4) virus
5) fatal error Ans.) 3

Ques. : 119 Access control based on a person's fingerprints is
an example of
1) biometric identification 2) characteristic identification
3) characteristic security 4) fingerprint customization
5) logistics Ans.) 1
Ques. : 120 The patterns of printed lines on most products are
called
1) prices 2) striping
3) scanner 4) OCR
5) barcodes Ans.) 5
Ques. : 121 Most mail programs automatically complete the
following two parts in an eamil.
1) From: and body: 2) From: and Date:
3) From: and To: 4) From: and Subject:
Ques. : 122 The computer's capability of distinguishing
spoken words is called
1) voice analysis 2) speech acknowledgment
3) voice recognition 4) speech interpretation
5) vocalisation Ans.) 3
Ques. : 123 Which of the following is an advantage of
mounting an application on the Web?
1) The possibility of 24hour
access for users 2) Creating a system that can extend globally
3) Standardising the design of the interface 4) All of these
Ques. : 124 The first page of a Web site is called the
1) Homepage 2) Index
3) Java Script 4) Book mark
Ques. : 125 ERP is an acronym for
1) Enterprise Retirement Planning 2) Enterprise Relationship
Planning
3) Enterprise Resource Planning 4) Enterprise Retention
Planning
Ques. : 126 The software that allows users to surf the Internet
is called a(n)
1) search engine 2) Internet Service Provider (ISP)
3) multimedia application 4) browser
Ques. : 127 The issues that deal with the collection and use of
data about individuals is
1) access 2) publicity
3) accuracy 4) property
5) privacy Ans.) 5
Ques. : 128 A term related to sending data to a satellite is
1) downlink 2) modulate
3) demodulate 4) uplink
5) interrelate
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 129 Hackers
1) all of them have the same motive. 2) are people who
maintain computers
3) may legally break into computers as long as
they do not do any damage 4) are people who are allergic to
computers
5) break into other people's computers Ans.) 5
Ques. : 130 Unauthorised copying of software to be used for
personal gain instead of for personal backups is called
1) program thievery 2) data snatching
3) software piracy 4) program looting

Ques. : 131 Junk email
is also called
1) spam 2) spoof
3) Cookie crumb 4) sniffer script
5) spill Ans.) 1
Ques. : 132 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) Loud Speakers Ans.) 3
Ques. : 133 What is MP3?
1) A mouse 2) A printer
3) A sound format 4) A scanner
5) A mobile phone Ans.) 3
Ques. : 134 What is most popular hardware for multimedia
creations?
1) PCs 2) PDAs
3) Mainframe computers 4) WANs
5) Super Computers Ans.) 1
Ques. : 135 Which of the following is needed for sound
recording?
1) Speaker 2) Microphone
3) Talker 4) Mouse
5) Telephone Ans.) 2
Ques. : 136 What is the life span of a CDROM?
1) One year (approx) 2) Two years (approx)
3) Five years (approx) 4) Twenty five years (approx)
Ques. : 137 The ___________ settings are automatic and
standard.
1) default 2) CPU
3) peripheral 4) userfriendly
Ques. : 138 What are the two parts of an email
address?
1) User name and street name 2) Legal name and phone
number
3) User name and domain name 4) Initials and password
5) User name and recipient name Ans.) 3
Ques. : 139 Paricipants can see and hear each other in a/an
1) electronic mail system 2) message system
3) teleconference 4) bulletin board
Ques. : 140 Magnetic tape is not practical for applications
where data must be quickly recalled because tape is
1) a random access medium 2) expensive
3) a readonly
medium 4) fragile and easily damaged
5) a sequential access medium Ans.) 5
Ques. : 141 A __________is the term used when a search
engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.
1) blog 2) hit
3) link 4) view
5) success Ans.) 2
Ques. : 142 The _______ is the term used to describe the
window that is currently being used.
1) Web Window 2) Diplay Area
3) WordPad Window 4) Active Window
Ques. : 143 A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and

is also called a(n)
1) microchip 2) macrochip
3) macroprocessor 4) calculator
5) software Ans.) 1
Ques. : 144 Storage and memory differ with respect to which
of the following characteristics?
1) Price 2) Reliability
3) Speed 4) All of these
Ques. : 145 What are the two examples of freeware?
1) Windows OS and Linux 2) Shareware and Microsoft Access
3) Microsoft Word and Google toolbar 4) Google Chrome and
Mozilla Firefox
5) Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Excel Ans.) 4
Ques. : 146 Which of the following functions is NOT
performed by the servers?
1) Email processing 2) Database sharing
3) Processing websites 4) Storage
5) Word processing Ans.) 5
Ques. : 147 The _________controls a client's computer
resources.
1) application program 2) instruction set
3) operating system 4) server application
5) compiler Ans.) 3
Ques. : 148 To reload a Web page, press the _________button.
1) Back 2) Ctrl
3) Enter 4) Refresh
Ques. : 149 Which of the following could be digital input
devices for computers?
1) Digital camcoder 2) Microphone
3) Scanner 4) All the above
Ques. : 150 The _________enables you to simultaneously
keep multiple web pages open in one browser window.
1) popup
helper 2) tab row
3) address bar 4) Esc key
Ques. : 151 You can use the _____________bar to type a URL
and display a Web page, or type a keyword to display a
list of related Web pages.
1) Menu 2) Title
3) Search 4) Web
5) Address Ans.) 5
Ques. : 152 Storage media such as a CD read and write
information using
1) a laser beam of red light 2) magnetic dots
3) magnetic strips 4) All of these
Ques. : 153 Vendercreated
program modifications are called
1) patches 2) antiviruses
3) holes 4) fixes
5) overlaps Ans.) 1
Ques. : 154 Cache and main memory will lose their content
when the power is off. They are
1) dynamic 2) static
3) volatile 4) nonvolatile
5) faulty Ans.) 3
Ques. : 155 The collection of links throughout the Internet

creates an interconnected network called the
1) WWW 2) Web
3) World Wide Web 4) All the above
Ques. : 156 Every device on the Internet has a unique
________ address that identifies it in the same way that a
street
address identifies the location of a house.
1) DH 2) DA
3) IP 4) IA
Ques. : 157 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
Ques. : 158 A ________ is a computer connected to two or
more networks.
1) link 2) Modem
3) gateway 4) bridge
Ques. : 159 Storing same data in many places is called
1) iteration 2) concurrency
3) redundancy 4) enumeration
Ques. : 160 A _________typically connects personal
computers within a very limited geographical area, usually
within a
single building.
1) LAN 2) BAN
3) TAN 4) NAN
Ques. : 161 Computers manipulate data in many ways, and
this manipulation is called ________.
Ques. : 162 Software applies________, also called algorithms,
to process data.
1) arithmetic 2) procedures
3) objects 4) rules
Ques. : 164 An ad hoc query is a
1) preplanned
question 2) prescheduled
question
3) spurofthe
moment
question 4) question that will not return any results
Ques. : 165 A Web ________ consists of one or more Web
pages located on a Web server.
1) hub 2) site
3) story 4) template
Ques. : 166 Manin memory workd in conjunction with
1) special function cards 2) RAM

3) CPU 4) Intel
Ques. : 167 A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag
on an item rather than keying it into the systems, is using
1) input automation 2) item data automation
3) scanning automation 4) source data automation
Ques. : 168 A(n) ______ is composed of several computers
connected together to share resources and data.
1) hyperlink 2) network
3) backbone 4) hyperlink
5) protocol Ans.) 2
Ques. : 169 Which of the following is a storage device that
uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store
data/information?
1) floppy diskette 2) hard disk
3) permanent disk 4) optical disk
Ques. : 170 Microsoft Office is an example of a
1) closedsource
software 2) opensource
software
3) horizontalmarket
software 4) verticalmarket
software
5) compiler Ans.) 1
Ques. : 171 A popular way to learn about computers without
ever going to a classroom is called
1) ilerning
2) elearning
3) Isolated learning 4) Close learning
5) distance learning Ans.) 2
Ques. : 172 A person who uses his/her expertise to gain access
to other people's computers to get information illegally or
do damage is a
1) spammer 2) hacker
3) instant messanger 4) All of these
Ques. : 173 Which of the following is an example of a storage
device?
1) Magnetic disk 2) Tapes
3) DVDs 4) All of these
Ques. : 174 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) Address book Ans.) 3
Ques. : 175 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
Ques. : 176 The main job 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)
Ques. : 177 _______ are attempts by individuals to obtain
confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
1) Phishing trips 2) Computer viruses
3) Special function cards 4) Scanners

