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51.

A portable, personal computer small enough to fit on your lap is called a…………

A. notebook computer
B. handheld computer
C. mainframe computer
D. desktop computer
E. supercomputer
Answer» B. handheld computer
52.

Which of the following is a software selection criteria?

A. Appropriateness
B. Efficiency
C. Compatibility
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
53.

Using Print Preview is useful when you want to…………

A. Colour the document
B. Save the document
C. Delete the document
D. Copy the document
E. View how the document will appear when printed
Answer» F.
54.

A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to ‘infect’ other computers is called a…………

A. disease
B. torpedo
C. hurricane
D. virus
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
55.

The transformation of a message into an encoded form is known as :

A. Mnemonics
B. Encoding
C. Encryption
D. Decoding
E. None of these
Answer» C. Encryption
56.

When installing………the user must copy and usually decompress program files from a CDROM or other medium to the hard disk.

A. programming software
B. system hardware
C. applications hardware
D. applications software
E. None of these
Answer» B. system hardware
57.

This is the part of the computer system that one cannot touch?

A. Hardware
B. Printer
C. Mouse
D. Scanner
E. None of these
Answer» F.
58.

The last part of the domain name following the dot(.) is the top……….domain

A. Level
B. link
C. locator
D. language
E. None of these
Answer» B. link
59.

A megabyte is actually equal to………. kilobytes.

A. 100
B. 1000
C. 1024
D. 1024 x 1024
E. None of these
Answer» D. 1024 x 1024
60.

Which of the following identifies a cell in Excel?

A. formula
B. name
C. label
D. address
E. None of these
Answer» C. label
61.

When you are selecting a mouse for a particular computer system, what is the most important consideration?

A. The type of drivers that come with the mouse
B. The length of the mouse cord
C. The type of connector the mouse is equipped with
D. The number of buttons the mouse has
E. None of these
Answer» D. The number of buttons the mouse has
62.

A collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media is called a………..

A. workgroup
B. server
C. mainframe
D. network
E. computer lab
Answer» E. computer lab
63.

Which of the following identifies a specific web page and its computer on the Web?

A. Web site
B. Web site address
C. URL
D. Domain Name
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
64.

The operating system creates from the physical computer :

A. Virtual space
B. Virtual computers
C. Virtual device
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» C. Virtual device
65.

You may be required to insert the program disc into the drive while you use, or……….., the software.

A. install
B. run
C. activate
D. register
E. buy
Answer» B. run
66.

Participants can see and hear each other in a……….

A. electronic mail system
B. message system
C. teleconference
D. bulletin board
E. Video
Answer» F.
67.

The process of checking the validity of information held in a transaction file is

A. Verification
B. Test data
C. Validation
D. Updating
E. None of these
Answer» D. Updating
68.

Which of the following objects is passed to aJavaBean when one of its properties is set via a JSP action?

A. Servlet Request
B. Http Servlet Request
C. Servlet Response
D. Http Servlet Response
E. None of these
Answer» D. Http Servlet Response
69.

Several computers linked to a server toshare programs and storage space

A. Network
B. Grouping
C. library
D. integrated system
E. None of these
Answer» B. Grouping
70.

Which of the following is used as “Input device” for the computer?

A. Printer
B. VDU
C. TV
D. Light pen
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
71.

The type of operating system software you use depends on your computer’s…………

A. hardware
B. platform
C. operating system
D. workstation
E. None of these
Answer» C. operating system
72.

An input device that transfers informationfrom the punched card to the computer’s memory is

A. cassette tape
B. card
C. card reader
D. magnetic disk
E. None of these
Answer» D. magnetic disk
73.

Which of the following is another name for tape transport?

A. Core memory
B. Card punch
C. Tape drive unit
D. Magnetic disk
E. None of these
Answer» D. Magnetic disk
74.

This type of software is designed for users who want to customize the programs they use.

A. Shareware
B. Open-source software
C. Freeware
D. Macros
E. None of these
Answer» B. Open-source software
75.

A(n)………is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.

