1. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?

A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. RAM
D. CDROM
1. 2. Which device is used to backup the data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Tape
C. Network Drive.
D. All of the above

3. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:

A. a sound card and speakers B. a microphone
C. all of them required
D. none of them required
4. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms
of Cost/Bit?
A. Semiconductor memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Compact Disks
D. Magnetic Tapes
5. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external
storage device?
A. Bits
B. Bytes
C. Hertz
D. Clock cycles
6. Which of the following have the fastest access time?
A. Semiconductor Memories B. Magnetic Disks
C. Magnetic Tapes
D. Compact Disks
7. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A. Floppy Disk B. CDROM
C. Hard Disk
D. None of these
8. Which of the following is a programming language?
A. Lotus
B. Pascal
C. MS-Excel
D. Netscape
9. What is a compiler?
A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into
machine code in one step
C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient
execution
D. None of the above

10. What is an interpreter?

A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B. An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C. An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient
execution
D. None of the above
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11. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting
the keystroke into the corresponding bits? A. ANSI B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC D. ISO
12. What is the full form of RAM?
A. Read Access Memory
B. Random Access Memory
C. Rapid access Memory
D. none
13. A Pixel is
A. A computer program that draws picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D. None of these
14. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User
Environment?
A. Keyboard B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
15. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 16 D. 32
16. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Hexadecimal D. Octal
17. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner B. Printer
C. Flat Screen D. Touch Screen
18. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store
information to it but cannot erase or modify it?

A. Floppy Disk B. Hard Disk

C. Tape Drive D. CDROM
19. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic D. Laser
20. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Compact Disk D. Magneto Optic Disk
21. During the program execution, temporary/intermediate values are stored in _____________.
a. Registers
b. Peripherals
c. LAN
d. None of these
22. The objects can be inherited by _____________.
a. A single object only
b. Multiple objects
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Either (a) or (a)

23. The operating system may perform _____________ operation to manage the memory while running a large program.a. Sorting
b. Scheduling
c. Paging
d. None of these
24. When the LAN is arranged in such a way that each computer is connected directly to the HUB the configuration can be termed as _____________
network.
a. Bus
b. Star
c. Ring
d. None of these
25. To communicate with other computers over a telephone line the computer must have _____________ installed.
a. Telephone set
b. Modem
c. LAN Card
d. None of these
26. When each item of data in a database is directly linked with every other item of data, the database is called _____________.
a. Relational
b. Hierarchical
c. Network
d. None of these
27. _____________ is the most efficient method to reduce the duplication of data.
a. Duplication
c. Normalisation
c. Empty fields
d. None of these
28. The _____________ operation changes the coordinate values of objects being displayed.
a. Transformation
b. Windowing
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
29. A linear sequential software development model is also referred to as ____________ .
a. Prototype Model
b. RAD Model
c. Spiral Model
d. None of these

30. State Transition Diagram gives information of ___________.

a. Data Flow
b. Entry Relationship
c. Control Flow
d. None of these
1. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
A) Memory
B) Buffer
C) Accumulator
D) Address

2. One computer that is not considered a portable is

a. Minicomputer
b. Laptop computer
c. Notebook computer
d. All of above
3. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
a. Genetics
b. Control and communication
c. Molecular biology
d. Biochemistry
4. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by
the PC?
a. Memory address registers
b. Memory data registers
c. Instruction register
d. Program counter
5. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is and storage is
a. Temporary, permanent
b. Permanent, temporary
c. Slow, fast
d. All of above
6. CD-ROM is a
a. Semiconductor memory
b. Memory register
c. Magnetic memory
d. None of above
7. Which of the following is called low level languages?
a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. Both of the above
d. None of above

8. Which of the following is not computer language?

a. High level language
b. Medium level language
c. Low level language
d. All of the above
9. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
a. Daughterboard
b. Motherboard
c. Father board

d. Childboard

10. A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk
permanently is
a. Fixed disk
b. Disk cartridge
c. Card punch
d. Card reader
1. The feature of Word that automatically adjusts the amount of space between certain
combination of characters so that an entire word looks more evenly spaced. What is that feature
called?
A) Spacing
B) Scaling
C) Kerning
D) Positioning
2. The keystrokes Ctrl + I is used to
A) Increase font size
B) Inserts a line break
C) Indicate the text should be bold
D) Applies italic format to selected text

3. Background color or effects applied on a document is not visible in

A) Web layout view
B) Print Layout view
C) Reading View
D) Print Preview

4. Which of the following is graphics solution for Word Processors?

A) Clipart
B) WordArt
C) Drop Cap

D) All of above
5. Which of the following is the second step in creating a macro?
A) Start recording
B) Using your mouse or keyboard, perform the task you want to automate
C) Assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro
D) Give the macro a name
6. Which indent marker controls all the lines except first line?
A) First Line Indent Marker
B) Left Indent Marker
C) Hanging Indent Marker
D) Right Indent Marker
7. Columns dialog box can be opened from
A) Format menu Columns submenu
B) Double click on column space in ruler
C) Press Alt + O + C
D) All of above
8. You need to jump to the next column breaking current column right at the cursor position.
How can you break column?
A) Pressing Ctrl+Enter
B) Pressing Alt+Shift+Enter
C) Break command from Insert menu
D) Both b and c
9. If you will be displaying or printing your document on another computer, youll want to make
sure and select the _____________ option under the Save tab.
A) Embed Fonts
B) Embed True Type Fonts
C) Save True Type Fonts
D) Save Fonts
10. Which of the following is not a type of page margin?
A) Left
B) Right
C) Center
D) Top
11. Which file starts MS Word?
A) Winword.exe
B) Word.exe

C) Msword.exe
D) Word2003.exe
1. What is the smallest width of a column?
A) 0"
B) 0.5"
C) 1"
D) 1.5"
2. There can be many ways to insert page number in a document. Which of the following lets
you insert page number
A) Page number from Insert menu
B) Page Setup from file menu
C) Footnote from Insert menu
D) Both a & c
3. Shimmer, Sparkle text, Blinking Background etc. are known as
A) font styles
B) font effects
C) word art
4. Uppercase on Change Case dialog box and All Caps on Fonts dialog box both converts
selected text into Capital Letters. Whats the difference between the two?
A) Both are same. They are only two different ways of capitalize text.
B) It is faster to convert from Change Case than from Font dialog box
C) Change Case makes conversion permanent but All Caps on Font can always be
reverted
D) All Caps on Font dialog box makes the change permanent where Change Case can be always
reverted
5. Where can you find the horizontal split bar on MS Word screen?
A) On the left of horizontal scroll bar
B) On the right of horizontal scroll bar
C) On the top of vertical scroll bar
D) On the bottom of vertical scroll bar
6. How many ways you can save a document?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
7. What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting toolbar?
A) 8 and 72

B) 8 and 64
C) 12 and 72
D) None of above
8. After typing header text, how can you quickly enter footer text?
A) Press PageDown key and type the text for footer
B) Click on Switch between Heder & Footer then type the text
C) Both of above
D) None of above
9. When assigning a shortcut key to a symbol, you should always try to select a key or key
combination that is:
A) unassigned
B) Located on the ten-key pad section of your keyboard.
C) Assigned to another task.
D) From the same font family as the symbol.
10. Which of the following line spacing is invalid?
A) Single
B) Double
C) Triple
D) Multiple