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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. |
The first computers were programmed using………. |
| A. | assembly language |
| B. | machine language |
| C. | source code |
| D. | object code |
| E. | spaghetti code |
| Answer» B. machine language | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not a function ofthe control unit? |
| A. | Read instructions |
| B. | Execute instructions |
| C. | Interpret instructions |
| D. | Direct operations |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 3. |
All calculations are performed and all comparisons are made in unit |
| A. | control unit |
| B. | arithmetic-logic unit |
| C. | central processing unit |
| D. | primary storage unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. arithmetic-logic unit | |
| 4. |
…………is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software |
| A. | Application software |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Operating system |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Software | |
| 5. |
If a disk drive falls but the computer application running and using it can continue processing, this application is said to have been designed with this feature……….. |
| A. | 100 percent uptime |
| B. | fault tolerance |
| C. | high reliability |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. high reliability | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not a fundamental process state |
| A. | ready |
| B. | terminated |
| C. | executing |
| D. | blocked |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 7. |
The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet is known as………… |
| A. | acquisition |
| B. | pulling |
| C. | transferring |
| D. | pushing |
| E. | downloading |
| Answer» F. | |
| 8. |
Video processors consists of………and………..which store and process images. |
| A. | CPU and VGA |
| B. | CPU and memory |
| C. | VGA and memory |
| D. | VGI and DVI |
| E. | VGA and VGI |
| Answer» E. VGA and VGI | |
| 9. |
Numbers of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 10. |
Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo- editing are examples of : |
| A. | application software |
| B. | system software |
| C. | operating system software |
| D. | platform software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. system software | |
| 11. |
If you open a menu and then decide youdon’t want to select an option after all, click the many title again or press the………key to close the menu. |
| A. | Shift |
| B. | Tab |
| C. | F1 |
| D. | Esc |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 12. |
The definition of thrashing is : |
| A. | swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too frequently |
| B. | insufficient hard disk space |
| C. | too many processors being managed by the operating system |
| D. | inaccurate information stored in the registry |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. insufficient hard disk space | |
| 13. |
A break in the normal flow of processing is called |
| A. | hung |
| B. | crash |
| C. | interrupt |
| D. | hit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. hit | |
| 14. |
The………..controls a client computer’s resources. |
| A. | application program |
| B. | instruction set |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | server application |
| E. | compiler |
| Answer» E. compiler | |
| 15. |
In the URL www.abc.com, .com signifies that it is a commercial site. Which of the following extension specifies that the site is an educational site. |
| A. | .org |
| B. | .edu |
| C. | .com |
| D. | .net |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. .com | |
| 16. |
Your position in the text is shown by a…….. |
| A. | Blinker |
| B. | Cursor |
| C. | Causer |
| D. | Pointer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Causer | |
| 17. |
………….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. |
| A. | Tracking |
| B. | Formatting |
| C. | Crashing |
| D. | Allotting |
| E. | Dicing |
| Answer» C. Crashing | |
| 18. |
Where is newly received email stored? |
| A. | your website |
| B. | Address-box |
| C. | Inbox |
| D. | your personal laptop |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. your personal laptop | |
| 19. |
Text in a column is generally aligned……... |
| A. | justified |
| B. | right |
| C. | center |
| D. | left |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 20. |
Provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information its buttons : |
| A. | scanner |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. keyboard | |
| 21. |
Which of the following is the latest version of MS Word? |
| A. | Word 2000 |
| B. | Word 2007 |
| C. | Word 2010 |
| D. | Word 2011 |
| E. | Word 2012 |
| Answer» D. Word 2011 | |
| 22. |
A symbol or question on the screen that prompts you to take action and tell the computer what to do next ………….. |
| A. | scanner |
| B. | questionnaire |
| C. | prompt and dialog box |
| D. | information seeker |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. information seeker | |
| 23. |
RAM can be thought of as the……..for the computer’s processor. |
| A. | factory |
| B. | operating room |
| C. | waiting room |
| D. | planning room |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. planning room | |
| 24. |
Which is an input device? |
| A. | Tape puhcher |
| B. | Teleprocessing terminal |
| C. | Card puncher |
| D. | Optical printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Card puncher | |
| 25. |
How many peripheral devices can be connected to a single SCSI port? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 32 |
| E. | 64 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |
| 26. |
When a user turns on a Windows XP system, which program will activate first? |
| A. | Exhaust fan of SMPS will start rotating |
| B. | Windows XP logo screen appear with progress bar |
| C. | Operating System start to load its file in RAM |
| D. | Desktop screen appear with mouse pointer |
| E. | BIOS the in-charge of system start executing |
| Answer» F. | |
| 27. |
Hackers often gain entry to a network be pretending to be at a legitimate computer. |
| A. | Spoofing |
| B. | forging |
| C. | IP spoofing |
| D. | ID theft |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. ID theft | |
| 28. |
Which type of memory holds the program to start up the computer? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | Static |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 29. |
Web cam is an : |
| A. | Input device |
| B. | Output device |
| C. | Processing device |
| D. | Input/Ouput device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Output device | |
| 30. |
What is entered by the function = today ( ) ? |
| A. | The date value for the day according to system clock |
| B. | The time value according to system clock |
| C. | Today’s date as Text format |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The time value according to system clock | |
| 31. |
When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called………..is executed. |
| A. | Compile and Go loader |
| B. | Boot loader |
| C. | Bootstrap loader |
| D. | Relating loader |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Relating loader | |
| 32. |
As compared to a magnetic tape, the main advantage of magnetic disk is its |
| A. | rigidity |
| B. | direct access |
| C. | low cost |
| D. | high packing density |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. low cost | |
| 33. |
The way a computer is designed is known as |
| A. | assembler |
| B. | application |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | utility |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. utility | |
| 34. |
Which command allows you to reduce fragments of file and optimize the performance of disk? |
| A. | Scandisk |
| B. | Diskcomp |
| C. | Chkdsk |
| D. | Defrag |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 35. |
A place in a computer memory which storesa unit of information is |
| A. | buffer |
| B. | accumulator |
| C. | memory |
| D. | location |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 36. |
A software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as : |
| A. | Compiler |
| B. | Assembler |
| C. | Interpreter |
| D. | Language processor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 37. |
………..is a computer software designated to help people involved in a common task to achieve goals. |
| A. | Shareware |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Freeware |
| D. | Collaborative Software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 38. |
The terminal device often used in checking charge cards that offers both a limited keyboard input and visual output is the |
| A. | intelligent terminal |
| B. | POS terminal |
| C. | video display terminal |
| D. | audio response unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. audio response unit | |
| 39. |
Each model of a computer has a unique : |
| A. | Assembly of a computer |
| B. | Machine language |
| C. | High level language |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. High level language | |
| 40. |
Information stored in RAM is considered volatile, which means it is : |
| A. | stored there permanently. |
| B. | not held permanently, only temporarily. |
| C. | stored when the electricity is shut off. |
| D. | stored when the electricity is shut off. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. stored when the electricity is shut off. | |
| 41. |
In a punched card system, data is processed by a : |
| A. | Keypunch machine, sorter and posting machine |
| B. | Accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine |
| C. | Sorter, posting machine, and billing machine |
| D. | Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 42. |
Which programming language is much invogue among users of microcomputers? |
| A. | ALGOL |
| B. | APL |
| C. | LOGO |
| D. | FORTH |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 43. |
Which is a programming language for military applications? |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | CORAL |
| C. | C |
| D. | FORTRAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. C | |
| 44. |
You can automatically adjust the size of tex in a cell if they do not fit in width by : |
| A. | Double clicking on the right border of column header |
| B. | From Format choose Columns and then Auto fit selection |
| C. | From Format Cells dialog box mark shrink to fit check box |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 45. |
The person who writes instruction that tell the computer how to handle input information is |
| A. | data entry operator |
| B. | computer programmer |
| C. | computer operator |
| D. | keypunch operator |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. computer operator | |
| 46. |
The higher the resolution of a monitor, the ; |
| A. | larger the pixels |
| B. | less clear the screen is |
| C. | further apart the pixels |
| D. | closer together the pixels |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 47. |
Documentation of computer programs is important so that : |
| A. | users can learn how to use the program |
| B. | other programmers can know how to maintain the program |
| C. | the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for sources of error |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 48. |
The piece of hardware that converts your computer’s digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a………. |
| A. | red wire |
| B. | blue cord |
| C. | tower |
| D. | modem |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 49. |
The main reason to encrypt a file is to…………… |
| A. | Reduce its size |
| B. | Secure it for transmission |
| C. | Prepare it for backup |
| D. | Include it in the start-up sequence |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Prepare it for backup | |
| 50. |
Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can |
| A. | run faster |
| B. | go on line |
| C. | share information and /or share peripheral equipment |
| D. | |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. E-mail | |