A. network
B. peripheral
C. expansion board
D. digital device
E. None of these
Answer» B. peripheral
76.

Which layer defines the mechanical, electrical, and timing interfaces to the network?

A. Physical Layer
B. Data Link Layer
C. Network Layer
D. Application Layer
E. None of these
Answer» B. Data Link Layer
77.

The OSI model is divided into…………processes called layers.

A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
E. None of these
Answer» D. eight
78.

Machine language is :

A. Machine dependent
B. Difficult to program
C. Error prone
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
79.

A barcode is a/an ………..code that represents data with bars of varying widths or heights.

A. read/write
B. magnetic
C. optical
D. laser
E. None of these
Answer» D. laser
80.

………….is an animated character that gives help in MS Office?

A. Office worker
B. Comic assistant
C. Office assistant
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
81.

Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify

A. Decimal Places
B. Currency Symbol
C. Country name
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
82.

The speed of super computers is measured in :

A. kilo bytes
B. Instruction per Second
C. Floating Point Operations per Second
D. Dots per Inch
E. None of these
Answer» D. Dots per Inch
83.

…………is a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video.

A. Multiplexer
B. Multiplier
C. Multimedia
D. Multiuser
E. None of these
Answer» D. Multiuser
84.

The………….,stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.

A. BIOS
B. API
C. device driver
D. Supervisor program
E. display
Answer» B. API
85.

The various states in which a computer system may be operating is called

A. execution
B. execution states
C. execution phase
D. execution step
E. None of these
Answer» C. execution phase
86.

Date and Time are available on the desktop at :

A. Keyboard
B. Recycle Bin
C. My Computer
D. Task Bar
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
87.

What is MP3?

A. A mouse
B. A Printer
C. A Sound format
D. A Scanner
E. A Mobile Phone
Answer» D. A Scanner
88.

These provide expansion capability for a computer system.

A. sockets
B. slots
C. bytes
D. bays
E. None of these
Answer» C. bytes
89.

The secondary storage memory is also called as

A. Auxiliary Memory
B. Attractive Memory
C. Chip Memory
D. Read Only Memory
E. None of these
Answer» B. Attractive Memory
90.

The CPU of a computer?

A. understands only assembly language
B. understands machine language and high- level languages
C. understands only machine language
D. understands only high-level language
E. does not understand machine language
Answer» D. understands only high-level language
91.

CD and DVD drives are examples of…….

A. coding media
B. solid stage storage
C. zip drives
D. printers
E. storage devices
Answer» D. printers
92.

Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?

A. ISA
B. PCI
C. AGP
D. ATX
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
93.

To save a document for the first time,……..option is used.

A. Save as
B. Save first
C. Save on
D. Copy
E. None of these
Answer» B. Save first
94.

Main memory works in conjunction with………….

A. special function cards
B. RAM
C. CPU
D. Intel
E. All of these
Answer» D. Intel
95.

Disk units that use unremovable platters are called

A. unremovable disks
B. hard disks
C. sealed disks
D. high-density disks
E. None of these
Answer» C. sealed disks
96.

A…………is a professionally designed document that can be adapted to the user’s needs.

A. file
B. guide
C. template
D. user guide file
E. None of these
Answer» D. user guide file
97.

A file name has two parts ie; Primary nameand Extension name, which are separated by a:

A. space
B. comma
C. dot
D. colon
E. None of these
Answer» D. colon
98.

Which device can not be used for authentication?

A. Flatbed Scanner
B. Fingerprint sensor
C. Voice recognition system
D. Retina Scanner
E. None of these
Answer» B. Fingerprint sensor
99.

The most common input devices include………&………..

A. Monitor and keyboard
B. Monitor and mouse
C. Mouse and keyboard
D. Printer and mouse
E. None of these
Answer» D. Printer and mouse
100.

‘MPG’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. WordPerfect Document File
B. MS Office document
C. Animation/movie file
D. Image file
E. None of these
Answer» D. Image file