5) Keyboards Ans.) 1
Ques. : 178 An example of a processing device would be
1) a magnetic ink reader 2) a tablet PC
3) a special function card 4) a scanner
5) a keyboard Ans.) 2
Ques. : 179 You can use _________ to paste the copied text in
a document.
1) Ctrl+C 2) Ctrl+S
3) Ctrl+V 4) Ctrl+X
Ques. : 180 The main memory of a computer can also be
called
1) Primary disk 2) Primary memory
3) Internal storage 4) All the above
Ques. : 181 Connection or link to other documents or Web
pages that contain related information is called
1) dialup
2) electronic commerce
3) hyperlink 4) ecash
5) domain name Ans.) 3
Ques. : 182 Microsoft's Messanger allows users to
1) bypass a browser to surf the Web 2) create a blog
3) communicate via direct live communication 4) identify and
eliminate spam
5) make graphic presentation Ans.) 3
Ques. : 183 Portable computer, also known as laptop
computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called
1) generalpurpose
application 2) Internet
3) scanner 4) notebook computer
Ques. : 184 The main circuitboard
of the system unit is the
1) computer program 2) control unit
3) motherboard 4) RAM
Ques. : 185 Where are you likely to find an embedded
operating system?
1) On a desktop operating system 2) on a networked PC
3) on a network server 4) on a PDA
Ques. : 186 Manipulating data to create information is known
as
1) Feedback 2) Programming
3) Processing 4) Analysis
Ques. : 187 A compiler translates higherlevel
programs into a machine language program, which is called
1) source code 2) object code
3) compiled code 4) beta code
Ques. : 188 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) RAM
3) DRAM 4) CPU
Ques. : 189 Something which has easilyunderstood
instructions in said to be
1) user friendly 2) information
3) word processing 4) icon

Ques. : 190 What is output?
1) What the processor takes from the user. 2) What the user
gives to the processor.
3) What the processor rejects. 4) What the processor gives to
the user.
1) version 2) patch
3) tutorial 4) FAQ
Ques. : 192 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
Ques. : 193 Only ________program(s) remain(s) active even
though we can open many programs at a time.
1) one 2) two
3) three 4) four
Ques. : 194 When the margins on both the sides are straight
and equal, then there is ________in the document.
1) full justification 2) full alignment
3) left justification 4) right justification
Ques. : 195 The primary goal of a computer is to turn data into
1) ideas 2) suggestions
3) information 4) reports
Ques. : 196 What is the main folder on a storage device
called?
1) Platform 2) Interface
3) Root directory 4) Device driver
Ques. : 197 If you receive and email
from someone you don't know, what should you do?
1) Forward it to the Police immediately 2) Delete it without
opening it
3) Open it and respond to him/her 4) Reply and seek their
identity
Ques. : 198 Computer ___________is whatever is typed,
submitted or transmitted to a computer system.
1) input 2) output
3) data 4) circuitry
Ques. : 199 Special effects used to introduce slides in a
presentation are called
1) effects 2) custom animation
3) transition 4) animation
Ques. : 200 Computers send and receive data in the form of
________ signals.
1) analog 2) digital
3) modulated 4) demodulated
Ques. : 201 Most World Wide Web pages contain commands
in the language
1) NIH 2) URL
3) HTML 4) IRC

Ques. : 202 _________ are graphical objects used to represent
commonly used applications.
1) GUI 2) Drivers
3) Windows 4) Applications
5) Icons Ans.) 5
1) run faster 2) go online
3) share information and/or share peripheral
equipment 4) email
Ques. : 204 Whenever you have to give space between the two
words while typing on a PC we have to press a key
known as
1) Backspace 2) Shift
3) Control 4) Escape
5) Space bar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 205 Secondary storage
1) does not require constant power 2) does not use magnetic
media
3) consists of foour main types of devices 4) does not store
information for later retrieval
Ques. : 206 The first computers were programmed using
1) assembly language 2) machine language
3) spaghetti code 4) source code
performed by the servers?
1) email
processing 2) Database sharing
3) Processing websites 4) Storage
5) Word processing Ans.) 5
Ques. : 208 The ________ controls a client's computer
resources.
1) application program 2) instruction set
3) operating system 4) server application
Ques. : 209 The Internet allows you to
1) send email
2) view web pages
3) connect to servers all around the world 4) All the above
Ques. : 210 What kind of software would you most likely use
to keep track of a billing account?
1) Word processing 2) Electronic publishing
3) Spreadsheet 4) Web authoring
Ques. : 211 Text and graphics that have been cut or copied are
stored in an area called the
1) Pasterboard 2) Copyboard
3) Clipboard 4) Cuttingboard
Ques. : 212 Which of the following is an example of a storage
device?
1) Magnetic disk 2) Tapes
3) DVDs 4) All of these
Ques. : 213 The ________file format is a method to encoding
pictures on a computer.
1) HTML 2) JPEG
3) FTP 4) URL
5) DOC Ans.) 2
Ques. : 214 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) istallation Ans.) 5
Ques. : 215 The property that, when classes are arranged in a
hierarchy, each class assumes the attributes and methods
of its ancestores is
1) Inheritance 2) generalisation
3) encapsulation 4) information hiding
Ques. : 216 The software component of an expert system that
draws conclusions is the ___________.
1) user interface 2) database
3) inference engine 4) I/O controller
Ques. : 217 The attributes and methods for each object are
stored in
1) an object instance 2) an object connection
3) an assembly structure 4) an object repository
Ques. : 218 What is backup?
1) Adding more components to your network 2) Protecting
data by copying it from the original
source to a different destination
3) Filtering old data from the new data 4) Accessing data on
tape
Ques. : 219 Which of the following is true?
1) A byte is a single digit in a binary number. 2) A bit
represents a group of digital numbers.
3) Eightdigit
binary number is called a byte. 4) Eightdigit
binary number is called a bit.
Ques. : 220 A _______is an organised collection of data about
a single entity.
1) file 2) library
3) database 4) dictionary
Ques. : 221 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 4) peripherals
Ques. : 222 All of the following are examples of real security
and privacy risks except
1) hackers 2) spam
3) viruses 4) Identity theft
Ques. : 223 Moving an icon on the desktop is termed as
1) double clicking 2) highlighting
3) dragging 4) pointing
Ques. : 224 A MODEM is connected in between a telephone
line and a
1) Computer 2) Printer
3) Speaker 4) Microphone
5) Network Ans.) 1
Ques. : 225 The blinking symbol which indicates the next
1) Delete key 2) Control key
3) Cursor 4) Return key

Ques. : 226 The display bar that lists all the open folders and
active applications is
1) Menu bar 2) Tool bar
3) Task bar 4) Window list
Ques. : 227 A large space common in most of the Windows
which is displayed at the background of the Windows main
icon screen, is called
1) Application view 2) Work area
3) Project view 4) Toolbar
Ques. : 228 A photograph, image or any other visual file which
is displayed at the back ground of the windows main icon
screen, is called
1) Wall Paper 2) Screen Saver
3) Windows Theme 4) Active Desktop
Ques. : 229 All windows settings are stored in this file
1) Windows.INI 2) Groups.INI
3) Win.INI 4) Tem.INI
5) Command.INI Ans.) 3
Ques. : 230 CPU can directly understand this language
1) C 2) C++
3) Assembly 4) Java
Ques. : 231 An error is also known as
1) bug 2) debug
3) cursor 4) icon
Ques. : 232 A keyboard is this kind of device
1) black 2) input
3) output 4) word processing
Ques. : 233 Which part of the computer helps in storing
information?
1) Disk drive 2) Keyboard
3) Monitor 4) Printer
Ques. : 234 To drop a column that is used as a foreign key,
first
1) Drop the primary key 2) drop the table
3) drop the foreign key constraint 4) All of these
Ques. : 235 The name given to a document by user is called
1) filename 2) program
3) data 4) record
Ques. : 236 _________is a procedure that requires users to
enter an identification code and a matching password.
1) Paging 2) Logging on
3) Timesharing
4) Multitasking
Ques. : 237 Which device is used as the standard pointing
device in a Graphical User Environment?
3) Joystick 4) Track ball
Ques. : 238 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
Ques. : 239 The ability of an OS to run more than one
application at a time is called
1) multitasking 2) objectoriented
programming
3) multiuser
computing 4) timesharing
Ques. : 240 Permanent instructions that the computer uses
when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other
instructions are contained in
1) ROM 2) RAM
3) ALU 4) REM
Ques. : 241 What are .bas, .doc and .htm examples of?
1) Databases 2) Extensions
3) Domains 4) Protocols
Ques. : 242 The portion of the CPU that coordinates the
activities of all the other computer components is the
1) motherboard 2) coordination board
3) control unit 4) arithmetic and logical unit
Ques. : 243 Something which has easilyunderstood
instructions in said to be
1) user friendly 2) information
3) word processing 4) icon
Ques. : 244 The primary device that a computer uses to store
information is
1) TV 2) storehouse
3) desk 4) hard drive
Ques. : 245 A program that works like a calculator for keeping
track of money and making budgets
1) calculator 2) spreadsheet
3) budgeter 4) financier
Ques. : 246 What menu is selected to print?
1) File 2) Tools
3) Social 4) Edit
Ques. : 247 Programs or a set of electronic instructions that
tell a computer what to do
1) Menu 2) Monitor
3) Hardware 4) Software
Ques. : 248 _________are symbols that represent any
character or combination of characters.
1) Playing cards 2) Wildcards
3) Private keys 4) Public keys
Ques. : 249 A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens
another document.
1) anchor 2) hyperlink
3) reference 4) URL
Ques. : 250 Windos 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are

known as
1) processors 2) domain names
3) modems 4) operating systems
Ques. : 251 To find and load a file that has been saved
1) select the Close command 2) select the New command
3) select the Save command 4) select the Open command
Ques. : 252 Which of the following storage media provides
sequential access only?
1) Floppy disk 2) Magnetic disk
3) Magnetic tape 4) Optical disk
Ques. : 253 In a spreadsheet, a ____________ is a number you
will use in a calculation.
1) label 2) cell
3) field 4) value
Ques. : 254 All of the following are included in removable
media except
1) CDROMs
2) Diskette
3) DVDs 4) Hare disk drive
Ques. : 255 _________cells involves creating a single cell by
combining two or more selected cells.
1) Formatting 2) Merging
3) Embedding 4) Splitting
Ques. : 256 The primary output device for computers is a
1) Video monitor 2) Printer
Ques. : 257 A directory within a directory is called a
________.
1) Mini Directory 2) Junior Directory
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3) Part Directory 4) Sub Directory
Ques. : 258 When you save in the following, the data would
remain intact even after turning off computer?
1) RAM 2) Motherboard
3) Secondary storage device 4) Primary storage device
Ques. : 259 SMPT, FTP and DNS are applications of the
________ layer.
1) Data link 2) Network
3) Transport 4) Application
Ques. : 260 Which of the following is NOT a common feature
of software application?
1) Menus 2) Windows
3) Help 4) Search
Ques. : 261 In MICR, C stands for
1) Code 2) Colour
3) Computer 4) Character

Ques. : 262 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
Ques. : 263 The ______ folder retains compies of messages
that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
1) Inbox 2) Outbox
3) Drafts 4) Sent Items
programming
3) multiuser
Ques. : 265 Example of nonnumeric
data is
1) Employee address 2) Examination score
3) Bank balance 4) All the above
Ques. : 266 Coded entries which are used to gain access to a
computer system are called
1) entry code 2) password
3) security commands 4) codewords
Ques. : 267 To move to the bottom of a document, press
1) Insert key 2) Home key
3) Ctrl key+End key 4) End key
Ques. : 268 A device that is connected to the motherboard is
called a(n)
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1) external device 2) adjunct device
3) peripheral device 4) input device
Ques. : 269 Storage and memory differ with respect to which
of the following characteristics?
1) Price 2) Reliability
3) Speed 4) All the above
Ques. : 270 The ______ tells the computer how to use its
components.
1) utility 2) network
3) operating system 4) application software
Ques. : 271 Screen that comes on when you turn on your
computer that shows all the icons is
1) desktop 2) face to face
3) viewer 4) view space
Ques. : 272 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

Ques. : 273 A _______contains buttons and menus that
provide quick access to commonly used commands.
1) toolbar 2) status bar
3) window 4) find
Ques. : 274 The blinking point which shows your position in
the text is called
1) blinker 2) cursor
3) causer 4) pointer
Ques. : 275 What is the name of the process that is used to
convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a
highlevel
language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a
computer?
1) Assembling 2) Compiling
3) Translating 4) Uploading
Ques. : 276 A processor that collects the transmissions from
several communications media and sends them over a
single line that operates at a higher capacity is called
1) multiplexor 2) bridge
3) Hub 4) router
Ques. : 277 Main memory works in conjunction with
1) special function cards 2) RAM
3) CPU 4) Intel
Ques. : 278 When you make graph and picture in document,
then your computer holds the data in
1) resotore file 2) backup file
3) clipboard 4) memory
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Ques. : 279 The way the words appear on the page is called
1) text formatting 2) character formatting
3) point size 4) type face
Ques. : 280 Which key is used in combination with another
key to perform a specific task?
1) Esc 2) Control
3) Arrow 4) Space bar
Ques. : 281 In the binary language each letter of the alphabet,
each number and each special character is made up of a
unique combination of
1) eight bytes 2) eight kilobytes
3) eight characters 4) eight bits
Ques. : 282 Word processing, spreadsheet and photoediting
are examples of
1) application software 2) system software
3) operating system software 4) platform software
Ques. : 283 Which function calculates the largest value in a set
of numbers?
1) Average 2) Count
3) Minimum 4) Maximum
Ques. : 284 The humanreadable
version of a program is called ________.
1) source code 2) program code
3) human code 4) system code
Ques. : 285 The number of pixels displayed on a screen is
known as screen
1) resolution 2) colour depth
3) refresh rate 4) viewing size
Ques. : 286 What is the name of the protocol used to eliminate
loops?
1) ISL 2) Switching
3) Frame tagging 4) Spanning Tree Protocol
5) Scanning Ans.) 4
Ques. : 287 Digital photos and scanned images are typically
stored as __________graphics with extensions such as
bmp, png, jpg, tif and gif.
1) vector 2) bitmap
3) either vector or bitmap 4) neither vector nor bitmap
Ques. : 288 Select the odd man out.
1) Interpreter 2) Operating system
3) Compiler 4) Assembler
Ques. : 289 A ______ is a design tool that graphically shows
the logic in a solution algorithm.
1) flowchart 2) hierarchy chart
3) structure chart 4) context diagram
Ques. : 290 A multipurpose
window which opens nearly for everything is
1) Main desktop 2) Explorer Window
3) Browser Window 4) Error Window
Ques. : 291 Active Desktop was a feature of
1) Mozilla Firefox 2) Chrome
3) Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 4) Safari
Ques. : 292 Computer Virus is a
1) hardware 2) Windows tool
3) computer program 4) Both 2) and 3)
Ques. : 293 'Write!' is a`
1) Text editor 2) Word processor
3) Line editor 4) All the above
Ques. : 294 What is an operating system?
1) It is an interface between user and the
computer. 2) It manages all resources.
3) It does all process management tasks. 4) All the above
Ques. : 295 The Factor which makes Windows popular is its
1) multitasking
capacity 2) desktop features
3) user freiendly GUI features 4) being inexpensive
Ques. : 296 A series of tobeviewed
specially designed documents, which are all linked on

Internet, is called:
1) World Wide Web 2) Web Server
3) Search Engine 4) Both 2) and 3)
Ques. : 297 Minimising a window means
1) close the window 2) make it an ikon and store on task bar
3) close windows after saving its contents 4) shut down the
computer
Ques. : 298 Software designed for a specific purpose is called
1) General Program 2) Specific Program
3) Application Software 4) System Software
Ques. : 299 A unit for measuring data trasmission speed is
called
1) cache 2) broadbank channel
3) byte 4) baud
Ques. : 300 A storage device used to compensate for the
differences in rates of flow of data form one device to another
is
1) buffer 2) channel
3) call 4) chip
Ques. : 301 A device that generates the periodic signals used
to control the timing of all CPU operations is
1) COM 2) Collate
3) Chip 4) Clock
Ques. : 302 A comprehensive software system that builds,
maintains and provides access to a database
1) CPU 2) DASD
3) CAI 4) DBMS
Ques. : 303 The components that process data are located in
the
1) imput devices 2) output devices
3) system unit 4) storage component
Ques. : 304 Processing involves
1) inputting data into a computer system 2) transforming input
into output
3) displaying output in a useful manner 4) providing relevant
answers
Ques. : 305 The OSI model is divided into how many
processes called layers
1) Five 2) Six
3) Seven 4) Eight
5) Nine Ans.) 3
Ques. : 306 _________ 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
Ques. : 307 The following are all mobile computing devices,
except
1) notebook computers 2) Cellular phone
3) digital scanners 4) Personal Digital Assistant
Ques. : 308 How many different documents can you have

open at any one time?
1) Not more than three 2) Only one
3) As many as your computer memory will hold 4) No more
than your task bar can display
Ques. : 309 What do you press to enter the current date in a
cell?
1) Ctrl+ (semi colon) 2) Ctrl+Shift+: (colon)
3) Ctrl+F10 4) Ctrl+F11
Ques. : 310 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 computer 4) software
running with the previously installed
software
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Ques. : 311 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
Ques. : 312 Permanent instructions that the computer uses
when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other
instructions are contained in
1) ROM 2) RAM
3) ALU 4) REM
Ques. : 313 Windos 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are
known as
1) processors 2) domain names
3) modems 4) operating systems
Ques. : 314 To find and load a file that has been saved
1) select the Close command 2) select the New command
3) select the Save command 4) select the Open command
Ques. : 315 =SUM (B1:B8) is an example of a
1) function 2) formula
3) cell address 4) value
Ques. : 316 Which of the following storage media provides
sequential access only?
1) Floppy disk 2) Magnetic disk
3) Magnetic tape 4) Optical disk
Ques. : 317 In a spreadsheet, a ____________ is a number you
will use in a calculation.
1) label 2) cell
3) field 4) value
Ques. : 318 All the following are included in removable media
except
1) CDROMs
2) Diskette
3) DVDs 4) Hard Disk Drive

