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901.

Device that take a picture of an object and convert it into a computerized image :

A. hard drive
B. scanner
C. printer
D. modem
E. cable
Answer» C. printer
902.

Fastest component of a computer system is :

A. Flash ROM
B. Cache memory
C. DDR RAM
D. CPU
E. None of these
Answer» C. DDR RAM
903.

Which of the following mode we use to deliver e-mail

A. Postal
B. Courier
C. Computer
D. Fax
E. None of these
Answer» D. Fax
904.

The basic memory in which random access in not possible is called :

A. ROM
B. RAM
C. Cache
D. Flash
E. None of these
Answer» B. RAM
905.

The collection of links throughout the Internal creates an interconnected network called the…………

A. Wide Area Web
B. Web
C. World Wide Web
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
906.

The collection of utility programs, subroutines or application programs used on a particular computer is

A. package
B. system software
C. application programs
D. program library
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
907.

If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing………..

A. upstart
B. upgrade
C. update
D. patch
E. None of these
Answer» C. update
908.

Which is a graphical representation of an application?

A. Windows 95
B. Windows Explorer
C. Icon
D. Taskbar
E. None of these
Answer» D. Taskbar
909.

Synonym can be reviewed with

A. Spelling and grammar
B. Thesaurus
C. Both
D. Synonym viewer
E. None of these
Answer» C. Both
910.

To produce a high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a

A. Virtual Printer
B. Laser Printer
C. Ink-Jet Printer
D. Plotter
E. RGB Monitor
Answer» E. RGB Monitor
911.

This is a set of values that you want to chart in Excel.

A. Object
B. Numbers
C. Date Mart
D. Formulas
E. Data series
Answer» F.
912.

The RAID method of duplicating data is called :

A. zoning
B. the sector method
C. data mirroring
D. data striping
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
913.

The code that relational databasemanagement systems use to perform their database task is referred to as :

A. QBE
B. SQL
C. OLAP
D. Sequel Server
E. None of these
Answer» C. OLAP
914.

A group of characters treated as an entity within some computer is a

A. block
B. pack
C. word
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
915.

………..is the part of the computer thatdoes the arithmetical calculations.

A. Memory
B. OS
C. CPU
D. ALU
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
916.

……….is a language, instead of using numbers, programmers began using English like abbreviations (Mnemonics) to represent the elementary operations.

A. Machine language
B. Mnemonics language
C. Assembly level language
D. High level language
E. None of these
Answer» D. High level language
917.

Computer which are made of integrated circuits

A. Digital
B. Analog
C. Mechanical
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» B. Analog
918.

In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the………can transmit data

A. packet
B. data
C. access method
D. token
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
919.

Editing a document consists of reading through the document you’ve created, then………

A. correcting your errors
B. printing it
C. saving it
D. deleting it
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
920.

“Buy Now – Pay Now” is commonly used for :

A. Debit cards
B. Vault Cards
C. Credit Cards
D. E-purse
E. None of these
Answer» B. Vault Cards
921.

The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used…………as a memory unit

A. RAM
B. Floppies
C. Cards
D. Counter Wheels
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
922.

Information retrieval is fastest from

A. floppy disk
B. magnetic tape
C. hard disc
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
923.

A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into :

A. clusters
B. sectors
C. vectors
D. heads
E. None of these
Answer» C. vectors
924.

What do you see when you click the right mouse button?

A. The same effects as the left click
B. A special menu
C. No effect
D. A mouse cannot be right clicked
E. Computer goes to sleep mode
Answer» C. No effect
925.

A bar code reader is an example of a(n) :

A. processing device
B. input device
C. storage device
D. output device
E. None of these
Answer» C. storage device
926.

Software that is loaded into a computer primary storage area is known as

A. memory-resident package
B. file management system
C. electronic spread sheet program
D. utilities
E. None of these
Answer» B. file management system
927.

A person needs to design invitation card. What type of computer program is suitable?

A. MS-Word
B. Desktop Publishing
C. Simulation
D. Accounting
E. None of these
Answer» C. Simulation
928.

You organize files by storing them in………..

