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301.

____ transforms one interface into other interface

A. Program
B. Software
C. Data
D. None
Answer» C. Data
302.

A ..... allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process

A. Monitor RS
B. Tablet PC
C. Database manager
D. Media Center
Answer» C. Database manager
303.

What does Belady's Anomaly related to?

A. Page Replacement Algorithm
B. Memory Management Algorithm
C. Deadlock Prevention Algorithm
D. Disk Scheduling Algorithm
Answer» B. Memory Management Algorithm
304.

Which of the following is a disk compression tool?

A. Drive space
B. Scan disk
C. Defragmenter
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Scan disk
305.

The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is called

A. BIOS
B. Bootstrap program
C. Device driver
D. Supervisor program
Answer» C. Device driver
306.

Which of the following statement about directories is false?

A. Directories can exist inside directories
B. The root directory is always at the highest level
C. Directories cannot be renamed
D. Directories can be deleted
Answer» D. Directories can be deleted
307.

Which of the following is not a system tool?

A. Scandisk
B. Drive space
C. Disk defragmenter
D. Doskey
Answer» E.
308.

The component of Widows that lets you to transfer contents from one document to another

A. Briefcase
B. Clipboard
C. Document
D. Boot
Answer» C. Document
309.

It is the default folder for many Windows Applications to save your file

A. My Document
B. My Pictures
C. Documents and Settings
D. My Computer
Answer» B. My Pictures
310.

Bringing a page into memory only when it is needed, this mechanism is called

A. Deadlock
B. Page Fault
C. Dormant Paging
D. Demand Paging
Answer» E.
311.

The operating system allows the user to organize the computer's contents in a hierarchical structure of directories that include all of the following except:

A. Files
B. Folders
C. Drives
D. System
Answer» E.
312.

Which of the following appear in Windows menu bar?

A. Help
B. File
C. Edit
D. All of above
Answer» E.
313.

To print documents from Windows

A. File >> Print
B. Drag the document icon over your printers icon
C. Edit print
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
314.

Anything you cut or copy on to the clipboard remains there until you

A. Change it
B. Clear
C. Exit windows
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
315.

Which of the following file format supports in Windows 7?

A. NTFS
B. BSD
C. EXT
D. All of the above
Answer» B. BSD
316.

A character that represents one or more unknown character is

A. Wildcard character
B. All file name
C. Extensions
D. None of above
Answer» B. All file name
317.

Press ____ key while booting to display Advanced Boot Menu

A. F5
B. F6
C. F8
D. Del
Answer» D. Del
318.

To display system boot menu which of the following key you must press?

A. F4
B. F7
C. F8
D. F5
Answer» D. F5
319.

Which one of the following key is used to refresh the active window?

A. F7
B. F8
C. F9
D. F5
Answer» E.
320.

Tree structure displays the

A. File only
B. Directory only
C. File and directory name
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
321.

What is contained in the page table?

A. Base address of each frame and corresponding page number
B. Memory address and corresponding page number
C. File name and corresponding page number
D. None of Above
Answer» B. Memory address and corresponding page number
322.

Virtual memory typically located on

A. RAM
B. CPU
C. Flash card
D. Hard drive
Answer» E.
323.

You can switch from one program to another by clicking within the desired program's icon from the

A. Application icon on desktop
B. Application icon from taskbar
C. Folder
D. None of above
Answer» C. Folder
324.

A ..... is a windows component that is designed to store other components so these can be organized efficiently?

A. Document
B. Window
C. Folder
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
325.

Unicode standard is

A. Keyboard layout
B. Software
C. Font
D. Character encoding system
Answer» E.
326.

Which is not concerned with control panel?

A. Printer
B. Run application
C. Font
D. Keyboard
Answer» C. Font
327.

Windows can run

A. One application only
B. Two applications only
C. Four applications only
D. All of above
Answer» E.
328.

Use of icons and windows are characteristics of ....... interface

A. Command driven
B. Windows orientated
C. Graphical user
D. Menu driven
Answer» D. Menu driven
329.

GUI means

A. Graphic user interface
B. Geographic user interface
C. Graphical user interface
D. Geometric user interface
Answer» D. Geometric user interface
330.

Which of the following concept is best to preventing page faults?

A. Paging
B. The working set
C. Hit ratios
D. Address location resolution
Answer» C. Hit ratios
331.

To send email, we use

A. MS Excel
B. Outlook Explorer
C. HTML
D. Netscape Navigator
Answer» C. HTML
332.

Operating System manages

A. Memory
B. Processor
C. I / O devices
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
333.

When you cut or copy the text or picture, it stores temporarily in the

A. File
B. Clipboard
C. Icon
D. All of above
Answer» C. Icon
334.

You can set the width taskbar area and different components in it

A. By right click and set width menu
B. If the taskbar is not yet locked
C. If the applications are not opened
D. If other toolbars are not enabled
Answer» C. If the applications are not opened
335.

Which of the following is the allocation method of a disk space?

A. Contiguous allocation
B. Linked allocation
C. Indexed allocation
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
336.

What hole will allocates in "Worst-Fit" algorithm of memory management?

A. It allocates the smaller hole than required memory hole
B. It allocates the smallest hole from the available memory holes
C. It allocates the largest hole from the available memory holes
D. It allocates the exact same size memory hole
Answer» D. It allocates the exact same size memory hole
337.

Sleep is a good mode to use because

A. It saves power which in trun is saving money
B. It makes computer fresh after it wakes up
C. It consumes low battery when you start it again
D. All of above
Answer» B. It makes computer fresh after it wakes up
338.

Directory is similar to ____

A. File
B. Folder
C. Item
D. None of above
Answer» C. Item
339.

Find can be used to

A. Locate a program
B. Locate a document
C. Locate a network computer
D. All of above
Answer» E.
340.

_____ is a new windows feature that offers a number of methods for searching for a file or folder?

A. Find
B. Search
C. Locate
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Search
341.

Scandisk analyze and repair damage to which of the following?

A. Physical clusters
B. FAT
C. Lost clusters
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
342.

What is the function of an operating system?

A. Manages computer’s resources very efficiently
B. Takes care of scheduling jobs for execution
C. Manages the flow of data and instructions
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
343.

An operating system is a program or a group of programs that

A. Helps in checking the spelling of Word
B. Maintain the relationship in Database
C. Manages the resources of the Computer
D. Performs the calculations of cells in Excel
Answer» D. Performs the calculations of cells in Excel
344.

A real time operating system is most likely to be used for which of the following task?

A. Controlling access to a shared printer in a network
B. Ensuring that system clock works correctly on server
C. Managing the access to system files in a laptop computers
D. Controlling the fuel injection system of an automobile engines
Answer» E.
345.

The box on ....... that allows you to choose where to go and is located below the standard toolbar

A. System menu
B. Address bar
C. Menu bar
D. None of these
Answer» C. Menu bar
346.

A ...... is a set of computer instructions that carry out a task on the computer

A. Program
B. Database
C. Memory files
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Database
347.

ONT is connected to splitter using

A. High speed fibre cable
B. HFC
C. Optical cable
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
348.

Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks?

A. local area network
B. virtual private network
C. enterprise private network
D. storage area network
Answer» C. enterprise private network
349.

Network congestion occurs

A. in case of traffic overloading
B. when a system terminates
C. when connection between two nodes terminates
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. when a system terminates
350.

A set of rules that governs data communication

A. Protocols
B. Standards
C. RFCs
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Standards