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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 ........................ takes on different shapes depending on the task you are performing. |
| A. | active tab |
| B. | insertion point |
| C. | mouse pointer |
| D. | ribbon |
| Answer» D. ribbon | |
| 2. |
A key that will erase information from the computer's memory and characters on the screen ............................. . |
| A. | Edit |
| B. | Delete key |
| C. | Dummy out |
| D. | Trust key |
| Answer» C. Dummy out | |
| 3. |
Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard taht you can type into the computer ........................... . |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Character |
| C. | Type |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. Type | |
| 4. |
Devices that allow you to put information into the computer.......................... . |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Type |
| D. | |
| Answer» B. Output | |
| 5. |
Devices that let the computer communicate with you...................... . |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Type |
| D. | |
| Answer» B. Output | |
| 6. |
Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character........................... . |
| A. | Shifter |
| B. | Upper case |
| C. | Caps lock key |
| D. | Icon |
| Answer» D. Icon | |
| 7. |
Moves the cursor one space to the right or puts spaces in between words............................ . |
| A. | Control key |
| B. | Space bar |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | Mouse |
| Answer» C. Printer | |
| 8. |
This is a time-sensitive service |
| A. | File transfer |
| B. | File download |
| C. | |
| D. | Internet telephony |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
To deliver a message to the correct application program running on a host, the _______ address must be consulted |
| A. | IP |
| B. | MAC |
| C. | Port |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is an application layer service ? |
| A. | Network virtual terminal |
| B. | File transfer, access, and management |
| C. | Mail service |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
E-mail is |
| A. | Loss-tolerant application |
| B. | Bandwidth-sensitive application |
| C. | Elastic application |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 12. |
This is one of the architecture paradigm |
| A. | Peer to peer |
| B. | Client-server |
| C. | HTTP |
| D. | Both (A) and (B) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The packet of information at the application layer is called |
| A. | Packet |
| B. | Message |
| C. | Segment |
| D. | Frame |
| Answer» C. Segment | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following is not an application layer protocol? |
| A. | media gateway protocol |
| B. | dynamic host configuration protocol |
| C. | resource reservation protocol |
| D. | session initiation protocol |
| Answer» D. session initiation protocol | |
| 15. |
When displaying a web page, the application layer uses the |
| A. | HTTP protocol |
| B. | FTP protocol |
| C. | SMTP protocol |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. FTP protocol | |
| 16. |
Which protocol is a signalling communication protocol used for controlling multimedia communication sessions? |
| A. | session initiation protocol |
| B. | session modelling protocol |
| C. | session maintenance protocol |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. session modelling protocol | |
| 17. |
The ASCII encoding of binary data is called |
| A. | base 64 encoding |
| B. | base 32 encoding |
| C. | base 16 encoding |
| D. | base 8 encoding |
| Answer» B. base 32 encoding | |
| 18. |
Which one of the following protocol delivers/stores mail to reciever server? |
| A. | simple mail transfer protocol |
| B. | post office protocol |
| C. | internet mail access protocol |
| D. | hypertext transfer protocol |
| Answer» B. post office protocol | |
| 19. |
Application layer protocol defines |
| A. | types of messages exchanged |
| B. | message format, syntax and semantics |
| C. | rules for when and how processes send and respond to messages |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following allows a user at one site to establish a connection to another site and then pass keystrokes from local host to remote host? |
| A. | HTTP |
| B. | FTP |
| C. | Telnet |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 21. |
The ____ translates internet domain and host names to IP address. |
| A. | domain name system |
| B. | routing information protocol |
| C. | network time protocol |
| D. | internet relay chat |
| Answer» B. routing information protocol | |
| 22. |
Printed information called ............................. exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device- |
| A. | Soft copy |
| B. | Carbon copy |
| C. | Hard copy |
| D. | Desk copy |
| Answer» D. Desk copy | |
| 23. |
Powerful key that lets you exit a program when pushed .......................... . |
| A. | Arrow key |
| B. | Space bar |
| C. | Escape key |
| D. | Return key |
| Answer» D. Return key | |
| 24. |
Capital letters on a keyboard are referred to as- |
| A. | Caps lock key |
| B. | Grownups |
| C. | Big guys |
| D. | Upper case letters |
| Answer» B. Grownups | |
| 25. |
A piece of hardware that is used to enter information into the computer by using keys ................................... . |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Hard disk |
| D. | Icon |
| Answer» B. Monitor | |
| 26. |
Letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboard are .............................. |
| A. | Icon |
| B. | Screen |
| C. | Keys |
| D. | Menu |
| Answer» D. Menu | |
| 27. |
Pick the odd one- |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Scanner |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | Keyboard |
| Answer» D. Keyboard | |
| 28. |
A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols- |
| A. | Monitor |
| B. | Shift key |
| C. | Icon |
| D. | Mouse |
| Answer» C. Icon | |
| 29. |
To select text by shadding as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is referred to as........................... . |
| A. | Clip art |
| B. | Highlight |
| C. | Fetch |
| D. | Decode |
| Answer» C. Fetch | |
| 30. |
What term is used to describe using the mouse to move an item on the screen to a new location? |
| A. | Click |
| B. | Double-click |
| C. | Drag and drop |
| D. | Point |
| Answer» D. Point | |
| 31. |
The key that must be pressed each time a new command or information is entered- |
| A. | Esc |
| B. | Return / Enter |
| C. | Delete |
| D. | Home |
| Answer» C. Delete | |
| 32. |
One puts information into the computer by pressing this key- |
| A. | Caps lock |
| B. | Tab |
| C. | Enter |
| D. | Esc |
| Answer» D. Esc | |
| 33. |
Why is the Caps lock key referred to as a toggle key? |
| A. | Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed |
| B. | Because it cannot be used for entering numbers |
| C. | Because it cannot be used to delete |
| D. | Because it cannot be used to insert |
| Answer» B. Because it cannot be used for entering numbers | |
| 34. |
Soft copy refers to .......................... |
| A. | Printed output |
| B. | Music sounds |
| C. | Screen output |
| D. | Digitizing |
| Answer» D. Digitizing | |
| 35. |
.............................. provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information to the computer by clicking its buttons. |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Program |
| Answer» C. Keyboard | |
| 36. |
The primary output device for computers is a ............................. . |
| A. | Video monitor |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Mouse |
| Answer» B. Printer | |
| 37. |
Which of these keys is NOT on the number keypad? |
| A. | Ctrl |
| B. | Del |
| C. | Enter |
| D. | Num lock |
| Answer» B. Del | |
| 38. |
Once information is input into a computer it becomes- |
| A. | objects |
| B. | data |
| C. | ideas |
| D. | facts |
| Answer» C. ideas | |
| 39. |
Arithmatic operations................................ |
| A. | involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to or less than the other item |
| B. | sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or decending order |
| C. | use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT |
| D. | include addition, substraction, multiplication and division |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The primary goal of a computer is to turn data into........................... |
| A. | ideas |
| B. | suggestions |
| C. | information |
| D. | reports |
| Answer» D. reports | |
| 41. |
All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/on the.................... |
| A. | system board |
| B. | central control unit |
| C. | central processing unit |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» D. memory | |
| 42. |
The main job of a CPU is to.................... |
| A. | carry out program instructions |
| B. | store data / information for future use |
| C. | process data and information |
| D. | both (A) and (B) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which type of device is the computer monitor? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Processing |
| D. | Software |
| Answer» C. Processing | |
| 44. |
The .......................... key and the ........................ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks. |
| A. | Control, Alt |
| B. | Function, Toggle |
| C. | Delete, Insert |
| D. | Caps lock, Num lock |
| Answer» B. Function, Toggle | |
| 45. |
Whenever we have to give space between the two words while typing on a PC we have to press a key known as- |
| A. | Backspace |
| B. | Shift |
| C. | Escape |
| D. | Space Bar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying widths or lenghts that are computer readable are known as- |
| A. | An ASCII code |
| B. | A magnetic tape |
| C. | An OCR scanner |
| D. | A bar code |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which part of a computer displays the work done? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» D. ROM | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol? |
| A. | stream control transmission protocol |
| B. | internet control message protocol |
| C. | neighbor discovery protocol |
| D. | dynamic host configuration protocol |
| Answer» B. internet control message protocol | |
| 49. |
Transport layer protocols deals with |
| A. | application to application communication |
| B. | process to process communication |
| C. | node to node communication |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. node to node communication | |
| 50. |
A _____ is a TCP name for a transport service access point. |
| A. | port |
| B. | pipe |
| C. | node |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. pipe | |