A. archives
B. folders
C. indexes
D. lists
E. None of these
Answer» C. indexes
929.

Which of the following PC user must have a special hardware device that is to linkup with a bulletin board system?

A. ALU
B. Control Unit
C. Modem
D. Light Pen
E. None of these
Answer» D. Light Pen
930.

Which of the following are normally used to initialize a computer system’s hardware?

A. Bootstrap memory
B. Volatile memory
C. External mass memory
D. Static memory
E. Random access memory
Answer» F.
931.

A memory that does not change its contentswithout external causes is known as

A. dynamic memory
B. static memory
C. RAM
D. EEPROM
E. None of these
Answer» C. RAM
932.

RSA is

A. Symmetric Cryptosystem
B. Asymmetric Cryptosystem
C. Block Cypher
D. Digital Signature
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
933.

A(n)……….uses laser technology to storelarge amounts of information

A. floppy disk
B. compact disk read-only memory (CD- ROM)
C. hard disk
D. extended disc read-only memory (ED- ROM)
E. None of these
Answer» C. hard disk
934.

What is a device that can change images into codes for the computer?

A. mouse
B. printer
C. joystick
D. keyboard
E. scanner
Answer» F.
935.

The use of a computer to get information from a data bank is known as

A. Information withdrawal
B. Computer simulation
C. information retrieval
D. fall-tent searching
E. None of these
Answer» D. fall-tent searching
936.

The power level drops below 120V.

A. brownout
B. spike
C. blackout
D. surge
E. None of these
Answer» C. blackout
937.

Where can you set the shedding color for a range of cells in Excel?

A. Choose required color form Patterns tab of Format Cells dialog box
B. Choose required color on Fill color tool in Formatting toolbar
C. Choose required color on Fill Color tool in Drawing toolbar
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
938.

What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations?

A. PCs
B. Minicomputers
C. Mainframe Computers
D. WANs
E. Supercomputers
Answer» B. Minicomputers
939.

When machine instructions are being executed by a computer, the instruction phase followed by the execution phase is referred to as………

A. program cycle
B. machine instruction
C. execution cycle
D. task cycle
E. machine cycle
Answer» F.
940.

The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an………..

A. Search engine
B. Internet Service Provider (ISP)
C. Multimedia application
D. Browser
E. Internet Surfing Provider
Answer» E. Internet Surfing Provider
941.

The human-readable version of a program is called………..

A. source code
B. program code
C. human code
D. system code
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
942.

………..programs search for and eliminate viruses.

A. Antivirus
B. Security
C. Malware
D. System
E. None of these
Answer» B. Security
943.

The method for storing data temporarily such that the input-output of the same job is overlapped with its own processing, is known as :

A. Spooling
B. Contention
C. I/O wait
D. Buffering
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
944.

Which of the following describes the feature of SRAM?

A. Cheap but slow
B. Power consumption is high and costlier
C. Based on transistor-capacitor combination
D. Power consumption is low
E. None of these
Answer» C. Based on transistor-capacitor combination
945.

To access and display documents on the web, you must have a communication standard called………

A. DNS
B. URL
C. HTTP
D. HTML
E. None of these
Answer» C. HTTP
946.

When was the first windows operating system launched?

A. 1984
B. 1985
C. 1988
D. 1989
E. 1990
Answer» C. 1988
947.

The code for a web page is written using………..

A. machine language
B. winzip
C. perl
D. HTML
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
948.

The CPU speed of a mini computer is approximately………..kilo instructions per second.

A. 2500
B. 500
C. 6400
D. 1024
E. None of these
Answer» C. 6400
949.

A website address is a unique name thatidentifies a specific……….

A. Web browser
B. PDA
C. Website
D. link
E. user
Answer» D. link
950.

A computer fails into the category if it is, at the time of construction, one of the fastest computers in the world.

A. minicomputer
B. supercomputer
C. microcomputer
D. mainframe
E. None of these
Answer» C. microcomputer