Ques. : 319 ________ of cells involves creating a single cell
by combining tow or more selected cells.
1) Formatting 2) Merging
3) Embedding 4) Splitting
Ques. : 320 The operating system is the most common type of
1) communication software 2) application software
3) systems software 4) wordprocessing
Ques. : 321 The term bit is short form of
1) megabyte 2) binary language
3) binary digit 4) binary number
Ques. : 322 All the following terms are associated with
spreadsheet software except
1) worksheet 2) cell
3) formula 4) virus detection
Ques. : 323 ________are devices used to transmit data over
telecommunication lines.
1) Drives 2) Drive bays
3) Modems 4) Platforms
Ques. : 324 A _______ is approximately one billion bytes.
1) kilobytes 2) bit
3) gigabyte 4) megabyte
Ques. : 325 The first step in the transaction processing cycle is
________.
1) database operations 2) audit
3) data entry 4) user inquiry
Ques. : 326 Where is the disk put to enable computer to read
it?
1) In the hard drive 2) In the disk drive
3) Into the CPU 4) In the modern
Ques. : 327 The most common method of entering text and
numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a
1) plotter 2) scanner
3) printer 4) keyboard
Ques. : 328 Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly?
1) Function keys 2) The numeric keypad
3) Ctrl, shift and alt 4) Arror keys
Ques. : 329 Information that comes from an external source
and is fed into computer software is called
1) input 2) output
3) throughput 4) reports
Ques. : 330 A computer's hard disk is
1) an arithmetic and logical unit 2) computer software
3) operating system 4) computer hardware
Ques. : 331 Which process checks to ensure the components
of the computer are operating and connected properly?
1) Booting 2) Processing
3) Saving 4) Editing
Ques. : 332 Unsolicited commercial email is commonly

known as
1) spam 2) junk
3) hoaxes 4) hypertext
Ques. : 333 A Website address is a unique name that identifies
a specific ______ on the Web.
1) Web browser 2) Website
3) PDA 4) Hyperling
Ques. : 334 A device that connects to a network without the
use of cables is said to be
1) distributed 2) centralised
3) open source 4) wireless
Ques. : 335 A menu contains a list of
1) commands 2) data
3) objects 4) reports
Ques. : 336 Each _________ on a menu performs a specific
action.
1) client 2) server
3) node 4) command
Ques. : 337 To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the
notebook can be connected to a __________ which is
connected to a monitor and other devices.
1) bay 2) docking station
3) port 4) network
Ques. : 338 The command used to print a file
1) Shift+P 2) Ctrl+P
3) Alt+P 4) Esc+P
Ques. : 339 The first page of a Web site is called
1) Home page 2) Index
3) Java Script 4) Bookmark
Ques. : 340 A telephone number, a birth date, and a customer
name are all examples of
1) a record 2) a query
3) a file 4) a database
Ques. : 341 Which of the following is not true abou RAM?
1) It is a temporary area. 2) It is the same as hard disk storage.
3) It is volatile. 4) Information stored in RAM is gone when
you
turn the computer off.
Ques. : 342 The _________ performs smple mathematics for
the CPU.
1) ALU 2) DIMM
3) BUS 4) Register
Ques. : 343 A prescribed set of welldefined
instructions for solving mathematical problems is called
1) a compiler 2) a code
3) a description 4) an algorithm
Ques. : 344 The part of the computer that coordinates all its
functions is called its
1) ROM program 2) system board
3) Arithmetic Logic Unit 4) Control Unit

Ques. : 345 The most common input devices are the ________
and ___________.
1) microphone, printer 2) scanner, board
3) digital camera, speakers 4) keyboard, mouse
Ques. : 346 To save an existing file with a new name or a new
location, you should use _________command.
1) Save 2) Save As
3) Save and replace 4) New File
Ques. : 347 Which of the following is a common extension
used in the file name for application programs?
1) EXE 2) DIR
3) TXT 4) DOC
Ques. : 348 When your computer stops working suddenly, it is
referred to as a
1) crash 2) die
3) death 4) penalty
Ques. : 349 A program that converts a highlevel
language source file into a machinelanguage
file is called a
1) translator 2) assembler
3) compiler 4) linker
Ques. : 350 Which keys can be used together with other keys
for special tasks?
1) Insert, Delete 2) Ctrl, Shift
3) Left Arrow, Right arrow 4) Page Up, Page Down
Ques. : 351 The _________ command on the Quick Access
Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or
actions.
1) Search 2) Cut
3) Document 4) Undo
Ques. : 352 In MS Access, a table can have ___________
primary key(s).
1) One 2) Two
3) Three 4) Four
Ques. : 353 __________ software allows users to perform
calculations on rows and columns of data.
1) World Processing 2) Presentation
3) Graphics designing 4) Electronic spreadsheet
Ques. : 354 A hard copy of a document is
1) stored in the hard disk 2) stored on a floppy disk
3) stored on a CD 4) printed on the printer
Ques. : 355 What is the storage area for email
messages called?
1) Storage folder 2) Dictionary
3) Mailbox 4) Hard Disk
Ques. : 356 The altering of data so that it is not usable unless
the changes are undone is called
1) biometrics 2) compression
3) encryption 4) ergonomics

Ques. : 357 A DVDRAM
is similar to a ____________ except it has storage capacities
up to 5.2 GB,
1) CDR
2) Floppy disk
3) CDRW
4) Harddisk
Ques. : 358 A proxy server is used for which of the following?
1) To provide security against unauthorised users 2) To
process client requests for web pages.
3) To process client requests for database access 4) To provide
TCP/IP
Ques. : 360 What is an email attachment?
1) A receipt sent by the recpient. 2) A seperate document from
another program
sent along with an email messagel
3) A malicious parasite that feeds off your
messages and destroys the contents. 4) A list of CC or BCC
recipients.
Ques. : 361 SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications of the
_________ layer.
1) data link 2) network
3) transport 4) application
Ques. : 362 Which of the following is NOT a JSP implicit
object?
1) Out 2) In
3) Response 4) Page
1) run faster 2) share information and/or share peripheral
equipment
3) email
4) go online
Ques. : 364 For selecting and highlighting, which of the
following is generally used?
1) Icon 2) Mouse
3) Plotter 4) Floppy disk
Ques. : 365 Which device is used to access your computer by
other computer or for talk over phone?
1) RAM 2) CD ROM Drive
3) Modem 4) Hard Drive
Ques. : 366 Which type of memory is closely related to
processor?
1) Main Memory 2) SecondaryMemory
3) Disk Memory 4) Tape Memory
Ques. : 367 ________ is the primay key of one file which also
appears in another file.
1) Physical key 2) Primary key
3) Foreign key 4) Logical key

Ques. : 368 The technique that extends storage capacities of
main memory beyond the actual size of the main memory is
called
1) multitasking 2) virtual memory
3) multiprocessing 4) multiprogramming
Ques. : 369 The blinking symbol on the computer screen is
called
1) mouse 2) hand
3) cursor 4) icon
Ques. : 370 A world processor would most likely be used to do
which of the following?
1) keep an account of money spent 2) maintain an inventory
3) type a biography 4) do a computer search in the media
centre
Ques. : 371 Which of the following commands is used to
select the whole document?
1) Ctrl+A 2) Alt+F5
3) Shift+S 4) Can't be done
Ques. : 372 Where are programs and data kept while the
processor is using them?
1) Main memory 2) Secondary memory
3) Disk memory 4) Program memory
Ques. : 373 What does the term GUI stand for?
1) Graphical User Interface 2) Graphical Uninstall/Install
3) General Utility Interface 4) Graphical Universal Interface
Ques. : 374 While sending an email,
_____________ hints about the matter of the mail.
1) subject 2) to
3) contents 4) cc
Ques. : 375 Microsoft Windows 7 is an example of
1) utility software 2) network solution
3) application program 4) Operating system
Ques. : 376 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.
Ques. : 377 Copyrighted software that can be used for free is
1) shareware 2) freeware
3) groupware 4) email
Ques. : 378 A blinking symbol on the screen that shows where
the next character will appear is a/an
1) delete key 2) arrow key
3) cursor 4) return key
Ques. : 379 Sending an email is similar to
1) picturing an event 2) narrating a story
3) writing a letter 4) creating a drawing
Ques. : 380 The abbreviation ISP usually means
1) International Spy Project 2) Indian Social Planning

3) Initial Service Provider 4) Internet Service Provider
Ques. : 381 Network conponents are connected to the same
cable in the ___________ topology.
1) star 2) ring
3) bus 4) mesh
Ques. : 382 A symbol on the screen that represents a disk,
document or program that you can select
1) keys 2) caps
3) icon 4) monitor
Ques. : 383 This component is required to process data into
information and consists of integrated circuits.
1) Hard disk 2) RAM
3) CPU 4) ROM
Ques. : 384 Data that is copied from an application is stored in
the
1) driver 2) clipboard
3) terminal 4) prompt
Ques. : 385 Every component of your computer is either
1) software or CPU/RAM 2) input devices or output devices
3) application software or system software 4) hardware or
software
Ques. : 386 A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a
________.
1) management information system 2) spreadsheet
3) database 4) text file
Ques. : 387 The ________ , also called the Web, contains
billions of documents.
1) Web portal 2) HTTP
3) World Wide Web 4) Domain
Ques. : 388 Choose the webbrowser
among the following.
1) MSN messanger 2) Yahoo messenger
3) Rediffimail 4) Mozilla Firefox
Ques. : 389 One advantage of dialup
Internet access is that
1) it utilises wireless broadband technology 2) it utilizes
existing telephone service`
3) it uses a router for security 4) modem speeds are very fast
Ques. : 390 The code for a Web page is written using
1) Fifth Generation Language 2) WinZip
3) HTML 4) Perl
5) URL Ans.) 3
Ques. : 391 The storage that retains its data after the power is
turned off is referred to as
1) volatile storage 2) nonvolatile
storage
3) sequential storage 4) direct storage
Ques. : 392 You can use the tab key to
1) move a cursor across the screen 2) indent a paragraph
3) move the cursor down the screen 4) Only 1) and 2)

