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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
By default, number entries are |
| A. | rightied aligned |
| B. | centred |
| C. | left-aligned |
| D. | merged |
| E. | justified |
| Answer» B. centred | |
| 2. |
A program which is in execution is called |
| A. | data |
| B. | job |
| C. | process |
| D. | information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. information | |
| 3. |
The collection of commands is called |
| A. | file |
| B. | program |
| C. | information |
| D. | data |
| E. | instruction |
| Answer» C. information | |
| 4. |
________ are tiny charts embedded into the background of an Excel cell. |
| A. | Labels |
| B. | Functions |
| C. | Formulas |
| D. | Sparklines |
| E. | Background |
| Answer» E. Background | |
| 5. |
The blinking symbol which indicates the next position of the character is called |
| A. | Delete key |
| B. | Control key |
| C. | Cursor |
| D. | Return key |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Return key | |
| 6. |
________ type of commercial Internet service providers are most widely used. |
| A. | Centralised |
| B. | National |
| C. | Regional |
| D. | Decentralise |
| E. | Application |
| Answer» C. Regional | |
| 7. |
Software applies_______, also called algorithms, to process data. |
| A. | arithmetic |
| B. | procedures |
| C. | objects |
| D. | rules |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. objects | |
| 8. |
POS data entry system is used most extensively by the |
| A. | grocery industry |
| B. | railroad industry |
| C. | word-processing industry |
| D. | banking industry |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. railroad industry | |
| 9. |
A transaction file is a type of |
| A. | data file |
| B. | master file |
| C. | access method |
| D. | Only 2) and 3) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. master file | |
| 10. |
The name given to a document by user is called |
| A. | Filename |
| B. | Program |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Record |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Program | |
| 11. |
The property that when classes are arranged in a hierarchy, each class assumes the attributes andmethods of its ancestors is called |
| A. | generalisation |
| B. | inheritance |
| C. | encapsulation |
| D. | information hiding |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. encapsulation | |
| 12. |
Error messages in an Excel sheet starts with _______ sign/symbol. |
| A. | % |
| B. | $ |
| C. | # |
| D. | 0 |
| E. | – |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 13. |
To rename currently highlighted object ________ is used. |
| A. | F1 |
| B. | F2 |
| C. | F3 |
| D. | F5 |
| E. | F6 |
| Answer» C. F3 | |
| 14. |
________ company started the personal-computer industry. |
| A. | Compaq |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | HCL |
| D. | IBM |
| E. | Texas instruments |
| Answer» C. HCL | |
| 15. |
A ________ is a non-impact printer that can produce very high-quality, letter-perfect printing. |
| A. | daisy wheel printer |
| B. | laser printer |
| C. | dot-matrix printer |
| D. | thermal printer |
| E. | drum printer |
| Answer» C. dot-matrix printer | |
| 16. |
Network components are connected to the same cable in the ________ topology. |
| A. | star |
| B. | ring |
| C. | bus |
| D. | mesh |
| E. | mixed |
| Answer» D. mesh | |
| 17. |
Which of the following terms is used to describe the movement of an item with the help of mouse toa new position on screen? |
| A. | Click |
| B. | Double-click |
| C. | Drag and drop |
| D. | Point |
| E. | Right-click |
| Answer» D. Point | |
| 18. |
POST stands for |
| A. | Positive Operating System Test |
| B. | Particle Of Static Transfer |
| C. | Power-On Self-Test |
| D. | Printer Online Static Test |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Printer Online Static Test | |
| 19. |
You must install a/an ________ on a network if you want to share an Internet connection. |
| A. | router |
| B. | modem |
| C. | node |
| D. | cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. modem | |
| 20. |
A word processor is most likely to be used to do which of the following? |
| A. | Doing a computer search in the media centre |
| B. | Keeping an account of money spent |
| C. | Maintaining an inventory |
| D. | Typing a biography |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 21. |
In the “C” language the function scant ( ) reads |
| A. | single character |
| B. | character and strings |
| C. | any possible number |
| D. | any possible variable type |
| E. | limited variable types |
| Answer» C. any possible number | |
| 22. |
A permanent virtual circuit involves |
| A. | Connection establishment |
| B. | Data transfer |
| C. | Connection release |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Connection release | |
| 23. |
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data. |
| A. | present |
| B. | input |
| C. | output |
| D. | store |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. output | |
| 24. |
A ________ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. |
| A. | menu bar |
| B. | toolbar |
| C. | window |
| D. | action bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. window | |
| 25. |
________ a document means the file is transferred from your computer to another computer. |
| A. | Downloading |
| B. | Really simple syndication |
| C. | Accessing |
| D. | Upgrading |
| E. | Uploading |
| Answer» F. | |
| 26. |
A hybrid computer uses a ________ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals. |
