Wednesday, June 19, 2013

computer awareness 2



1. When we run a program in HTML coding _____ is used as backend and ____ works as
front end.
       1) Notepad - Internet-Explorer           2) Notepad - Msn-messenger                                     
       3) MS-Word - Internet Explorer         4) Both (1) and (2)                  5) None of these

2. In a database, ……..... fields store numbers used to perform calculations.
      1) Next            2) Key             3) Alpha Numeric       4) Numeric      5) None of these

3. How can the user determine what programs are available on a computer?
    1) Checking the hard disk properties

    2) Viewing the installed programs during the booting process

    3) Checking the operating system for a list of installed programs.

   4) Checking the existing files saved on the disk 

   5) None of these


4. Ctrl, shift, alt are called ....... keys.

   1) Adjustment             2) Function      3) Modifier      4) Alphanumeric         5) None of these


5. The feature to customize the desktop to display information that can be updated from

internet is:

      1) Active desktop       2) Online desktop       3) E-mail         4) Resource Sharing   

     5) None of these


6.Which of the following can hold maximum data?

   1) Optical disk                        2) Floppy disk             3) Magnetic disk inside computer

   4) Magnetic tape         5) None of these


7. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer and operating are connected properly?
      1) Booting       2) Processing               3) Saving         4) Editing        5) None of these

8. Where is data saved permanently?

      1) RAM           2) ROM           3) CPU            4) Printer         5) None of these


9. A bar which is seen at the bottom of the screen (usually) when the computer is turned on

is known as:

    1) Address Bar            2) Task Bar      3) Windows Bar          4) Line bar       5) None of these


10. Small application programs that run on a web page and may ensure a form is completed
properly or provide animation are known as _____
    1) Flash           2) Spiders        3) Cookies      4) Applets       5) Sparks

11. Which of the following describes relational database?

   1)      It provides relationship between integers

   2)      It consists of separate tables of related data

   3)      It retrieves data related to its queries

   4)      It provides the relationship between floats

   5)      None of these


12. A program for viewing webpages is called:

     1) Word Processor      2) Spread sheet           3) Protocol      4) Browser      5) Database


13. Which of the following is true about RAM?

   A)    It is an acronym for Random Access Memory

   B) It is memory built from silicon chips that is used to store programs and data temporarily
        While they are being processed

   C) RAM stores the data permanently like Hard Disks

    1)      Only A and C       2) Only B and C         3) Only A and B         4) All the three
     
    5) None of these

14. The code for a Web page is written using _____
   1) A fifth generation language            2) Win Zip       3) Peripherals             
   4) Hypertext Markup Language         5) URL

15. The name, a user assigns to a document is called:

1) File name    2) Program      3) Record        4) Data                        5) None of these



16. File ....... shrinks the size of a file so that it requires less storage space.

    1) Scanning     2) Synthesizing           3) De fragmenting        4) Compression          

   5) None of these


17. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel  are known as _____
    1) Super computers     2) Lap tops     3) Mini computers       4) File servers
                       
    5) None of these


18. Which of the following is a professional social networking site?

    1) Facebook    2) Orkut          3) Twitter        4) LinkedIn     5) None of these


19. Two or more computers connected to each other of sharing information form a _____
    1) Network      2) Router         3) Server          4) Tunnel         5) Pipeline


20. Pick the odd one out:

    1) Interpreter   2) Operating System   3) Compiler     4) Assembler   5) None of these


21. When you are working on a document on PC, where is the  document temporarily stored?
    1) RAM           2) ROM          3) The CPU     4) Flash memory        5) The CD-Rom

22. When a particular object or an image is copied, in which of the following places it is stored?

   1) Notice Board                      2) Interim Board                     3) Notepad      4) Clipboard   
   5) None of these

23. The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called.......

    1) LAN                       2) Web                        3) Hypertext    4) Internet       5) None of these

24. The Term 'BIT' is the short form for:

   1) Mega Byte  2) Binary Language    3) Binary Digit            4) Binary Number      

   5) None of these

25. Network components are connected to the same cable in the _____ topology.
     1) Star                         2) Ring            3) Bus              4) Mesh           5) Mixed


26. When sending an e-mail, the _____ line describes the contents of the message.
    1) to     2) subject         3) contents      4) CC                         5) None of these


27. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _____ key.
   1) Home          2) A                3) Page-up      4) Enter           5) None of these

28. Computers use the _____ number system to store data and perform calculations.
    1) Decimal       2) Hexadecimal          3) Octal           4) Binary         5) None of these

29. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another 
location?
   1) The clipboard          2) ROM          3) CD-ROM    4) The hard disk          5) None of these

30. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it is shaped like a hand.
   1) Grammar error        2) Hyperlink    3) Screen tip    4) Spelling error          5) Formatting error

31. 'www' stands for _____
   1) World Word Web
   2) World Wide Web
   3) World White Web
   4) World Work Web
   5) None of these

32. The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called
  1) multitasking            2) multi-processing      3) multi-operating       4) multi-paging
  5) None of these

33. The main purpose of the offline device is...
    1) To reduce the no. of operator errors in recording data
    2) To save computer time
    3) To save floor space in the computer centre
    4) All of the above
    5) None of these 
34. Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a ________ interface
   1) command-driven     2) windows-oriented   3) graphical-user         4) menu-driven          
   5) None of these 
35. The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the ____________ operating system
    1) Windows    2) Linux          3) Unix           4) CMOS        5) None of these 
36. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of open-source operating systems over
proprietary versions?
   1) Free use and distribution
   2) Availability of technical support
   3) Availability of source code
   4) Ability to modify code
   5) None of these 
37. CD-ROM can store up to ____ MB of data
    1) 600 MB       2) 400 Floppy disk      3) 320 MB       4) Both (A) and (B)
    5) None of these 
38. A framework in which circuit boards can be mounted is...
    1) Switch circuit          2) Chip            3) Card cage    4) Bar code    5) None of these 
39. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?
    1) Dumb terminal        2) Smart terminal       3) VDT           4) Intelligent terminal
    5) None of these 
40. A Plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor
Embedded within it is
    1) Punched paper tape           2) Chip card    3) Card punch                         4) Magnetic tape
    5) None of these 
41. Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?
    1) Lynx           2) MS DOS     3) Windows XP          4) Symbian      5) None of these 
42. An essential difference between the operating system that runs a typical desktop computer and the operating system that runs a typical PDA is that
   1) the desktop OS has a graphical user interface whereas the PDA OS does not
   2) the desktop OS can run several programs simultaneously whereas the PDA OS cannot
   3) the desktop OS manages hardware resources whereas the PDA OS does not
   4) the desktop computer has an OS whereas a PDA does not
   5) None of these 
43. VIRUS stands for
  1) Vital Information Recourse Under Siege
  2) Vital Information Reason Under Siege
  3) Vital Information Recourse Under System
  4) Virus Information Recourse Under Siege
  5) None of these

44. Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are
called which of the following
   1) Time sharing           2) Public domain         3) Shareware   4) share
   5) None of the above

45. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of: 
   1) Application software          2) System software.    3) Operating system software. 
   4) platform software.              5) none

46. 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.
   5)  none of this

47. A compiler translates a program written in a high-level language into .

    1) Machine language               2) an algorithm            3) a debugged program

    4) Java             5) None of these


48. Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations?
1) ALU           2) Control Unit           3) Registers     4) BUS            5) None of these

49. 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)
  5) None of these

50. Changing an existing document is called _____ the document.
1) Creating      2) Editing        3) Modifying   4) Adjusting    5) None of these

 

ANSWERS
1.1       2.4       3.4       4.3       5.1       6.4       7.1       8.2       9.2       10.4
11.2     12.4     13.3     14.4     15.1     16.4     17.2     18.4     19.1     20.2
21.1     22.4     23.4     24.3     25.2     26.2     27.1     28.4     29.1     30.2
31.2     32.1     33.2     34.3     35.3     36.2     37.4     38.3     39.4     40.2
41.1     42.2     43.1     44.2     45.1     46.1     47.1     48.1     49.2     50.2




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