Ques. : 393 _________ is approximately one thousand bytes.
1) 1 MB 2) 1 GB
3) 1 KB 4) 1 TB
Ques. : 394 What is the term used for unsolicited email?
1) newsgroup 2) usenet
3) backbone 4) flaming
5) spam Ans.) 5
Ques. : 395 A ________ contains specific rules and words that
express the logical steps of an algorithm.
1) syntax 2) Programming structure
3) Programming language 4) logic chart
Ques. : 396 An example of a telecommunication device is a
1) keyword 2) mouse
3) printer 4) modem
Ques. : 397 Virtual memory is
1) memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as
extended RAM 2) in RAM
3) only necessary if you do not have any RAM in
your computer 4) a backup device for floppy disks
Ques. : 398 A proxy server is used for which of the following?
1) To provide security against unauthorised users 2) To
process client requests for web pages.
3) To process client requests for database access 4) To provide
TCP/IP
Ques. : 399 A(n) _________ is composed of several
computers connected together to share resources and data.
1) backup 2) network
3) backbone 4) hyperlink
Ques. : 400 Which of the following is NOT an example of an
operating system?
1) MS DOS 2) Windows 98
3) Windows 2000 4) Windows 3.1
Ques. : 401 The process of writing computer instructions in a
programming language is known as
1) processing 2) coding
3) testing 4) filing
Ques. : 402 What is a portion of memory that serves as a
temporary repository for data as it waits for a given action?
1) BIOS 2) Cache
3) Motherboard 4) USB
Ques. : 403 Which of the following is correct about Java?
1) It is a lowlevel
language. 2) It is a highlevel
language.
3) It is a compiler. 4) It is a hardware device driver.
Ques. : 404 These are specialised programs that assist users in
locating information on the Web.
1) Search Engine 2) Resource Locator
3) Information Management System 4) DBMS
Ques. : 405 Which of the following is a storage device that

uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store
data/information?
1) Floppy diskette 2) Hard disk
3) Permanent disk 4) Optical disk
Ques. : 406 _________ helps in capturing row data and
entering into computer system.
1) CPU 2) Integrated circuit
3) Input device 4) Motherboard
Ques. : 407 Which of the following converts all the statements
in a program in a single batch and the resulting collection
of instruction is placed in a new file?
1) compiler 2) interpreter
3) converter 4) instruction
Ques. : 408 Which of the folloiwng contains information about
a single entity in the database like a person, place, event
or thing?
1) Query 2) Form
3) Record 4) Table
Ques. : 409 Which of the following is NOT a function of the
control unit?
1) Read instructions 2) Execute instructions
3) Interpret instructions 4) Direct operations
Ques. : 410 The time it takes a device to locate data and
instructions and make them available to the CPU is known as
1) clock speed 2) a processing cycle
3) CPU speed 4) access time
Ques. : 411 __________ controls the way in which the
computer system functions and provides a means by which
users
can interact with the computer.
1) The platform 2) The operating system
3) Application software 4) The motherboard
Ques. : 412 _________ is the process of dividing the disk into
tracks and sectors.
1) Tracking 2) Formatting
3) Crashing 4) Allotting
Ques. : 413 Which of the followin is the largest unit of
storage?
1) GB 2) KB
3) MB 4) TB
Ques. : 414 The blinking symbol on the computer screen is
called
1) mouse 2) logo
3) hand 4) cursor
Ques. : 415 A _______ is a professionally designed empty
document that can be adapted to the user's need.
1) file 2) guide
3) template 4) user guide file
Ques. : 416 A(n) ________ contains commands that can be
selected.
1) pointer 2) menu
3) icon 4) button
Ques. : 417 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 storage 4) system unit,
primary storage, secondary storage
Ques. : 418 A piece of hardware that is used to enter
information into the computer by usning keys is
1) keyboard 2) monitor
3) hard disk 4) icon
Ques. : 419 What does WWW mean?
1) World Wide Wizard 2) World Wireless Web
3) World Wide Web 4) Wide Wireless Web
Ques. : 420 __________ processing is used when a large
mailorder
company accumulates orders and processes them
together in one large set.
1) Batch 2) Online
3) Realtime
4) Group
Ques. : 421 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
1) version 2) patch
3) tutorial 4) FAQ
Ques. : 423 Which type of memory holds only the program
and data that the CPU is presently processing?
1) CMOS 2) ROM
3) RAM 4) ASCII
Ques. : 424 When you cut or copy information it gets place in
the
1) clipart 2) clipboard
3) Internet 4) motherboard
Ques. : 425 If you want to locate the hardware address of a
local device, which protocol would you use?
1) ARP 2) RARP
3) RAM 4) PING
5) PONG Ans.) 4
Ques. : 426 The name of the location of a particular piece of
data is its
1) address 2) memory name
3) storage site 4) data location
Ques. : 427 Which of the following operating systems is not
owned and licensed by a company?
1) Unix 2) Linux
3) Windows 2000 4) Mac
5) Windows Ans.) 2
Ques. : 428 The MS Excel stores its documents in the form of
files which are called
1) worksheets 2) workbooks
3) notebooks 4) excel sheets
Ques. : 429 ________ view shows how the contents on printed
page will appear with margin, header and footer.
1) Draft 2) Full screen reading
3) Outline 4) Page layout
Ques. : 430 What menu is selected to cut, copy and paste?
1) File 2) Edit
3) Tools 4) Table
Ques. : 431 Personal computers are connected to form
1) Super computer 2) Mainframe computers
3) Enterprise 4) Network
5) Server Ans.) 4
Ques. : 432 What does remain in RAM when computer is
turned off?
1) Operating System 2) BICS
3) Software Application 4) Nothing
Ques. : 433 Information travels between components on the
motherboard through
1) flash memory 2) CMOS
3) bays 4) buses
Ques. : 434 In a relational database, this is a data structure that
organises the information about a single topic into rows
and columns.
1) block 2) record
3) tuple 4) table
Ques. : 435 For seeing the output, which of the following is
used?
1) Scanner 2) Keyboard
3) Mouse 4) Monitor
Ques. : 436 The simultaneous execution of two or more
instructions is called
1) sequential access 2) reduced instruction set computing
3) multiprocessing 4) disk mirroring
Ques. : 437 Multiprogramming systems
1) are easier to develop than single programming
systems 2) execute each job faster
3) execute more jobs in the same time period 4) use only one
large mainframe computer
Ques. : 438 Which device can understand the difference
between data and program?
1) Input device 2) Output device
3) Memory 4) Microprocessor
Ques. : 439 Which of the following devices has a limitation
that we can only read it but cannot erase or modify it?
1) Magnetic tape 2) Hard disk
3) Compact disk 4) Floppy disk
Ques. : 440 Which of the following is not an output device?
1) Plotter 2) Printer
3) Monitor 4) Joystick
Ques. : 441 What kind of scheme is the HTTP protocol?
1) get/put 2) store/forward
3) queuing 4) search/return
5) request/response Ans.) 5
Ques. : 442 What type of error does a memory parity error
create?
1) A fatal exception error 2) An NMI error
3) A corrupt Windows operating system file 4) A GPF error
5) A GPA error Ans.) 2
Ques. : 443 Which of the following cannot be used as the
scope when using a JavaBean with JSP?
1) Page 2) Request
3) Session 4) Application
5) Response Ans.) 5
Ques. : 444 Devices that let the computer communicate with
you are _________ devices.
1) input 2) output
3) processing 4) storage
Ques. : 445 Eight bits of data is called
1) octabit 2) word
3) sentence 4) byte
Ques. : 446 The secret code that gives you access to some
programs:
1) clue 2) cue
3) password 4) help
Ques. : 447 The different styles of lettering in a word
processing program.
1) font 2) calligraphy
3) writing 4) manuscript
Ques. : 448 An example of a processings device would be
1) a magnetic ink reader 2) a tablet PC
3) Special function cards 4) scanners
Ques. : 449 The main memory of a computer can also be
called
1) Secondary storage 2) Internal storage
3) Random Access Memory 4) All the above
Ques. : 450 A saved document is referred to as a
1) file 2) word
3) folder 4) project
Ques. : 451 By default, Excel positions text in a cell
1) leftaligned
2) rightaligned
3) centered 4) justified
Ques. : 452 Errors in computer programs are referred to as
1) bugs 2) mistakes
3) item overlooked 4) blunders
Ques. : 453 A compiler is used to translate a program written
in
1) a low level language 2) a highlevel
language
3) assembly language 4) machine language

Ques. : 454 Computer programs are also known as
1) operating systems 2) documents
3) peripherals 4) applications
Ques. : 455 The _______ becomes different shaped depending
on the task you are performing.
1) active tab 2) insertion point
3) mouse pointer 4) ribbon
Ques. : 456 Multiplexing involves _________ path and
__________ channels.
1) one, multiple 2) one, one
3) multiple, one 4) multiple, multiple
Ques. : 457 To access the properties of an object, the mouse
technique to use is
1) dragging 2) dropping
3) rightclicking
4) shiftclicking
Ques. : 458 A(n) __________ is a program that makes the
computer easier to use.
1) operating system 2) application
Ques. : 459 Connection to the Internet using a phone line and
a modem is called ___________ connection.
1) digital 2) dialup
3) broadband 4) dish
Ques. : 460 To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users
often use a
1) terminal 2) monitor
3) desktop 4) handheld
Ques. : 461 Which of the following is a part of the computer
that one can touch and feel?
1) Hardware 2) Software
3) Programs 4) Output
Ques. : 462 This component is required to process data into
information and consists of integrated circuits.
1) Hard disk 2) RAM
3) CPU 4) ROM
Ques. : 463 Which part of the computer displays the work
done?
1) RAM 2) Scanner
3) Monitor 4) ROM
Ques. : 464 The main job of a CPU is to
1) carry out program instructions 2) store data/information for
future use
3) process data inti information 4) Both 1) and 3)
Ques. : 465 _________ are attempts by individuals to obtain
confidential information from you by falsifying their identity?
1) Phising trips 2) Computer viruses
3) Special function cards 4) Scanners
5) Keyboards Ans.) 1
Ques. : 466 All of the following are examples of real security

and privacy risks except
1) Hackers 2) Spam
3) Viruses 4) Identity theft
Ques. : 467 A(n) ___________ is a small, wirless handheld
computer that scans items, tags and pulls up the current
price (and any special offer) as you shop.
1) PSS 2) PoS
3) Inventary 4) Data mining
Ques. : 468 Which of the following is NOT one of the four
major data processing functions of a computer?
1) Gathering data 2) Processing data into information
3) Analysing the data or information 4) Storing the data or
information
Ques. : 469 Computers uses __________ language to process
data.
1) processing 2) kilobyte
3) binary 4) representational
Ques. : 470 Computers process data into information working
exclusively with
1) multimedia 2) words
3) characters 4) numbers
Ques. : 471 The string of eight 0s and 1s is called a
1) megabyte 2) kilobyte
3) byte 4) gigabyte
Ques. : 472 A _________ is approximately one billion bytes.
1) kilobyte 2) bit
Ques. : 473 SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications of the
_________ layer.
1) Data link 2) Network
3) Transport 4) Application
Ques. : 474 A __________ is not a form of biometrics.
1) Fingerprint 2) Password
3) Retina scan 4) Breath scan
Ques. : 476 Buffering in printers is necessary
1) as computers are fast in generating data for
printing then printer can print it.
2) as there is not enough memory provided with
printers.
3) to make printers work for more years. 4) Both 1) and 2)
Ques. : 477 Airlines resevation system is a typical example of
1) Batch processing 2) Online
processing
3) Real time processing 4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 478 Which of the following memories is often used in
a typical computer operation?
1) RAM 2) ROM
3) FDD 4) HDD
Ques. : 479 Which of the following is NOT a logic gate?
1) AND 2) OR
3) NAND 4) NOR
Ques. : 480 The difference between people with access to
computers and the Internet and those without this access is
known as the
1) digital divide 2) Internet divide
3) Web divide 4) broadband divide
Ques. : 481 DSL is example of a(n) _____________
connection.
1) network 2) wireless
3) slow 4) broadband
Ques. : 482 __________ is the study of molecules and
strctures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nanometers?
1) Nanoscience 2) Microelectrodes
3) Computer Forensics 4) Artificial intelligence
Ques. : 483 The name for the way with which computers
manipulate data into information is called
1) programming 2) processing
3) storing 4) organising
Ques. : 484 After a picture has been taken with a digital
camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the
picture is considered a(n)
1) data 2) output
3) input 4) process
Ques. : 485 A command that takes what has been typed into
the computer and can be seen on the screen and sends it to
the printer for output on paper
1) print 2) return
3) jump 4) attention
Ques. : 486 The key which lets you exit a program when
pushed
1) arrow key 2) spacebar
3) escape key 4) return key
programming
3) multiuser
Ques. : 488 Which of the following statements best describes
the batch method of input?
1) Data is processed as soon as it is input. 2) Data is input at
the time it is collected.
3) Data is collected in the form of source
documents, placed into groups, and then input to
the computer.
4) Source documents are not used.
Ques. : 489 The benefit of using computers is that
1) Computers are very fast and can store huge

amounts of data.
2) Computers provide accurate output even when
input is incorrect.
3) Computers are designed to be inflexible. 4) All the above
Ques. : 490 The function of CPU is
1) to provide external storage of text 2) to communicate with
the operator
3) to read, interpret and process the information
and instruction 4) to provide a hard copy
Ques. : 491 What characteristics of readonly
memory makes it useful?
1) ROM information can be easily updated 2) Data in ROM is
nonvolatile, that is, it remains
there even without elctronical power.
3) ROM provides very large amounts of
inexpensive data storage.
4) ROM chips are easily swapped between
different brands of computers.
Ques. : 492 ___________ is the process of carrying out
commands.
1) Fetching 2) Storing
3) Decoding 4) Executing
Ques. : 493 Which of the following peripheral devices
displays information to a user?
1) Monitor 2) Keyboard
3) Secondary storage device 4) Scanner
Ques. : 494 The physical components of a computer system is
called
1) software 2) hardware
3) network 4) open source
Ques. : 495 Which of the following is a graphical
representation of an application?
1) Windows 95 2) Windows Explorer
3) Icon 4) Taskbar
Ques. : 496 A field is a related group of
1) records 2) files
3) characters 4) cables
Ques. : 497 To restart the computer ___________ key is used.
1) Del + Ctrl 2) Backspace + Ctrl
3) Ctrl + Alt + Del 4) Reset
Ques. : 498 The process of putting information in a file on a
magnetic disk, or in a computer's memory, so it cab be used
later
1) store 2) ship
3) shift 4) centre
Ques. : 499 Saving is the process of
1) compying a document from memory to a storage
medium
2) making changes to a document's existing
content
3) changing the appearance, or overall look, of a
document
4) developing a document by entering text using a
keyboard
Ques. : 500 Printed information, called _________ exists
physically and is a more permanent form of output than that
presented on a display device.
1) soft copy 2) hard copy
3) carbon copy 4) desk copy
Ques. : 501 To find a saved document in the computer's
memory and bring it up on the screen to view is called
1) reversing 2) rerunning
3) retrieving 4) returning
Ques. : 502 The Internet is a system of
1) software bundles 2) Web pages
3) Website 4) Interconnected networks
Ques. : 503 Code consisting of bars and lines of varying
widths or lengths that is computerreadable
is known as
1) an ASCII code 2) a magnetic tape
3) an OCR scanner 4) a bar code
Ques. : 504 A ________ is a unique name that you give to a
file of information.
1) device letter 2) folder
3) filename 4) filename extension
Ques. : 505 What is an email attachment?
1) A receipt sent by the recpient. 2) A separate document from
another program
sent along with an email message.
3) A malicious parasite that feeds off your
messages and destroys the contents. 4) A list of CC or BCC
recipients.
Ques. : 506 Which of the following are all considered
advantages of email?
1) Convenience, speed of delivery, generality and
reliability 2) Printable, global and expensive
3) Global, convenience and Microsoft owned 4) Slow
delivery, reliable, global and inexpensive
Ques. : 507 Ecommerce
allows companies to
1) issue important business reports 2) conduct business over
the Internet
3) support decision making processes 4) keep track of
paperbased
transactions
Ques. : 508 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
Ques. : 509 Computers manipulate data in many ways, and
this manipulation is called ________.

Ques. : 510 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
Ques. : 511 Another word for the CPU is
1) microprocessor 2) execute
3) microchip 4) decoder
Ques. : 512 A menu contains a list of
1) commands 2) data
3) objects 4) reports
Ques. : 513 A command to get a file you worked on from the
memory where it was stored
1) close 2) delete
3) open 4) get it
Ques. : 514 A _________ 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
Ques. : 515 The software tools that enable a user to interact
with a computer for specific purposes are known as
1) hardware 2) networked softwares
3) sharewares 4) applications
Ques. : 516 What is the shape of a CD?
1) Quadrilateral 2) Rectangular
3) Circular 4) Hexagonal
Ques. : 517 Which of the following is NOT an output device?
1) Plotter 2) Printer
3) Scanner 4) Monitor
Ques. : 518 A ________ contains buttons and menus that
provide quick access to commonly used commands.
1) toolbar 2) menu bar
3) window 4) find
Ques. : 519 The _________ enables you to simultaneously
keep multiple pages open in one browser window.
1) tab box 2) popup
helper
3) tab row 4) address bar
5) Esc key Ans.) 3
Ques. : 520 A __________ is an example of an input device.
1) keyboard 2) printer
3) motheboard 4) CPU
Ques. : 521 A(n) ________ is the text you want to be printed
at the bottom of the pages.
1) header 2) endnote
3) footnote 4) footer
Ques. : 522 A(n) ________ is the combination of software and
hardware that facilitates the sharing of information
between computing devices.
1) network 2) peripheral
3) expansion board 4) digital device

Ques. : 523 The ________ tells the computer how to use its
components.
3) operating system 4) application program
performed by the TCP?
1) Addressing 2) Connection establishment
3) Data transfer 4) Flow control
Ques. : 525 In addition to keying data directly into a database,
data entry can be done from a(n)
1) input form 2) table
3) field 4) data dictionary
Ques. : 526 The term ________ designates equipment that
might be added to a computer system to enhance its
functionality.
1) digital device 2) system addon
3) disk pack 4) peripheral device
Ques. : 527 A CDRW
disk
1) has a faster access than an internal disk 2) is a form of
optical disk, so it can only be written
once
3) holds less data than a floppy disk 4) can be erased and
rewritten
Ques. : 528 The process of changing a written work already
done is called
1) filing 2) editing
3) cutting 4) closing
Ques. : 529 To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the
notebook can be connected to a __________ which is
connected to a monitor and other devices.
1) bay 2) docking station
3) port 4) network
Ques. : 530 What is the name of the process that is used to
convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a
highlevel
language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a
computer?
1) Assembling 2) Compiling
3) Translating 4) Uploading
Ques. : 531 What does 'C' represent in the term MICR?
1) Code 2) Column
3) Computer 4) Character
Ques. : 532 On which button does help menu exist?
1) End 2) Start
3) Turn off 4) Restart
Ques. : 533 Which of the following is the newest version of
Excel among the following?
1) Excel 2000 2) Excel 2002
3) Excel ME 4) Excel XP
Ques. : 534 __________ processes the data and is also called

the brain of the computer.
1) Motherboard 2) Memory
3) RAM 4) CPU
Ques. : 535 Which of the following are objects in an access
database?
1) table, form 2) queries, reports
3) macros, modules 4) All the above
Ques. : 536 Which area in an Excel window allows entering
values and formulas?
1) Title bar 2) Menu bar
3) Formula bar 4) Standard Tool Bar
Ques. : 537 Computer software can be defined as
1) the computer and its associated equipment. 2) the
instructions that tell the computer what to do.
3) computer components that act to accomplish a
goal.
4) an interface between the computer and the
network.
5) the interacton between the computer and its
database. Ans.) 2
Ques. : 538 A ________ is a set of rules.
1) resource locator 2) domain
3) hypertext 4) URL
5) protocol Ans.) 5
Ques. : 539 Which of the following is NOT an example of
hardware?
1) Mouse 2) Printer
3) Monitor 4) Excel
Ques. : 540 Which of the following is part of the system unit?
1) Monitor 2) CPU
3) CDROM
4) Floppy disk
Ques. : 541 Fax machines and imaging systems are examples
of
1) barcode
readers 2) output devices
3) scanning devices 4) penbased
systems
Ques. : 542 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) Wikipedia
Ques. : 543 Various applications and documents are
represented on the Windows desktop by
1) Symbols 2) Labels
3) Graphs 4) Icons
Ques. : 544 Which of the following could be digital input
devices for computers?
1) Digital camcoder 2) Microphone
3) Scanner 4) All the above
Ques. : 545 The box that contains the central electronic

components of the computer is the
1) motherboard 2) system unit
3) peripheral 4) input device
Ques. : 546 You can use the _____________bar to type a URL
and display a Web page, or type a keyword to display a
list of related Web pages.
1) menu 2) title
3) search 4) web
5) address Ans.) 5
Ques. : 547 A(n) _________ is a private corporate network,
used exclusively by company employees.
1) Internet 2) local area network
3) peertopeer
4) intranet
Ques. : 548 A saved document is referred to as a
1) file 2) word
3) folder 4) project
Ques. : 549 Codes consisting of bars and lines of varying
widths or lengths that are computerreadable
are known as
1) a bar code 2) an ASCII code
3) a magnetic tape 4) a light pen
Ques. : 550 When cutting and pasting, the item cut is
temporarily stored in
1) ROM 2) Hard drive
3) Diskette 4) Dashboard
5) Clipboard Ans.) 5
Ques. : 551 What is backup?
1) Adding more components to your network 2) Protecting
data by copying it from the original
source to a different destination
3) Filtering old data from the new data 4) Accessing data on
tape
Ques. : 552 ________ are type 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) Browsercams 4) Browserpics
Ques. : 553 The acronym HTML stands for
1) High Transfer Machine Language 2) High Transmission
Machine Language
3) Hyper Text Markup Language 4) Hypermedia Text
Machine Language
Ques. : 555 What is correcting error in a program called?
1) Interpretting 2) Translating
3) Debugging 4) Compiling
Ques. : 556 Sending an email is similar to
1) writing a letter 2) drawing a picture
3) talking on the phone 4) sending a package

Ques. : 557 To ________a document menas to make changes
to its existing content.
1) format 2) save
3) edit 4) print
Ques. : 558 Where is the disk put to enable computer to read
it?
1) Disk drive 2) Memory
3) CPU 4) ALU
Ques. : 559 What menu is selected to cut, copy and paste?
1) File 2) Tools
3) Special 4) Edit
Ques. : 560 The most important or powerful computer in a
typical network is
1) desktop 2) network client
3) network server 4) network station
Ques. : 561 To change hardware components into more
powerful or rectified version is called
1) expansion 2) plug and play
3) upgrading 4) upsizing
Ques. : 562 Which of the following views is present in Power
Point?
1) Document view 2) Slide sorter view
3) Slide changer view 4) Play slide view
Ques. : 563 In order to move from one worksheet to another in
excel workbook, one should click
1) active cell 2) scroll bar
3) sheet tab 4) tab button
Ques. : 564 To access properties of an object, the mouse
technique to use is __________.
3) rightclicking
4) shiftclicking
Ques. : 565 Every device on the Internet has a unique
________ address that identifies it in the same way that a
street
address identifies the location of a house.
1) DH 2) DA
3) IP 4) IA
Ques. : 566 This type of hardware consists of devices that
translate data into a form the computer can process
1) application 2) input
3) system 4) All the above
Ques. : 567 Which key is used in combination with another
key to perform a specific task?
1) Function 2) Arrow
3) Space bar 4) Control
Ques. : 568 A stepbystep
procedure for accomplishing a task is known as a(n)
1) algorithm 2) hardware program
3) software bug 4) firmware program

Ques. : 569 A group of 8 bits is known as
1) byte 2) kilobyte
3) binary digit 4) megabit
Ques. : 570 The hardware device commonly referred to as the
'brain' of the computer is the
1) RAM chip 2) data input
3) CPU 4) secondary storage
Ques. : 571 What is the intersection of a column and a row
called on an Excel worksheet?
1) Column 2) Value
3) Address 4) Cell
Ques. : 572 The process of a computer of receiving
information from a server on the Internet is called
1) pulling 2) pushing
3) downloading 4) transferring
Ques. : 573 Which of the following would you do to remove a
paragraph from a report you had written?
1) Delete and edit 2) Highlight and delete
3) Cut and paste 4) Undo typing
Ques. : 574 All the following media have read and write
capability except
1) flash memory cards 2) CDROMs
3) hard disk drives 4) floppy disks
Ques. : 575 If a user needs information instantly available to
the CPU, it should be stored
1) on a CD 2) in secondary storage
3) in the CPU 4) on the motherboard
Ques. : 576 To what temporary area can you store text and
other data, and later paste them to another location?
1) The clipboard 2) ROM
3) CDROM
4) The hard disk
Ques. : 577 The operating system called UNIX is typically
used for
1) desktop computers 2) laptop computers
3) super computers 4) web servers
Ques. : 578 Press __________ to move the insertion point to
the address box, or to highlight the URL in the address box.
1) Alt+D 2) Alt+A
3) Shift+Tab 4) Tab+Ctrl
Ques. : 579 A collection of unprocessed items is
1) information 2) data
3) memory 4) reports
Ques. : 580 The portion of the CPU that coordinates the
activities of all the other computer components is the
1) motherboard 2) coordination board
3) control unit 4) airthmetic logic unit
Ques. : 581 A ______ is approximately one billion bytes.
1) kilobyte 2) bit
Ques. : 582 The _________ directory is mandatory for every
disk.
1) Root 2) Base
3) Sub 4) Case
Ques. : 583 To prepare a presentation/slide show, which
application is commonly used?
1) Photoshop 2) Power Point
3) Outlook Express 4) Internet Explorer
Ques. : 584 _________ is the process of carrying out
commands.
3) Executing 4) Decoding
Ques. : 585 Which of the following refers to the fastest,
biggest and most expensive computers?
1) Personal Computers 2) Supercomputers
3) Laptops 4) Notebooks
Ques. : 586 Microsoft is an example of
1) an operating system 2) a processing device
3) application software 4) an input device
Ques. : 587 ________ is the process of carrying out
commands.
3) Decoding 4) Executing
Ques. : 588 If you do not want to select any option after
opening a menu then click menu title again or press key
________ to close the menu.
1) Shift 2) Tab
3) Escape 4) F1
Ques. : 589 It is easy to change the name of file using
_____________ process.
1) transforming 2) christening
3) renaming 4) retagging
Ques. : 590 What is the minimum and maximum zoom sizes in
MS Office?
1) 10, 100 2) 20, 250
3) 10, 500 4) 10, 1000
Ques. : 591 In Excel, _________contains one or more
worksheets.
1) Template 2) Workbook
3) Active cell 4) Label
Ques. : 592 Which of the following is a popular programming
language for developing multimedia web pages, websites
and webbased
applications?
1) COBOL 2) Java
3) BASIC 4) Assembler
Ques. : 593 Compiling creates a(n)
1) program specification 2) algorithm
3) executable program 4) subroutine

Ques. : 594 Computers use the ___________number system to
store data and perform calculations.
1) decimal 2) hexadecimal
3) octal 4) binary
Ques. : 595 The ______ key will launch the Start button.
1) esc 2) shift
3) Windows 4) Shortcut
Ques. : 596 A character of information is represented by a(n)
1) byte 2) bit
3) field 4) attribute
Ques. : 597 A set of instructions telling the computer what to
do is called
1) mentor 2) instructor
3) compiler 4) program
Ques. : 598 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
Ques. : 599 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. : 600 Which of the following is not associated with
computers?
1) BIt 2) Binary
3) Pencil 4) Mouse
5) Screen Ans.) 3
Ques. : 601 MICR technology used for clearance of cheques
by banks refers to
1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 2) Magnetic
Intelligence Character Recognition
3) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition 4) Magnetic
Insurance Cases Recognition
Ques. : 602 Modern computers represent characters and
numbers internally using one of the following number
systems:
1) Penta 2) Octal
3) Hexa 4) Septa
5) Binary Ans.) 5
Ques. : 603 A ________ is approximately a million bytes.
1) gigabyte 2) kilobyte
3) megabyte 4) Terabyte
Ques. : 604 If you want to extend the length of the network
without having the signal degrade, you would use a
1) repeater 2) router
3) gateway 4) switch
Ques. : 605 To move down a page in a document
1) jump 2) fly
3) wringgle 4) scroll
Ques. : 606 What type of resource does have greater
probability to become shared resource in a computer network?
1) Printers 2) Speakers
3) Floppy disk drivers 4) Keyboards

Ques. : 607 Which of the following terms is used to describe
the 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) right click Ans.) 3
Ques. : 608 What does storage unit provide?
1) Place for typing data 2) Storage for information and
instruction
3) Place for printing information 4) All the above
Ques. : 609 _________ are distinct items that don't have much
meaning to you in a given countext.
1) Fields 2) Data
3) Queries 4) Properties
Ques. : 610 An example of a telecommunication device is a
1) Keyboard 2) mouse
3) printer 4) modem
Ques. : 611 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. : 612 The _____ becomes different shapes depending on
the task you are performing.
1) active tab 2) insertion point
3) mouse pointer 4) ribbon
Ques. : 613 The capability of the operating system to enable
two or more than two instructions to execute simultaneously
in a single computer system by using multiple CPUs is
1) Multitasking 2) Multiprogramming
3) multiprocessing 4) Multiexecution
Ques. : 614 A collection of related information sorted and
dealt with as a unit is a
1) disk 2) data
3) file 4) floppy
Ques. : 615 An output device that lets you see what the
computer is doing
1) a disk drive 2) monitorscreen
3) shift key 4) printer
Ques. : 616 To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users
often use a
1) terminal 2) node
3) desktop 4) handheld
Ques. : 617 By default, your documents print in
__________mode.
1) landscape 2) portrait
3) page setup 4) print view
Ques. : 618 Firewalls are used to protect against
1) unauthorised attacks 2) virus attacks
3) data driven attacks 4) fire attacks
Ques. : 619 The term "hypertext" means
1) Nonsequential
writing 2) Hypermedia
3) Blinking text 4) Text with heavy formatting
Ques. : 620 We can enter and edit text efficiently using
1) spreadsheet 2) typewriter
3) Word Processing Program 4) Desktop Publishing Program
Ques. : 621 ________ may be included in other folder while
making heirarchical structure folder.
1) Minifolder 2) Tiered folder
3) Subfolder
4) Object
Ques. : 622 To access properties of an object, the mouse
technique to use is __________.
1) rightclicking
2) shiftclicking
Ques. : 623 A ________ shares hardware, software and data
among authorised users.
1) network 2) protocol
3) hypertext 4) transmitter
Ques. : 624 Computer programs are written in a highlevel
programming language however, the humanreadable
version of a program is called
1) cache 2) instruction set
3) source code 4) world size
Ques. : 625 In world processing, an efficient way to move the
3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is
1) copy and paste 2) copy, cut and paste
3) cut, copy and paste 4) cut and paste
Ques. : 626 Which of the following is an example of
connectivity?
1) Internet 2) Floppy disk
3) paper disk 4) TV disk
Ques. : 627 ________ allows you to print.
1) Ribbon 2) Monitor
3) Go now 4) Ctrl+P
Ques. : 628 Microsoft Office is an example of a
1) closedsource
software 2) opensource
software
3) horizontalmarket
software 4) verticalmarket
software
Ques. : 629 A popular way to learn about computers without
ever going to a classroom is called
1) ilerning
2) isolated learning
3) elearning
4) close learning
Ques. : 630 A person who uses his/her expertise to gain access
to other people's computers to get information illegally or
do damage is a
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1) spammer 2) hacker
3) instant messanger 4) All of the above
Ques. : 631 Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers express
each decimal digit as a
1) bit 2) byte
3) nibble 4) binary digit
5) word Ans.) 3
Ques. : 632 One nibble is equal to
1) 2 bits 2) 4 bits
3) 6 bits 4) 8 bits
Ques. : 633 What may happen if 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) All cells get locked Ans.) 4
Ques. : 634 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.
Ques. : 635 'TWAIN' is related to which of the following?
1) Printer 2) Keyboard
3) Mouse 4) Monitor
5) Scanner Ans.) 5
Ques. : 636 The Internet is an example of __________
network.
1) star 2) bus
3) hybrid 4) mesh
5) ring Ans.) 4
Ques. : 637 Blueprints are usually created using
____________software.
1) CGI 2) Paint
3) Draw 4) CAD
5) API Ans.) 4
Ques. : 638 The power of a spreadsheet lies in its
1) cells 2) formulas
3) labels 4) worksheets
5) row and columns Ans.) 2
Ques. : 639 IP address consists of how many bits?
1) 16 bits 2) 8 bits
3) 30 bits 4) 32 bits
5) 36 bits Ans.) 4
Ques. : 640 Which storage decive is mounted on 'reels'?
1) Floppy disk 2) CDROM
3) Magnetic disk 4) Magnetic tape
5) Hard disk Ans.) 4
Ques. : 641 A paint program keeps track of every _________
placed on the screen.
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1) Image 2) object
3) pixel 4) color
5) symbol Ans.) 3
Ques. : 642 Rules of a programming language are called
1) procedures 2) calls
3) methods 4) login
5) syntax Ans.) 5
Ques. : 643 A primary key can also be called a
1) super key 2) candidate key
3) alternate key 4) secondary key
5) foreign key Ans.) 2
Ques. : 644 Which shortcut key is used to open a new file in

MS Word?
1) Ctrl+N 2) Ctrl+M
3) Ctrl+Y 4) Ctrl+X
5) Ctrl+Z Ans.) 1
Ques. : 645 Bridge operates in which of the following OSI
layers?
1) Physical 2) Network
3) Data link 4) Both 1) and 3)
5) Session Ans.) 4

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Ques.

: 1 These are the programs that are deposited on a user's

1) Common Instruction Set Computer 2) Coded Instruction

3) network of networks 4) network of intranets

3) Microprocessor architecture 4) No. of ports to attach

1) Dedicated Operating System 2) Differed Operating System

5) None of these Ans.) 3

3) trojan horse 4) phishing scam

5) fatal error Ans.) 3

3) software piracy 4) program looting

Ques. : 143 A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and

Ques. : 155 The collection of links throughout the Internet

1) special function cards 2) RAM

3) Special function cards 4) Scanners

3) word processing 4) icon

5) None of these Ans.) 3

3) Cursor 4) Return key

1) a card reader and a printing device 2) an analytical engine

Ques. : 250 Windos 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are

5) None of these Ans.) 4

3) base document 4) template

specially designed documents, which are all linked on

Ques. : 308 How many different documents can you have

3) DVDs 4) Hard Disk Drive

Ques. : 332 Unsolicited commercial email is commonly

3) Arithmetic Logic Unit 4) Control Unit

5) None of these Ans.) 3

3) Foreign key 4) Logical key

1) International Spy Project 2) Indian Social Planning

5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 405 Which of the following is a storage device that

3) assembly language 4) machine language

Ques. : 466 All of the following are examples of real security

1) Computers are very fast and can store huge

5) None of these Ans.) 4

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 534 __________ processes the data and is also called

Ques. : 545 The box that contains the central electronic

5) None of these Ans.) 1

5) None of these Ans.) 1

5) None of these Ans.) 3

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 644 Which shortcut key is used to open a new file in

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