| A. | modem |
| B. | modulator |
| C. | demodulator |
| D. | decoder |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. modulator | |
| 27. |
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ________software to work together. |
| A. | management |
| B. | processing |
| C. | utility |
| D. | application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 28. |
Assembly instructions are in the form of |
| A. | binary digits |
| B. | digits and numbers |
| C. | general English |
| D. | a new format different from all the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 29. |
A(n)________ is a register or main memory location which contains the effective address of theoperand. |
| A. | special location |
| B. | pointer |
| C. | scratch pad |
| D. | indexed register |
| E. | direct indexed register |
| Answer» C. scratch pad | |
| 30. |
________ holds microprograms. |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Core memory |
| D. | Control memory |
| E. | EPROM |
| Answer» C. Core memory | |
| 31. |
Another term for the Internet is |
| A. | web |
| B. | www |
| C. | cyberspace |
| D. | arpanet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. arpanet | |
| 32. |
Faster data communication is possible using |
| A. | optical fibre |
| B. | coaxial cable |
| C. | microwave transmission |
| D. | None of these |
| E. | Only 2) and 3) |
| Answer» B. coaxial cable | |
| 33. |
BASIC, ALGOL and COBOL are the examples of |
| A. | high level language |
| B. | low level language |
| C. | middle level language |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. middle level language | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is a word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document? |
| A. | Anchor |
| B. | Hyperlink |
| C. | Reference |
| D. | URL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Reference | |
| 35. |
To separate mechanism from policy ________ is used in operating system. |
| A. | single-level implementation |
| B. | two-level implementation |
| C. | triple-level implementation |
| D. | multi-level implementation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. triple-level implementation | |
| 36. |
What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with thecomputer? |
| A. | Utility software |
| B. | Operating system |
| C. | Word processing software |
| D. | Database program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Word processing software | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is not an example of a virus? |
| A. | Polymorphic |
| B. | Logic Bombs |
| C. | Worms |
| D. | Tartan |
| E. | Trojan |
| Answer» E. Trojan | |
| 38. |
Error messages in an Excel sheet start with ________ sign/symbol. |
| A. | % |
| B. | $ |
| C. | # |
| D. | 0 |
| E. | – |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 39. |
The memory card which is conceptually related to the smart card but is similar to the video disk, is |
| A. | Master card |
| B. | Visa card |
| C. | Optical card |
| D. | Laser card |
| E. | Data card |
| Answer» E. Data card | |
| 40. |
Which of the following charts can be created in Excel? |
| A. | Line |
| B. | Pie |
| C. | Area |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 41. |
By which of the following methods can you print out the name and address of all members of yourdance club database? |
| A. | A form |
| B. | A filter |
| C. | A report |
| D. | A query |
| E. | A directory |
| Answer» D. A query | |
| 42. |
Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Organiser are examples of ________ software. |
| A. | presentation |
| B. | personal information manager (PIM) |
| C. | database |
| D. | communication |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. database | |
| 43. |
Microcomputer hardware consists of which of the following three basic categories of physicalequipment? |
| A. | Keyboard, monitor, hard drive |
| B. | System unit, input/output, memory |
| C. | System unit, input/output, secondary storage |
| D. | System unit, primary storage, secondary storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. System unit, input/output, secondary storage | |
| 44. |
You click at B to make the text |
| A. | italics |
| B. | underlined |
| C. | italics and underlined |
| D. | bold |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 45. |
Date is generally entered in the form _______ in computer. |
| A. | DD-YY-MM |
| B. | YY-DD-MM |
| C. | MM-YY-DD |
| D. | MM-DD-YY |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 46. |
Which major development led to the production of microcomputer? |
| A. | Logic gates |
| B. | Floppy disks |
| C. | Magnetic disks |
| D. | Magnetic tape |
| E. | Integrated circuits |
| Answer» F. | |
| 47. |
The computer device used primarily to provide hard copy is |
| A. | line printer |
| B. | CRT |
| C. | card reader |
| D. | computer console |
| E. | Either 1) or 3) |
| Answer» B. CRT | |
| 48. |
The output of a 2 input and gate is 1 only when its |
| A. | either input is 1 |
| B. | both inputs one 0 |
| C. | both inputs are 1 |
| D. | either input is 0 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. either input is 0 | |
| 49. |
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a________ whichis connected to a monitor and other devices. |
| A. | bay |
| B. | docking station |
| C. | port |
| D. | network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. port | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is a characterstic(s) of education software? |
| A. | linked |
| B. | interactive |
| C. | dynamic |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |