COMPUTER GK -2

Part-11
1. Normally which of the following is costlier ?
(A) Server (B) Main frame computer
(C) Personal computer (D) Laptop computer

2. The . tells the computer how to use its components.

(A) utility (B) network
(C) application program (D) operating system

3. A dialogue between a human-being and a computer programme that occurs

simultaneously in various forms is described as
(A) man-machine speak (B) binary chat
(C) digital talk (D) interactivity

4. Which one of the following is not a network device ?

(A) Router (B) Switch
(C) Hub (D) CPU

5. A compiler is used to convert the following to object code which can be

executed
(A) High-level language (B) Low-level language
(C) Assembly language (D) Natural language

6. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer ?

(A) 2 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 16

7. Which one of the following is an example of Operating System ?

(A) Microsoft Word (B) Microsoft Excel
(C) Microsoft Access (D) Microsoft Windows

8. DNS in internet technology stands for

(A) Dynamic Name System (B) Domain Name System
(C) Distributed Name System (D) None of these

9. HTML stands for

(A) Hyper Text Markup Language
(B) Hyper Text Manipulation Language
(C) Hyper Text Managing Links
(D) Hyper Text Manipulating Links
10. Processed data is called:
(A) Data base (B) File
(C) Information (D) Sample

PART-12
1. You can start Microsoft Word by using button.
(A) New (B) Start
(C) Program (D) Control Panel

2. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?

(A) RAM (B) ROM
(C) CPU (D) CD-ROM

3. Various applications and documents are represented on the Windows desktop

by
(A) Symbols (B) Labels
(C) Graphs (D) Icons

4. The scientist who developed the idea of the WWW is

(A) James Gosling (B) Tim Berns Lee
(C) Andrew Tannenbaum (D) Linus Torvalds

5. On the keyboard of computer each character has an "ASCII" value which stands
for
(A) American Stock Code for Information Interchange
(B) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(C) African Standard Code for Information Interchange
(D) Adaptable Standard Code for Information Interchange

6. Which part of the central processing unit(CPU) perform calculation and makes
decisions
(A) Arithmetic Logic Unit (B) Alternating Logic Unit
(C) Alternate Local Unit (D) American Logic Unit

7. "Dpi" stands for

(A) Dots per inch (B) Digits per unit
(C) Dots pixel inch (D) Diagrams per inch
8. The Institution set up by the Government of India to provide computer based
information services to government departments
(A) C-DIT (B) CDAC
(C) NIC (D) DOEACC

9. Information Communication Technology (ICT) involves primarily

(A) Enrichment of existing knowledge
(B) Installation of equipments
(C) Storage and communication of information
(D) Use of technology for teaching

10. For use of ICT, teachers should be familiar with

(A) Programming (B) Browsing
(C) Planning (D) Handling of audio-visual aids

PART-13
1. Which of the following is PIM software ?
(A) Microsoft Word (B) Microsoft Outlook
(C) Microsoft Excel (D) None of these

2. To create a prototype of a new product, a designer might use a ..

program.
(A) CAD (B) 3D modeling
(C) paint (D) None of these

3. 1 GB is equal to
(A) 10000 KB (B) 1073741824 KB
(C) 1048576 KB (D) 100000 KB

4. Computer virus is
(A) A micro organism
(B) A useful computer component
(C) Electro magnetic waves entering the computer from internet
(D) A programme

5. Rohith was asked to prepare a multimedia presentation as part of a seminar.

Which of the following software can be made use of?
(A) Notepad (B) Excel
(C) Power Point (D) Adobe Reader
6. In internet terminology IP means
(A) Internet Provider (B) Internet Protocol
(C) Internet Procedure (D) Internet Processor

7. Which one of the following is not a search engine?

(A) Bing (B) Google
(C) Yahoo (D) Windows

8. Its main purpose is to prohibit unauthorized access to your computer via the
Internet.
(A) popup blocker (B) firewall
(C) spyware blocker (D) spam

9. Only . program(s) become(s) active even though we can open many

programs at a time.
(A) four (B) three
(C) two (D) one

10. When the margins on both sides are straight and equal, then there is . in
document.
(A) full justification (B) full alignment
(C) left justification (D) right justification

PART-14
1. How will words appear on the page? We call it as
(A) Text formatting (B) Character formatting
(C) Point size (D) Type face

2. The Internet is an example of a network.

(A) ring (B) bus
(C) hybrid (D) mesh

3. What is a blog ?
(A) Online music
(B) Internet
(C) is a website, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis.
(D) A personal or corporate Google search

4. Computers use the number system to store data and perform calculations.
(A) binary (B) octal
(C) decimal (D) hexadecimal
5. What happens when you press Ctrl + V Key ?
(A) A Capital V letter is typed into your document at the Cursor point
(B) The selected item is pasted from the clipboard
(C) The selected item is pasted to the clipboard
(D) The selected drawing objects are distributed vertically on the page

6. .. connects the computer to the network media.

(A) cable (B) hub
(C) NIC (D) terminator

7. The expression DSL stands for ..

(A) Digital Subscriber Line (B) Digital Signature Line
(C) Digital Sending Line (D) Digital Subscriber Loop

8. The Internet was originally a project for this government agency.

(A) ARPA (B) NSF
(C) NSA (D) None of these

9. An organization that needs to produce hundreds or thousands of pages a day,

the . printer is the most logical choice.
(A) dot-matrix (B) laser
(C) ink jet (D) None of these

10. If a user needs Information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored
..
(A) on a CD (B) in secondary storage
(C) in the CPU (D) in RAM

PART-15
1. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is
..
(A) Monitor (B) Software
(C) Shared resources (D) Hardware

2. represents raw facts, whereas is data made meaningful.

(A) Information, reporting (B) Data, information
(C) Information, bits (D) Records, bytes

3. VAN refers to .
(A) Virtual Analog Network (B) Value Added Network
(C) Variable Address Network (D) Virtual Additional Network
4. A Laser printer is:
(A) an input device (B) an output device
(C) both (A) and (B) (D) None of these

5. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste
them to another location?
(A) The clipboard (B) ROM
(C) CD-ROM (D) The hard disk

6. The browsers . keeps a list of web pages you have visited during the
current session.
(A) favorites (B) cache
(C) history (D) All of these

7. .. can make it easier to play games.

(A) Joystick (B) Mouse
(C) Keyboard (D) Light Pen

8. While sending an e-mail, the line describes the contents of the message:
(A) subject (B) to
(C) contents (D) cc

9. A pre-designed document that already had coordinating fonts, a layout, and a

background:
(A) guide (B) model
(C) ruler (D) template

10. A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on
a small silicon chip is called a(n)
(A) workstation (B) CPU
(C) magnetic disk (D) integrated circuit

PART-16
1. There are .. bits in one byte.
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 32

2. The main component of a desktop PC is the .. which houses the

computers critical parts.
(A) system case (B) memory
(C) keyboard (D) processor
3. GPS is a system that helps in locating positions with the help of :
(A) Microwaves (B) Satellites
(C) Police intelligence (D) Wireless communication

4. The of software contains lists of commands and options.

(A) menu bar (B) toolbar
(C) title bar (D) formula bar

5. A .. can make it easier to play games.

(A) mouse (B) joystick
(C) keyboard (D) pen

6. How many different documents can you have open at any one time ?
(A) Not more than three
(B) Only one
(C) As many as your computer memory will hold
(D) No more than your Taskbar can display

7. A hard disk is divided into tracks which is further subdivided into

(A) Clusters (B) Sectors
(C) Vectors (D) Heads

8. A Compiler is a software which converts

(A) Characters to bits
(B) High level language to machine language
(C) Machine language to high level language
(D) Words to bits

9. Virtual memory is
(A) an extremely large main memory.
(B) an extremely large secondary memory.
(C) an illusion of extremely large main memory
(D) a type of memory used in super computers.

10. The fastest memory in a computer system is:

(A) ROM (B) RAM
(C) Cache (D) Hard disk

PART-17
1. A tape drive offers . access to data.
(A) random (B) sporadic
(C) sequential (D) None of these
2. . are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment and are often
designed to do harm.
(A) Viruses (B) Spam
(C) Portals (D) Email messages

3. We can enter and edit the text efficiently using ..

(A) Spreadsheet (B) Word Processing Program
(C) Typewriter (D) Desktop Publishing Program

4. ctrl, shift and alt are called . keys.

(A) modifier (B) function
(C) adjustment (D) alphanumeric

5. An imaginary memory supported by the operating system in conjunction with

the secondary memory is:
(A) Virtual memory (B) Cache memory
(C) Primary memory (D) None of these

6. Information Technology Act was enacted on

(A) 19 January 2001 (B) 30 June 2001
(C) 9 June 2000 (D) 15 July 1999

7. CLASS is the acronym for

(A) Computer, Language and School Studies
(B) Computer, Literacy and Studies in Schools
(C) Computer, Language and Secondary Schools
(D) Computer, Learning and School Studies

8. Where was the first computer installed in India?

(A) Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
(B) Indian Institute of Statistics, Delhi
(C) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(D) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

9. A network that links across metropolitan, regional and national boundaries is

called:
(A) MAN (B) LAN
(C) WAN (D) VAN

10. LAN stands for

(A) Local And National (B) Local Area Network
(C) Large Area Network (D) Live Area Network
PART-18
1. Personal computers can be connected together to form a
(A) server (B) supercomputer
(C) enterprise (D) network

2. Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in colour ?

(A) Only graphics
(B) Only text
(C) All elements
(D) All elements, but only if you have a colour printer

3. All of the followings are included in typical Computer programming language

which are in use currently Except
(A) C++ (B) Java
(C) Visual Basic NET (D) Machine language

4. Information and Communication Technology includes

(A) On line learning (B) Learning through the use of EDUSAT
(C) Web Based Learning (D) All the above

5. Which of the following is the appropriate format of URL of e-mail?

(A) www_mail.com (B) aps@mail.com
(C) WWW@mail.com (D) www.mail.com

6. A process used by large retailers to study trends

(A) data selection (B) data mining
(C) both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above

7. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone

(A) Proprietary (B) Open
(C) Private (D) Either (A) or (B)

8. Computers use . language to process data

(A) English (B) powerful
(C) decimal (D) binary

9. The term bit is a short for

(A) binary digit (B) binary number
(C) digit (D) byte
10. Which of the following is not an example of input device?
(A) Keyboard (B) mouse
(C) Printer (D) scanner

PART-19
1. Which type of memory gets lost when you switch off ?
(A) ROM (B) RAM
(C) Cache (D) Dynamic

2. What is the name of the program that controls the computer?

(A) The Operating System (B) An Application Program
(C) A Browser (D) The File Manager

3. What is the storage capacity of a CD ROM?

(A) 700 MB (B) 500 MB
(C) 7000 MB (D) 4.7 GB

4. What is the storage capacity of a DVD?

(A) 700 MB (B) 500 MB
(C) 7000 MB (D) 4.7 GB

5. CPU stands for

(A) Computer Processing Unit (B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Computer Protection Unit (D) Central Processing Upload

6. The.. of a system includes the programs or instructions.

(A) hardware (B) icon
(C) information (D) software

7. Text in a column is generally aligned ..

(A) justified (B) right
(C) centre (D) left

8. Back up of the data files will help to prevent

(A) loss of confidentiality (B) duplication of data
(C) loss of data (D) virus infection

9. The background of any Word document .

(A) is always white color
(B) is the color you preset under the Option menu
(C) is always the same for the entire document
(D) can have any color you choose
10. The benefit of using computers is that .
(A) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data
(B) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect
(C) Computers are designed to be inflexible
(D) All of the above

PART-20
1. Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate
for performing numerical and statistical calculations?
(A) Database (B) Document processor
(C) Graphics package (D) Spreadsheet

2. In order to save an existing document with a different name you need to

(A) Retype the document and give it a different name

(B) Use the Save as... command
(C) Copy and paste the original document to a new document and then save
(D) Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a different location and then
rename it

3. What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions,
or program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can
be run on a computer?
(B) Assembling (B) Compiling
(C) Translating (D) Uploading

4. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is:

(A) right-clicking (B) shift-clicking
(C) dragging (D) dropping

5. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a

computer network?
(A) keyboards (B) speakers
(C) floppy disk drives (D) printers

6. To "maximize" a window means to .....

(A) fill it to capacity (B) expand it to fit the desktop
(C) put only like files inside (D) drag it to the Recycle Bin

7. The "home page" of a web site is .

(A) the largest page (B) the last page
(C) the first page (D) the most colorful page
8. A personal computer is
(A) MC (B) SC
(C) YC (D) PC

9. Saving is the process of .

(A) copying a document from memory to a storage medium
(B) making changes to a document's existing content
(C) changing the appearance, or overall look, of a document
(D) developing a document by entering text using a keyboard

10. To find a saved document in the computer's memory and bring it up on the
screen to view.
(A) reverse (B) rerun
(C) retrieve (D) return