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This section includes 2995 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
If a processor has a word size of 32 bits,compared to a processor with a word size of 16 bits, it can process……….at a time. |
| A. | thrice as much |
| B. | half as much |
| C. | a fourth as much |
| D. | the same amount |
| E. | twice as much |
| Answer» F. | |
| 252. |
A file with extension “jpeg” stores which type of files? |
| A. | Data document |
| B. | Pictures |
| C. | Movies |
| D. | Music |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Movies | |
| 253. |
Rules for exchanging data between computersare called |
| A. | programs |
| B. | procedures |
| C. | protocols |
| D. | hyperlinks |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. hyperlinks | |
| 254. |
The Title and Page number of a document can be displayed using which of the following options? |
| A. | Insert table |
| B. | Spelling and Grammar |
| C. | Header and Footer |
| D. | Thesaurus |
| E. | File |
| Answer» D. Thesaurus | |
| 255. |
This type of memory improves processingby acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU. |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | cache memory |
| D. | flash memory |
| E. | EPROM |
| Answer» D. flash memory | |
| 256. |
Which of the following is not a method to preserve the security and integrity of information? |
| A. | Antivirus software |
| B. | Firewall |
| C. | Phishing |
| D. | Disk Encryption |
| E. | Backup |
| Answer» D. Disk Encryption | |
| 257. |
A characteristic of card system is : |
| A. | Slowness in processing data |
| B. | Using cards as records of transactions |
| C. | Needing a larger DP staff |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 258. |
Which of the following is a hardware not a software? |
| A. | Excel |
| B. | Printer Driver |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | Power Point |
| E. | Mouse |
| Answer» F. | |
| 259. |
Assembly language is……………… |
| A. | Machine language |
| B. | High-level programming language |
| C. | A low-level programming language |
| D. | Language for assembling computers |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Language for assembling computers | |
| 260. |
The default opening/beginning webpage of a website is called……….. |
| A. | Index page |
| B. | Search page |
| C. | Homepage |
| D. | Feedback |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Feedback | |
| 261. |
“Zipping” a file means |
| A. | Encrypting the message |
| B. | Compressing th message |
| C. | Transfer the message |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Transfer the message | |
| 262. |
Which of the following is hardware and notsoftware? |
| A. | Power Point |
| B. | Printer Driver |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | Excel |
| E. | Operating System |
| Answer» D. Excel | |
| 263. |
The communication line between the CPU, memory and peripherals is called a : |
| A. | Bus |
| B. | line |
| C. | media |
| D. | cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. line | |
| 264. |
In acquiring new mainframe hardware, anorganization |
| A. | may choose to rent a machine since this is the least expensive acquisition method |
| B. | may buy the equipment to reduce the risk of technological obsolescence |
| C. | may lease a machine in order to avoid a large purchase price |
| D. | may choose to build its own system from bins of integrated circuits |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. may choose to build its own system from bins of integrated circuits | |
| 265. |
What is the function of the ‘home key1in amicrocomputer qwerty keyboard? |
| A. | To capitalize letters |
| B. | To reposition the cursor |
| C. | To interrupt executions |
| D. | To cancel the entry |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. To interrupt executions | |
| 266. |
To make the numeric pad act as directional arrows, you press the……….key. |
| A. | num lock |
| B. | caps lock |
| C. | arrow lock |
| D. | shift |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. caps lock | |
| 267. |
The only language understood by a digital computer is called |
| A. | assembly language |
| B. | high level language |
| C. | low level |
| D. | Binary language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 268. |
To start a computer system, which memory is optional? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | Secondary memory |
| E. | RAM and ROM |
| Answer» C. Cache | |
| 269. |
The storage within the addressing scheme of the computer but exceeding the physical capacity is called |
| A. | address space |
| B. | overlay storage |
| C. | secondary storage |
| D. | scratchpad memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. overlay storage | |
| 270. |
The term ‘baud’ is a measure of the : |
| A. | speed at which data travels over the communication line |
| B. | memory capacity |
| C. | instruction execution time |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. memory capacity | |
| 271. |
Network operating systems from Novell is….…….. |
| A. | NOS |
| B. | UNIX |
| C. | NetWare |
| D. | Solaris |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Solaris | |
| 272. |
ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission? |
| A. | Voiceband modem |
| B. | Wireless Modem |
| C. | Copper telephone Lines |
| D. | Sockets |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Sockets | |
| 273. |
Electronic telecommunications system joining many thousands of computers together. |
| A. | |
| B. | chatting |
| C. | internet |
| D. | WAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. WAN | |
| 274. |
Which of the following uses computers and data communication to transmit data electronically between computers? |
| A. | EDI |
| B. | Physical Media |
| C. | Printing a paper |
| D. | DTE |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Physical Media | |
| 275. |
…………is known as unauthorized access into others system. |
| A. | Hacking |
| B. | Encryption |
| C. | Decryption |
| D. | Trafficking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Encryption | |
| 276. |
Operating systems and utility programs are in a class of software known as : |
| A. | application software |
| B. | sequential software |
| C. | software suites |
| D. | BIOS software |
| E. | system software |
| Answer» F. | |
| 277. |
Which keys can be used together with other keys for special tasks? |
| A. | Insert, Delete |
| B. | Ctrl, Shift |
| C. | Left Arrow, |
| D. | Page up, Page Down |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Left Arrow, | |
| 278. |
A term relating to sending data to a satellite is………. |
| A. | downlink |
| B. | modulate |
| C. | demodulate |
| D. | uplink |
| E. | interrelate |
| Answer» E. interrelate | |
| 279. |
The octal equivalent of 111010 is : |
| A. | 81 |
| B. | 72 |
| C. | 71 |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 280. |
In the right setting a thief will steal yourinformation by simply watching what you type. |
| A. | snagging |
| B. | spying |
| C. | social engineering |
| D. | shoulder surfing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 281. |
A screen element of MS Word that is usually located below the title bar that provides categorized options is : |
| A. | Menu bar |
| B. | Tool bar |
| C. | Status bar |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tool bar | |
| 282. |
In word, when you indent a paragraph, you……. |
| A. | push the text in with respect to the margin |
| B. | change the margins on the page |
| C. | move the text up by one line |
| D. | move the text down by one line |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. change the margins on the page | |
| 283. |
A hard copy of a document is……….. |
| A. | printed on the paper |
| B. | stored on a floppy |
| C. | stored on a CD |
| D. | stored in the hard disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. stored on a floppy | |
| 284. |
Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor? |
| A. | Backspace |
| B. | Delete |
| C. | Insert |
| D. | Esc |
| E. | Ctrl |
| Answer» B. Delete | |
| 285. |
Macros are “run” or executed from the…………..menu. |
| A. | Insert |
| B. | Format |
| C. | Tools |
| D. | Data |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Data | |
| 286. |
The file that is linked with an e-mail and sent to the receiver of the e-mail is referred to as…………. |
| A. | annexure |
| B. | appendage |
| C. | add-on |
| D. | attachment |
| E. | article |
| Answer» E. article | |
| 287. |
A specific part of an arithmetic and logic unit that is used to perform the operation of multiplication is |
| A. | multiplier |
| B. | multiplener |
| C. | multivibrator |
| D. | quantization |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. multiplener | |
| 288. |
When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it…….. |
| A. | Chart sheet |
| B. | Exclusive sheet |
| C. | Primary sheet |
| D. | Reference sheet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 289. |
A series of instruction that tells a computer what to do and how to do it called a……….. |
| A. | program |
| B. | command |
| C. | user response |
| D. | processor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 290. |
Which of the following is an acceptable way to shut down the computer? |
| A. | press the reset button |
| B. | turn the computer off at the power point |
| C. | select the ‘Shut down’ option from a menu |
| D. | pull the power card from the back of the computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. pull the power card from the back of the computer | |
| 291. |
Is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program : |
| A. | Operating environment |
| B. | Operating system |
| C. | System environment |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. System environment | |
| 292. |
Choose the odd one out………. |
| A. | Micro Computer |
| B. | Mini Computer |
| C. | Super Computer |
| D. | Notebook Computer |
| E. | Digital Computer |
| Answer» D. Notebook Computer | |
| 293. |
A copy of the contents of all the work space associated with a process is |
| A. | dump |
| B. | dyadic |
| C. | dual processor |
| D. | dump check |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 294. |
The capacity of a machine to perform tasks, normally requiring human intelligence, is |
| A. | KIPS |
| B. | artificial |
| C. | super computer |
| D. | micro computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. super computer | |
| 295. |
………..is a tool to browse all disks connected to the computer. |
| A. | Internet Explorer |
| B. | Windows Explorer |
| C. | My Computer |
| D. | Control Panel |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. My Computer | |
| 296. |
Which of the following is a storage medium to copy stored data onto another? |
| A. | Drum |
| B. | Dump |
| C. | Critical path |
| D. | Cybernetics |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Critical path | |
| 297. |
The computer abbreviation KB usually means…………. |
| A. | Key Block |
| B. | Kernel Boot |
| C. | Kilo Byte |
| D. | Kit Bit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Kit Bit | |
| 298. |
Before you stored anything on a disk, it has to be |
| A. | cleansed |
| B. | formatted |
| C. | initialized |
| D. | either (a) or (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. initialized | |
| 299. |
You Tube service of streaming videos online in provided by |
| A. | |
| B. | Microsoft |
| C. | IBM |
| D. | Apple |
| E. | Sony |
| Answer» B. Microsoft | |
| 300. |
A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against powers out is called a : |
| A. | PSU = Power Supply Unit |
| B. | USP = Universal Surge Protector |
| C. | UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply |
| D. | UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |